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Sue … … … or Don’t Sue
The production company responsible for foisting “Deal or No Deal” upon us is being sued. Sadly, it’s not being sued by the general viewing public for damages to compensate for our collective mental pain and suffering. Instead, the show’s producers are being sued by a former audience member, Judy Ann Myers.
Seems that Myers was at a taping of the show in February 2006 and, during a commercial break, she was involved in some type of dance contest among audience members. Myers claims that the stage manager told her to “hurry up and come down,” and in following the stage manager’s instructions, she tumbled down some stairs. Due to this instruction, poor lighting, and the lack of hand rails, Myers alleges that she suffered all types of injuries, and so now she would like more than $25,000 for all that pain and suffering, thank you very much.
You know, this gets me thinking. I’d love to see a trial where the lawyers took some pages from the “Deal or No Deal” book, to get the jury more into things. Briefcases with different pieces of evidence in them, having a former comedian run the proceedings, etc. Hell, with the declining ratings of “Law and Order,” maybe NBC should just use that show as a test for this concept, make it into a “Guilty or Not Guilty” show.
…I got all sorts of ideas like this - call me up anytime you’d like, NBC execs, and we can discuss.
