I Object on the Grounds of Stupidity

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I Object on the Grounds of Stupidity

By Richard Amada on Sep 17, 2010 | In Cinema, TV, Radio

Okay, I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for TV shows about lawyers. Not a one of them -- from Perry Mason to Boston Legal -- is actually grounded in the true reality of the legal profession. But, hey, it's television. Hollywood. Make-believe. It's not designed to do much more than just provide a little entertainment. So it would be wrong to be too critical of the factual shortcomings of legal shows. Right?...

Well, at least, that's what I thought till I got a sampling of the new NBC show, Outlaw. If you haven't heard about this one, the premise is that an ultra conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice resigns his position to become a courtroom lawyer fighting for the little guys who can't afford it. Yeah, right. You still with me? We continue...

Okay, if we let that one fly, how about this: His first client is the guy whose death penalty execution he helped stay as a justice on the Supreme Court. Oh, please!

Even star Jimmy Smits -- whom I like as an actor -- can't rescue this one from a serious disorder in the court. Can anyone actually watch this and not think to himself that this is just too silly?...even for TV?

Hey, I've got an idea for a new show: The President of the United States resigns his position to teach ceramics to inner city elementary school children. Any takers?