The TSA has spent $1 billion on its Chat Down program to no effect. Really, I think we could say "The TSA has spent $X billion on all programs to no effect." Except that annoying and harassing millions of innocent people certainly is an effect.
My favorite sci-fi TV series of all time, #12: Dollhouse
From the X-Files to the... W-Files, I guess. (Some of these are harder than others.) Dollhouse features a number of Joss Whedon mainstays (from star Eliza Dushku to Amy Acker, Alan Tudyk, Felicia Day, Summer Glau, and Fran Kranz, among others). The basic plot is that using Science!, a corporation builds "dolls" for specific tasks…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 