Sure, Investigation Discovery basically makes the same show over and over again, but it’s hard not to admire the channel’s creativity in mildly differentiating them with cheeky titles and inspired talent. Enter “Momsters: When Moms Go Bad,” hosted by Roseanne Barr in a gig similar to the wraparounds on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” So Barr gets a paycheck for what must have been an afternoon’s work for the entire series, and ID gets a promotable little confection to air through the holidays. In the trade, that’s generally known as a win-win.
Granted, as is so often true with these concepts, the creativity pretty much evaporates right after the title and casting, featuring shoddy re-enactments that condense what used to pass as the stuff of TV movies into a brisk half-hour. Indeed, the first of two back-to-back episodes feature the case that inspired “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom,...
Granted, as is so often true with these concepts, the creativity pretty much evaporates right after the title and casting, featuring shoddy re-enactments that condense what used to pass as the stuff of TV movies into a brisk half-hour. Indeed, the first of two back-to-back episodes feature the case that inspired “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom,...
- 11/26/2014
- by Brian Lowry
- Variety - TV News
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