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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I just bothered to look up "truecrime" for the first time. But I'm still confused. What's the difference between "truecrime" and just "crime documentary"?

[–] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

True crime is not far off from crime documentary. If anything I could see people arguing they're the same and it would really just come down to semantics.

To me, a " crime documentary" is a show or episode covering a specific crime or suspect. A True Crime podcast (or show, vlog, etc.) tends to cover a new crime or suspect each episode.

If anything, I would argue True Crime shows are a series of mini-documentaries so-to-speak.

Another thing to consider would be production value. When I hear "Documentary" I think of something I would see on TV or a streaming service. In other words I think of something backed by money.

When I hear "True Crime" I think of podcasts or vloggers. Typically a person or small group of people doing their own research and producing their own content.

A True crime podcast I'd recommend would be Small Town Murder. My wife will listen to it as we're doing chores around the house and I would catch myself paying attention from time to time.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Last Podcast On The Left is the true crime podcast that got me listening to podcasts in general. They've got like 10 years worth of backlog and they're still going strong, I love those boys. Hail yourselves!

[–] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You should check out My Favorite Murder. True crime, comedy, women. A winning combo!

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Oooh ok, interesting! Thanks for the thorough answer.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Crime documentary is the product, True Crime is the genre

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

True crime means what it says. It's crime that happened as opposed to fictional crime. In this context it usually means things like podcasts about true crime. It's only different in that it's a larger umbrella than just documentaries.

Edit: Fix contradictory typo