Jury Duty on Freevee

on ep 4... it's funny

So no one else has watched this? You're missing out.

I’ve watched the first six episodes and I’m eagerly awaiting the last two.

As R2 says, you’re missing out if you haven’t watched this.

I think it's one of the most original and weirdly funny shows on the air. And James Marsden is perfect at playing an egomaniacal actor (or maybe he's not playing at all).

Yes, this show is genius. Fantastic cast too. It must be tiring having to be in character 24-7.

I’m watching it now. It’s hysterical, but part of me is thinking Ronald has to be in on it.

The “JORF” t-shirt episode was hilarious. The guy playing the eccentric nerd inventor is great!

I could have done without the Marsden turd in the toilet storyline, though.

^that was gross and unnecessary. Marsden is looking great.

I don’t think it’s fake, r6…but they certainly struck gold with selecting Ronald.

They also did well with the unknown cast, though I recognize one of the actors from Parks and Recreation.

I don't think Ronald is in on it, but he does, of course, realize that he is on camera being recorded for the documentary, so that might be making him a little nicer than real life. The natural facial expressions, though, are pure gold.

It's a lot of fun. I love the old lady on the jury who keeps falling asleep and the judge put Ronald in charge of keeping her awake at trial.

The rich bitch plaintiff has a clothing company called "Cinnamon and Sparrows," which is a perfect name.

Besides the OTT craziness, the reason I sort of think he is in on it is because he said that he applied to be on the ‘documentary’ from a Craigslist ad. Who still uses CL, but more importantly, don’t most people know that you get a summons in the mail that you have to appear? Also, I didn’t see a stenographer in the courtroom. The setting just seems fake, but maybe Ronald isn’t swift with these things and never watched Court TV.

I heard the hype about this and can't wait to watch. I don't like cringe comedy, but this sounds great! Whenever Marsden comes across my radar (about once a year), I always wonder why he isn't a bigger star. Clearly has maintained his looks well, good rep in Hollywood. Same with Gary Cole (any many other actors I'm sure).

You'll be relieved to know, this isn't cringe comedy at all. It's just wacky fun and they aren't making fun of the sweet, unsuspecting guy at all. He comes off great.

Episode 5 pays off because lanky Ronald is in shorts for most of it, and he's got fantastic muscled hairy legs.

Ronald is super cute whenever they have a close- up of him smiling at something one of the other jurors has said that’s a bit out there. It’s sweet and never in a roll-my-eyes, smug or condescending way.

He’s a cutie, for sure!

And his corgi Meatball is adorable.

do str8 men have corgis?

I do get a gay vibe from ROnald

Was that Marsden’s real doo doo in the toilet? That thing was huge.

James Marsden is killing it with the humor. Love this show. The cast is so believable and the premise rocks. The Family Guy ‘get out of jury duty’ reference made me legit piss my panties!

The old lady looks recognizable as the old lady in random shows.

James Marsden jumping on the bed 😅

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, OP. I’m on episode two where everybody is sharing their stories and deep connection with Tim (origami cranes!) and Ronald is just there.😂😂 Absurdly funny.

This is essentially the same premise as an old reality show that once aired called, "The Joe Schmo Show." Apparently the guy cast in that show, was also so nice that they had to change the premise of the show half-way through, because they didn't want to embarrass him.

I had no idea that Kristen Wiig was one of the actors on that show.

Loved The Joe Schmo Show. The producers could not have picked a sweeter guy in Matt Kennedy Gould.

I always say "what is going on?" like he does during the reveal.

James Marsden is so funny playing himself as a smug douche.

If I was cast in a “documentary” show, I think I would know it was suspect. They were fortunate to find someone who is not suspicious of such things.

I just started (and finished) watching it last week. What a great premise. And it was really funny watching Ronald's reactions to all the craziness that was going on!

Ronald and some members of the cast are on Cameo.

I LOVE THIS SHOW! Too funny. They are all so good and how they keep from cracking up is amazing. The guy playing the judge is perfection.

James Marsden seems like a nice guy who clearly can poke fun at himself. He makes big bucks on the superhero movies, and it says a lot that he'd take a month to help out on this obviously low-budget labor of love on an obscure streaming network.

[quote] I have a meeting with with this guy. Try and think about, like, a big time director that may be has been somewhat problematic and hasn’t been #MeTooed yet

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R20 OF COURSE, you do. You get a gay vibe from a rock. Aliens from different galaxies can see that this guy's straight.

