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| | + | |''Antiques Roadshow'' |
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| | + | |[[PBS]] |
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| | + | |Shows the real value (financial and historical) of handcrafts and traditional, old-fashioned things and memorabilia. One of the rare conservative shows to air on the ultra-liberal PBS. |
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| | + | |''Ash vs Evil Dead'' |
| | + | |2015- |
| | + | |Starz |
| | + | |TV-MA |
| | + | |Despite its unrealistic views on demons, it at least portrays them as evil. And while the title hero does smoke weed (only once), it does show the disastrous results and consequences of his actions. It also portrays gun ownership in a positive light. |
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| − | |''The Twilight Zone'' | + | |''Ben 10'' |
| − | |1959-1964 (original run) | + | |2005-2008 |
| − | |CBS | + | |Cartoon Network |
| − | | | + | |TV-Y7 |
| − | |A recurring theme is that the selfish and the self-centered eventually lose what they sought to gain; hosted by Rod Serling. Examples of [[conservative]] episodes include: | + | |Ben Tennyson finds a super powered watch called the Omnitrix which allows him to turn into different alien superheroes for a brief amount of time. Using this gift, he uses it to help those in need. But the later episodes later had his cousin Gwen using [[witchcraft]], however the show portrays them in a neutral manner as two villains named Hex and Charmcaster also use witchcraft for evil. |
| − | *"The Prime Mover" (episode 57, March 24, 1961)<ref>http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/exploring-the-twilight-zone-57-the-prime-mover.php</ref>
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| − | *"The Mirror" (episode 71, October 20, 1961), a scathing criticism of Communism and the [[Fidel Castro]] regime in Cuba; starred a pre-''Columbo'' Peter Falk as Ramos Clemente, a Latin American Communist revolutionary-turned-dictator based on Castro.
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| | |''The Beverly Hillbillies'' | | |''The Beverly Hillbillies'' |
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| | |CBS | | |CBS |
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| − | |Although silly, the show is powerful in illustrating how material possessions are not what define a person. Buddy Ebsen stars as Jed Clampbett. | + | |Although silly, the show is powerful in illustrating how material possessions are not what define a person. Buddy Ebsen stars as Jed Clampett. |
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| | + | |''Breaking Bad'' |
| | + | |2008–2013 |
| | + | |American Movie Classics |
| | + | |TV-MA |
| | + | |A previously law-abiding chemistry teacher gets involved in the drug trade and destroys himself and his family. Each immoral decision leads him further along the path of destruction. The evildoers all suffer for their actions. |
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| | + | |''Cops'' |
| | + | |1989- |
| | + | |Fox; Spike |
| | + | |TV-PG |
| | + | |The good guys protecting the public from criminals, yet arguably promotes police state and big government. Filmed on location in many exotic and mundane locales with actual law enforcement agencies, both here in the U.S. and abroad. |
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| | + | |''Justice League'' |
| | + | |2001-2006 |
| | + | |Cartoon Network |
| | + | |TV-Y7 |
| | + | |A [[charity|private non-profit organization]] lead by American icons [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]] and other DC characters fight to help the helpless and fight for justice. However, the later episodes did start being left leaning (probably being bullied by left-wing producers) as there is an episode that the villain Chronos plans to go back in time to undo the [[Big Bang theory]] and become a God. Another episode, "To Another Shore", claims that "[[global warming]]" may be real. |
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| | |''[[King of the Hill]]'' | | |''[[King of the Hill]]'' |
| | |1997-2010 | | |1997-2010 |
| | |Fox | | |Fox |
| − | |TV PG | + | |TV-PG |
| | |Despite cartoonish nature, shows the struggle of a hardworking, traditional American family against "alternative" modern cultural movements. | | |Despite cartoonish nature, shows the struggle of a hardworking, traditional American family against "alternative" modern cultural movements. |
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| | + | |''The Larry Sanders Show'' |
| | + | |1992–1998 |
| | + | |HBO |
| | + | |TV-MA |
| | + | |A dark comedy based around the background of a [[Hollywood]] talk show, showing a great deal of liberal and celebrity hypocrisy and mocking them for their behavior. |
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| | |''Law & Order'' | | |''Law & Order'' |
| | |1990-2010 | | |1990-2010 |
| | |NBC | | |NBC |
| − | | TV PG13 | + | |TV-14 |
| − | |Police and court drama similar to ''[[Perry Mason]]'' in which the first halves of each episodes were the crimes, investigations and arrests of suspects and the second halves were the trials and aftermaths thereofs. | + | |Police and court drama similar to ''[[Perry Mason]]'' in which the first halves of each episodes were the crimes, investigations and arrests of suspects and the second halves were the trials and aftermaths thereof. |
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| − | |''Antiques Roadshow'' | + | |''MacGyver'' |
| − | | | + | |1985-1992 |
