Television

by **Luckygirl#13** » Wed 12/01/10 3:57 pm

alignrock wrote:
Kelly Red wrote:I love Sons! All I'll say about the final 10 minutes is Opie, you broke my heart and that bitch got what she deserved.

The entire sequence of events from the Jimmy exchange on to the end of the show was fantastic television.

Yes it was!! Opie and Chibbs getting redemption was the best way they could have ended the season.
Looking forward to season 4.

by **The Rube** » Thu 12/02/10 12:48 am

Luckygirl#13 wrote:The last 15 minutes of the show I was literally on the edge of my seat screaming at the TV!! The acting is some of the best on TV. Now I only have to wait 10 months for the next season.

This is what I was going through for the last two eps of Season 3 of Breaking Bad. I think dxmnkd can also attest to this.

by **mnwildfan79** » Thu 12/02/10 8:26 am

The Rube wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:The last 15 minutes of the show I was literally on the edge of my seat screaming at the TV!! The acting is some of the best on TV. Now I only have to wait 10 months for the next season.

This is what I was going through for the last two eps of Season 3 of Breaking Bad. I think dxmnkd can also attest to this.

I can attest to that with Breaking Bad. Best show on TV in my opinion.

by **alignrock** » Thu 12/02/10 8:34 am

mnwildfan79 wrote:
The Rube wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:The last 15 minutes of the show I was literally on the edge of my seat screaming at the TV!! The acting is some of the best on TV. Now I only have to wait 10 months for the next season.

This is what I was going through for the last two eps of Season 3 of Breaking Bad. I think dxmnkd can also attest to this.

I can attest to that with Breaking Bad. Best show on TV in my opinion.

Echoed. Fall is Sons of Anarchy time. Winter/spring is Breaking Bad time. It's a perfect rotation for me.

by **dxmnkd316** » Thu 12/02/10 9:55 pm

The Rube wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:The last 15 minutes of the show I was literally on the edge of my seat screaming at the TV!! The acting is some of the best on TV. Now I only have to wait 10 months for the next season.

This is what I was going through for the last two eps of Season 3 of Breaking Bad. I think dxmnkd can also attest to this.

Yessir

by **Beauner** » Thu 12/02/10 11:22 pm

Anybody on this board watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League (Thurs. nights on FX)?
I had never seen Always Sunny until this summer, and after seeing 4 episodes went out and bought all the seasons. It is hilarious. The League is pretty funny too. Last year I watched the first 3 episodes and was very

about how I felt about it. This season has been pretty damned funny.

Burn Notice is another of my can't-miss shows each week. A lot of action, some eye-candy (set in Miami) and some pretty cool plot-lines. It is actually really enjoyable.

Criminal Minds is still my favorite show on TV, although they got rid of the best eye candy the show offered for males. (My roommate's girlfriend was in love with a couple of the guys on the show.)

Huge fan of House too. Have all the seasons on DVD and unfortunately always miss a couple episodes in a row mid-season and get totally lost. House is one of the best characters on TV and Hugh Laurie is fantastic.

by **The Rube** » Thu 12/02/10 11:33 pm

Saw the first season of The League on Netflix. Hilarious although you kinda have to be in FFL to get every nuance of the premise of the show; the emotional over-the-top persona of a die-hard FFLer). I have to admit, I keep forgetting to watch the new eps, so I guess it's "wait until Netflix gets season 2" like I did with season 1.

by **Snowcool08** » Fri 12/03/10 12:03 am

Beauner wrote:Anybody on this board watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League (Thurs. nights on FX)?
I had never seen Always Sunny until this summer, and after seeing 4 episodes went out and bought all the seasons. It is hilarious. The League is pretty funny too. Last year I watched the first 3 episodes and was very about how I felt about it. This season has been pretty damned funny.

Burn Notice is another of my can't-miss shows each week. A lot of action, some eye-candy (set in Miami) and some pretty cool plot-lines. It is actually really enjoyable.

Criminal Minds is still my favorite show on TV, although they got rid of the best eye candy the show offered for males. (My roommate's girlfriend was in love with a couple of the guys on the show.)

