Seeing these episodes through the eyes of a lawyer, who is NOT my lawyer, is eye-opening. I'm dying to see a reaction to _My Cousin Vinny_ for the mere fact I feel as if it would provide laughs for all involved.
@@inventedcool1076 as someone who has done jury duty a few times my cousin Vinny is probably the most accurate portrayal of a court room in a film/tv show
Season 15 episode 9 where william Lewis is acting as his own defense counsel and cross examining Olivia about when he took her hostage. I want to see what your reaction would be to his “questioning style.”
Re: scholarships There are the two types: need based and merit based. A faculty member may be aware of a merit scholarship, especially if they were on an admissions committee. It is extremely unlikely that they would know of a need based scholarship, as that is protected info and only those who need to know or to whom the student self discloses would know that. source: I am an academic administrator at a top tier university (although I’m not in law) and I sit on the committee that determines merit awards for my program.
@@bestpoubelle5332 Yep, as I understand it ALL financial records, including any need based scholarships are protected under FERPA. There are a few exceptions about who is allowed to know the information for tax reasons (like if a student is still a parent's dependent, for example), but it would be very weird, and likely against the law, for scholarship disbursement to be common knowledge in a department. (But again, not a lawyer, and it's been a while since I looked at the exact specifics of FERPA)
Someone mentioned a possible review of the Good Wife and I’ll second that. There was an episode where a massage therapist walked into their office seeking representation for a rape allegation against a well-known cultural figure. There was so much back and forth between the partners about the damage to the firms reputation if they lost the case that the client ended up walking out. I’d like to hear your input on what law firms face when taking on various clients.
Actually wait… You were right: it’s this episode: www.imdb.com/title/tt1632300/?back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26as_qdr%3Dall%26as_occt%3Dany%26safe%3Dactive%26as_q%3Dmassage+therapist+the+good+fight%26channel%3Daplab%26source%3Da-app1%26hl%3Den I was actually thinking about the good fight, the episode where one of the partners who passed away was exposed to have been a Weinstein type and the entire episode they’re deciding what to do with one of his victims that wants to go public, with very similar infighting that seems like totally what would happen but also would be totally very illegal to do like half of the things they were doing: www.goldderby.com/article/2019/powerful-the-good-fight-episode-sexual-assault/?back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26as_qdr%3Dall%26as_occt%3Dany%26safe%3Dactive%26as_q%3Dthe%20good%20fight%20partner%20sexual%20harassment%26channel%3Daplab%26source%3Da-app1%26hl%3Den
How have you never seen Law and Order? I believe there's this trivia about cable TV that this is one show that you can find somewhere on the dial almost no matter WHEN you tune in. Do you live outside North America?
I’m not sure if anyone has suggested it, but I think you NEED to see episode 3 season 14 where the new ADA convinces a guy to choke him with a belt while being questioned.
I like the fact that you pointed out that it takes a long time for a case to get to trial. In my state, two years isn't uncommon at all and at times, 3 or 4 years on serious cases. On L & O, they arrest on September 1st and it's being tried in October. Crazy!
Hey Leeja! Just wanna say I love your videos and I can’t wait to see them get the attention they deserve. (I truly just assumed you had millions of subs when I watched your vids, they’re already so polished)
The point on guilt is soooo spot on. Often times we forget about the actual victims and give the spot to the yt guilt and yt saviors .. anyways, love the video :)
Not just guilt, either. I read this book that talked about how white women's public tears about racial violence can be a real burden to black people -- and then even used by other white people to shut black people up. It's important that we learn about such things to be able to respond appropriately when other people are victimized and to recognize when the supportive thing we need to do in a particular situation may occasionally be to keep our mouths shut. Like that guy could have just testified to what happened; he didn't need to take all that extra emotional space about his shame. (Not that that was very believable. Men don't tend to go on about their shame.) But the point was the emotional space he would be taking up, if someone did do that. In this case it was the dramatic space of the episode taken up by the male hero.
It’s funny, I went to school with a couple of ppl who moved on to more “prestigious” schools and they are such miserable human beings as we have aged. I’ve never met ppl who could have so much but be so hollow.
Idk who said that you picked a bad episode but as a fan of Law & Order, that episode you picked last time is one of the highest rated, most talked about lol. I am excited to see you cover a more recent episode now though!
I am a paralegal. I beat the absolute tar out of a lawyer from Osgoode hall Law school (Canada's top law school) in a litigation. I went to paralegal school because I couldn't afford law school. There area ton of snobbish jerks in law. Love your channel!
