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78 Most people know they are part of a changing world, but one can wonder about the way series such as these contribute to the changes. The series of this third generation target the litigious nature of American society, something that is increasingly observable in European societies as well. The public itself was the inspiration for another series a little earlier in this period. People’s fascination with the O. J. Simpson trial, and their ability to follow it for weeks on end, led Steven Bochco to create a new form of legal series.
Another failure attests to this. The writers of First Monday (CBS, 2001–2002) wanted to take advantage of the popularity of legal series to create a show around the Supreme Court. However, the project was not well thought out, for, as Paul Joseph has noted,82 it is the decisions of the Court that are especially fascinating, not the procedure followed there, which often appears more austere than in an ordinary trial since there are no witnesses and sometimes not even any oral arguments. And if lawyers can occasionally be asked to present arguments, verbal sparring is impossible since interruptions are forbidden except from the justices.
Less than a fifth of the series comes into the genre of sitcoms or mixed comedy and drama (hence the term “dramedy,” like for Ally McBeal—Fox, 1997–2002). This limited percentage seems logical at fi rst, considering that law is a very serious subject. But in fact, sitcoms can be thought provocative. A roguish attitude and a spark of humor are important elements, which favor learning. Parody constitutes an effective critical weapon. The great majority of the shows studied here have been programmed on the three national networks, mainly CBS, NBC and ABC.
