What Netflix's 'The Watcher' Got Wrong and Left Out of the True Story

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  • Опубликовано: 31 окт 2022
  • The Law&Crime Network's Jesse Weber and writer Laura Hanrahan discuss how accurate Netflix's "The Watcher" series is compared to the true story behind the show.
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  • @kallen868
    @kallen868 Год назад +74

    Loved the actors and portrayals but honestly for a 7 hour series I was a bit underwhelmed.

    • @mgm8822
      @mgm8822 Год назад +5

      It was fun, I would leave it at that.

    • @tmp1111
      @tmp1111 Год назад +3

      Agree

    • @RustyShackleford_
      @RustyShackleford_ Год назад +11

      Well, that's because it ends with nothing ever happening.

    • @geeloco1600
      @geeloco1600 Год назад +4

      @@RustyShackleford_ didn’t the watcher never get caught anyway?

    • @prawnee9827
      @prawnee9827 Год назад +4

      @@RustyShackleford_ I don’t know about that. You do find out that the husband sent more letters then the Watcher did. You also find out that secretly installing a camera in someone’s bedroom is surprisingly forgivable.

  • @VC-jb8mc
    @VC-jb8mc Год назад +9

    They didn’t use the actual house because they didn’t want to begin getting letters 😂

  • @amberlimbaugh
    @amberlimbaugh Год назад +4

    I find it fascinating that the police have been called almost 60 times to the house in the past 3 years. Mainly the alarm continuing to go off in the basement and nothing is ever found. Also, the last sellers taking a $400k loss is almost unheard of. Of course, the show dramatized the situation, but the original letters are indeed scary. I wouldn't want to live there. 🥴
    One of the original letters:
    "Dearest new neighbour at 657 Boulevard, allow me to welcome you to the neighborhood.
    How did you end up here? Did 657 Boulevard call to you with its force within?
    657 Boulevard has been the subject of my family for decades now and as it approaches its 110th birthday, I have been put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming.
    My grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s. It is now my time. Do you know the history of the house? Do you know what lies within the walls of 657 Boulevard? Why are you here? I will find out."

  • @tracybroschak4467
    @tracybroschak4467 Год назад +18

    Jesse, you're not the only one who has not seen The Watcher. And since I found out that they have not found out who the Watcher is, I have lost the desire to see it.

    • @Sara-xk1ns
      @Sara-xk1ns Год назад +7

      Same. I hate unresolved endings. Maybe they wanted a cliffhanger so they can make a sequel since it’s clearly mostly fake

    • @billydog55
      @billydog55 Год назад

      Haven’t watched it either

  • @gwens5093
    @gwens5093 Год назад +21

    I thought it was based on the case where a women found her dream house and put in an offer but she was out bid buy a couple , so she started an harassment campaign to force them to sell.

  • @Song2LongUnsung
    @Song2LongUnsung Год назад +5

    Heard rave reviews about this show so we decided to give it a go. We couldn't even get past the first episode. So overblown and unnecessarily dramatic and there is not one single likeable, relatable character. I think they should have hired more unknown actors and made it a more subdued mystery/thriller series.

  • @patrician.9436
    @patrician.9436 Год назад +19

    The Watcher is a Great suspenseful Series worth watching (no pun intended). The narrative is excellent even if it’s not word by word, scene by scene, character by character accurate! It’s a must see series👍🏼

    • @jaysonwallerisacriminal3314
      @jaysonwallerisacriminal3314 Год назад +5

      WORST ENDING EVER.

    • @patrician.9436
      @patrician.9436 Год назад +1

      @@jaysonwallerisacriminal3314 I agree… epic cliffhanger😏

    • @brianparker7167
      @brianparker7167 Год назад +3

      The end is terrible. It was good for the first several episodes. But it was really poorly written at the end

  • @Scorpio1976
    @Scorpio1976 Год назад +3

    Haven’t heard anyone saying this yet, but they also combined the John List story into it

    • @Scorpio1976
      @Scorpio1976 Год назад +1

      Lol, then they said it….

    • @melistasy
      @melistasy Год назад

      I noticed that as I watched the show but couldn't remember the family-killer's name.

  • @R.A.A.
    @R.A.A. Год назад

    These two have a .... “je ne sais quoi” chemistry 😂☺️🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @tbull1545
    @tbull1545 Год назад +8

    the real-life story seems like this family got pranked and they made into a scary movie. wish my pranks got Netflix money.

