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Well written and does a good job balancing motivations. The Madonna era predates me so the subject matter didn't hold anything in the way of nostalgia and the subject matter wasn't incredibly exciting to me... overall, interesting read but I could take it or leave it. Maybe rent it on Netflix, but more likely would skip the movie.

@jinkazama that's pure fantasy. Even if you don't believe that most people in the legal system want the correct answer (not my experience), the system is anything BUT fast.

It was good. The former prosecutor in me is still waiting for the show that is a bit more grounded in reality but for the fantasy that it was, I enjoyed it. There were little things that drove me crazy, like the prosecutor holding the knife like she did or standing at the witness stand but I get that's to make it all more cinematically aesthetic.

Eh, sometimes, but they typically thought they were too good for me. Them and their waffles.

Nostalgia was a big factor for me but I grew up in the Upside Down and my family moved back to this realm when I was in high school. I get that the show might not have the same draw for folks who didn't grow up or vacation there.

Thanks for sharing - I used to really enjoy this site but forgot it existed after it went un-updated for what felt like several years.

Yeah, the right against self-incrimination and the right to counsel are huge so anything that even begins to challenge exercising them (e.g., refusing to talk or requesting an attorney) doesn't come in. And if the prosecutor tries to slip it in, that's grounds for mistrial or being overturned on appeal. It's a very serious thing that police/prosecutors shouldn't mess with.

The 5th amendment right against self-incrimination includes the right to not have a prosecutor try to insinuate guilt from silence or requesting counsel.

it would be incredibly stupid for police to continue asking questions, no matter how good intentioned they are. In broad strokes, if a suspect says I don't want to talk but then changes his mind, the police can go forward with questioning but the minute the suspect says "I want a lawyer" then it's over. And the fact that a person refuses to talk or requests a lawyer can NEVER be brought up in court.

Usually the public defender isn't appointed until you're arraigned, which could be a few days. If you hire private counsel they may show up sooner. The critical factor, however, is that the second you say "I want a lawyer" questioning MUST stop and they cannot try and talk you out of it. Anything said after "I want a lawyer" is inadmissible in court. If try to change your mind after that point and you make admissions, it doesn't come in at trial, which is why

@Axalon, very true and the show does a great job of showing the police being friendly with the defendant in the interrogation. Maybe there are some places where police use an aggressive approach or a good cop/bad cop routine but I've never seen it in actual practice. The soft-spoken, friendly approach is more realistic and more effective from both what I've seen in my real life experience and what I've read in research.

@Axalon, as a former prosecutor, you're dead on. Not that police are bad or have bad intentions (for the most part), but by the time they are questioning you, they aren't on your side and and they aren't asking you questions to help you.

Shoot me a pm when you need more info - I'm happy to help with my thoughts on the area.

Yeah, the plant houses are good to go. The soil is gentle and the undead obnoxious.

As a sidenote, if you're going to be working in Denver I wouldn't live in/commute from the Springs. I've lived in both Denver and the Springs (love both but Denver is more for me) and that's a rough commute to making regularly. Castle Rock is about as far south as I would go for a Denver commute.

Great place to be. I can vouch for that. As long as you don't plant to buy a house.

@Rob B - thanks for those lists. Good to see what others liked/didn't like.

@adlocke and Rob B - Bubbles is such a bizarre concept before even getting to the script itself and I wasn't excited by the idea. I figured I should give it a chance but after 10-20 pages I couldn't get excited about the execution either.

@osg, I'd even go a step further and say that the ones I've read/looked at felt like polished first drafts.

Boomtown wasn't bad but I can't say I was all that impressed with it. The one that is currently annoying me the most is Bump.

@andrewpwoodberry I can completely relate - I have much less patience than I used to if something doesn't grab me right away.

Love a great pilot except... drives me crazy finishing a great pilot and not being able to read what comes next.