The Con

I love all documentaries! As a matter of fact, I fell asleep watching one on a streaming app - but because I have the *continue playing* setting on, "The Con" came on and woke me with Whoopi's animated voice (it was time to get up, so it actually helped!). I love Whoopi - her enthusiasm and passion are motivating! I grew up watching her in movies and comedy shows so maybe my opinion is a little biased. So I kept watching out of curiosity. The facts and perspective provided by people who were actually there brought a bona fide sense of reality, but it was Whoopi's animated narration made it very fun and entertaining - I couldn't wait to watch the other episodes! The other episodes were just as entertaining and fresh! I love these kind of documentaries - crime without the violence. I don't need anymore gory murder crap in my infotainment queue! I hope there are more to be made, but if not, I'm glad I was able to enjoy the ones I watched!

This is a well done series that Kay's out how people have been conned is various ways. It's very insightful and helpful for all of us to learn how seemingly intelligent con-proof people get sucked in. The variety of cons ranges from the well known ones like the college entrance one to ones like the psychics that prey on vulnerable people. The amount of money involved are also mind-boggling. People paying thousands for worthless baubles they have been told will fight curses and defeat evil illustrates the desperation of people being conned. The shows also reveal how the con artists are ultimately brought down, sadly often after the money is gone.

The series manages to drag out 20 minutes to 40-45 minute episodes again and again.

And most of these cons are frankly penny ante. A woman being conned by her supposed friend of "thousands" of dollars. A con man posing as a doctor.

And of course the music festival that was so poorly run everyone has heard about it.

Part of the con is on the viewer for sitting through this. Take my advice and don't do it.

The only worthwhile episode is on a man posing as a Saudi prince. Even that runs for about ten minutes too long. I kept fast forwarding.

The worst person in this series is not Goldberg. The worst is the vapid talking head they have posing as a journalist in every episode who adds nothing but annoyance.

Love this show. Great content. Whoppi is overly expressive as the narrator in a raspy voice. It over shadows the show. It seems more about her and her vocal vicalinflectionnflection then the story. Keith Morrison got it right in Dateline.

I liked this a lot. Each episode is a new story. Interesting seeing how these people scam and lie. You would think, that could never happened to me, but this can happen to anybody. It's absolutely worth a watch. And you will be shocked over how rude and false some people can be. I hope to see more episodes of this series in the future. Fingers crossed!

8/10