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    Predator and Prey: Assault, harassment, and other aggressions in the entertainment industry

    in Everything Else TV

    20 minutes ago, Bastet said:

    I don't think so; I once went looking for something like that - the old Celebrity News thread, maybe - and couldn't find it.  @OtterMommy, can you confirm (or let us know where they're archived if we're just looking in the wrong places)?

    Yes, this thread replaces the old thread.    The previous thread included Harvey Weinstein in the title and wanted the thread to reflect that he's not the only predator in the entertainment business.

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    S03.E10: International Break

    in Ted Lasso

    On 5/17/2023 at 3:47 AM, DEL901 said:

    Like the present Jamie gave Roy…but with the Jamie twist of spelling Kent with a “u”.

    I actually had to explain that to my husband.  Sadly, Phoebe figured it out before he did.

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    S12.E04: Episode 4

    in Call The Midwife

    Just a reminder that if we are discussing a character in general (in other words, not just in terms of this episode), that discussion should go to the character thread.  So, discussions about Sister Monica Joan's dementia, unless it relates specifically to this episode, should go to this thread:

    Thank you!

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    Three Pines - General Discussion

    in Three Pines

    I've been thinking about this, and here is what I think happened:

    First, I think that Amazon made a few miscalculations.  One of the benefits of adapting an established property is that you are guaranteed an audience.  Louise Penny has a strong following, and they were counting on her audience to become their audience.  Because of that, Amazon didn't put the energy into promoting this show as they probably needed to.  Thus, while it got good ratings, it didn't exceed the ratings they felt were the baseline.

    The other issue I read articles from a few sources was that Amazon received a fair amount of backlash from LP for the series departing from the books.  I don't know what that backlash entailed--did people actually contact Amazon to complain, or was it just online?  I don't know.  Personally, I think this complaint is rather silly.  It's one thing to say that you don't like the changes--that's fair.  However, to say that you don't like the show because it wasn't exactly like the book series is not.  All adaptations make changes.  I can't think of a single book-to-series or book-to-movie that didn't make changes.

    This is not to say that I don't think the production bears some responsibility.  The writers, or whoever made the decisions, made a gamble that they could move away from the town of Three Pines and focus primarily on Gamache, and that gamble did not pay off.  I know from posts Louise Penny made that she fought against this move away from the town.  Perhaps they should have listened to the one who created it all.

    All this being said, I am said they decided not to give it a 2nd season.  I think that the writers probably could have righted the show and made it into something really special. 

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    Super Bowl LVII - Live Chat Thread

    in Sports

    Just now, Lantern7 said:

    What’s Chinese Chili? Sounds delightful.

    Basically, it’s chili-ish with Asian spices.  Not at all authentic Asian, but very tasty.  This recipe comes from a Booktuber named Bandy’s Books:

     

    Chinese Chile

     

    Serves: 6

     

    Ingredients:
    1.5 (ish) lbs. Ground Pork

    1 Red Bell Pepper (small dice)

    1 Green Bell Pepper (small dice)

    1 White Onion (small dice)

    5 cloves Garlic (grated or minced)

    1 tbs. Ginger (grated or minced)

    1-2 tbs. Soy Sauce 

    2 tbs. Hoisin Sauce

    1 tbs. Rice Vinegar

    12 oz. Beer (Blonde, Pale Ale, Lager)

    14 oz. Tomato Sauce

    1 tbs. Chinese 5 Spice

    Sichuan Peppercorns (finely ground) To Taste

    1 tbs. Hot Chili Sesame Oil 

    Green Onions & Sesame Seeds for garnish

     

    Directions:
    1. In a large pot, heat the hot chili sesame oil until shimmering.

    2. Add the ground pork and cook until just browned.

    3. Add the bell peppers and onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until veggies become tender.

    4. Stir in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. 

    5. Add the Chinese 5 Spice and Sichuan peppercorns. Cook for 1 minute.(Note: Sichuan peppercorns are a unique flavor. They cause a sort of numbness in the mouth which is normal. If you haven't worked with them before, start with a small amount. You can always add more as it cooks.)

    6. Add your beer, tomato sauce, soy sauce, hoisin, and rice vinegar. Bring up to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 30-45 minutes or until chili has thickened. 

    7. Serve chili hot either by itself or over steamed white rice. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

     

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    Super Bowl LVII - Live Chat Thread

    in Sports

    15 minutes ago, Calvada said:

    What's everyone eating and drinking for the game?  It's pizza and bourbon at the Calvada household.  

    The kids plowed through the pringles we get every year and I’m making Chinese Chili for the 4th quarter.

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    What Are We Currently Reading?

    in Books

    9 hours ago, BlackberryJam said:

    I'm listening to The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, a Chippewa author. (I recognize that I'm not fully cognizant of tribal names, lines, or preferences. I went with Chippewa because it's the one I thought would be most recognizable to the most people.) 

    The author narrates the book and her cadence is lovely. I'm not exactly sure what I'm reading though. The book came up as a library recommendation and I needed something for a long drive and didn't have time to look through a bunch of choices.

    It started out as sort of a zany crime caper, then turned to some horrific legal abuses followed by mental health and incarceration of women, but now it's a book store being haunted by a Native American wannabe (that's the term the author uses) ghost. 

    The thread throughout the work is books, words, sentences, multiple meanings. I don't know quite where it's going, but I'm enjoying the ride. 

    This was my favorite book of 2022!

    I just finished Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.  Man, now I'm pissed off.  Of course, this book should piss you off.  It was quite good, although there was a vague romantic subplot that I felt was too much and should have been excised in the editing process.

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    Buying books or borrowing from the library? Which do you prefer?

    in Books

    On 2/1/2023 at 9:12 AM, blackwing said:

    After that, he got a little vague.  The books may or may not sit in the bins until the bins get full.  Or they at least sit overnight until whenever who is responsible for reshelving puts the books back on the shelves.  It doesn't seem like there is any sanitizing done unless someone notices some obvious matter  (like sticky food stuff) on the book while they are reshelving.

    Speaking as someone who used to work in a library, it is "the norm" for books to sit for at least a day after being checked in and before being reshelved.  Shelving books actually takes a fair amount of time, so the carts usually only go out once they are full and it is usually done by volunteers and lower level library assistants, which means the labor available to reshelve is variable.

    Viruses/germies/ickies don't live that long on a surface, so as a patron you are fine getting books from the shelves.  The "quarantine" period that many libraries instituted in 2020/2021 was to protect the Library staff who would be handling books before they were reshelved.

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    Three Pines - General Discussion

    in Three Pines

    21 minutes ago, Lceleski said:

    The characters of Gabri and Olivier are switched from the book’s. Gabri is supposed to be heavyset and Olivier skinny. Wonder why they did that? I have read all 18 books in the series and love them.

    The only reason I can think of is that they had two actors that they wanted to cast.  One played Gabri perfectly, but was physically closer to Olivier and vice versa to the other one?

    In the grand scheme of things, switching the two characters really doesn't change anything.  It doesn't require any major changes from the original source material.  All it does is serve as an annoyance for the viewers who have loved the books.

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    Author Antics

    in Books

    6 hours ago, Dani said:

    The article is behind a paywall for me. Did she address the donations that were made for her funeral and to get her final book published?

    I just re-Read the article to check and it is kind of strange.  There are vague references to “financial donations” and it does say that some angry fans and other authors have reported her for cyber crimes.  However, for Meacham’s part, all it says is that she claims that she did not receive “substantial donations” and that she has given authorities access to her financial accounts.

    I am guessing that the fact that so little is said about it may mean that it is under investigation?

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