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Did you expect to suddenly have a whole bunch of water-related murders that had never been covered? That's silly.
Sure, many or all of these murders were covered on other shows. Virtually every Dateline story is also on 48 Hours and vice versa. Welcome to the real world.
I thought the show covered these stories with a different angle and presentation, and I enjoyed seeing a story that was vaguely familiar covered in a new and different way.
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My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating). For Lifetime Movies for Chicks (LMFC), drop the above scale by 3 notches. A 6 is excellent and 7 almost unattainable.
Sure, many or all of these murders were covered on other shows. Virtually every Dateline story is also on 48 Hours and vice versa. Welcome to the real world.
I thought the show covered these stories with a different angle and presentation, and I enjoyed seeing a story that was vaguely familiar covered in a new and different way.
ABOUT MY REVIEWS:
I do not include a synopsis of the film/show -- you can get that anywhere and that does not constitute a meaningful review -- but rather my thoughts and feelings on the film that hopefully will be informative to you in deciding whether to invest 90-180 minutes of your life on it.
My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating). For Lifetime Movies for Chicks (LMFC), drop the above scale by 3 notches. A 6 is excellent and 7 almost unattainable.
...no it has been literally been done before.
The first episode was in regards to the charter boat Joe Cool and the murder of the crew. This story was already done on Hijacked in 2019 and previously on Fatal Encounters 2012.
Episode 2 was about Pegye Bechler's murder i 1997. This incident was covered on Fatal Vows in 2016 and also on Dateline in 2015.
Nothing new was added other than some rehashed interviews with family members and the tedious and drab voice of Captain Lee.
The previous iterations of the coverage of these cases were handled much better on the other shows in my opinion.
Maybe Oxygen can find some new, or at least more obscure cases to cover. If unfamiliar with the listed cases it could be interesting, but I personally have no need for a rehashing of old, already resolved cases.
The first episode was in regards to the charter boat Joe Cool and the murder of the crew. This story was already done on Hijacked in 2019 and previously on Fatal Encounters 2012.
Episode 2 was about Pegye Bechler's murder i 1997. This incident was covered on Fatal Vows in 2016 and also on Dateline in 2015.
Nothing new was added other than some rehashed interviews with family members and the tedious and drab voice of Captain Lee.
The previous iterations of the coverage of these cases were handled much better on the other shows in my opinion.
Maybe Oxygen can find some new, or at least more obscure cases to cover. If unfamiliar with the listed cases it could be interesting, but I personally have no need for a rehashing of old, already resolved cases.
- matthewwagner-47241
- Jun 12, 2024
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