So Much Crime/Killers.

I agree, there is too much crime in our every day lives we do not need to see it on TV as well.

I agree. My DH loves Scandi thrillers on Walter Presents but I have now banned all this type of stuff since reading it is bad for your mental health. They all seem to target young women, who die in ghastly circumstances. How can you call that Entertainment? His argument is that it is only make-believe but I vehemently disagree as it panders to dark forces in human nature, especially misogyny.

I think it is solving the puzzle that makes these shows interesting, not the crimes themselves.

You can have puzzles without crime, surely?

I agree with OP but think it goes deeper than that. I don't read crime fiction for that reason and never understood Agatha Christie et al. Death is not entertainment.

I disagree. I love a good crime thriller.

I’m not adverse to the odd “horror” film either.

I’ve loved this genre since my teens.

No I don't like crime programmes.
I love animal/vet programmes. Especially The Yorkshire Vet.
Other favourites of mine are medical like Ambulance, 24 hours in A and E. GP's Behind closed doors.
I used to like One Born Every Minute
Tonight I'll be watching at 9pm channel 5, Cause of Death.
Might not be your cup of tea. I find these sort of programmes interesting and sometimes you can learn something from them.
And of course there's Emmerdale and Corrie.

My DH loves Scandi thrillers on Walter Presents but I have now banned all this type of stuff since reading it is bad for your mental health.

Boz You've banned your husband from watching TV he wants to watch???? Is he 12? Or did I misunderstand?

Boz

I agree. My DH loves Scandi thrillers on Walter Presents but I have now banned all this type of stuff since reading it is bad for your mental health. They all seem to target young women, who die in ghastly circumstances. How can you call that Entertainment? His argument is that it is only make-believe but I vehemently disagree as it panders to dark forces in human nature, especially misogyny.

So you married your toy boy. How’s that going?

Yes I thought that was unusual. I listen to true crime podcasts, from what I understand it is women who listen to this genre more than men, if dh stopped me from listening to anything I would leave him.

There is a lot more, a lot darker now available.

Who remembers The Singing Detective or Midsummer Murders? A nod to the macabre within the context of a story.

I quite like some of Walter Presents. The Killing and The Bridge, absolutely iconic. I find some of what is served up as mainstream deeply disturbing eg Luther, the Jetty.

It's odd isnt it I listen to true crime podcasts all the time but I found the singing detective creepy in the extreme.

I find Saving Lives at Sea and the Cumbrian Mountain Rescue programme I watched yesterday evening inspirational. Volunteers giving up their time and putting themselves at risk without hesitation to help strangers in distress.Humanity at its best and a contrast to all the real life crime and mindless thuggery in the news.

Cossy

I disagree. I love a good crime thriller.

I’m not adverse to the odd “horror” film either.

I’ve loved this genre since my teens.

So do I. I'm sure if anyone looked at my Kindle, they'd think I was some kind of psychopath, because 90% of it is crime, the gorier the better.

Me too.
I've loved crime since I was a child.
It's the main interest I have when reading or watching TV.

I love crime fiction / good TV crime too.It gives a lot of scope for the detectives to have a series of stories, so the series is as much about their lives & relationships as the particular crime story, but you get the puzzle too. I also like to be scared out of my wits by a horror film occasionally. Dark stories have always been around, some of the fairy tales are really scarey, & a lot of the ancient Greek myths are violent & cruel. Then there's Macbeth & King Lear...

Indeed, valdali - I remember when I was a child, we had a very old book of German fairy tales, and they were very dark, gory and scary!

The dog with eyes as big as saucers...

I'm get another who has opted out of all violent and gory viewing. I've happily stumbled across a series called The Gilmore girls on itvx. The intensity of love manifested there in all shapes and sizes is delighting me. I would heartily recommend giving it a try. 👍

I love watching crime programmes ( both real and drama) I think it’s my urge to try and solve the crime and psychologically understand what’s going on in the criminals head I enjoy trying to solve true crime too and see how the system and the criminals brain works After I finished Enid Blyton I found Agatha Christy

Ban your husband from watching his programmes, good grief Boz do you have that much power over your partner

The best crime series was Line of Duty. I really enjoyed that one although I have never been a great fan of "cops and robbers".

I loved Line Of Duty too.

I also moved from Blyton to Christie when the Five Find Outers got too tame😂

I prefer things like Wire in the Blood to Midsomer Murders. The ‘cozy’ ones seem to me to trivialise crime. I agree about the puzzle solving aspect of detective fiction. I think it was Lucy Worsley who said that the ‘golden age’ of detective fiction was after WW1 because the novels gave a sense of certainty and restoration after years of random death. People enjoyed the feeling of things happening for a reason, and the baddies getting their come-uppance.

I do understand the concern that so many stories feature the murder of young women, but when I watch them I don’t see them as ‘real’. It’s odd, as whilst I don’t mind a gory thriller I am too much of a wimp to watch horror.

I love police dramas and thrillers my go to books would be the same choice. What they need to get rid of are so called reality shows with non celeb cebs

My favourite series at the moment is ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ series. They’re more about the characters than the plot. Richard Osman is a brilliant writer. Looking forward to the film!

i love midsomer murders and watch them again and again - sometimes firgetting who dunnit!
mind you vera, morse, lewis, endeavour, miss marple (joan hickson) and poirot are other programmes i'll watch time after time too.