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| ''[[Ringer]]'' || ''[[The Lying Game]]'' || A girl steps into a twin's sister's life and identity. Discovery of dirty secrets and drama ensue. || Both mixed elements of mystery with ''[[Country Mouse]], [[City Mouse]].'' ''[[Ringer]]'' has a [[Darker and Edgier]] storyline than ''[[The Lying Game]],'' which focuses more on social secrets a la ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'' and ''[[Gossip Girl]].'' || ''[[Ringer]]'' started out strong, but its ratings plummeted and was eventually canceled. Despite lacking ''Ringer'''s star power, ''[[The Lying Game]]'' has been received better by viewers and critics alike and got renewed for a second season. ABC Family's series wins this one.
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| ''[[Power Rangers]]'' || ''[[VR Troopers]]'', ''[[Masked Rider]]'', ''[[Big Bad Beetleborgs]]'' || Adaptations of Japanese [[Tokusatsu]] (live-action superheroics) with new footage with American actors. Of the many ''Rangers'' [[Follow the Leader|knockoffs of the time]], these three shows were the most prominent; being by ''Rangers'' producers Saban Entertainment and two aired with ''Rangers'' on [[Fox Kids]] (''Troopers'' was syndicated instead). Yes, [[Self
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| ''[[Survivor]]'' || ''[[Big Brother]]'' || Musical Chairs [[Reality Show]] || [[Country Mouse]] vs. [[City Mouse]]. It should be noted that, in the United States, both shows are "on the same side" since [[CBS|one network]] airs them both. || In the US? ''Survivor''. Outside the US? Arguably ''[[Big Brother]]''.
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| ''[[Pan Am]]'' || ''[[The Playboy Club]]'' || ''[[Mad Men]]''-[[Follow the Leader|inspired]], [[The Sixties|early '60s]] period dramas about a subset of workers in the era ([[Sexy Stewardess|Pan Am stewardesses]] and [[Playboy Bunny|Playboy bunnies]], respectively). || [[Mad Men|The inspiration for the two shows]] focuses on the historical changes of the era, as well as breaking viewers' [[Nostalgia Filter]] for [[The Sixties]] by highlighting the injustices (racism, sexism) that were still rampant then. Oh, and it has [[Gorgeous Period Dress]] and depicts its main characters living extravagant, flashy lifestyles. Now, can you guess what the two network copycat shows focused on? || Neither show held a candle to ''Mad Men'' in terms of critical acclaim, though ''Pan Am'' was the better received of the two and lasted a full season before getting the axe. The big loser was ''The Playboy Club'', which attracted a lot of heat from feminists before its premiere for [[Unfortunate Implications|glamorizing and whitewashing]] the Playboy clubs of the '60s, and which got cancelled after only three critically-ravaged episodes (attempts to get the show [[Channel Hop|picked up by Bravo]] failed).
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| ''[[Grimm (TV)|Grimm]]'' || ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' || The basic premise of both is that the characters live in a world where [[Fairy Tales]] are real. || ''Grimm'' (airing on NBC) obviously focuses on fairy tales specific to [[The Brothers Grimm (
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| ''Human Weapon'' (History Channel) || ''Fight Quest'' (Travel Channel) || A pair of American professional fighters travel the world to observe and study various combat styles. The episode ends with one of the duo facing off against a master of that episode's spotlight fighting style. || ''Quest'' would have its duo split up and train with separate groups of practioners and focused equally on the culture surrounding the art as the art itself. ''Weapon'' focused more on the combat style itself and the science behind the techniques. || Both shows lasted less than thirty episodes, both cancelled in 2008.
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