• What Did You Watch? 2025-08-13 (Wednesday)

    From Ubiquitous@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 14 18:30:41 2025
    I watched:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be allowed at Cracker Barrel.
    https://youtu.be/_E3dgxwLhW8?si=LCrzzA8DFrL3KV9L

    JOHNNY SOMALI WAS JUST HUMILIATED DURING TRIAL.. LIVE AFTER TRIAL:
    Johnny Somali's Humiliated During Trial.. LIVE after Trial https://www.youtube.com/live/h3bXCPgSdwE?si=OXJ1G-hMqMhNlYaI

    LAWYER EXPLAINS SOMALI'S TRIAL DISASTER (FAST FACTS): https://youtu.be/qqXntBK-uuU?si=KiXlGQnIt10qsRJp

    "MARVEL IS A SLAUGHTERHOUSE" - EX SHOWRUNNER LEAKS WHAT WORKING FOR MARVEL STUDIOS IS REALLY LIKE!:
    Fans have been wondering for years what's gone wrong with the MCU. Before Avengers: Endgame, Marvel movies were brilliant, filled with fun and excitement building to a great climax, and we all loved them. But for the last few years, the MCU has failed repeatedly with fans and at the box
    office. What went wrong? An Ex-Marvel Studios showrunner is speaking out about what it was like working there, and it explains EVERYTHING. #marvel
    #mcu #disney
    https://youtu.be/drASsdhk9sU?si=Lhli3dtjRSA4mH9n

    WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE S7 EPI 4 RECAP! ZAC AND LYDIA GET ENGAGED AND ETHAN ASK ZAC IF HE'S GAY!:
    In this episode, I dive into the latest drama from Season 7 of "Welcome to Platteville," focusing on Zac's proposal to Lydia, which was filled with unexpected twists and family tensions. The Plath family, especially Ethan
    and Micah, were not happy with Zac's assertive nature and decided to mess
    with him during the proposal setup. Moriah, dealing with her own issues, showed up last minute and announced her move to Montana. In a shady twist, Veronica secretly called Olivia Plath for advice, revealing ongoing communication that is sure to stir more drama. The episode ended with a
    teaser for next week, where Ethan bluntly asks Zac if he's gay, and Micah reveals Veronica's secret communication with Olivia.

    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
    00:04:48 - Zac's Proposal Preparations
    00:07:05 - Ethan Starts a Fire
    00:22:58 - Veronica's Call to Olivia
    00:29:32 - Micah and Ethan's Issue with No Premarital Sex

    https://youtu.be/k2qpINSME3M?si=J8Rq1agpqPpN2aqs

    PCB | GINA CARANO SETTLEMENT - WIN OR LOSE? | FANTASTIC FLOPS AT BOX OFFICE | KING OF THE HILL | ST4:
    Pop Culture Breakdown is BACK and tonight as we debate the Gina Carano/Disney settlement...is it a win, or a loss? We'll discuss Fantastic Four bombing at the box office, review the new King of the Hill, we'll review (spoiler-free) Weapons and Naked Gun/Happy Gilmore 2, ask is Ice Cube's War of the Worlds
    the Worstest Movie EVAR? And our movie tonight is the classic Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! Join us as we discuss the highs and lows of pop culture! https://www.youtube.com/live/2QuGLk9_tuU?si=jpK7ewq9Hg0ebE6l

    What did you watch?


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  • From anim8rfsk@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 14 23:42:14 2025
    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
    I watched:


    What did you watch?

    Hey, thanks for asking!

    I all but finished up my DVR clearing in anticipation of taking it in
    tomorrow (the billing cycle ends over the weekend) and then I found out
    that they had actually charged my card for the next month a week ago so if
    I take it in now, I’ll just lose $300.

    So the stuff that I watched or downloaded a copy of or just dumped
    includes:

    THE SEA CHASE (TCM) John Wayne technicolor Cinemascope submarines

    CAPTAIN SINDBAD (not only is that how it’s spelled but spiel Chuck likes
    that spelling) starring Guy Williams

    BANDOLERO! Another cinema scope feature with Jimmy Stewart, and Dean Martin
    and Raquel Welch. Note that spiel Chuck has forgotten how to spell
    Cinemascope.

    Half a dozen (each) favorite episodes of THE TIME TUNNEL and THE INVADERS,
    both of which series I have on disc anyway.

    A few straggling episodes of the “documentary“ series SECRETS IN THE ICE.

