Watched the first ep of the new Night Stalker true crime series on Netflix. I was a kid new to the LA area that summer of '85, and tonally/aesthetically this series gets at something about LA in the 80s that I think most period stuff lacks.
-
-
Of course this was largely due to the fact that local news wouldn't stop sensationalizing their coverage of him in their drive for ratings. But there's a way in which the flatness and vastness of Los Angeles can be oppressive and scary, too, and this series leverages that.
Show this thread -
This is an idea of what the Los Angeles of 1985 looks like in my memory, as someone who lived there.pic.twitter.com/o13vycwLg3
Show this thread -
That Central Gyros poster you see in this archival photo from 80s LA in ep 2 of the Night Stalker series is a memory artifact in my brain, something I haven't seen or thought about in 25+ years but that instantly brings back memories of so many places I ate in the Valley as a kidpic.twitter.com/S4rBvMhAi1
Show this thread -
I rarely watch true crime stuff but I am finishing up the Night Stalker series. I never quite know when I do things like this if I'm confronting my fears about terrible violence or feeding them.
Show this thread -
lol in the 4th and final episode of the Night Stalker series one of the lead detectives says "The chase was on" and then it literally I kid you not cuts to brief footage of this OH SHIT LOOK OUT RICHARD RAMIREZ THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES TOOK A POWER PELLETpic.twitter.com/Qmt0Q0nZ4k
Show this thread -
Definitely have issues with the Night Stalker series but I won't deny I have always found it immensely satisfying that that fucker was ultimately caught by a group of ordinary, working class, multiracial but mostly Latinx people of Los Angeles, & the series does that part justice
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.