# Lifetime, 'The Lottery'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-the-lottery/693675>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 21, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-the-lottery/693675 "2014-07-21T17:17:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-the-lottery/693675/1 "2014-07-21T17:17:53Z")

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Anyone catch this show on Lifetime? Interesting premiss, infertility in the world leads to unrest, embryo stealing, murder and a lottery.

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**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-the-lottery/693675/2 "2014-07-21T19:07:49Z")

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I watched the premiere. Even though the premise was annoyingly derivative (of “Children of Men,” among other things), I thought I’d give it a chance. It’s not terrible, but on the other hand it’s pretty standard fare.