Faking It: Tears of a Crime

I enjoyed & watched Seasons 1, 2 & part of 3 of the 2017 Faking It: Tears of a Crime TV Series. The format is the same throughout so I did get a bit bored & didn't complete S3. I also watched Michael Jackson: A Faking It Special TV Episode from the newer 2021 TV Series.

The Michael Jackson Faking It Special is an inconclusive investigative documentary which is loaded with 'bias' against the Michael Jackson, in favour of a form of 'justice' being served. There is a panel of 3 'experts': (1) Dr Cliff Lansley - The Watcher - Body Language Analyst; (2) Professor Dawn Archer - Professor of Linguistics; (3) Kerry Daynes - Forensic Psychologist & Consultant Profiler.

I think MJ was very much a 'misunderstood' person. MJ was to the music industry what the fictional character Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory is/was to science. MJ was a 'nerd' or a 'geek' as the Americans say. MJ's 'superhero' was Peter Pan & he likened himself to his superhero Peter Pan, so what? In another dimension we just woulda accepted that & called him a 'spastic', or a weirdo or awkward - not rebellious awkward but 'odd' awkward. The problem with being 'misunderstood', is that the more you try to explain, justify & rationalise & reason with 'normal people', is the more 'hot water' you throw on yourself, or the bigger the grave you dig for yourself. Sadly & in the end, MJ chose the latter.

Michael Jackson said it himself right at the beginning of the show, "I AM Totally Innocent Of Any Wrong Doing". The show then goes out to discredit the loyalty of the fans & prove MJ's hypothesis - if you like - as 'wrong', or being 'wrong' or in the 'wrong', - ie: how could a 'Thirty Something' year old grown up man be that stupid that he did not realise that 'his' 'brand' of 'innocence' is tottally unacceptable in 'the real world'? So rather than prove MJ is innocent or guilty of the charges he stands accused of, the experts resort to ridiculing MJ's thought process, intelligence & intellect. This is done by a series of varied film footage, and interviews with Michael & other family members, over the course of his life.

MJ was an exceptional artist which straight away puts us on notice that he is Less' skilled at 'Faking It' & even lesser skilled at facing reality. What I mean is that most of us are very good at putting on a bravado that gets us through the day or gets us through life. We 'mask' our 'childhood trauma' with various addictions, obsessiveness, prayers & the belief in demons, ghosts, ghouls & god.

...And what of the parents of these boys who grew up & jumped on the band wagon of the media circus accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation & child sexual abuse? Where were the parents of these children that MJ is accused of having carnal relationships with? Yep! They were right there with them - what's the word - 'grooming' - they were 'grooming' their children to 'cash-in' on the act, as their 'voice', their truth is not represented in this Mockumentary.

By the same token, I do so hate these celebs & superstars who cry about their harsh upbringing & the current influences & involvement their parents had or still have in their lives. Boo-Hoo-Hoo! The Jacksons - including Michael are all part of that, so I Am really not sympathetic to their 'hard luck' stories, because they've enjoyed every moment of the fame, fortune & notoriety that the limelight has brought them. It's only when their privileged lifestyle is at stake does the media circus become problematic to them.

Brilliant Crime Documentary Explaining the bare Bones of each crime.

I cant believe people take this seriously. Let them do it before any of the studies are found guilty. Laughable on all levels, experts of picking the guilty from the guilty.

I think we all have the experience to see what someone's body movements is saying.

I loved body language expert Judi Jame when does used to cone on the big brother show and do live descriptions of the housemates movements, 😂 this is the sane only about people who have been egotistical in trying to get away with murder.

The experts on the show faking it are just explaining what they were doing to try act normal when they've been going about their lives after murdering someone.

They are telling us what they did in the interview room. It's good to see the way that people get questioned by police, and that it's no wonder how a lot get away with serious crimes.

There should be a body language expert there for all interview rooms because innocent people would get out quicker and not be held just because the police think they're guilty when the criminals get out on bail and end up killing people sometimes the see day the police release them now that's where they've made many mistakes.

To the nay sayers - you obviously don't understand the law. In the case of Prince Andrew, they cannot say that they know 100% he is guilty. They may know it and so may the Police. But until he is charged and then convicted (IN A COURT OF LAW) of course they have to be careful. I found it an interesting series. Should do one on Mark Lundy from NZ. Good case of overacting.