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TV Nation
1994 · TV series · documentary · 45 min episodes · 2 seasons
Created by Michael Moore
TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written, directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues. After moving to Fox for its second season, the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series. TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me, prompting Warner Bros. television to ask Moore for television series ideas. In January 1993 NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete. Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup.
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Even if you hate Michael Moore (and I don't), here's a fun piece that he did more than 20 years ago, in which he hired lobbyists to get a resolution passed in Congress declaring "TV Nation Day," in honor of his TV show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHAspJDFJRA
Besides his commentary and satire, it shows (to some degree) the difference between lobbying in principle and reality.