The problem with Piers Morgan's killer interviews is they're all about him

The Advertiser

15-05-2025

One thing that is often lost in the true-crime genre is that they should always ensure there is a point to what they're doing, that they're not just revelling in the darkness for ratings.
Morgan is definitely in the latter category in this series, where he sits down to talk with various convicted killers.
This episode sees him interview Danny Pelosi, who was found guilty of the murder of millionaire Theodore Ammon in October 2001.
The victim was in the process of divorcing his wife Generosa, with Pelosi romantically linked to her at the time of his death.
The pair were married three months later; Generosa died of breast cancer the following year and Pelosi was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in 2004.
Pelosi continues to maintain his innocence, blaming it all on the conveniently deceased Generosa.
There were hidden cameras in the house, which Pelosi claimed captured the true murderer.
He then admits to going to the house later to remove the hard drive before police found it, throwing it into a river.
Morgan picks up on the obvious stupidity here - if Pelosi was truly innocent, why would he throw away the footage that proved it?
Because he was guilty, that's why. As the cliche goes, jails are full of people who insist they're innocent.
It's the fast-talking Pelosi's continued and ridiculous denials that highlight the problem with this series.
Morgan's interview can provide no insight into Pelosi's crime - because he refuses to admit he did it - so all we're left with are those denials and attempts to pin the blame on someone else.
Initially, watching Pelosi lie is mildly interesting but, once you realise how chronic it is, you stop paying any attention to what he is saying.
All we are presented with are lies - along with Morgan's odd insistence that he wants to test Pelosi's story and see if he really is innocent. Didn't a court already decide that?
Then, at the end, there is this really weird part where someone else interviews Morgan about his interview with Pelosi. It's completely pointless, other than to suggest that the real focus of the series is Morgan himself.
If you're looking for something really easy to watch on a Monday night, then this fits the bill.
It's a series of short stories about real-life strange events.
This one is tagged "It Came From Above" and, as the title suggests, it tells a bunch of stories about things in the sky or falling out of it.
This includes the pretty interesting tale of what is likely the only person to ever be hit by a meteorite.
The only real issue is with the host Dan Aykroyd. He does nothing more than provide a few short introductions to some of the pieces.
Those introductions are both far too serious for a light-hearted show and also pretty much unnecessary.
Every time I watch this show I come to the same conclusion - some people have a lot more money than I do.
Either that or they are very, very comfortable with being in eye-watering amounts of debt.
In this episode make-up artists and influencer Zara and partner Giuliano - who works in a tech firm - get what is a $1.3 million mortgage to build their dream home.
And Giuliano, who has no building experience, decides to take on the role of project manager.
That seems to ensure the couple's efforts end like most others on this show - over-budget and finished way behind schedule.
And yet, these two manage to buck that trend. And end up with what is a pretty cool-looking house.
One thing that is often lost in the true-crime genre is that they should always ensure there is a point to what they're doing, that they're not just revelling in the darkness for ratings.
Morgan is definitely in the latter category in this series, where he sits down to talk with various convicted killers.
This episode sees him interview Danny Pelosi, who was found guilty of the murder of millionaire Theodore Ammon in October 2001.
The victim was in the process of divorcing his wife Generosa, with Pelosi romantically linked to her at the time of his death.
The pair were married three months later; Generosa died of breast cancer the following year and Pelosi was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in 2004.
Pelosi continues to maintain his innocence, blaming it all on the conveniently deceased Generosa.
There were hidden cameras in the house, which Pelosi claimed captured the true murderer.
He then admits to going to the house later to remove the hard drive before police found it, throwing it into a river.
Morgan picks up on the obvious stupidity here - if Pelosi was truly innocent, why would he throw away the footage that proved it?
Because he was guilty, that's why. As the cliche goes, jails are full of people who insist they're innocent.
It's the fast-talking Pelosi's continued and ridiculous denials that highlight the problem with this series.
Morgan's interview can provide no insight into Pelosi's crime - because he refuses to admit he did it - so all we're left with are those denials and attempts to pin the blame on someone else.
Initially, watching Pelosi lie is mildly interesting but, once you realise how chronic it is, you stop paying any attention to what he is saying.
All we are presented with are lies - along with Morgan's odd insistence that he wants to test Pelosi's story and see if he really is innocent. Didn't a court already decide that?
Then, at the end, there is this really weird part where someone else interviews Morgan about his interview with Pelosi. It's completely pointless, other than to suggest that the real focus of the series is Morgan himself.
If you're looking for something really easy to watch on a Monday night, then this fits the bill.
It's a series of short stories about real-life strange events.
This one is tagged "It Came From Above" and, as the title suggests, it tells a bunch of stories about things in the sky or falling out of it.
This includes the pretty interesting tale of what is likely the only person to ever be hit by a meteorite.
The only real issue is with the host Dan Aykroyd. He does nothing more than provide a few short introductions to some of the pieces.
Those introductions are both far too serious for a light-hearted show and also pretty much unnecessary.
Every time I watch this show I come to the same conclusion - some people have a lot more money than I do.
Either that or they are very, very comfortable with being in eye-watering amounts of debt.
In this episode make-up artists and influencer Zara and partner Giuliano - who works in a tech firm - get what is a $1.3 million mortgage to build their dream home.
And Giuliano, who has no building experience, decides to take on the role of project manager.
That seems to ensure the couple's efforts end like most others on this show - over-budget and finished way behind schedule.
