Can FX repeat its American Crime Story success in the unscripted space? The Most Dangerous Animal Of All takes a big swing, but Gary Stewart may get stuck on the bench with me, my guest Eve Batey, and everyone else whose dads aren't the Zodiac. Would this have made a good feature just on the criminal drama that was Stewart's birth parents? What is the series trying to accomplish with the volte face in the fourth episode? And should I rename the podcast "Look, Nobody's Dad Did Anything"?
But we're thrilled that Hustlers qualified for discussion in our Cold Case section, and no, not JUST because it's a crime that Jennifer Lopez didn't get an Oscar nom. What makes a good longread-to-film adaptation? Does Constance Wu make the perfect not-too-charismatic protagonist? And is Cardi B's character running on a pro-labor platform or what? Don't let your earbuds fall out during a reverse stag: it's The Blotter Presents, Episode 135.
SHOW NOTES
FX's landing page for The Most Dangerous Animal Of All Aaron Barnhart's TMDAOA reviewEve's and my first foray into the Zodiac case, Ep 019Ep 079 on The Innocent ManHustlers on Amazon (you can also rent it)
Jessica Pressler's original story in New York That New Yorker profile of Constance WuEater San FranciscoBest Evidence