Eww! Judge David Young returned this week for his second season with a new focus. The only openly gay TV judge has added a lie dectector and DNA paternity testing to the show and is presenting the kind of cases that we’re used to seeing on Maury.
I watched Judge David Young last season and found his show to be fresh and unique. Now, it has been reduced to unwatchable baby daddy drama. I predict that this will be Young’s last season on TV.
Judge Judy is still the reigning queen of small claims court TV. She presents real cases with real people and doesn’t stoop to hype like lie detectors and DNA tests.
I can’t stand seeing people on TV talking about cheating on their partners and questioning the paternity of their children. I’d rather watch someone sue her neighbor for cutting down a tree or former roommates fighting over unpaid rent.
It is too bad that Judge Young had to sell out and feature fake, sensational cases involving cheating spouses and illegitimate children.
UPDATE: I received an e-mail message from David Young this evening. He has asked me to watch a few more episodes before I pass judgement on his second season:
Date: Wed Sep 10 20:17:52 CDT 2008
Subject: I’m sorry you do not like the show
Fritz, our DNA cases are just one third of what we do. And I must say, that we are nothing like Maury. We also have incorporated the use of a lie detector and surprise witnesses in many cases. All innovative for daytime court. My show was and still is unique. So before wishing for my obit, take the show in for a week or so and then let me know what you think.
My best,
David Young
Okay. I won’t remove Judge David Young from my TiVo Season Pass Manager just yet. But, the last couple of shows where exactly like Maury. A husband accused his wife of cheating and then she took a lie detector test, which was followed by a DNA test. That’s what Maury does 70% of the time.
Maury also does those “can you tell which one is a man” shows during which the audience votes on which guests are women and which ones are transgender.
Please, Judge David, don’t borrow that material from Maury, too. I don’t want to see you ruling on who was born with a penis and who wasn’t!
The lie detector stuff pisses me off. Today he said, "Lie detectors are 95 to 98 percent accurate."
The opposite is true. That is why they are not admissible evidence in court.