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Here we go again, yet another show with really stupid gimmicks. I've seen two episodes of "Evil Kin," and the second one had the dumb gimmick. The show's been airing since 2013, so presumably the shaking is either old or new (I didn't catch the date of the one with the shaking). Nearly every other scene change begins with the scene rapidly shaking up and down, accompanied by a static-like noise. It's as though the cameraman is having a seizure. This wasn't occasional. It was nearly every scene change, and there were a lot of scene changes (the one about the Ranes brothers). It got so bad I was getting motion sickness and decided to just close my eyes and listen to the story. Shame on the director. Why can't you just present the story in a no-nonsense fashion? What's with the absurd shaking before each new scene? This is incredibly stupid and I won't be watching "Evil Kin" again.

For anyone seeing "Fatal Vows" for the first time, they may wonder if this is a serious crime documentary or some fictitious story -- the moment they begin hearing the ridiculous music. There's this drummy music, the kind you might hear in a love scene on a sitcom. Then there's the other kind of music, the kind that's associated with stripping. Both runs of music are entirely out of synch with a true life murder story. It's so sappy I've decided to stop watching "Fatal Vows." I'm also not sure about the overly-inserted commentary by the two psychologists. Most of what they say is already known by any viewer with basic common sense. Finally, the posing sequences on a stage, by the key "characters" in the crime, is ridiculous. It's as though the director can't make up his mind about whether the story is a true tragedy or some fictional comedy.

I'm done watching "Grave Mysteries" for only this one reason: Every time the scene cuts to a new scene, the TV image jumps as though the tape is being abruptly cut, and it's accompanied by a brief static-like sound. What doofus thought this was a good idea? Why can't we just leave out the stupid gimmicks and present the show in a no-nonsense way? The image-jumps occur so often (the show very frequently switches scenes, as would be expected for a murder docudrama), that I practically get motion sickness just watching. There is absolutely NO reason whatsoever why this jump must occur at all, nada, zero, NO reason -- other than the director getting off on dumb gimmicks.