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I know this will get me downvoted but I can't understand the fascination with Serial. Overall I found it quite a boring listen. Too many side paths that amount

I know this will get me downvoted but I can't understand the fascination with Serial. Overall I found it quite a boring listen. Too many side paths that amount to not much at all, feel like it could have done with a harsh edit. But it's production qualities are high quality and so anything that leads people to create more content at a similar level the better !

uptown 12y ago
I think it plays into people's belief that they'll be able to figure out something nobody else has. It's what Sarah is trying to do, and the way she presents the story is shaped in a manner to make you lean one way one week, then completely reverse course the following week. It's smartly executed.
StavrosK 12y ago
If we're going to downvote opinions, can we at least be consistent and downvote the positive ones as well?
- dang 12y ago
  Please don't post procedural comments about downvoting on HN. They're off-topic, and usually end up being false. All: If a comment has been downvoted unfairly, simply contribute an upvote and trust your fellow users to do the same. In extreme cases, it's fine to email us about it. But please don't add noise to the threads.
pervycreeper 12y ago
Having only read TFA, I'm still unsure as to what the `hook' for this show is.
- acjohnson55 12y ago
  Listen to the first episode. It's pretty much a microcosm of the entire series.
klenwell 12y ago
"I can't understand the fascination with Serial." Think JFK assassination for the Reddit generation. I know I'm hooked.
- ssully 12y ago
  I am sorry but that is an awful comparison. Nothing about the two can be compared except the occurance of death. Also there is no conspiracy in Serial.
navait 12y ago
>I know this will get me downvoted but I can't understand the fascination with Serial. Overall I found it quite a boring listen. Too many side paths that amount to not much at all, feel like it could have done with a harsh edit. I find it fascinating that your criticism of Serial is essentially a criticism of reality. Perhaps this indicates there should be a Law and Order: SVU type podcast.
rtconner 12y ago
> Too many side paths that amount to not much at all Oh gee. Welcome to science. So many many paths in science lead to nothing. Often times years and years of research only to come up empty handed.

uptown 12y ago

I think it plays into people's belief that they'll be able to figure out something nobody else has. It's what Sarah is trying to do, and the way she presents the story is shaped in a manner to make you lean one way one week, then completely reverse course the following week. It's smartly executed.

StavrosK 12y ago

If we're going to downvote opinions, can we at least be consistent and downvote the positive ones as well?

dang 12y ago
Please don't post procedural comments about downvoting on HN. They're off-topic, and usually end up being false. All: If a comment has been downvoted unfairly, simply contribute an upvote and trust your fellow users to do the same. In extreme cases, it's fine to email us about it. But please don't add noise to the threads.

pervycreeper 12y ago

Having only read TFA, I'm still unsure as to what the `hook' for this show is.

acjohnson55 12y ago
Listen to the first episode. It's pretty much a microcosm of the entire series.

klenwell 12y ago

"I can't understand the fascination with Serial." Think JFK assassination for the Reddit generation. I know I'm hooked.

ssully 12y ago
I am sorry but that is an awful comparison. Nothing about the two can be compared except the occurance of death. Also there is no conspiracy in Serial.

navait 12y ago

>I know this will get me downvoted but I can't understand the fascination with Serial. Overall I found it quite a boring listen. Too many side paths that amount to not much at all, feel like it could have done with a harsh edit. I find it fascinating that your criticism of Serial is essentially a criticism of reality. Perhaps this indicates there should be a Law and Order: SVU type podcast.

rtconner 12y ago

> Too many side paths that amount to not much at all Oh gee. Welcome to science. So many many paths in science lead to nothing. Often times years and years of research only to come up empty handed.