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5	A short-lived series about inner workings of the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} -- a mix of SpyDrama, GovernmentProcedural and office drama. The show lasted from [[ShortRunner September, 2001 to May, 2003]].
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7	9/11 had a huge impact on the show. It was nine days before the intended start of the series, an episode which involved stopping a terrorist strike masterminded by one UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden. That episode was shuffled to later in the season, along with one involving an anthrax scare after several real-world anthrax attacks. The show was {{retool}}ed, involving a major shakeup at the top of the Agency, to focus more heavily on the CIA's role in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror.
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9	Lots of EspionageTropes, naturally.
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11	!!This series provides examples of:
12	* TheCon: The agents sometimes use techniques lifted straight from [[ConMan con artists]] to get their objectives accomplished.
13	* FlockOfWolves: A sting operation to catch terrorists nets them agents from the FBI, Immigration, and the Secret Service, but no actual terrorists.
14	* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: With infrared camera.
15	%%* InterserviceRivalry
16	* TheMole: One episode focused on the search for one.
17	* OvertOperative: Some of the characters are overt employees, and thus don't have covers.
18	%%* PlayfulHacker: Lex
19	%%* TheSpymaster

Context Series / TheAgency