| Judging Amy | |
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| Format | Serial drama |
| Created by | Amy Brenneman Bill D'Elia John Tinker |
| Starring | Amy Brenneman Dan Futterman Tyne Daly Kevin Rahm Richard T. Jones Marcus Giamatti Jessica Tuck Karle Warren Jillian Armenante Timothy Omundson |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. Serials in Television and Radio are series often in a weekly Prime time slot that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated American actress, perhaps best known John Tinker may refer to John Joseph Tinker (1875&ndash1957 British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leigh 1923&ndash1945 John Tinker Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated American actress, perhaps best known Daniel Futterman (born June 8 1967) is an American Actor and Screenwriter. Ellen Tyne Daly (b February 21, 1946) is an American Emmy Award and Tony Award -winning stage and screen actress Kevin Rahm (born January 7, 1971) is an American Actor known for his role as Kyle McCarty on the CBS series Judging Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is a film and television Actor. Marcus Giamatti (born October 3, 1961 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American actor Jessica Ines Tuck (born February 19 1963) is an American Actress known for her roles on daytime and prime time television dramas Karle Warren (born February 8, 1992 in Salinas California) is an American Actress, known for her portrayal as Lauren Cassidy the Jillian Armenante (born July 5 1968) is an American television and film Actress, known for her role on the TV show Judging Amy Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor perhaps most notable for his supporting role as Sean Potter on the CBS television The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 138 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 19, 1999 – May 3, 2005 |
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Plot
Brenneman played Amy Gray, a young New York attorney who, after separating from her husband, returns with her young daughter to her childhood home in Hartford, Connecticut. She becomes a judge on that city's family court at age thirty-four and eventually gets a divorce. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law For family court in Hong Kong see Family Court (Hong Kong A family court is a Court convened to decide matters and make orders in Her mother (with whom she lives), played by Daly, is a caseworker for the Department of Children and Family Services. In what turned out to be the series finale, Amy quits the judiciary to run for the U.S. Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
Critical Reception
Several reviewers have suggested that the show took inspiration from the formula established by Providence. Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. [1] Reviewers also cite the relationship between Brenneman and Daly's characters as the selling point of the show. [2]
Amy Gray makes reference to "Providence" in episode 3. 18, "The Justice League of America. " In this episode, Amy is attending her 10 year Harvard Law reunion and her old friends can't seem to remember that Amy now lives in Hartford; they continually believe she's living in Providence. Finally, Amy says "It's Hartford, David. Providence is a whole other universe. "
However, the show has been criticised for "an abundance of clichés in the show's structure", "shallow examinations of moral issues" [2], and "little substance"[3]. Philip Michaels, writing for TeeVee.org, criticises the show's formula, stating "The emotional tenor of the legal cases that carry most of the narrative load run the gamut from maudlin to preachy and back to maudlin again by way of manipulative. " However, he acknowledges "Judging Amy isn't watershed television, but then, it doesn't purport to be. "
Characters
Main characters
- Amy Madison Gray, played by Amy Brenneman: After separating from her husband, Amy Gray returns to her childhood home with her daughter, becomes a judge on Hartford's family court, gets a divorce and tries to get on with her life. Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated American actress, perhaps best known Balancing her new job, her family and trying to rebuild her love life isn't easy, but she keeps trying. She makes a name for herself in family court for her unusual methods and sentences and her stubbornness, which sometimes gets her in trouble. She dates several men, but her two longest and more serious relationships are with lawyer Stuart Collins and ADA David McClaren. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person With Stuart, they dislike each other at first, but when she asks him to be Eric Black's lawyer, they get closer and finally get engaged. However, Amy leaves him at the altar on their wedding day, saying he has a way to always convince her to do things she doesn't want to do. She meets ADA David McClaren during her short stint in the criminal court, and things are rocky from the start. Eventually, Amy becomes pregnant by him and they plan to marry, but things fall apart when she miscarries and they part ways soon thereafter. In the last episode of the series, she quits the judiciary to run for Senate, to try to prevent the passing of some laws that will effectively end the juvenile justice system by allowing the State's Attorney's office to try teenagers as adults at their own discretion. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
- Maxine McCarty Gray, played by Tyne Daly: Amy's widowed mother. Ellen Tyne Daly (b February 21, 1946) is an American Emmy Award and Tony Award -winning stage and screen actress A social worker for DCF (the Department of Children and Families), she retired once but returns to the job at the start of the series, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to help the children in her care, even bending the law. She's an opinionated, strong willed woman, very set in her ways and capable of holding long grudges (she hasn't spoken to her brother in over 12 years) but loving to her family. Her relationship with daughter Amy is often not easy, since they're too much alike. After a troubled courtship, she becomes engaged to rich businessman Jared Duff, but he dies 48 hours before the wedding. By the end of the series, she becomes engaged once again to Ignacio Messina. She has two heart attacks in the last season and has to undergo open heart surgery, but eventually makes certain lifestyle changes and recovers well. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Cardiac surgery is Surgery on the Heart and/or Great vessels performed by a Cardiac surgeon.
