When a reality TV show about jury duty is a summons to laugh | review

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It’s got elements of “The Office,” “Big Brother,” “The Truman Show” and “Punk’d” but feels utterly unique and could be described as a televised social experiment.

NEW YORK — So many people want to get out of jury duty these days because they think it’s boring or a waste of time. A new TV series shows it can be fun. Bonkers even.

“In this business where it really feels like there’s not a lot of original work out there or original ideas, this felt like something that we’ve never seen before.” “We never wanted to do a show where we were punching down and that Ronald was the butt of the joke,” says co-creator and executive producer Lee Eisenberg. “I think that the show has a warmth and an optimism and feels winning, while still being hilarious and weird and surprising.”

This image released by Amazon Freevee shows Ronald Gladden, left, and James Marsden in a scene from the series "Jury Duty."Marsden, whose Hollywood credits include “27 Dresses” and the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies, turned into what he calls a “very entitled, self-involved version of James Marsden” — a vain actor, eager for attention.

Participants described an unusual filming process in which there was no set daily dialogue, only possible scenarios and ideas to explore with Gladden as improv actors tapped in or out.

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