Razzberry

I loved that film. It was sad, thought-provoking, and hot, too. lol

Thank god smallpox is no longer a problem! When duBarry was kissing his fingers I was thinking Yikes! I hope she's had it already. So the King is dead, and Louis & MA haven't even consummated successfully. It seems at first he wasn't even in, then it was painful for her. It's kind of sweet. Not sexual abuse as the warning stated.

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Some pics of them filming Season 6. William's growing up. Dominic West still looks nothing like Charles. Shouldn't he be going a little gray by then?

Yeah, I gave up a long time ago expecting scripted dramas to be historically accurate. As long as they're entertaining I'll be happy, and so far so good.

The problem I'm having is with Jim Belushi himself. He's always "performing" and I'm not really amused.

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Season 3 opens tonight on Discovery with "Burning Down the House". Season 1 ep.1 on YouTube -

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I wish I had recorded it, but it's on YouTube. part 2

I thought I'd learned everything there is to know about Ted Bundy, so I almost gave Oxygen's Violent Minds: Killers on Tape a pass. It surprised me with a lot of new information. One of the court-appointed doctors who interviewed him in depth for the DaRonch kidnapping case (the one who got away) saved all his tapes. He even taped Ted's mother ("Ted was always a good boy") and old girlfriends ("There was something strange about him"). It was chilling. Turns out he is strongly suspected in killing two teens in New Jersey as well.

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Dick Wolfe's "new" show Blood & Money is nothing but reruns of famous cases we've seen countless times elsewhere. Robert Durst, Quad-Mom Sheila Belish, etc. Do we really need yet another? Not impressed.

I started reading John Hardman's Marie-Antoinette, and no surprise these sex lessons from du Barry are invented. MA never even acknowledged her until forced to do so, by saying "There's a lot people at Versailles today." just like in Coppola's film, which so far seems pretty accurate. One thing that's never been presented on screen is the dauphin's enjoyment of torturing cats. Not a big animal lover I guess, as he also banished dogs from his rooms. Not sure about the birdman act. Is the fruit even real? I forget what they called it.

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The most beautiful song about suicide I've ever heard.

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That computer search printout was classic. How stupid IS this guy? If their kids stand behind him proclaiming his innocence I'll scream.

The way it started didn't seem much different than Coppola's film. On the PBS site it stressed a "fresh feminist take" on the story. I guess we'll see that later. I did enjoy the tension and James Purefoy is always welcome. ;)

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OMG it's like a horror show.. terrifying. Loving it! lol

Interesting background piece about Joseph Bologne de Saint-George