Tuesday Night TV and Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 07:32:37 PM EST
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I'm sure many of you are watching the season premiere of "Lost." I've never seen it, and I'm not sure I'll start, but if you really think I should, let me know in comments. Here's a cheat sheet.

The Denver auditions of "American Idol" are on first, and for sure, I'll be watching them.

The Oscar nominations came out today. Will the increased number of "best picture" films make a difference?

Whatever you are doing tonight, this is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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Tuesday Night TV and Open Thread | 45 comments (45 topical)

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Movie for kdog and nycstray: Food Inc. (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by Dr Molly on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 07:47:05 PM EST

Watched it last night. Corporate horrors perpetrated on our food. Extremely distressing.

Thanks for the reco Doc... (none / 0) (#23)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 09:59:51 AM EST

but you're talking to a guy who loves him some dirty water Sabrett's, and any plastic-based candy...sweedish fish, gummy bears, all that good schtuff made with bad schtuff:)

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Munchies Inc (none / 0) (#29)
by jondee on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 11:30:47 AM EST

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yeah, well, (none / 0) (#30)
by Dr Molly on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 11:33:15 AM EST

wait until you see who made you love them and who they exploit to get them sold :)

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I think my taste buds... (5.00 / 1) (#31)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 11:45:20 AM EST

brought on the love actually...but I won't dismiss the possibility of being conditioned this way.

All I know is if loving the garbage in hot dogs, White Castle's and swedish fish is wrong...I don't wanna be right!

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Not to brush off worker exploitation... (none / 0) (#32)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 11:46:41 AM EST

and how farked that is...but what doesn't make its way into our homes and bellies that wasn't produced by exploitation somewhere along the line?

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Well, (none / 0) (#34)
by Dr Molly on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:24:36 PM EST

I think the idea is that you try as best you can to get away from products controlled by Monsanto, factory farming, etc. and buy as much local, fair trade stuff as you can.

You really would not believe the stuff in this movie...

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And you havnt even meentioned (none / 0) (#36)
by jondee on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:28:54 PM EST

the barbaric treatment of the animals yet, unless that was implicit in your exploitation comment.

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You're right (5.00 / 1) (#42)
by Dr Molly on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:40:05 PM EST

I had to hide my eyes during those scenes. Horrible.

I am not against eating animals, but I want them to be treated humanely.

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Im thinking hunting (5.00 / 1) (#44)
by jondee on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:48:11 PM EST

if done right, is the height of compassionate action compared to a lot of what goes on in those places.

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: I couldn't agree more. (none / 0) (#45)
by Dr Molly on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:53:10 PM EST

with your caveat 'if done right'.

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It is on the list to be peeped... (none / 0) (#39)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:05:47 PM EST

and you're absolutely right...every little bit helps. Until the consumer demands better nothing will change.

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: you would really like the movie kdog. (none / 0) (#43)
by Dr Molly on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:40:26 PM EST

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It's your business (none / 0) (#33)
by jondee on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:08:47 PM EST

but your lower intestinal tract is going wind up looking like the barrio in certain developing nations if you eat too much of that stuff. But Im sure you've heard the spiel already..

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: Duly noted... (none / 0) (#40)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:09:27 PM EST

like I always say...live hard and leave a mess of an intestinal tract:)
I'm not that bad though...I'm not an everyday fast-food man like some of my boys with tires round their guts...and I enjoy cooking for myself, I find it relaxing.

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There's exploitation (none / 0) (#35)
by jondee on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:25:28 PM EST

and then there's exploitation.

One wonders sometimes how much longer it is before some of these workers themselves become the food source.

A Modest Proposal here we come.

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: The working conditions for workers (5.00 / 2) (#37)
by Dr Molly on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:29:18 PM EST

in some of these factories is quite unbelievable. Shades of John Updike.

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Thanks! Oscar nominated now ;) (none / 0) (#48)
by nycstray on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 05:05:27 PM EST

I actually haven't seen it yet, even though I've been aware of it. I was happy to see Oprah saw it and had Pollan on her show the other day. And she let her audience know how to get their hands on it ;)

It's appalling how they produce "food". I'm so glad I fired them a few years back. Every time I do some research on "food" for some reason or another, I get all creeped out and angry again. Right now I'm trying to find what I would consider a safe source of infant formula in case for some reason my great nephew might have to drink it.

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I love this kid (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Dadler on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 08:15:37 PM EST

But then again, I'm biased.

Peace out for the night, y'all.

Looks (none / 0) (#4)
by Ga6thDem on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 08:17:24 PM EST

like a great kid? Yours or a grand?

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mine all mine (5.00 / 1) (#19)
by Dadler on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 07:06:30 AM EST

best son i could hope for.

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: You go Pops... (none / 0) (#21)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 09:55:53 AM EST

Trombonist eh? Great to see kids still play real instruments!
Be proud old man:)

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Yay band kid! (none / 0) (#20)
by jbindc on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 07:23:22 AM EST

But then, as a band geek through college myself-I'm also biased.

What a cutie!

