Greetings,
Apparently, the best way to deal with an addiction is to, first, acknowledge it. So here goes. I am addicted to the Investigation Discovery Channel. I am. If you don't yet know about ID, as we call it, it is a fairly new channel, a spawn of the Discovery Channel, obviously, and it airs shows that deals with things like murder mysteries or legal mysteries or just mysteries in general. And those are the kind of shows I love. I love trying to figure out what is going on, who's the bad guy, whodunnit, even. As I've made it clear, I do love me some good crime drama shows, and seeing a crime drama that comes from reality is more poignant and, at times, even heart wrenching. Bottom line, these shows are just plain good. Let me tell you about a couple of them.
Okay, I must admit that some of the shows are a bit copies of some of the others, with only very small tweaks differing each one from the next. Still, I find a lot of them unique in their structure and theme. For example, we have a little show called Behind Mansion Walls, which is essentially a version of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with some crime involved. It doesn't hurt in that venture that they hired a mini Robin Leach to host. In the same vein, there is The Will in which the wills of famous people and the conflicts that surround them are discussed. Then, we have Nightmare Next Door, a show to which I could have somewhat related at certain points in my life, and Scorned: Love Kills, a show to which I thankfully cannot relate. Also, they have a series entitled Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets, wherein the story is narrated by the dead victim. Okay, not the actual dead victim, but an actor narrating as though they are such. Yeah, I don't know about this one. I've watched it, and it certainly isn't bad, but it is a little creepy. I think even the people who make the show could understand why I and probably a few others may feel this way.
Now, in addition to these original series, we also get a taste of the past. This comes in the form of reruns of 48 Hours and Dateline episodes. What? No, 20/20? Well, forget you, ABC. Apparently, you're not good enough for this channel. Oh, wait. Reruns of 20/20 seemed to be owned by the WE Channel. My bad. I withdraw the objection. There is also a show called On the Case with Paula Zahn, which I THINK may be an original series, but, every time I watch it, I feel as though I've seen it before. Oh, well. Who cares? I like Paula Zahn, and I think the show is pretty good.
But, hands down, my favorite series on Investigation Discovery is Homicide Hunter. This show is all about the cases that were solved by one Lt. Joe Kenda, and he is fantastic. I love the way he seems so laid back as he tells his stories, but, at the same time, you can tell that he was passionate about his work. Anyway, the show is basically Lt. Kenda going through the events of one of his over 400 solved homicide cases, included in which are interviews with victims' friends and families and people who worked with him, as well as, of course, a dramatization of what was happening. On the surface, it may seem like just another show that you've seen before, but I think the fact that all these stories are coming from one person makes it more, well, personal. You see how much each case has affected him and what he learned from them. It's just a great show to watch. Oh, and the guy who portrays him in those dramatizations is kind of good looking. That certainly can't hurt.
And so there you have it, my admission of great love for the Investigation Discovery Channel. I suppose there are much worse things to which I could devote my time. I get entertained and somewhat informed. Yes, I feel as though I may be learning from what I watch here, and there is nothing wrong with that. Just so long as I am not learning too much from the criminals. That may cause some problems. Let us pray it does not happen.
Love and full moons,
Becky the Writer