RE: one professor derailing her career - There may be things that he could threaten, which would call for expulsion. Depending on the timing, if the school was likely to act on a plagiarism/cheating accusation from a "trusted faculty member," that could be enough. I know someone who, decades ago, was threatened that way. She plead her case - without accusing the faculty member, because she wouldn't have been believed - and convinced the dean to "let her" take a failing grade and retake the class.
you are awesome. honestly i loved last one and love this one too. you are amazing and i enjoy everything you say and how you educate us. i really appreciate it. please dont ever stop doing this. and take breaks and stay healthy you are amazing
i really dont care if the show is accurate or not ((i watch greys anatomy for god's sake lol)), but i do like watching your videos lmao. also you are completely right on how this episode revolves around male guilt rather than the actual victms' stories
Hahah right? I took a film class in college and the prof was really indignant about people who love pointing out inconsistencies in movies and tv (like someone’s eating a sandwich and in the next take there’s more sandwich than there was before) because she said the amount of time and effort and skill that goes into making film/tv shouldn’t be undermined just because one tiny detail is messed up. Similarly I’m not gonna get up in arms about everything wrong with legal dramas, just doin it for fun n laughs u kno
I can't convey how much I LOVE the tangents about the bs surrounding prestige and such - getting to actually hear professionals call out such un-based and limiting mindsets within professional spaces is a breath of fresh air.
Love the channel, can't get enough of it. Disclaimer: See I like to comment on old shows slash posts as tho they were new cuz they're new to me, but only cuz am awake at four in the morning as the pain medication wears off early and have to wait three to four more hours for next dose. Comment: First and foremost you are aware it is a TV show and tho they are portraying people in other professions, their "calling" is to the stage lights vs, the courtroom or jurisprudence. Some words you may find helpful for understanding the Scene you're watching is for example, "Dramatic Effect," or "Director's or Editor's license", generally known as, "Creative License". Another perspective is, How, they film scenes. For example, depending on which actors are available, such as the actor portraying the Judge, he might be in very few scenes so they often film slash record all his parts, lines and or scenes separately. Yet when you are watching the episode in its entirety it appears as tho the judge is participating with all the other actors... in the courtroom setting. So , in short (hopefully), when you're watching actors on a (sound) stage portraying different parts, they rely primarily on dialogue from a script as well as help from a Director -their priority is in plot development vs. courtroom procedure and the law. Now I'm aware you know all this and am not telling you anything you do not already know, it was just seeing your responses to the actor's portrayals and the sequencing of events according to the teleplay. It got confusing, at times.
Re: classism(?) of scholarship vs non-scholarship students, I went to a private university for undergrad and a public university for grad school. The public school students really couldn't care less if you were on scholarship or not, since being a public school we had a mixed bag of how people were paying for tuition and chances were everyone had some kind of financial aid. The private school students didn't necessarily........ bully scholarship students, but there was definitely a divide of mentality between students who were on scholarship or work-study and were painfully aware of tuition vs students whose parents were able to wholesale afford tuition and didn't think about money. You noticed it a LOT with Pan-Hellenic sorority/fraternity students and business majors who couldn't understand why you weren't going on a semester study abroad, the tuition is only $12,000, or why you couldn't join KKG, the yearly dues were only $1400, or why didn't you get the most recent shirt to go with the other 6 the fraternity ordered this semester, it's only $85 for a polo. Like I said, no outright insults, but the kind of "oh, you're *poor*" realization was actually a thing. Side note: I'd recommend an SVU episode, but the only one I really remember is "Loss" due to (spoilers) Alex leaving for Witness Protection and Olivia all but sobbing as Alex confesses she doesn't know if she'll ever come back. The scene stuck with me, but the rest of the episode could be crap, tbh, lol.
I think the point of him "checking every diversity box" is that he's also aware it's on a hella technicality. I would hope that's what the writers intended
I've been binging your videos, and love them! I find this information so interesting. As someone that also currently lives in mlps, i love your point of view!
There are so many good trial scenes that seem more legally accurate in early seasons of law and order! I wish you would make a video review of one of those. Ever since Carisi became the ADA for SVU the legal drama aspect of the show has taken a nosedive in quality and almost seems to have been cut out of the show almost entirely :(
I dont typically comment on videos (because I'm lazy 💁♀️) but I really wanted to voice my support for your videos. I hope your channel starts to blow up
Love your videos! The way you explain and speak is really easy to understand for people like me who have no idea about legal stuff but you break it down for a way that makes sense.