  • @adoredpariah
    @adoredpariah Год назад +3

    It was so over the top and campy that I was just enjoying it as a borderline comedy for the most part. Was a half decent binge watch at the end of the day, but nothing to write home about. It was a lot more fun and less exploitative than the Dahmer series, that's for sure.

  • @brandonmilanaik7263
    @brandonmilanaik7263 Год назад +2

    I’m from Jersey and I remember reading about the story in the news a couple years ago. I just watched the series with my gf over the weekend and told her they definitely took some creative license on what I remember happening 😂

  • @marybinnie4741
    @marybinnie4741 Год назад +3

    Overblown left a lot the truth out

  • @sconni666
    @sconni666 Год назад +4

    The real house is in New Jersey. Not New York.

    • @melistasy
      @melistasy Год назад +1

      I think they said that. They also mentioned that the house in the show is in NY, not NJ.

    • @sconni666
      @sconni666 Год назад

      @@melistasy the lady in the video said NY

    • @melistasy
      @melistasy Год назад +2

      @@sconni666 at 5:32 she said the house in the show is in NY. In other words, the house they used in the show, not the real house the story is based on, is a house in NY. The real house is in NJ, the "show house" is in NY.

  • @jarrad5244
    @jarrad5244 Год назад +2

    The watcher isn’t scary isn’t just a script that goes around in circles that eventually gets boring

  • @MG-do7yg
    @MG-do7yg Год назад +2

    I'd like to see a series of RL to movie series adaption what they got right/wrong

  • @andreaaldrich4046
    @andreaaldrich4046 Год назад +4

    Weird to think about the actual watcher maybe watching this show.

  • @Eman-vp5wk
    @Eman-vp5wk Год назад +3

    Netflix sucks all around

  • @joosh5566
    @joosh5566 Год назад

    Why was the video originally deleted and reposted?

  • @Roxybella280
    @Roxybella280 Год назад +1

    OMG Why didn't you say spoiler alert at the beginning? !

  • @cattycorner8
    @cattycorner8 Год назад

    I'm pretty sure the real couple did move into the house. The wife talks about the woman/perp actually bringing her daughter to trick or treat their first Halloween there.

  • @swally4704
    @swally4704 Год назад +1

    Hi Bobby 👋

  • @jonhalber7864
    @jonhalber7864 Год назад +3

    Was about to write a negative comment based off the tittle and 2 min I'm hooked. Life lessons learned 🤔

  • @mikesavad
    @mikesavad Год назад

    the people who live in the watcher house, have all sorts of people getting up on their porch, to get selfies. Despite police tape blocking it off. Its a lot of nerve to do that. Its not a movie set, its someone's actual house. As far as the list house goes, that's long gone, they demolished it after the event happened.

  • @lunamoonlunamoon8340
    @lunamoonlunamoon8340 Год назад

    Ryan Murphy really just combined horror house and the water story

  • @tres311
    @tres311 Год назад +1

    I bet that girl has absurd tweets. She looks like she went to Taylor Lorenz school of journalism

  • @TwiztidPain
    @TwiztidPain Год назад +1

    Tv shows/ movies will never depict 100% reality.

  • @garfjaconsen1161
    @garfjaconsen1161 Год назад +1

    The most likely candidate is the family themselves.

  • @matthewward5849
    @matthewward5849 Год назад +13

    This was a great show. I loved it.

  • @Drollpanther
    @Drollpanther Год назад

    Why even acknowledge the true events if they are just going to make everything up.

  • @malootooth
    @malootooth Год назад +2

    She needs to stop saying ummm. Other than that I agree with her review.

  • @nancydrew1102
    @nancydrew1102 Год назад

    Not sure what was worse they got all those cameras everywhere.
    Yet couldn’t catch the watcher in the original story, totally creepy 😮

  • @michaelp2952
    @michaelp2952 Год назад +3

    Case of buyers remorse imo

    • @mgm8822
      @mgm8822 Год назад +4

      I’m from NJ And always followed the story closely when it was being reported. I think the only legitimate explanation is that the buyers got in over their heads and then were looking to get out of it. There was only one letter received by the prior owner and it was right before the sale. That was most likely the purchasers setting the stage for the fraud. The show was fun to watch however. The prior owner said that they thought nothing of it and threw the letter in the garbage.

