I need a blog for not-deep stuff as well as deep stuff. This is a not-deep stuff entry.

I started watching Lie to Me. What a fascinating show! I love psychology and facial expression stuff, so it's right up my alley.

But, to my surprise, it has been difficult to watch. In the first episode, a boy lied to hide his deep, penetrating shame, brought on by his religious upbringing...Which I can relate to all too well. In the second episode, a woman told a half-truth to put a man behind prison bars, while the woman who could have revealed the truth hid in fear.

It's also extremely interesting to compare how the lie detection team picks up on things or figures them out compared to when I pick up on them or figure them out. In this last episode, I knew exactly why she was lying before the characters on the show did, much to my surprise. Even more interesting is when I know something is wrong with an expression and I feel an emotional response, but I can't put my finger on what is actually wrong with it.

I find myself relating to the TSA girl they recruited, who is a "natural" at lie detection but doesn't know the science. She reminds me a lot of myself, even in the way she starts to pick up the science.

In one photograph on the second episode, I found myself relating all too well to the girl being hugged by the guy she didn't want to be hugged by. Yeah, I recognize that masked smile all too well.

This is the second really great show I have picked up on Netflix (the first was Jericho--totally amazing show). It's nice to be able to watch past TV shows without buying them.

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