    And finally, the big one
    John Wayne and Vincent Price together again for the first time in:
    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good
    fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.





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  • From shawn@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 01:57:49 2025
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:42:14 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
    I watched:


    What did you watch?

    Hey, thanks for asking!

    I all but finished up my DVR clearing in anticipation of taking it in >tomorrow (the billing cycle ends over the weekend) and then I found out
    that they had actually charged my card for the next month a week ago so if
    I take it in now, I’ll just lose $300.

    So the stuff that I watched or downloaded a copy of or just dumped
    includes:

    THE SEA CHASE (TCM) John Wayne technicolor Cinemascope submarines

    CAPTAIN SINDBAD (not only is that how it’s spelled but spiel Chuck likes >that spelling) starring Guy Williams

    BANDOLERO! Another cinema scope feature with Jimmy Stewart, and Dean Martin >and Raquel Welch. Note that spiel Chuck has forgotten how to spell >Cinemascope.

    Half a dozen (each) favorite episodes of THE TIME TUNNEL and THE INVADERS, >both of which series I have on disc anyway.

    A few straggling episodes of the “documentary“ series SECRETS IN THE ICE.

    And finally, the big one
    John Wayne and Vincent Price together again for the first time in:
    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation >anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good
    fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.

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  • From anim8rfsk@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 02:06:56 2025
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:42:14 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
    I watched:


    What did you watch?

    Hey, thanks for asking!

    I all but finished up my DVR clearing in anticipation of taking it in
    tomorrow (the billing cycle ends over the weekend) and then I found out
    that they had actually charged my card for the next month a week ago so if >> I take it in now, I’ll just lose $300.

    So the stuff that I watched or downloaded a copy of or just dumped
    includes:

    THE SEA CHASE (TCM) John Wayne technicolor Cinemascope submarines

    CAPTAIN SINDBAD (not only is that how it’s spelled but spiel Chuck likes >> that spelling) starring Guy Williams

    BANDOLERO! Another cinema scope feature with Jimmy Stewart, and Dean Martin >> and Raquel Welch. Note that spiel Chuck has forgotten how to spell
    Cinemascope.

    Half a dozen (each) favorite episodes of THE TIME TUNNEL and THE INVADERS, >> both of which series I have on disc anyway.

    A few straggling episodes of the “documentary“ series SECRETS IN THE ICE.

    And finally, the big one
    John Wayne and Vincent Price together again for the first time in:
    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation
    anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good
    fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.


    Not sure if you read the worst part, but after they were done filming on location, they gathered up tons of possibly radioactive sand and trucked it back to Los Angeles, so that the soundstage floors would match the
    location.

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 03:12:34 2025
    On Aug 14, 2025 at 1:30:41 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be allowed at Cracker Barrel.

    You see this kind of shit all the time and it makes no sense. How does the manager of the local Mexican food place know who his customers voted for? Unless a guy walks in wearing a red MAGA hat, how would a Trump voter be
    banned from anywhere?



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  • From BTR1701@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 03:17:22 2025
    On Aug 14, 2025 at 8:57:49 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:42:14 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
    I watched:


    What did you watch?

    Hey, thanks for asking!

    I all but finished up my DVR clearing in anticipation of taking it in
    tomorrow (the billing cycle ends over the weekend) and then I found out
    that they had actually charged my card for the next month a week ago so if >> I take it in now, I’ll just lose $300.

    So the stuff that I watched or downloaded a copy of or just dumped
    includes:

    THE SEA CHASE (TCM) John Wayne technicolor Cinemascope submarines

    CAPTAIN SINDBAD (not only is that how it’s spelled but spiel Chuck likes >> that spelling) starring Guy Williams

    BANDOLERO! Another cinema scope feature with Jimmy Stewart, and Dean Martin >> and Raquel Welch. Note that spiel Chuck has forgotten how to spell
    Cinemascope.

    Half a dozen (each) favorite episodes of THE TIME TUNNEL and THE INVADERS, >> both of which series I have on disc anyway.

    A few straggling episodes of the “documentary“ series SECRETS IN THE ICE.

    And finally, the big one
    John Wayne and Vincent Price together again for the first time in:
    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation
    anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good
    fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.

    Not as bad as my grandfather, who was one of the troops they sent out to
    Nevada after the war to develop battlefield strategies incorporating nukes. They'd set off a nuke, have the troops hunker down in trenches until the blast wave and the firestorm passed over them, then tell them to charge toward the 'enemy', which meant charging toward the mushroom cloud. Grandpa who never smoked a day in his life, died of a particularly aggressive form of lung cancer.



