Changing fiction for dramatic effect

[Joel S. Berson]

Nonsense.  The disclaimer says that *fictitious* incidents have been
changed for dramatic effect.  It does not say "some events 'from his
real life story' have been changed for dramatic effect."

Joel

At 1/30/2014 01:10 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
>I watched the first episode. The series is not based on fiction. It is the
>life of Ian Fleming.
>
>In that context, " "Some names, places and incidents" presented are
>" fictitious and have been changed" from his real life story "for dramatic
>effect" in the 4-part mini-series presenting decades of a man's life.
>
>DanG
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>On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:53 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > The disclaimer for the 4-part mini-series "Fleming: The Man Who Would
> > be Bond", beginning tonight on BBC America:  "Some names, places and
> > incidents are fictitious and have been changed for dramatic
> > effect."  (Presumably by the rewrite editor.  Perhaps Fleming needed
> > to try harder.)
> >
> > Joel
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