Tribunal Noturno

What a dud. They should have made John Larroquette the judge; I keep thinking that the rest of The Big Bang Theory cast will go bad and end up in court. For one, Rauch - cute and potentially a lot funnier if only she had better material - looks like a friendly dwarf compared with the towering Larroquette, and the supporting cast doesn't have a bunch of standout goofballs like the original. The show's just getting started and may turn out just fine if the writing improves and the cast gels, but as of right now, it's a hollow shell of its predecessor. A few comments have mentioned how annoying the laugh track is, but I don't see how the show can function without it until it actually becomes worth laughing at. One of my favorite shows from the 60's, 'Green Acres', was pretty straight-laced until it morphed into a brilliant satire of rural life; here's hoping that this reboot has the same future.