I love the show. I immediately recognized three of the jurors, the bailiff AND Jacquise aka Jacqueline. It's good they decided to go with a young person because he probably hasn't seen anything they've starred in.

I recognise the racist juror from The Sex Lives of College Girls.

It was very entertaining.

Jacquiline of Cinnamon & Sparrow

That's JACKWEE to you, R39.

I immediately recognized the Prosecuting Attorney.

Listen, I didn't mind being an alternate but now we got defecation. There's a lady named Jacquis. I am in it.

I wonder if they were smart enough to do what the Joe Shcmo show did, which was to film multiple seasons before the first season aired so they could get at least one additional season out of this.

R41 She was in the Grand Theft Auto episode of SVU playing a teen. I saw it last week! But didn’t recognise her.

The old biddie who said jury just just wasn’t her thing was in a bunch of shows too.

I just finished binge watching the whole series. It was great and I want to know if Ronald really got $100,000 or if that was part of the ruse. He is such a sweetheart. And now I love James Marsden (and his giant turd).

He got it for real. Such a good hearted mench.

I enjoyed the scene when James Marsden became hysterical because of losing a role --- especially if it has to Chris Pine! I always thought the two of them were interchangeable. Now I love James Marsden and want to see him succeed in whatever he does. He was great at improv and had no problem making fun or himself. Great guy.

Ronald gladden HAS to be in on it. How did the "actors" rehearse their scenes without? They have rehearse this stuff. Camera angles, retakes....NO WAY he doesn't know. Who would actually BUY IT that he doesn't??? IT's a gimick

Pleaseeeeeeee like they didn't have to do retakes. Have you ever worked on a show? If you have you would know there is no way that the shoot would go that perfect that ronald wouldn't figure it out. You mean to tell all the actors were doing their fake lines in perfect one take? NOPE

i'm on the second episode ,. I love, love, love, the show, but who in their right mind would actually believe Ronald Gladden isn't in on it? That being said he deserves every award. He's playing a guy who is being pranked , but is actually in on the joke and he hits every note.

I really enjoyed this, I actually teared up when the judge summarized all the ways he showed compassion and character. And James Marsden is still hot AF.

Please remember: Ronald applied for -- and thinks he's part of -- a DOCUMENTARY about jury duty. That's why he wouldn't think any type of camera work or editing would be strange. He doesn't know it's a fake but he does know it's a documentary.

James Marsten made a HUGE doo doo. It was stinky.

Ronald is such a cutie, and some of his reactions are priceless!

I wanna see Ronald rub one out.

Ronald has pee colored teeth. Otherwise he’s perfect.

Ronald gets an agent

And retakes and flubbed lines would be part of a documentary now, R52?

It's reality TV....Flubbed lines can easily be re-recorded later or reshot in closeup after Ronald left for the day. Otherwise, it would be like in real life, someone says something, and repeats it. They would just cut the first time it is said.

I am betting we see Ronald present an Emmy at this year's ceremony.

R60 That would be great!

The actor who played “Todd” deserves all the awards

I suspect the whole thing is scripted

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The final episode explains how the show was pulled off. Hidden cameras and ad-lib from a talented group of actors. It also shows how they were able to rehearse while Ronald was in his hotel room.

i wish we could skip to the time when Ronald decides to cash in on an onlyfans. I would definitely pay to watch him fuck.

This was also the conceit of the early aughts Joe Schmoe. A sendoff on reality shows where the entire cast, including a pre-SNL Kristen Wiig, was actors, with exception of the perfectly cast mark.

I enjoyed Joe Schmo, but Jury Duty pulls it off better. The Joe Schmo scenario was more absurd and the regular guy wasn't nearly as charming as Ronald.

Ok so i said before i didn't believe he wasn't in on it. I've changed my mind a bit as he has said that he did question it many times but then they would pull way back. BUT i have a big question. In an interview James Marsden said the cast besides Ronald would arrive at the courthouse an hour before him to rehearse. SO HOW did they explain that to Ronald since they were all staying at the same hotel in the Valley? They couldn't go back. The motel was in the SF Valley and the courthouse was downtown. Anyone have an answers?

The motel was in Studio City, the Courthouse was in Huntington Park, about a 30 minute drive apart.

