What are you watching?

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Galactica

[Sibling Chatty]

Went to watch a cancer documentary on PBS, but it was pre-empted on the PBS station that the local cable carries for a "Beggin' and Pleadin' Marathon".

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

.... for a "Beggin' and Pleadin' Marathon".

Did it work?  <evil grin>  (do we have an 'evil grin' icon? )

[Sibling Chatty]

Not on me...

I don't HAVE TV of any kind, because I can't afford it, so paying for PBS that I'll never see?? Nope.

Back when I had an income, they got my money. So did NPR, and RadioPacifica. No more.

[Swatopluk]

Well, TV brought you Kennedy and kept Nixon away for a little while (the radio listeners thought that Nixon had won that debate because they could not see JFK's hair).
Nonetheless I think that in politics TV turned out to be a curse.
On the other hand: would Monty Python have worked on radio only?

[Sibling Chatty]

Wasn't JFK's hair.

I watched that debate. It was that Nixon's people didn't bother to find out WHAT the medium did with the 'pictures it took'...even though he was from California.

Nixon was a hairy-jaw guy, with dark jowls (what we call 5 o'clock shadow) by noon. They didn't give him a chance to shave, they didn't use a TV make-up person to help. They didn't work WITH the medium.

Nixon LOOKED like a sweaty, 'swarthy' and slightly--ummm dirty person. The way he looked overshadowed anything he had to say. Then, dragging out his actual history?? THAT hurt. The red-baiting and all--and being an acolyte of Tail-gunner Joe McCarthy? Nope.

Unfortunately, people are stupid. They forget things, or refuse to learn them. Thus Nixon, Watergate and the RepubliCON concept that the constitution is infinitely flexible if you just cry 'victim' early enough and loudly enough, and convince the Great Unwashed that the Eggheads are going to make fun of them.

[Swatopluk]

Well, what if the GOP nominated Reagans's whig (if he wore one)?
But doesn't tradition require the hero to be shaved, bald and hairless (I mean brave, bold, fearless)?

[Sibling Chatty]

Cap'n Zippy (Reagan) had all his own hair. ALL of it. It was, however, heavily gooped up with this junk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grecian_Formula

Later, when he went from BLACK to sorta red, he'd switched to this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_for_Men

An' this here's the USofA, where bald guys are always Lex Luthor to the dark haired, but well-shaved Superman.

[Swatopluk]

Former German chancellor Schröder (successfully) sued papers that claimed he dyed his hair.
Current Chancellor(ess) Merkel threatened the same (iirc) when a car rental company did this:

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Cap'n Zippy (Reagan) had all his own hair. ALL of it. It was, however, heavily gooped up with this junk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grecian_Formula

Later, when he went from BLACK to sorta red, he'd switched to this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_for_Men

An' this here's the USofA, where bald guys are always Lex Luthor to the dark haired, but well-shaved Superman.

Possible lead poisoning got to his brain?

Explains quite a bit, actually.....

[Swatopluk]

Just back from the cinema and the next Jeanne d'Arc movie: Das Mädchen Johanna (Germany 1935)
Stellar cast but nonetheless an abominable movie, probably the worst on the topic ever made (including US movies).
Jeanne is also more or less relegated to a supporting role*, most characters are drawn almost zero-dimensional. Even amateur actors should have been disgusted to play those roles and I don't know what got people like Gründgens, George etc. to steep that low.
From the introduction given before the film I hear that it was a prestige production but the result is simply crappy. Additionally (despite some impressive sets) it feels stagey with dialogue that sounds like theatre and is pronounced accordingly.
It's not that it is just nazi propaganda (that is fairly limited to beginning and end), it's simply a bad movie**

*and about 90% of her lines contain "his most Christian majesty the king of France" and/or "the dear archangel Michael"
**one positive thing has to be said though: here (unlike in all*** the other J d'A movies) most people only wear armor when there is actual need, some are even seen putting it on or off according to circumstances.
***OK most

[Griffin NoName]

It Runs in the Family ~with the two Douglas's ~ I have yet to see why this film was made at all. But I am only half way through so far.

[pieces o nine]

Wrapping up Season One of Torchwood.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Wrapping up Season One of Torchwood.

Torchwood's Da Bomb!

I'm listening to Phantom Menace as I type this.

Anakin is about to race in the Pod Race. 

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Edit, to avoid double-posting.

Listenened to this music video (not YouTube):  CPBS: Trace Elements, by Hard N Phirm

Not safe for work!  Strong language!

Hilarious, though.  Even if it IS country 'music'.

Pay close attention, about mid-way, when the guitar player counts the beat on his fingers.... 


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Edit: Now, I'm watching this video from 1956

[youtube=425,350]URiHb7AE8IE[/youtube]

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Still can't sleep.

Watched this cool high-speed video of a bursting water balloon.

Cool.

[youtube=425,350]vajL48mwsCA[/youtube]