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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 2, 2024 12:41:58 GMT -5
Actually if I recall correctly Maurice Nesbitt was 1190 so does this mean they’re counting Raymond McLeod or someone else as 1191? Once again lots of screw ups with the capture counter. I wanted to be positive but I feel this is a positive and not a negative complaint in wanting to make sure the even more amazing capture tally is reflected properly.
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Post by brandenfields on Jan 2, 2024 19:38:16 GMT -5
Actually if I recall correctly Maurice Nesbitt was 1190 so does this mean they’re counting Raymond McLeod or someone else as 1191? Once again lots of screw ups with the capture counter. I wanted to be positive but I feel this is a positive and not a negative complaint in wanting to make sure the even more amazing capture tally is reflected properly. Is it possible fox's ego won't let them count anyone caught on lifetime as a direct capture |
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 2, 2024 19:44:04 GMT -5
The thing is they had 1167 captures before they went to lifetime. So they would have reset it back to that. The 1186 they started with in 2021 seemed like a random arbitrary number unless they retroactively decided some captures didn't count for whatever reason (and to be fair- although it worked both ways- there did seem to be some captures AMW took credit for where there was nothing to indicate they had anything to do with the capture- but once again there were also some captures it seemed was because of them that they oddly decided to not take credit for as well).
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Post by pakman on Jan 2, 2024 22:12:10 GMT -5
And the weirdest part about going with 1186? On the capture counter screen, several photos of AMW captures were shown. One of them was Brian Maurice Fuller, who was not only a Lifetime capture...but he was Capture #1189! Who even knows what they were thinking? I'm guessing somebody just picked an arbitrary number or something.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 2, 2024 22:18:42 GMT -5
I even tried correcting them on twitter sent screenshots from old amw.com etc... to no avail. It's like 2021 AMW went out of their way to pretend this site didn't exist, and I'm admittedly still petty about it lol. Granted 2024 AMW hasn't interacted with us either, but I honestly am just glad to have John and Cal back (who besides being where they belong- not to brag not only acknowledged this site but actually met me and thanked me for it- not that they had any obligation to) that I'm okay with it this time.
But it's not about me being ignored but wanting JW's credit (and to be fair Vargas's credit even if it was short lived) to be properly reflected.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 3, 2024 7:21:58 GMT -5
I will say one critique of new AMW I hope doesn’t come back was all the idiot racist commenters saying new AMW was too “woke” because they wouldn’t mention the race or heritage of the suspects. You know I wouldn’t have been able to tell Maurice Nesbitt was black if it wasn’t pointed out to me. /s
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Post by outlawtaco on Jan 3, 2024 7:38:30 GMT -5
I really don't like people that always have to be everything has to be about politics or anything like that this just makes me sad because John Walsh and Callahan are trying to put bad guys away and seek justice for the victims and it devolves into stuff like this basically what im saying is people should not bring politics either side im just saying enjoy the show and leave the politics away but I agree with scumhunter that that was a stupid thing the fools were criticizing amw fans
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 7, 2024 6:48:44 GMT -5
One thing I would like to warn this is this season is only 6 episodes and from the little of the cases I do know that will get a profile it seems a lot of the cases are FBI website or us marshal website request influenced as opposed to how In Pursuit would basically pick the cases themselves through their own research. That may change in Season 2 (or 3? I guess season 3 overall technically ) of new AMW but I just don’t want people getting disappointed they didn’t air every possible fugitive on the planet when they only had six episodes do so. Also think the case selections will improve (if they need improvement) once John and Cal have a chance to be more settled in as the AMW opportunity came at the very last minute for them, and I’m assuming with some if not most or possibly all of the cases already picked before they even came on board.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 7, 2024 16:55:51 GMT -5
I’m focusing on my expectation of the Season 27 premier compared to how Season 26 started and my issues with it.
Glen Godwin - Lasted about 20 years on the FBI 10 Most Wanted list before they removed him. If that did not lead to his whereabouts, then what was the realistic expectation that AMW 2.0 could catch him.
Eugene Palmer - Very tragic case but I have believed for awhile that he is dead. If his remains are in the Harriman State Park, then they may only be discovered by chance.
