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* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]] (Just watch the pilot.)
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: The pilot episode, which aired March 4th, 2001.
{{quote| '''BYERS SNR:'''''[[The Great Politics Mess -Up|The Cold War's over]], John. But with [[Why We're Bummed Communism Fell|no clear enemy to stockpile against]], [[War for Fun And Profit|the arms market's flat]]. But [[False -Flag Operation|bring down a fully loaded 727 into the middle of New York City]] and you'll find a dozen [[Acceptable Targets|tinpot dictators]] all over the world just [[Too Dumb to Live|clamoring to take responsibility]], and [[What an Idiot!|begging]] to be [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|smart-bombed]].''}}
** Fast forward '''''six months''''' to September 11, 2001...
*** This Troper has read 9/11 conspiracy theories that mirror the relevant parts of the pilot almost exactly. Even the parts that are inconsistent with the actual events. These are among the ''less'' crazy ideas, since they at least have no holographic jets.
**** I'll see it and raise you the 9-11 Conspiracy sites that directly link to [[YouTube]] clips of the aforementioned scene, with a mention of "If a couple screwballs writing a FOX dramedy could get the idea, then how could the government NOT get the idea unless [[Government Conspiracy|they knew it was coming and let it happen?"]]
*** Least crazy? In the show, all [[The Government]] did was [[Fridge Brilliance|hijack the plane's autopilot]] - and '''''every''''' airline in the US is [[Nightmare Fuel|legally required to be subsidized]]...
** [[Truth in Television]]? From what I understand, Haglund (Langley's actor) buys the idea that 9-11 was a [[False -Flag Operation]], in part ''because'' the show demonstrated how easily it could have been done.
* [[Too Good to Last]]
 
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