Quote from: MacGyver on September 01, 2024, 01:12:16 PMOkay. I have not heard that. I will have to look into that.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on September 01, 2024, 07:53:52 AMThe New York one. If you look at the forms the jury needed to fill out for his conviction there was a section where the jury foreman was to state the reason for the conviction of that charge and how they came to that, and for all 34 charges that section was left blank with no reason why the jurors went that way or how they arrived at the conclusion to convict.Okay. I have not heard that. I will have to look into that.
Quote from: MacGyver on August 31, 2024, 09:26:25 PMWhat Donald Trump case are you talking about?The New York one. If you look at the forms the jury needed to fill out for his conviction there was a section where the jury foreman was to state the reason for the conviction of that charge and how they came to that, and for all 34 charges that section was left blank with no reason why the jurors went that way or how they arrived at the conclusion to convict.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on August 31, 2024, 11:33:11 AMSo I finishedOpen Season and I'm not really sure what the crime was. Was it hunting endangered cougars? Land rights? I feel like it's the Donald Trump case where the jury did not say what he was convicted on—-rather they just said guilty with no reason. The author floated a lot of theories, but then seemed to run out of room and instead of connecting anything, just kind of went "Well there was a crime, but I've run out of time to explain it".
Rating: 3/10
Quote from: MacGyver on August 13, 2024, 10:59:54 PMThere are a couple of TV show episodes that fit that plot- usually in cases where the sheriff was crooked as well. Offhand, I can think of the "Jack in the Box" episode of MacGyver that would fit the bill. Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard would be another contender. The warden in the "Unchained" episode of Quantum Leap might be another possibility. Yeah- it's definitely a trope that shows up on TV and movies fairly often.
As to Open Season itself, I haven't read that book in many years and honestly really don't remember anything from it other than the cover art.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on August 12, 2024, 08:07:26 PMIn some ways Open Season is reminding me of #31 Without A Trace, as well as, and I can't quite recall which TV Show/movie exactly, a small town sheriff from a 1970's/80's show/movie that really did not care to enforce the law and was more interested in closing the case as quickly as possible. Even a little bit of the sheriff from Breakdown In Axeblade.There are a couple of TV show episodes that fit that plot- usually in cases where the sheriff was crooked as well. Offhand, I can think of the "Jack in the Box" episode of MacGyver that would fit the bill. Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard would be another contender. The warden in the "Unchained" episode of Quantum Leap might be another possibility. Yeah- it's definitely a trope that shows up on TV and movies fairly often.
Unfortunately, I'm not finding the book to be that great and in some cases it seems like the author is just going from one place to another to just fill up page space.