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hedge · Post by **hedge** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:24 am

You should try to get your weight to drop down by a third, which would still put you at 13 stone...

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:41 pm

so I mentioned it before but the second season of Black Sails really came into it own.

Instead of just trying to be a rated R version of Pirates of the Caribbean, they really established some decent plot lines and character development.

Again, I could live without the whole forced gay thing but it was short lived. The season finale was very strong.

BigRedMan · Post by **BigRedMan** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:57 pm

Yeah the last two episodes of that were just awesome. And the finale was some good shit.

AlabamAlum · Post by **AlabamAlum** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:49 pm

I'm glad eCat has made peace with the gay pirate plotline.

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:09 pm

it was hard to swallow but in the end I took it

10ac · Post by **10ac** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:44 pm

AlabamAlum · Post by **AlabamAlum** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:32 pm

From now on, I will always associate eCat with gay pirates.

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:02 pm

From now on?

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:34 am

John Oliver's show last night had a segment where he interviewed Edward Snowden. It was great , I expect him to win some kind of award.

Its 30 minutes long but its worth watching

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Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:54 am

That was excellent. John Oliver balanced his silliness with real questions that were important.

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:57 am

Such as life itself.

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:29 pm

I guess what I like about it is that I was surprised at how well he brought it all together.

And Snowden played along even though I think he thought early on WTF is this guy doing? I don't think Snowden was prepped for it ahead of time at all

crashcourse · Post by **crashcourse** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:35 pm

he started rolling with it though

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:39 pm

Yeah, no way he knew things were going in that direction. I am not a Snowden fan, but I think he helped to get me to be a little less angry at his approach to disclosing these government secrets.

Bklyn · Post by **Bklyn** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:41 pm

Also, I watched that "AD" miniseries premiere last night and it lead to the new series "American Odyssee" on NBC. It was pretty good "Homeland" style television. It's not a full network season (20+ eps), so maybe it will be able to keep a well-paced, cohesive storyline.

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:46 pm

no shock as I've said it before, but I am a Snowden supporter.

We need laws that define and protect whistle blowers with more clarity

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:55 pm

What about stuttering whistle blowers or asthmatic whistle blowers?

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:57 pm

screw those second raters

eCat · Post by **eCat** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:21 pm

you know there was a poignant moment in that interview when Oliver tells Snowden "you have to own that you gave information to journalist who could be incompetent enough to release material that could be harmful to American security" and Snowden really struggled with it. I thought that was interesting.

hedge · Post by **hedge** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:59 pm

"you know there was a poignant moment in that interview"

Some might even say an ironic moment...

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