| − | |[[PBS]] | + | |ABC |
| − | | | + | |TV PG |
| − | |Shows the real value (financial and historical) of handcrafts and traditional, old-fashioned things and memorabilia. One of the rare conservative shows to air on the ultra-liberal PBS. | + | |The main character played by Richard Dean Anderson uses Yankee ingenuity to solve various problems and escape the clutches of his enemies; the series eschews violence until absolutely necessary. Although this element overall was conservative, the creator Vin Di Bona implied a few times that it was meant to promote the anti-gun agenda, which the anti-Communist site "Discover the Networks" uncovered with it being said "MacGyver producer Vin Di Bona noted that anti-gun messages were a recurring theme in that program. When asked what he thought of conservative critics who claimed that Hollywood was overwhelmingly liberal, Di Bona responded: 'I think it’s probably accurate, and I’m happy about it.'"<ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1477</ref> A reboot of this series, with Lucas Till in the title role, debuted in 2016. |
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| | + | |''Malcolm in the Middle'' |
| | + | |2000-2006 |
| | + | |FOX |
| | + | |TV-PG |
| | + | |Is both pro-family, but at the same time shows a dysfunctional family (containing a dimwitted father, a harridan mother, a slacker oldest son, a bullying and dimwitted second-oldest son and a weird younger son, with the genius title character, the middle of five sons, as the only sane person among the bunch) as funny. |
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| − | |''The Larry Sanders Show'' | + | |''Married...with Children'' |
| − | | | + | |1987-1997 |
| − | | | + | |Fox |
| − | | | + | |TV-PG |
| − | |A dark comedy based around the background of a [[Hollywood]] talk show, showing a great deal of liberal and celebrity hypocrisy and mocking them for their behavior. | + | |The show mocks [[liberal values]], however it also portrays a dysfunctional family as funny. Also the [[Parents Television Council]] called it the crudest comedy on prime time television due to being peppered with lewd punch lines about sex, sexual stimulation, the homosexual lifestyle, and father Al Buddy's fondness for pornographic magazines and strip clubs. |
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| | |''The Office'' | | |''The Office'' |
| | |2005-2013 | | |2005-2013 |
| | |NBC | | |NBC |
| − | |TV PG | + | |TV-PG |
| | |Mockery of liberal ideology and [[political correctness]] in an office setting, without a liberal [[laugh track]]. The main character repeatedly encounters contradictions and absurdities as he tries to conform to liberal expectations. The show was most popular when its humor was conservative, and has declined in quality and popularity as its conservative humor has been diluted. Its later seasons were notably more liberal and offensive towards religion. Steve Carell played the main character for six years and was denied an Emmy Award by liberals every time despite being by far the funniest actor on television. | | |Mockery of liberal ideology and [[political correctness]] in an office setting, without a liberal [[laugh track]]. The main character repeatedly encounters contradictions and absurdities as he tries to conform to liberal expectations. The show was most popular when its humor was conservative, and has declined in quality and popularity as its conservative humor has been diluted. Its later seasons were notably more liberal and offensive towards religion. Steve Carell played the main character for six years and was denied an Emmy Award by liberals every time despite being by far the funniest actor on television. |
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| − | |''Breaking Bad''
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| − | |2008–2013
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| − | |American Movie Classics
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| − | |A previously law-abiding chemistry teacher gets involved in the drug trade and destroys himself and his family. Each immoral decision leads him further along the path of destruction. The evildoers all suffer for their actions.
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| | |''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' | | |''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' |
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| | |[[Bill O'Reilly]] is like "Archie Bunker": cranky, critical, and wants government to push people around and lock 'em up. O'Reilly rarely espouses true [[conservative]] values, and was extremely vicious towards [[pro-life]] Cardinal Bernard Law. O'Reilly alienates millions of young people. | | |[[Bill O'Reilly]] is like "Archie Bunker": cranky, critical, and wants government to push people around and lock 'em up. O'Reilly rarely espouses true [[conservative]] values, and was extremely vicious towards [[pro-life]] Cardinal Bernard Law. O'Reilly alienates millions of young people. |
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| − | |''Cops''
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| − | |1989-
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| − | |Fox; Spike
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| − | |TV rating PG
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| − | |The good guys protecting the public from criminals, yet arguably promotes police state and big government. Filmed on location in many exotic and mundane locales with actual law enforcement agencies, both here in the U.S. and abroad.