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  • From danny burstein@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 03:31:11 2025
    In <107l5n2$k1fc$4@dont-email.me> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> writes:

    [snip]

    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation
    anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good >>> fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.

    Not as bad as my grandfather, who was one of the troops they sent out to >Nevada after the war to develop battlefield strategies incorporating nukes. >They'd set off a nuke, have the troops hunker down in trenches until the blast >wave and the firestorm passed over them, then tell them to charge toward the >'enemy', which meant charging toward the mushroom cloud. Grandpa who never >smoked a day in his life, died of a particularly aggressive form of lung >cancer.

    obRAT: A pretty decent, and all too realistic, tv movie
    treatment of this horror:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbreaker_(film)

    (hmm, had forgotten Lea Thompson was in it)



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  • From Melissa Hollingsworth@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 03:53:53 2025
    Verily, in article <UBI20250813@dont-email.me>, did weberm@polaris.net
    deliver unto us this message:

    I watched:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be allowed at Cracker Barrel.
    https://youtu.be/_E3dgxwLhW8?si=LCrzzA8DFrL3KV9L

    People say stupid things in the hope that someone will tune in. I saw a
    TV ad for this "I've Had It" podcast, and it looked like two women
    complaining about everything and nothing. They'd go away if we all
    ignored them, but we won't.

    I watched "How God Became 'I' - Julian Jaynes / Brian McVeigh"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-ivI6QgXQ

    Not the best channel I've discovered, but the guest covered points I
    hadn't heard covered yet. It uses the Bible as an ongoing reference to
    the gradual decline and collapse of bicameralism. One thing I like a lot
    are the references to "conscious interiority" where Jaynes simply said "consciousness." That's clearer to moderns, who mean something other
    than what Jaynes did by that term.


    I also watched more Star Trek: Lower Decks.

    S3.E6 ? Hear All, Trust Nothing: The Cerritos docks at Deep Space Nine. Boimler's really good at pub games.

    S3.E7 ? A Mathematically Perfect Redemption: Peanut Hamper is back.

    S3.E8 ? Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus: It's another holodeck episode, but Boimler's hiding some weird news.


    Out of nostalgia, I also watched some Star Trek: The Animated Series.
    It's cheesy, but it's still earnest. Shows had more heart in those days. DeForest Kelly seemed a little uncomfortable with voice acting in the
    first episodes, but he got the hang of it.

    What did everyone else watch?

    --
    Saturday Doctor Who watch party 1:00 p.m. Pacific time

    This week: "Inferno" [Third Doctor] https://discord.gg/p3ujkCa4?event=1403862135594811423

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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 04:34:08 2025
    In article <107l5e2$k1fc$3@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED >> FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters >> should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be >> allowed at Cracker Barrel.

    You see this kind of shit all the time and it makes no sense. How does the >manager of the local Mexican food place know who his customers voted for? >Unless a guy walks in wearing a red MAGA hat, how would a Trump voter be >banned from anywhere?

    Doesn't it assume that Mexicans, Chinese, and Indians always vote for Democrats?


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  • From shawn@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 04:38:50 2025
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:06:56 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:42:14 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
    I watched:


    What did you watch?

    Hey, thanks for asking!

    I all but finished up my DVR clearing in anticipation of taking it in
    tomorrow (the billing cycle ends over the weekend) and then I found out
    that they had actually charged my card for the next month a week ago so if >>> I take it in now, I’ll just lose $300.

    So the stuff that I watched or downloaded a copy of or just dumped
    includes:

    THE SEA CHASE (TCM) John Wayne technicolor Cinemascope submarines

    CAPTAIN SINDBAD (not only is that how it’s spelled but spiel Chuck likes >>> that spelling) starring Guy Williams

    BANDOLERO! Another cinema scope feature with Jimmy Stewart, and Dean Martin >>> and Raquel Welch. Note that spiel Chuck has forgotten how to spell
    Cinemascope.

    Half a dozen (each) favorite episodes of THE TIME TUNNEL and THE INVADERS, >>> both of which series I have on disc anyway.

    A few straggling episodes of the “documentary“ series SECRETS IN THE ICE.

    And finally, the big one
    John Wayne and Vincent Price together again for the first time in:
    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation
    anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good >>> fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.


    Not sure if you read the worst part, but after they were done filming on >location, they gathered up tons of possibly radioactive sand and trucked it >back to Los Angeles, so that the soundstage floors would match the
    location.

