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fried eggs

(910 posts) Mon May 19, 2014, 04:23 PM May 2014

Is it just me, or are all the "Forensic Files" and true story murder mini documentaries disgusting? [View all]

Last weekend I somehow ended up watching CNN's Forensic Files. It was horrifying, but I couldn't look away from the back to back stories featuring vile and senseless murders. Hopefully it's only temporary, but I find myself even more distrustful of both neighbors and strangers. I don't think the murder mini-docs add anything of value to our society. They're exploiting the victims and viewers are slowly brainwashed into thinking most humans are evil. I wonder how many people purchase guns after watching shows like that?

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Is it just me, or are all the "Forensic Files" and true story murder mini documentaries disgusting? [View all] fried eggs May 2014 OP

Bread and circuses. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. KurtNYC May 2014 #1

I never watch that sensationalist shit. It seems 75% of U.S. TV is valerief May 2014 #2

The over the top CSI and Cold Case shows are far worse the true crime stories. dem in texas May 2014 #3

Not that one, but I used to watch "The New Detectives" all the time quinnox May 2014 #4

lol. Sounds cheesy fried eggs May 2014 #20

The thing I liked about "The New Detectives" (which my kid called "The Dead People Show") is that winter is coming May 2014 #33

for people who like watch murders but dont have the balls to do it themselves NightWatcher May 2014 #5

'The First 48' is great mwrguy May 2014 #6

No, it's not just you. What strikes me about all these shows, real murder cases, some of them sabrina 1 May 2014 #7

TBH, Sabrina, it's not that murders have become much more common..... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #9

Well, some of the crimes on these shows make Lizzie Borden's seem almost humane by comparison. sabrina 1 May 2014 #42

I doubt that that is accurate quakerboy May 2014 #17

Violent crime rates in the United States (1960-2012) fried eggs May 2014 #25

So it appears I was essentially correct quakerboy May 2014 #43

It's just you, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #8

I watch little else but true crime shows frogmarch May 2014 #10

Murder In America Is Big Business otohara May 2014 #11

I'm a liberal through and through and I love these true crime (murder) shows. LeftofObama May 2014 #12

Maybe I have too much anxiety fried eggs May 2014 #22

"I couldn't look away..." Nye Bevan May 2014 #13

Murder shows (true crime) make great TV JJChambers May 2014 #14

Educational? Like teaching would be killers how not to get caught?? fried eggs May 2014 #18

No, Learning how killers did get caught. Lots of science; lots of criminal justice. JJChambers May 2014 #19

Speaking of which... the way some of the crimes were solved seemed miraculous or fried eggs May 2014 #24

We're chillin' after work SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #15

I fall asleep with ID on every night justiceischeap May 2014 #16

I don't need television shows to know many people are downright evil. Shandris May 2014 #21

agreed. the other hopemountain May 2014 #23

It's good to look outside ones bubble and see how some others live Lee-Lee May 2014 #26

What percentage of the population do you think falls into that category? fried eggs May 2014 #29

About 1% Prophet 451 May 2014 #31

About 2-3% Lee-Lee May 2014 #41

I don't find them disgusting, but I knew I had to stop watching them when I started getting really GreenPartyVoter May 2014 #27

Forensic Files is a really interesting show. I love it. Learn a lot also. nt Logical May 2014 #28

I actually find them interesting Prophet 451 May 2014 #30

They're incredibly cheap to produce SwankyXomb May 2014 #32

no Skittles May 2014 #34

South Park called it "informative murder porn" LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #35

I know this is weird. Laffy Kat May 2014 #36

Those are about how they solve the crimes treestar May 2014 #37

true. i was hooked on them; got a sense of satisfaction out of seeing evil people punished, TheFrenchRazor May 2014 #39

I like Forensic Files. 840high May 2014 #38

I really like watching them laundry_queen May 2014 #40

"But I couldn't look away" Recursion May 2014 #44