    • @HannahRoot55
      @HannahRoot55 Год назад

      Michael 😒

    • @melistasy
      @melistasy Год назад

      @@mgm8822 interesting take, sounds plausible

  • @johnmonachelli5256
    @johnmonachelli5256 Год назад

    my grandfather watched law & crime my father watched law&crime now it's my turn to watch

  • @57maidmarion
    @57maidmarion Год назад

    At once I watched it I had a good idea it was fake IMO

  • @justineseitzinger5340
    @justineseitzinger5340 Год назад

    "ALL HAIL THE WATCHER!"

  • @gwens5093
    @gwens5093 Год назад +1

    "San Diego Couple Still Scared After Disgruntled Home Bidder's Year of Harassment Jerry Rice and Janice Ruhter said Kathy Rowe tormented them for a year. By CHRIS CONNELLY, LYNN REDMOND, LYDIA NOONE and LAUREN EFFRON February 13, 2015, 9:33 AM 7:38 Couple Lives in Fear After Buying Their New House"

  • @G-gnome
    @G-gnome Год назад +1

    Not even one breakfast with porkroll. Fake. I didn’t believe it for a second. Who tries to come off as being Jersey without the native foods?

  • @Mr.Hashish
    @Mr.Hashish Год назад +3

    Whs this not an accurate portrayal?

    • @Goodonyagoon
      @Goodonyagoon Год назад

      The show isn’t a documentary. It’s a fiction series inspired by true events.

    • @mikesavad
      @mikesavad Год назад

      its based off a few random letters new home owners got. Then later sued the previous owners for not disclosing the letters they got. I think they ended up winning. Can't believe they made a series based off of literally nothing.

  • @tonyanarchy9525
    @tonyanarchy9525 Год назад

    If i remember right a woman wanted to buy the house. scare them to sell it the woman was out bid. If this ain't the one is another story identical to this one

  • @TheRealFenwick
    @TheRealFenwick Год назад +1

    Completely boring show! No one was murdered in the house. No animals where harmed in the house. Where was no bell waiter

  • @VerifiedVegan
    @VerifiedVegan Год назад +2

    This series was painful to watch….horrible acting from good actors🤷🏼‍♀️👎🏼

  • @tonyanarchy9525
    @tonyanarchy9525 Год назад +2

    I would never watch this because how much fake stuff. They put it into it

  • @realtorjames1
    @realtorjames1 Год назад

    Thanks Jesse, for the spoiler notice, don't need to watch now.

  • @Gfetctgb
    @Gfetctgb Год назад +1

  • @helifynoe9930
    @helifynoe9930 Год назад +1

    This was a very interesting "UM" video. Over 40 um's spoken. Wow !

  • @maroonforsyth7011
    @maroonforsyth7011 Год назад +1

    I didn't like th eshow. The stroy interested me but I have heard youtube channels cover it better lol

  • @Dragonfly33
    @Dragonfly33 Год назад +3

    It sucked.

  • @petermiller9904
    @petermiller9904 Год назад

    Umm 😂

  • @fartemisfartmallow8647
    @fartemisfartmallow8647 Год назад

    He has a five head.

  • @Satine2001MR
    @Satine2001MR Год назад +4

    True crime RUclipsrs did a better job then this mess of a series.

  • @MichaelPCarr10
    @MichaelPCarr10 Год назад +3

    Content failure

  • @NoBody12133
    @NoBody12133 Год назад

    Crazy how this made up just ender 11 mins of "content"

  • @keithclunk3125
    @keithclunk3125 Год назад

    No point watching this show after this. Spoiled.

    • @HannahRoot55
      @HannahRoot55 Год назад

      Keith 😮

    • @melistasy
      @melistasy Год назад

      I mean what did you expect from a video comparing the show with the real story??

  • @TheSizzle64
    @TheSizzle64 Год назад +2

    Who cares , it's a movie get over yourself

  • @kutthroatkofns4339
    @kutthroatkofns4339 Год назад

    Do not watch this, most anti climatic show.

  • @jaysonwallerisacriminal3314
    @jaysonwallerisacriminal3314 Год назад +1

    WORST ENDING EVER.

  • @wsddrama8735
    @wsddrama8735 Год назад

    who cares what happened in real life??????? ITS A SERIES BASED ON REAL EVENTS- ITS NOT A DOCUDRAMA