To be so traumatised

[Smotheroffive]

I have been so shocked and upset by the drama Line of Duty.

I hadn't realised it was true,maybe naïvely, yes.

It was absolutely horrific the actual stuff that went on, the actual serving officers killed in the line of duty, and those that went to prison in the line of duty,all trying to uncover a massive cover up by men systematically abusing children in care homes.

which are real facts presented as real facts aligned to the production I had just seen.

They're only facts as in they will reflect current sentencing guidelines.

real ac-12, which of course I assume/know exists

AC12 does not exist. There are anti corruption units in all police forces, but none nearly as dramatic as AC12.

These events, that has been fictionalised,have taken place,but they listed what had actually happened to whom as a direct result of this 'investigation'

Fictional events are not true. They have not taken place. The updates are based on what might happen if the events were real.

Line of Duty does not, it’s important to note, lift directly from real cases. But that doesn’t mean it's inauthentic, thanks in part to the efforts of John (not his real name), an inspector and serving officer for 28 years

This ^, lifted from the Telegraph article I linked to above...tells of the blurred lines,and deems it necessary to make the clear distinction.

Those taking the piss, you don't have to read, or post, in trying to make others feel worse.

There are some shit posters on MN, who only come on threads to mock and abuse, nice.

OP, there are no 'real facts'

The 'real facts' are all about the fictional AC12 investigations and how certain characters got away with things whilst others served more time or lost more for relatively smaller things.

It's all part of the fiction- the updates are just a cool aesthetic device.

No one is abusing you. We are just confused by your upset!

I say again, for those stupid of thinking, I know that real ac units exist, and I also explained that I understand that these things are fictionalised.

Well disappointing MN effort!

which are real facts presented as real facts aligned to the production I had just seen

This is where you are confused- those are not real facts at all- all fictional

Ah, come on,OP!

You could just be a good sport about it. The over-dramatic language and hysteria is a bit unnecessary is it not?

It is a researched and historically accurate drama. That means that the background and the time/era in which it is set, including events that took place around then should be accurately portrayed.

It doesn't mean that the characters themselves and their personal dramas are necessarily real. They are fictional.

Think of it like a historical novel. There is such a category as historical fiction. Historically accurate, but the storyline is fictitious.

Stop trying to persuade everyone else to get as her up as you clearly are about it.

I’m actually more confused by you saying you know it’s fiction when your original post says different.

If this is a straw poll representative of MN users...well, yes actually....AIBU is well known and avoided for it. 😂😂😂😂😂

Well disappointing MN effort!

What??

Bless you, OP, you're like the people who went running around New York screaming about alien invasions when Orson Welles' War of the Worlds went out on the radio in 1938.

for a moment I thought this might be a stealth marketing ploy....

but...

If this is a straw poll representative of MN users...well, yes actually....AIBU is well known and avoided for it

nah

OP that Telegraph link doesn't lead to anything

I'm confused by you saying - I think you are saying - you knew it was fiction, but the updates at the end made you think it wasn't.

it is quite common for a drama to give a final "This is what happened to the characters" e.g. 7 year prison sentence.

also in your OP you talked about being upset about actual serving officers who were killed....but then you say you know it's a drama.

Line of Duty does not, it’s important to note, lift directly from real cases. But that doesn’t mean it's inauthentic, thanks in part to the efforts of John (not his real name), an inspector and serving officer for 28 years

The telegraph article that addresses exactly this issue.

No lines have been blurred, though. The producers of the series have never claimed that they were showing footage of actual events which then turned out to be fictional (which would be irresponsible and unethical). They employed standard techniques that have proven effective to capture the viewer's attention.

Although not a factual account, does use authentic material/events

Line of Duty does not, it’s important to note, lift directly from real cases. But that doesn’t mean it's inauthentic, thanks in part to the efforts of John (not his real name), an inspector and serving officer for 28 years

You keep using this to prove your point but it's actually what the other PPs have said!
This is opposite to what you said you'd thought of it

It's clear from the press coverage that (when first released) this was a thing.

So what is it you are so upset about?

It’s a crime drama, you must have known there would be violence etc?

does use authentic material/events

It doesn't say that!

It says it is not unauthentic, i.e structure, day to day work, how interviews work etc- not material or events!

I'm just going to say..... Sistine Chapel...

The OP is too embarrassed to directly admit that she was convinced this was actually real.

When we refused to get het up with her she decided we were putting on a poor show. She still doesn't want to outwardly admit her error and is trying to fudge it.

OP, stop digging. Just see the funny side here. It is the mark of a good drama that it is realistic looking. You are just meant to enjoy it for what it is.

Go and complain about it if you want to, but there is really no need to bother.

The article you keep quoting does not support your position.

Are you aware that the likes of Holby and Casualty are not real? They will depict incidents that may happen in real hospitals, but that doesn't make the programme real.

crochet that was just a part [extract] that I've posted twice (to say keep using would be to exaggerate), and if you read the linked article it does explain my experience of it.

It is now presumably, from what all are saying, a regular feature of a lot of TV (which, I don't follow, so haven't experience of,but I know it has been done in the past to convince audiences of authenticity).

That's not lost on me.

I do now know this.