Huge fan of House too. Have all the seasons on DVD and unfortunately always miss a couple episodes in a row mid-season and get totally lost. House is one of the best characters on TV and Hugh Laurie is fantastic.

I enjoy Sunny and The League very much. They may not be the funniest shows on TV, but I find them entertaining. It's enough for me to record and watch them every week. The Lethal Weapon 5 "remake" (yes they called it a remake because they didn't know that it doesn't exist) on Sunny was probably the funniest 5 minutes or so on TV in a long time.

I still enjoy watching House. I realized about 3 episodes into the 1st season that the show follows the same pattern nearly every week, but somehow I'm still captivated by it. The shocking part is hearing Hugh Laurie talk when he's not in character and realizing how thick his British accent is. Just adds to how great of a job he does on the show.

by **dxmnkd316** » Fri 12/03/10 12:31 am

House has been my favorite show currently on TV since day one. Love the House character.

by **Beauner** » Sat 12/04/10 3:31 am

Anybody watch Lie To Me? I know last year it followed House on Fox. The first season was pretty cool. Tim Roth does a really good job (as usual IMO). I ordered the 2nd season on Amazon and started watching it after the Gopher debacle and already feel like I got my money's worth. If you haven't seen it I'd say give it a shot. Pretty interesting premise too.

by **Orion** » Sat 12/04/10 10:48 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:House has been my favorite show currently on TV since day one. Love the House character.

I loved the first couple of seasons. This season I pretty much gave up after the whole romance story line though. They need to bring him back to being a sarcastic bastard like the rest of us and less of a romantic.

Lie to me is good. Not great, but it is something to watch. I watched Pulp Fiction again the other day and forgot that the guy holding up the restaurant is the same guy that plays the lead on Lie to me. I'd love it if he started calling Foster 'Honey Bunny'. :lol:

by **Zwak** » Sat 12/04/10 3:48 pm

I enjoy Human Target. It's fun and doesn't need a lot of thought.

by **Beauner** » Mon 12/06/10 1:38 am

Zwak wrote:I enjoy Human Target. It's fun and doesn't need a lot of thought.

Sounds similar to the reason I'm obsessed with Burn Notice.

Also, can't wait for January to get here so the new season of Archer (on FX) can finally start. Anybody watch that last year? If not, IMO (and a lot of my friends) you missed out. One of the funniest first seasons of any comedy show I've ever seen. At first I thought (as did most of my friends) that it couldn't be that funny. Then I watched the first episode and could not stop laughing. Raunchy, hilarious, centered around an impossibly egotistical character, voiced perfectly, well drawn (I had heard that each episode took over a month to get done because of the details in the animation), just plain old funny.
Strongly recommend it. I know there are a couple of episodes on Hulu right now, but I'm not sure if it is episode 1 or not. If it is, I'd recommend starting with #1 so you can get a feel for the characters (makes the show much funnier) but its not completely necessary.

by **psych** » Mon 12/06/10 1:56 am

Beauner wrote:
Zwak wrote:I enjoy Human Target. It's fun and doesn't need a lot of thought.

Sounds similar to the reason I'm obsessed with Burn Notice.

Also, can't wait for January to get here so the new season of Archer (on FX) can finally start. Anybody watch that last year? If not, IMO (and a lot of my friends) you missed out. One of the funniest first seasons of any comedy show I've ever seen. At first I thought (as did most of my friends) that it couldn't be that funny. Then I watched the first episode and could not stop laughing. Raunchy, hilarious, centered around an impossibly egotistical character, voiced perfectly, well drawn (I had heard that each episode took over a month to get done because of the details in the animation), just plain old funny.
Strongly recommend it. I know there are a couple of episodes on Hulu right now, but I'm not sure if it is episode 1 or not. If it is, I'd recommend starting with #1 so you can get a feel for the characters (makes the show much funnier) but its not completely necessary.

Agreed on Archer. That show was (is) absolutely hilarious. The main character puts James Bond to shame.

by **Kelor** » Mon 12/20/10 5:40 pm

60 Minutes last night on state spending

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7166293n

by **BlueBandit24** » Mon 12/20/10 7:55 pm

Did anyone catch Dexter this season? It is my favorite show out there right now, but unfortunately I do not have Showtime. Just wondering if it delivered again in Season 5.

