Murder Porn

[Joe Nerve]

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?

 

[MJ5150]

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

-Mike

 

[Stewie26]

No interest in watching these shows either. They are disgusting to me.

 

[Stumbo]

Dexter on Netflix.

 

[tlc1976]

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.

 

[hondo4life]

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.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

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.

 

[Roland GR 88]

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.

 

[Pilgrim]

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.

 

[viper4000]

I think shows like this are what causes the pervasive fear culture we are up against now.

 

[Johnny Crab]

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.

 

[Fat Freddy]

No interest whatsoever....

Watching the Mets get murdered nightly is more than enough for me

 

[friskinator]

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.

 

[Plake]

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.

 

[Joe Nerve]

Strangely, Forensic Files puts me to sleep like no other show can.

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.

 

[ptg]

No interest whatsoever....

Watching the Mets get murdered nightly is more than enough for me

As a huge Mets fan...I feel your pain!

 

[Chicory Blue]

Not sure what I was expecting when I clicked this.

Or why I'm disappointed.

--^@

 

[Killed_by_Death]

unfortunately all the best most gruesome stuff comes from abroad & thus has subtitles

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

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.

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.

 

[Crusher47]

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