Not all of the cast was staying at the motel. The majority of the jurors were supposedly at another motel, but in actuality, the actors were just commuting from home. Ronald only had to ride in with 3 other jurors. Rehearsals could have happened without them.

R70 RIGHT? I mean...not sure that's why the logistics are so hard to understand. This was a major production with tons of professionals, not some local college show. Ronald is young, dumb, and full of cum--meaning naive, not unintelligent-- and probably easily distracted. Those actors are so good and EACH had a distinct personality. So either one of them could throw him off if he got suspicious.

Also? Nothing really out of the ordinary happened besides some of the shit the defendant pulled. Y'all are so cynical. JEEZ

R69 they explained on the last show that an actual individual “sequester” was part of the show. So while Ronald thought each juror was being privately sequestered in their hotel room, he was the only one. They is how they were able to keep him separated from everyone else when they needed to.

And anyone else notice that quick clip during one of the shows of Marsden with his legs over his head seemingly trying to explain to another juror how to suck your own dick?

I don’t know why the most laugh out loud moment for me out of the entire show was the defendant attorney’s glitchy video clip. It was just so absurd and perfect.

And I loved how some of the actor’s playing legal parts had actual law backgrounds. It wasn’t exactly clear to me, but was the judge EVEN an actor at all?

The actor playing the judge is the father of Ike and Jon Barinholtz.

Lost my shit over this show. So funny and James Marsden stealing scenes when each scene was amazing in itself. The nude sketching with hairy bush, the fake poop, the way the girl showed her saggy tits and wanted to fuck the guy who has a “cheating” girlfriend, the innocence of Ronald and how he showed compassion, leadership and empathy to the antics of the others. Brilliant show!

R73 The judge is Ike Barinholtz's father!

So if the “Hero” (what the script calls Ronald) turned out to be an asshole, would they just call it off and recast with a new hero?

I think they would have just removed the entire hero speech at the end and everything else would have been pretty much the same.

He would never have been an asshole. They no doubt did extensive interviewing and psychological tests on all the people who applied for that position. They hand selected someone who met the criteria they were obviously looking for.

Including: Adorbs!

He is definitely a cutie. Reminds me of my first boyfriend.

You can tell just by the way he leaned up against that door jamb that he's confident in putting on the right moves.

Just finished it. Loved it so much,

And as a lawyer who works in a courthouse every day, that show was more accurate than 99% of the legal shows on television.

Gem of a show.

Ronald seemed a little douchbro-y but genuinely kind.

Ronald seems gay

I just realized the shirtless guy with the boner is model Tyler Lough, who is Marsden’s personal trainer.

I loved this series!! Especially Officer Nikki Wilder and the Judge.

The judge was amazing.

R85, Ronald didn't seem gay at all. More DL wishful thinking.

Thanks OP. Checking it out!

I didn't pay much attention to the show, just had it on playing in the background while doing other things. so I didn't see it but viewers are claiming there's a scene where Ron shows a visible (and big) bulge. Anyone else catch it?

[quote] Please remember: Ronald applied for -- and thinks he's part of -- a DOCUMENTARY about jury duty

He applied for a docmentary, but how did they exdplain how he he get "selected" for jury duty?

Has he opened onlyfans yet?

R92 The documentary was ABOUT jury duty.

R92 The producers of the documentary interviewed many applicants and selected Ronald. He must have had all the qualities they were looking for.

Understood, R94, but how did they explain how they got him on an actual jury (albeit a fake one)? Did they tell him the documentary crew had a special deal with the court to allow him to enter the jury pool? Most people expect to get a summons to report to a jury. Was this addressed on the show at all?

R96 It's a fake documentary. A show. That's all it is. You are over-thinking it.

{r70}I'm still confused as to how he got to the courthouse BY himself. In another recent interview Marsden said they would all get to the courthouse 1 1/2 hours before ronald. So they all drove to the motel (the ones staying there) and NO one went with him in the am?

They were sequestered in their rooms r98. So they would probably drive to the courthouse to rehearse. Then the people “staying at the hotel” with Ronald would go there to be “picked up with him” at the hotel, as if they were staying there.

The sequestering in their rooms - meaning you couldn’t leave at certain times - is how they got around a lot of things that need to be done without Ronald knowing.

I’m confused: can the people in the teevee see me? How did the people in the teevee get in the gosh darn teevee anyhow?

R100 Marry me!