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 12/26/10 10:32 pm

The US version of Top Gear tonight is great so far.

by **streakygopher** » Sun 12/26/10 10:54 pm

BlueBandit24 wrote:Did anyone catch Dexter this season? It is my favorite show out there right now, but unfortunately I do not have Showtime. Just wondering if it delivered again in Season 5.

It was really good. Julia Stiles was the special guest this season, playing Dex's partner in crime...couple good B plots too around the Miami station....

by **BlueBandit24** » Mon 12/27/10 9:45 am

streakygopher wrote:
BlueBandit24 wrote:Did anyone catch Dexter this season? It is my favorite show out there right now, but unfortunately I do not have Showtime. Just wondering if it delivered again in Season 5.

It was really good. Julia Stiles was the special guest this season, playing Dex's partner in crime...couple good B plots too around the Miami station....

Thank you. I have heard good things about Stiles' character.

by **Neely** » Mon 12/27/10 4:27 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:The US version of Top Gear tonight is great so far.

I caught the US Top Gear tonight for the first time. I'm hoping it is an acquired taste as it was really painful to watch at times. I actually enjoyed bits of the "GM test" as the filling of the cars with water was interesting and the emergency road brake test was comical. However, the interview with Tony Hawk was downright painful. I actually like the hosts quite a bit but I feel like I'm watching a bunch of my friends make a home video. They may just need time to develop some chemistry but none seem very polished right now.

Tanner Faust is a bit better than on the show he does on Speed with Paul Tracy (that one is truly awful) but he, along with the other hosts need some work. I'll continue to give it a shot as I like the concept and love the UK version.

by **g_manpucker** » Mon 12/27/10 8:06 pm

Neely wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:The US version of Top Gear tonight is great so far.

I caught the US Top Gear tonight for the first time. I'm hoping it is an acquired taste as it was really painful to watch at times. I actually enjoyed bits of the "GM test" as the filling of the cars with water was interesting and the emergency road brake test was comical. However, the interview with Tony Hawk was downright painful. I actually like the hosts quite a bit but I feel like I'm watching a bunch of my friends make a home video. They may just need time to develop some chemistry but none seem very polished right now.

Tanner Faust is a bit better than on the show he does on Speed with Paul Tracy (that one is truly awful) but he, along with the other hosts need some work. I'll continue to give it a shot as I like the concept and love the UK version.

I don't enjoy the US version of Top Gear as much, you can't replicate the cheeky British humor or their chemistry. Tanner Faust is tolerable while Rutledge Wood is just an idiot!!! I can't stand the guy stemming from his NASCAR experience(what a dufus!!!). The third guy is some non-descript B-list hollywood actor who is supposed to add humor, I don't mind him as much as Rutledge. The episode when they test the durability of 3 vehicles is hilarious, especially when the 3rd guy beats the hell out of his Cadillac!! :lol:

Since I don't get BBC America anymore I am down to watching this version of Top Gear, but I do enjoy the Celebrity driver bit since they are American celebrities.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Mon 12/27/10 8:46 pm

I watched the US version tonight on Hulu. Weak. Seriously...if you're going to do a wholesale copy of an original, just show the original. The entire road test sequence has already been done - and been done far better.

Just one example...the "water" test...only the original version.

by **g_manpucker** » Mon 12/27/10 8:49 pm

SouthTexGopher wrote:I watched the US version tonight on Hulu. Weak. Seriously...if you're going to do a wholesale copy of an original, just show the original. The entire road test sequence has already been done - and been done far better.

Just one example...the "water" test...only the original version.

Far superior to the US version, but since I don't have BBC America anymore I will take what I can get anymore.

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/27/10 8:50 pm

Whatever. The US version is getting a lot better every week. THis last week's episode was pretty good (boat vs. plane vs. car). Not great, but it definitely had some moments. The crappy part is the mediocre "big stars" although a few have been pretty decent.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Mon 12/27/10 8:59 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:Whatever. The US version is getting a lot better every week. THis last week's episode was pretty good (boat vs. plane vs. car). Not great, but it definitely had some moments. The crappy part is the mediocre "big stars" although a few have been pretty decent.

