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* DuelingStarsMovie: Creator/PeterCapaldi vs. Creator/JamesGandolfini, both known for playing [[Series/TheThickOfIt morally-questionable]] [[Series/TheSopranos characters]] on TV, with on being from the UK, and the other from the USA.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, another political aide character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}'' (which was also created by Creator/ArmandoIannucci).

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* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, Creator/AnnaChlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, another political aide character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}'' (which was also created by Creator/ArmandoIannucci).
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* PlayingAgainstType: James Gandolfini as Pentagon Dove General Miller.

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* PlayingAgainstType: James Gandolfini Creator/JamesGandolfini as Pentagon Dove General Miller.

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** [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2009/may/08/mandelson-expenses-in-the-loop Lord Mandelson's claims]] for gardening expenses revealed he had been through a "diplomatic crisis" with a neighbour over neglect of his garden. His predicament was eerily similar to Simon Foster's as he struggled with Paul Michaelson (Steve Coogan) and his collapsing garden wall.

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** [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2009/may/08/mandelson-expenses-in-the-loop Lord Mandelson's claims]] for gardening expenses revealed he had been through a "diplomatic crisis" with a neighbour over neglect of his garden. His predicament was eerily similar to Simon Foster's as he struggled with Paul Michaelson (Steve Coogan) and his collapsing garden wall.



* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, another political aide character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}'' (which was also created by Creator/ArmandoIannucci).

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* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The reason the UN vote is so abrupt is that they didn't have enough money to recreate the Security Council of the UN.
* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, another political aide character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}'' (which was also created by Creator/ArmandoIannucci).Creator/ArmandoIannucci).
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* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, a similar but vastly different character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}''.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, a similar but vastly different another political aide character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}''.''Series/{{Veep}}'' (which was also created by Creator/ArmandoIannucci).
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Before the film's release Peter Capaldi was best-known to US audiences as Danny from ''Film/LocalHero''. Some reviewers remarked that fans of the earlier film would probably be in for a shock.
** ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's [[AristocratsAreEvil Lord Cutler]] [[BigBad Beckett]] from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as our ''protagonist''.
** Looks like ''Series/SledgeHammer'' got into politics, God help us all.
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* PlayingAgainstType: James Gandolfini as Pentagon Dove General Miller.

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* PlayingAgainstType: James Gandolfini as Pentagon Dove General Miller.Miller.
* YouLookFamiliar: Anna Chlumsky, who plays Liza Weld, would go on to play Amy Brookheimer, a similar but vastly different character in SpiritualSuccessor series ''Series/{{Veep}}''.
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** Before the film's release Peter Capaldi was best-known to US audiences as Danny from ''LocalHero''. Some reviewers remarked that fans of the earlier film would probably be in for a shock.

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** Before the film's release Peter Capaldi was best-known to US audiences as Danny from ''LocalHero''.''Film/LocalHero''. Some reviewers remarked that fans of the earlier film would probably be in for a shock.
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** Looks like [[Series/SledgeHammer Sledge Hammer]] got into politics, God help us all.

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** Looks like [[Series/SledgeHammer Sledge Hammer]] ''Series/SledgeHammer'' got into politics, God help us all.
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** Looks like [[Series/SledgeHammer Sledge Hammer]] got into politics, God help us all.

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** Looks like [[Series/SledgeHammer Sledge Sledge Hammer]] got into politics, God help us all.
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** Looks like ''Series/SledgeHammer'' got into politics, God help us all.

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** Looks like ''Series/SledgeHammer'' [[Series/SledgeHammer Sledge Hammer]] got into politics, God help us all.
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** Looks like ''Series/SledgeHammer'' got into politics, God help us all.

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** Looks like ''Series/SledgeHammer'' got into politics, God help us all.all.
* LifeImitatesArt: The [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8105227.stm [=MPs=] expenses scandal]] revealed two beautiful examples:
** Simon Foster avoids watching a hotel's porn channel for fear that it will "show up in the register of interests". [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7970731.stm Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's husband wasn't quite so careful]].
** [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2009/may/08/mandelson-expenses-in-the-loop Lord Mandelson's claims]] for gardening expenses revealed he had been through a "diplomatic crisis" with a neighbour over neglect of his garden. His predicament was eerily similar to Simon Foster's as he struggled with Paul Michaelson (Steve Coogan) and his collapsing garden wall.
* PlayingAgainstType: James Gandolfini as Pentagon Dove General Miller.
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** ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's [[AristocratsAreEvil Lord Cutler]] [[BigBad Beckett]] from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as our ''protagonist''.

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** ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's [[AristocratsAreEvil Lord Cutler]] [[BigBad Beckett]] from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as our ''protagonist''.''protagonist''.
** Looks like ''Series/SledgeHammer'' got into politics, God help us all.
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** ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's [[AristocratsAreEvil Lord]] [[CompleteMonster Cutler]] [[BigBad Beckett]] from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as our ''protagonist''.

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** ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's [[AristocratsAreEvil Lord]] [[CompleteMonster Lord Cutler]] [[BigBad Beckett]] from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as our ''protagonist''.
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* FakeAmerican: Linton's aide Bob Adriano is played by British actor Enzo Cilenti.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Before the film's release Peter Capaldi was best-known to US audiences as Danny from ''LocalHero''. Some reviewers remarked that fans of the earlier film would probably be in for a shock.
** ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's [[AristocratsAreEvil Lord]] [[CompleteMonster Cutler]] [[BigBad Beckett]] from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' as our ''protagonist''.

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