So, the Style Channel - at least I think it's the Style Channel or it could be FitTV since TiVo misdialed a channel - has an Extreme Makeover marathon. It's the show that uses plastic surgeons, dentists, eye surgeons, fitness trainers, hair and clothing people to make-over a person's appearance. The show's status is currently canceled, but it lives on in reruns. I hadn't seen a show until this morning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_MakeoverI have been watching for hours while working on the subject of a post later tonight. Anyway, I saw the makeover involving a guy who spent 10 years in prison before DNA evidence exonerated him. He was originally given the death penalty. His name is Roy Krone, on the right:
He was dubbed the "Snaggletooth Killer" because an expert claimed that the bite marks on the victim's body matched his snaggletooth mouth. The victim was a woman who was a waitress at a bar he frequented. Unknown to him, the waitress had talked about to others how she was interested in going out with him. She was found dead in the bar and he didn't have an alibi.
His attorney pictured above got a court to reexamine the DNA evidence and the poor dude was released in 2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kronehttp://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/ID/bitemark_ID.htmlHere is a pic from his bio page:
You can't really tell from that pic, but his transformation was amazing. His three or four front teeth, upper and lower, were removed and implants installed. Wow, what a difference. No more reminder of the snaggleteeth that got him convicted.
Anyway, most of these shows were makeovers of people who were not really memorable, but this guy made an impression on me.
Can you imagine getting the death penalty for a crime you didn't commit just because some expert thought your teeth matched some bite marks and a jury agreed? Then spending ten years in prison for it? Fuck, I would loose my faith in humanity.
To have a show remove that which caused all that pain is just great television. Well, just for that story as the rest of it was formula.
You should be more like Cantrip.
Twitchy: "I pulled a Cantrip . . ."
GivePeaceAChance: "If the Tempest had nipples, I'd pinch that shit."
Xylicon: "I'm about to deliver my [Richard] in your face for posting that stupid shit. "
WDF?: "He keeps reaming me... night after night... I'm rather sore."
GivePeaceAChance: "OMG MY NIPS ARE HARD"
llenta: "cantrip, you fail!!!"
Filliam H. Muffman: "i'm on top of dick"