I would love to see your reaction to Drop Dead Diva’s seemingly endless supply of smoking guns and random “flashback past life memories” in the middle of trials
I think the “checks the box” he was talking about has to do with him being gay in real life.. and im pretty sure he said he doesn’t want to “play straight” for roles anymore.. (i could be wrong.. but im like 98% sure he said that in an interview)
While I am not at all a lawyer, I *did* spend my first 3 years after graduating film school shooting corporate video for a bar review course. And although I spent most of the time reading novels, I did manage to soak in enough of what was said that I can't watch legal TV shows without major eye rolls. Most of the drama written into scripts is just obvious conflicts of interest that the judge would never allow at trial. And with that preamble: I would like to suggest you review the 1986 Ivan Reitman comedy starring Robert Redford as a DA, Debra Winger as a defense lawyer, and Daryl Hannah as a trust-fund performance artist accused of murder and arson, "Legal Eagles." I haven't seen it since I was a child, but I remember it being very strange.
I am younger than kavanaugh. At that time, he was fed a steady diet of John Hughes movies that presented his behavior as acceptable - see “Sixteen Candles” and the hero of the film handing his drunk girlfriend off to another man. Had Kavanaugh respected Dr. Ford’s testimony and experience and provided some tangible comments on why that behavior is wrong - I would have felt less disturbed about his confirmation. Nothing justifies his actions but an acknowledgment that our culture is screwed up would have been the right thing to do. I can’t say forgive b/c that is Dr Ford’s place not mine.
You're incredible. Came for the Drag Race reaction, stayed for you. Content I'd love to see (but may be alone): - 12 Angry Men (1957 - CW: screaming toxic masculinity) -Liar, Liar - (1997) -A Veronica Mars episode or 10!
Maybe it was just the way it was clipped together or read quickly, but that excerpt from the New York State legal definition of incapacitance imply that it only applies when the substance or narcotic was administered to the person without the person’s consent? As in, if he was drugged by someone else, but not if say, he chose to become intoxicated himself?
I have to constantly tell people that the judicial system in this country is not an episode of L&O, nothing gets wrapped up in a big box and tied up with a big fancy bow in just under an hour. It's maddening!
Omg that guy on his high horse 🐎!! "The girls were brave..what would of been brave would of been to come forward blah blah!! I screamed shut up at the exact same time you did hahahaha!! I only watch law and order when I need a corny fix and few good laughs!! But now I don't wanna watch it anymore unless you agree to narrate them for now on...lol
very much enjoying your videos! i found my way here from your bon appetit overview. a+! i'd be curious to see your take on the pg&e situation, up to the camp fire lawsuit but also including (if possible or as a bonus) the weird way that pg&e is basically a monopoly for power and gas, and what a government takeover would look like? thanks!
amazing 👍! my I request an all Ice Tea video? "nothing but the Tea" I was wondering if you've ever heard of the show called, Fairly Legal? It was on USA in 2011. sesson one episode Five The Two Richards. It's about mediation. love your dance moves.
11:48, okay not a bit point but as a lifelong resident of Brownsville, the Louis H Pink Houses are not Brownsville it’s East New York. It’s damn near Queens
What if the alleged assailant is also intoxicated, do they lose the capacity to understand their actions? Or, what if the alleged assailant is the one that is intoxicated and the "victim" is sober, is the victim thus the actual assailant?
I’ve been binging all of your videos and they are amazing quality and I love how much research you do!! I would love to see your take on the old H3H3 fair use case that they won :)
Your snark is truly a marvel to behold. I’m just going to comment on the videos I am watching tonight as an offering to the algorithm gods. Because you are a magnificent human. All hail algorithm.
In terms of walking around I think that’s based less on court practice and more on common videography techniques. Very rarely will you have two characters in any show standing still and doing nothing while they talk. I think they know it’s wrong for real court but it’s common practice in videography.
Oh, I get it. This episode is actually about Brett Kavanaugh. The Wentworth Miller character is PJ or somebody like that. "Everybody who was there says it didn't happen."
the episode that you did the first time was , in my opinion, one of my top episodes in SVU, but to watch it in a way where you dissect and observe in a lawyers perspective it probably wasnt the best choice
Hey Leeja would you be willing to do a video on the differences between the drag race US and UK contracts as Bussy just dropped another video. (Hope he asked to use the extract from your video or you might have to vlog you filing a copyright lawsuit 😬😬🤭) !! Love your content xx
You should definitely do the Law & Order SVU episode where the male exotic dancer got raped by 3 women. Haven’t seen it in years but I had sooooooo many questions about the legal system after watching it.