There's an interview of Ronald going around where he talks about the difficult time he had after filming. He was paranoid and wondered if there were still cameras filming him that he wasn't aware of. He said he got through it though because James was such a good guy that he kept in touch with Ronald after, and that he would call Marsden whenever he needed to be talked through it.

I am surety 100K helped too R102. I was so relieved when they gave him that because I was dreading the reveal the entire series. But I mean, who, what a brain fuck. Imagine you are just living your life, really investing in it, and you find out it's been all fake and everyone has been watching JUST you. You don't know what's real anymore.

I want Giant Ross to bend me over, call me Sonya, and have his manly way with me.

Oh, the show is amazing and easily my favorite of the year.

R102 Adding unasked for celebrity to the equation is also something he's going to learn about soon. The $100k sounds like a lot but he was already making an awesome living. Even though it looks like he's pursuing entertainment work, it happened by accident. He didn't ask for people to want to come up to him and give him attention for the rest of his life.

I had missed the info that he was having this stress after filming, thx for mentioning.

[quote] He didn't ask for people to want to come up to him and give him attention for the rest of his life.

R105 For the rest of his life? Your larger point about unrequested celebrity is a good one, but let's see how successful Ronald is at his entertainment work prospects before presuming he'll irrevocably be widely recognized public figure for the rest of his life. For example, there are plenty of people who've been cast in reality shows before and slip right off the public's radar not long after.

I finished the show 2 weeks ago and I would not recognize Ronald walking down the street.

Yes, and you keep introducing yourself to the lady in the mirror, Rose.

R106 Jury Duty is different than the average reality show--he's not a contestant on season 14 of The Bachelor. And he's a tall, tall dude so he stands out anywhere he goes. Maybe not the rest of his life--but 5-10 years of unwanted attention can fuck with someone's head too

I just started watching this and the guy 100% knows it’s all fake and is in on it. You can see it from orbit.

He was supposedly told that he was participating in a documentary and had answered a Craigslist ad? Seriously? How does that put you on a jury?

R110 The ad was to find people who were willing to be in a documentary ABOUT jury duty.

You dont think it adds up. But people who answered the ad, showed up, and went through a few rounds of interviews didn't question it.

Any chances James Marsden will get an Emmy nomination?

He should. Unless he really is a douche and wasn't acting like one.

I loved every bit of it, such a great show. I was confused about them explaining the lunch, they had to eat twice? Why was that?

I was a hard one to wrap my head around too, R115. But I think it had something to do with cast lunch for front-of-camera crew and cast, and actual lunch for the behind the scenes crew? I think that's what I landed on to not obsess and move on.

R115 there are Union Rules for when actors and crew have to be fed. They are very specific to the number of hours worked that day. If the crew has worked for four hours, union rules dictate that they must have lunch at a specific time. So the actors would be rehearsing a scene where they were going to be eating lunch but during that time they would run into the Union rule that required them to stop for an actual lunch. So they would eat lunch at the Union Time, and then bring Ronald onto set where they would have to pretend to eat lunch again.

R13, I recently bought a complete drum kit from Craigslist.

I really enjoyed this show.

They should do a version set in a jail.

Tre is apparently losing her shit because fans ere saying that Melissa ate her up in Pt 1 of the Reunion.

The clips for next week's reunion show Tre saying that she believes Melissa was involved with her IRS trouble and that she has proof because Jaqueline Laurita told her so. Melissa laughs and says that she finds it funny that all of a sudden Tre trusts Laurita consering Laurita was texting Jackie a month before Tre made nice with her. Melissa whips out a copy of the texts and Laurita reads Tre to filfth calling her stupid, a plastic surgery freak, and trashy.

All the ladies act shocked and Dolores says something like, "You're done, Melissa... Jaqueline is going to destroy you for that."

Why are they so scared of Laurita?

Wrong thread! Sorry!

R120 😂😂😂

r120 I was wondering! I thought you'd gone off your meds.

Did they send him a fake jury notice? Did the rent an empty courthouse? Did they hire fake bailiffs? Was there a fake jury pool?

What’s was the set-up that wouldn’t otherwise be obvious to anyone?

R124, it seems simple enough.

They probably placed an AD in Craigslist asking for people to apply to be on a Jury. Whoever applied, if selected to go in for an interview was probably told that because this was a special circumstance they were being given permission to circumvent the normal process, or because they applied to be on a jury, they didn't need to receive a summons, because they has already essentially volunteered.

