I watch TV as a distraction. I watch TV to have fun. When I watch a TV show, I want to be entertained.
This episode isn't preaching at me, so I can at least give it a 2. But watching someone preach at someone else for a half hour isn't fun.
In the original night court, Judge Harry Stone would do unconventional things, which the other cast members would initially fight against, until they realized it was in their best interest all along. He would let them come to that realization.
A great example of this is the episode where a female lawyer's Dad gets arrested for contempt of court after getting mad at Judge Stone, because he made her cry. However, upon talking with her client, she realized that he was listening. She realized that she had gotten in her own way, and so did her father.
In that episode, we the audience see both sides of the story, and we see how it unfolds and how they come to an agreement.
In this episode? We just get told up front what's correct because that's what Abby Stone wants, and we see her trials and tribulations as she has to convince someone else to do what she wants.
The original was about Harry Stone pushing a domino and watching them fall into place. This is about Abby badgering people into submission. It's just nowhere near as entertaining to watch it unfold, nor as satisfying when it does.
This episode isn't preaching at me, so I can at least give it a 2. But watching someone preach at someone else for a half hour isn't fun.
In the original night court, Judge Harry Stone would do unconventional things, which the other cast members would initially fight against, until they realized it was in their best interest all along. He would let them come to that realization.
A great example of this is the episode where a female lawyer's Dad gets arrested for contempt of court after getting mad at Judge Stone, because he made her cry. However, upon talking with her client, she realized that he was listening. She realized that she had gotten in her own way, and so did her father.
In that episode, we the audience see both sides of the story, and we see how it unfolds and how they come to an agreement.
In this episode? We just get told up front what's correct because that's what Abby Stone wants, and we see her trials and tribulations as she has to convince someone else to do what she wants.
The original was about Harry Stone pushing a domino and watching them fall into place. This is about Abby badgering people into submission. It's just nowhere near as entertaining to watch it unfold, nor as satisfying when it does.