    I did not read that. Just reading the summary from the AI was more
    than enough to show me how bad it was. Sadly I'm willing to bet no one involved, even in production, knew just how bad the situation was.

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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 04:41:42 2025
    thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters >> should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be >> allowed at Cracker Barrel.
    https://youtu.be/_E3dgxwLhW8?si=LCrzzA8DFrL3KV9L

    People say stupid things in the hope that someone will tune in. I saw a
    TV ad for this "I've Had It" podcast, and it looked like two women >complaining about everything and nothing. They'd go away if we all
    ignored them, but we won't.

    I saw the commercials a LOT on Pluto TV until recently (Hmmm)
    and it looked vaguely interesting until I looked it up and
    nearly all eps were TDS rants. No thanks!

    Out of nostalgia, I also watched some Star Trek: The Animated Series.
    It's cheesy, but it's still earnest. Shows had more heart in those days. >DeForest Kelly seemed a little uncomfortable with voice acting in the
    first episodes, but he got the hang of it.

    The producers of that cartoon cut a lot of corners!


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  • From shawn@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 04:42:29 2025
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:17:22 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Aug 14, 2025 at 8:57:49 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >wrote:

    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:42:14 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
    I watched:


    What did you watch?

    Hey, thanks for asking!

    I all but finished up my DVR clearing in anticipation of taking it in
    tomorrow (the billing cycle ends over the weekend) and then I found out
    that they had actually charged my card for the next month a week ago so if >>> I take it in now, I’ll just lose $300.

    So the stuff that I watched or downloaded a copy of or just dumped
    includes:

    THE SEA CHASE (TCM) John Wayne technicolor Cinemascope submarines

    CAPTAIN SINDBAD (not only is that how it’s spelled but spiel Chuck likes >>> that spelling) starring Guy Williams

    BANDOLERO! Another cinema scope feature with Jimmy Stewart, and Dean Martin >>> and Raquel Welch. Note that spiel Chuck has forgotten how to spell
    Cinemascope.

    Half a dozen (each) favorite episodes of THE TIME TUNNEL and THE INVADERS, >>> both of which series I have on disc anyway.

    A few straggling episodes of the “documentary“ series SECRETS IN THE ICE.

    And finally, the big one
    John Wayne and Vincent Price together again for the first time in:
    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John
    Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed
    damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of humiliation
    anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought this was a good >>> fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, saving his
    fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.

    Not as bad as my grandfather, who was one of the troops they sent out to >Nevada after the war to develop battlefield strategies incorporating nukes. >They'd set off a nuke, have the troops hunker down in trenches until the blast >wave and the firestorm passed over them, then tell them to charge toward the >'enemy', which meant charging toward the mushroom cloud. Grandpa who never >smoked a day in his life, died of a particularly aggressive form of lung >cancer.


    The difference is that he was a soldier who was likely being knowingly sacrificed by the military command. I can't believe his superiors
    didn't know just how dangerous that was. It sucks but it seems to be a
    common thing across the world.

    I can believe the people involved in making the film didn't realize
    what they were doing could be.

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  • From Melissa Hollingsworth@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 05:30:02 2025
    Verily, in article <107lal7$lhmj$2@dont-email.me>, did
    weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:

    thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters >> should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be >> allowed at Cracker Barrel.
    https://youtu.be/_E3dgxwLhW8?si=LCrzzA8DFrL3KV9L

    People say stupid things in the hope that someone will tune in. I saw a
    TV ad for this "I've Had It" podcast, and it looked like two women >complaining about everything and nothing. They'd go away if we all
    ignored them, but we won't.

    I saw the commercials a LOT on Pluto TV until recently (Hmmm)
    and it looked vaguely interesting until I looked it up and
    nearly all eps were TDS rants. No thanks!

    That was where I saw it. I suppose ad time on Pluto is pretty cheap.

    Out of nostalgia, I also watched some Star Trek: The Animated Series.
    It's cheesy, but it's still earnest. Shows had more heart in those days. >DeForest Kelly seemed a little uncomfortable with voice acting in the >first episodes, but he got the hang of it.

    The producers of that cartoon cut a lot of corners!

    LOL, yes, yes they did.

    ST:TAS deserves a special place because it's the basis for all those
    fan-made Star Trek episodes on YouTube. I watched one, and it wasn't
    bad. At this point, I suppose any new content would be from people who
    care about it.

