Os Reis de Tupelo: Crime e Conspiração nos EUA

I'm not an Elvis fan. In high school one of the kids in my class was an Elvis impersonator and he went on the junior year trip to Germany with a bunch of us and entertained us in the bus. I'd had enough of Elvis then and TBH that almost stopped me from watching this. I am so glad it didn't.

Gosh this is fun. And freaky. The characters we meet are really like carnies. I almost wonder if they were coached by the producers... (but let's not go there and besides who cares).

The 3 episodes fly by. Thank God it isn't 8 episodes (sometimes these series drag). And I really did not have a clue "who dun it" and was surprised when the be reveal happens.

Paul Curtis is wonderful. And I'm glad to have met him and his family and the extended "family" of all those who got caught up in this circus. I wish him happiness and the freedom to pursue any conspiracies he wants. Lord knows the next four years will be full of possibilities. We will need his tenacity and perseverance.

Thank you. Thank you thank you.

Then by god this is the documentary series for you.

The characters are charming and the production is great, typical for any Netflix series like this.

There's no need for me to spoil any of the plot here. There are many people across the country and particularly in the deep south that are prone to conspiratorial &/or mystical/religious thinking - as in believing in things that are not in any way provable. It's a condition of humanity and we're all susceptible. It's simply the degree to which certain people can be TREMENDOUSLY, spectacularly susceptible. In this case, an individual who is so prone to believing in fantasy that they had to make a whole Netflix series about it.

Enjoy!

Incredibly well produced with timing, inserting tidbits, and the way they build the story. Kudos to the production and research team. They know how to rachet up the drama and make it like a fiction thriller with a bunch of laughs along the way. Besides that, the story itself is fascinating without all the extra production and takes all kinds of twists and turns with a surprise ending. Absolutely recommend to spend 3 episodes for a fun time and it doesn't drag on for 9 episodes like Inventing Anna that could have been told in 4 🙄 sure, everyone is a bath*t crazy, but it's the deep south. If you like Tiger King you'll love this.

I don't know where to start really, so I'll just plunge. . . .Do Not Miss This One.

It's got down to earth southern stereotypes. . . Non-stereo types, brother against brother, great accents, great plot, and it's horror adjacent, too.

In short, a nifty cutaway of the human zoo. And based on a true story, too. Nothing to hate and a lot to love. This is just the first episode, out of three in all!!!

When you mix a tale of Elvi (plural of Elvis in "Elvis impersonators), with a body parts black market, conspiracy theories, dark webbing, and authentic southern drawls, Netflix can't go wrong. And neither can you. Amen.

When work dries up a little, Elvis impersonator Kevin takes on the role of a janitor, on a job he discovers a severed head, a discovery that convinces him that body parts are being sold. Kevin gets mixed up in a plan to send ricin to The President.

The last time I watched a documentary as wild and crazy as this, it was Tiger King, this is pretty much on the same lines, all shades of crazy.

I binge watched it all in one go, I had to, it really is that good. Very well paced, packed with intrigue, loaded with humour, I found Kevin quite an amusing, and generally likeable character.

One thing that baffles me, whoever was running the case needed to be spoken to, who on Earth would have thought that Kevin was capable of making ricin, come on.

Honestly, it's absolutely bonkers, and Kevin may seem like a total, conspiracy theory obsessive, you discover there's a grain of truth in what he discovered.

Bonkers, but hugely entertaining.

8/10.