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| − | |Although airing on the uber-liberal channel [[MSNBC]], Chris Hansen brings online predators and pedophiles to justice | + | |Although airing on the uber-liberal channel [[MSNBC]], Chris Hansen brings online predators and pedophiles to justice. |
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| | |''[[Top Gear]]'' | | |''[[Top Gear]]'' |
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| | |[[BBC]] | | |[[BBC]] |
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| − | |A British TV show about all types of cars. It is a fun show which celebrates individual freedom, capitalism, and private-sector innovation. It is also often politically incorrect and pokes fun at the belief in "global warming". | + | |This fun and educational British series discusses cars and automotive technologies while celebrating individual freedom, capitalism, and private-sector innovation. It tends to be politically incorrect as well, poking fun at the belief in "global warming". |
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| | |''Touched by an Angel'' | | |''Touched by an Angel'' |
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| − | |Steve McQueen pays a kind-hearted bounty hunter, Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law in the old West. Numerous episodes have spiritual themes, and it is a spinoff of ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''. A feature film based on the series premiered in 1987, starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, an-ex-CIA agent turned bounty hunter and the descendant of Josh Randall. | + | |Steve McQueen pays a kindhearted bounty hunter, Josh Randall, dedicated to the enforcement of the law in the old West. Numerous episodes have spiritual themes, and it is a spinoff of ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''. A feature film based on the series premiered in 1987, starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, an-ex-CIA agent turned bounty hunter and the descendant of Josh Randall. |
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| | |''Who Do You Think You Are?'' | | |''Who Do You Think You Are?'' |
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| − | |Celebrities explore their ancestry in American history, learning how their ancestors played sitnificant roles in shaping the nation. | + | |Celebrities explore their ancestry in American history, learning how their ancestors played significant roles in shaping the nation. |
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| | |''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' | | |''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' |
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| | |ABC; first-run syndication | | |ABC; first-run syndication |
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| − | |Adapted from the British [[game show]] of the same name, this series unashamedly rewards people based on knowledge rather than based on who has the most obnoxious game show persona. The hour-long original ABC version in the U.S. ran from 1999 to 2002, followed by a half-hour version, which debuted in first-run syndication in 2002 and is still airing. | + | |Contestants answer trivia questions of increasing difficulty to win cash prizes up to $1 million, and they can use three "lifelines" at any time, once per game each, to assist them in their endeavors. Adapted from the British [[game show]] of the same name, this series unashamedly rewards people based on knowledge rather than based on who has the most obnoxious game show persona. The hour-long original ABC version in the U.S. ran from 1999 to 2002, followed by a half-hour version, which debuted in first-run syndication in 2002 and is still airing. |
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| | |''Yes, Minister!''/''Yes, Prime Minister!'' | | |''Yes, Minister!''/''Yes, Prime Minister!'' |
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| − | |Classic British sit-com about the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make the desired changes despite the resistance of the bureaucracy. | + | |This classic British sitcom explores the political machinations of being a cabinet member in the British government, and then eventually as Prime Minister. A recurring theme is that of the struggle of politicians to make desired changes against the resistance of the bureaucracy. |
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