A Crime to Remember was a very watchable show which did an excellent job in recreating the time period of when the crime took place. It fell short a bit with the 1930s and 1950s. I watch so many old movies and was born in the mid-1950s that I have a pretty good feel for the styles of a particular decade. In the 1930s most women wore short wavy hair and tweezed their eyebrows very thin. In the 1950s most women wore that dreadful short, permed Italian cut (which aged most 20 years), had thicker brows and red lipstick. They really nailed the 1960s and 1970s. The show also did a good job with props.
I was only familiar with a few of the crimes and some of the ones I hadn't read about prompted me to buy books about them. I could have done without the social commentary which veered into woke territory, or the unnecessary song at the end.
My biggest criticism is the constant smoking. It may come as a shock to people born after 1965 but not everyone in the past smoked, not even close. Some episodes showed smoking in the courtroom! And the last episode showed Mormons smoking.
On balance I would recommend the show.
I was only familiar with a few of the crimes and some of the ones I hadn't read about prompted me to buy books about them. I could have done without the social commentary which veered into woke territory, or the unnecessary song at the end.
My biggest criticism is the constant smoking. It may come as a shock to people born after 1965 but not everyone in the past smoked, not even close. Some episodes showed smoking in the courtroom! And the last episode showed Mormons smoking.
On balance I would recommend the show.