Getting Away With Murder

© 2012 by Danna

That old expression “getting away with murder” just wasn’t true in my world. I grew up with Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, The Lone Ranger, The Rifleman, and Hopalong Cassidy. Even Sheriff Andy Taylor from Mayberry always got his man. There was not a whole lot of investigative skill or forensics involved but life lessons were taught in a thirty-minute segment and the good guys always triumphed.

Fast forward to today—Television is not quite so sweet and innocent, not quite so black and white, because the good guys are now a little gray around the edges.

I enjoy programs that show the investigative proficiency of the main characters but sometimes, unfortunately, I have to wade through a grisly murder to get there. It’s strange that I can view murder and mayhem but can’t abide the pointless skin scenes and profanity that producers feel they have to include. I cringe and cluck my tongue and want to cross that program off my list. These offenses don't change the story line and it’s certainly not missed if it’s not there.

I also enjoy a good “sting” operation but that doesn’t mean the Hallmark Channel with its romantic comedies doesn’t capture my heart.   

And then there’s the Antiques Road Show, If Walls Could Talk, and all things HGTV: Curb Appeal, Color Splash, Design on a Dime, Yard Crashers, Income Property, etc.  . . .

I like to watch a kitchen, bath, or yard transformed . . .  

I like to see the girl win the guy and vice versa . . .  

I like to see the good guys triumph and the bad guys get their comeuppance . . .  

I like to see the underdog come out on top—but with an unexpected twist . . .  

In my world no one gets away with murder . . .     

   

Sorry, I don’t watch politics . . . too scandalous for me!  

Do I watch too much television? Probably! Read any good books lately?

Short story for Creative Writing Class at Bartlett Senior Center, Bartlett, TN