I'm just saying...if you're going to do a lame wholesale copy...then just show the original. If you're a fan of the current UK version, the US version is such a cheap ripoff it insults the intelligence. Found a link another part of the UK episode they ripped off this past week. It's here.

Seen that before? Like on this week's US episode?

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/27/10 10:30 pm

I'm going to throw up. I'm watching Series 9 of the British Version. They were going to prepare roadki......... IS THAT A F**KING COW?!?!?!

by **SouthTexGopher** » Mon 12/27/10 10:39 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:I'm going to throw up. I'm watching Series 9 of the British Version. They were going to prepare roadki......... IS THAT A F**KING COW?!?!?!

It was already dead...just think of it as very fresh hamburger. :wink:

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/27/10 10:42 pm

OMFG!!! I'm dying. I'm absolutely dying right now.

"Hillary for President" "Man Love Rules OK" "NASCAR SUCKS" "Country Western is Rubbish" and "I'm BI" written on the car. Holy f*king s**t. I'm in pain I'm laughing so hard. This is unreal. Holy crap, I'm laughing so hard right now.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Mon 12/27/10 10:50 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:OMFG!!! I'm dying. I'm absolutely dying right now.

"Hillary for President" "Man Love Rules OK" "NASCAR SUCKS" "Country Western is Rubbish" and "I'm BI" written on the car. Holy f*king s**t I'm in pain I'm laughing so hard. This is unreal. Holy crap, I'm laughing so hard right now.

For those who don't have a clue what he's talking about...both a classic TV moment...as well as something the US version will strive to become, but likely never attain:

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/27/10 10:57 pm

What makes me sad is that to some people, this is their first glimpse into America. I hate the south. Blow it up and start over.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Mon 12/27/10 10:59 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:What makes me sad is that to some people, this is their first glimpse into America. I hate the south. Blow it up and start over.

Just let me evacuate my family and me first. :wink:

For what it's worth, it really annoys my wife when I remind her that the good guys won and that I'm just here as part of the occupation forces.

by **Beauner** » Tue 12/28/10 3:30 am

SouthTexGopher wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:What makes me sad is that to some people, this is their first glimpse into America. I hate the south. Blow it up and start over.

Just let me evacuate my family and me first.

For what it's worth, it really annoys my wife when I remind her that the good guys won and that I'm just here as part of the occupation forces.

That movie clip was hilarious and absolutely depressing at the same time. Although, it is Alabama and I shouldn't have expected anything else. My ex-girlfriend had family from Alabama that her parents refused to allow her to meet because of behavior similar to that.

by **psych** » Tue 12/28/10 3:41 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:What makes me sad is that to some people, this is their first glimpse into America. I hate the south. Blow it up and start over.

It's "South", with a capital 'S'. Hell, make it tSouth. I happen to like tSouth. Never been to Alabama though. Not sure there is any reason for me to ever go there.

by **Next Crosby** » Tue 12/28/10 4:03 am

SouthTexGopher wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:OMFG!!! I'm dying. I'm absolutely dying right now.

"Hillary for President" "Man Love Rules OK" "NASCAR SUCKS" "Country Western is Rubbish" and "I'm BI" written on the car. Holy f*king s**t I'm in pain I'm laughing so hard. This is unreal. Holy crap, I'm laughing so hard right now.

For those who don't have a clue what he's talking about...both a classic TV moment...as well as something the US version will strive to become, but likely never attain:

These guys are awesome, I'm not a car guy but I happen to like there take on the south.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Tue 12/28/10 7:10 am

There are things to like about Alabama. Honestly, I doubt the experience the Top Gear guys had there would have been any different were it in northern Wisconsin, southern Minnesota or anywhere outside of IC in Iowa.

Crosby, the fact that you're not a "car guy" but still find the clip entertaining is the genius of the UK version of the show. The US version is OK if you're a car person...but it seems pretty lame if you're not.

by **Next Crosby** » Tue 12/28/10 8:46 am

SouthTexGopher wrote:There are things to like about Alabama. Honestly, I doubt the experience the Top Gear guys had there would have been any different were it in northern Wisconsin, southern Minnesota or anywhere outside of IC in Iowa.

