Murder Mountain

I was drawn into this show right away during the opening narrative. I had just turned it on, on a whim, and was only prepared to give it a few minutes. I thought it was going to be a marijuana show, and I didn't think that beyond sensationalism that it would have substance. But I give it really high points because it was paced wonderfully. The weaving of the father's story, the history of the town and the marijuana farmers were all laid out so thoughtfully, that my interest was kept the entire time and I ended up binge watching it. I really hope they do a second season! I want to revisit the farmers, and maybe investigate another missing persons.

This doc captures not only the true crime facet, but also the problems with black and white market marijuana farming in California, which is proving to be the testing ground for the rest of the country. Ten stars all the way- was hooked from the opening scene.

Should be called Marijuana Mountain with a sprinkle of dead stuff.

Yes it was a little slow... but the beauty and disparity shown in Northern California make for an interesting backdrop and amazing film. Add in a true crisis (the black market history of pot) and some shady deep woods people and you have yourself an intriguing series that captures something I have never seen before.

Great crime documentary series. Ive been getting into my true crime tv series lately and really thought this one was a cut above. Its really interesting cause I would say the series has real historical value, its one of the 1st I have seen about the end of prohibition of cannabis in USA which is huge political turning point. Other things I thought gave a unique perspective was the USAs police and how they deal with crimes when its criminal on criminal. Can they really state that every person has the same rights of protection under law? I dont think that this is unique to the USA however and the whole industrialised world adopts this strategy. A crime isnt a crime, its who it is commited against more often than not that counts. On top of that its an interesting insight into the criminal underbelly of US cannabis growers, its a story deserved of a mini series. 30 min to 1hr just dont do a true crime justice and you really need a good few hrs to absorb in the characters and the settings