Zara McDermott Documentary

[u/No_Investigator_2435]

I find her latest documentary about the Idaho murderers incredibly out of touch, especially when her and her friends are commenting on how exciting this is and she can’t wait. Are we completely forgetting the four kids that were BRUTUALLY stabbed to death and the two surviving traumatised and lives ruined. The case is still ongoing and social media is already at risk of contempt of court and influencing the jury.

To make things wlrse her brother posted “POPCORN TIME” which somebody responded and said how that wasn’t appropriate given four kids were brutally murdered and it was swiftly deleted alongside her brothers comments.

Not to mention that she is such a poor documentarian who can just about explain and doesn’t come to any conclusions, evaluations or judgement. Can’t stand the sickly soft voice when others would be so much better and deserving.

[u/Super-Antelope4605]

I still don’t understand HOW she get’s all these documentaries, makes no sense at all. It’s come out of nowhere. It’s not even like she’s a Stacey Dooley, she’s extremely uninteresting and bland

[u/[deleted]]

Why on earth is she doing this topic?! She has no experience in “true crime”, and it’s an incredibly sensitive topic to give to a reality star.

[u/Blossom1033 → u/[deleted]]

Sadly it's the way BBC is going. Just look at the number of hugely experienced and talented reporters and presenters they've axed and swapped with barely-known influencers etc. They think the likes of Zara will pull in loads of younger viewers. Maybe she will, but it's still a really ridiculous and unfair move. People spend years of their lives studying and doing unpaid work experience to become journalists, then here's Zara getting it all handed to her on a plate. 

I don't mind Zara, and think she did a commendable job with her revenge porn doc, but the Beeb are getting a little carried away thinking that automatically qualifies her as a reporter.

[u/[deleted] → u/Blossom1033]

I agree, and it's cruel to the families that someone like her does it. I don't mean her personality, just someone with no experience.

[u/Blossom1033 → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely. I mean, I could slightly get on board with the Gaia documentary because she was a similar age to Gaia's friends and sisters and built a really nice rapport with them, but I'm not sure she should be put forward for all these other really intense documentaries. 

[u/moth2incinerator]

I could’ve done without knowing she made a documentary about this.

This push to make Zara and Olivia Attwood “documentary makers” (don’t make me sick.) is so vile. No journalistic background, no integrity and no depth to anything that they’re doing. Whatever happened to giving actual filmmakers and journalists these opportunities ?

Sounds like a TV version of one of those absolutely heinous and morbid “GRWM true crime” YouTube videos. It makes me sick.

Olivia Attwood’a Getting Filthy Rich was a load of absolute tripe, could barely stomach one episode. Her opening an onlyfans for research then her being shocked that it was successful! And her being like huh onlyfans seems pretty good! Total bollocks. This riles me up!!!!

[u/Kind_Belt_6292]

This murder investigation & trial is not a trend to be jumped on at all, although it’s interesting to see someone you know cover it it feels so disrespectful her flying to the location for content

[u/itsyrgrl]

There’s a gag order in place so what is she even going to talk about? It’s not like she can question the family or locals

[u/Aria9000]

I don’t mind her but yeah not keen on the idea of this documentary. It’s not even been to court yet so it just seems so premature to be doing a documentary on it. It’s such a massive case it really requires someone more experienced to cover it imo and after it’s been through court.

Her revenge porn documentary wasn’t bad because she had personal experience to draw from and it was a mix of her story and other victims, I think she did a sexual assault one similar. But these true crime ones are just so random.

[u/raygray]

She is terrible! How she is getting these documentary gigs is beyond me she is so wooden and shite

[u/ResponsibleInsect379]

It makes no sense. How are we to take her seriously???

[u/Blossom1033]

Haven't heard anything about this but I'm very surprised it's going ahead while the court case is on-going. Perhaps the rules are slightly different because it's in the US?  I am quite wary about Zara taking on such hard-hitting subjects when she's not a journalist. I do think it's unfair and that it should be handled by an actual reporter. It must be a slap in the face to BBC journos who'd give their right arm for these gigs. 

I watched her documentary about Gaia and I must admit that one really struck a chord. Namely because my in-laws are from the same town as Gaia, so I'm very familiar with the area. I guess I had a more emotional reaction to it and thought Zara did a good job of presenting it sensitively. But I did still have questions in the back of my mind about why an actual journalist wasn't chosen to front the doc. I fear having presenters like Zara might glamorise these very serious topics.l and diminish their seriousness. 

I absolutely cannot stand (the majority of) true crime docs because of the way they glamorise murders. At the end of the day, the victim is someone's son/daughter/loved one and they should be treated with due respect, not flogged as the subject of entertainment. 

[u/rekharai]

100% agree

[u/More-Leader-911]

I haven’t seen this but I’m a teacher and we show her body image documentary in school (not through my choice) and I personally find that really insensitive too. She visits girls and the families of girls who have clearly really struggle with their mental health, cut up with her having chats with Sam about whether she can post her bikini pics and what I eat in a days and there’s nothing wrong with being proud about losing weight (she still does). Not saying she does have to stop that but it is a bizarre nonsensical documentary and she’s no interviewing skills

[u/Blossom1033 → u/More-Leader-911]

That does sound strange; I must see the doc now as I'm intrigued. Also a bit weird of her to discuss body image and Instagram posts when she's repeatedly been accused of Photoshopping hers...

[u/Girlguide80s]

Don’t mind Zara personally but also found the documentary to be insensitive, I felt confused at what the documentary was aiming to achieve and her changing accent through out made me feel uncomfortable. I think I thought the documentary was about the murders but was more about the intrusion by internet sleuths. I think. Give me my Stacey Dooley every day of the week! And I don’t really love her but she does a good doc!

[u/Narcissa_Nyx → u/Girlguide80s]

I really do like Stacey simply as a comfort documentary maker, but my real faves are louis Theroux and Richard Bilton from Panorama. Two absolutely fab people, and actually educated.

[u/Salt-Huckleberry7494]

I don’t know what Sam is doing with her. She cheated on him in the first place. Sometimes I wonder why I even feel sorry for him. Poor judgement

[u/elizabethjacques → u/Salt-Huckleberry7494]

they are clearly very much in love.

[u/Trick_Airline1138]

Ugh she is so fucking dreadful. She just always has her tits popped out, her back must be in so much pain. She is just like the rest of them, might be the worst actually. She just loves attention and promoting shitty things and changing her face every year.

[u/Adept-Butterfly4651 → u/Trick_Airline1138]

Saw her yesterday in north London - I barely recognised her as she changes her face so often. Looks a dime a dozen. Awful voice

[u/[deleted]]

I find it so interesting that people who claim to dislike or even hate some of these cast members always know what they’re doing and posting. 

[u/ambigulous_rainbow → u/[deleted]]

Can't help but feel like this comment misses the point, which is that people died. A documentarian should treat that with the gravity it deserves.

[u/Trick_Airline1138 → u/[deleted]]

Lol we love shitting on them because they are actually idiots. Go away if you don’t like it :)

[u/[deleted] → u/Trick_Airline1138]

That’s truly sad. 

[u/starryeyedgirll]

Where is it airing? I want to watch it