- Vincent Gray (episodes 1-51 & 100-138), played by Dan Futterman: Amy's gifted[4] younger brother, with whom she has always been closest. Daniel Futterman (born June 8 1967) is an American Actor and Screenwriter. Vincent is the winner of a Pushcart Prize for a collection of short stories titled "A Fortunate Son". The Pushcart Prize is a prestigious American Literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry short fiction essays or literary whatnot" published Shortly at the beginning of the series, he becomes roommates with Donna, with whom later he becomes best friends. As he attempts to continue his writing career, he holds a number of different jobs: dogwasher, reporter, and free-lancer. A reporter is a type of Journalist who Researches and presents information in certain types of Mass media. He eventually marries his girlfriend, Carole Tobey (Sara Mornell), who has breast cancer, and leaves with her for San Francisco, parting with Amy on very bad terms. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Some time later, his cousin Kyle arranges for him to arrive as a surprise to Amy's wedding to Stuart Collins. The wedding never happens, but he patches things up with Amy. He returns home soon after, explaining that Carole has left him for her oncologist. Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies Tumors ( Cancer) and seeks to understand their development diagnosis treatment and prevention He later explains that this was a lie, and that he left his wife because he could not handle the struggle of taking care of her. Still stuck on his new book, he gets a new job as a social worker. Social work is a discipline involving the application of Social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people groups and societies
- Kyle McCarty (episodes 53-118), played by Kevin Rahm: Amy's cousin, the son of Maxine's estranged brother Richard (William Devane). Kevin Rahm (born January 7, 1971) is an American Actor known for his role as Kyle McCarty on the CBS series Judging William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television Actor. A former medical student who was expelled because of problems related to his addiction to drugs. Shunning his father, he comes to his aunt Maxine for help. She gives him a home and gets him a job as a counselor at a facility for runaway teens. He later moves in to share a flat with Donna after Vincent leaves and finds a hospital willing to give him a new chance to finish his medical residency, and gets into a complicated on/off relationship with fellow doctor Heather Labonte as well as fighting an attraction to his supervisor, Dr. Lily Reddicker. Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a Medical degree ( MD After his father dies, he quits his job and finds a new path in life as a medic with the SWAT unit. SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad He finally decides to accompany his ex-girlfriend Heather to Minnesota and take care of their son while she's in rehabilitation.
- Peter Gray, played by Marcus Giamatti: Amy's older brother. Marcus Giamatti (born October 3, 1961 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American actor He inherited the family business from his father and he's good at it, even if it wasn't his first choice in life. He's a good but grey man who sometimes surprises people with some outbursts. He's married to Gillian and they have been trying to have children for a long time. They agree to adopt the son of a pregnant girl called Evie, and he turns out to be half African-American. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Some time after adopting Ned, Gillian gets pregnant and gives birth to Walt. Things get rocky after Walt's birth and they separate for a while, even as far as dating other people. Peter goes through a "rebellion" phase, trying to recall his teenage dreams, until he finds out his business is almost bankrupt. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Soon after, he finally reconciles with his wife.
