“American Vandal” is a Netflix mockumentary, which attempts to recreate the style of true-crime documentaries, such as “Making a Murderer” or the Ted Bundy Tapes documentary. However, “American Vandal” simulates the genre by providing a fictional setting and scenario in the same format. I will be writing solely about the
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Netflix came out with the series “Narcos” in 2015 which showcases the life of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The series goes through how Escobar came to be one of the richest men in the world. However, it romanticizes a world of violence and drugs. Young people today watch
13 Reasons Why is a young adult novel written in 2007 by Jay Asher. It is the story of a young high school student that descends into despair by the immense amount of betrayal, bullying, that lead to her committing suicide. This show tries to target controversial topics to have
Are reality type crime shows such as cops educational or just crimesploitation. Crimesploitation is the act of exploiting crime through media. Crime type reality shows claim to educate middle class consumers about the dangers of crime, however there seems to be a hidden agenda. Crime is attractive but dangerous and
What happens when a crime show only portrays small scenes of criminals being caught? Shows like “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted” are advertised as a direct method to see the criminal system, but with “Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport” there is a minor crimes televised in the show. The show itself
Amazon recently released a new docuseries on rapper Meek Mill and his struggle going through the American justice system. At age 19, Robert Rihmeek Williams, aka Meek Mill, was arrest for intent to distribute and possession of weapons. After serving 8 months in jail, Meek Mill had 7 years of
In 1974, Dennis Rader began killing innocent individuals, with majority of his victims being women. Rader as known his motto – “Bind ’em, torture ’em, kill ’em”. In Wichita, Kansas the “BTK Killer” murdered member of the Otero family. It was here that the BTK Killer developed a
Euphoria is a groundbreaking, new series produced by HBO that sheds light on a variety of issues that plague adolescents. Most notably, the show follows protagonist, Rue, who finds herself struggling with a drug addiction even after having been to rehab. The graphic, raw portrayal of her experience with hard
Recently a TV series called Euphoria aired on HBO about a group of high schoolers who are struggling with everything from child pornography blackmail to terrifying rapist drug dealers, and the psychopathic toxic masculinity character has to be mentioned as well. The focus of the series is a 17 year
Last summer, Netflix released a new docuseries titled 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 in which journalist David Farrier seeks out odd and macabre tourist destinations all around the globe. The show explores the culture and tourist trade surrounding sites that have been historically linked to tragedy, crime, and death. The series is only