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Ugh! I love the Sand Pearl Resort! I've stayed there many times. We almost had our daughter's wedding there!
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I am watching the new show that I DVR'd today, and thought I'd take a peek again at tickets for the Epcot food and wine shows. They have opened them up, but I am already waitlisted for every one. If you are interested in going, I suggest you try getting on the wait list as well.
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Ooh! That's possible! I'll have to keep checking (I live in Florida).
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The tickets for The Chew's Epcot Food and Wine Festival appearance were made available on the Chew website as regular "The Chew" ticket are. They have been "sold out" forever (I put sold out in quotes, as I believe they were free, as are the NYC tickets, but I could be wrong).
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I prefer this to weeks of standard reruns also. At least there is some new content.
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These are definitely shows cobbled together with new intros, and sometimes even new endings, with older taped segments in between. I saw the same woman in the audience at three different intros on three different days. She was hard to miss because she had long pink hair. It looked to me as if they asked the audience members to bring a sweater or sweatshirt, so it appeared to be a completely "fresh" audience.
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I am a huge fan of The Chew, and The Kitchen is a pale imitation. It took me a while, but I can enjoy some segments of this show, but I have to fast forward through a lot of it. The fake audience really annoys me, and I still can't stand Katie Lee's voice - It's the cadence, I think.
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I thought Paula was obnoxious. Her sons looked embarrassed for her.
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Thanks for the explanation!Yes, I am interested in that vote as well.
One thing that really bothered me in this episode was that Claire (and Frank, I believe) pronounced the rebellious group "Jacob-ite". At Culloden, in the film they show you at the site, they are clearly pronounce "Yakobite". Is this strictly an English Vs. Gealic thing? And I almost cried at the "Fraser" stone.
The letter "J" (one of 8) doesn't exist in the Gaelic language, hence that letter sound. doesn't. The word for Jacobite is actually "Seumasach", and in this instance, the "J" letter in Jacobite is given a "Y" sound, called slenderization. So, yes, Gaels would pronounce the Anglicized word "Jacobite" as "Yacobite". Good catch!
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I've been once and would go back again. There were fresh flowers at many of the clan grave markers, which shows how significant the event remains. There is palpable energy there that's a little hard to define. It felt sad but at the same time powerful and inclusive, like it's still occurring or about to occur (well, time is an illusion after all). I don't know if that qualifies as ghosts, but it was very noticeable.
Frank pointing out that it took less than an hour for so much destruction to occur was a great inclusion. Claire's desire to warn Ned and Dougal is understandable -- of course she'd try -- but there's no way she'd dissuade them.
(Total OT side note - I'm very eager to learn the outcome of the Scottish vote on independence that's coming up on Sept. 18. It has become quite a tight race.)
Yes, I am interested in that vote as well.
One thing that really bothered me in this episode was that Claire (and Frank, I believe) pronounced the rebellious group "Jacob-ite". At Culloden, in the film they show you at the site, they clearly pronounce "Yakobite". Is this strictly an English Vs. Gealic thing? And I almost cried at the "Fraser" stone.
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I cried when Frank and Claire walked the fields at Culloden. I know very little about Scottish history other than what I've learned in the Outlander series of books but the mere word "Culloden" sends an icy shiver through my heart just the same as do the words Fredericksburg or Trail of Tears or My Lai. Just slaughter, slaughter, slaughter. I'd love to walk those fields someday but would think the emotional cost far to high to do so. Damn England, anyway. Such a rich culture just gone.
And the scenery- my God, the scenery.
I am rapt viewing this show.
I was able to visit Culloden several years ago -
I had just finished reading the first two books
. It's a very sobering experience. We even stayed at Culloden House. No ghosts though!
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Oh boy, did that remind me of The Last of the Mohicans - even the music in the background. On a side note, I have photos taken by an extra on the set of Daniel Day-Lewis playing lacrosse with cast members on a break. Whew!!The grass hockey game (or whatever that would be) reminded me of that one scene from the Last of the Mohicans with daniel Day-Lewis. This one was much more brutal though. I think Dougal wanted to vent his pain after losing Geordie (or, in general, after losing a man to a boar), plus his anger against Jamie (or, strictly speaking, Jamie's presence at leoch) got the best of him. The onlookers were all pretty shocked when he and Jamie went mano-a-mano.
And let me just say that Claire was adorable in her complex escape plan. She had everything written out in her head.
Back to the episode, it's been years since I've read the books, so I'd forgotten much of the clannish politics, but I thought that they did a pretty good job of explaining the dilemma Jaime faced.
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I hope you're right and they have previously taped shows that we haven't seen on the 2nd. I'm tired of the repeats. At least they could show older ones!Really? I looked at the episode starting on the 2nd and they all say original are date 2nd 3rd ect.
Maybe the ones on the week of the 2nd are ones they taped before they left for vacation. And the new season starts on the 8th.
Either way, new episodes I haven't seen.
Thanks for the heads up.
Edited to add - My DVR is now listing the Sept. 2nd. shows as new also! I don't want to get too excited yet, but, YAY!
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The new promos they're showing during the current reruns are saying new episodes begin September 8.
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I just noticed that she said "three quarters of a cup of shrimp" when she clearly meant 3/4 of a pound.
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Not in the magic act, but he does speak in real life - I've heard him on the radio several times. His extracurricular activities tend towards a bit more class than Penn's.
http://artery.wbur.org/2014/05/14/tell-the-tempest-cambridge-art
Edited to add that I have spoken to him after the two shows I attended.
I was not the original poster of that quote.....first time trying to quote, sorry!
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Well, at least they finally acknowledged the "audience"...the crew! I really don't like that they are trying to compete with "The Chew". They can "own" their show without copying the other. I have come to enjoy aspects of this show, and I FF through the rest (especially Katie).
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So much wrong on Dr. Oz's show. I used to watch it out of curiosity, but stopped when he became a snake oil sales person.
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You can buy boxes of diamond Kosher salt on Amazon. If you are a member of Amazon prime, shipping is free.
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The Kitchen - General Discussion
in The Kitchen
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