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KD Since: May, 2009
2023-07-30 07:10:08

Elephant in the Living Room if the event is obviously and currently impacting them yet they refuse to talk about it.

It kind of seems like a lot of assumptions otherwise. Most shows are Like Reality, Unless Noted, and "there is no evidence of any war ongoing in this show's world" would seem to fall into the "unless noted" bit.

It's far more notable that the real-life event does impact the story, which is Real Life Writes the Plot. The COVID-19 Pandemic is a particularly major example — see that page for all the media that incorporated COVID-19 in their stories.

But how do you (and why should you) list all the media that ignored COVID-19 and didn't incorporate it into their stories?

Edited by KD
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