AmyLiz, you are never a bummer. Rather, I am sometimes as easily distracted by true crime as I am by shiny objects.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sparky1 - Sep 05, 2006 5:10:06 pm PDT #6139 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Amy - Sep 05, 2006 5:12:40 pm PDT #6140 of 10001
Because books.
Boy, the Zodiac killer murdered more people than I thought. Huh. Why is there no movie about him? (Her? Or is there?)
Rather, I am sometimes as easily distracted by true crime as I am by shiny objects.
Me, too! I read one of the books about Ted Bundy when I was only fourteen, and devoured the Fatal Vision, too.
Also, I ended copyediting a lot of true crime books a few years ago. Not too many huge cases, but some really interesting ones. The only negative was that they were almost uniformly poorly written -- we weren't publishing the hardcover, high-profile stuff.
Jesse - Sep 05, 2006 5:14:07 pm PDT #6141 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Black Dahlia case isn't known by most people, you think? Huh.
I don't know why I've never gotten into reading true crime, but I think fear of bad writing is part of it.
Sparky1 - Sep 05, 2006 5:16:13 pm PDT #6142 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
My sister and I used to watch "Unsolved Mysteries" (aka "Untold Miseries" in our lexicon) and discuss when we could back in the olden days before watch and post. (Talk about uniformly poorly written.)
Amy - Sep 05, 2006 5:20:41 pm PDT #6143 of 10001
Because books.
The Black Dahlia case isn't known by most people, you think? Huh.
See, I've known about that for years, but that may just be my twisted interest in true crime.
Jesse - Sep 05, 2006 5:25:43 pm PDT #6144 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't have a particular interest in true crime, and I was at least vaguely aware of it even before the book came out.
JenP - Sep 05, 2006 5:28:39 pm PDT #6145 of 10001
I don't have a particular interest in true crime, but I'd heard of the Black Dahlia case. Though, I couldn't really tell you any details. Just one of those things you've heard of.
(ETA: Or, what Jesse said.)
I'm watching Miami Ink and taping Nip/Tuck. Good times.
Jesse - Sep 05, 2006 5:30:41 pm PDT #6146 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm watching Nip/Tuck, and it is good times. But I can't believe how heavy Kathleen Turner is. Is it for real?
msbelle - Sep 05, 2006 5:30:50 pm PDT #6147 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
never heard of it until the movie.
SailAweigh - Sep 05, 2006 5:32:22 pm PDT #6148 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I was surprised, too, Jesse. And, damn, her voice has gotten deep.