- Gillian Gray, played by Jessica Tuck: Peter's wife. Jessica Ines Tuck (born February 19 1963) is an American Actress known for her roles on daytime and prime time television dramas A controlling woman with a good heart who completely loves her husband. She is usually well-meaning, but also often obsessive and nerve-wracking. After being unable to get pregnant, they adopt baby Ned. Some time later, however, she gets surprisingly pregnant, but things go wrong during the delivery of her son Walt, and she falls into a coma for a while. She and Peter have problems soon after, and she even dates another man, but they finally reconcile.
- Lauren Cassidy, played by Karle Warren: Amy's daughter, 6 years-old at the start of the series. Karle Warren (born February 8, 1992 in Salinas California) is an American Actress, known for her portrayal as Lauren Cassidy the A mostly well-adjusted girl going through the pains of childhood and pre-adolescence with divorced parents but a loving family. As a young girl, she struggles over her father's relationship with Leesha, whom she likes at first. When Lauren is 12, her uncle, Peter, takes her for her haircut and she returns home with her long straight hair cut into a hipper, shoulder-length cut. Her boyfriend Victor turns out to be the son of her mother's boyfriend, David McClaren, which causes Lauren to feel both awkward and disgusted. When Amy becomes pregnant with David's child, Lauren reveals what a total blow to her social life this will be and is furious, but later, becomes accepting and supporting of her mother after she miscarries. Towards the end of the series Lauren begins to hang out with a group of friends who embrace the Straight edge culture, which puts her at odds with her mother. Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco
- Bruce van Exel, played by Richard T. Jones: Amy's Court Services Officer, who eventually becomes her friend. Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is a film and television Actor. The series addresses a number of issues of their cross-racial friendship and how each feels differently about it. Bruce is a stubborn man with strong convictions, whose advice Amy comes to find invaluable. He has a daughter, Rebecca, whose mother breaks up with him after he gives her an ultimatum to move in together. At one point, Bruce is suspended from work for punching a man. He performs community service in a soup kitchen before returning to work with Amy. Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local Community. A soup kitchen or a bread line is a place where Food is offered to the Poor and Homeless for free or at a reasonably low Price He is also a fairly devout Catholic, and not thrilled when his sister Winnie takes Rebecca to her more traditional black church with 'more interesting prayers. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". ' Rebecca and Lauren attend the same middle school. In the second-to-last episode, he quits his job to complete his Master's in Family Counselling, something he always wanted to do. There's an attraction between him and Amy that's sometimes acknowledged, but never really explored.
- Donna Kozlowski, played by Jillian Armenante: Amy's clerk. Jillian Armenante (born July 5 1968) is an American television and film Actress, known for her role on the TV show Judging Amy An eccentric woman from a wealthy family, from whom she's estranged. Donna is intellectually a genius (she finishes her law degree in one and a half years) but socially awkward. A Law degree is the degree conferred on someone who successfully completes studies in law She is married to a convicted murderer, Oscar Ray Pant, and becomes roommates with Amy's brother Vincent. While living with him, she has a daughter by Oscar, Ariadne Gray Pant, to whom she gives birth in a plastic pool in Amy's living room. Her mother arrives while Donna is in the pool, but is unable to offer her support and leaves. Maxine ends up getting in the pool with Donna. Later Oscar confesses to Donna that he's really guilty and she divorces him. Upon passing the bar, Amy fires her so she would go to work as lawyer, and she becomes a court-appointed minor counsel for the Hartford Youth Advocates, whose office is across the hall from Amy's. A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice Law in a given Jurisdiction.
- Sean Potter, played by Timothy Omundson: Maxine's boss and later friend, who has his hands full dealing with Maxine's unorthodox methods. Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor perhaps most notable for his supporting role as Sean Potter on the CBS television Initially a bit green in his supervisory role (he uses percentages constantly in common conversation), he loosens up over time after his exposure to and friendship with Maxine. Sean and Bruce (Amy's court services officer) become friends and work together to establish alternative treatment programs for youthful offenders (such as "Gun 101"), and Sean is revealed in one episode as an avid karaoke singer. . . which comes in handy for entertaining the guests at Amy's and Stuart's wedding (which doesn't quite come off). Sean also dates the daughter (Courtney Messina played by Jossara Jinaro) of Maxine's beau (Ignacio) for a while, entertaining her elderly grandmother with a rendition of "Vaya con Dios" (an inappropriate selection for an octogenarian, according to Ignacio).
