So anyone watch "Forensic Files" on HLN?

[Hawaii Hiker]

The all new Forensic Files II debuts Feb 23!..

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Good. The old episodes were pretty outdated.

[frogmarch]

2. I hope the show

keeps the same format. One of the reasons it was always my favorite crime show is that it didn't have actor dramatizations. I hate those.

[csziggy]

5. Actually they do have actors

I've seen the same actress be a witness, a mother, and other characters on the show. The cute hippy woman who worked for years to prove her dentist of molesting her was played by and actress who also played a cop a couple of times. I've also seen the same actor play cops in various juridictions

They are very good character actors, with excellent make up so it is not obvious. Most are only on two or three times and some are crew members who apparently get called on to act to fill out the show. For the most part the people on are "playing" themselves as evidenced by the number who are him or her self in the credits on IMBD.com (see the link below).

On the other hand, Trey Gowdy was on several times since apparently the area where he was district attorney had a lot of crime and a good forensic team.

Trey Gowdy
- Skeleton Key (2011) ... Himself - Solicitor
- DNA Dragnet (2009) ... Himself - Prosecutor
- Home Evasion (2008) ... Himself - Prosecutor
- Driven to Silence (2008) ... Himself - Prosecutor
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247882/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

My favorite part of the show is the narrator, Peter Thomas, but he passed in 2016 at the age of 91. I hope their new narrator is as good.

Here are some of the actors:

Roy Shuler
Wilson Saintil / Detective / Bearded Man at Andre Edwards' House / ...
- Hundreds of Reasons (2009) ... Wilson Saintil
- Room with a View (2009) ... Detective (uncredited)
- Kidnapping (2009) ... Bearded Man at Andre Edwards' House (uncredited)
- Brotherly Love (2008) ... Suspect (uncredited)

Stephanie Fetter
Effie Ratley / Mia Zapata / Kelly Eckart
- Home of the Brave (2010) ... Effie Ratley
- The Day the Music Died (2007) ... Mia Zapata
- Blanket of Evidence (2007) ... Kelly Eckart

Richard Serlen
- Just Desserts (2006) ... The Mystery Murderer
- Enemy Within (2005) ... Lou Campbell
- Road Rage (2005) ... Michael Davis (uncredited)

Brian M. Wixson
- Dockter Visit (2006) ... Kevin Dockter
- Wired for Disaster (2006) ... Dale Fosdick
- Plastic Puzzle (2005) ... Kirk Hudson

Damien Colletti
- Traffic Violations (2008) ... Vinnie
- All Butt Certain (2008) ... Prison Inmate (uncredited)
- The Day the Music Died (2007) ... Robert

Kim Vogel
- Sharper Image (2007) ... Crystal Ferger
- A Leg Up on Crime (2006) ... Kay Bradley

William J. Flood
- The List Murders (1996) ... John List (voice)
- The Footpath Murders (1996) ... Cyclist

[Hawaii Hiker]

6. They ran the top 25 episodes in Dec and

The List Murders was chosen #1.....That was a memorable one....Religious kook killed his wife and 3 kids, his mother in 1971 and wasn't apprehended until 1989 after the story was portrayed on AMW....He was convicted and died in prison....

[DeminPennswoods]

8. He was caught when a forensic artist perfectly

captured what he would look like after he'd aged over that time - right down to the glass frames he was wearing. It was pretty amazing work.

[frogmarch]

7. Thanks! I had no idea.

Well, then, if the show keeps its high standards with the dramatizations, I'll be okay with that.

Thanks again!

[csziggy]

11. Yes, I watch the show and have for years

I find Peter Thomas' voice very relaxing despite the subject matter, LOL. And I have always been a forensic science fan - have watched all the CSI shows and am right up to the current episode of Silent Witness, the British CSI type show (they are on season 23 right now).

[MLAA]

3. Cool! Looking forward to it!

[patricia92243]

4. The current one was on about 15 years, Look forward to the

new one, but the new one will not have the same narrator. He passed away several years ago.

Hope it sticks to the 30 minute format. The hour long ones just repeat the same stuff over and over.

[DeminPennswoods]

9. Often watched Forensic Files

Glad it's coming back with new episodes. I wish City Confidential would return, too. It was interesting to learn the history of the community where the crime happened.

[Phentex]

10. I do...

I don’t know if I’ve seen all the old ones yet.