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Channel 5's Autopsy Series - Your views?
laurence1870
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Anyone who has seen this documentary will know that each episode investigates into pathology reports of celebrities who have died under strange circumstances.
Tonight's episode focused on River Phoenix and featured a picture of his corpse, a graphic reconstruction of his death and the original 911 call made by his brother whilst he was overdosing.
How do you think this series stands in terms of morality? Do you find them interesting or simply find them an insult to the deceased and their families? I am very split on it I think.
Tonight's episode focused on River Phoenix and featured a picture of his corpse, a graphic reconstruction of his death and the original 911 call made by his brother whilst he was overdosing.
How do you think this series stands in terms of morality? Do you find them interesting or simply find them an insult to the deceased and their families? I am very split on it I think.
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I'm always amazed how media reports become the "truth" - this programme often disproves them.
I've watched most of the episodes and have found them very interesting. Contrary to my expectation (for a Channel 5 programme) they haven't set out to "dig the dirt" on the people featured. Instead, the analysis of the autopsy report and the 'reconstruction' of the last days have usually provided a more sympathetic understanding of the situation leading to to a person's death.
You find out how the body works and how substances affect the body. It's not graphic, sensationalist or intrusive. All of it is already out there. It just took a medical professional to front it and package it up into a well-edited programme that explained the mechanics of each person's death.
Anyone getting offended or precious about this programme just needs to have a word with themselves, for christs sake. It's a brilliant series, handled sensitively and honestly, thank goodness we get to hear facts from a scientist rather than fiction from tabloids.
I've enjoyed it, in particular the actors who played Whitney Houston and River Phoenix last night.
Our heroes are fallible and human, like us. That's all you need to keep in mind when watching this.