Secondary characters
- Eric Black, played by Blake Bashoff: A gay teenager who has been abused several times. Blake Warren Bashoff (born May 30, 1981) is an American Television and Motion picture Actor, known for his role as When all else fails, Maxine reluctantly takes him into her own home, where he rapidly bonds with the family, and afterwards Sean becomes his foster father. Eventually, Eric protectively confronts and kills a stalker who's after Amy and Lauren. He is tried and found not guilty, but as Maxine no longer trusts him, he decides to run away to Canada with his boyfriend, Mark. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
- Dr. Lily Reddicker, played by Kristin Lehman: Hospital Chief of Staff who takes a chance by hiring Amy's cousin Kyle. Kristin Lehman (born May 3, 1970) is a Canadian Actress and Dancer. She is a no nonsense supervisor who nonetheless recognizes Kyle's superb medical skills and his need to return to medicine which he tries to hide behind a sarcastic view of the world. She fights an attraction to Kyle because of their professional relationship and her fears that pursuing such could create problems for Kyle because of his addiction problems. Kyle soon becomes troubled by his attraction to both Dr. Lily and a fellow resident, Heather Labonte.
- Heather Labonte, played by Sarah Danielle Madison: A doctor at Kyle's hospital with a substance abuse problem who gets busted with a drug test and gets a job as a bartender. Sarah Danielle Madison (born September 6, 1974) is an American Actress. A bartender ( barman, barkeeper, barmaid, mixologist, tapster among other names serves Beverages She has an on/off relationship with Kyle, until she gets pregnant. Kyle says he'd help economically, but that they shouldn't be together. Finally, Kyle decides to accompany her to Minnesota and take care of their son while she's in rehabilitation.
- Louann 'Crystal' Turner, played by Jennifer Esposito: A former meth addict who runs an outreach program for homeless teenagers. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973) is an American actress and Dancer. She had a relationship with Vincent and worked with him until she arranged for him to work at a youth detention center to teach a creative writing class.
- Graciela Reyes, played by Tara Correa-McMullen: A gang member Amy counsels. Tara Correa-McMullen ( May 24, 1989 – October 21, 2005) was the Stage name of Shalvah McMullen, an American As time passes, she makes progress, though she is arrested one day for criminal facilitation, as she was in the car with her cousin when she was involved in a drive-by shooting. Graciela is tried and found guilty, thus being sent to prison, where she is murdered, sadly mirroring the actual gang-related murder of actress Tara Correa-McMullen. Tara Correa-McMullen ( May 24, 1989 – October 21, 2005) was the Stage name of Shalvah McMullen, an American
- Courtney Messina, played by Jossara Jinaro: Ignacio Messina's (Cheech Marin) daughter and Sean Potter's (Timothy Omundson) girlfriend.
Amy's love interests
- Michael Cassidy, played by #1 John Slattery, #2 Richard Burgi: Amy's ex-husband. John M Slattery Jr (born August 13, 1962) is an American Actor. Richard William Burgi (born July 30, 1958) is an American Film and Television Actor. Michael remarries to Leesha, a younger and blonder woman than Amy, who at first tries without success to befriend Amy. Later, Michael tries to get full custody of Lauren, the daughter he has with Amy, but after some time he drops the case. It turns out Michael wanted Lauren to help his marriage, but then Leesha left him. He tells Amy that, even though he stands by what he said about her in court, she's still a better parent than him.
- Rob Meltzer, played by Tom Welling (episodes 2. Thomas John Patrick Welling (born April 26 1977) is an American Actor, director and former male fashion model, most famous for 9-2. 11, 2. 15-2. 16, 2. 19): Lauren's karate teacher, with whom Amy has a short fling. ( or is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods and Chinese Kenpō.
- Tom Gillette, played by Gregory Harrison (episodes 1. Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California 14, 2. 11-2. 13): The man Amy chooses over Rob. The relationship only lasted four episodes. He left her to return to his estranged wife.
