Most true crime follows the Forensic Files pacing and moves rather slowly, which works well if you keep up the flow of information; this show, despite having cinematic quality of re-enactments, repeats itself (literally) up to nine times on any data point. That makes any story start moving slowly to the point where the episode bogs down two thirds of the way through, then skips over vital details to get to a conclusion. These producers know a good story to pick but do a terrible job of planning out each episode, resulting in something even more boring than the news that is also even more dramatic. If you let me edit one of these episodes, it would probably be closer to Forensic Files twenty-one minutes (apparently, a half hour of TV minus commercials, PSAs, and station identification) and have much more punch because they really are beautifully filmed.
Review of Lies, Crimes & Video, HLN