Just to counteract all of the professors in the comments saying that they don't know who is on scholarship, with FSWS students, professors may know that a student receives some sort of financial aid. I had a work-study job under a professor in the theater department working tech. So he definitely knew. There are other jobs where the whole department knows- like people who do copies for the department and answer phones. And some of the people working in the library or IT end up getting know by a lot of professors because their job has them working with professors so often from all across the university. I've never encountered a time where a student was treated differently for it other than being asked to do something related to their job (like, "hey Tim, you work for ITS, can you get the projector to work?"). I did have a slightly harder time than my classmates in the class I took with the prof who oversaw my work study, but that was because the class was so related to the job I did that he knew I already should know certain things, or he taught me how to do something while I was at work so that I could run it during class (kinda like a TA).
I have a suggestion for a react episode: The Wire 2x06 "All Prologue." The Wire is considered one of the most accurate depictions of Baltimore, how crime functions in general, and how it works especially in that city, but I have no idea if that realism remains true when it comes to the courts.
Seeing these episodes through the eyes of a lawyer, who is NOT my lawyer, is eye-opening. I'm dying to see a reaction to _My Cousin Vinny_ for the mere fact I feel as if it would provide laughs for all involved.
plllleeeeeaaaasssseee do my cousin vinny :D
Omggg yes PLEEASEEE!!
@@inventedcool1076 as someone who has done jury duty a few times my cousin Vinny is probably the most accurate portrayal of a court room in a film/tv show
Check out "Legal Eagle" about My cousin Vinny.
Leeja: im not your lawyer
Me: *rejection*
Imagine one of her actual clients watching this
I came to this channel from the Bussy video have been binge watching everything. You're one smart cookie! Sarcastic too...which is my favorite part.
Ditto ^
samesies!!!
Me toooooo
Same here as well.
Same 🤣
Whether or not the prof has the power to carry out such threats isn’t as important as the victim’s belief that he has the power
That’s true, great point!
@@LeejaMiller I'm curious what you'd say about the L&O episode Bodies
Season 15 episode 9 where william Lewis is acting as his own defense counsel and cross examining Olivia about when he took her hostage. I want to see what your reaction would be to his “questioning style.”
OMG YES
That's what I wanted to say!
Re: scholarships
There are the two types: need based and merit based. A faculty member may be aware of a merit scholarship, especially if they were on an admissions committee. It is extremely unlikely that they would know of a need based scholarship, as that is protected info and only those who need to know or to whom the student self discloses would know that.
source: I am an academic administrator at a top tier university (although I’m not in law) and I sit on the committee that determines merit awards for my program.
Would need based scholarships be protected under FERPA?
@@bestpoubelle5332 Yep, as I understand it ALL financial records, including any need based scholarships are protected under FERPA. There are a few exceptions about who is allowed to know the information for tax reasons (like if a student is still a parent's dependent, for example), but it would be very weird, and likely against the law, for scholarship disbursement to be common knowledge in a department. (But again, not a lawyer, and it's been a while since I looked at the exact specifics of FERPA)
@@amtheelder2961 That makes a lot of sense!
Someone mentioned a possible review of the Good Wife and I’ll second that. There was an episode where a massage therapist walked into their office seeking representation for a rape allegation against a well-known cultural figure. There was so much back and forth between the partners about the damage to the firms reputation if they lost the case that the client ended up walking out. I’d like to hear your input on what law firms face when taking on various clients.
I think that was the good fight-same universe different show.
Actually wait… You were right: it’s this episode: www.imdb.com/title/tt1632300/?back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26as_qdr%3Dall%26as_occt%3Dany%26safe%3Dactive%26as_q%3Dmassage+therapist+the+good+fight%26channel%3Daplab%26source%3Da-app1%26hl%3Den
I was actually thinking about the good fight, the episode where one of the partners who passed away was exposed to have been a Weinstein type and the entire episode they’re deciding what to do with one of his victims that wants to go public, with very similar infighting that seems like totally what would happen but also would be totally very illegal to do like half of the things they were doing: www.goldderby.com/article/2019/powerful-the-good-fight-episode-sexual-assault/?back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26as_qdr%3Dall%26as_occt%3Dany%26safe%3Dactive%26as_q%3Dthe%20good%20fight%20partner%20sexual%20harassment%26channel%3Daplab%26source%3Da-app1%26hl%3Den
They do it, just not in front of the client.
I have never seen this tv show in my life. I’m just here for the Leeja craic.
How have you never seen Law and Order? I believe there's this trivia about cable TV that this is one show that you can find somewhere on the dial almost no matter WHEN you tune in. Do you live outside North America?
