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''And so I went to see the movie so that I, too, could ascertain that unspeakable atrocities had occurred in the 17th Century. I didn't want to be the only member of my generation unaware of the terrible events of 1634, a year that will live in infamy. Like everyone who's committed, I found it my duty to bear witness against the moral outrages of, if not my time, then at least somebody's time. You can't just sit around.''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]'''<ref> [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710101/REVIEWS/101010305/1023 review of ''[[The Devils]]'']</ref> }} |
''And so I went to see the movie so that I, too, could ascertain that unspeakable atrocities had occurred in the 17th Century. I didn't want to be the only member of my generation unaware of the terrible events of 1634, a year that will live in infamy. Like everyone who's committed, I found it my duty to bear witness against the moral outrages of, if not my time, then at least somebody's time. You can't just sit around.''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]'''<ref> [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710101/REVIEWS/101010305/1023 review of ''[[The Devils]]'']</ref> }} |
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Originally [[Dramatization]] of a story [[Ripped from the Headlines]] was a simple device to add interest to a [[Cop Show]] or [[Police Procedural]] ([[Dragnet |
Originally [[Dramatization]] of a story [[Ripped from the Headlines]] was a simple device to add interest to a [[Cop Show]] or [[Police Procedural]] ([[Dragnet|with names changed to protect the innocent]]) and to provide a bit of [[Truth in Television]]. |
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But then there are the morbid, violent, and generally horrible stories that are put out into the world to titillate with little or no justification beyond "But it really happened." |
But then there are the morbid, violent, and generally horrible stories that are put out into the world to titillate with little or no justification beyond "But it really happened." |
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