now to the pop culture lead. washington, d.c. calls it a partial government shutdown, but hollywood calls it something else. comedy gold. we've seen this on primetime tv. harry reid and the president are putting our country on a dangerous path. >> the government is closed, and it's closed because they have helped close it. >> if you're starting to feel like you've seen this show before, that's probably because you have. >> effective tomorrow morning, the entire government will be shut down until further notice. >> reporter: i'm not just talking about the '95-'96 shutdown. there's nothing funny our exciting about real-life shutdowns, but they can make for being leif and big drama on tv. >> we're in shutdown mode, i have to have a skeleton staff. >> in "veep" julia louis-drive