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Something I’ve noticed recently is the declining popularity of true-crime sagas. A bunch have arrived in the past few weeks, mainly on Netflix and focusing on grisly crimes, manhunts for serial killers and such. They’re not getting much traction because, I think, people want more comforting distractions and a dose of optimism. A serial killer being caught years after he began his murderous campaign is not fitting the bill.
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Trish Rainone is out for big laughs while she’s doing time in the big house.
The Sault Ste. Marie actress is Nikki ‘Top Dog’ Picano in Pink Is In, a new comedy that started airing this week on Bell Fibe TV1.
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Picano is the most-feared inmate at Chatsworth Hamilton Women’s Prison. She boasts “a very confident and tough exterior,” Rainone told The Sault Star. “She uses bullying tactics to keep her ranking as the top dog.”