DC sniper: the movie

So, the USA Network has made a movie about the DC sniper case. It's called D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear and Charles S. Dutton plays Chief Moose. There's been a bit on controversy about the whole docudrama genre and this movie has caused a stir. The great problem with docudramas in gereral is the timing. The producers and directors have to ask themselves if enough time has passed for the victims and/or survivors of the crime. In this case, the trial hasn't even happened yet. Although this is cable television, how much will this movie influence the public and their view of the defendants? The air date for the movie has been moved from November to October. There doesn't seem to be a trial date set yet, both defendants are embroiled in pre-trial motions. Beyond all the legal reprecussions, I don't think that a movie could ever do justice to what that month was like, how much it had ripple effects across this whole area. Every white van was stopped time and time again, musuems and local attractions and restaurants lost thousands due to loss of business. The already hurt tourism industry was hit even harder. Millions lived in fear and now close to a year after the first shooting, actually 15 days from the anniversary of the first shooting, USA will have a movie about it. Just great, I'm sure it will be realistic. I'm sure that sort of thing comes off very well through a camera lens. They are going to take 23 days and condense it into two hours and purport to be real. Right. Sure.

For something real life: Moose in his own words.

No more women's pro football. That's really sad. At least I was able to see a game before the end.