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Oct 06, 2010 You're being watched: Just 'LOOK' at this new Showtime series

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There are 40 million surveillance cameras and 160 million camcorders in the USA -- and many of them are fixed on us, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For visual proof, look no further than LOOK, a clever, interesting and disturbing new fictional Showtime series, which starts Oct. 10.

The 11-part series, the brainchild of longtime Hollywood director-writer-actor Adam Rifkin, explores the real- life consequences of the digital era, in which every conceivable act by Americans seemingly is tweeted, streamed on YouTube, texted from a smartphone (with photos) and posted on Facebook. The first two episodes of the series were shown at a private screening at Twitter last night before Twitter employees and high-tech insiders.

The series is the outgrowth of a critically acclaimed movie by the same name, also created by Rifkin. "I don't want to say that all surveillance cameras are good or bad," he says. "But with lots of cameras on, be sure that you don't get caught with your pants down."

That literally is the case in several storylines interweaved in the Los Angeles-based setting, from a homeless man to cheating spouses and clueless high school students. CAPTION The show is well written, gritty in appearance, and adroitly acted by a cast of unknowns. By Showtime

Besides its provocative take on prying technology, and its consequences, the show is being promoted and supported by another Adam Rifkin (no relation), a well-connected Silicon Valley entrepreneur.

By Jon Swartz

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