True Life: Crime

I have never liked documentaries but these episodes get me hooked with curiosity. Every week I waited for a new episode and when it came out I watched it straight away. Loved it from the start

From this first episode, it's clear exactly what took place here. You can save yourself 25mins by watching 2. Unfortunately I suffered through the entire episode just to give it a go and see if there was any point. There wasn't. There wasn't even a crime. Just a bunch of idiots looking for someone to blame, to funnel their own hate and ignorance, when it should have been directed to the people in the immediate vicinity. How MTV could allow such drivel is beyond me. Don't waste your precious time.

As soon as I saw MTV, I knew there would never be anything that even comes close to the truth. The first episode doesn't even have a crime! It's the family believing it MUST be a crime. Talk about denial. Episode two is nothing more than head shots of Catfish eyeballing the camera. Not sure what that has to do with a crime. But then that's most likely MTV thinking all of America is nothing more than illiterate tweens. I love a good documentary, unfortunately, this isn't one of them. Not even close. MTV should stick to what it does best, fool teenagers into giving them money.

How many crime series shows showcase young people of color, possibly disenfranchised, most likely overlooked by mainstream media? ID network isn't there in most cases. The First 48 makes the grade, but this platform addresses a younger audience. I respect this effort and appreciate quality product. These stories are real and real life.

I'm new to this show, so I've seen just a few episodes. In the first two that I watched, I didn't notice the anti-police comments. But the program definitely wants the viewers to know their opinion of law enforcement...to the point it's mentioned numerous times throughout the show. The police were incompetent; the officers didn't care; evidence was ignored or disregarded...etc. We the viewers are intelligent enough to form our own opinions, and labeling all law enforcement as "bad" is irresponsible. And as a "journalist," the host should be held to a higher standard of reporting and represent ALL sides of the story, not just the one that underscores his own feelings.