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by Upgrayyed_U 1360 days ago
Sure, it is now, but was that the case 20+ years ago when The Wire first aired?
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woodruffw 1360 days ago
I think it's become more common, but the subgenre of "surveillance" media has always had elements of this. Compare The Conversation (1974)[1], for example.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation

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floxy 1360 days ago
Han shot first. Also, like every movie starring Clint Eastwood?
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