And yet, these two manage to buck that trend. And end up with what is a pretty cool-looking house.
One thing that is often lost in the true-crime genre is that they should always ensure there is a point to what they're doing, that they're not just revelling in the darkness for ratings.
Morgan is definitely in the latter category in this series, where he sits down to talk with various convicted killers.
This episode sees him interview Danny Pelosi, who was found guilty of the murder of millionaire Theodore Ammon in October 2001.
The victim was in the process of divorcing his wife Generosa, with Pelosi romantically linked to her at the time of his death.
The pair were married three months later; Generosa died of breast cancer the following year and Pelosi was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in 2004.
Pelosi continues to maintain his innocence, blaming it all on the conveniently deceased Generosa.
There were hidden cameras in the house, which Pelosi claimed captured the true murderer.
He then admits to going to the house later to remove the hard drive before police found it, throwing it into a river.
Morgan picks up on the obvious stupidity here - if Pelosi was truly innocent, why would he throw away the footage that proved it?
Because he was guilty, that's why. As the cliche goes, jails are full of people who insist they're innocent.
It's the fast-talking Pelosi's continued and ridiculous denials that highlight the problem with this series.
Morgan's interview can provide no insight into Pelosi's crime - because he refuses to admit he did it - so all we're left with are those denials and attempts to pin the blame on someone else.
Initially, watching Pelosi lie is mildly interesting but, once you realise how chronic it is, you stop paying any attention to what he is saying.
All we are presented with are lies - along with Morgan's odd insistence that he wants to test Pelosi's story and see if he really is innocent. Didn't a court already decide that?
Then, at the end, there is this really weird part where someone else interviews Morgan about his interview with Pelosi. It's completely pointless, other than to suggest that the real focus of the series is Morgan himself.
If you're looking for something really easy to watch on a Monday night, then this fits the bill.
It's a series of short stories about real-life strange events.
This one is tagged "It Came From Above" and, as the title suggests, it tells a bunch of stories about things in the sky or falling out of it.
This includes the pretty interesting tale of what is likely the only person to ever be hit by a meteorite.
The only real issue is with the host Dan Aykroyd. He does nothing more than provide a few short introductions to some of the pieces.
Those introductions are both far too serious for a light-hearted show and also pretty much unnecessary.
Every time I watch this show I come to the same conclusion - some people have a lot more money than I do.
Either that or they are very, very comfortable with being in eye-watering amounts of debt.
In this episode make-up artists and influencer Zara and partner Giuliano - who works in a tech firm - get what is a $1.3 million mortgage to build their dream home.
And Giuliano, who has no building experience, decides to take on the role of project manager.
That seems to ensure the couple's efforts end like most others on this show - over-budget and finished way behind schedule.
And yet, these two manage to buck that trend. And end up with what is a pretty cool-looking house.
One thing that is often lost in the true-crime genre is that they should always ensure there is a point to what they're doing, that they're not just revelling in the darkness for ratings.
Morgan is definitely in the latter category in this series, where he sits down to talk with various convicted killers.
This episode sees him interview Danny Pelosi, who was found guilty of the murder of millionaire Theodore Ammon in October 2001.
The victim was in the process of divorcing his wife Generosa, with Pelosi romantically linked to her at the time of his death.
The pair were married three months later; Generosa died of breast cancer the following year and Pelosi was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in 2004.
Pelosi continues to maintain his innocence, blaming it all on the conveniently deceased Generosa.
There were hidden cameras in the house, which Pelosi claimed captured the true murderer.
He then admits to going to the house later to remove the hard drive before police found it, throwing it into a river.
Morgan picks up on the obvious stupidity here - if Pelosi was truly innocent, why would he throw away the footage that proved it?
Because he was guilty, that's why. As the cliche goes, jails are full of people who insist they're innocent.
It's the fast-talking Pelosi's continued and ridiculous denials that highlight the problem with this series.
Morgan's interview can provide no insight into Pelosi's crime - because he refuses to admit he did it - so all we're left with are those denials and attempts to pin the blame on someone else.
Initially, watching Pelosi lie is mildly interesting but, once you realise how chronic it is, you stop paying any attention to what he is saying.
All we are presented with are lies - along with Morgan's odd insistence that he wants to test Pelosi's story and see if he really is innocent. Didn't a court already decide that?
Then, at the end, there is this really weird part where someone else interviews Morgan about his interview with Pelosi. It's completely pointless, other than to suggest that the real focus of the series is Morgan himself.
If you're looking for something really easy to watch on a Monday night, then this fits the bill.
It's a series of short stories about real-life strange events.
This one is tagged "It Came From Above" and, as the title suggests, it tells a bunch of stories about things in the sky or falling out of it.
This includes the pretty interesting tale of what is likely the only person to ever be hit by a meteorite.
The only real issue is with the host Dan Aykroyd. He does nothing more than provide a few short introductions to some of the pieces.
Those introductions are both far too serious for a light-hearted show and also pretty much unnecessary.
Every time I watch this show I come to the same conclusion - some people have a lot more money than I do.
Either that or they are very, very comfortable with being in eye-watering amounts of debt.
In this episode make-up artists and influencer Zara and partner Giuliano - who works in a tech firm - get what is a $1.3 million mortgage to build their dream home.
And Giuliano, who has no building experience, decides to take on the role of project manager.
That seems to ensure the couple's efforts end like most others on this show - over-budget and finished way behind schedule.
And yet, these two manage to buck that trend. And end up with what is a pretty cool-looking house.