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Displaying all articles tagged:
Dirty John
there will be podcasts
Mar. 24, 2021
The 10 True-Crime Podcasts That Changed Everything
More than a flash-in-the-pan trend, true crime’s influence on podcasting can be seen everywhere.
By
Rebecca Lavoie
overnights
July 14, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Finale Recap: The Hate She Lives
In the end, Betty became her own self-fulfilling prophecy.
By
Amy Amatangelo
overnights
July 7, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Recap: The End of the End
As he did in their marriage, Dan ignores Betty — and the threat that she poses.
By
Amy Amatangelo
overnights
June 30, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Recap: Betty Gets Her Day in Court
Once again, Betty’s inability to let go, to move on and allow herself to begin to heal, is her downfall.
By
Amy Amatangelo
overnights
June 23, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Recap: I Will Not Be Ignored
Betty’s lost her filter, Dan’s lost whatever good sense he had, and the Broderick children have effectively lost their parents.
By
Amy Amatangelo
true crime
June 16, 2020
HowÂ
Dirty John
’s Characters Compare to Their Real-life Counterparts
The true stories behind spousal-duo turned nemeses Betty and Dan Broderick and the other very real people directly impacted by a dramatic crime.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
June 16, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Recap: Bring On the Rage
While Dan doubles down on his cruelty, Betty gives up on trying to regulate her temper.
By
Amy Amatangelo
overnights
June 10, 2020
Dirty John
Recap: Close Encounter of the Linda Kind
Just like that, Betty realizes her marriage is no longer a partnership.
By
Amy Amatangelo
overnights
June 5, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Recap: The Beginning of the End
What if Betty had just walked away when Dan was late for the movies? Could all of this have been avoided?
By
Amy Amatangelo
overnights
June 4, 2020
Dirty John
Season Premiere Recap: Hell Hath No Fury
The new season kicks off with Betty Broderick’s tenuous grasp of reality on full display, alongside glimpses of what brought her to that point.
By
Amy Amatangelo
true crime
June 2, 2020
How
Dirty John
’s Young Dan and Betty Channeled the Brodericks’ ‘Perfect’ Past
And the origins of that whole “turtle and alligator†thing.
By
Maria Elena Fernandez
tv review
June 2, 2020
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Offers a Careful Study of a Woman Scorned
Amanda Peet sinks every one of her teeth into the role of the famous housewife turned murderer.
By
Jen Chaney
true crime
June 2, 2020
There Is No Villain in
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
“To this day, I believe that Betty believes it was either her or them,†says
Dirty John
’s showrunner.
By
Maria Elena Fernandez
summer 2020
May 19, 2020
The 20 Best and Biggest TV Shows to Watch This Summer
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
,
The Good Lord Bird
,
I May Destroy You
, and more worth seeing during the Great Indoor Summer.
By
Jen Chaney,
Kathryn VanArendonk,
and
Genevieve Koski
casting call
Sept. 9, 2019
Amanda Peet Will Hunt Down Christian Slater in
Dirty John
Season Two
The new season will revolve around Betty Broderick, the suburban housewife who murdered her ex-husband in the 1980s.
By
Chris Murphy
June 20, 2019
Connie Britton on Why
Dirty John
Is So Timely
“Women are still coming from a tradition where we don’t value ourselves equally.â€
By
Bethy Squires
and
Masen Colucci
overnights
Jan. 13, 2019
Dirty John
Finale Recap: The Bloody End
In the end, this wasn’t really a show about victims, but a show about survivors
By
Brian Moylan
chat room
Jan. 11, 2019
Connie Britton on
Dirty John
’s Tragic Ending
“I hope it makes women think twice before assuming they should honor the man.â€
By
Brian Moylan
overnights
Dec. 30, 2018
Dirty John
Recap: Escape Routes
Debra reveals she may not be quite as passive as she seems — and not a moment too soon.
By
Brian Moylan
overnights
Dec. 16, 2018
Dirty John
Recap: Wigging Out
An episode tackling the hardest-to-swallow part of this story succeeds by showing how not all forgiveness is the same.
By
Brian Moylan
not quite reality tv
Dec. 13, 2018
How
Dirty John
Actors Compare to Their Real-life Counterparts
Meet the real-life men and women (and one dog) who inspired Bravo’s twisted story of love, betrayal, and death.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Dec. 9, 2018
Dirty John
Recap: Love and Scare-age
John’s true nature, and intent, comes to light in both the present and the past.
By
Brian Moylan
overnights
Dec. 2, 2018
Dirty John
Recap: Smoothie Operator
As we get deeper into the story of Debra and John’s ill-fated love affair, some intriguing subtleties begin percolating to the surface.
By
Brian Moylan
overnights
Nov. 25, 2018
Dirty John
Premiere Recap: Don’t Want No Scrubs
Every character on this show is kind of awful, but damn if they aren’t interesting.
By
Brian Moylan
true crime
Nov. 23, 2018
Why
Dirty John
Turns a True-Crime Podcast Into a ‘Twisted Fairytale’
Showrunner Alexandra Cunningham adapted the podcast to explore “why women don’t listen to their intuition.â€
By
Maria Elena Fernandez
tv review
Nov. 21, 2018
Dirty John
Is a Real-Life Horror Story
The Bravo drama falls squarely into the “men are trash who might kill you†subgenre of true-crime potboiler.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
vulture festival la
Nov. 17, 2018
Connie Britton Knows What Tami Taylor Would Tell Her
Dirty John
Character
Tami Taylor forever!
By
Hunter Harris
winter preview 2019
Nov. 13, 2018
Winter TV Preview:
True Detective, Brooklyn Nine-Nine,
and 7 More Shows to Watch
A complete guide to the TV shows worth seeing this winter.
By
Devon Ivie
trailer mix
Oct. 18, 2018
Dirty John
Trailer: Connie Britton Flirts With Danger, a.k.a. Eric Bana
Based on the true-crime podcast.
By
Jackson McHenry
trailer mix
Oct. 8, 2018
Dirty John
Trailer: Run for Your Life, Connie Britton!
And insure your fabulous hair!
By
Devon Ivie
casting call
Apr. 3, 2018
Eric Bana Will Pursue Connie Britton in That Wild
Dirty John
Anthology
Don’t be deceived, girl!
By
Devon Ivie
the industry
Mar. 26, 2018
Connie Britton Will Star in Bravo’s
Dirty John
Anthology Series
The
Nashville
actress will play interior designer Debra Newell on the show, based on the titular podcast by L.A.
Times
reporter Chris Goffard.
By
Halle Kiefer
Feb. 1, 2018
Podcasts Are Hollywood’s Hottest New Source Material
With screen adaptations of
Dirty John
,
2 Dope Queens
, and
Welcome to Night Vale
in the works, podcasts are starting to look like the new comic books.
By
Nicholas Quah
podcasts
Jan. 29, 2018
Bravo Will Reportedly Turn
Dirty John
Podcast Into a Drama Anthology
Meanwhile, Oxygen has an unscripted
Dirty John
series in the works.
By
Halle Kiefer
podcast review
Oct. 18, 2017
Dirty John
Is a Stunning Story, But Why Is It a Podcast?
The L.A.
Times
podcast is a crude re-creation of a deftly written feature.
By
Nicholas Quah