In our inaugural episode we discuss Sidney Lumet's classic drama 12 Angry Men where high stakes lead to high tensions and a sole dissenter fights to save an accused man.

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12 Angry Men - The Criterion Collection

12 Angry Men - 1997 Remake starring Jack Lemmon.

Juror 8 - Henry Fonda

Juror 5 - Jack Klugman starred in both The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E.

Juror 7 - Jack Warden starred in The Replacements

12 Angry Men was originally broadcast as a Teleplay in 1954

Nine ways to get out of Jury Duty - Business Insider

The first modern electrical air conditioner was invented in 1902 but did not become common in U.S. homes until the 1960s

A brief history of capital punishment in New York City

Juror 3 - Lee J. Cobb

Juror 9 - Joseph Sweeney

The Greatest Generation refers to those who grew up during the Great Depression and fought and served during WWII and the war effort

The style of speech used by actors in older movies is called the Mid-Atlantic or Transatlantic accent

Transformers - directed by Michael Bay

Taxi Driver and The Departed