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    Stars Earn Stripes

    Man, I've seen so much more disgusting stuff and disturbing violence on TV than this!
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    Stars Earn Stripes

    No, it's no more violent than any two dozen other action shows, probably less. No one gets shot, no one gets tortured, no one gets raped or murdered, no one uses drugs, no home invasions -- no VIOLENCE, actually, against any living thing. It doesn't glorify violence -- it glorifies intense...
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    Stars Earn Stripes

    OK, admittedly I'm sort of a spec ops junkie, but the pilot for this show was a lot of fun. Definitely watchable -- Think Survivor x Dancing with the Stars x Surviving the Cut.
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    Exercise Equipment and various

    Dawg - Will it fit in the back of a Nissan Frontier pickup (with the bed extender)? In exchange for all your generosity and assistance at UGrow, I can probably help you out if we can figure a workable time (for the price of a Frappucino) in the next 3-4 weeks. (Venti Mocha Lite w/extra shot.)...
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    Yeah, what I liked was that Aly seemed a little embarrassed when the Karolys stood up shouting for a recount, and went over and hugged Ponor before the judges even decided whether to review or not. Apparently they 'forgot' to count one or more of her specific moves. Also, that she walked off...
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    I repeat myself, but... GOLD! She's also a wonderful sportsman. No pouting, very gracious. She and Gabby are impressive young ladies.
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    What is your favorite bad movie?

    Streets of Fire. Appalling, I know. geez, I just looked at the trailer... MAN does that movie suck- even Willem Dafoe, in one of his first roles -- but a great soundtrack, and I have watched it dozens and dozens and dozens of times.
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    I thought about that too, and don't disagree with you at all. But if part of the Olympics is the triumph of human will and resilience of spirit, he nailed the landing. Another very moving moment was the look of lostness on Michael Phelps face before and shortly after that last race. What a...
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    THE Olympic moment: Oscar Pistorius. Amazing.
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    I'm really enjoying the dressage stuff on the other NBCs in the mornings - I can catch it if I'm working at home. What spectacular horses.
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    I'm enjoying these Olympics way more than the past couple on NBC - as much as the Canadian coverage of a winter olympics I was lucky enough to catch a decade ago, which set the bar for me. Between the three NBC channels I get and DVR, plus internet, the coverage seems pretty good and the...
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    The Official 2012 Olympics thread

    I wasn't sure at first, but now -- absolutely brilliant. When was the last time you laughed out loud - several times - during an opening ceremonies? For the last however-many Olympics, everyone has gone bigger, flashier, more pyrotechnic -- by comparison, Danny Boyle has aimed for...
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    Longmire (Netflix)

    Liking it.
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    Yankees acquire Ichiro

    He's been quietly unhappy in a losing franchise as his playing years run out. Much as I hate the MFNYY, I greatly admire Ichiro and wish him success. But not a ring.
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    canceled shows wtf can this be right?

    I really got into The Firm, but it took awhile. Also, Flashpoint has been going for 5 years, and I read that the 2013 season is being produced and will be the final season, so this list seems a tad wrong -- I have to say, I love Flashpoint and will miss it. I didn't see Southland on...
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    Moonrise Kingdom

    Actually, now that I think about it, you're right. He did seem to overplay a little early on, but I thought once he declared himself a scout leader first, 8th grade math teacher second, it was like he relaxed. Bill Murray is one of my very favorite actors - he's perfect for almost anything.
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    Moonrise Kingdom

    The three of us just were delighted by this film, liked it enormously. Bruce Willis and Bill Murray get praised by critics, but Edward Norton is simply wonderful as the dedicated but hapless scout leader, and the kids are all right on target. The movie is wry, self-amused, gentle and...
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    Top 5: Books

    Loved Shogun. Didn't really enjoy Brothers Karamazov, but have read Crime and Punishment a few times. Great book. Heart of Darkness haunted me for a long time, too, still pops into my head at strange moments. I also really love One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez...
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    Top 5: Books

    How could I have missed To Kill a Mockingbird? Magnificent book.
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    Top 5: Books

    1. The Sunne In Splendor - Sharon Kay Penman. Sweeping, meticulous historical novel presenting the infamous King Richard III in a deeply sympathetic light. No question, all time #1 for me. 2. The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera. A complex, meditative novel of love and meaning...
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    Necessary Roughness (USA) - cheesebeef's latest

    So the 'turn you loose' part never quite gets to happen. That would drive me berzerk. btw -
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    Necessary Roughness (USA) - cheesebeef's latest

    Very good, Cheese - with the ASU reference early on I suspected this was your episode. I'm extremely curious (when you have time) - what's the process? Do they have a season loosely mapped out in advance, and sort of give you where an episode should start and finish and what it should...
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    The not-so-Ultimate Popcorn Flick Kumite: Match-Up #1

    If a popcorn movie is brainless exciting fluff I'd plop down to watch again and again shamelessly -- neither.
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    RIP: Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)

    Or, rest in chaos, perhaps more his style. Ray Bradbury has died at age 91. Winner of an Emmy, a special Pulitzer, and has a crater on the moon named in his honor. I grew up with Ray Bradbury's short stories -- my father, a very well-read man, considered Bradbury the greatest living...
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    Game of Thrones (HBO)

    OK, serious Question: Many of you are the same people who praised Homeland as the best thing on TV, etc etc. It's not out yet on DVD, so no way for me to compare. I'm halfway through season one of Game of Thrones, and I'm pretty sure it's the best series I have ever seen on TV. It's just...

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