Dateline

I used to love this show. But the old style of presenting with the weird exaggerated inflections of voice is just too much anymore. The worst offenders are Andrea Canning and Keith Morrison. The rest of the cast is fine, but I can't listen to the unnatural voice cadence of either Andrea or Keith anymore. It almost sounds like a parody. I just started watching The Ultimate Betrayal episode on Peacock and couldn't last five minutes listening to Andrea Canning. Perhaps I'm in the minority, but there are so many other shows available that are just as interesting, but have cast members that speak like normal people.

Dateline just isn't the same as it used to be. And why do they show the hosts profiles?? This is irritating, I don't want to see the side of their faces!

There is no reason each of these cases requires a 2 hour show. Two hours for a special? Sure. Is every episode a special? Hell no. The same cases are thoroughly covered in other series/TV shows in 1 hour or less. Cut out the BS interviews with friends and relatives answering low-brow questions like, "Were you sad when you found out they were dead?", or, "Did you feel relieved when the perpetrator was caught?" These are duhhh questions and answers that offer no added perspective to the story, only a drawn out episode with fading attention from the viewer. I would rather watch the same crime case on another program and get the same information without my back hurting from sitting so long.

I love a great podcast and Dateline is a great one! I don't have the time to sit and watch the broadcast but I'll listen to the podcast all day. Andrea Canning's singsong voice and absolutely stupid interview questions makes my ears bleed, though. How she's still interviewing people is beyond me. I skip all of the Andrea Canning episodes. But I love Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz. They are great narrators and interviewers.

I understand the frustration with the subscription cost and I'll probably get rid of it, especially since the other podcasts I was promised are only a few episodes long.

It's a great show, predictable sometimes but engaging. Keith Morrison is a true legend. He makes any story sounds more interesting! Josh Mankiewicz and Dennis Murphy are also great. However, I can't stand Andrea Canning. She doesn't let the people she interviews talk! She interrupts them or makes stupid comments like "You must have been so shocked seeing your mother lying there bleeding from a gunshot wound!" She basically tells the story and waits for the other person to say yes or no. Or she asks questions like this : "You go into the house and you found a cup. Did you think it was as the killer's?" - Yes "Did you think we need to find the person to go used this cup?" - Yes "You must have thought we need to run a DNA test." - Yes Let the person tell the story! That's why you have them on.

Took 2 stars off for this, otherwise, great show!