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Television Academy 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Ballot Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming Emmy(s) to credited writer(s). NOTE: VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of nomination. (More than five votes in this category will void all votes in this category.) 001 American Dream Builders The Tudors March 23, 2014 AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS pits 12 designers against each other in extreme challenges. In the premiere episode, redesigns in two Tudor-style homes across the street from one another are tackled. Teams create a bathroom vanity out of a repurposed workbench, and transform beloved hardwood floors into a new dining room table. 002 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Congo June 9, 2013 Tony travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country caught in a cycle of political unrest, violence and civil war, but a place that he’s dreamed of going to since he first read Joseph Conrad’s "Heart of Darkness". 003 Borderland Episode 3 April 27, 2014 Things get real in gang controlled Arriaga, southern Mexico, when the six Americans climb on board a lumbering cargo train known as 'La Bestia' or 'The Beast.' 004 Bridegroom October 27, 2013 BRIDEGROOM is the journey of Shane and Tom, young men in a committed relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof. What happens after this accidental death opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will. 005 COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey Standing Up In The Milky Way March 9, 2014 Our cosmic address is explained, the cosmic calendar of our space and time is explored, and host Neil deGrasse Tyson looks to history for the story of Giordano Bruno and his heretical theories about our universe. 1 Television Academy 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Ballot Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming Emmy(s) to credited writer(s). NOTE: VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of nomination. (More than five votes in this category will void all votes in this category.) 006 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives Neighborhood Knockouts August 26, 2013 This trip, Guy's traveling to find funky neighborhood joints. In San Diego, a breakfast joint is servin' creme brulee French toast. In Portland, a husband and wife team are cranking out good ol' Americana dishes. And in San Francisco, a hot dog spot dishes selections like the lamb merguez dog. 007 Herblock: The Black & The White January 27, 2014 Jon Stewart, Gwen Ifill, Tom Brokaw, Jules Feiffer and Lewis Black tell the tale of the man Ted Koppel called “the most feared cartoonist in the country.” For 55 years at the Washington Post, Herbert Block challenged the high and the mighty while always “watching out for the little guy.” 008 Hollywood Game Night 'Twas The Game Night Before Christmas December 23, 2013 Nicole and Michael each lead a team of three celebrities in a series of party games, including Movie Mashup, In Other Words and Timeline. Star players include Ray Romano, Cheryl Hines, Gavin DeGraw, Rachel Bilson, Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker. Hosted by Jane Lynch. 009 Inside Man Futurism April 20, 2014 This program enters the brave new world of extreme life extension, trying everything from genome hacking, to harvesting 3D printed organs, to creating an avatar in preparation for the “Singularity.” Journey includes visits with radical futurist Ray Kurzweil, Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, and Wake Forest’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine. 010 JFK (American Experience) November 11, 2013 - November 12, 2013 Beginning with Kennedy's childhood years as the privileged but sickly second son of one of the wealthiest men in America, this biography explores his early political career as a lackluster congressman, his successful Senate run, and the game-changing presidential campaign that made him the youngest elected president in U.S. history. 011 Mad Dog: Inside The Secret World of Muammar Gaddafi April 11, 2014 No other dictator so cannily combined the lure of oil and the implied threat of terror to turn Western powers into cowed appeasers. Muammar Gaddafi's story is a study in the exercise of absolute power, told not by politicians but by those who directly served the late Libyan leader. 2 Television Academy 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Ballot Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming Emmy(s) to credited writer(s). NOTE: VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of nomination. (More than five votes in this category will void all votes in this category.) 012 Our America With Lisa Ling - Special Report: God And Gays June 20, 2013 In this special report, journalist Lisa Ling digs into the secret history of the controversial "ex-gay" organization Exodus International and reveals the latest - and perhaps last - chapter of Exodus: a confrontation that may shake the ministry to its foundations. 013 The Poisoner's Handbook (American Experience) January 7, 2014 The story of how New York City’s first scientifically trained medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler turned forensic chemistry into a formidable science during the 1920s and 1930s, sending many a murderer to the electric chair, setting the standards that the rest of the country would ultimately adopt. 014 The World Wars Trial By Fire May 26, 2014 An assassin’s bullet sparks a global conflict that quickly evolves into the deadliest war humanity has ever seen. In the chaos, a new generation of soldier emerges, including a group of men who would become the most infamous leaders of the 20th century. 015 Years Of Living Dangerously The Surge April 27, 2014 When Superstorm Sandy killed 24 people on Staten Island, Congressman Michael Grimm worked tirelessly to help constituents who lost loved ones and were left homeless. Correspondent Chris Hayes follows Grimm, a conservative Republican, for a year to see how he can help and what he might learn about global warming. End of Category 3.