I don't know if they ever explained on the show what excuse was given for the cameras, but I would guess they were told because it was the Judge's last case, he was prominent Judge and they were filming a documentary on it.

They held the trial, and probably the auditions, at a real Courthouse, so a lot of people would probably never question any of the process.

So the found one of the stupidest men alive .

Understood. Thanks

You're welcome.

r126 I wonder how old you are.

Why?

Do you think age is relevant to having even the most basic information or understanding about the court system in this country, much less the jury selection process? Even Britany Spears off her meds would not fall that half-ass scenario.

Did you watch the show, R130?

Clearly not. That’s why I asked about the setup. If it is satire, fine—tell me that. If it wasn’t, then some incredibly stupid people were use. That is all.

No one in that guy's position would've been able to figure out that the documentary, the case, and everyone involved was an actor, especially since they were in such a controlled environment like jury sequestration. I was dubious at the start and only watched it for James Marsden, but I was surprised at how well it all worked and how meticulous everything was behind the scenes to keep the charade going. Imagine a really big con-job.

"Do you think age is relevant to having even the most basic information or understanding about the court system in this country"

YES. Any older person has a basic idea how jury duty works because they have dealt with it themselves, had family, friends and co-workers who dealt with it. Meanwhile your average American can't name a single member of the supreme court or all three branches of government (and when its a white guy who is VP, about 1/3 can't name him either, I'll guess Kamala is better known because of her novelty as 1st woman).

Over 3k people applied via craigslist and possibly some other sites. I'm sure there were some questions early on that asked if the subject had family members or close friends who were attorneys or involved in the court system. Those candidates would have been disqualified.

Your second para made a great argument in support of my earlier post about the stupidity of those ‘selected.’ Many thanks. I’ll give you a WW for your approval of my prior thoughts on this topic.

Your first para, as well, for that matter.

R134 thinks no one under 50 ever watch a crime drama or legal show on tv, or ever saw a courtroom drama on screen, or ever saw a jury notice in their mailbox.

What kind of entertainment opportunities do we see Ronald getting in. the future? (Maybe hosting SNL?)

Podcasts.

Just saw an interview with Ronalds where he talks about how in the first or second episode he mentions he loves one of the characters on Parks & Rec. One of the other "Jurors" on the show was played a character on Parks & Rec. He was supposed to have a lot more interaction with Ronald during the series, but they couldn't risk it so they just had the actor stay away from Ronald as much as possible. Ronald in the interview says something like, "because of me a lot of his screen time got cut out. Sorry about that!"

[quote]Do you think age is relevant to having even the most basic information or understanding about the court system in this country, much less the jury selection process?

Everything looked like a normal jury selection process. Although the attorney said that "Voir Dire" means "speak the truth" in French, which it totally doesn't. Voir Dire literally translated means to see to speak. The VD process is an opportunity for the attorney to see how prospective jurors speak on certain issues pertinent to the case.

Craigslist is not part of the normal process, a fact obvious to anyone….well not quite the idiots.

It is Law French.

R141 is confusing Modern French for Law French, he just doesn’t see it.

141 is not really a lawyer, he just plays one on DataLounge.

In Texas courts, they pronounce it "Voyer Dye-er" One of the first things I learned during my first jury duty.

That’s Texas for you. Getting the law wrong 24/7

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R146. I do hope that you got your jury notice in the mail, and not via Craigslist like Ronald on the teevee.

I’m sure you would have known better.

r149 You seem to have very strong feelings about how much a 20 something knows about how the world works and that it's completely impossible for someone to fall for the Jury Duty ruse because he wasn't recruited for the jury in the way you're familiar with.

I know a psychologist who had to send something certified mail. Just had no idea what to do. Hadn't interacted with a post office employee in his adult life. He has printed labels at home and dropped packages off but that's it. Didn't really understand what certified mail was and just walked up to the counter and said please help me. (He is around 30).

I know an architect in his 60's. He wasn't sure what political party Joe Biden belonged to and hadn't voted in decades.

Your own understanding of government systems or the way the world works may far surpass blue collar workers in their 20s.

Jesus Christ, can we all just pacify this queen and agree that YES it was all FAKE, everyone was in on it, and yes, we, and the nice sized audience this show has garnered, are all STUPID and don’t have his/her vast knowledge of the US legal system, and are all morons for enjoying this show. Now, everyone happy???

