Sangue, câmera, ação

If Netflix has done anything right, it would be their original documentaries, and this is another fantastic docu-series, about 3 groups of men who work as "stringers", people who film accidents, shootings, and other news worthy stories to be used in the local news. They roam the streets of often dangerous neighborhoods searching for that next big story. These 3 compete for the spotlight of local news, a competition that grabs your attention and never lets go. The job affects and changes each of the subject differently, some much more severely than others.

Not only do we get to see amazing footage of fires and car crashes, but we get to hear the inner workings of the men who film it. Some question the ethical implications of filming death and destruction, some see it as a mechanical and precise job that puts food on the table, and some just done give a f***. The men also each have their own way of approaching the job, and how those ways clash and work against each other is fascinating, so fascinating that you won't be able to stop watching this program, you will binge it.

Only problem is there are only 8 episode and you will find yourself utterly yearning for more, but thankfully the final scene sets things up for a sequel, so we might be getting more.

Highly recommended to viewers of all kinds

Disgusting. There is one scene, a black suv stalls on the freeway, lights still on. All of a sudden, the suv goes completely dark. You know someone is going to smash. One of the cameramen is sitting on the side of the road waiting for the crash. He could have used a flashlight or camera light to illuminate the darkened vehicle. Instead, he just sits there and waits for the crash, which happens. .

Lots of good comments here, expressed better than I could. I enjoy the show, except for one thing. Scott. I get it that TV is more compelling when there's conflict and he fits that bill to a T. Every so often I hurl an epithet at my screen over what he does or says. But tonight did it for me... he claims it's all about family. In this episode he announced that he's having a baby. He was asked how it will affect his life, will he settle down, be a dad, take fewer risks. He said nope. "We have an arrangement. She takes care of everything and I work." When a man chooses work, or anything else, as more important than being a dad he becomes nothing more than just another absent, deadbeat father. No child deserves that, and no wife should be treated that way.

It is interesting to see this media subculture that provides film to the networks. The real Nightcrawlers or the modern day WeeGees but with video cameras. But the whole series could be condensed down to about an hour. Every episode has far too many shots of the main three characters (all real I presume) driving fast in LA. Same three cars flying around the city shown too many times in each episode. All filler instead of showing them at different places working. Also too much of the same scenes - the guys get to a car accident or shooting, run with your tripod and camera, get yelled at by the police, edit and upload your video and send it to some local news station. Over and over and over again. The three characters are somewhat interesting except the Englishman is a serious complainer. Whines about something every episode. Enough of that. Not bad, but way to long.

It's about video journalists that race to emergencies to be the first to get the footage and sell it to TV stations. Very interesting with lots of intense footage. I never knew these guys existed, guess I always assumed it was the TV stations getting the footage.

I hope they add more episodes soon, I'm addicted to this show.