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Standoff is the best show I've seen in a long time.
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Standoff is about people and their actions when pushed to the limit.
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With details never before seen in English, Standoff at Tiananmen is a riveting narrative, telling the storyof the student-led pro-democracy movement which, in 1989, took over Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, China -- until the Communist Party dictatorship struck back, using its army to clear the square.
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Two other frosh laffers, "'Til Death" and light drama "Standoff" -- have performed modestly.
Fox Sked Idle 'Til 'Idol' Josef Adalian 2006
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China Real Time: A Powerful Voice for Calm Japan Real Time: Aye Aye Cap'n Photos: Troubled Neighborhood Video: Japan Blinks in Standoff with China An editorial Saturday in the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, Japan's largest daily, blasted the captain's release as "a political decision that put the mending of Japan-China relations as a priority."
Captain's Release Sparks Furor in Japan Ayai Tomisawa 2010
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Mexican Standoff is SUCH a great song … and so unlike many of the others on SM’s playlist musically.
Twilight Lexicon » Eclipse Music Poll based on Stephenie Meyer’s Playlist!! 2010
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Standoff is the story of some Mary Sue named Tiel McCoy who finds herself between a rock and a hard place (SIDE NOTE: Almost wrote roc and a hard place.
Musing on the things still to do eugie 2008
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Fox's streaming videos, at MySpace. com/Fox, are an odd assortment of new shows with few fans -- like "Vanished" and "Standoff" -- and the cult series "Prison Break."
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The wait for fans of the FOX drama 'Standoff' ends tonight at 9.
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Huh? And as much as I like it that VM and FNL made the cut, it doesn't say much when "Standoff" and "Jericho" are also included.
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