090: The Act and History Detectives

Is Hulu trying to make its own American Crime Story with anthology true-crime series The Act? Maybe; Tara Ariano and I agree they're off to a good start with the eight-part Gypsy Blanchard limited series co-created by Michelle Dean. Good production design, good performances, and a good sense of the claustrophobia in Gypsy and DeeDee's relationship make for a compelling look at a case full of cons. History Detectives isn't as successful; I thought recent Austin transplant Tara might enjoy an investigation into one of the city's more gruesome chapters, but the show's ponderously didactic tour of the servant girl murders of 1884-5 didn't work for the true-crime buff OR the civilian on the panel. But sidle on up to kiosk anyway, and slide The Blotter Presents, Episode 090 right into your tote bag. Support the pod/site on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/blotterpresents) ! SHOW NOTES The Act on Hulu (https://www.hulu.com/watch/7ca28e65-63a5-4a84-8164-aa62c4bd289b) History Detectives S11.E03 (https://www.thirteen.org/programs/history-detectives/history-detectives-hdsi-texas-servant-girl-murders/) on Channel 13 Skip Hollandworth's Texas Monthly piece (https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/capital-murder/) on the "servant girl murders" Tara Ariano on Twitter (https://twitter.com/taraariano) The Again With This (https://www.againwiththis90210.com/) and Extra Hot Great (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/extra-hot-great/id682755715?mt=2) podcasts Special Guest: Tara Ariano.