Mocking and "humorous" narration tone - for a child murder case! Awful.
I watched all of Episode 1 "Innocence Lost," although it was difficult.
The big problem: the inappropriate tone of the script and the narrator's delivery.
There may be true crime documentaries which can take a light, humorous or even mocking tone. But this was the rape and murder of an eight year old child!
The script was overloaded with wordplay and cute turns of phrase. The narrator's delivery verged on the smart-aleck. It was all very disturbing. Although the show did not specifically mock or explicitly show disrespect for the child victim, her family, or the law enforcement personnel on the case, its tone was inappropriate.
I don't think they needed to go overboard with a heavy tragic-sounding narrative, but this went too far into "crime light" for my comfort. I'm very sorry I purchased this show (and I paid for the whole season, my bad).
Very poorly narrated
Wow. Anyone else see this and think something's wrong? The way this
story is narrated completely mocks and minimizes the rape and murder of
a little girl. It seems they are attempting to make it
curiosity-peaking, but the narrator sounds as though he's describing
the haunted mansion at Disneyland. I sincerely hope not every episode
is narrated in this callous and cruel manner. If I was this little
girl's family, I would be outraged. Shame on you Discovery Channel!
Nightmare Next Door
This is a good show. Its interesting how they unravel what really happened and who did it. CSI & Investigations sometimes reveal an unlikely suspect/scenario.
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