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Extreme Akim, Kato Kaelin and Sugar Ray star in this new hilarious court room show. After watching a few episodes, I've been glued to the television screen. According to their website, starting September 12, 2005 the Eye for an Eye TV show will air everyday of the week this season. Instead of following in the footsteps of the many other Courtroom shows such as Judge Judy, Judge Mathis, Judge Joe Brown, etc. Extreme Akim allows the plaintiff to seek all out revenge on defendants who are found guilty. Eye for an Eye can get a little outrageous at times, but Extreme Akim is finitely the most entertaining of all current TV Judges. I give it Two Thumbs UP!

Of course, you don't take this nonsense seriously. But it makes no sense to emphasize that and then release the show for enjoyment, as some reviews do here. Because even if the content of the broadcast is nonsense, it is not the implementation and symbolism that takes place here. No, it is irresponsible and a sign of our time. Vengeance, for example, is not something that a constitutional state should not be able to withstand, exploitation of democratic values may take place in a satirical way, but it should not take place as in this program: Unscrupulous glancing at the money, while the consequences on society and the already existing negative qualities the same can be ignored. Of course it can be produced, because democracy should withstand something like that, but shouldn't a person also have their own moral compass? Well, the economy is powerful and, if incorrectly implemented, it is probably the greatest enemy of democratic structures. Hallelujah, says an atheist sarcastically.

I have been watching this show periodically since 2006 or so. While it's entertaining and the "verdicts" can be amusing, it's just not reality. On numerous episodes, the "judge" has claimed that someone in his court was guilty of an offense that has nothing to do with his "court." An example would be someone coming into this "court" because their employee supposedly stole a ring/candlestick/Babe Ruth baseball card (just insert your own stock valuable item, I guess), but then the "judge" gets a call, supposedly at random, or maybe he "discovers" someone in the audience wearing the ring, using the candlestick, licking the Babe Ruth card, which then absolves the "defendant" of any wrongdoing. He then likes to ask for the "State Police." Unfortunately, Texas doesn't have State Police. We have the Texas Department of Public Safety, commonly known as the DPS here, but they are never referred to as the "state police," especially by a judge. The "state police" will then come in and "arrest" someone, despite a complete lack of any actual investigation. In reality that would lead to a ton of lawsuits against the State of Texas. Basically, it's a take on The People's Court that unfortunately seems to fall more under the realm of Night Court. It can be a very entertaining show, but it represents the current Texas Judicial system the same way Star Trek represents NASA. That is to say a completely unrealistic image of our current capabilities. Maybe in the future all judges will be issued bats in lieu of gavels. Who knows? It would be nice if the actual courts worked that way and everything could be resolved within a 30-minute time slot. OJ would be sentenced to spending the day cleaning up an Emergency Room, Phil Spector would be sentenced to being ridiculed by his employees and forced to do menial tasks, CEOs convicted of financial crimes would be sentenced to work as janitors at their companies for minimum wage, it could be interesting. It's a fun show to watch when you're bored, but it's not going to help you get through Law School.

A lot of people disregard television programs of this nature without truly understanding what a show of this tone really represents. On one hand, it is simple entertainment, but at the same time it shows the necessity we need for escapism and "mindless" entertainment. If everything aired was 'education' or 'thought-provoking,' we would be overstimulated with too much information. It is actually important for one to take time out to "veg" a bit and let our minds catch up. I was having a horrible day and was simply channel surfing when I stumbled upon Extreme Akim and his notion of true justice... I became an instant fan and catch the show constantly. I recognize what it is and fully embrace the entertainment value instilled within. Most don't realize that Jerry Springer was mayor of Cincinnati and was even a newscaster there for years. When he began the Jerry Springer show, he knew exactly what he was doing, giving daytime audiences precisely what they needed, and Extreme Akim is no different.

Tommy Habeeb was really the only reason to watched this admittedly staged court show. The revenge premise was usually stupid, but occasionally was funny. Yet it was only Tommy's Joe Friday deadpan delivery that made this show bearable. His sarcasm and humor often came through as well as it had on "Cheaters" but admittedly he did seem exasperated by some of the juvenile hijinks. They replaced him with Kato Kaelin, who is not funny and seems even dumber then the guests. Kato's whole career is in very poor taste as it only launched due to a tragedy. It's not bad enough they hire him now they edit Tommy out of the old episodes and have Kato literally watch the show and make comments like he's there. They don't even try to match the footage and not only is this a slap in the face to Tommy (who brought a lot of his "Cheaters" audience with him), it is also the most amateurish mess I ever saw on a major T.V. show. The show should be off the air in no time.

I really like "Eye For An Eye" as it was a really interesting & entertaining series due to the fact that the litigants usually brings their cases for Extreme Akim to decide & whomever wins gets to exact revenge on the person whom caused the issue behind the lawsuits. I especially like how when Sugar Ray the Bailiff tells the audience to stand up, they do so & chant "Extreme Akim" as the judge enters the courtroom to listen to & make a verdict on the cases brought to him. My favourite episode of the show was when both litigants whom destroyed an apartment property with keeping cats & partying so much got punished through sitting barefoot inside of a pool as they get cat litter & beer poured on top of them. It was so comedic to say the very least. I'm also happy that I have gotten a chance to try this beautiful series as an adult.

This is one of those shows that I thought that I would hate when I first turned it on. Now I am utterly addicted. I have to watch it every single day. The revenges unlike the other post says are quite ingenious at times but by far the best part is the courtroom. This show hands down beats all of the other courtroom shows on the market. I would highly suggest the show to anyone that happens to have a free 30 minutes, Its like watching a train wreck, you just can't turn away. Wow the above comment had to have been written by Tommy. It read like a infomercial. Also I have to admit Kato is much better in the role. I have been watching the show since the beginning and he has added a much needed improvement to the show.