125: Truth Be Told and Dark Tourist E03
Dec 18, 2019, 02:00 PM
Jeb Lund returns, but probably wishes he hadn't, because we're talking about Apple TV's Truth Be Told, a property that may think it brings Serial to mind, but is actually a lot more in line with the estranged-from-reality journalisming of one Brandon Walsh. Have the creators never watched even part of a procedural? Why does the series contain EVERY possible story about this family? And is every agent involved getting fired?
It's bad, is our point. 2018 Netflix series Dark Tourist is better, but it's still muddled as to whether it's trying to comment on the dark-tourism industry -- and its consumers -- or participate in it, or both. We're also not 100 on whether Jeffrey Dahmer is the quintessentially American killer...or just the easiest target. Wasted opportunities abound, but we might save you from wasting your time in The Blotter Presents, Episode 125.
SHOW NOTES
It's bad, is our point. 2018 Netflix series Dark Tourist is better, but it's still muddled as to whether it's trying to comment on the dark-tourism industry -- and its consumers -- or participate in it, or both. We're also not 100 on whether Jeffrey Dahmer is the quintessentially American killer...or just the easiest target. Wasted opportunities abound, but we might save you from wasting your time in The Blotter Presents, Episode 125.
SHOW NOTES
- Visit my sponsor, Lola! (Don't forget the code!) http://mylola.com
- Truth Be Told: https://wondery.com/shows/detective-trapp
- Dark Tourist E03, "The United States": https://amzn.to/2P5XfxS
- This American Life 385 (Jon Ronson): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/385/pro-se
- Dave And Jeb Aren't Mean: https://daveandjebarentmean.libsyn.com/