Anybody else in here huge fans of Forensic Files, Deadly Women or other such shows?
Anybody else in here huge fans of Forensic Files, Deadly Women or other such shows?
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I am a casual watcher. If I am flipping around channels and come to one of them I will watch and enjoy them.Originally Posted by Rune Blackwings
My wife and I watch Forensic Files all the time.
Truth be told, she likes it way more than I do. I'm a little squeamish when it comes to stories about innocent people getting killed/raped/maimed. I'd rather watch an old Star Trek episode
That said, it's way cool seeing how the forensics people do their job and I very much respect how talented they are.
"Deadly Women" & "Scorned:Crimes of Passion" are the ones I regularly watch. I'm a fan of crime TV shows.
I've always liked "Forensic Files" and "New Detectives."
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I used to watch a show called "City Confidential" on cable. Pretty interesting show. It wasn't about crime in the poor inner city, it was the opposite. The stories (true stories) usually involved some well to do, suburban family, where the mom gets scorned by her hubby and his lover on the side, and the kids were planning on killing the parents and burning the house down. You know, stuff like that.
Snapped, Forensic Files, The First 48 are favorites. I would be more interested in the Dateline network and cable shows were it not for the god-awful narration by (IIRC) Keith Morrison.
-=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-
On the episode where there was a murder involving a hitchhiker in Delaware finding by accident the house the driver he threatened lived at and wound up killing the driver's mother, the forensics expert they had on talking about the database was the daughter of my sister's godmother and my mother's friend. It was cool seeing her on it. I did not recognize her the first time I saw it but my sister alerted me to her.My wife and I watch Forensic Files all the time.
Truth be told, she likes it way more than I do. I'm a little squeamish when it comes to stories about innocent people getting killed/raped/maimed. I'd rather watch an old Star Trek episode
That said, it's way cool seeing how the forensics people do their job and I very much respect how talented they are.
They had one of the guys from ShaNaNa as a a linguistics expert who helped solve a murder by analyzing notes supposedly left by a stalker and a serial killer. He was able to tie it to the husband by the patterns in the writing.
I read, too, some fascinating things in magazines:
-in an issue of Games, there was an article on how forensic photography aids in genealogy. One example was a sepia photo of a man in a suit sitting on a dead horse in the middle of the street. Using verything from the positioning of the light to examining historical layouts of the town and other resources, they were able to get it down to the day and approximate time of the photo.
-in another magazine that the name is at a loss, there was an article on how forensics aids in arresting illegal animal parts trading. What was neat was that some of the processes there are finding their way into criminal forensics.
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I find forensics, in general, to be fascinating. Had I known more about the field when I was younger, I might have pursued it as a career.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
There was forensics back when we were young, but it was nothing like it is now.
I found HLN runs Forensic Files at nights and on weekends. Another show I like a lot is Body of Evidence: Case files of Dayle Hinman. She's pretty matter of fact, compared to Deadly Women's Candance DeLong, who tends to be more dramatic.
One of the most annoying ones is Dark Minds where the true crime author (ID's most annoying personality) talks to a serial killer named "13" (and later "Raven").
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the majority of what I dvr is on the ID channel. On the Case with Paula Zahn, Dateline ID, Very Bad Men, Dates From Hell, Unusual Suspects, Behind Mansion Walls (Chris Mason took some getting used to, but we really like him now), the Devil You Know, Twisted, Last Seen Alive. our favorite is Homicide Hunter w/Joe Kenda. I got tired of Deadly Women, despite Candace DeLong being there. Janis Amatuzio is very informative and there's another women I like but can't remember her name. blond & low key. Catherine something I think.
I can't even watch Dark Minds anymore cause it's impossible to take M. William Phelps seriously.
Agreed. That guy is unbearable.
I don't mind "reality" stuff if it is done in a more "documentary-like" style, but I hate when they artificially inject "drama" into it, and Phelps is all about that.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Agree. Completely unbearable as Scott Bails aptly quoted.
Watched one the other day that blew me away, a doc titled My Brother the Serial Killer, about Glen Rogers, whom I had never heard of.
From what was presented, I do believe he was the one that killed Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Kinda blew me away, as I wasn't expecting anyhting about those murders and the evidence is somewhat convincing. Although we will never know, as this doc came out two years ago and LAPD has done nothing with the evidence.
I still believe OJ murdered them. When he tried the bloody gloves on, he's standing there showboating that they did not fit (and the fact they "did not fit" does not mean he did not do it). I don't know about you, but if a former spouse, no matter how estranged, were murdered and you were asked to try on gloves that were worn by the murderer and are covered in your ex's blood, I do not know one person who would be there grinning and showing off to the court room if they did not do it.
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My "sweeter half" loves all of those shows on the "Investigate Discovery" channel. Now left to my own devices, I would never click on that channel, but I'll watch it with her and I have to admit, I often get caught up in those stories. Part of it must be morbid curiosity (I'll never get used to the idea that so many humans kill each other for lust, money, etc.), but the whole forensics process is very intriguing. The ones I don't like to watch are the ones where the case never gets solved. And I do think a lot of those "dramatizations" are often pretty stupid. After about 2 hours of the ID channel, I always ask my gal, "is there anything else on besides murder tv?"
BTW, saw a show about the OJ case (and some of the evidence that never was brought in) recently. There has never been a doubt in my mind that he did it. It's just so sad that he was basically acquitted because of racial tension in this country. I understand it, but I still find it sad.
Completely agree, Ernie. Especially on not enjoying the cases that aren't solved. I've found, too, that I can't watch any "true crime TV" that involves kids since I've had my own.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
a problem I had with the gloves appearing to be too small for OJ is that I doubt the killer was wearing latex gloves under them. I think I remember hearing there were 4 sets of footprints. Unless Rogers is a liar, I don't doubt that he's the killer but I'd bet OJ was there too. 'My Brother the Serial Killer' is fascinating and compelling. I don't understand why the Goldman's are so upset ( I think I read "appaulled' in an article) that someone other than Simpson has confessed to it. While I sympathize with Fred Goldman, because I have 2 sons (one is 25, Ron Goldman's age when murdered), but I dislike him because he comes across to me as self-righteous.
Last edited by davis; 06-20-2014 at 10:55 AM.
They're convinced that O.J. did it and that he got away with the murder of their son. I'd think that would make one pretty upset and self-righteous.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I'm a huge fan of true crime, but rarely watch those shows anymore.
Tha cheezy drawn out dramatizions and endless commercials are too much to bare.
The most frightening of the lot were Killer Kids and I Survived.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
I fast-fwd through all commercials. fwiw, the shows usually resume soon after a Mesothelioma ad.
I hope I never find out for myself. my oldest son has 99% of the traits of psychopathy, but he never harmed anyone physically.
So, let me get this straight..., there are people who still think OJ didn't' do it?
He even wrote a book admitting his guilt.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
nose, if you're willing to watch Rogers' brother's documentary, please do. I always thought Simpson did it until I saw this. maybe I was conned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ip1n2424oY
I had NO idea there were so many books about it. I'd pretty much forgotten about the whole thing until I watched "OJ, Trial of the Century" recently. which book are you talking about?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...rds=oj+simpson
I'm assuming he's talking about If I Did It.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
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