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10/10
Very Well Done
21 February 2014
I had read/heard many of the stories talked about in this documentary over the years but it was very nice to see them all put together in one form.

It gives great insight into what truly goes on behind the scenes in the intelligence community that most people are not privy to.

Anyone using the mindset of comparing this to Zero Dark Thirty are going about things the incorrect way. Zero Dark was a glamorized Hollywood story that actually was a project about the failure to capture UBL until ST6 accomplished their mission. Once that mission was completed, the script for Zero Dark changed.

This documentary starts before anyone in the intelligence community even knew Al-Q existed and how their rise to prominence was dealt with along the way.

Manhunt should give those that watch it a great understanding of how years upon years of hard work can and does pay off.

While not glamorous, the most important people in the battle against those who commit evil are the ones you know nothing about.
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The Following (2013–2015)
6/10
I keep waiting and waiting for LE to resemble reality
27 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
It is not my desire to give an episode breakdown so I do not anticipate providing spoilers. However, it could inadvertently happen.

Overall the series is watch-able if for no other reason than there is nothing else on Monday nights for me to watch.

I have given the show longer than I normally do to correct some glaring mistakes. Most notably the inept Law Enforcement throughout the series. Not just the local boys but Feds as well. From not checking all visitors in prison log book, it seems a new unknown follower pops up weekly who has visited Joe in prison, to sending one agent to protect a high profile witness. All these types of errors would never, ever, happen in real world scenarios. Once a mistake happens, LE would go overboard to prevent something again. In RW, no person thought of as a target or witness would have 1 or even 2 LE persons protecting/watching them.

I really do want the show to do well, as I enjoy the premise, regardless of how far fetched and I like some of the Actor/Actresses. Which is why I give the show a 6 out of 10.

I will continue to watch for now, but my patience is wearing more thin with each episode and the continuing ineptitude of Law Enforcement may make me switch to Netflix for Monday nights.
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