Who drew the dicks ?! Despite the show being more in the parody vibe, its very well made. The mix between crime solving and humor still combine.Looking forward for o season 2

After I saw Making a Murderer, I was looking for more Documentary Series and I have stumbled upon American Vandal and The Jinx. I watched AV first and BAM! First episode got me hooked right away! I didn't think at first that it was fictional until I searched for it. It is really well made and it has the right amount of everything: comedy, drama, action, and of course mystery. This series is a masterpiece. If you are reading my review, trust me. Just watch the first episode and tell me if you did not enjoy it.

American Vandal is a show that I initially thought was going to be a Mel Brooks-ian send-up of the true crime genre that's become so prevalent on TV in recent memory. The end result is a smart mystery that has some laughs, but prefers to make a point more than it likes to be goofy. As a spoof, it's very well crafted. It's almost easy to not notice the points being made because this show nails down the engrossing, mysterious nature of shows like Making A Murderer and Serial. Nothing ever feels like it's being shoved down your throat, but once you do notice the points being made, suddenly a show that (on the surface) seems like one big immature gag becomes smart and relevant. Without spoiling it, this show has quite a bit to say about the way society reacts to media, and those who create it.Without a doubt, though, the absolute best thing about American Vandal are the performances and dialog. The teenagers actually sound and act like teenagers instead of what a board of writers think teenagers act like. You can tell when somebody is lying (or looks like they're lying) because of details like facial expressions. As a mockumentry, subtle details - like people looking at the camera - are brilliant additions that only serve to make this fake event seem real.That said, I did manage to spot a couple of plotholes and other things that, when you think about them, don't make much sense. Without spoiling it, the ending is also a little anti-climatic on face-value. It's actually allot more meaningful if you look into it, but I can see how that might irk some people.Either way, American Vandal is a show that I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend it to anybody that feels comfortable with it's crass premise.

the story is nice. but it is slow. the producers clearly needed to fill up the space negotiated with netflix. and the story simply can't stretch that much. by the second half of the third episode i was asking myself why couldn't that fill up just one episode instead of two and a half, even three. it is the first netflix production that i badly needed the film to go at a higher speed. i had the same feeling with deidra and xxx rob a train, but that was easily solved by often jumping forward. with American vandal the points are hidden in this slow going mass and jumping would just lose some of them. there is a vague understanding of the issue of privacy in the last episode, but that is it.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch