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Are betting that even if you’re not bowled over by behind-the-scenes footage of flashy fish tanks being built, you'll stick around for the wacky-yet-loveable mix of characters working at the Las Vegas-based Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM for short). It's a safe bet, too, based on the premiere episode, which has the family run company building elaborate fish tanks for two different clients.

First, back to that eccentric family business. Tanked , but has swapped out wild, custom motorcycles for jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind fish tanks. Two brothers-in-law, Wayde King and Brett Raymer, run the country's largest aquarium manufacturing company and have built a name for themselves building tanks for celebrities, zoos, churches, and —ever since leaving their native New York for Las Vegas — casinos. They've brought along an expectedly ragtag gang, including Brett's dad (and Wayde’s father-in-law), who goes by "The General," Wayde’s wife (and Brett’s sister) Heather, and a visionary marine technician named Robbie Redneck, who is never without his cowboy hat.

In the first episode, we meet this cast of characters and see Wade and Brett tackle their two large projects, all while getting a crash course in how to create these zany aquariums. The first job is for the venerable Las Vegas casino The Tropicana, who want a custom, L-shaped tank to go with their upcoming "Mob Experience" attraction. It's meant to highlight the hard work the casino has put into building the hopeful tourist draw, including getting their hands on cars once belonging to Bugysy Siegel and Lucky Luciano.

Second, a New York City family living in Vegas have asked the two to create a tank that brings a slice of their hometown to their Mediterranean-inspired, desert home. Wayde and Brett decide to try turning a junk yard phone booth into an upright tank, as a reminder of the hustle and bustle of Manhattan’s busy streets. Then there's also the small issue of forcing Heather to venture into another client's tank —that happens to be filled with more than 20 small sharks — in order to place several coral inserts that can't be reached by anyone bigger than her five-foot frame.

It's a lot to cram into a first episode and by the end, it feels like a flurry of acrylic tanks being built, stunning fish swimming by, and big, hearty laughs between Wayde and Brett over a lot of expected hiccups in their process. The good-natured ribbing between them is a simple formula that pays off, particularly because of how much their thick, New York accents paint them as the ideal —I know, I'm sorry — fish out of water in sun-drenched Sin City. But just when they start veering into "ba da bing!" New York caricatures, we're able to see them inside their massive, 13,000 square foot facility building and designing tanks like the experts they clearly are.

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Tanked
Tanked

In the first episode, we meet this cast of characters and see Wade and Brett tackle their two large projects, all while getting a crash course in how to create these zany aquariums. The first job is for the venerable Las Vegas casino The Tropicana,



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Additionally, Marino recently announced that after more than 26 years, 20,000 shows, 10 million audience members and 350,000 costume changes performing as Joan Rivers, he will no longer be “keeping up with the Jones’.” Marino will gradually phase Rivers out of his show, and will soon perform solely as Frank Marino, Superstar Female Impersonator. He will open the show with his ever changing comedic monologue and narrate the production throughout, but since he has achieved such high levels of stardom, he no longer feels it necessary to attach himself to another star.

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A contemporary and upbeat production, the show is chock full of female celebrity look-alikes impersonating some of entertainment’s most beloved superstars from Cher and Bette Midler to Britney Spears. To keep the production fresh and exciting, Marino has recently made some additions to the dazzling show including Rihanna, Janet Jackson and Lady Gaga. Marino will also soon debut a new wardrobe, with half of his custom-made dresses from designer-to-the stars Bob Mackie, and the other half from up-and-coming designers. The show, which opened at Imperial Palace in October of 2009, has been extended through December 2012.


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Las Vegas, Confessions from Sin City

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