@@myragroenewegen5426 I live in Ireland.
I’m not sure if anyone has suggested it, but I think you NEED to see episode 3 season 14 where the new ADA convinces a guy to choke him with a belt while being questioned.
What is this show even
That would be funny af
Omfg Barba was amazing in that episode, I died 😂
@@jjcarey77 IT WAS HAHAHA I felt so bad for laughing but come on it’s such a ridiculous scene
I think they want them to walk around because it's "boring" if they just stand still. But good acting can adapt around standing still.
Boston Legal!
@@lkf8799 one of my faves!! Candace Bergen 💗 and James Spader 💗 were the best!!
Never watched an episode of that show, but I will watch every episode of "Leeja & Order"
edit: all your thumbnails are the best
I like the fact that you pointed out that it takes a long time for a case to get to trial. In my state, two years isn't uncommon at all and at times, 3 or 4 years on serious cases. On L & O, they arrest on September 1st and it's being tried in October. Crazy!
Hey Leeja! Just wanna say I love your videos and I can’t wait to see them get the attention they deserve.
(I truly just assumed you had millions of subs when I watched your vids, they’re already so polished)
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻thank you!!
The point on guilt is soooo spot on. Often times we forget about the actual victims and give the spot to the yt guilt and yt saviors .. anyways, love the video :)
Not just guilt, either. I read this book that talked about how white women's public tears about racial violence can be a real burden to black people -- and then even used by other white people to shut black people up. It's important that we learn about such things to be able to respond appropriately when other people are victimized and to recognize when the supportive thing we need to do in a particular situation may occasionally be to keep our mouths shut. Like that guy could have just testified to what happened; he didn't need to take all that extra emotional space about his shame. (Not that that was very believable. Men don't tend to go on about their shame.) But the point was the emotional space he would be taking up, if someone did do that. In this case it was the dramatic space of the episode taken up by the male hero.
Not Leeja making me consider going to law school 😂 your channel is going to blow up! Your content is ❤️🔥
I love these videos! Have you thought about doing a video of "10 laws people should know" that would be so helpful!!
Oooo good idea!!
It’s funny, I went to school with a couple of ppl who moved on to more “prestigious” schools and they are such miserable human beings as we have aged. I’ve never met ppl who could have so much but be so hollow.
Idk who said that you picked a bad episode but as a fan of Law & Order, that episode you picked last time is one of the highest rated, most talked about lol. I am excited to see you cover a more recent episode now though!
You are not my lawyer, but you are my favourite lawyer!
I am a paralegal. I beat the absolute tar out of a lawyer from Osgoode hall Law school (Canada's top law school) in a litigation. I went to paralegal school because I couldn't afford law school. There area ton of snobbish jerks in law. Love your channel!
I can't get enough of your videos, love them! With the Conjuring 3 coming out I would love to see you talk about the Devil Made Me Do It Case!
I LOVE the SVU reactions! I think anyone who watches and doesn't expect the over the top dramatics showed up for the wrong viewing experience 🤣🤣🤣
RE: one professor derailing her career - There may be things that he could threaten, which would call for expulsion. Depending on the timing, if the school was likely to act on a plagiarism/cheating accusation from a "trusted faculty member," that could be enough. I know someone who, decades ago, was threatened that way. She plead her case - without accusing the faculty member, because she wouldn't have been believed - and convinced the dean to "let her" take a failing grade and retake the class.
The ‘approach the bench/night court’ line made me gag. Great vid!
you are awesome. honestly i loved last one and love this one too. you are amazing and i enjoy everything you say and how you educate us. i really appreciate it. please dont ever stop doing this. and take breaks and stay healthy you are amazing
Come through Leeja you bringing me more life ever since I found you through the bussy review.
Also, collab when?
most underrated channel on youtube
I'm glad you left that Judge's speech in at the end. It was such a good part!
Agreed!
I enjoyed watching this addition, and good point about the episode revolving around male guilt instead of the actual victims
I can't believe Phoebe Bridgers finds time to practice law and do these videos on top of her music career 🥰 what an inspiration.
i really dont care if the show is accurate or not ((i watch greys anatomy for god's sake lol)), but i do like watching your videos lmao. also you are completely right on how this episode revolves around male guilt rather than the actual victms' stories
Hahah right? I took a film class in college and the prof was really indignant about people who love pointing out inconsistencies in movies and tv (like someone’s eating a sandwich and in the next take there’s more sandwich than there was before) because she said the amount of time and effort and skill that goes into making film/tv shouldn’t be undermined just because one tiny detail is messed up. Similarly I’m not gonna get up in arms about everything wrong with legal dramas, just doin it for fun n laughs u kno
@@LeejaMiller YES, TOTALLY!!
