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Television critic James Poniewozik wrote in 2008 that actuality shows like Deadliest Capture and Ice Highway Truckers showcase Functioning-class persons of the kind that "used to be regime" on scripted network tv, but that grew to become a rarity in the 2000s: "The greater to woo upscale viewers, Television has evicted its mechanics and dockworkers