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* BecomingTheMask: Some folks who {{cosplay}} fictional American characters end up thinking they are said characters.
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as J.R. Ewing, the Man with No Name (Creator/ClintEastwood's ArchetypalCharacter from the ''Film/DollarsTrilogy''), J.R. Ewing, Columbo and Theo Kojak (lollipop included).
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as J.R. Ewing, the Man with No Name (Creator/ClintEastwood's ArchetypalCharacter from the ''Film/DollarsTrilogy''), J.R. Ewing, Columbo and Theo Kojak (lollipop included).
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as J.R. Ewing, [[Film/DollarsTrilogy the Man with No Name]], J.R. Ewing, Columbo and Theo Kojak (lollipop included).
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as J.R. Ewing, [[Film/DollarsTrilogy the Man with No Name]], Name (Creator/ClintEastwood's ArchetypalCharacter from the ''Film/DollarsTrilogy''), J.R. Ewing, Columbo and Theo Kojak (lollipop included).
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* BecomingTheMask: Some folks who {{cosplay}} fictional American characters end up thinking they are said characters.
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as J.R. Ewing, [[Film/DollarsTrilogy the Man with No Name]], J.R. Ewing, Columbo and Theo Kojak (lollipop included).
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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: One guy is particularly fan of Egyptian cinema and has seen the same movie 37 times in a row.
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* ImagineSpot: While watching ''Dallas'', Jebraoui Rabah imagines himself as J.R. romancing Sue Ellen.
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On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes at the dawn of TheNineties starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes at the dawn of TheNineties starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies.[[AmericanFilms movies]]. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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* SeriousBusiness: Everyone watches ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' quasi-religiously every night.
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* SeriousBusiness: Everyone watches ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' quasi-religiously every night. To the point many miss the evening's prayer, which is part of one of the "Five Pillars" of Islam.
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* ThemeInitials: Jebraoui Rabah just so happens to share initials with the character he's a fan of -- J.R. Ewing from ''Dallas''.
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* PrimeTimeSoap: Everyone watches ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' quasi-religiously every night.
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* {{Tagline}}: "When Algiers becomes Dallas... nothing works anymore!"
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* ForeignCultureFetish: Several inhabitants of Algiers start embracing the American media satellite dishes give them access to a little ''too much''.
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On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes at the dawn of TheNineties starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies, so [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Kojak}}, [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]] and others take possession of the bodies and minds. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes at the dawn of TheNineties starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies, so [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Kojak}}, [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]] and others take possession of the bodies and minds.movies. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as Columbo.
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Many characters start naming themselves after fictional ones from American series and films, such as [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Columbo}}, Series/{{Kojak}} and [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]].
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* {{Cosplay}}: Several characters dress as the fictional characters they rename themselves after, such as Columbo.
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Many characters start naming themselves after fictional ones from American series and films, such as [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Columbo}}, Series/{{Kojak}} and [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]].
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On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes at the dawn of TheNineties starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies, so [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Kojak}}, [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]] and others take possession of the bodies and minds. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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''From Hollywood to Tamanrasset'' (French: ''De Hollywood à Tamanrasset'') is a 1991 Algerian comedy film directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri.
On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies, so [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Kojak}}, [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]] and others take possession of bodies and minds. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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''From Hollywood to Tamanrasset'' (French: ''De Hollywood à Tamanrasset'') is a 1991 Algerian comedy film directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri.
On the outskirts of Algiers, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}, the arrival of satellite dishes starts governing the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the protagonists of American {{soap opera}}s and movies, so [[Series/{{Dallas}} JR, Sue Ellen]], Franchise/{{Rambo}}, Series/{{Kojak}}, [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]] and others take possession of bodies and minds. These heroes mix in a beautiful and funny mess, with tradition and modernism, UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} and television, reality and fiction.
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