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The Push, Nevada Experiment: Unlocking the Mysteries

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Push Nevada was a really cool show that ran for 6 episodes in the fall of 2001. Produced by Ben Affleck & Matt Damon's production company, it was 'The X-Files' meets 'Twin Peaks' meets 'The Prisoner.' It was slick, complex, and too much of a niche show, I suppose, as it required the viewer's attention. The basic premise was that our hero, an IRS agent investigating irregularities in the books of a minor casino in the small desert town of Push, encounters weirdness that suggested a larger plot of some sort: weird synchronized comings and goings of everyone in town, a femme fatale's warnings, a crazy 'end is nigh' preacher who somehow knew his father, and so on. We received glimpses of those behind Push --essentially 'Men in Black' playing the omniscient role of 'Number 2' in 'The Prisoner,' watching our hero, manipulating his moves, and twisting his actions to serve their own ends.

The show ended abruptly in episode 6, when all of the plot threads were pulled and reconciled in an all too neat package, our hero returned home to his perfect suburban home and (formerly ex-)wife, who had been inexplicably 'Stepforded,' and we viewers were shown that the story was not over as our hero was still under surveillance. The final scene was our hero, disheveled and on the run, filming a viral video for the internet about the plot in Push (in 2001, mind you), warning of its scope and danger, hitting send and pulling the plug. It was a great ending for a show that had been cancelled -- but should not have been.

This book is 'not currently available' but it SHOULD be, as should a DVD with the 'complete' series. Anyone?