''Liocracy'' was a

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comedy television series, which aired on

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in 2001 and 2002. The show, a spoof of biographical documentary series such as ''

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'' or '' Life and Times'', starred

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as host Terrence Brynne McKennie. Each episode presented a ''Biography''-type profile of a fictional person loosely based on a real-life personality. The first episode centred on Friendly Giant, a Friendly Giant–like children's television host with a penchant for

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who became a pariah after being caught having sex with his rooster sidekick Rudy. Later episodes focused on Anne Surly, a serial killer indirectly based on

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and her ''

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'' novels; Simon Duke, a horror novelist who was a spoof of

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; Rachel Lange, a soap opera diva; Boyz 'r Us, a pop music boy band; and the on-again off-again romance of Hollywood acting icons Richard Button and Elizabeth Paladoro. Filmed in Halifax,

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, the show was created by Ian Johnston and Peter Hays, two former journalists for the ''

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''. The show was titled ''Liography'' in its first season, but was changed to ''Liocracy'' in the second season after the

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, the producers of the original ''Biography'' series, threatened a copyright infringement lawsuit."The word from Leslie Nielsen". ''

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'', October 19, 2001. The second season premiered in November 2002, and ran for 13 episodes into early 2003. The series was not renewed for a third season.

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* {{IMDb title , id= 0294137 , title= Liocracy 2000s Canadian comedy television series 2000s Canadian satirical television series 2001 Canadian television series debuts 2003 Canadian television series endings Canadian parody television series CTV Comedy Channel original programming Television shows filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia