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The Philanthropist

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The Philanthropist	comment	A tragically short-lived (eight episodes) 2009 NBC series about a billionaire playboy, Teddy Rist, who, after the death of his young son and a life-changing experience in Nigeria, decides to start using his wealth for good and jets around the globe doing good deeds, much to the admiring exasperation of his business partners and friends. Every episode focuses on a different specific area of the world, and is told by Teddy in a flashback. Based on the life of Bobby Sager and filmed primarily in South Africa.
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The Philanthropist / int_2139c878	type	Church Militant
The Philanthropist / int_2139c878	comment	Church Militant: Rayburn, in "Kashmir," as well as the would-be suicide bomber.
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The Philanthropist / int_21889138	type	Crimefighting with Cash
The Philanthropist / int_21889138	comment	Crimefighting with Cash: Somewhat, but also subverted in that Teddy likes to jet off to foreign countries and get his hands dirty.
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The Philanthropist / int_230d64	type	Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
The Philanthropist / int_230d64	comment	Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: Kind of the point, except now he's doing it to help people and the rules are usually negative ones.
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The Philanthropist / int_23be181a	type	Patriotic Fervor
The Philanthropist / int_23be181a	comment	Patriotic Fervor: the Jerkass DJ in "Kashmir" has this, demanding why Teddy helps other countries and not America.
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The Philanthropist / int_24f4c82a	type	Semper Fi
The Philanthropist / int_24f4c82a	comment	Semper Fi: Dax is a former Marine, and in "San Diego," when Teddy wonders if he should save a Marine from having to go to Afghanistan, Dax angrily tells him that he can't deny the guy the honor of serving his country.
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The Philanthropist / int_399b3dbe	type	Money to Throw Away
The Philanthropist / int_399b3dbe	comment	Money to Throw Away: Dean Fitzsimmons has this in "San Diego"—mostly because he stole Teddy's credit card—but he ends up using it to do lots of charity.
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The Philanthropist / int_3d69ca47	type	AmicablyDivorced
The Philanthropist / int_3d69ca47	comment	Amicably Divorced: Teddy and Julia seem to be this; they divorced out of grief over the death of their son and seem to have other issues, but they're seen being very affectionate in "Kosovo".
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The Philanthropist / int_49d59be9	type	Scenery Porn
The Philanthropist / int_49d59be9	comment	Scenery Porn: In a few episodes, especially "Paris," of course.
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The Philanthropist / int_6a2c358d	type	A Death in the Limelight
The Philanthropist / int_6a2c358d	comment	A Death in the Limelight: Rhada in "Kashmir," and Isabelle in "Paris," although to a lesser extent (that was more of a Red Herring).
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The Philanthropist / int_6d332aea	type	Driven to Suicide
The Philanthropist / int_6d332aea	comment	Driven to Suicide: Perovich in "Kosovo," except not, because Rayburn probably killed him.
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The Philanthropist / int_6f66bef7	type	But Not Too Foreign
The Philanthropist / int_6f66bef7	comment	But Not Too Foreign: Teddy is half-American, half-British, which comes up in several episodes.
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The Philanthropist / int_7335ffa9	type	Grey-and-Gray Morality
The Philanthropist / int_7335ffa9	comment	Grey-and-Gray Morality: Collin argues this to Teddy after he shoots Bayonne instead of arresting him, and Teddy more or less agrees.
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The Philanthropist / int_7fa0f4f5	type	Easy Impersonation
The Philanthropist / int_7fa0f4f5	comment	Easy Impersonation: When Pvt. Dean Fitzsimmons steal Teddy's credit card and runs around pretending to be him, no one seems to notice, even though they don't look much alike and Teddy's quite famous. However, as he's spending lots of money and also doing lots of charity, no one really bothers to check.
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The Philanthropist / int_80b5924	type	Left Hanging
The Philanthropist / int_80b5924	comment	Left Hanging: Several things, because it was canceled suddenly, most notably the story behind the death of Teddy and Julia's son, Bobby.
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The Philanthropist / int_83f3983b	type	Necessarily Evil
The Philanthropist / int_83f3983b	comment	Necessarily Evil: Bankole in "Nigeria (Part II)"—he can be "severe," but it's all in the name of protecting and repairing his country.
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The Philanthropist / int_a796d2a6	type	Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
The Philanthropist / int_a796d2a6	comment	Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: Everyone shoots at Teddy (he lampshades this in the final episode), but no one ever seems to hit him
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The Philanthropist / int_b17f6a27	type	I Did What I Had to Do
The Philanthropist / int_b17f6a27	comment	I Did What I Had to Do: Said a few times, notably by Jean, Philip's brother in "Haiti" after he destroys the tanker carrying thousands of pounds of rice to feeding the starving country.
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The Philanthropist / int_c3478f1d	type	Badass Bookworm
The Philanthropist / int_c3478f1d	comment	Badass Bookworm: Teddy just might be this, given the way he quotes "The Double" in "San Diego" and the philosophy of Nund Rishi in "Kashmir".
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The Philanthropist / int_c4b8e2ae	type	One-Woman Wail
The Philanthropist / int_c4b8e2ae	comment	One-Woman Wail: In "Kosovo," when a bomb goes off, killing several people and injuring Philip.
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The Philanthropist / int_ce27dc3f	type	Protagonist Title
The Philanthropist / int_ce27dc3f	comment	Protagonist Title: The titular philanthropist is Teddy. Doubles as Job Title.
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The Philanthropist / int_d72edeb0	type	Fake Guest Star
The Philanthropist / int_d72edeb0	comment	Fake Guest Star: Jesse L. Martin is credited as a guest star in every episode, even though he almost always has a more prominent role than Neve Campbell, who is billed second.
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The Philanthropist / int_e16cd2c8	type	Grief-Induced Split
The Philanthropist / int_e16cd2c8	comment	Grief-Induced Split: Teddy and Julia divorced after the death of their son.
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The Philanthropist / int_e43b42ea	type	We Need a Distraction
The Philanthropist / int_e43b42ea	comment	We Need a Distraction: In "Paris," Teddy says he'll cause "a diversion" while Dax escapes with a young kidnapped girl—he ends up burning the place to the ground.
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The Philanthropist / int_eb8f64a6	type	No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The Philanthropist / int_eb8f64a6	comment	No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Happens to Teddy a few times, and to Bankole in "Nigeria (Part II)", and to Philip in the same episode when he tries to help his friend James.
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The Philanthropist / int_f792ffe4	type	Beleaguered Assistant
The Philanthropist / int_f792ffe4	comment	Beleaguered Assistant: A.J., and more so, Dax, because he's usually the one who has to bail Teddy out of his misadventures.
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The Philanthropist / int_ffad4e9f	type	Shown Their Work
The Philanthropist / int_ffad4e9f	comment	Shown Their Work: Most of the political problems and current/historical events discussed are pretty close to accurate, including the terminology.
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