Badlands, Texas

2015

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  • 1

6.9| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

The small town of Terlingua, Texas is a little known oasis on the Rio Grande River where eccentric residents trade modern comforts for a unique brand of freedom. But the price of their freedom proves high when a brutal crime threatens to tear their town apart. This true-crime docu-series delves into the eccentric world of Terlingua as its citizens struggle to reconcile the killing of a dear friend and fight to hold the town together as it grapples with change.

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Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
Dorathen Better Late Then Never
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
kateward1 As previously mentioned, lots of the same stuff is repeated over and over and over again, some of the 'characters' are quite annoying and very anecdotal. The first episode is the characters droning on about how hard life is living there, who cares!!!! They chose to live there. This needs to be condensed into fewer episodes. What was also a little confusing is there's footage of the victim being interviewed along with all the other characters but it isn't made clear initially that he is the victim. On a positive note, the scenery is spectacular and the story is quite interesting.
venturousspt07 I thought this series was great. The town of Terilingua Texas is raw and gritty and the people in it are that and more. The townsfolk, who depict the story for you, in a narrative way, are raw and gritty, as well as, and philosophical and authentic. The story is about a murder, but also about a town and the effect the murder has had on the town and the people in it. The murder story is a roller coaster ride for sure, but more interesting than that, is the way the town and the people share their stories. The way the story is told, makes the town come to life, for me and the people. It makes me want to see more.I would really like to see more crime stories and reality TV told in this way. More in depth, more colorful, more scenic and most of all, soulful.
kris-60713 I'm not sure if this was first intended to be about the few living in a "ghost town" but they were able to capture an interview with Glenn (victim) then proceeded to tell about his murder and how it affected the community. I agree that it's a slow watch; however, I enjoyed learning more about the people and their struggles, their loyalty to one another, etc. If you're looking for a strictly gory true-crime murder, this isn't the documentary for you. This is a well made insight into a tiny community of interesting people living in an area in Texas that most wouldn't want to stay there for a week. I'm glad I found this on Hulu and learned about this tragedy as well as more about our country.
msmarianne This was about the gloomiest, most depressing thing I've ever watched. I grew up in the 70's and remember having this image of Terlingua as being this hip place, synonymous with Willie and Waylon and chili cook offs. I realize the focus was on the murder, but most of the show is the same few characters over and over saying the same thing over and over. Or the guy with the patch on his eye talking about "justice". I think the first 4 episodes could have easily been condensed into one. There were no side notes about the beauty of the place, or old clips perhaps of Terlingua in the 70's. I guess also, no place is ever completely free of crime, as long as people are there, there will be bad apples or horrific things occurring. You have to wonder too, the background of some of the people who want to live so remotely. Kind of like Alaska, many people escape there to avoid consequences of whatever it is they're running away from or at the very least, make it extremely difficult to find them.