((your reactions are * chefs kiss * btw))
I can't convey how much I LOVE the tangents about the bs surrounding prestige and such - getting to actually hear professionals call out such un-based and limiting mindsets within professional spaces is a breath of fresh air.
thank you!!
The music when you talk about “Mr. Wentworth” 🤣🤣🤣
Love the channel, can't get enough of it. Disclaimer: See I like to comment on old shows slash posts as tho they were new cuz they're new to me, but only cuz am awake at four in the morning as the pain medication wears off early and have to wait three to four more hours for next dose. Comment: First and foremost you are aware it is a TV show and tho they are portraying people in other professions, their "calling" is to the stage lights vs, the courtroom or jurisprudence. Some words you may find helpful for understanding the Scene you're watching is for example, "Dramatic Effect," or "Director's or Editor's license", generally known as, "Creative License". Another perspective is, How, they film scenes. For example, depending on which actors are available, such as the actor portraying the Judge, he might be in very few scenes so they often film slash record all his parts, lines and or scenes separately. Yet when you are watching the episode in its entirety it appears as tho the judge is participating with all the other actors... in the courtroom setting. So , in short (hopefully), when you're watching actors on a (sound) stage portraying different parts, they rely primarily on dialogue from a script as well as help from a Director -their priority is in plot development vs. courtroom procedure and the law. Now I'm aware you know all this and am not telling you anything you do not already know, it was just seeing your responses to the actor's portrayals and the sequencing of events according to the teleplay. It got confusing, at times.
My abuser has been sitting in jail waiting for trial for nearly 2 1/2 years. It’s so hard mentally but I’m pushing through
Hey Leeja: love you! More more moreeeee
yeah what they said fhfhfhfhfh
I’m genuinely gagged at how stunning your hair looks!
Re: classism(?) of scholarship vs non-scholarship students, I went to a private university for undergrad and a public university for grad school. The public school students really couldn't care less if you were on scholarship or not, since being a public school we had a mixed bag of how people were paying for tuition and chances were everyone had some kind of financial aid. The private school students didn't necessarily........ bully scholarship students, but there was definitely a divide of mentality between students who were on scholarship or work-study and were painfully aware of tuition vs students whose parents were able to wholesale afford tuition and didn't think about money. You noticed it a LOT with Pan-Hellenic sorority/fraternity students and business majors who couldn't understand why you weren't going on a semester study abroad, the tuition is only $12,000, or why you couldn't join KKG, the yearly dues were only $1400, or why didn't you get the most recent shirt to go with the other 6 the fraternity ordered this semester, it's only $85 for a polo. Like I said, no outright insults, but the kind of "oh, you're *poor*" realization was actually a thing.
Side note: I'd recommend an SVU episode, but the only one I really remember is "Loss" due to (spoilers) Alex leaving for Witness Protection and Olivia all but sobbing as Alex confesses she doesn't know if she'll ever come back. The scene stuck with me, but the rest of the episode could be crap, tbh, lol.
I think the point of him "checking every diversity box" is that he's also aware it's on a hella technicality. I would hope that's what the writers intended
Ugh see I really wasn’t sure, I hope so too
I've been binging your videos, and love them! I find this information so interesting. As someone that also currently lives in mlps, i love your point of view!
There are so many good trial scenes that seem more legally accurate in early seasons of law and order! I wish you would make a video review of one of those. Ever since Carisi became the ADA for SVU the legal drama aspect of the show has taken a nosedive in quality and almost seems to have been cut out of the show almost entirely :(
I dont typically comment on videos (because I'm lazy 💁♀️) but I really wanted to voice my support for your videos. I hope your channel starts to blow up
Really excited to see you making more content. I enjoy ur perspective a lot so all these topics have been fab to hear about 😄
Love your videos! The way you explain and speak is really easy to understand for people like me who have no idea about legal stuff but you break it down for a way that makes sense.
I want this to be an entire series!! 🙌
I would love to see your reaction to Drop Dead Diva’s seemingly endless supply of smoking guns and random “flashback past life memories” in the middle of trials
I never knew I needed this content in my life, but I’m glad you’re providing it!
I think the “checks the box” he was talking about has to do with him being gay in real life.. and im pretty sure he said he doesn’t want to “play straight” for roles anymore.. (i could be wrong.. but im like 98% sure he said that in an interview)
That's exactly it; the character, much like Wentworth Miller in his real, is gay, which is where the quote meets its truth.
