Overview
A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovers two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.
Details
Status
Canceled
Network
CBS
Type
Scripted
Original Language
EN
Creators
Michelle KingRobert King
Production Countries
US
Spoken Languages
English
Top Cast
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Seasons
A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.
EP 1The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st CenturyEP 2Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A CritiqueEP 3Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy StepsEP 4Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed ElectorateEP 5Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)EP 6Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and LoyaltyEP 7The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American PoliticsEP 8The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political StormEP 9Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and PatchedEP 10The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War VotesEP 11Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary PoliciesEP 12Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?EP 13The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis