# Accurate portrayals of your profession in fiction

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**Created:** [November 24, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accurate-portrayals-of-your-profession-in-fiction/954871 "2021-11-24T12:14:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accurate-portrayals-of-your-profession-in-fiction/954871/9 "2021-11-24T19:39:23Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> FYI, [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-accurate-portrayal-of-your-profession-in-tv-movies/932333) is a similar topic from February.

And here’s [another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-or-movie-gets-your-profession-the-most-right/926688), almost exactly a year ago.

I started writing a reply to this thread and suddenly thought, “Wait, haven’t I said this before?” I checked my posting history, and sure enough, I posted essentially the same thing last November.

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