Yeah, I thought the same thing.
I'm glad he made that stand. Got kinda tired of seeing him play straight dudes just because hot white muscular man.
It's called being an actor.....you're not there to play yourself......
Yes, the character was gay
Yeah but that’s one box not “every diversity box” lol that would be like a trans poc non-straight disabled neurodivergent and poor woman probably??
While I am not at all a lawyer, I *did* spend my first 3 years after graduating film school shooting corporate video for a bar review course. And although I spent most of the time reading novels, I did manage to soak in enough of what was said that I can't watch legal TV shows without major eye rolls. Most of the drama written into scripts is just obvious conflicts of interest that the judge would never allow at trial.
And with that preamble: I would like to suggest you review the 1986 Ivan Reitman comedy starring Robert Redford as a DA, Debra Winger as a defense lawyer, and Daryl Hannah as a trust-fund performance artist accused of murder and arson, "Legal Eagles." I haven't seen it since I was a child, but I remember it being very strange.
Loved this. I was fully traumatized by the Kavanaugh hearings. Thanks for acknowledging this
YUP!!
Yes! I came here to make the same comment. Please get on your high horse anytime 😄
I am younger than kavanaugh. At that time, he was fed a steady diet of John Hughes movies that presented his behavior as acceptable - see “Sixteen Candles” and the hero of the film handing his drunk girlfriend off to another man. Had Kavanaugh respected Dr. Ford’s testimony and experience and provided some tangible comments on why that behavior is wrong - I would have felt less disturbed about his confirmation. Nothing justifies his actions but an acknowledgment that our culture is screwed up would have been the right thing to do. I can’t say forgive b/c that is Dr Ford’s place not mine.
Leeja! I would love for you and @EmilyDBaker and @NatalieLawyerChick to do a women in law talk on each others channel, that would be so enlightening.
You're incredible. Came for the Drag Race reaction, stayed for you.
Content I'd love to see (but may be alone):
- 12 Angry Men (1957 - CW: screaming toxic masculinity)
-Liar, Liar - (1997)
-A Veronica Mars episode or 10!
Ooo you’re not alone on 12 angry men or liar liar but Veronica Mars is new and BRILLIANT
@@LeejaMiller Well I'll cross my fingers and hope!
I can't get enough of your videos, love your great editing, content and sassy personality!
Eee thank you!!!
Would love your thoughts on Erin Brockovich - one of my favourite movies
She did a reaction video to it already, check her channel!
@@theallinwoman What?!?! OK I'm on it, thanks!!
Yaaas I LOVE Law and Order! Literally my favorite show growing up.
More more more ! 🙌🏻
Maybe it was just the way it was clipped together or read quickly, but that excerpt from the New York State legal definition of incapacitance imply that it only applies when the substance or narcotic was administered to the person without the person’s consent? As in, if he was drugged by someone else, but not if say, he chose to become intoxicated himself?
Unrelated comment, but I love your sweater in this video a lot 🥰
I have to constantly tell people that the judicial system in this country is not an episode of L&O, nothing gets wrapped up in a big box and tied up with a big fancy bow in just under an hour. It's maddening!
I would love to see you review an episode of The Good Wife / The Good Fight!
Omg that guy on his high horse 🐎!! "The girls were brave..what would of been brave would of been to come forward blah blah!! I screamed shut up at the exact same time you did hahahaha!! I only watch law and order when I need a corny fix and few good laughs!! But now I don't wanna watch it anymore unless you agree to narrate them for now on...lol
thank you for educating while also entertaining im sure it is difficult. you are awesome and i cant wait for next video
Love your videos and all the insight you bring into stuff like this, would be great to see you react to an episode of How to Get Away With Murder!
very much enjoying your videos! i found my way here from your bon appetit overview. a+! i'd be curious to see your take on the pg&e situation, up to the camp fire lawsuit but also including (if possible or as a bonus) the weird way that pg&e is basically a monopoly for power and gas, and what a government takeover would look like? thanks!
I love how eloquently you speak with the hint of sass and sarcasm 👏👏💙 my kind of woman! 💜 binging your videos while I work 😅
Heheh hi thank you!!
Yess!!! Just do a whole series on these episodes!
Are the court scenes in "How to get away with murder" Accurate?
amazing 👍! my I request an all Ice Tea video? "nothing but the Tea" I was wondering if you've ever heard of the show called, Fairly Legal? It was on USA in 2011. sesson one episode Five The Two Richards. It's about mediation. love your dance moves.
