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BrainDead puts a funny sci-fi twist on American politics

By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Politics in the United States have been rather extreme lately, and it is because mind-controlling space ants have eaten the brains of members of Congress. At least according to BrainDead, a show which premiered in mid-June of this year. BrainDead, a political science fiction horror dramedy created by Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife), follows Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), an aspiring documentarian, forced to work for her brother, Democratic Senator Luke (Danny Pino) in Washington, D.C. to fund her film. The show also follows Republican Senator Raymond “Red” Wheatus (Tony Shalhoub), who…

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