But why is this a problem? People who choose not to view the contextual
material don’t have to watch it, those who do can. Perhaps HBO sticks a
minute or two of introduction onto the film a la AMC. The only price to be
paid is a month, maybe two or three, of no access to an 80 year led movie.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:38 PM Joe Hass wrote:
> Disclaimer: I have never seen either Birth Of A Nation nor Gone With The
> Wind, nor do I have any plan to do so at this time.
>
Took me three tries to watch "Birth of a Nation." I fell asleep the first
two times.
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Semi related, Cleese posted this clip on Twitter today
https://twitter.com/johncleese/status/1271535485467283457?s=21
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:39 PM Joe Hass wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 3:48 PM Kevin M.
> wrote: "You picked the wrong year to allow idiots to piss you off"
>
> Sadly, my
The problem with the didactic material is that they could include a forward
by, say, Donald Bogle (who's more or less the go-to guy on this sort of
thing), or even an informed panel, and how many people are going to skip
through it to get to Scarlett and George Reeves at that damned barbecue?
So, responding to each of Joe’s points:
1. My understanding is the HBO is working with recognized experts to
develop not just didactic material but informed conversation among them. I
applaud this approach, rather than punting to the Wikis. HBO is taking
their responsibility to contextualize this
Apparently, tonight is the last new night of the Ben Scripps season. Next
week, they'll start showing matches from Tournament of Champions
participants as a prelude to rerunning the Tournament.
https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/summer-kicks-big-champions-and-big-wins
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On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 3:48 PM Kevin M. wrote:
"You picked the wrong year to allow idiots to piss you off"
Sadly, my reaction to behavior like this existed long before the start of
this year, and it shows no sign of abatement.
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Disclaimer: I have never seen either Birth Of A Nation nor Gone With The
Wind, nor do I have any plan to do so at this time. With that out of the
way, and returning briefly to the specific decision:
There was an earlier point made by PGage Wednesday night that the headline
was misleading, because
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 1:44 PM Joe Hass wrote:
> Before I begin to try to unpack this, I will note that, just like with HBO
> Max and "GWTW" (and I will caveat that I am very much behind on that
> thread, so if this was raised there, apologies), the fundamental point of
> the stories, the
Before I begin to try to unpack this, I will note that, just like with HBO
Max and "GWTW" (and I will caveat that I am very much behind on that
thread, so if this was raised there, apologies), the fundamental point of
the stories, the actual press release, is repeatedly quoted without being
ever
I think it gets a bit more complicated than has been portrayed. The
original reports suggested that it was about Basil saying, "Don't mention
the war!" to some German guests at his hotel. This episode has become so
famous in British culture for this scene that it trumps everything else.
The major
Joe Hass, to moi, today (6/12):
>
> This is literally on par with saying "We're never showing Blazing Saddles
> again because they say the n-word".
>
> I know there's a stronger word than "stupid", but this has pissed me off
> so much I can't think of it.
>
That, and Cleese already used that.
He performed last week in Ohio before a guidelines-observing audience.
Netflix first published the event on Youtube (contains NSFW language).
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/george-floyd-dave-chappelle-netflix-candace-owens-846-1234632587/
(article)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tR6mKcBbT4
Matt James, the competition's first black lead, was already in the fold,
having been in the original lineup of Clare Crawley's "Bachelorette"
suitors...
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/bachelor-matt-james-first-black-bachelor-1234631041/
(link)
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This is literally on par with saying "We're never showing Blazing Saddles
again because they say the n-word".
I know there's a stronger word than "stupid", but this has pissed me off so
much I can't think of it.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 8:48 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <
"The Germans," from 1975, is temporarily off the UKTV service. From an
Aypee piece:
"In the episode, hotel owner Basil Fawlty is seen rocking back when a black
man approaches him in the hospital where his wife Sybil is readying for an
operation on an in-growing toenail, only to find out that
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 1:14 AM Jim Ellwanger wrote:
> Also -- since I have been watching it all along -- "Family Guy" has cut
> way back on the musical numbers in recent years. (I assume that's due in no
> small part to Seth MacFarlane no longer being in the writers' room.)
>
If we're going to
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