Shakesthegrounds Rumblings

[Shakesthecoffecan]

The Biggest Loser

There is certainly drama there!

[Jeff Wrangler]

The Biggest Loser

That's a reality show. Again, I said, "Ignoring reality shows." And doesn't that show feature a hunky trainer, anyway? 

Since Lynne thinks Vincent D'Onofrio is hot, she may have answered her own question.  But, there again, too, I said "fat and ugly." Vincent D'Onoforio could maybe afford to lose a few pounds, but I think he's quite nice-looking.

The Sopranos might be the exception to prove the rule. I didn't specify that a show couldn't be on a paid premium channel or network.  But it seems to me even The Sopranos had at least one young hottie as an important character; I think he was Tony's nephew and got knocked off, but I can't remember the actor's name. I refuse to pay for premium channels that I don't need, so I've never seen The Sopranos.

[Shakesthecoffecan]

I've never seen The Sopranos.

I have seen one episode since it let TV and was amazed at the level of violence. Didn't bother me, it just amazed me.

[Shakesthecoffecan]

Has anyone seen the British version?

I have only seen a clip of it, I understand it was a miniseries of a few episodes.

[Jeff Wrangler]

The Sopranos might be the exception to prove the rule. I didn't specify that a show couldn't be on a paid premium channel or network.  But it seems to me even The Sopranos had at least one young hottie as an important character; I think he was Tony's nephew and got knocked off, but I can't remember the actor's name.* I refuse to pay for premium channels that I don't need, so I've never seen The Sopranos.

Michael Imperioli. His name came to me while I was away from my desk, eating lunch. 

[Jeff Wrangler]

You can get The Sopranos on DVD, Jeff.  Blockbuster has it, so you wouldn't even have to buy the DVD's.  It was a very good show.  And so was Six Feet Under, another HBO series.  Six Feet Under had a couple of gay characters, BTW. 

Tell you what, these shows get talked about so much that anyone who simply pays attention to what is going on in the entertainment world doesn't actually need to see them. Neither show really interests me. I'm more into police procedurals.

[Jeff Wrangler]

If they don't interest you, that's okay.  But this stuff about not needing to watch because you can listen to what other people are saying about those shows is not true.   

Did you know that one of the characters in Six Feet Under was a gay cop?  And there was a procedural aspect to the show, too.  But it involved the funeral business and not crime solving.   

Have you seen Third Man Out or Shock to the System with Chad Allen?   They're like episodes of Murder She Wrote with a gay lead character.  Chad Allen plays a gay P.I. in the series. 

Never heard of the Chad Allen stuff. I assume those shows are on a premium channel, and I've established that I refuse to pay for channels I don't need.

As for the rest, none of it is news to me, so I have to disagree with you that it's "not true" that I don't have to watch these shows. I'm standing by what I said about not necessarily needing to see these shows to know what they are about. None of what you've mentioned concerning Six Feet Under is news to me, and I've never seen a single episode. I'm going to be charitable and assume I just wasn't clear. I knew all about the gay aspects of Six Feet Under, cop and all, just from watching the Today show every morning and from reading the Philadelphia Gay News every week. I don't need to know any more than that.

And the last time I saw a picture of Chad Allen, he was looking a little scrawny. I guess pretty boys don't always grow up to be handsome men.

[Shakesthecoffecan]

Okay, moving right along, I got Cruising from Netflicks today. Will be watching it tonight probably. Have you all ever seen it?

[Jeff Wrangler]

It's true that you don't need to see The Sopranos or Six Feet Under, but reading a few facts about them in a newspaper is not the same thing as actually seeing those shows for yourself anymore than reading posts at Bettermost replaces seeing BBM.

No, it doesn't. But that wasn't my point.

I thought maybe you'd like a bit of viewing pleasure the next time you ate a large bowl of glass.   

Does that come with fries? 

Okay, moving right along, I got Cruising from Netflicks today. Will be watching it tonight probably. Have you all ever seen it?

Shit! I forgot Cruising was out on DVD. Thanks for the reminder. I saw it on video a l-o-o-o-n-g time ago. There was a discussion about it last fall, I think. Check the Cultural Tent, maybe? Or maybe Current Events?

[Ellemeno]

Truman, just popping in to say you are a good moderator.

Sad news, Friends, our friend moremojo has deleted his account.  If you would like to maintain contact with him, let me know VIA PM that you want me to pass your email address on to him.  I know that a lot of the people who frequent this thread consider him a friend, as do I.

Clarissa