WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- 07/02/07 --
In a first for syndicated television,
the much-anticipated new original series, "JURY DUTY"
(
http://www.juryduty.tv), a half-hour syndicated television program with
three celebrity jurors and Judge Bruce Cutler, has summoned the celebrities
and is now taping at Dole Studios in Westlake Village.
Charismatic, savvy and opinionated, Bruce Cutler holds court as presiding
Judge over real-life small claims court cases on the brand new celebrity
courtroom series "JURY DUTY," giving celebrities, who normally get out of
jury duty because of their public status, their day in court.
Judge Bruce Cutler brings his trademark tough wit and wisdom to the
half-hour series that takes viewers inside a television courtroom where
justice is dispensed with a deliberating celebrity jury. "Bruce Cutler, in
typical style, pulls no punches. It is very rare for a practicing lawyer to
talk with the kind of candor he does," said Vincent Dymon, creator and
executive producer of "JURY DUTY."
Currently serving as defense attorney for music producer Phil Spector in
Los Angeles and having made a name for himself as a tough defense attorney
for John Gotti in New York, Bruce Cutler has hopped onto the bench and into
television to host the syndicated series premiering across the country on
Monday, September 17, 2007.
"This is a terrific way to get an audience to really understand how to
handle a dispute and find great entertainment at the same time," said
Dymon. "The shooting is going great and Judge Cutler is excited to be with
the celebrities on the show."
The show opens with each celebrity being caught off guard as they are
served a notice to show up for jury duty on the show wherever they are.
Once in the courtroom, the Judge reads the complaint and questions the
litigants. The litigants each argue their side. Unlike other court shows,
"JURY DUTY's" three celebrity jurors will be allowed to ask questions of
the litigants. Once the arguments have been presented, the three celebrity
jurors go into a deliberation room where we see their true personalities
come out. The audience gets to observe the celebrities' heated and often
irreverent deliberations regarding the case while the jurors try to come up
with a unanimous verdict. If they cannot reach one, Judge Cutler will
render the final verdict and award damages. After court is adjourned,
celebrity reactions to the decision are taken. Each set of celebrities
serve on five separate court cases and therefore will be rendering verdicts
on five separate shows that will be aired randomly throughout the season.
The cases on "JURY DUTY" (http://www.juryduty.tv) are actual small-claims
court cases and Judge Cutler operates according to the principles of the
legal mediation system.
Cutler, the son of a detective turned lawyer, resolved his choice of
profession early in life and plunged headlong into the tumultuous and at
times surreal world of the New York legal system. Cutler was an aggressive,
tireless assistant D.A. in Brooklyn; he switched sides and became a
fiercely dedicated defense attorney.
Cutler has appeared in the Robert DeNiro and Ed Burns thriller, "15
Minutes," where he played a defense attorney named Bruce Cutler. He also
had his own interview TV show on the Court TV network entitled "Cutler and
Hayes" in which he and attorney Ed Hayes discussed criminal cases and
current events.
"JURY DUTY" (http://www.juryduty.tv) is the first show to be sold in
syndication in the U.S. and to the foreign markets prior to airing in
domestic syndication.
For additional information, contact:
Vincent Dymon
818-597-4051
