tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post8725160982109228639..comments2024-02-23T20:58:05.039-05:00Comments on the crime segments: sometimes reality is FAR more frightening than fictionNancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-60765625340690366672016-01-07T01:06:49.944-05:002016-01-07T01:06:49.944-05:00I avoid true crime shows like the plague, but I do...I avoid true crime shows like the plague, but I do see injustices all of the time in my city and others. For example, the Central Park 5 were incarcerated for years (Donald Trump called for their execution years ago) and were finally exonerated and released. Someone else confessed to the crime, but they were still held for awhile.<br />A corrupt police investigator in Brooklyn was responsible Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-82657643656048893402015-12-29T11:28:47.591-05:002015-12-29T11:28:47.591-05:00I normally detest true-crime TV, because of the di...I normally detest true-crime TV, because of the direction it's taken over the last few years. Discovery ID is off the viewing list except for the Vanity Fair investigates series, which has a few shows every years. I've discovered that these days it's way more about recreating hot sex and satisfying America's need for voyeurism than anything else -- serious reporting has pretty NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-40545700959337802302015-12-29T11:23:27.264-05:002015-12-29T11:23:27.264-05:00Nancy, I don't subscribe to NETFLIX, but I hav...Nancy, I don't subscribe to NETFLIX, but I have watched many 20/20 episodes, 48 Hours and even a few (dreadful) LMN real-life crimes, and you make some wonderful points in this post. In addition, a close friend of mine is married to a forensic specialist ( Ph.D)who claims the worst thing to happen in his field is the making and glamorizing shows of CSI, et al, and other books by authors we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-53469443694290268792015-12-28T19:15:09.022-05:002015-12-28T19:15:09.022-05:00Trust me, it was one of the most anger-producing t...Trust me, it was one of the most anger-producing things I've ever seen. Larry kept wanting to look it up on the Internet to see how things came out, and I wouldn't let him. Very, very tough to sit through. NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-12209938842260310042015-12-28T19:09:12.165-05:002015-12-28T19:09:12.165-05:00You are right, real life is much scarier than fict...You are right, real life is much scarier than fiction. I am not sure I could watch that series, but it seems very worthwhile.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com