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True crime has been a ratings winner for podcast and TV producers since shows like "Serial" and "The Jinx" hit airways in 2014 and 2015. A new documentary, "Zodiac Killer Project," by Charlie Shackleton, seeks to send up and critique the form for its "slick amorality and its increasing laziness," says Sam Adams for Slate.

Here's his conversation with Shackleton, who discusses his movie, how the genre has evolved, and who's to blame for the proliferation of shows. "As time goes on, it’s felt more and more to me that the thing that’s really driving true crime’s endless expansion is how reproducible the formula is," he says. "That counts for more than any theorizing about audience appetite for lurid tales of the macabre, just quite how easy it is to do this stuff on a production line."

We want to know: What's your attitude to true crime shows? Tell us in the comments what's worth watching and listening to.

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  • Absolutely not my thing (58%, 10 votes)
  • I've enjoyed a couple of podcasts and shows (23%, 4 votes)
  • I watch/listen to quite a bit of it (17%, 3 votes)
  • Something else — explain in the comments (0%, 0 votes)
17 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago