Who Killed JonBenét? (Lifetime) - General Discussion

[Tara Ariano]

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The police investigation surrounding the unsolved murder of a 6-year-old beauty queen who was found dead in her family's home in 1996 is retold, spotlighting both recent and decades-old theories.

Premieres Saturday, November 5, at 8 PM ET on Lifetime.

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Because, with the exception of a treacly voice-over by JonBenét Ramsey 'herself,' there is little else about Lifetime's treatment of this notorious crime that might hold one's attention.

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[acrobate]

I got to read the script for work last summer. The JonBenét voice-over was even worse on paper. I warned my boss the Ramsey family would probably sue Lifetime over this.

[bosawks]

Best performance so far is definitely by whoever is playing the cello.

I'm going to need a Silkwood shower when this is over...

[Mittengirl]

I've seen better acting in grade school plays.  I can't believe this is actually on TV.  Not sure I can take much more.  It's not like I am waiting to see how it ends.

[Spartan Girl]

God, what part of "DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING" did those people not understand?! Something had to have been going on...

That poor little girl in rigormortis turned my stomach.

[bosawks]

If they were looking to cast a Burke that looked like he was channeling Damien from The Omen, they nailed it.

[Mittengirl]

Short of getting actors of a different race or gender, I don't think they could have found any that look less like their real-life counterparts.

 

Please tell me Linda Arndt didn't really visit Patsy in hospice care to try to elicit a confession.  That is just beyond words.

Edited November 6, 2016 by Mittengirl

[GaT]

6 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

That poor little girl in rigormortis turned my stomach.

Yeah, that made my jaw drop, they really got explicit with it. But one thing I realized from it was something that I've seen come up a number of times with all the other JonBenet shows. People kept asking why John Ramsey put her on the floor. Most people felt the natural thing to do would have been to put her on the couch or someplace similar, but when the detective yelled "put her down" & he immediately put her on the floor, I got it. 

[TattleTeeny]

This was a shitshow, and a biased one at that. Now, OK, I am not saying that 100% of what was portrayed is all wrong but, oooooh, it had the Ramseys convicted for the crime in all of five minutes in! 

[glowlights]

On 11/5/2016 at 6:30 PM, Mittengirl said:

Please tell me Linda Arndt didn't really visit Patsy in hospice care to try to elicit a confession.  That is just beyond words.

Yup! But the way I heard it she went as a friendly visitor and was not going to try to pry a confession, just to be there if one happened or if Patsy wanted to unload. Lou Smit said he went for the same reason. Allegedly.

[BlackWidow]

Short of getting actors of a different race or gender, I don't think they could have found any that look less like their real-life counterparts.

 

Please tell me Linda Arndt didn't really visit Patsy in hospice care to try to elicit a confession.  That is just beyond words.

was watching some other movie before this one and thought this guy would have made a good JR. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001255/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

[BlackWidow]

If they were looking to cast a Burke that looked like he was channeling Damien from The Omen, they nailed it.

agree, but maybe the real kid is creepier

[jameson245]

This show really deserves a lawsuit.  They showed so much that was WRONG.  For starters the image of the bed - they had it encrusted with urine like no one had changed a bedwetter's bed for a month.  In fact, JonBenet did not wet her bed every night.  In positions we hear it wasn't very often.  And here is a photo of her bed as it WAS found.  DRY!

[jameson245]

I know Lou went to see Patsy shortly before Patsy died.  I do NOT believe Linda Arndt did.  Supposedly there was a phone call the year before but I don't know if that is true or not.