Jennifer Settle - Nothing actually wrong with publicizing her, although Pakman I think said that fugitives like her are difficult to find.
Phillip Dent - Was really easy to catch, however his warrant was only for carjacking.
So my point is that pretty much any combination of fugitives would make the Season 27 premier better compared to the Season 26 premier. It would be greatly appreciated not to see anymore caught on tape unidentified robbers (replace those with a short segment on a fugitive or missing child).
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 9, 2024 14:00:47 GMT -5
We should be getting a foxflash longline soon for the week of January 22nd. That will have some details on the January 22 episode. www.foxflash.com/releases/ |
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Post by TheWebDetective on Jan 12, 2024 19:25:00 GMT -5
My views largely haven't change since when the Hunt was on. In that, AMW by the time it was cancelled in 2012, likely outlived it's purpose at least in the form it was still going by. That although me personally had no problem with the revival under Elizabeth Vargas, it didn't matter about the acting, sensationalism or hosts. Just that the landscape of TV and the overall culture in America changed that what worked for AMW in 1988 likely won't work now. I've always stressed that it can't be your dad's AMW. It doesn't matter if Walsh hosts or not. If the keyboard warrior knuckleheads loved Walsh so much, where were they when it moved to Lifetime, or when it got cancelled, or when he did the Hunt and where are they with In Pursuit? All I can say is that I wish this season well and will try to watch it when I can.
As with comparisons to UM. As much as we credit UM for having a more dedicated fanbase, and they do. All they got out of it since Stack died was a rehash with a host many fans complained about (though I like Farina), a no host revival on Netflix and heavily edited reruns (I don't think Filmrise include elements with Keely Shaye Smith or Virginia Madsen in them). At least with AMW, it didn't need a huge fanbase for the FOX bigwigs to revive it twice. I also think what helped in UM's online fanbase was efforts by the people behind UM to keep the buzz going (credit to Cosgrove-Meurer Productions as opposed to a FOX subsidiary prod for AMW). So for what it's worth, I do what I can to keep the AMW legacy strong, show or no show.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 14, 2024 17:48:19 GMT -5
Dude I’m watching the NFL playoffs and they just showed a commercial for AMW! This is huge that they’re actually advertising it during their big sports games this time (my only regret is Fox doesn’t have the Super Bowl this year- would have been awesome for AMW to get the post Super Bowl time slot) I am hyped as *cuss word* right now lol
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Post by andrendp on Jan 16, 2024 22:13:34 GMT -5
Was just watching The Floor (trivia game shows are another of my myriad hobbies, alongside true crime, leftist politics, and baking) and caught the promo for AMW's return next week! Almost jumped in my chair in joy!
The LE issue is way too politicised, to me. I'm Canadian and am best described as about Elizabeth Warren level politically, but I've always been an LE supporter, was always big on justice, and grew up a huge AMW fan (I do hope this one is moved back to AMW's true home of Saturday night).
JW's a hero to me, full stop. I don't care about the politics of it-the show never should've left, and he always should've had it, but this is a good start to getting back there.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 17, 2024 7:00:45 GMT -5
I’m not sure there’s been much talk about AMW and LE. And this site I think most of our posters are pretty liberal and me as a centrist Democrat is probably basically a Republican compared to everyone else at this point lol. But yeah I’ve always stressed there’s good and bad cops and that bad ones need to be held accountable but the whole “ACAB” stuff disgusts me. With that being said perhaps there could be some political talk since AMW is on Fox, but Fox entertainment has always been known as sort of the liberal division with groundbreaking shows like The Simpsons and it is the news division with the more conservative bent.
Also the show never left because of politics but because it supposedly considered too costly to continue.
With that being said I share your excitement about the return!
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 17, 2024 9:47:17 GMT -5
I realize this perhaps narrows it down too much but one of the FBI’s top ten will be on the premiere episode- hopefully just like with David James Roberts they go down soon after. And this season it feels like sort of a role reversal as the little I know it seems more FBI case heavy when in the past the Marshals had the bulk of the cases.
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