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| − | |''[[Smallville]]''
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| − | |2001-2011
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| − | |CW
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| − | |TV rating PG & 14
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| − | |Some conservative themes are present in the show and some liberal themes are present. Biblical undertones are present such as main character appearing as a Christ-like figure.
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| − | |''Married...with Children''
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| − | |1987-1997
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| − | |Fox
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| − | |TV PG
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| − | |The show mocks [[liberal values]], however it also portrays a dysfunctional family as funny. Also the [[Parents Television Council]] called it the crudest comedy on prime time television due to being peppered with lewd punch lines about sex, sexual stimulation, the homosexual lifestyle, and father Al Buddy's fondness for pornographic magazines and strip clubs.
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| | |''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' | | |''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' |
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| | |CBS; ABC | | |CBS; ABC |
| | |TV-G | | |TV-G |
| − | |Although it does teach kids conjugated thinking skills, most if the villains are businessmen which some could argue is an anti-capitalism statement. | + | |Although it does teach kids conjugated thinking skills, most if the villains are businessmen which some could argue is an anti-capitalism statement. |
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| − | |''Ash vs Evil Dead'' | + | |''[[Smallville]]'' |
| − | |2015- | + | |2001-2011 |
| − | |Starz | + | |CW |
| − | |TV-MA | + | |TV-PG / TV-14 |
| − | |Well despite it's unrealistic views on demons, it a least portrays them as evil. And while our hero does smoke weed (only once) it does show the disastrous results and consensuses of his actions. It also does portray gun ownership in a positive light. | + | |Some conservative themes are present in the show and some liberal themes are present. Biblical undertones are present such as main character appearing as a Christ-like figure. |
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| − | |''Justice League'' | + | |''The Twilight Zone'' |
| − | |2001-2006 | + | |1959-1964 (original run) |
| − | |Cartoon Network | + | |CBS |
| − | |TV-Y7 | + | | |
| − | |A [[charity|private non-profit organization]] lead by American icons [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]] and other DC characters fight to help the helpless and fight for justice. However, the later episodes did start being left leaning (probably being bullied by left wing producers) as there is an episode that the villain Chronos plans to go back in time to undo the [[Big Bang theory]] and become a God. Also in "To Another Shore" states that [[Global Warming]] may be real. | + | |A recurring theme is that the selfish and the self-centered eventually lose what they sought to gain; hosted by Rod Serling. Examples of [[conservative]] episodes include: |
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| + | *"The Prime Mover" (episode 57, March 24, 1961)<ref>http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/exploring-the-twilight-zone-57-the-prime-mover.php</ref> |
| − | |''Malcolm in the Middle''
| + | *"The Mirror" (episode 71, October 20, 1961), a scathing criticism of Communism and the [[Fidel Castro]] regime in Cuba; starred a pre-''Columbo'' Peter Falk as Ramos Clemente, a Latin American Communist revolutionary-turned-dictator based on Castro. |
| − | |2000-2006
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| − | |FOX
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| − | |TV-PG
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| − | |Is both pro-family, but at the same time shows a dysfunctional family as funny.
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| − | |''Ben 10''
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| − | |2005-2008
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| − | |Cartoon Network
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| − | |TV-Y7
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| − | |Ben Tennyson finds a super powered watch called the Omnitrix which allows him to turn into different alien superheroes for a brief amount of time. Using this gift, he uses it to help those in need. But the later episodes later had his cousin Gwen using [[witchcraft]], however the show portrays them in a neutral manner as two villains named Hex and Charmcaster also use witchcraft for evil.
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| − | |''MacGyver''
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| − | |1985-1992
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| − | |ABC
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| − | |TV PG
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| − | |The main character played by Richard Dean Anderson uses Yankee ingenuity to solve various problems and escape the clutches of his enemies; the series eschews violence until absolutely necessary. Although this element overall was conservative, the creator Vin Di Bona implied a few times that it was meant to promote the anti-gun agenda, which the anti-Communist site "Discover the Networks" uncovered with it being said "MacGyver producer Vin Di Bona noted that anti-gun messages were a recurring theme in that program. When asked what he thought of conservative critics who claimed that Hollywood was overwhelmingly liberal, Di Bona responded: “I think it’s probably accurate, and I’m happy about it.”"<ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1477</ref> A reboot of this series, with Lucas Till in the title role, debuted in 2016.
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