Tiger King: The Problem with True Crime
Broey Deschanel Broey Deschanel
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 Published On Apr 19, 2020

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An article from 1997 regarding Don Lewis (that details his business dealings): https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997...


Footage and partial audio: Provided to YouTube by Netflix, Inc.

I think this is an interesting quote by Rebecca Chaiklin that really shows how they viewed their participants: "We were blessed in this project in having subjects that were obsessed with filming themselves. Narcissism was a common thread, and all of them constantly wanting to be on camera was every filmmaker’s dream,” Chaiklin said. “So there was this plethora of footage, and it was just the gift that kept on giving for us." (Indie Wire 2020)

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Boorsma, Megan. "The Whole Truth: The Implications of America's True Crime Obsession." Elon Law Review, vol. 9, no. 1, 2017, pp. 209-24. 


Burger, Pamela. "The Bloody History of the True Crime Genre." JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2016, daily.jstor.org/bloody-history-of-true-crime-genre/. 


Greene, Steve. "'Tiger King': How Two Directors Untangled the Thorny Web Around Big Cat Owners." Indie Wire, 24 Mar. 2020, www.indiewire.com/2020/03/tiger-king-directors-netflix-interview-1202220039/. 


Leszkiewicz, Anna. "From Serial to Making a Murderer: can true crime as entertainment ever be ethical?" New Statesman, 15 Jan. 2016, www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2016/01/serial-making-murderer-can-true-crime-entertainment-ever-be-ethical. 


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Tait, Amelia. "Tiger King merch shows the deep flaw of 'true crime' entertainment." Wired, 5 Apr. 2020, www.wired.co.uk/article/netflix-tiger-king-true-crime-merchandise. 


Victor, Daniel. "'Making a Murderer' Left Out Crucial Facts, Prosecutor Says." The New York Times, 5 Jan. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/arts/television/ken-kratz-making-a-murderer.html. 


Wilkinson, Alissa. "Let's think twice about Tiger King." Vox, 2 Apr. 2020, 
www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/2/21202812/tiger-king-bad-review-netflix

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