If you read any interviews this has been explained r110.

In some states, including California you are allowed to volunteer for jury duty. The documentary company had Ronald, Jeanine, and a third person volunteer for jury duty.

Ronald and Jeanine were chosen, the third person who tried to volunteer was not selected for the jury. It added to the realism that the documentary company could not force their volunteers to be in the actual jury.

People love having conspiracy theories, but this show was it was. Ronald was incredulous at some of the antics and thought some people were being quirkier because they were on camera for the doc, but it really can't occur to many people that you entire world for three weeks is all crafted around you. And whoever Ronald was talking about how crazy things were, they just did a normal day of boring jury duty stuff. Most of the stuff filmed was just normal jury duty things, we see the run stuff they also put him through.

[quote] People love having conspiracy theories

“Conspiracy theories?” This isn’t 9/11 we’re talking about, it’s a dumb tv show. And it’s been common knowledge that “reality” shows are phony and actually scripted right from the start. Why would a show about a faked reality show be any different?

It's ultimately the same conspiracy theory mindset r153. People wanting to believe everything is a front and only internet detectives can get to the truth. You see it everywhere these days.

No it’s not. It’s just a simple recognition of what actually happens on these shows.

Which has been exposed and widely acknowledged by participants.

IMO it’s so obvious when you watch the show that he’s in on it. It can be seen from orbit.

So true, I saw a post from Q saying the same. Actually Ronald was employed by the deep state and him and James Marsden are leading a cult and using this show to recruit cult members in their pedophile ring. Open your eyes sheeple.

You're simply too smart to watch TV, R155.

R155 isn't smart enough to see he isn't going to change any minds and just move on...

Love how tightly r156 r157 r158 is clutching her pearls at the very NOTION that her beloved reality shows are staged — it puts her very existence on the brink!

Because apparently the veracity of reality shows is one of the bedrocks of western democracy, and questioning it is like being a Q cultist!**

R159 said all of that with absolutely no self-awareness that he’s the one going to the mat on some anonymous board picking to pieces a silly reality show, trying to reveal some hidden truth that’s painfully obvious to himself and no one else.

Luv, people enjoyed the show. They are not listening to you. You can stop rattling your saber for the truth. Walk away. We don’t care.

Not yet finished watching all the episodes, but I love this show. But then I loved the Joe Schmo shows, too, especially the original with mark Matt Kennedy Gould. Even then, there were the conspiracists who refused to believe the “star” could not have been in on the joke, even though, as wonderfully received as he was by the audience, he acknowledged having a difficult time discerning reality post-filming.

Yeah Ronald has talked about that a lot in interviews. It took him months after filming to no longer be paranoid there were cameras following him. And certain things he still didn't realize were fake til months after like the trip to Margaritaville. He would call the producers all the time at ask questions to understand.

What's amazing about this thread is that reality shows have become so scripted that some people refuse to believe it's possible to create an actual, hidden camera reality show. Which is a HUGE part of the appeal of Jury Duty.

I know how reality shows are shot/engineered, know people who work on them, and I believe this one was actually a successful hidden camera comedy experiment. Some really big names were involved on this one because of its novelty.

If I find out differently, I'll report back.

As much as I loved both the show & Ronald - & I don’t subscribe to the conspiracy theories - I do have to wonder if Ronald was edited in such a way that the audience was not shown less appealing sides to him.

Of course r164, I mean the producers are upfront that it was important to make sure Ronald was portrayed in a positive light throughout the process. This show would not work if Ronald was pissed off about it, he would be attacking the show and the audience would be attacking the producers for ruining the life of this poor guy.

Also don't forget that Ronald knew he was being filmed for a documentary, it does make sense he is going to be on good behavior and more polite than normal.

R165 the interesting thing is he pretty much thought ONLY the court scenes and the Jury Confessional scenes were being filmed. He had no idea there were cameras on him elsewhere. For instance, in the restaurant, it's not like there was a "camera crew" filming a documentary. Or at least I believe that to be the case. Or even the break room where they were deliberating. Correct me if I am wrong.

Fpr those here who had not seen the original Joe Schmo, has the love for Jury Duty prompted anyone to check out Matt Kennedy Gould's "star turn"?

Yes, they had a small filming crew at the court house "for the documentary", but obviously he was unaware there were a lot of hidden cameras outside of that r165. Like that he was getting filmed even at his hotel.

