Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 24, 2019
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 4 out of 28
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  1. solideater
    Mar 9, 2019
    6
    there sure is an eery feeling throughout the series, but in my opinion, looses focus very shortly on the importance of the tapes, that was what drew me into watching the show. otherwise it doesn't seem to add anything new about Bundy.
  2. Mayfieldja
    Feb 8, 2019
    6
    Netflix drops on us this Ted Bundy documentary and after its four episodes, I found myself wanting more, but not in a good way. The content is interesting but I would have preferred a deeper and more detailed dive into this utterly insane story. If this would have been an 8 episode run with more time spent on all of the events that surrounded this story, I believe it would have left usNetflix drops on us this Ted Bundy documentary and after its four episodes, I found myself wanting more, but not in a good way. The content is interesting but I would have preferred a deeper and more detailed dive into this utterly insane story. If this would have been an 8 episode run with more time spent on all of the events that surrounded this story, I believe it would have left us with a more engaging story arc to follow. With all that in mind, it’s still a decent docuseries that’s worth watching but when compared to other true-crime shows, doesn’t quite match up. 6 out of 10… Expand
  3. Jtrapdoor1
    Jan 31, 2019
    5
    The episodes help give an explanation of what the Ted Bundy case was like and what happened without adding much else. There is too much focus on this show being scary instead of looking at what this man did and it being looked at seriously. Conversations with a killer could be better if the focus was placed on what happened instead of trying to amp up the scariness. The actions of this oneThe episodes help give an explanation of what the Ted Bundy case was like and what happened without adding much else. There is too much focus on this show being scary instead of looking at what this man did and it being looked at seriously. Conversations with a killer could be better if the focus was placed on what happened instead of trying to amp up the scariness. The actions of this one man are scary enough… Expand

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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Helen Brown
    Jan 3, 2020
    40
    Winding up with well-worn footage of Bundy’s trial and execution, this docuseries contains nothing that true crime fans haven’t heard before.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 4, 2019
    40
    There are no narrative twists awaiting us here. No miscarriages of justice straining to be heard. No insights into the complexities of an unfolding case or scandal of corrupt policemen, judges, clergy or politicians. The tapes themselves are the USP here. ... The only truly chilling thing about Conversations With a Killer was how unchilling it was.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jan 31, 2019
    40
    Despite the editors’ superb interweaving of personal photos, police evidence, and archival footage of ’70s Seattle, Conversations with a Killer seems largely unaware of its own obliviousness. Just because the series, like Michaud, can’t get to the center of Bundy doesn’t mean that the only potentially interesting storytelling avenue has been obstructed, and therefore there’s nothing a filmmaker can do but say, “People are ultimately unknowable, and Bundy is no exception.”
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