Reckless

For any fans of the crime/law side of entertainment, this could very well be the show for you. Set in Charleston, S.C, the show centered around Jamie sawyer (a Chicago-born litigator) and Roy Rayder (a Southern city attorney), as they clash inside and out of the courtroom. Though there were various court cases throughout the season, the show mainly focused on their opposing cases about a police sex scandal, while trying to hide their own intense attraction to each other.

The show aired from June 2014 to September 2014, only having one season. When it was not picked up for a second season, it was released to Netflix. Many fans, original and later from Netflix, were baffled as to why the series got cut, even though it was a very well done show. Some seem to think it was because the series was poorly advertised from the beginning. I personally love the show. I think it was well written, and had cliffhangers that left you intrigued instead of frustrated at the end. My favorite character was Jamie Sawyer. I loved how her quick witted, Northern sass clashed with Roy Rayder's Southern gentleman personality. She is a character that when she set her mind to something, she went after it full force. She was also always impeccably dressed, which is something I admired.

Films about Law

Courtroom dramas allow for me to indulge in two of my favorite passions at the same time: law and film. As a Television-Radio major and a legal studies minor, I absolutely jump at the chance to see any movie that can combine the two. Here are a list of my favorite movies that incorporate the courtroom:

1. 12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men is a 1957 film about a group of jurors who must reach a unanimous decision, but due to the one juror refusing to commit to a verdict, it is revealed that there is more to the case than it seems at first.







2. Philadelphia

 Philadelphia is a 1993 film starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington that follows the plight of a man with AIDS and his lawyer to advocate for the unethical and baseless termination of a homosexual man with an illness.






3. To Kill a Mockingbird

In 1930's Alabama, during the height of segregation and racial injustices, a white man named Atticus Finch steps to the plate to defend an African-American man accused of raping a local, poor white woman.








Kramer vs. Kramer

During a divorce, a man must duke it out with his wife in family court to earn custody of his son, and along the way finds out what it means to be a father.











5. Legally Blonde

A rich and ditzy sorority girl applies and gets admitted to Harvard Law School in an attempt to win back her scholarly boyfriend. While there, she is assigned to a murder case and finds her true calling.






6. My Cousin Vinny

Two young boys are wrongly accused of murder in a small southern town, and the only person they have to turn to is their inexperienced, wise guy cousin Vinny from New York.







If you haven't seen any of these, definitely give them a try. This list is the perfect mix of heart-rendering drama, entertaining comedy, and nail-biting tension!

-Melanie Saitta