The Hunt with John Walsh

After watching 30-40 minute forensic files, and being a big fan of the genre of true crime, I thought this would be a real treat. But the absolutely pondering pace of this show left me checking my watch and anxious to do something more constructive with my time. The first episode was about some killer, and they spend the first 10 minutes discussing the town in Shasta County, how quiet and peaceful it is, how it's like a paradise to many people, interviewing people about how the town is so crime-free. Ugh. I fast-forwarded to John Walsh, but he talked slowly and I sensed this was trying too hard to be some dramatic build-up instead of a documentary about true crime. Forensic Files, on the other hand, is paced well, and does not try to hit us over the head with the dramatic elements, because the shock and horror of the true crime is dramatic enough.

A real bore. 3 points.