Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
GenreDocu-series
Music byDan Romer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Ryann Fraser
  • Chris Smith
  • Mark Emms
Cinematography
  • Britton Foster
  • Antonio Rossi
Editors
  • Amanda Griffin
  • Michael Mahaffie
Running time44–61 minutes
Production companies
  • Library Films
  • Eastern Road Films
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMarch 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. is a 2022 Netflix docuseries[1][2] by director Chris Smith. It documents how vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis illegally transferred money to her husband so he could pay a deity to bestow immortality upon them.[3]

Synopsis

The series tells the story of Sarma Melngailis, former owner of the New York City vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine. Sarma met and married conman Anthony Strangis (who called himself Shane Fox), and she alleged that he coerced her into stealing money from her own restaurant and later going on the run from authorities. The pair were ultimately charged with transferring over $1.6 million from the restaurant into their personal accounts.[4]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Mr. & Mrs. Fox"Chris SmithMarch 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
2"Happily Ever After"Chris SmithMarch 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
3"No Angels in Hell"Chris SmithMarch 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)
4"Everything Will Be Fine"Chris SmithMarch 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the limited series holds a 94% approval rating based on 17 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[5] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the show a rating of 3/5 and described it as "[An] unhurried but fascinating four-part documentary..."[3]

Melngailis herself disputes the veracity of the series and its conclusions, citing numerous misrepresentations of her story in an attempt to heighten drama in ways that impugn her character, particularly in the editing of the show's final minutes.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Tallerico, Brian (March 16, 2022). "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ Wheeler, Greg (March 16, 2022). "Bad Vegan: Fame, Fraud, Fugitives Season 1 Review – A gripping and poignant docu-series". The Review Geek. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mangan, Lucy (March 16, 2022). "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives review – fascinating tale of a $2m fraud and an immortal dog". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Netflix Docuseries 'Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives' Ending Explained: Shane Fox's Supernatural Con". trinikid.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ Melngailis, Sarma (April 5, 2022). "BAD VEGAN IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY". Sarma RAW. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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