Boring

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I don't know why this show was cancelled. This will always be the best show I've ever watched. I can watch endless reruns. It makes one laugh it makes one cry and it makes one empathize with the characters. The Gray family and other main characters are so well sketched out that one loves them all like family. I especially like the dynamic between Bruce and Amy on one hand and Maxine and Sean on the other. Stellar performances all round on this show. One of the best things is that almost the entire cast remains unchanged through all the seasons. I am from India and don't know much about the juvenile justice system in the USA and I am not sure how true to life the cases are - but they make you sit up and notice, they make you cry at times and at times they make you want to cheer. The last few episodes were a rushed job. My only complaint is that Bruce and Amy should have ended up together and they didn't though there is a lovely teaser in the last episode. I guess the rush job happened because of the show ending as it did. And when will it be released on DVD? I would love to own the boxed set...why don't they make it available on Amazon? I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I think this show was an excellent show on TV. I think that Tyne Daly is an excellent actress as well as Amy Brenneman I miss it terribly and I would really like having the yearly series to view whenever I have the time. I know many people who feel the same way that I do. I think that Amy Brenneman did an excellent job playing Judge Gray. She was professional on her job and also showed the human side with her family. Tyne Daly is excellent as an social worker. She does an outstanding job. I also like the way that they make the characters have their human sides and show some of their life outside of the job. The writers did an excellent job making all the people who came before the court believable. I hope that this show will be made into a DVD series.

Judging Amy is my favorite show to watch on reruns. I couldn't believe that the season ended last year without renewal. Does anyone know why? I joined this in order to ask that question. What was really interesting to me about this show is that I didn't like most of the characters. The only one that I could really identify with was Maxine. I just loved her character, not to mention that I love Tyne Daly. The fact that I didn't like the characters made the show really fun to watch because it was so much like real life. The writing was excellent and the stories were compelling. I really miss this family and their constituents. I taped many of the episodes so that when they disappear from reruns I can still watch and not feel like something is missing in my life. I also had the same feeling about Homicide when it ended. Seems like most of the excellent show on TV go off just when I discover how good they are and I end up watching reruns.

All good things must come to an end ... While I can see how there must come a day for every TV series to come to an end, I think I would be very, very sad to see the end to Judging Amy.Being in Singapore, I'm privileged to still be able to enjoy the series whenever Hallmark decides to carry it, so I plan on enjoying the show while I can.For the record, I would like to applaud the producers, the stars and most of all, the writers and editors of the series for their exceptional work. I have never found any other TV series that is quite so compelling, quite so human and realistic, and quite so beautiful. I cannot even begin to express just how much the series moves me.It is sad that the series is so under-appreciated and that a large number of people actually prefer the more glitzy, glamorous or tawdry stuff. I think it's that much harder to entertain and to hold people's attention without all the razzmatazz and I think Judging Amy not only rose to the challenge, it succeeded in winning ardent fans around the world.Judging Amy proved that family drama can be successful and great, and still be 'ordinary' and 'plain'. In fact, given that today's society has a craving for instant satisfaction, I think it is amazing that the show managed to stay so true to its course and direction. I think it took a lot of courage too.Judging Amy is/was outstanding and it has earned my respect. I really think it is a wonderful series and I would like to thank everyone involved in it for making it happen.Now, if I could only get my hands on every single season of the series on DVDs here in Singapore, it would be like icing on the cake! So far, it doesn't look like it's something that will happen in the near future, but I guess I can be hopeful!Additional Comments: 26 Nov '05 I'm not posting these comments to silence the critics of the Judge Gray character, but more to offer another point of view.I can understand how some may find the character to be annoying, selfish and much too easy with the tears, but the God awful truth of it all is that we're very honest with ourselves, I'm pretty sure we all know someone who is a little bit like that.True, the people we know may not be judges, but I personally know of extremely successful women who have tremendous problems with themselves. In fact, I see a lot of Judge Gray's character in my sister who is now in her late 50's.If I were to look at the Judge Gray character from just a flat, 2-dimensional perspective, then I would see exactly what the critics see and like them, nothing more. But anyone who has given the series time and made the effort to read between the lines rather than look at the obvious would see that the quirky, annoying and totally dysfunctional characters are mere reflections of ourselves.Even Lauren's brattish behavior and Amy's over-indulgence of her is so frighteningly real because the truth is, a lot of kids these days are raised to be brats if not monsters.I'd also like to say that if we find the characters annoying and frustrating, we should give credit to the actors because they actually succeeded in making us relate with them, albeit in a negative manner. If they were lousy actors, I don't think they would be able to rouse such strong feelings in us.Finally, I can't help noticing that most of the criticisms were made by men. My guess is that these men most likely do not understand just how hard women have to struggle and fight in order to 'make it' in this paternalistic world. Sometimes I think we're forced to make some pretty hard choices if we want success, and from personal experience, I can say that the toll exacted is high. Despite this, some women still choose the difficult path and some end up getting more scarred and messed up than others, that's all.I think perhaps one of the strong points of the show is that it tries to show that even judges (note, not just female judges) are human. Back in the sanctuary of their homes, they can and should be allowed to be as vulnerable and stupid as any other 'ordinary' human being. They should be allowed to be as vulnerable as they want to be because the psychological burdens they carry every day are enough to drive any ordinary human being insane. Perhaps, this is why, as another fan has pointed out, the series was named 'Judging Amy' and not 'Judge Amy'. Even its title requires one to read between the lines to see the deeper meaning of it.I'm sorry that there are those who can't find the deeper messages hidden in the series, but I'm glad that there are many who think it to be an excellent show. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the number of men who not only took the time to comment on this series, but who also spoke up in its favor.I don't suppose there is any chance that CBS will reconsider it's decision to end the series? Perhaps someone should start an online petition that can be sent to CBS to have the series reinstated?