Oh, wow, I remember that show! I was sad when it got cancelled. (Just like I'm sad now that All Rise has been cancelled.)
11:48, okay not a bit point but as a lifelong resident of Brownsville, the Louis H Pink Houses are not Brownsville it’s East New York. It’s damn near Queens
What if the alleged assailant is also intoxicated, do they lose the capacity to understand their actions? Or, what if the alleged assailant is the one that is intoxicated and the "victim" is sober, is the victim thus the actual assailant?
i enjoyed both reactions but I learned a lot more on this video
I’ve been binging all of your videos and they are amazing quality and I love how much research you do!! I would love to see your take on the old H3H3 fair use case that they won :)
Our Lawful Good Capricorn Regent. You look great today!!
Going through a rough time and these videos help my mind escape to somewhere else and learn instead of worry. Thank you! 🤍
🥺🥺🥺 I’m so glad!
Leeja, will you ever cover Gone Girl in a murder trial case setting? I'd love that!
Hey Leeja! Did you see Bussy Queen saw your video regarding RPDR? He recently posted a video regarding the RPDR UK contracts.
Your snark is truly a marvel to behold. I’m just going to comment on the videos I am watching tonight as an offering to the algorithm gods. Because you are a magnificent human. All hail algorithm.
😍😍😍😍thank you!!!!
The prison break guy was also in the Arrowverse as Leonard Snart, aka, Captain Cold
Please do more of these!! i am obsessed with your channel, and im not even going into law!!
This is my new fave channel! Thanks for these highly informative and entertaining breakdowns.
In terms of walking around I think that’s based less on court practice and more on common videography techniques. Very rarely will you have two characters in any show standing still and doing nothing while they talk. I think they know it’s wrong for real court but it’s common practice in videography.
Love your videos! Thanks for reviewing L&OSVU bc I always get so worked up wondering if how the lawyers are acting is accurate, so thanks for that!
Legal Egale + Leeja cross over please?
Hi Leeja! Lovin your content. Would you please consider reacting to the series How To Get Away With Murder? Thank you!
This is great! I hope you get around to How to Get Away with Murder as well!
Oh, I get it. This episode is actually about Brett Kavanaugh. The Wentworth Miller character is PJ or somebody like that. "Everybody who was there says it didn't happen."
Loved this! Thank you
Thanks for watching!!
Those dance moves at the end🤘🏽
the episode that you did the first time was , in my opinion, one of my top episodes in SVU, but to watch it in a way where you dissect and observe in a lawyers perspective it probably wasnt the best choice
The bailiff be rugby tackling that lady when she casually walks up to the witness.
Hey Leeja would you be willing to do a video on the differences between the drag race US and UK contracts as Bussy just dropped another video. (Hope he asked to use the extract from your video or you might have to vlog you filing a copyright lawsuit 😬😬🤭) !! Love your content xx
I would love to see you react to the Hayley Page and JLM controversy.
I would love your thoughts on judging Amy court cases. The lawyer’s stay behind the desks at least
within an hour of posting🙋♀️
Does Leeja teach? She explains things very well.
Love you and your soapbox 🧡💛💚
You should definitely do the Law & Order SVU episode where the male exotic dancer got raped by 3 women. Haven’t seen it in years but I had sooooooo many questions about the legal system after watching it.
I would love for you to talk about the Menendez case. I feel it has become popular again.
The Good Fight has chaotic courtroom energy.
Just to counteract all of the professors in the comments saying that they don't know who is on scholarship, with FSWS students, professors may know that a student receives some sort of financial aid. I had a work-study job under a professor in the theater department working tech. So he definitely knew. There are other jobs where the whole department knows- like people who do copies for the department and answer phones. And some of the people working in the library or IT end up getting know by a lot of professors because their job has them working with professors so often from all across the university. I've never encountered a time where a student was treated differently for it other than being asked to do something related to their job (like, "hey Tim, you work for ITS, can you get the projector to work?"). I did have a slightly harder time than my classmates in the class I took with the prof who oversaw my work study, but that was because the class was so related to the job I did that he knew I already should know certain things, or he taught me how to do something while I was at work so that I could run it during class (kinda like a TA).
been binge watching your videos on my way to work since Bussy brought me here.
I have a suggestion for a react episode: The Wire 2x06 "All Prologue." The Wire is considered one of the most accurate depictions of Baltimore, how crime functions in general, and how it works especially in that city, but I have no idea if that realism remains true when it comes to the courts.