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Narcos

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<p>Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar imported some hippos into Colombia back in the 80s for his own personal menagerie, but now their descendants, some 150 in total, are causing problems. Picture: Kevin Clancy/Fennells</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Hippo-critical TV
At first glance it looks like a pitch for Netflix — a drug baron’s pet hippopotamuses escape and roam the countryside, but their offspring eventually proliferate and cause serious problems for locals. Knockabout comedy. High farce.
<p>An Cósta Thiar: Grúpa Snámh Uisce Bheatha on TG4</p>

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<p>Paul Rudd; Clodagh McKenna; Adam King; and new Liam Neeson movie on television this evening</p>

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Friday TV tips: A new Liam Neeson movie; Clodagh McKenna, Paul Rudd — and Adam King
This father-daughter Narcos costume is the cutest thing you’ll see this Halloween

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This father-daughter Narcos costume is the cutest thing you’ll see this Halloween
Pablo Escobar’s life on the line in Narcos  season two

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Pablo Escobar’s life on the line in Narcos season two
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VIDEO: Narcos finale shows limitations and possibilities of the TV
Narcos: Getting fat on crime in the new Netflix drama
Narcos: Getting fat on crime in the new Netflix drama

The star of the&nbsp;new Netflix&nbsp;drama on&nbsp;Pablo Escobar&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Medellin Cartel&nbsp;tells Ed Power

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