What's good to watch on Netflix And Other Streaming Platforms

[Madden08PCgmr]

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The Rings of Power is just not good television.

Spoiler

Galadriels entire storyline has been completely unbelievable. Literally, all of it.

The storyline regarding the Elves reasons for leaving Middle Earth doesn't seem true to cannon. The Elves needing Mithril..... comical.

Worst of all; Sauron cannot be a faceless enemy in this story. He is responsible for the downfall of TWO races of Middle Earth. He needed to be introduced to one of them (Numenor, Lindon/Celebrimbor) by this point.

I can't see anyone unfamiliar with the LOTR world tuning in and saying, 'oh man, this is great!'

Weak storytelling, not worthy of Tolkien.

[KSUowls]

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Wednesday gets a new trailer and a release date. November 23 on Netflix.

Really love Jenny Ortega's character in the trailer. It's everything that I would imagine from a teenage version of Christina Ricci's character.

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[mkharsh33]

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watched all 3 episodes of Andor. This new show has potential. Currently I rank all the Star War shows:

1. Mandalorian
2. Obi Wan Kenobi
3. Andor
4. Book of Boba Fett

I am very, very, very late to the party - but I just finished season 1 of Mandalorian the other day - and I absolutely LOVED it!!

[lowpaiddonkey10]

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Snabba Cash. Something about women with imperfect noses.

[ODogg]

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I watched that, too, it was literally called Most Evil, I'm annoyed with myself for being interested in it. Not sure I'll watch the Dahmer show, I kinda hope we transition away from "celebrating" serial killers

This show doesn't celebrate Dahmer but rather gives insights into all the ways that society, his parents, his grandmother, etc all failed to do the right thing by him and for the protection of others.

It's a horrible horrible show to watch yes but I mean that in a good way because it really puts you in the middle of the horror. Now I think that people really need to see this and just how awful it is but I realize it's too much for some.

As for glorifying serial killers, yes some do but there's a difference in trying to understand and being fascinated by how someone could do it, that is human nature and will never change.

And on a related note, this show has done a better job of any show I'v seen about serial killers in regards to really giving the victims their personality and letting you know who they are, not just Dahmer.

It's worthwhile to watch if you favor the genre, just be ready to take a shower when it's over.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Never understood the fascination people have with mass murderers/serial killers.

[ODogg]

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Never understood the fascination people have with mass murderers/serial killers.

The desire to try to understand and/or to try to prevent future ones. That's it for most folks.

[DamnYanks2]

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The show is fantastic. They don’t show what Kemper did but amazing scenes with his character being interviewed.


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I was skeptical about this. But man this has been pretty good.

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[racerx]

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This show doesn't celebrate Dahmer but rather gives insights into all the ways that society, his parents, his grandmother, etc all failed to do the right thing by him and for the protection of others.



It's a horrible horrible show to watch yes but I mean that in a good way because it really puts you in the middle of the horror. Now I think that people really need to see this and just how awful it is but I realize it's too much for some.



As for glorifying serial killers, yes some do but there's a difference in trying to understand and being fascinated by how someone could do it, that is human nature and will never change.



And on a related note, this show has done a better job of any show I'v seen about serial killers in regards to really giving the victims their personality and letting you know who they are, not just Dahmer.



It's worthwhile to watch if you favor the genre, just be ready to take a shower when it's over.

Spot on ODogg, I don't get that impression at all that it was glorifying him.

To me I wanted to see how this unimaginable horror all begin and how the human mind could actually process something this evil.

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[l3ulvl]

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"celebrate" was the wrong word, but I did find a quick link from a criminology professor that provides better context to what I was trying to say:

Given the tremendous buzz and interest in reality programs such as Netflix’s Making a Murderer, about the exoneration and then murder conviction of Steven Avery, HBO’s The Jinx, about eccentric millionaire and possible serial killer Robert Durst, and Serial Season 1, about the case of convicted murderer Adnan Syed, it is clear that true crime shows are tantalizing to millions of people. This conclusion is supported by the passionate and loyal following demonstrated by Investigation Discovery network, which is entirely devoted to the true-crime genre of programming.


If you spend any amount of time watching true crime TV, you will quickly notice that the shows almost always involve one particular type of crime: murder. Often, too, the focus is on exotic, bizarre and especially grisly or disturbing incidents of murder.



In the extreme, the tales of murder depicted in true crime TV shows involve the gruesome and notorious exploits of serial killers such as the late Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy (The Killer Clown), Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker) or David Berkowitz (Son of Sam). The morbid stories of these prolific killers have become popular culture legends.


Can we conclude that people are fascinated with death, and that this alone explains why true-crime shows are so popular with the public? I think not. As a criminologist and college professor who also is a former network television executive, I spent several years conducting my own research on the allure of true crime. More specifically, I focused on what many people would consider to be the most heinous of all true crimes: serial murder.







