Tim has me hooked on Serial. Are you listening? It seems like everyone is and I understand, because it is bizarrely addictive. I admit that Law and Order: SVU was an old flame of mine, and Unsolved Mysteries was one of my first TV loves, so I come by the interest of this criminal investigation honestly, but even people who have never been a fan of crime shows seem to be getting sucked in.
I'm trying to think of why. Maybe because it's heartbreaking to hear about these kids (look at the pictures...they are babies). I'm not sure, but I love the idea that in the midst of a world that preaches that we have attentions of weasels (I barely fit into the definition of a millennial), we're loving this in-depth, slow, methodical inquiry into a 15 year-old case. Love it.