This photo provided by CBS Entertainment shows Michael Emerson in a scene from the TV series, “Person of Interest.” The show airs Tuesdays, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. The “Person of Interest” producers on a panel at the Television Critics Association on Wednesday said their show’s stories about surveillance of ordinary citizens, have turned out to reflect real events.By LYNN ELBER
AP Television Writer
PASADENA, Calif. – Producers of CBS’ “Person Of Interest” said revelations about government surveillance have proved early critics of the TV drama wrong.
Jonathan Nolan recalled that the show about an all-seeing machine used to prevent crime was labeled far-fetched by some observers when it debuted in 2011.
But after former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden’s disclosures about secret government surveillance programs, there was a brief period of gloating at “Person of Interest,” Nolan said.