Lebanon Sues Homeland, Apparently They Were Rooting for Mad Men to Win the Emmy

Homeland has always been a morally ambiguous program, giving us terrorists we hate, as well as a terrorist we just may understand. But also giving us a lot of Morena Baccarin and reminding the world that not only does Claire Danes exist, but that she's also still pretty gosh darn hot. That's why I'm personally an obsessive fan of the show.

But as TMZ reports, there's at least one country that isn't TIVO'ing the Showtime series anymore. It seems that Lebanon plans to sue Homeland and its creators due to the show's presentation of Beirut in several episodes this season as a terrorist haven. While I think it's safe to say Beirut's own history with, say, their deadly civil war in the 70s, or let's say even more recently with this morning's headline of 'Car Bomb Blast in Beirut Kills At Least 8' paints a different story than the argument from a Lebanese tourism minister who said a key scene in the show, 'showed Hamra Street with militia roaming in it. This does not reflect reality.' No, apparently you need to go down to Bikrah Street, that's where the militia usually roams.

While the actual lawsuit the tourism board promises will undoubtedly never see the light of day (their case is not helped by telling the world, 'The Information Minister is studying media laws to see what can be done'), it does bring up a good point at whether creative media has a responsibility to the location of its programming. If Lebanon can sue Homeland, can't I sue Smallville? Not everyone there is a superhero, ya know. Some of us are just trying to work hard and get by, thanks.

So check out the gallery to see if these places from your favorite shows have an actual case against their fictional representations.