While most TV shows are indeed scripted to some extent, the Executive Produce refuses to admit it, saying he wouldn't personally use the terms "scripted" or "actors". Since each episode is based on headline cases and not real parties, those individuals mu be represented by... actors. In order to properly represent the cases they were not personally involved in, those actors must then follow a... script.
I get it - a lot of shows have scripts! It is just very hard to take the show seriously. What could perhaps be a great competitor to the likes of other daytime court shows, Personal Injury Court takes overacting and wild judgements (many cases are split liability with no explanation of division) to a whole new level. Dramatic scenes of near-fainting in court, wild "crying" episodes without a single tear shed - it is all just too much.
I get it - a lot of shows have scripts! It is just very hard to take the show seriously. What could perhaps be a great competitor to the likes of other daytime court shows, Personal Injury Court takes overacting and wild judgements (many cases are split liability with no explanation of division) to a whole new level. Dramatic scenes of near-fainting in court, wild "crying" episodes without a single tear shed - it is all just too much.