shutterbug-60246 I visited the Big Bend area in late October 2017. Frequent stops at the only gas station in Terlingua were a feature of this visit, as well as a breakfast or two at its built-in cafe. I knew nothing of the crime or this Nat Geo series at the time. I found it after coming back from the trip.One other reviewer described this as the 'gloomiest, most depressing thing I've ever watched'. I cannot agree more. The sad truth is that the reality of Terlingua is every bit as depressing as this show. Two things about this series:1. Since clips of an interview with Glen Phelps were included in the series, one can only assume this started out as a series on Terlingua itself, and before the video work completed (or even begun) the entire focus of the series shifted to the murder and the trial. It might have actually been a better, more focused product had the crime not got in the way.2. The continual re-use of certain scenes, along with the lengthy and depressing intro, leaves the impression that the producers had barely enough material to fill out the eight episodes, and had to 'pad' the episodes with this stuff to get through each hour.Terlingua is the last place anyone but a misfit would seek out and gravitate to as a place to live. It is one of those few places in the United States that is one step removed from being a Third World environment. God help anyone with an injury or a medical condition requiring immediate attention.

derek_tgc The producers of this went down to Terlingua after hearing about the brutal murder and picked out a half dozen characters in the town to build the story around What transpires is a disjointed tedious concoction of drunken ramblings of eccentric people. Repetition of the same video footage, cheesy high altitude drone shots, and wildlife clips, combined with irrelevant moments of the everyday lives of the characters who live there, resulted in dragging out this pathetic story outover eight episodes. At times, this documentary seemed like it was nothing more than an audio/video class project for a bunch of high school kids. Rhonda, the cougar character is so wasted in some of the footage, she makes Charlie Sheen's coke infused rants now seem genius.....

nils-96397 This is way too repetitive. Basically you can watch the first two and last episode and know what it was all about. Stills are repeating itself way to often. Some scenes are used up to 10 times just to make a point. Sometimes the story line of the interviews doesn't make a sense. Still I admit that there are very interesting characters shown, but the big aha effect about them is missing as well. Nice Texan scenery. One for the Alzheimer's section.

venturousspt07 I thought this series was great. The town of Terilingua Texas is raw and gritty and the people in it are that and more. The townsfolk, who depict the story for you, in a narrative way, are raw and gritty, as well as, and philosophical and authentic. The story is about a murder, but also about a town and the effect the murder has had on the town and the people in it. The murder story is a roller coaster ride for sure, but more interesting than that, is the way the town and the people share their stories. The way the story is told, makes the town come to life, for me and the people. It makes me want to see more.I would really like to see more crime stories and reality TV told in this way. More in depth, more colorful, more scenic and most of all, soulful.