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NBC's revival of Night Court introduced a new generation of viewers to the wacky world of Manhattan's dark, gritty, seedy, and delightful underbelly. John Larroquette returns from the original series, reprising his role as Dan Fielding, and he's surrounded by a brand new cast of characters, including Melissa Rauch (who co-created the new series) as Judge Abby Stone, the daughter of Night Court's original judge, Harry T. Stone.

This time around, Dan Fielding has changed jobs, moving from the District Attorney's table to the role of Public Defender. As a result, the role of prosecutor has gone to new character Olivia, played by India de Beaufort. Fortunately, she isn't a pale imitation of Larroquette's Fielding, or of Markie Post's Christine Sullivan, for that matter. de Beaufort imbues Olivia with tons of emotional baggage and eccentricities, which then get processed through Night Court's signature filter, allowing quirky, neurotic "weirdos" to be normal,...

Over the past week, the Stanford rape case has opened up conversation about sexual assault – and its prosecution and punishment – around the world. Here are the details of the controversial case: The AssaultOn the evening of January 17, 2015, a University of California, Santa Barbara graduate attended a frat party at Stanford University with her younger sister. In a 12-page letter that she read in court, she said she "drank liquor too fast, not factoring in that my tolerance had significantly lowered since college," and also said she blacked out. According to a police incident report obtained by People, deputies responded to...

Over the past week, the Stanford rape case has opened up conversation about sexual assault – and its prosecution and punishment – around the world. Here are the details of the controversial case: The AssaultOn the evening of January 17, 2015, a University of California, Santa Barbara graduate attended a frat party at Stanford University with her younger sister. In a 12-page letter that she read in court, she said she "drank liquor too fast, not factoring in that my tolerance had significantly lowered since college," and also said she blacked out. According to a police incident report obtained by People, deputies responded to...