Meet, Marry, Murder Hosted by Michelle Trachtenberg

Interesting new show and somewhat different then most true life crime shows. Michelle Trachtenberg who host this show in many ways is like Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Michelle, commentary on the case being viewed is very much same as Elvira's remarks during the movie she is doing, Both women are very Goth in the manner of dress and make up! While all the cases that Michelle does in season 1 are ones I have already seen on other true life crime shows. That said Michelle color commentary is unique to this show.

As true crime goes it's fine, interesting enough to watch if there's nothing else on. But the host? Oh dear. What were they thinking? What was she thinking?

I'm a fan of Michelle Trachtenberg, and of true crime which is why I had this on my watchlist.

That's why it sucks that the show is a total letdown. Trachtenberg, while being a good actress, is so thoroughly out of her element here. Her cadence is bizarre and it seems as though she's having trouble reading her lines fluidly or in a way that sounds natural. If the show manages to get a renewal for a second season, I hope she can improve.

It's also weird that the narrator of a crime documentary series refers to herself in the first person and states personal opinions (even though they're obviously pre-written) regularly. It's also strange to show the host. It's just completely unnecessary and feels crass that they are leaning into a celebrity personality so hard. It all just feels so wrong and a tad disrespectful to the victims of these crimes.

The crimes themselves are interesting enough, I guess. But they aren't presented in an overly compelling way and often feel padded out and repetitive to fill the runtime. It seems very by-the-numbers, and there are plenty of other shows that not only present true crime better, but have presented some of the very same crimes featured in this show better, and without the stilted narration and repetition.

I really can't understand why this made it past the pilot/pitch, to be honest. If it didn't have the star power of Michelle Trachtenberg, it would have died immediately, of that I have no doubt.

The Show itself, is VERY Good, However, the Host Michelle Trachtenberg is annoying, other Reviewers State she is a Young Elvira ... not even Close, her Humor is Lacking, at Times She tries to be Mysterious, which FAILS, each & every time & the Repeating of "I'm Michelle Trachtenberg..." etc, gets Old Fast!!! Other than the Host, a Good Show to Binge Watch Overall ... Hope there's more Episodes & Less of the Host, coming Soon. Regards..

The stories are interesting and well documented; however, I'm not sure which is worse 1) Michelle's narration as if she were given a valium or 2) the cringe writing that Michelle reads off the teleprompter. Off the top of my head A) They moved next to a lake, which I find fishy B) In the end, it was all about the Benjamins C) The investigator didn't think that was Kosher. I started my score with 10 because I love crime documentaries, but - 5 for Michelle's strange demeanor and the bad writing. They would do well if their narration followed in the footsteps of Forensic Files.