In the vain of the Saville documentary and "Leaving Neverland" we get yet another documentary about idolized figures who allegedly did something bad sexually.
Over many episodes and with an ironic sense of humor about it all, our host takes us into this world of Crosby.
First of course they paint the picture of the man we all saw with his career as an entertainer, a trailblazer and an educator of the masses. An icon of black excellence and black empowerment that everyone could find something to relate to and admire.
I only really know him as that guy on the Cosby show which never really aired much in my country but I know about from other shows.
Of course gradually we see victim testimony and the other side that seems too crazy to believe comes out.
There's a strong tone of waving the flag of justice which neither adds anything nor does it really take anything away.
They begin each segment an uncited quotation that will show up somewhere in the segment.
They really make sure to spell out the significance of so munch stuff with so many experts from toxicologists to sex therapists on hand to explain it.
You get an insiders perspective on how is shows were special and, like with Saville, the clues quite deliciously were all there hiding in plain sight.
The flaw here is an unfortunate tendency to sex-negativity. The sex therapist they had was so obnoxious and they seem to condemn a guy for saying something as benign as "I like thinking of you as a bunny".
I suppose it's sour grapes because no one is going to think of her as one.
And it really needs to be said that ending the statute of limitations is an undemocratic idea. It's fascist mentality I am tempted to say. Just report it earlier now.
We do not get the closure we get with the other two documentaries and I am not going rewatch this one so soon but it's definitely essential viewing.
Testimony of how power and fandom trumps our prudishness for the worse.
Over many episodes and with an ironic sense of humor about it all, our host takes us into this world of Crosby.
First of course they paint the picture of the man we all saw with his career as an entertainer, a trailblazer and an educator of the masses. An icon of black excellence and black empowerment that everyone could find something to relate to and admire.
I only really know him as that guy on the Cosby show which never really aired much in my country but I know about from other shows.
Of course gradually we see victim testimony and the other side that seems too crazy to believe comes out.
There's a strong tone of waving the flag of justice which neither adds anything nor does it really take anything away.
They begin each segment an uncited quotation that will show up somewhere in the segment.
They really make sure to spell out the significance of so munch stuff with so many experts from toxicologists to sex therapists on hand to explain it.
You get an insiders perspective on how is shows were special and, like with Saville, the clues quite deliciously were all there hiding in plain sight.
The flaw here is an unfortunate tendency to sex-negativity. The sex therapist they had was so obnoxious and they seem to condemn a guy for saying something as benign as "I like thinking of you as a bunny".
I suppose it's sour grapes because no one is going to think of her as one.
And it really needs to be said that ending the statute of limitations is an undemocratic idea. It's fascist mentality I am tempted to say. Just report it earlier now.
We do not get the closure we get with the other two documentaries and I am not going rewatch this one so soon but it's definitely essential viewing.
Testimony of how power and fandom trumps our prudishness for the worse.