- Barry Krumble, played by Chris Sarandon (episodes 3. Christopher Sarandon (born July 24 1942) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. 12-3. 23): A fellow Judge whom Amy dated briefly. He "saved" her from embarrassment at her 10 year college reunion, but the relationship fizzled out when she realized they weren't meant for each other because he couldn't "live in the moment" the way she did.
- Stuart Collins, played by Reed Diamond (episodes 1. Reed Edward Diamond (born July 20, 1967) is an American Actor. 3, 1. 11, 2. 15, 3. 1-3. 3, 4. 16-5. 7): A lawyer who, after several on/offs, gets betrothed to Amy. They rekindle their relationship when she asks him to be Eric Black's lawyer, but she ends by leaving him at the altar. Six months later, she learns that he has married a 22-year-old Polynesian woman whom he met on the trip that was supposed to have been their honeymoon. Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion
- David McClaren, played by Adrian Pasdar (episodes 5. Adrian Kayvan Pasdar (born April 30, 1965) is an Iranian-American Actor and Film director, known for playing Jim Profit on the cult 1-6. 15): A recently widowed assistant state's attorney and the father of Lauren's boyfriend Victor. The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law His relationship with Amy is rocky from the beginning. At first, he is still dealing with the fact that his wife had been murdered, and he attends victim's support group meetings, one of which he asks Amy to attend. Later, she becomes pregnant by him and they plan to buy a house together. However, Amy miscarries and in her grief she keeps David at a distance, resulting in him breaking up with her.
Maxine's love interests
- Jared Duff, played by Richard Crenna: A wealthy businessman who Maxine meets at a local diner, which he later purchases for her. Richard Donald Crenna ( November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American Film, Television and Things between them become rocky several times, one being due to his son's opposition to the relationship. But they do finally get engaged in 2003. He died 2 days before the wedding is set to begin (this was done as a tribute to actor Richard Crenna, who had died in 2003).
- Ignacio Messina, played by Cheech Marin: The landscape designer whom Maxine hired to work on her garden. Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13 1946 is an American Comedian and Actor who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Landscape architecture involves the investigation and designed response to the landscape The two of them become close, but Maxine discovers he is not divorced from his first wife, and has two kids Courtney Messina (Jossara Jinaro) and Raul Messina (Tito Ortiz). They stay friends, and he remains very supportive through her health problems. Finally, he divorces his wife and in the final episode he asks her to marry him.
Main crew members
Barbara Hall, Amy Brenneman, Connie Tavel, Carla Kettner, James Hayman, James Frawley, Dawn Prestwich, Bill D'Elia, John Tinker [1], Karen Hall, Hart Hanson, Carol Barbee, Joseph Dougherty [2], Joseph Stern [3], Daniel Sackheim
Hayman is an American producer, director and cinematographer. Barbara Hall (born 1946 is a Canadian Lawyer, public servant and former politician Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated American actress, perhaps best known Connie Tavel is an American television and film Executive producer and Talent manager. James Hayman is an American television producer director and cinematographer James Frawley (b 1937 is an American director and Actor. Frawley was born in Houston Texas. Dawn Prestwich is an American television writer and producer In 1997 she shared an Emmy nomination with several producers of Chicago Hope in the category Bill D'Elia is an American television screenwriter producer and director John Tinker (born July 11, 1958) is an Emmy award wining American Television producer and writer Karen Hall is a Hollywood screenwriter best known for her work on Judging Amy and the television series M*A*S*H. Hart Hanson (born July 26 1957 in Burlingame California) is an American television writer and producer Carol Denise Barbee (born May 22, 1959 in Concord North Carolina) is an American Television writer, Actress and producer Daniel Sackheim is an American TV and Film director. He has directed several episodes of the TV series House MD. He is married to Annie Potts. Annie Potts (born October 28 1952 is an American television and film actress. His credits include Ugly Betty, Joan of Arcadia, Kingpin, The Sopranos, Any Day Now, ER, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Huff, House, Murder One, Northern Exposure, Moon Over Miami, Law & Order, Harts of the West, One West Waikiki, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Class of '96. Ugly Betty is an American television Comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role along with Eric Mabius Joan of Arcadia is an American Television Fantasy / Family Drama, which originally aired on Fridays 8-9 p Kingpin is an American Crime / Drama Mini-series which debuted on the NBC network in the U The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Any Day Now is a hit Lifetime TV series which originally ran four seasons from 1998 to 2002 ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a Live-action American Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Huff was an American television drama series produced by Sony Pictures Television for Showtime. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Murder One was a television series first aired on the ABC network in the United States in 1995 Northern Exposure is a Dramedy series. It was created by Brand - Falsey Productions which was recognized with a rare pair of consecutive Moon Over Miami, an American TV-series from 1993 in the drama genre Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Class of '96 was a short-lived FOX Drama series which aired in 1993. He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and a DGA Award. The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America.
