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    "overview": "PopClips is a music video television program, the direct predecessor of MTV.\n\nFormer Monkee Mike Nesmith conceived the first music-video program as a promotional device for Warner Communications' record division. Production began in the spring of 1979 at SamFilm, a sound-stage built and operated in Sand City, California by Sam Harrison, a Monterey Peninsula College instructor with a motion picture background.\n\nWith an infinity cyclorama as the background, set flats were made from the Styrofoam packing used to ship laserdisc players and 3/4\" video decks. The first \"VeeJay\" was Jeff Michalski. The director was William Dear. Besides Harrison, the production team was made up of Bruce \"Buz\" Clarke, Keith Cornell, Marybeth Harris, and Leslie Chacon.\n\nThe program was broadcast weekly on the youth-oriented cable television channel Nickelodeon in late 1980 and early 1981. The channel's owners at the time, Warner Cable, wanted to buy the name and idea, but instead, according to Dear, \"they just watered down the idea and came up with MTV.\"\n\nPopClips was preceded by the video Elephant Parts, and a second series titled Television Parts, both of which Nesmith hosted and produced.",
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      "answer": "PopClips is not currently listed by any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service in our daily-updated TMDB feed. It may be on physical media, an aggregator, or pending a UK release. Check back later — availability changes frequently."
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      "question": "Are all seasons of PopClips on the same service?",
      "answer": "Not always — TV licensing is sometimes negotiated season by season. ScreenSearch shows availability across all seasons on the title's page; for season-specific availability, look at the season picker inside the search dialog."
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      "question": "Is PopClips on Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video in the UK?",
      "answer": "PopClips is not currently included with any major UK subscription service. It may still be available to rent or buy."
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      "question": "How accurate is this TV series's availability data?",
      "answer": "Availability is sourced from The Movie Database (TMDB), which in turn pulls from JustWatch. Listings are refreshed daily. For purchase decisions, the provider's own site is the source of truth."
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