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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 18:30:42 2025
    In article <107l6gv$1ur$1@reader1.panix.com>, dannyb@panix.com wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> writes:
    "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:42:14 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    What did you watch?

    THE CONQUEROR WORM!

    Just kidding. It was the Cinemascope technicolor classic starring John >>>> Wayne and Susan Hayward THE CONQUEROR, the radioactive film that killed >>>> damn everybody in its cast. Not that they wouldn’t have died of
    humiliation anyway. I enjoy John Wayne, but boy Howdy whoever thought >>>> this was a good fit for him, probably ended up hiding in a hotel room, >>>> saving his fingernail clippings.

    Sheesh.. I had no idea it was that bad. From the Wikipedia:

    Of the 220 crew members, 91 (comprising 41% of the crew) developed
    cancer by 1980, while 46 (or 21%) died from it. When this was learned,
    many suspected that filming in Utah and surrounding locations, near
    nuclear test sites, was to blame.

    91 people developing cancer out of 220 after just 24 years. Yeah,
    that's pretty damning evidence of a connection to the film sites.

    Not as bad as my grandfather, who was one of the troops they sent out to >>Nevada after the war to develop battlefield strategies incorporating nukes. >>They'd set off a nuke, have the troops hunker down in trenches until the >>blast wave and the firestorm passed over them, then tell them to charge >>toward the 'enemy', which meant charging toward the mushroom cloud. Grandpa >>who never smoked a day in his life, died of a particularly aggressive form >>of lung cancer.

    obRAT: A prtty decent, and all too realistic, tv movie
    treatment of this horror:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbreaker_(film)
    (hmm, had forgotten Lea Thompson was in it)

    That leads to a band entry. Did you mean this? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097977/

    [Kermanesque incorrect formatting fixed.]


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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 18:30:43 2025
    thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:
    thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    "I'VE HAD IT" PODCASTERS GO VIRAL FOR SAYING TRUMP VOTERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM MEXICAN RESTAURANTS:
    Link Lauren RIPS "I've Had It" podcast host for claiming Trump supporters >>>> should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants and only be >>>> allowed at Cracker Barrel.
    https://youtu.be/_E3dgxwLhW8?si=LCrzzA8DFrL3KV9L

    People say stupid things in the hope that someone will tune in. I saw a >>> TV ad for this "I've Had It" podcast, and it looked like two women
    complaining about everything and nothing. They'd go away if we all
    ignored them, but we won't.

    I saw the commercials a LOT on Pluto TV until recently (Hmmm)
    and it looked vaguely interesting until I looked it up and
    nearly all eps were TDS rants. No thanks!

    That was where I saw it. I suppose ad time on Pluto is pretty cheap.

    I noticed they've begun replaying the popcast with the entitled bitch
    who says if her boyfriend broke up with her she'd empty his bank account.

    Out of nostalgia, I also watched some Star Trek: The Animated Series.
    It's cheesy, but it's still earnest. Shows had more heart in those days. >>> DeForest Kelly seemed a little uncomfortable with voice acting in the
    first episodes, but he got the hang of it.

    The producers of that cartoon cut a lot of corners!

    LOL, yes, yes they did.

    ST:TAS deserves a special place because it's the basis for all those >fan-made Star Trek episodes on YouTube. I watched one, and it wasn't
    bad. At this point, I suppose any new content would be from people who
    care about it.

    I never watched any Star Trek fan films, but I think it's mostly because
    Star Trek is dead to me.

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  • From danny burstein@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 21:45:18 2025
    In <107n5f2$13177$2@dont-email.me> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> writes:

    [snip]
    Not as bad as my grandfather, who was one of the troops they sent out to >>>Nevada after the war to develop battlefield strategies incorporating nukes. >>>They'd set off a nuke, have the troops hunker down in trenches until the >>>blast wave and the firestorm passed over them, then tell them to charge >>>toward the 'enemy', which meant charging toward the mushroom cloud. Grandpa >>>who never smoked a day in his life, died of a particularly aggressive form >>>of lung cancer.

    obRAT: A prtty decent, and all too realistic, tv movie
    treatment of this horror:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbreaker_(film)
    (hmm, had forgotten Lea Thompson was in it)

    That leads to a band entry. Did you mean this? >https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097977/

    very weird... clicking onto the wiki link in your repost
    does, indeed, get a bad entry. So I searched again
    for "nightbreaker" and "Martin Sheen" and got the
    same wiki list (see below), and it did pull up
    the right film.

    I dunno....

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbreaker_(film)

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