For the deliberations specifically though I think they knew they were being filmed, in the commentary Mardsens talks about how he moved up to the main table telling the group it would be good for the camera.

Why are you still hung up on this show? It was just ok and it’s over yet you’re somehow fixated on it.

Avert your glance, R169, & move on.

I truly struggle to imagine the mindset of r169. Coming in a discussion thread about a show a demanding that people not talk about it anymore. Get help or get fucked.

The Joe Schmo show is returning.

R170 r171

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“LEAVE REALITY SHOWS ALONE!!!”

— r160

R155 is right.

And yes, R152, in California you can volunteer for some (some) jury duty, as you can in many states. But that just means you submit your name to be in the jury pool. You STILL have to be sumoned to jury.

As part of the producers’ continuing efforts to “feed the reality bank,” another individual who responded to the Craigslist ad - & known as such to Ronald - was included in the jury pool selection process.

Hon you realize this isn't a real trial r176? But because you able to volunteer for jury duty in California that allows Ronald to not question it. He volunteered and was picked, made sense to him. And they even had someone who volunteered and wasn't picked so it felt more real

R164 Well, Ronald did curse quite a bit at different times (and was bleeped when I watched on Amazon Prime), but he came off as such a wonderful guy. You could tell the cast and crew really loved him in their interactions both in character and then after the big reveal.

I find it hard to believe Ronald wasn't in on it, because once the reveal happened, there was always the possibility he wasn't going to see the funny side. I imagine quite a lot of people would feel embarrassed and humiliated in that scenario and could potentially take legal action, or demand the show not be aired.

I know that sounds a bit MARY! but it's a possibility and if that had happened there'd be no show and a lot of money wasted.

But he knew he was being filmed for a “documentary.” There is no way he didn’t have to sign some sort of release that ensured the production was covered.

[quote] I find it hard to believe Ronald wasn't in on it, because once the reveal happened, there was always the possibility he wasn't going to see the funny side. I imagine quite a lot of people would feel embarrassed and humiliated in that scenario and could potentially take legal action, or demand the show not be aired.

How many thousands of applicants were there?! I trust production did their due diligence to find the one mark who they thought would be best able to weather the storm.

I just binged this today and thought it was so good! Ronald is a real charmer and will at a minimum reap a lot of goodwill from the general public that sees this.

For the record, I do t think he was in on it. The fact that it was in a real courthouse and the sequestration isolation would have made it much easier to believe that it was all real.

R180, that happened years ago on the Sky TV reality show, There's Something About Miriam, a dating show with a transgender woman. Once it was revealed to the male contestants, they all filed civil suit against the producers for making them look like a bunch of knobs. I think it was settled out of court and the series was broadcast.

The $100k bonus went a long way to taking the sting out of the fraud.

Hopefully the agent Ronald got will get him even more in residuals (or money for streaming in other markets), if that's possible.

Ronald's line readings when he helped James Marsden with his script weren't very good, so he's got a way to go if he wants to do acting. I could see him getting hosting or other kinds of gigs to start though.

Ronald has also appeared on a few talk shows like Kelly and Mark. I’m sure he got paid for those, I think appearance fees are part of those shows, or the FreeVee people paid him.

Ronald has already done Mint Mobile commercial. He is definitely grabbing all the money he can from the exposure, who wouldn't. He had a never normal working class job before this.

Very normal*

I just finished this yesterday thanks to OP's suggestion. This was hilarious even more than that, it was so wholesome! Ronald was so laid-back which made the fact that he kind of just rolled with all the weird shit understandable, but it meant he really impressed me when he had to take the lead in deliberation and he was very good at it. I was very touched at the speech the judge made listing all of decisions Ronald made that showed him to be a good person (MARY! I know). Also I think James was genuinely surprised and happy that Ronald actually knew one of his early movies and loved it enough to have a DVD. It's really sweet that he and all of the cast still keep in touch with Ronald.

I recognized the white guy who said he was a boss and the defendant; I think I've seen the nerd guy some where as well. I'm very impressed with the defense lawyer because he could have hammed up the sad sack lawyer act but he didn't.

Does anyone have access to this paywalled article?

try this

Thanks, R193!

r185 has it correct. They immediately reveal they're giving him $100k. Hard to flip out about that.