My research has determined that the public’s fascination with serial killers on television is multifaceted and complex. Serial killers tantalize people much like traffic accidents, train wrecks or natural disasters. The public’s fascination with them can be seen as a specific manifestation of its more general fixation on violence and calamity. In other words, the actions of a serial killer may be horrible to behold but much of the public simply cannot look away due to the spectacle.



People also receive a jolt of adrenaline as a reward for witnessing terrible deeds. Adrenaline is a hormone that produces a powerful, stimulating and even addictive effect on the human brain. If you doubt the addictive power of adrenaline, think of the thrill-seeking child who will ride a roller coaster over and over until he or she becomes physically ill. The euphoric effect of true crime on human emotions is similar to that of roller coasters or natural disasters.


The public is drawn to true crime because it triggers the most basic and powerful emotion in all of us—fear. As a source of popular culture entertainment, it allow us to experience fear and horror in a controlled environment where the threat is exciting but not real. For example, the stories of real-life killers are often for adults what monster movies are for children. Moreover, by following an investigation on TV, people can play armchair detective and see if they can figure out “whodunit” before law enforcement authorities catch the actual perpetrator.



After much consideration, I believe that for many people, including me, true crime shows generally offer guilty pleasure to thrill-seeking adults. Why is there guilt? It feels wrong or inappropriate for us to delight in the horrors inflicted on real people in true crime shows. Yet many of us relish watching these shows anyway. But although we may feel a bit guilty about indulging in them, we simply cannot stop.

I still watch these shows, even today I watched a Bloodwork episode where an expert proved the blood spatter on an accused killer's shoes actually happened while he was at the victim's side at the hospital, and not at the crime scene, I loved it, the level of detail was incredible


the fetishization is what worries me

[RockinDaMike]

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I was skeptical about this. But man this has been pretty good.

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Yeah for sure, it sucks they may not continue the series. I hope they do, they can take time off and still continue if they want.


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[ProfessaPackMan]

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"celebrate" was the wrong word, but I did find a quick link from a criminology professor that provides better context to what I was trying to say:

I still watch these shows, even today I watched a Bloodwork episode where an expert proved the blood spatter on an accused killer's shoes actually happened while he was at the victim's side at the hospital, and not at the crime scene, I loved it, the level of detail was incredible


the fetishization is what worries me

It’s just weird to me.

Folks love stuff like this…but I guarantee if they had done one of these about one of the mass/school shooters or even worse, one of the 9/11 Terrorists, the reaction would not be the same that this show is getting.

[ODogg]

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"celebrate" was the wrong word, but I did find a quick link from a criminology professor that provides better context to what I was trying to say:

I still watch these shows, even today I watched a Bloodwork episode where an expert proved the blood spatter on an accused killer's shoes actually happened while he was at the victim's side at the hospital, and not at the crime scene, I loved it, the level of detail was incredible


the fetishization is what worries me

I don't feel guilty in the least for watching shows about serial killers. And that is a nice, pretty accurate write up above but doesn't really address the most important reason many people watch these and that is to try to prevent it in the future by attempting to understand what is often not understandable or explainable.

For the people who say we shouldn' attempt it then I suppose you're opposed to the FBI and it's detectives that take years of classes attempting to understand it professionally. Are they sick because they want to try to understand it?

No. And neither are people in the public who, like myself, watch shows, read about them and try to see what their motivated by, how they are formed, etc.

Now if you're printing up a Ted Bundy t-shirt or acting in that manner, then yes, that's disturbing and strange...but most people who watch these shows or consume literature about these guys aren't doing that.

[RockinDaMike]

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It’s just weird to me.

Folks love stuff like this…but I guarantee if they had done one of these about one of the mass/school shooters or even worse, one of the 9/11 Terrorists, the reaction would not be the same that this show is getting.

Well it’s the same idea as watching a about a drug pin/dealer right? They often show they kill a large amount of people. It could be about A real person like Escobar/El Chapo or a fictional story like The Wire.

It’s all to understand the human psyche and what makes someone can do heinous crimes and what led them to that point.

Who knows, you may come across someone who has similar behavior to a serial killer, recognize it so that you are able to protect yourself and family. Or maybe recognize the potential that a young person is headed on that path and get them help.


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[SmashMan]

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It’s all to understand the human psyche and what makes someone can do heinous crimes and what led them to that point.

Yeah, I never got into the true crime/serial killer genre, but this is basically why I watched Shadowland on Peacock. It’s about people who believe QAnon and some other current mainstream conspiracy theories and I was kinda curious to hear them talk about getting into these things in a setting where it wasn’t confrontational.

Some were too far gone by now, some were grifters, and others are otherwise nice, normal folks who for whatever reason get sucked into these things. I can’t say I’m any closer to understanding really why someone does, but when they start talking about their life stories I can see how some would be more susceptible to it.