Posted on 05/03/2012 3:18:38 PM PDT by NYer
All Christians must stand by the Catholics! The Sodom and Gomorrah mob is shaking the doors.
I’ve been watching Switched at Birth and although religion is mentioned rarely, it isn’t bashed. One character is an atheist and another (one of the teens) has disdain for religion, but it is offset by other characters’ beliefs.
The refreshing thing about the show is that the “father” isn’t portrayed as a bumbling idiot. He is clearly successful at providing for his family, has a respectful relationship with his wife and has stepped in as a positive father figure for his biological daughter.
It’s a little soapy and predictable, and yes, is aimed at teens, but compared to everything else that’s on it’s not bad in the episodes I have seen so far.
May 25th is the 35th anniversary of Star Wars coming out. Celebrate! Rent it and make some pop corn!
My b-i-l is a priest, and he’s really enjoyed watching “The Borgias”. They defied the teachings of the Church in their actions, so telling it like it was with those folks isn’t necessarily ‘Catholic bashing’.
“aimed at teens” these days means it full of sex and crap
These days I only Korean shows with subtitles it seems.
Actually NYER I am big fan of Borgias I been watching since Season 1 it good tell you like this about that Crime Family
Yeah what Kathleen Turner going be as Fat Lady?
Actually NYER I am big fan of Borgias I been watching since Season 1 it good tell you like this about that Crime Family
Yeah what Kathleen Turner going be as Fat Lady?
Actually NYER I am big fan of Borgias I been watching since Season 1 it good tell you like this about that Crime Family
Yeah what Kathleen Turner going be as Fat Lady?
OHHH I hear they going deal with Szorina family later on this season in BOrgias going get gooddd I hear that on spoilers LOL!
I been watching Spanish soaps on Telemundo I been watching Corzon Vajage aka Braveheart it is good about woman become hitwoman to avenge her family honor
Here is a short 3 episode Korean program about a girl who becomes a killer.
http://www.viki.com/channels/5453-killer-k
I will if you can tell me where to find a copy of the actual movie that came out at that time. Lucas has massaged it so many times that no original version may
exist at this point.
It’s a shame that so many shows have devolved so that sex and crap is the normal plot line, whether or not it’s a teen show.
I have been pleasantly surprised by the show I am watching and yes the cynic in me wonders how long it will last.
I miss MST3K!!
Does Hollywood ever portray muslims as nasty, unfeeling bigots?
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Nope.
Not jews either....
This is what you want to look for at your nearest DVD rental place:
“Original Theatrical Version”: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Two-Disc-Widescreen-Theatrical/dp/B000FQJAIW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1336129885&sr=8-3
Amazon.com
The 2006 limited-edition two-disc release of George Lucas’s epic space fantasy Star Wars is not only the first time the movie has been officially available by itself on DVD. It marks the first-ever DVD release of Star Wars as it originally played in theaters in 1977. What does that mean exactly? Well, for starters, the initial title crawl proclaims that this is just Star Wars, not Episode IV, A New Hope. Second, the film is without the various “improvements” and enhancements Lucas added for the theatrical rerelease in 1997 as well as the DVD premiere in 2004. So no more critters and droids scurrying around the port of Mos Eisley when Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi first arrive, no meetings between Han Solo and Jabba the Hut and between Luke and Biggs (extraneous scenes that were cut in 1977), no enhanced explosions during the final reel, and—most importantly to some fans—no more of Greedo shooting first in the bar. Instead Han is free to be the scoundrel and not even let Greedo squeeze off a shot.
What do you lose by watching the 1977 version? Dolby Digital 5.1 EX sound, for one thing (only 2.0 Surround here). Digital cleanup for another—Tatooine looks like it’s been coated with an additional layer of sand cloud. But for home-theater owners, the biggest frustration will be from the non-anamorphic picture. On a widescreen TV, an anamorphically enhanced (16x9) picture at a 2.35:1 aspect ratio will fill the screen with the exception of small black bars on the top and bottom. The original edition of Star Wars, however, is not anamorphically enhanced (sometimes referred to as “4:3 letterbox”), so on a widescreen TV it will have large black bars on the top, the bottom, and the sides unless you stretch the picture (and distort it in the process, especially considering the substandard picture quality). If you’re watching on a standard square-shaped (4:3) TV, though, you won’t notice a difference.
Yes, it’s true that serious home-theater lovers who want spectacular sound and anamorphically enhanced picture can always watch the 2004 version of the movie also included in this set. But chances are good that they already picked up the trilogy edition of all three films, so their decision to buy the 2006 two-disc edition depends on how much they want the original film. The official LucasFilm stance is that this is an individual release of the 2004 version of Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope, and the 1977 version of the film is merely a “bonus feature.” Common speculation is that the only reason the original versions are seeing the official light of day at all is to undercut the booming black market for the laserdisc version. Star Wars fans will have to decide for themselves if that’s worth the purchase. —David Horiuchi
Yeah. I’ve been casting around for something new after I finish “Iron Empress.”
Oh, I can’t wait to miss that. There’s a reason why I don’t watch television.
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