Crosby, the fact that you're not a "car guy" but still find the clip entertaining is the genius of the UK version of the show. The US version is OK if you're a car person...but it seems pretty lame if you're not.

Not gonna lie caught this show on BBC America and its not half bad. Saw the American version and it sucked compared to it, really enjoy the comedic chemistry between Hammond, May, and Jeremy.

by **Zwak** » Tue 12/28/10 9:03 am

Has anyone watched The Inside Story series on the Biography Channel? It's basically Behind The Music but about movies instead. Last night was about Caddyshack. Tonight at 7:00 is Animal House. I've seen previous episodes about Jaws and Silence of the Lambs.

The Caddyshack episode was pretty good except none of the major stars participated. The biggest name who participated was Harold Ramis (the director and co-writer). Jaws and Silence of the Lambs had all of the living stars participate (except for some reason Scott Glenn did not participate in Silence of the Lambs.)

I highly recommend.

by **Luckygirl#13** » Tue 12/28/10 10:22 am

Next Crosby wrote:
SouthTexGopher wrote:There are things to like about Alabama. Honestly, I doubt the experience the Top Gear guys had there would have been any different were it in northern Wisconsin, southern Minnesota or anywhere outside of IC in Iowa.

Crosby, the fact that you're not a "car guy" but still find the clip entertaining is the genius of the UK version of the show. The US version is OK if you're a car person...but it seems pretty lame if you're not.

Not gonna lie caught this show on BBC America and its not half bad. Saw the American version and it sucked compared to it, really enjoy the comedic chemistry between Hammond, May, and Jeremy.

Ok.....I'm a girl and not really into cars and I absolutely love the ORIGINAL Top Gear! I've been watching for BBC version for the last 2 years. It's brilliant. The episode where they were driving through the rain forest in South America is hilarious!! I was laughing my :censored:

off!! The chemisty between those guys cannot be dupilicated. I have no interest in watching the American version.

by **Beauner** » Tue 12/28/10 1:53 pm

Season 1 of Archer came out on DVD today. Best Buy is selling it for 22.99 (24.99 originally or something like that). Anybody who has 25 dollars to spare should go buy this. It is hilarious.

by **Beauner** » Thu 12/30/10 3:11 pm

Anybody ever watch Blue Mountain State on Spike?
I'm at my buddy's apartment right now and he has it on Netflix. It's been pretty funny. A little outrageous and over-the-top story about a "fake" school's football team. But it's been pretty hilarious.

by **Next Crosby** » Thu 12/30/10 3:56 pm

Beauner wrote:Anybody ever watch Blue Mountain State on Spike?
I'm at my buddy's apartment right now and he has it on Netflix. It's been pretty funny. A little outrageous and over-the-top story about a "fake" school's football team. But it's been pretty hilarious.

Let me guess, American Pie meets Varsity Blues type show?

by **psych** » Thu 12/30/10 5:06 pm

Beauner wrote:Anybody ever watch Blue Mountain State on Spike?
I'm at my buddy's apartment right now and he has it on Netflix. It's been pretty funny. A little outrageous and over-the-top story about a "fake" school's football team. But it's been pretty hilarious.

I have and I love it.

by **Beauner** » Fri 12/31/10 12:03 pm

Next Crosby wrote:
Beauner wrote:Anybody ever watch Blue Mountain State on Spike?
I'm at my buddy's apartment right now and he has it on Netflix. It's been pretty funny. A little outrageous and over-the-top story about a "fake" school's football team. But it's been pretty hilarious.

Let me guess, American Pie meets Varsity Blues type show?

American Pie/Varsity Blues/Animal House brought into this century. Pretty hilarious.

by **Armadillo** » Fri 12/31/10 12:37 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:OMFG!!! I'm dying. I'm absolutely dying right now.

"Hillary for President" "Man Love Rules OK" "NASCAR SUCKS" "Country Western is Rubbish" and "I'm BI" written on the car. Holy f*king s**t I'm in pain I'm laughing so hard. This is unreal. Holy crap, I'm laughing so hard right now.

