In the mid-aughts, Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator drew millions of weekly viewers to watch sting operations: men planning to meet minors for sex would instead be confronted by polished host Chris Hansen, then by the police — all on hidden camera.
Direction
Osit weaponizes your own voyeurism against you.
Editing
Juxtaposing Hansen's smirk with raw police footage.
Director
David Osit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'have a seat' meme dominated early internet culture, spawning parodies from South Park to TikTok before most viewers understood the real legal fallout.
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