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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: Chrissytree on January 21, 2015, 03:51:56 PM
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How good are you at guessing the killer / double agent / criminal in tv shows?
I impressed myself by getting a death vibe for this show today. I guessed the wrong member of the couple but the death vibe was still right!
I won't say the show in case it gives spoilers.
I'm generally quite good at avoiding the red herrings in tv murder shows and tracking down the real killer - of course it helps when the secretary showing the detectives in to see the prime suspect is easy to recognise as someone who usually gets a speaking role, lol.
Are there many crime fans around? How good are you at guessing whodunit? What are your tips for spotting the guilty party?
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I'm good in some things. I read a LOT of Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes type stuff as a kid and read true crime novels till I had kids of my own. Many see but do not observe.
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Sometimes, but usually I try not to so I can just enjoy the story and see how it goes.
Hubby predicted the killer in the movie "Devil" in the first few minutes. I guessed the twist / ending of "The Illusionist" movie.
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I do pretty well with the earlier seasons of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the original Sherlock Holmes stories.
I'm awful at anything else! XD
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I usually figure it out by thinking of how I would write it. Sort of how "Castle" solves things.
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I sometimes watch reruns of Law & Order Criminal Intent & SVU. I'm so-so at guessing.
Tips: Always rule out the first couple suspects interviewed as red herrings. Consider that top-billed guest stars or ones who are the most famous will have a large part in the story to display their acting skills, often as the culprit. If a body is not shown on camera, consider alternatives other than murder. Give good consideration to those characters who are introduced briefly early on to give background info about a victim. Those characters are often revisited and frequently guilty.
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I've never seen that show...
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i watch csi ncis and can guess some of them i also watch castle and grimm and i am good at guessing on those :)
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When it comes to movies I am a pro at figuring out the killer! (I don't watch much tv...)
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I am pretty good at it. I grew up reading Nancy Drew, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes and I usually got it. It's not so much observing but a tingeling feeling at the back of my neck and it's usually right. I did guess wrong big time during first season of Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and I was so pd off! I walked right into it, lol.
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I've actually stopped watching shows like NCIS, Experts, ... because I always figured out whodunit and was bored for the rest of the show. Oh and I annoyed my family because they never guessed right. Lol :biggrin:
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Usually pretty useless :P (probably not helped by the fact I am always doing something else while watching so always miss chunks of the show out). However I loooove crime shows and movie thrillers - watch just about any I can find :)
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Sometimes I'm good at it, but usually I'm caught off guard and that's how I like it. I like suspenseful shows and movies because of the fact that I never know the villain until the end and it holds my attention.
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I dont really pay attention enough to figure it out.
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How good are you at guessing the killer / double agent / criminal in tv shows?
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Are there many crime fans around? How good are you at guessing whodunit? What are your tips for spotting the guilty party?
I'm terrible at it! I can never figure out how the crime was done, who was the criminal, etc. It's pitiful!
I did guess wrong big time during first season of Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and I was so pd off! I walked right into it, lol.
Argh, that twist in SHIELD's first season! I wanted to write angry letters to the writers when they revealed it. :biggrin:
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LOVE crime shows that aren't super graphic. Especially British ones.
I'm better than most, I think, which is why I LOVE when shows are clever enough to intelligently hoodwink me. I say 'intelligently' because I HAAAAAATE it when shows have this lame twist at the end like "ta da! It was this shoe salesman we never talked about!" You have to give us a chance to solve it, people. Bringing in a killer/thief/criminal out of left field isn't clever.
(Right now S5 of Downton is KILLING me with the whole "who killed Greene?" thing. No spoilers, please.)
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lol, well the British ones are the best :D I find I need a good challenge these days and the best ones are where you get so wrapped up in the story that you actually forget to decide who did do it!
Like I said I'm pretty good but there's this one show where I have a perfect run of guessing whodunit before the detective... unfortunately that's Colombo so I only know because you get to see then do the murder at the beginning :)
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Well, with Bones it's usually someone you saw for 5 minutes at the start who isn't mentioned again until suddenly 'OH MY GOD THE KILLER'
I'm a huge fan of Poirot, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Miss Marple though.
I used to watch Criminal Minds before I got seriously concerned about the universe's population of attractive white blonde women.
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Ill get bits and pieces but I wont get that zomg vibe all the time.
That said, I AM sensitive to certain things. I just need to hone in on them.