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Plan B
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 12:47 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Interesting. About how news is handled. Jeff Daniels starring.
Caters a bit to lefties, I suppose, but who the fuck cares...just watch it.
Finally a tv show that requires some intelligence.
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 01:06 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


PLUS
why don´t we revolt... :question:
this is not the society we want...
Lets grow some balls and change shit :!:
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HM-PuFFNSTuFF
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 01:07 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


you are revolting
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Plan B
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 01:09 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I hope I am
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Plan B
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 01:12 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


But that´s just the thing.
We´re so happy with our online shizzle, while we get fucked offline...
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HM-PuFFNSTuFF
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 01:14 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


they keep you doped with religion sex and t.v.

and you think you're so clever and classless and free.

but you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see...
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 01:17 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


so anyway yeah, i've been watching this newsroom program. It reminds me of his other show, The West Wing.
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Whiskey 7
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 02:00 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Plan B wrote:
But that´s just the thing.
We´re so happy with our online shizzle, while we get fucked offline...


:?: :paranoid:



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bitWISE
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 02:40 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Best show on right now until Breaking Bad comes back Sunday.
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PostPosted: 07-13-2012 05:22 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Old...
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Plan B
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 09:15 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Whiskey 7 wrote:
Plan B wrote:
But that´s just the thing.
We´re so happy with our online shizzle, while we get fucked offline...


:?: :paranoid:


Don't worry, friend.
Was just the booze talking.
Cruel mistress, that alcohol.
Being sober now, I can see everything is fine and just.
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 09:17 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 09:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Yep, that's what made me like the show.
But then it gets watered down as it progresses. With a love interest angle? Who gives a shit, stay focussed! FFS
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 09:39 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Everyone should watch that clip.
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Tsakali
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 10:23 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


the funny thing about voicing one's opinion is the instant polarization that's placed on it. It doesn't matter what one says, and what shade of gray one paints, people tend to have only a very simple filter of right or left. Statements never get criticized on their own merit...they instantly get polarized and labeled... what follows next is just a simple approval / disapproval according to your own political views.

You can clearly see the fundamental mistake in that mechanic, and why any sensible idea is doomed to never see the light of day. Because lets be honest, the best ideas are never so polarized... they lie somewhere between the madness and eventually never get the backing they deserve from either side.

The main two party system is completely undermining any valuable progress.
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menkent
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 11:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


you think online news is any better? you either read only the side of a story you want to be true (huffpo, drudge) or deal with this crap from the major outlets:
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 11:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


GONNAFISTYA wrote:


Youtube says this is related:
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Tsakali
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 12:45 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


menkent wrote:
you think online news is any better? you either read only the side of a story you want to be true (huffpo, drudge) or deal with this crap from the major outlets:

I don't think that, neither did i mention or label any source. My observation is all encompassing.

On that note, most of the time the voice of reason picks up a liberal hue, and it is immediately labeled liberal. Now this might be my own subconscious bias being that I generally agree with most liberal views, but I just can't help but think that anything with a conservative viewpoint always comes off as shortsighted, completely irrelevant and dogmatic.

It's understandable why this show can be labeled as a liberal circle jerk, but I honestly think a smart show cannot possibly be the work of a conservative group. Every single conservatively labeled media is riddled with stupidity short shortsightedness, is misinformed and completely detached from reality....so it's quite easy to label anything that is willing to be sincere as the work of a liberal propaganda...In essence, I'm calling Plan B an idiot.
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 03:09 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


shit just got really real
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 04:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Tsakali wrote:
I don't think that, neither did i mention or label any source. My observation is all encompassing.

On that note, most of the time the voice of reason picks up a liberal hue, and it is immediately labeled liberal. Now this might be my own subconscious bias being that I generally agree with most liberal views, but I just can't help but think that anything with a conservative viewpoint always comes off as shortsighted, completely irrelevant and dogmatic.

It's understandable why this show can be labeled as a liberal circle jerk, but I honestly think a smart show cannot possibly be the work of a conservative group. Every single conservatively labeled media is riddled with stupidity short shortsightedness, is misinformed and completely detached from reality....so it's quite easy to label anything that is willing to be sincere as the work of a liberal propaganda...In essence, I'm calling Plan B an idiot.


oh, fully agree. i just happened to look at cnn.com a little too soon after watching the last ep of newsroom and the cognitive dissonance nearly gave be a stroke. loved west wing, loved this so far. will be interesting to see how the characters fill in since the supporting cast was what made west wing so strong.
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 05:22 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Do y'all even pay for HBO?
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menkent
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 08:39 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


yes. i'm way too lazy to torrent something, burn it to dvd (much less move my pc into the living room to plug into the hdmi on the tv), etc. also, paying for it theoretically helps the show keep going. i'm still a little annoyed that Rome only went two seasons.
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PostPosted: 07-14-2012 08:45 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Plan B wrote:
Interesting. About how news is handled. Jeff Daniels starring.
Caters a bit to lefties, I suppose, but who the fuck cares...just watch it.
Finally a tv show that requires some intelligence.


T&T :arrow:



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seremtan
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PostPosted: 07-15-2012 12:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


oh, if anyone's interested, a new season of 'the thick of it' is coming soon

a little reminder of what made it awesome:
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Plan B
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PostPosted: 07-15-2012 05:35 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


:olo:

Was perfectly unaware of this series. Peter Capaldi is great. Thanks.
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PostPosted: 07-18-2012 09:17 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Plan B wrote:
PLUS
why don´t we revolt... :question:
this is not the society we want...
Lets grow some balls and change shit :!:
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bitWISE
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PostPosted: 07-18-2012 10:30 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


xer0s wrote:
Do y'all even pay for HBO?

No. I only renew my cable during football season.
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PostPosted: 07-18-2012 10:54 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


newsroom is a good show. what is this thread about
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Tsakali
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PostPosted: 07-18-2012 11:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


apparently, it's about who pays for cable.
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PostPosted: 07-19-2012 06:28 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


menkent wrote:
you think online news is any better? you either read only the side of a story you want to be true (huffpo, drudge) or deal with this crap from the major outlets:
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noting the links you clicked...
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menkent
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PostPosted: 07-19-2012 07:37 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


olympic security, political ticker, and angry mormons are pretty legit clicks i think. the autistic hiker was admittedly a pretty shit story.
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Plan B
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PostPosted: 07-20-2012 07:24 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Honestly, just watched ep 4 and the series is deteriorating a bit.
More focus on newsy Jeff Daniels shit, less on romanticy interest between characters I don't give a shit about anyway, please.
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GONNAFISTYA
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PostPosted: 07-20-2012 07:26 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Plan B wrote:
Honestly, just watched ep 4 and the series is deteriorating a bit.
More focus on newsy Jeff Daniels shit, less on romanticy interest between characters I don't give a shit about anyway, please.


I felt the same.
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PostPosted: 07-20-2012 07:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


We are now soul mates.
No, don't fight it.
Just let it happen.
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GONNAFISTYA
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PostPosted: 07-20-2012 07:39 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I pitch, never receive. :up:

But yeah...The Newsroom looks like it has the potential to become another "Cop Rock": a show that discusses serious and profound things in society but gets taken over and drowned in its own bullshit.
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