Sandwiched between Judge Joe Brown and re-runs of Mama's Family was a new kind of courtroom program. We've seen the regular judge shows, the divorce court show, even a show which settled disputes over pets, but clearly what the TV world needed was an esoteric law show. Enter ... Judge Noory.

No longer will cases like "Sibrel v. Aldrin", "Hoagland v. NASA", and "Sean David Morton v. UFO Watchdog" go unheard. Judge Noory will render his decision on all pressing legal matters in the esoteric community with his usual folksy good nature and stern Midwestern distaste for "bull plop".

Sadly, TV insiders tell me that they are already worried about the future of the show, since 90% of the cases end in "guilty by reason of insanity".