The Jury is an American legal drama television series that aired on Fox from June 8 to August 6, 2004.[1] Each week, in the same New York City courtroom, a new 12-person jury deliberates over a criminal case. Each episode begins at the start of jury deliberations; the trial is recounted through flashbacks.[2]
| The Jury | |
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | James Yoshimura Tom Fontana Barry Levinson |
| Starring | Billy Burke Adam Busch Anna Friel Cote de Pablo Jeff Hephner Shalom Harlow |
| Composer | Blue Man Group |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | James Yoshimura Tom Fontana Barry Levinson Jim Finnerty |
| Producer | Irene Burns |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production companies | The Levinson/Fontana Company MarlJim Productions HBO Independent Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | June 8 – August 6, 2004 |
Fox announced the series' cancellation in July 2004 due to low ratings, but all ten episodes were aired.[3][4]
Cast
editMain
edit- Billy Burke as Attorney John Ranguso
- Adam Busch as Steve Dixson
- Anna Friel as Attorney Megan Delaney
- Cote de Pablo as Marguerite Cisneros
- Jeff Hephner as Attorney Keenan O'Brien
- Shalom Harlow as Attorney Melissa Greenfield
Recurring
edit- Barry Levinson as Judge Horatio Hawthorne
- Patrice O'Neal as Adam Walker
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Three Boys and a Gun" | Ed Bianchi | Teleplay by : Jason Yoshimura Story by : James Yoshimura & Tom Fontana | June 8, 2004 | 1AJP02 |
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Tempers flare as the jurors determine whether a teenager committed a premeditated murder against a rival on the basketball court, or was simply careless as he celebrated New Year's Eve with friends by firing his father's gun from the rooftop of his apartment. | |||||
| 2 | "The Honeymoon Suite" | Barry Levinson | Teleplay by : Bradford Winters Story by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura | June 8, 2004 | 1AJP01 |
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The jury is charged with deciding whether a teenage girl was murdered by her boyfriend, or was a willing participant in an incomplete double suicide pact. | |||||
| 3 | "Mail Order Mystery" | Jean de Segonzac | Teleplay by : Adam Rapp Story by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura | June 15, 2004 | 1AJP03 |
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Greenfield presents a credible case for reasonable doubt in her defense of a man accused of the murder of his mail order bride. | |||||
| 4 | "Bangers" | Ted Bogosian | Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura | June 22, 2004 | 1AJP04 |
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Hawthorne urges both sides to come to a swift plea agreement after he learns that gangbangers have intimidated the jurors deciding the fate of two of their members on trial for murdering a woman who opposed their drug dealing in her apartment building; Walker's dark mood during the case is explained when he reveals a painful incident from his past to Dixon. | |||||
| 5 | "Last Rites" | Alex Zakrzewski | Teleplay by : Bradford Winters & Jason Yoshimura Story by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura | June 29, 2004 | 1AJP07 |
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The jury weighs whether a inmate's grudge prompted him to kill the prison chaplain during a riot, or if his arrest was set up by a fellow inmate and correctional officers. | |||||
| 6 | "Memories" | Jake Paltrow | Teleplay by : Julie Martin Story by : James Yoshimura & Tom Fontana | July 9, 2004 | 1AJP05 |
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The jury debates whether they can rely upon the memory and the testimony of a little girl in determining if she was molested by her neighbor. | |||||
| 7 | "The Boxer" | Jean de Segonzac | Teleplay by : James Yoshimura Story by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura | July 16, 2004 | 1AJP09 |
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The jury must determine if the evidence of a contentious relationship and a hat left at the scene is enough to convict a boxer of the death of his manager. | |||||
| 8 | "Pilot" | Barry Levinson | Teleplay by : James Yoshimura & Tom Fontana Story by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura & Barry Levinson | July 23, 2004 | 1AJP79 |
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The jury must decide if a highly decorated police officer is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a homeless man even though there are no witnesses that can place him at the scene, and no damage to his vehicle. | |||||
| 9 | "Lamentation on the Reservation" | Clark Johnson | Teleplay by : Kia Corthron Story by : James Yoshimura & Tom Fontana | July 30, 2004 | 1AJP08 |
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The jury examines the possible motives of romantic jealousy, greed, politics, business conflicts, and revenge in determining whether a woman is guilty of soliciting the murder of her business partner and lover. | |||||
| 10 | "Too Jung to Die" | David Von Ancken | Teleplay by : Willie Reale Story by : James Yoshimura & Tom Fontana | August 6, 2004 | 1AJP06 |
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The jury has a great deal of difficulty in determining whether a psychiatrist attempted to murder a woman who claims they had a sexual relationship while she was his patient. | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Shows A-Z - jury, the on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "The Jury". Zap2it. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford (July 27, 2004). "'Method & Red' to Stay Put for Three More Episodes". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford (July 2, 2004). "FOX Dismisses 'The Jury' to Fridays". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 6, 2013.