“Mindhunter” -- The Top 25 Programs of 2017, No. 4

Set in the amp821670s the story begins just after the arrest in New York City of David Berkowitz the murderous Son of Sam which seemed to inspire an outbreak of serial killings on the West Coast sending agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench on the road to profile other monstersamp160 They arenamp8217t just moving forward theyamp8217re also looking back hoping that by examining the violence of the past they can prevent potential horrors in the futureThey do this primarily by doing something that hadnamp8217t been done before amp8211 interviewing convicted killers in the prisons where they are living out their lives amp160The tension throughout is palpable at times especially during the final moments of the nervefrying season finale But this fascinating mix of reality and fiction never goes where similar and lesser projects often doamp160 For example the women in the agentsamp8217 lives arenamp8217t attacked or placed in lifethreatening situationsamp160 Among other things Mindhunter is all about the aftermath of crimes rather than their gory execution somewhat like Law ampamp OrderNew York City theater sensation Jonathan Groff has done fine work in his previous television efforts amp8211 from ABCamp8217s One Life to Live to Starzamp8217 Boss to Foxamp8217s Glee to HBOamp8217s Looking amp8211 but he has never been this good off the legitimate stage where his talents are always displayed to magnificent effectamp160 His character Holden Ford has as engrossing an arc as any other in any television series from reluctant and naamp239ve to smart and confident and by the end uncertain all over againamp160 His costars Holt McCallany as Bill tench and Anna Torv as psychologist Wendy Carr are similarly fine but it is the actors who portray the reallife serial killers with documentarylike precision who steal the showI think Cameron Britton as the towering and terrifying Edmund Kemper pictured at top left opposite Groff gives the performance of the year amp160Just try to take your eyes off him when he is on screen amp160If he doesnamp8217t make the little hairs on the back of your neck stand at attention and doublecheck that your doors are locked at night there might be something wrong with youPreviously in the Top 25 Programs of 2017The Vietnam War No 5This Is Us No 6The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon No 7Brockmire No 8American Vandal No 9 amp160The Long Road Home No 10Ozark No 11Dear White People No 12The Middle No 13Godless No 14Crosswalk the Musical No 15South Park No 16Days of Our Lives No 17Dancing with the Stars No 18Carrie Underwood39s Performance at the CMA Awards No 19House Hunters and All Things HGTV No 20amp160Project Runway No 21Live with Kelly and Ryan No 22Tosh0 No 23The Graham Norton Show No 24The Mary Tyler Moore Show No 25Click the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160amp160amp160amp160

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