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I was one cool mother-farkin'... (none / 0) (#22)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 09:57:04 AM EST

band geek in HS, if I do say so myself:)

What did you play jb? Clarinet and Alto Clarinet here.

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See..I knew we were sympatico! (none / 0) (#25)
by jbindc on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 10:09:13 AM EST

I was a clarinetist (but I played cymbals in the high school marching band). Went back to marching with a clarinet in college.

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: Marching Band... (none / 0) (#27)
by kdog on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 10:15:33 AM EST

mad respect for you marching cats...hard enough to hit the notes sitting on my arse in concert band! I was a lousy clarinetist...percussion is more my speed and style.

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And there is dad his ownself! (none / 0) (#41)
by sarcastic unnamed one on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 01:33:00 PM EST

Great to put a face with the moniker!

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Nice lookin' kid, Dadler, (none / 0) (#47)
by desertswine on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 02:39:19 PM EST

Congrats. He's got a great Dad.

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Crikey, there's something coming up on PBS (none / 0) (#1)
by FoxholeAtheist on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 07:38:39 PM EST

called Blood and Guts: a Graphic History of Surgery. Count me out!

Watching... (none / 0) (#6)
by michitucky on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 08:21:19 PM EST

MSU/Wisconsin Hoops...State starting slow...Once again!!!

Absolutely funniest movie review (none / 0) (#7)
by ZtoA on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 08:25:24 PM EST

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: That was perfect (none / 0) (#11)
by ruffian on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 09:15:17 PM EST

He very neatly summed up my own thoughts, and added a whole lot more. Funny and interesting.

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: Avatar (none / 0) (#16)
by weltec2 on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 03:22:04 AM EST

I'm not getting a page. The link isn't working.

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Mark Kirk (none / 0) (#8)
by mmc9431 on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 08:46:08 PM EST

Is supposedly running way ahead in Illinois promary for Burris Senate seat. He could prove to be a tough candidate to defeat in an anti incumbent election.

Again turnout has been under 30% in Illinois. That's sad. Somehow we have to find a way of engaging more citizens in the political process. I think low turn outs only serve to enable politicians to maintain the status quo.

Do you think Obama and the machine (none / 0) (#12)
by itscookin on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 09:16:07 PM EST

will be able to help Giannoulias if he wins the primary tonight? He is Obama's basketball buddy, after all.

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It will be interesting (5.00 / 1) (#13)
by mmc9431 on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 09:36:47 PM EST

Between the Blago fiasco and the anti incumbent feelings around, I'm not sure Obama can do much. Kirk doesn't come off to voters as a hard line Republican. One hope is that as he campaigns for Senator, the party will push him to the far right. (He isn't an Alan Keyes!)

But if the Republicans could take TK's seat, all bets are off.

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: Don't forget (none / 0) (#26)
by jbindc on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 10:10:22 AM EST

The connections with Rezko that are going to come back up.

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Anne (none / 0) (#14)
by standingup on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 10:44:30 PM EST

Here is a working link to the video that was giving you problems. I think Jeralyn deleted your comment before I could post it but I was able to go back and copy your comment:

Someone sent me this in an e-mail by Anne on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 08:21:09 PM EST today, and I still cannot get over this kid; he looks to be about 4 - tops - and between his facial expressions and his "moves," it just makes me grin. Hope it makes you smile, too!

Very cute little guy!

: Yeah, cute little guy... (none / 0) (#17)
by weltec2 on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 03:32:31 AM EST

but that second song... reason enough not to have raised my kids with country & western.

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: Hey, thanks for doing that for me... (none / 0) (#18)
by Anne on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 06:49:59 AM EST

Not sure what happened, but it may have had something to do with me accessing my e-mail remotely.
Thanks also to Jeralyn for pulling the comment! Sometimes we do need to be saved from ourselves, it seems.

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Has the 'case' involving the Americans (none / 0) (#15)
by Kitt on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:00:18 AM EST

arrested in Haiti been discussed? Those folks from Idaho who were arrested for attempting to kidnap some 33 Haitian children. What's the likelihood the case would be "transferred" to U.S. jurisdiction?

: the case (none / 0) (#24)
by CST on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 10:04:20 AM EST

is staying under Haitian jurisdiction for now, from the article:
"The US government has said the case remains one for the Haitian authorities. Embassy officials have had regular access."

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Bipartisanship (none / 0) (#28)
by CST on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 10:32:45 AM EST

Over college football?

"U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has said major college football should have an eight-game playoff."

Change we can all believe in. Kind of sad this is the thing we can get both sides to agree on.

Um...... (none / 0) (#38)
by jbindc on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 12:29:25 PM EST

I'll let this story speak for itself....

Food Inc (none / 0) (#46)
by DancingOpossum on Wed Feb 03, 2010 at 02:38:35 PM EST

I actually can't bear to watch it. I know all about what's going to be in there, which is precisely why I became a vegetarian 20+ years ago. Not that I'm so morally superior--I'm a sucker for certain kinds of junk food and I don't buy from local/farmer markets as often as I should. (There isn't a Whole Foods near me and I wouldn't shop there if there was; OTOH my local supermarket is a union shop so I'm happy to give them my $$$ instead of their competitors.)

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