Murder Porn

Discussion in 'Off Topic [BG]' started by Joe Nerve, Jul 11, 2017.

  1. Joe Nerve

    Joe Nerve Supporting Member

    Oct 7, 2000
    New York City
    Endorsing artist: Musicman basses
    Forensic Files, Snapped, Killer Kids, 48 Hours, etc....

    I'm curious what people's thoughts are on this. I have mine, but I want to save them for now :).

    Do you watch any of these shows?

    Why or why not?
     
  2. MJ5150

    MJ5150 Moderator Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    No thank you.
    The topic is not of interest to me, learning why and how people murder others.

    -Mike
     
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  3. No interest in watching these shows either. They are disgusting to me.
     
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  4. Stumbo

    Stumbo Guest

    Feb 11, 2008
    Dexter on Netflix.
     
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  5. tlc1976

    tlc1976

    Aug 2, 2016
    Michigan
    I really like them. I don't sit glued to them, but they're usually so predictable that they're more of a comfort viewing. Like a good cult classic film you've seen 50 times.
     
  6. hondo4life

    hondo4life Guest

    Feb 29, 2016
    SC
    I do not watch them, and I dislike how pervasive they are. I do not like the fictional drama like CSI, either. Cartoons are better.
     
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  7. Killed_by_Death

    Killed_by_Death Snaggletooth Inactive

    I was thinking of that Nic Cage film, 8mm, which I recently watched.

    My stepfather watches some sort of forensics show when he's not watching old-timey Westerns, and I'm concerned that the morbidity of it is going to warp his already twisted psyche.

    OTOH, I watch crime dramas based on actual events, but never those ones that come on TV on Friday night.

    I recently watched An American Crime with Ellen Page.

    The fact that these stories actually happened makes them scarier.

    Monster is a good one, with Charlize Theron.
     
  8. Roland GR 88

    Roland GR 88 Commercial User

    Sep 16, 2013
    Ontario Canada
    Retail store manager
    I view those shows like this...... If I wouldn't invite them into my home in person why the hell would I invite them in through the t.v.
    You can lump those "I'm on t.v. because I ate too much, never took the garbage out or had too many kids" shows in there too.
     
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  9. Pilgrim

    Pilgrim Supporting Member

    I watched one episode of Criminal Minds and found it excessive and distasteful. I haven't watched it again, and won't. I watch a lot of cop shows, and I've watched a lot of CSI, but there is such a thing as too much. I don't go to slasher movies, either.
     
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  10. viper4000

    viper4000

    Aug 17, 2010
    Charlotte
    I think shows like this are what causes the pervasive fear culture we are up against now.
     
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  11. Johnny Crab

    Johnny Crab HELIX user & BOSE Abuser

    Feb 11, 2004
    Texas
    Don't watch 'em, all we have is streaming TV. JC mainly puts youtube concerts on(Playstation 3 app) or music documentaries.

    Don't watch 'em because life is too short to waste on that. I've watched animals(wild or not) fight and kill, lived in New Orleans and read/saw/lived through stuff there, and have learned enough to know that there are simply some sick <deleted expletive> in the world who can and will expedite your travel to the morgue. Many will do so with no fear, feeling, or emotion and some will because they enjoy it.
     
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  12. Fat Freddy

    Fat Freddy Supporting Member

    Feb 23, 2016
    Albany NY
    No interest whatsoever....

    Watching the Mets get murdered nightly is more than enough for me :whistle:
     
  13. friskinator

    friskinator Supporting Member

    Apr 5, 2007
    Georgia
    Strangely, Forensic Files puts me to sleep like no other show can. Despite the lurid material, it's so formulaic that my brain tunes out within minutes of starting an episode.

    Aside from that, I'm a fan of the true crime TV genre in general. Some of it is compelling and well-done. And some of it is garbage, but that's the case with all TV. There are also a few good true crime podcasts that I listen to.

    Not sure how I feel about the "murder porn" label, though. Considering that real murder porn exists (something I unfortunately learned via a podcast recently), it seems like a misnomer.
     
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  14. Plake

    Plake Supporting Member

    Dec 20, 2010
    I have watched 48hrs if nothing else is on. Usually end up being shocked/saddened by how many lives are destroyed over senseless bs and the fact that individuals will sit there and tell lie after lie no matter how much evidence to the contrary is presented to them. That being said its a sad reality that exists.
     
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  15. Joe Nerve

    Joe Nerve Supporting Member

    Oct 7, 2000
    New York City
    Endorsing artist: Musicman basses
    LOL! That just blew my mind because I have the same exact response. I put it on when I want to take a nap, and I never make it even half way through. It's like a heavy duty sleeping pill.

    RE the murder porn title, you might be right. I should have said true crime or something else. That's why I put the examples - I thought that's what it was generally referred to as. We might be discussing 2 different things. Not talking about snuff films.
     
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  16. ptg

    ptg

    Mar 16, 2008
    As a huge Mets fan...I feel your pain!
     
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  17. Chicory Blue

    Chicory Blue Secretly Queen of the Moon

    Not sure what I was expecting when I clicked this.

    Or why I'm disappointed.

    --^@
     
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  18. Killed_by_Death

    Killed_by_Death Snaggletooth Inactive

    unfortunately all the best most gruesome stuff comes from abroad & thus has subtitles
     
  19. Gravedigger Dav

    Gravedigger Dav Gold Supporting Member

    Mar 13, 2014
    Springtown, Texas
    HA! I was going to post this almost exactly. I have to have the TV on to go to sleep or my brain will spin all night long. The best thing on to do that is Forensic Files. HLN runs it all night every night.
    My wife once asked if she had anything to worry about because I watched this all the time. I told her, quite the opposite. It is obvious I couldn't get away with it, so you are save...for now.
     
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  20. Crusher47

    Crusher47 Tattoo'ed Freak

    Apr 12, 2014
    Fort Worth, TX
    Do not watch, have no interest in watching. My favorite TV Shows are:
    Wheeler Dealers, Chasing Classic Cars, Overhaulin', .... well, almost anything on Velocity or I watch some History Channel, Modern Marvels, How it's Made, etc.
    Boring, yes I know