All New, James Ellroy's LA : City Of Demons Wed!

[Aleksandr2002]

I loved this show! His voice was a put on! It was for effect. I can get some people didn't like it, but it provided some kind of sick levity to the serious topics on the few shows that were aired. And for people calling him a "perv"....well, remember people, his mother was killed when he was a young boy. So he has issues. But he never killed or raped anyone! His dark humor is most likely a defense mechanism.

This man is highly respected by a lot of detectives for a reason...b/c he cares!

[sxeshady]

Only part I didnt like was the animated dog , other than that I liked it.

[Supergreen76]

So, apparently I am not the only one who thinks that James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons is about as entertaining as a root canal.

The delivery of his narrative is so over wrought and annoyingly reliant on old-school colloquial expressions that it makes me want to watch Jerry Springer just to remind me things could be worse.

[noirpoetix1]

It would've been a great show, but to sit through it and listen to his annoying voice was just torture. I can't begin to tell you how irritating he was.

[densestarr]

No squares tag along. It's off the air, now they can air more network reruns. Cable is as chickenshit as the rest of the US media. Maybe ID will give Nancy 'Hang 'em High' Grace a show.

[rgz1985]

I thought this might be an Okay show to watch but it FUCKING SUCKS. James Ellroy voices fails on so many level. So annoying!!! It is like the only show I will not watch on Discovery ID. I bet it gets canceled soon!

[Mitsy1212]

@rgz1985 The show had to be in the top 5 worst shows on Discovery. Ellroy is a perv and his narration was like nails on a chalk board. If you go to the Discovery ID chat forum, you'll see that a good number of people feel the same way. He was horrible as a host. I read that the show is getting the ax which is good.

[rgz1985]

@Mitsy1212 Yeah, whoever approved this show for TV should be fired.

[portumadre]

GAWWWD. This guy sounds like he is mentally challenged when he speaks. I would watch this show if it had LESS (as in none) James Ellroy speaking.

His voice is awful, ditch ellroy, keep the show.

[hypnotistcollecter]

You know, it is not so much the "mentally challenged" part that bugs me, but the fact that he is so d@mn dramatic. And that animated dog? Seriously? The use of words like "all you hep cats out there" is also kind of embarrassing. I am bummed, because the show looks so good! The advertising department did an excellent job. ;)

But, I agree, Ellroy should just have "snippets" of the show, rather than the whole thing narrated by him. Dominick Dunne is NOT!

It is extremely hard to watch.

[portumadre]

@hypnotistcollecter honestly, it is impossible for me or anyone in my house to watch it. not even hard to watch ut literally impossible. we gave up on the show 15 mins into the first episode:(

[Miyoangel13]

Cant stand his voice

[RobNLynchburgVA]

I predict this crappy show might last one season. This guy gives me serious creeps. His commentary is dry and disjointed. Maybe he's just to old to be effective in this medium. I think he should stick to being an arthur and leave TV alone.

[MsBatista85]

@RobNLynchburgVA I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF IT SURVIVES A FULL SEASON ITS RATHER A DRY SHOW.

[RobNLynchburgVA]

@MsBatista85 He just seems really creepy. But I totally agree with you. I do enjoy "true crime" stories but his delivery is really flat. I used to love the show, "True Hollywood," with A.J. Benza. I was disapointed when that show was cancelled....PEACE