The contestant search definitely was vetted by psychologists to make sure whoever they chose would get through production and could psychologically handle it. So he was probably filmed answering a lot of questions and those tapes were reviewed by several psychologists.

They didn't really put him in ugly situations though, which is another reason to doubt he'd sue or flip out. They made him into a hero. They allowed him to solve the case. They put him in situations where he would be supportive of others in difficult emotional states. And the reveal was celebratory. And I would not be surprised if there was some non-filmed meeting that happened quickly in the hours following where they lay it all out for him legally and explain the fact they want to make him look awesome when they edit the show. it certainly was the ethos of the show. James Marsden said he wouldn't have done it if Ronald was the target of the jokes and that holds up, at least in the edits.

Did they film Ronald while be was rubbing one out? You know he couldn’t go 2 weeks without jerking it.

This woman deserves an Emmy!!!

Which woman, R197?! The witness or the juror?

R198 The "social media expert" who was laugh out loud crying/funny.

This thread has gone on too long. The show is over. It was fun while it lasted.

Notes R200, effectively bumping a thread inactive for a week.

R200, don’t ever become a psychic.

I so happy the this show got a nomination.

R197 that was almost too perfect.

She just nailed it.

I'm glad Marsden got nominated for this. He seems a really nice guy who does superhero movies for the cash but prefers more offbeat projects like Jury Duty, Dead to Me, and Party Down.

James was basically giving Ronald acting lessons. Shane Ronald was terrible.

When Marsden comes in all gleeful that "Lone Pines" will not be made. "Yeah the director was canceled, I guess he called some bitch "sweetheart" or something." This show is great.

Is Marsden’s nom a first for an unscripted role?

Fake news!

{r99} the hotel was in the Valley and the courthouse past downtown LA. If you live in LA you would know this would mean they would have to drive back in traffic. Not guying it.

It's on Amazon Prime now too.

Did you guys watch "The Joe Schmo show?" the season with the bounty hunter contest, the deaf chick, Lorenzo Lamas was fucking great too.

R209 are you gurling it though?

Yes, this had to be fake because they simply would not drive 30 minutes to 1 hr 15 min (which is nothing in LA driving time) from the motel to the Courthouse!

how did they explain to Ronald that they were all picked up from the same motel BEFORE him?

R214

I think they said it was a covid thing

Not a skeptic, but I do wonder why Ronald wouldn't have questions about the selection of the other jury members. He knows that he eventually became a member of the jury because he responded to a Craigslist ad. Yet he knows that not all the others were interested in serving. James Marsden. for one. And then the teacher who didn't want to be away from his "kids."

R216, the people who answered the ad to be a part of the documentary all volunteered for jury duty and he and the hippie girl got selected. It wouldn’t have seemed unusual that everyone called for jury duty wasn’t also someone who had volunteered for duty, at least not to me.

I watched the first two episodes on the advice of this thread.

Showrunner says Ronald restored his faith in humanity.

It was good but honestly that ugly actress ruined it for me. She looks kind of like Gaga before all the plastic surgery. A face for radio.

MARY r220. She was so talented and funny in this show, why do you want some model type who wouldn't be half as charming.

Oops, the showrunner is a woman.

I thoroughly enjoyed this show and even shed a few tears while watching the finale. Ronald was pretty hot too.

My favorite moment was the plaintiff’s final statement.

“Which Chris?”

Casting the show.

Thanks R225. Fun to watch.

‘Jury Duty’ Star Ronald Gladden Signs Overall Deal With Amazon MGM Studios

I forgot how funny how this show got at times. Ronald was the glue that made the jokes work.

Ronald getting ready for the Emmys.

Interviewed on the red carpet.

I wanted James Marsden to win but I can’t argue with Ebon Moss-Bacharach. Even if The Bear really is a drama.

Ronald Gladden has some sexy cum gutter tattoos. He is definitely more of a fuckboi than the personality he showed on the show.

Ronald is that goofy-cute nice guy who dated one of your female friends from college and she always treated him poorly.

That's who he was on the show, but I doubt that is the full story r233. Even Ronald himself has talked in interviews that trying to be a nicer human was a recent thing in his life after regrets in his past. Those tattoos definitely tell the history of someone who was more of a bad boy at a point in their life.

Starting at 46:54, the show is singled out at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards for being the Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series.

Ronald is in the new ELF cosmetic commercial with Judy Judy looking gay as fuck

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