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Television Takes on the Recession (Video)

It was just a matter of time before the recession and its effects made their way beyond the late-night talk shows. HuffPo has a slide show of how  popular programs like the Simpsons and Desperate Housewives are incorporating the downturn into plot lines. Plus, there videos of new shows — like this truly terrible-looking one starring Kelsey Grammar as an ousted CEO who has move back to Virginia with his bratty family. Then there’s AMC’s Breaking Bad — practically a self parody — in which a high school teacher starts a meth lab to make money for his family.

For once, we can’t think of an upside.