Thread: Dark Secrets on the History Channel, whats up with that?

Yeah, probably the best things on cable now are the shows being done for some of the channels, like Breaking Bad, The Americans, Mad Men etc. I guess they must be a response to some of the excellent premium cable shows ala Sopranos. These shows are better than most Hollywood movies being made these days.

I found this series myself on Netflix not long ago, and figured it was a fictional 'docu-drama' about right away. I searched for the show, Dark Secrets, on the History Channel and H2 in America, and only found it listed at the History Channel in Australia and New Zealand.

Just wanted to point out bashing American TV simply because of this show is a little presumptuous, but go ahead anyway because I bash US television for reasons even less concrete c: yup, I'm a kettle calling the pot black mostly I ad-lib or mock most of what is on TV at any given time, only stopping when I'm watching it with someone else out of courtesy.

On Netflix, it's marked as a reality TV/investigative reality TV show, so just don't forget the important fact on all American reality shows... they rarely stick close to reality. It's either It-Girl TV shows like Honey Boo Boo or something dramatic and outrageous that we have to thank the pioneering efforts of Jerry Springer for. While it does irk me about the mis-information that no one from 3net or Netflix tried to fix, I get more P.O.-ed about the crud PR we have for Hollywood movies and the like; raving reviews for the worst things on the big screen and letting the really good stuff disappear without a whisper. It should be re-listed on Netflix that this series is a "fictitious investigative docu-drama" or whatever they want to label it so not to mislead others who think reality tv means it's not fake, but there will always be some people out there who will believe in nothing and others who will fall for anything.

Personally, I'm going to enjoy the series in the manner it deserves. It unique and creative, and, like many other posters before me pointed out, still better than the majority of what television has to offer anymore.