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Thread #52840   Message #811054
Posted By: GUEST
25-Oct-02 - 10:43 AM
Thread Name: DC sniper; looks like they may have him?
Subject: RE: DC sniper; looks like they may have him?
Watching traffic jams live on television made a good story? Watching talking heads sitting under the media tents made for compelling viewing?

I dunno. On the nights I even tried to watch the reporting, with the film footage of the gas stations in the background, and the traffic standstills in the background, and talking heads talking over it saying nothing, I didn't find it even remotely interesting.

And then there were all the "ex" experts. An ex-this and an ex-that trotted out to tell us EVERYTHING about the snipers. Except of course who they were, where they were, and why they were doing it.

The forensic psychologists, and former cops and FBI agents literally put me to sleep. As in snoring. Including and especially DURING the chase. I even fell asleep watching the Friday morning shooting a week ago. Or was it two weeks ago. I mean, fell asleep on the couch and woke up when the phone rang. Same thing was on TWO HOURS LATER as was when I fell asleep. A traffic jam, with a lot of white vans being pulled over, and the drone of talking heads...

Maybe it's me, but I didn't find it to be an interesting story, much less a good one.