Last nights episode of Dates From Hell was about Dick Hansen

[brando316]

It's called Long Kiss Goodnight. They say how he had a drinking problem and a temper and how he went to rehab. The show likes to throw red herrings at you so they show 2 different people confusing him for Barry Hartman of the 49ers. For the most part they go with the license plate theory. I'm going to watch it again so if anyone has questions let me know.

[5353]

Thanks for the heads up. My TV listings show it reairing tomorrow morning (Sat.) at 6AM.

[TheCars1986]

Anything left out of the UM broadcast?

[sffan]

They definetly went with the 49er theory. Supposably many patrons at the bar/restraunt were hassling Dick about being a 49er player.A lot of minor details about dick and Jeans relationship were brought up, I believe some details were added to "spruce up" the show. It was surprising to see Jean 20 years older, It's easy to forget how old UM is.

[5353]

But man was her wig obvious!

[5353]

Something else that they mentioned, that I'm pretty sure UM never got into, was Jean said she recognized the man who shot Dick: he was sitting at the bar in the restaurant. Also he was hassled by another guy outside the restaurant who thought he was also Barry Hartman, and when Dick insulted him he got pissed.

[brando316]

Originally Posted by 5353

Something else that they mentioned, that I'm pretty sure UM never got into, was Jean said she recognized the man who shot Dick: he was sitting at the bar in the restaurant.

I thought that too when I first watched it, but I think what they meant was she recognized the shooter as the guy that pulled behind them outside the restaurant. Like I said before they love to put red herrings all over the show.

[5353]

Good point. I shouldn't confuse this show as investigation journalism.

[SageSlowdive]

And the Emmy for Best Hair & Makeup goes too.....

[Kiki88]

Originally Posted by 5353

But man was her wig obvious!

Yikes! That's a bad wig, sorry to say. They didn't show Jean's face in the UM episode, but you could see that she had short hair. I wonder how old she is now. I hope she changed her 49er Hugs license plate after Dick was shot.

[SageSlowdive]

So I just watched this:

I hate these ID shows that try to tell a story in 30 mins. They pack it full of red herrings and they repeat scenes so many times to capture the viewers attention, I suppose?

I find it odd that they cut the car chase down to basically nothing, focusing more on Dick and Jean's simple relationship. They conclude with the license plate theory as well.

Overall, nice to see Jean (I do not think she had anything to do with this after watching her 20 years later) but really nothing new, other than Dick having a confirmed alcohol problem and he had recently gotten out of rehab.

[brando316]

Originally Posted by SageSlowdive

So I just watched this:

I hate these ID shows that try to tell a story in 30 mins. They pack it full of red herrings and they repeat scenes so many times to capture the viewers attention, I suppose?

This is my least favorite thing about Dates From Hell. There are some great stories so it could be so much better.

[SageSlowdive]

Originally Posted by brando316

This is my least favorite thing about Dates From Hell. There are some great stories so it could be so much better.

I love true crime but they literally wear me out on ID. They are so dumbed down and they take the simplest incident and turns it into a huge incident.

[MegtheEgg86]

So I just saw this episode.

Does anyone think it's possible, assuming the reenactment is fairly accurate, that the shooter could have been someone in the restaurant that didn't like the way Dick was speaking to Jean in the restaurant? That was a thought that crossed my mind.

I also have to say I think that the 49ers connection makes about a thousand times greater sense now that we now he looked like a specific player and was often mistaken for that player in public (twice in that one night alone, again if the reenactment is accurate).

[James T]

Originally Posted by 5353

But man was her wig obvious!

Sorry to ask this but has she had a sex change?