Comments on: “A Body at Rest…” http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/02/16/the-trouble-with-hollywood-part-i/ The real-life world of death investigation. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:15:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: RD http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/02/16/the-trouble-with-hollywood-part-i/#comment-31 RD Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:41:46 +0000 /?p=15#comment-31 A friend of mine sent me your link a month ago but I have to admit when I saw "stories" in the title I didn't exactly rush to it. No offense. I'm a death investigator in a medical examiner system and I was expecting to see a bunch of poorly-crafted attempts at creative writing that were loosely based on reality. I too have a problem with TV (that goes beyond simply watching too much of it). I have to admit I was way off. It looks like a blog, but no where in there do you use the phrase "my little corner of the web" or describe the color and consistency of your most recent stool. Very factually based and you're right, there's a lot of things that don't occur to people about this line of work. If you've been doing this as long as I have, you should never run out of things to write about. RD A friend of mine sent me your link a month ago but I have to admit when I saw “stories” in the title I didn’t exactly rush to it. No offense. I’m a death investigator in a medical examiner system and I was expecting to see a bunch of poorly-crafted attempts at creative writing that were loosely based on reality. I too have a problem with TV (that goes beyond simply watching too much of it). I have to admit I was way off. It looks like a blog, but no where in there do you use the phrase “my little corner of the web” or describe the color and consistency of your most recent stool. Very factually based and you’re right, there’s a lot of things that don’t occur to people about this line of work. If you’ve been doing this as long as I have, you should never run out of things to write about.

RD

]]> By: Barratic http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/02/16/the-trouble-with-hollywood-part-i/#comment-29 Barratic Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:10:21 +0000 /?p=15#comment-29 I'm glad to see a site like this. I myself work at the Medical Examiners office. I'm the pathology supervisor. I've been doing autopsies for 15 yrs. I have been to several scenes with investigators. In this line of work, every day is different. In 15 yrs I've just about seen it all I guess. I find the death investigation T.V. shows to be rather comical. It's amazing how many people call our office to ask questions about their loved one and refer to one of those shows for the answer. The one thing I can think of that I haven't seen is a homocide with a bow and arrow. But anyways great site sir! Barratic I’m glad to see a site like this. I myself work at the Medical Examiners office. I’m the pathology supervisor. I’ve been doing autopsies for 15 yrs. I have been to several scenes with investigators. In this line of work, every day is different. In 15 yrs I’ve just about seen it all I guess. I find the death investigation T.V. shows to be rather comical. It’s amazing how many people call our office to ask questions about their loved one and refer to one of those shows for the answer. The one thing I can think of that I haven’t seen is a homocide with a bow and arrow. But anyways great site sir!

Barratic

]]> By: panthergirl http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/02/16/the-trouble-with-hollywood-part-i/#comment-28 panthergirl Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:27:51 +0000 /?p=15#comment-28 Do you think that Six Feet Under is more realistic? It's certainly less pretty! Do you think that Six Feet Under is more realistic? It’s certainly less pretty!

]]> By: dotbar http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/02/16/the-trouble-with-hollywood-part-i/#comment-27 dotbar Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:06:32 +0000 /?p=15#comment-27 Well, you know why they don't have a disgustingly stained sheet or a stiff, unattractive corpse (unless its Dawn of the Dead of course)...it gets too personal. It's like filming an accident victim with soiled underwear! Everyone wants to think that when THEY die, it will be on snowy white cotton sheets with a downy comforter tucked under a gracefully aged face in a violet scented sunny room. But, really, once you're dead, it shouldn't really matter to you, should it. Who actually cares what your corpse inflicts on the rest of the world, then? Well, you know why they don’t have a disgustingly stained sheet or a stiff, unattractive corpse (unless its Dawn of the Dead of course)…it gets too personal. It’s like filming an accident victim with soiled underwear! Everyone wants to think that when THEY die, it will be on snowy white cotton sheets with a downy comforter tucked under a gracefully aged face in a violet scented sunny room. But, really, once you’re dead, it shouldn’t really matter to you, should it. Who actually cares what your corpse inflicts on the rest of the world, then?

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