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This reminds me of a couple shows I loved. Both were cancelled before there time. (I have a remarkable ability to fall in love with shows that will be killed before their time.)
The Agency (2 seasons) This was set inside the CIA. Think MI, not James Bond. About half the cast were not agents, they were technical specialists. Two episodes stand out in my mind. The first guest starred Tom Arnold as the president's half brother, the one with a price on his head by the Russian Mafia. It was really funny, trust me. The other is just a scene in one episode. One of the techs is going through a messy divorce. Her boss tells her that she has the support of the whole department, and if she want some pictures of her ex-husband and farm animals just let him know. It won't be a problem.
Century City (9 episodes) This was a lawyer show set in 2030. (Thus making it a SciFi lawyer show. No wonder it died.) Only 4 episodes were broadcast before it was canceled. Each of the 4 shows I saw were based on some technology that's completely SF now, but might plausibly exist in 2030. The best part was that they didn't just show the new tech, but instead looked beyond it and showed the more subtle effects. Some of the results were hilariously funny.
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