A Close-Up So Tight It'll Rival The End Of "Sunset Blvd."

Damn it, somebody else got to television first, and the gravy train is leaving the station:

People are often scared of what goes bump in the night. But what if the most dangerous monsters were the very same people your life depended on? Following extraordinary and terrifyingly true tales of psychological manipulation, Investigation Discovery's latest series DANGEROUS PERSUASIONS explores everyday people who were brainwashed into making remarkable sacrifices and committing unthinkable acts in the process. Told through intimate, first-person accounts, each hour-long episode details the captivating stories of people who were lured into a web of deceit and lost themselves along the way. False prophets, criminal masterminds, and sociopathic con-artists who prey on the innocent are just some of the Machiavellian architects at the center of these unbelievable and shocking true stories.

As always, I'm happy to see anything exploring this terrain - and starting with Scientology is smart - but I still think what's being offered doesn't do it justice. It's all just more conventional thought.

Even with it's flaws, Martha Marcy May Marlene has set the standard - not The Master - but I think the medium of television can do a LOT better now. Better even than Penn & Teller's Bullshit!

Anybody out there know somebody in television? I've got a few show ideas to kick around,…