Timeline for Why is it Okay for movies / TV shows, to show that their story is based on real events when it is actually not?
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| Jul 15, 2014 at 20:11 | comment | added | Bon Gart | It isn't about whether or not we should believe the opening disclaimer... it is about how the opening disclaimer sets the tone. With the movie Dragnet, I agree that it wasn't about being serious... it was about continuity with the series. However... it is still an example of that kind of disclaimer being used for some OTHER reason than to actually inform the viewer that what they are about to see was based in fact. The OP was curious as to whether or not it was legal to use a disclaimer like that when it was clearly not based on a true story. | |
| Jul 15, 2014 at 14:56 | comment | added | CGCampbell | Regardless, a less ... knowledgeable ... or more ... naive ... viewer might have been duped by the opening of that movie. One who was unfamiliar with the source show. Which is, I believe, kind of the OP's point. | |
| Jul 15, 2014 at 12:46 | comment | added | Donald.McLean | The movie Dragnet was more of a parody of the TV series, and it would have been incomplete if they had not used the original opening. The fact that the plot is a complete fabrication is just another element of the parody. | |
| Jul 15, 2014 at 6:45 | vote | accept | Ankit | ||
| Jul 15, 2014 at 6:23 | history | answered | Bon Gart | CC BY-SA 3.0 |