Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
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| Netflix | Release Date: January 7, 2025 |
Summary:
The two-part documentary series about the Jerry Springer daytime talk show that ran for 27 seasons includes interviews with former producers and guests.
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Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
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Jan 3, 2025
The Telegraph
Jan 7, 2025
The Guardian
Jan 7, 2025
What is remarkable in this documentary is the denial and evasion of responsibility that persists, even now, from almost everyone involved in the show who is featured, despite footage of producers whipping guests up into a fury before pushing them on stage, in pursuit of the physical fights that would become synonymous with the show.
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Jan 7, 2025
The reason why we’re so hard on Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action is that The Jerry Springer Show, and Jerry himself, are such fascinating topics that we wanted a deeper exploration of the cultural phenomenon that the show was than what we got. It’s one of the few cases where a docuseries needs more episodes, not less.
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Sep 4, 2025
It would have been nice to include a few more clips from past interviews to get more of an understanding of his take on the show. That said, there’s rarely an ill word spoken of him throughout both episodes, so maybe it’s not entirely necessary. “Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” is clearly made for everyone who chose to spend a few hours now and then watching the worst of humanity bare its soul on national television in the 90s.
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Air Date: January 7, 2025
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