{"id":110272,"date":"2016-11-09T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T11:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=110272"},"modified":"2016-11-09T14:13:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T12:13:03","slug":"prepare-for-the-trumpocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/110272-prepare-for-the-trumpocalypse","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for the Trumpocalypse!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an expert bit of newsjacking, ShowMax<\/a><\/strong> has published a listicle on its blog with 5 shows it says proves politics has always been a dirty game.<\/p>\n

Naturally, all five the shows it selected are available on ShowMax.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore [Donald] and Melania get settled into the White House, and as liberals and his opponents prepare themselves for Trumpocalypse, here are five shows about the shock, horror and downright dirty tricks in politics,\u201d ShowMax said.<\/p>\n

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The Borgias<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rodrigo Borgia trades on people\u2019s fears, resorts to bribery, extortion and torture to help him ascend the ranks to become Pope in Renaissance-era Italy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso watch The Tudors<\/a><\/strong> if the election has made you hanker for some not-strictly-true-to-history political intrigue and backstabbing,\u201d ShowMax said.<\/p>\n

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The Ides of March<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cHas watching the Trump camp\u2019s victory dance made you wonder about how Hillary\u2019s staff are taking the result?\u201d asks ShowMax.<\/p>\n

This movie starring Ryan Gosling as a campaign staffer for a presidential candidate, who fights a battle between his ego and his ideals, with tragic consequences, gives sharp insight into the battles of American politics as they\u2019re fought on the ground.<\/p>\n

\"Ides<\/a><\/p>\n

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Parks and Recreation<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cIs it #toosoon to see a woman in a position of power changing things for the better in a TV show?\u201d ShowMax wondered.<\/p>\n

Well, take comfort in the fact that Amy Poehler\u2019s Leslie Knope has a very small realm of influence – over the Parks Department in Pawnee, Indiana – and there are plenty of people who try to trip her up. But her zeal, her ideals and her sheer capable-ness means she usually trumps their attempts, as she tries to overcome her own opaque optimism.<\/p>\n