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Examples: ''National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion'', ''The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story''.
 
The plots of made-for-TV movies are often [[Ripped from the Headlines]]. For example, the Amy Fisher affair of the early [[The Nineties|'90s]] spawned at least ''three'' made for TV movies. They are often full of [[Glurge]] and/or melodrama, and are often marked for their low quality (a stereotype that is exemplified by [[Sci Fi ChannelSyfy]] Original Movies, which are often watched solely for the [[Narm Charm]]). The exception to this rule seems to be [[HBO]], whose own telefilms are usually quite well-made and have even won awards, thus "making up" for the lack of [[Act Break|act breaks]]. Most made-for-TV movies are targeted at female audiences (e.g.: ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame|Hallmark]]'' films; ''Mother May I Sleep With Danger?'', or any other ''[[Lifetime Movie of the Week]]''), while the aforementioned [[Sci Fi ChannelSyfy]] and other movies are targeted at men.
 
Oftentimes, theatrically-released movies will get made-for-TV sequels, such as ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]] 3'' and ''4''. Also, regular weekly series will sometimes get these as a variation of [[The Movie]] -- ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is perhaps the best-known example, the 1996 TV movie being its only episode in the extended hiatus between the 1989 and 2005 seasons.
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