As you keep watching, you'll eventually see what Top Gear fans call "open door gags," where they'll put a "sponsor's name" on the side of their cars that looks normal enough, until you see the car from the front with the doors open. Example:

and

becomes:

Immature? Yes. Hilarious? Unbelievably.

by **Next Crosby** » Fri 12/31/10 1:14 pm

This is my favorite Top Gear car.

by **Armadillo** » Sun 1/02/11 12:25 am

I'm watching the Reliant Robin segment of Top Gear tonight. Holy crap, I haven't laughed this hard in a while.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Sun 1/02/11 8:12 am

Armadillo wrote:I'm watching the Reliant Robin segment of Top Gear tonight. Holy crap, I haven't laughed this hard in a while.

Provided you don't roll your Reliant Robin, you may decide to use it as a space shuttle. If you're less adventurous, you can use a Mini on a ski jump.

by **Chris83** » Sun 1/02/11 9:12 am

Zwak wrote:Has anyone watched The Inside Story series on the Biography Channel? It's basically Behind The Music but about movies instead. Last night was about Caddyshack. Tonight at 7:00 is Animal House. I've seen previous episodes about Jaws and Silence of the Lambs.

The Caddyshack episode was pretty good except none of the major stars participated. The biggest name who participated was Harold Ramis (the director and co-writer). Jaws and Silence of the Lambs had all of the living stars participate (except for some reason Scott Glenn did not participate in Silence of the Lambs.)

I highly recommend.

Agreed. Very interesting to watch.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Sun 1/02/11 12:18 pm

Top Gear Christmas Special 2010.

Link

Pure.Genius.

by **Armadillo** » Sun 1/02/11 11:25 pm

So I'm watching "Best of Beef" on Fuse right now, about rap feuds.

This isn't meant to indict hip-hop as a musical genre, but sweet hairy Christ, these morons give bags of hammers a bad name.

by **Kelor** » Tue 1/04/11 3:38 pm

This guy seems pretty legit. I hope he makes it.

by **Maize** » Tue 1/04/11 4:42 pm

He's already been hired by an Ohio radio station, and somebody donated $15k towards his salary. Not bad.

by **dxmnkd316** » Tue 1/04/11 9:33 pm

I spy a Ferrari on top gear US. I never thought they would have the budget to even sniff the inside of a Ferrari.

Edit: I think I like the US version's track a bit more. The interviews are a bit awkward still.

by **trixR4kids** » Tue 1/04/11 10:06 pm

Armadillo wrote:So I'm watching "Best of Beef" on Fuse right now, about rap feuds.

This isn't meant to indict hip-hop as a musical genre, but sweet hairy Christ, these morons give bags of hammers a bad name.

For the record I like rap and would agree that a lot of those beefs are contrived.

by **Armadillo** » Tue 1/04/11 10:39 pm

trixR4kids wrote:
Armadillo wrote:So I'm watching "Best of Beef" on Fuse right now, about rap feuds.

This isn't meant to indict hip-hop as a musical genre, but sweet hairy Christ, these morons give bags of hammers a bad name.

The phrase is "he's as dumb as a bag of hammers."

by **trixR4kids** » Tue 1/04/11 10:42 pm

Yeah I know. The way it's written it technically makes sense, I just thought you were drinking or something.

by **Armadillo** » Tue 1/04/11 10:45 pm

trixR4kids wrote:Yeah I know. The way it's written it technically makes sense, I just thought you were drinking or something.

No, as I said, I was watching "Best of Beef," which apparently retards brain function the same way alcohol or exhaust fumes do.

by **trixR4kids** » Tue 1/04/11 10:54 pm

by **gator** » Tue 1/04/11 11:03 pm

Hardcore Pawn on tru tv is hilarious!!!

by **SouthTexGopher** » Tue 1/04/11 11:09 pm

Maize wrote:He's already been hired by an Ohio radio station, and somebody donated $15k towards his salary. Not bad.

That's fantastic. He seems to have pulled his crap together after some bad decisions. It's great to see that someone's giving him the bridge he needs to get to a better place.

by **Armadillo** » Tue 1/04/11 11:19 pm

SouthTexGopher wrote:
Maize wrote:He's already been hired by an Ohio radio station, and somebody donated $15k towards his salary. Not bad.

That's fantastic. He seems to have pulled his crap together after some bad decisions. It's great to see that someone's giving him the bridge he needs to get to a better place.

