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  • noun informal documentary

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Shortening.

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Examples

  • (I remember another such, the excellent but ludicrously hampering low-budget film called "It Happened Here", but that was more of a "what would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain?" film in docu-style than a "drama-doc".)

    Film Maxine 2009

  • (I remember another such, the excellent but ludicrously hampering low-budget film called "It Happened Here", but that was more of a "what would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain?" film in docu-style than a "drama-doc".)

    What makes a great ending? Maxine 2007

  • (I remember another such, the excellent but ludicrously hampering low-budget film called "It Happened Here", but that was more of a "what would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain?" film in docu-style than a "drama-doc".)

    What makes a great ending? Maxine 2007

  • Adding the word docu, even if followed by “drama” is purposely intended to give the impression that it is a documentary.

    Think Progress » ABC’s 9/11 Docudrama Mangles Facts, Smears Washington Post 2006

  • In addition to his new gig with the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick has signed onto a so-called docu-series with BET.

    CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009 2009

  • Now, Spike TV did announce today what they ` re calling a docu-series.

    CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2009 2009

  • A new career for Michael Vick off the field: in addition to his new gig with the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick has signed on to a so - called docu-series with BET.

    CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009 2009

  • My point is that, even though it's nominally a reality show, and more accurately should be called a docu-soap, lately "The Hills" has been showing all the signs of a struggling sitcom.

    Meredith Blake: Has "The Hills" Jumped The Shark? 2008

  • A&E has greenlit 10 half-hour episodes of an untitled docu-series, slated for 2010, which will follow Hasselhoff as he tries to help his daughters --

    ETonline - Breaking News 2010

  • A&E has greenlit 10 half-hour episodes of an untitled docu-series, slated for 2010, which will follow Hasselhoff as he tries to help his daughters --

    ETonline - Breaking News 2010

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