The Ashley Madison Affair

The idea of this docuseries is great. Give information about the Ashley Madison scandal, done. The way it's done however, is so incredibly poor. You'll get 10 seconds of talking followed by 30 second of garbage stock footage to pad out the episode. This reals like a way to just stretch 1 episode for 4-5 episodes as a way to pump out more content.

On top of that you get awful actors that are trying so hard to make this their "big break" instead of real people that suffered because of this site.

This should be an example of how NOT to make a docuseries. Slow it down, stick to only the facts and stop jumping to stock footage. We arent 2 year olds that need constant pictures shoved into our faces.

Bad Actors instead of Real People

Woo boy did I turn this off fast!

Don't know about you, but when I settle in to watch a documentary, I look forward to hearing from the REAL victims and all those affected by the scandal.

I appreciate the rawness and vulnerability of real people. Welp, on this one, instead of hearing from the actual people involved, they opt to have actors read testimonials as though it were their own.

They are set up in front of some corny looking props with their names in quotes.

On top of that, they are baaaaaaad actors.

I really hope this is not a trend here to stay.

If you can't get real people to participate in your doc, shelve it and wait. Don't insult the audience with this clownery.

Simply , There are TWO Very Basic Reasonable reasOns that help with refuse Sex OUTSUDE marriage : * First reason (Which is The Most important !!! ) :

An unplanned, Wrong Pregnancy (it may happen EVEN with known Contraceptive precautions !.. , yeeees IT OCCURS ! ) ,,, so the person becomes " responsible " for the REST of his life about a Child ... a Human being !!! , came to the world !!! , will Live and Grow and Suffer !!!

Yes , responsible the REST of his life ( for a child , a human being !) , before God , before himself , and before others ... , ( This is in the event that a decision is not made to have an Abortion , which is Worse , because it Kills an innocent person ! , ... Even if aborting a fetus that is only One day old ! , "who knows!" ; abortion in that case can ALSO be considered as Killing a human being ! ) All of these are because of just a passing sexual pleasure !!!

* The Second reason : Increasing the chances of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, such as AIDS , and different types of hepatitis viruses and ... etc , ( OF COURSE no one performs a Medical Examination and Laboratory Tests ! , for his friend before " Every " Sexual Act !!!... )

• BUT WITHIN the framework of Marriage:

First: Even if an unplanned pregnancy occurs, the newborn child is inside a Fortress!, a Strong !; It is the "family" and baby grows safely within it ..., This is why God created the family ... Second: The possibility of one of the spouses contracting sexually transmitted diseases is small or almost non-existent, given that they know each other well and of course neither of them has sex outside of marriage .

Sorry for length Thanks.

Really enjoyed this series. Really interesting story, and a good telling of that historical time. I remember this period well and seeing the hack on the news- fascinating to see what really went on behind the scenes. Ashley Madison was hacked in 2015, but also they were at the forefront of monetizing the internet in the early 2000s. This laid the groundwork for what we see today.

I also thought the analysis of the data from the hack was really well thought-out, and the graphics and archive were good too.

There was a real range of interviewees, from those having affairs, played by actors, to tech experts and journalists. They gave an overall rounded version of the story. Recommend.

This is not...very good. Like I don't mean the subject matter is bad or troubling or whatever (which it is), I just mean the quality of this docuseries is poor.

The thing with the actors reading for Ashley Madison users is weird and confusing. But for me the worst part of this is the sheer amount of stock footage this docuseries has. Like hold of the interview subject for more than 2 seconds. Stop cutting to barely related stock footage.

It's really obvious to me that the filmmakers did NOT have enough footage to make this series.

Idk I remember when the Ashley Madison leak happened. I was in high school, and it was all over the news and social media. It was kind of...exciting...in a sick way, or at least it was the thing that everyone was talking about. This docuseries makes this huge scandal feel like watching paint dry.