You mean charity and caring for your fellow man actually WORKS?!?!? :shocking:

Awesome story. I hope he makes it.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Tue 1/04/11 11:22 pm

Armadillo wrote:
SouthTexGopher wrote:
Maize wrote:He's already been hired by an Ohio radio station, and somebody donated $15k towards his salary. Not bad.

That's fantastic. He seems to have pulled his crap together after some bad decisions. It's great to see that someone's giving him the bridge he needs to get to a better place.

You mean charity and caring for your fellow man actually WORKS?!?!?

Awesome story. I hope he makes it.

I don't believe in altruism. I really don't think it exists. Even when you do an act of kindness without a "reward," you're getting the satisfaction of doing that act. That said, the guy has a great voice. Someone saw that and decided that it was worthwhile to put money forward to get him a job. That's the way things should work. Good stuff.

by **Beauner** » Tue 1/04/11 11:32 pm

SouthTexGopher wrote:I don't believe in altruism. I really don't think it exists. Even when you do an act of kindness without a "reward," you're getting the satisfaction of doing that act.

We actually talked about this topic in my Positive Psychology class. I can't remember exactly what the researchers found, but they did find that altruism does exist. I can't remember the exact reasoning they had, but I think I still have the research if you really want me to go look for it.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Tue 1/04/11 11:45 pm

Beauner wrote:
SouthTexGopher wrote:I don't believe in altruism. I really don't think it exists. Even when you do an act of kindness without a "reward," you're getting the satisfaction of doing that act.

We actually talked about this topic in my Positive Psychology class. I can't remember exactly what the researchers found, but they did find that altruism does exist. I can't remember the exact reasoning they had, but I think I still have the research if you really want me to go look for it.

That's OK...the same theory and confirmation was advanced during my own classes at the U of M many years ago. I just agreed to disagree with my professors. For what it's worth, I also don't believe in bipolar disorder or "not guilty by reason of insanity." For the former, I think we're all bipolar to some extent, it's the degree of swing between highs and lows that makes the condition an issue. For the latter, I think you have to be slightly nuts to commit any murder...and being not guilty by reason of insanity is simply a weak defense. I invite the GPL legal community to now crush me on that topic. :wink:

by **The Rube** » Wed 1/05/11 12:05 am

SouthTexGopher wrote:
Beauner wrote:
SouthTexGopher wrote:I don't believe in altruism. I really don't think it exists. Even when you do an act of kindness without a "reward," you're getting the satisfaction of doing that act.

We actually talked about this topic in my Positive Psychology class. I can't remember exactly what the researchers found, but they did find that altruism does exist. I can't remember the exact reasoning they had, but I think I still have the research if you really want me to go look for it.

That's OK...the same theory and confirmation was advanced during my own classes at the U of M many years ago. I just agreed to disagree with my professors. For what it's worth, I also don't believe in bipolar disorder or "not guilty by reason of insanity." For the former, I think we're all bipolar to some extent, it's the degree of swing between highs and lows that makes the condition an issue. For the latter, I think you have to be slightly nuts to commit any murder...and being not guilty by reason of insanity is simply a weak defense. I invite the GPL legal community to now crush me on that topic.

As far as the not guilty by insanity thing, I always heard it as "not knowing/understanding that the crime is wrong."

1. I find that my girlfriend is having "relations" with another guy. I get really mad and kill her. I know it's wrong, but I'm that mad at her.
2. I find that my girlfriend is having "relations" with another guy, and in my eyes, that's death-worthy. To me, I think it's the right punishment. I have no moral compass in that matter.

I think that line of defense is abused a bit, but in some cases, I do think it's legit.

by **psych** » Wed 1/05/11 3:01 am

SouthTexGopher wrote:
Beauner wrote:
SouthTexGopher wrote:I don't believe in altruism. I really don't think it exists. Even when you do an act of kindness without a "reward," you're getting the satisfaction of doing that act.

We actually talked about this topic in my Positive Psychology class. I can't remember exactly what the researchers found, but they did find that altruism does exist. I can't remember the exact reasoning they had, but I think I still have the research if you really want me to go look for it.

