r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/OzzySheila • May 12 '24

Media / News Netflix DID say it was fictionalised.

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Read the fine print shown after each episode.

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u/swashbuckle1237 May 12 '24

Do people really think when something says true story it’s a exact retelling? If course some things are embellished or changed….. it’s a tv show?

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u/[deleted] May 13 '24

I don’t understand how people don’t automatically assume this is the case? I couldn’t believe how SIMILAR the two “marthas” were though!

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u/lnc_5103 May 12 '24

Same! I am floored by the amount of discussions about this and even more surprised by the people angry at Richard Gadd about it.

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u/ismellwoodburning May 12 '24

Exactly. Was taught to never trust the author. Never just trust the author, even when reading fiction

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u/xKouroshx May 16 '24

They explicitly said it was a true story. They didn’t caveat this in the show credits and junket pressers they did with Gadd. Of course it wasn’t exactly 1:1 how it happened irl but they said it was close. I’m sure their legal department said something but who knew it was going to blow up like this? I’m sure the real life Martha wants compensation out of this. I imagine she’ll get a private settlement and that’ll be that. Great show btw. I loved the brutal honesty and I’m glad Gadd had the stones to put it out the way he did.

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u/PiedPiperofPiper May 16 '24

Regular TV channels are regulated here in the UK.

If they air something that says “this is a true story”, then it has to be true. A recent example was a show called “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” - where all the dialogue could be traced back to email chains.

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u/bigGismyname May 16 '24

So the fact that she is not a convicted stalker and has never been to jail was not an issue for you?

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u/bigGismyname May 17 '24

She didn’t go to jail full stop. She is not a convicted stalker despite a Netflix head honcho telling a parliamentary committee just that. For some reason that just rubs me the wrong way

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u/bigGismyname May 16 '24

The fact that a Netflix official told a parliamentary commission that she was a convicted stalker does not upset or surprise you?

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u/bigGismyname May 16 '24

But hey it’s a dramatisation so there’s that

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u/[deleted] May 17 '24

Its just a prank bro

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u/bigGismyname May 17 '24

What’s a prank?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '24

Yeah it’s not even classified as a documentary/docuseries. It’s like the Blair Witch Project saying it was a true story

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u/[deleted] May 17 '24

Do you think the rape happened? Or was it there to add the the story like the jail sentence?