Kettner is an American writer and producer on Pacific Palisades, Due South, Vanished, Cold Squad, Killer Instinct, Strong Medicine, and Early Edition. Pacific Palisades was a 1997 television Soap opera set in the Los Angeles suburb of the same name This article concerns the television program For the television listings magazine see Due South Magazine Due South is an award-winning Vanished was a short-lived American Television drama series of hour-long episodes produced by Twentieth Century Fox. Cold Squad is a Canadian procedural police Television series that follows the investigations of a part of the Vancouver PD Homicide Division tasked with Killer Instinct was an hour-long crime Drama Television series broadcast on the FOX Network. For the Arthur Hailey novel see Strong Medicine (novel Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus Early Edition is a Television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. She won a 2003 Gracie Allen Award (shared with Whoopi Goldberg). Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen ( July 26 1895 Allen used to claim that she was born in 1906 but when pressed for evidence she would say that her birth certificate Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television [4]
Location
Judging Amy takes place in Hartford, Connecticut. Although the show often shows the Hartford Judicial District Court as having the address of 1265 (street unknown), the actual address of the Hartford Judicial District is 95 Washington Street, family matters are heard on 90 Washington Street and the Superior Court Juvenile Matters of Hartford is in 920 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106. [5]
International
Judging Amy is internationally broadcast by the following stations under the following names:
| Country | Name | Translation | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Judging Amy | Judging Amy | Channel Nine,W. Channel,Channel 10 |
| Austria | Für alle Fälle Amy | Amy in any case | ATV+ |
| Belgium | Judging Amy | Judging Amy | VijfTV,VTM |
| Canada (English) | Judging Amy | Judging Amy | W Network |
| Canada (Québec, French) | Amy | Amy | Séries+ |
| Croatia | Sutkinja Amy | Judge Amy | HRT |
| Czech Republic | Soudkyně Amy | Judge Amy | Hallmark Channel |
| Denmark | Amys ret | Amy's court | TV 2 |
| Finland | Amyn lailla | Like Amy or With Amy's law | Nelonen |
| France | Amy | Amy | Téva |
| Germany | Für alle Fälle Amy | Amy in any case | VOX |
| Hungary | Amy-nek ítélve | Judging Amy | Hallmark Channel |
| India | Judging Amy | Judging Amy | Hallmark Channel |
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In an interview for the new series Private Practice, Amy Brenneman admitted that CBS Productions is actually stalling a DVD release of the series as it works against their favour financially, while 20th Century Fox Television is in full support of the release as it is in their favour financially. Private Practice is a Spin-off of the popular television show Grey's Anatomy. Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated American actress, perhaps best known CBS Productions was the production arm of the CBS television network formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house instead of relying solely on outside productions Twentieth Century Fox Television Inc (on-logo as 20th Century Fox Television) is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio a subsidiary She went on to admit that it will require a grassroots movement and that she fully encourages and has been pushing for the release of the DVDs. [6]
Ratings
Its highest rated episode was in 2001 and garnered 17. 6 million viewers. [5]
References
- ^ Entertainment Weekly Tv Review for Judging Amy
- ^ a b PopMatters.com Judging Amy
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, January17, 2006
- ^ Season 2 episode 5 "Unnecessary Roughness"
- ^ General Court Information - Hours, holidays, directions and court telephone numbers
- ^ FilmStew.com Blog • Begrudging Amy
See also
External links
- Judging Amy at the Internet Movie Database
- Judging Amy at TV.com
- Judge Amy: Judging Amy on CBS starring Amy Brenneman & Tyne Daly
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