That's OK...the same theory and confirmation was advanced during my own classes at the U of M many years ago. I just agreed to disagree with my professors. For what it's worth, I also don't believe in bipolar disorder or "not guilty by reason of insanity." For the former, I think we're all bipolar to some extent, it's the degree of swing between highs and lows that makes the condition an issue. For the latter, I think you have to be slightly nuts to commit any murder...and being not guilty by reason of insanity is simply a weak defense. I invite the GPL legal community to now crush me on that topic.

Because of the severity of the swings, the disorder exists. There are many other "requirements" that need to be met, but not really worth discussing because you are not questioning those. When you are having a "manic episode", do you leave your wife, immediately get on a plane to the Bahamas, snort cocaine while you are there, and have unprotected :pelvic_thrust2:

with multiple women? If your answer is "no" and you have never done anything even remotely similar to the recklessness of what I just described (although I am sure some of you married men might think of doing this when you and the wife are having an argument :wink:

) , then you are likely not experiencing what qualifies as a manic episode. There are two types of Bipolar disorder (I and II), but in the interest of not boring the crap out of most of you, I will not go into detail what distinguishes the two.

As for altruism, I too go back and forth as to whether it exists or not. I have read research that supports both sides of the ledger. I tend to lean towards altruism existing, but again, a long and drawn out explanation will merely bring :bored:

from most of you. :mrgreen:

by **Chris83** » Wed 1/05/11 6:54 am

And we're back to the television discussion. :wink:

Watched the return of "V" last night. Obviously someone got the memo to get the action going and things moving forward. Pretty good.

by **Kelor** » Wed 1/05/11 6:58 pm

Dang alergies

As a side, it appears he didn't get on that plane today because he didn't have any credentials. Hopefully he will get to New York soon.

by **Dances With Gophers** » Wed 1/05/11 7:13 pm

Kelor wrote:Dang alergies

As a side, it appears he didn't get on that plane today because he didn't have any credentials. Hopefully he will get to New York soon.

Too bad this didn't happen before June 21, 2008, then he'd be in New York already.

Thank you for protecting us, TSA!!! :dance:

by **Luckygirl#13** » Thu 1/06/11 10:12 am

Kelor wrote:Dang alergies

As a side, it appears he didn't get on that plane today because he didn't have any credentials. Hopefully he will get to New York soon.

He made it to New York! I saw him on the Today show this morning sitting on the couch with Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera. Pretty amazing story. Hopefully it will have a happy ending. I'm a little concerned there is ALOT coming at this guy all at once and how he will handle it. He's got a history of drug and alcohol abuse and now all this money is being thrown at him. Could be interesting.

by **Zwak** » Sat 1/08/11 7:28 pm

I'm addicted to How it's Made and Factory Made on The Science Channel. Just two simple 1/2 hour shows that show how simple or common objects are made.

by **streakygopher** » Sat 1/08/11 7:53 pm

Zwak wrote:I'm addicted to How it's Made and Factory Made on The Science Channel. Just two simple 1/2 hour shows that show how simple or common objects are made.

I like these shows, too. As part of my job I go into manufacturing facilities all the time, so I actually see a lot of that stuff first hand. Even so, it still interests me.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Sat 1/08/11 9:21 pm

streakygopher wrote:
Zwak wrote:I'm addicted to How it's Made and Factory Made on The Science Channel. Just two simple 1/2 hour shows that show how simple or common objects are made.

I like these shows, too. As part of my job I go into manufacturing facilities all the time, so I actually see a lot of that stuff first hand. Even so, it still interests me.

I love those shows. I'm also a manufacturing guy...I am totally fascinated by process as well as the idea that someone somewhere makes a living making any given thing in your house.

by **Slap Shot** » Sat 1/08/11 9:54 pm

I really enjoy these shows, but a lot of it has to do with the fact my 8 y.o. loves seeing how just about anything is built and we watch together. His fascination and aptitude for the enigeering of contraptions is a joy to watch develop.

by **dxmnkd316** » Sat 1/08/11 10:11 pm

I used to watch them every day on discovery. I've always had a mechanical/engineering inclination. When I was in first grade I wanted to become a mechanical engineer so these shows fascinate me.

But now they're only on the stupid premium science channel.

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