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That was quick. It's been just 24 hours since Navy commandos took out the pirates holding Captain Richard Phillips hostage, and there's already a reality TV show in the works. Spike announced today that it plans to produce a show about U.S. Navy "pirate hunters." The idea isn't new; it was under discussion long before the most recent drama on the high seas. But the hostage situation aboard the Maersk Alabama apparently helped convince the Navy to cooperate. "We had no idea if last week's events would actually kill the deal or seal the deal," said a Spike exec. Excellent choice of words! Fortunately for reality TV obsessives—and less fortunately for the pirates—the Navy Seals were the only ones doing the killing this weekend.