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Some Wish TV Show Would Go Up in Smoke 
Posted by CN Staff on August 08, 2005 at 06:02:54 PT
By Meghan Clyne, Staff Reporter of the Sun
Source: New York Sun
New York -- Despite earning a largely enthusiastic response from TV critics, a new show about a pot-selling suburban mother is provoking outrage among the public and generating concern among anti-drug organizations worried that the comedy makes light of a harmful and illegal activity."Weeds," which premiered last night on Showtime Networks, narrates the story of Nancy Botwin, a widow in suburban California who turns to purveying marijuana to provide for her two children after the sudden death of her husband. Showtime, a premium cable network, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom, a publicly traded entertainment conglomerate.
In most states, including New York, the sale of marijuana can be a felony offense.When Viacom announced in December that it was acquiring "Weeds" from Lions Gate Entertainment for a 10-episode commitment, the president of entertainment for Showtime Networks, Robert Greenblatt, said in a statement: "We believe that this comedy has the kind of wit and edge that audiences are clamoring for." Some responses from the public and anti-drug community yesterday, however, were less than enthusiastic.Viewers weighing in on Showtime's online public discussion forums, for example, denounced "Weeds" and urged others to "boycott this stupid show." Participants claiming to be parents expressed concern about the comedy's corrupting influence on children and its promotion of an illegal activity.Some of their concerns were echoed yesterday by a spokeswoman for the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, Jennifer deVallance."We think that any time people are making light of substance abuse, that it is not appropriate," Ms. deVallance said, adding that more than 7 million Americans are under treatment for substance abuse, and 15 million Americans are regular users of marijuana.While some of the show's advocates - and proponents of legalizing cannabis - have argued the relative harmlessness of the drug, Ms. deVallance expressed concern that this defense of "Weeds" was based on an outdated premise and understanding of marijuana."It's essentially a different drug than it was when I was growing up," she said. Whereas marijuana sold in the 1970s and 1980s contained around 1% tetrahydrocannabinol - the active ingredient in cannabis, commonly referred to as THC - the percentage in contemporary marijuana is closer to 7% or 8%, Ms. deVallance said. Some high-potency varieties on the market, she added, contained around 20% to 30% THC.More is now known of the effects of the agent, and studies have shown marijuana usage to be linked to schizophrenia and suicidal impulses, and that the increased concentration of THC has led to higher rates of dependency, Ms. deVallance said.A spokeswoman for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Meghan Gutierrez, said a particular concern about the impact of "Weeds" is its influence on young audiences. Since 1998, she said, teenagers have become less likely to use marijuana or to exhibit positive attitudes toward it, and she worried that "trendsetting" shows like "Weeds" might reverse the pattern.Ms. Gutierrez encouraged parents to use the series as a "teachable moment." Seizing the hype over "Weeds" as an excuse to talk with children about the harms of marijuana, she said, was the best response to the show.In New York, however, the chairman of the New York State Conservative Party, Michael Long, urged a more proactive response to the program, which he labeled "irresponsible" and "a sad commentary on society" with standards that "have run amok."New Yorkers should find out which companies are supporting "Weeds," refuse to buy their products, and make the companies aware of the boycott, Mr. Long said.The first episode of "Weeds," which stars Mary Louise Parker and is written and produced by Jenji Kohan - also a writer for "Sex and the City" and "Friends" - will air again tonight, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00 p.m.Complete Title: Some Wish TV Show About Marijuana-Selling Mom Would Go Up in Smoke Source: New York Sun, The (NY)Author: Meghan Clyne, Staff Reporter of the SunCopyright: 2005 The New York Sun, One SL, LLC.Published: August 8, 2005Contact: editor nysun.comWebsite: http://www.nysun.com/Related Articles & Web Site:Showtime's Weedshttp://www.sho.com/site/weeds/ Some Words About 'Weeds' http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21020.shtmlMom Brakes for Drug Dealshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21017.shtml
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Comment #69 posted by FoM on August 09, 2005 at 22:11:35 PT
Dan B 
Thank you. I will try to watch it.
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Comment #68 posted by Dan B on August 09, 2005 at 21:56:11 PT
Response to Way Back at #30
Actually, the show Starved is on TNT, Thursdays at 10:00 Eastern, 9:00 Central. Sorry it took so long to get back here with this info.I'm glad to see C-News doing so well. Lots of comments and, I imagine, many more readers.Take care.Dan B
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Comment #67 posted by FoM on August 09, 2005 at 16:32:38 PT
Dankhank
I love gadgets but I also sort of hate them too! Have fun shopping!
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Comment #66 posted by Dankhank on August 09, 2005 at 16:09:08 PT
DVDs
FoM, I know what you mean ...I recognised that the DVD revolution was just another step along the way to little crystals for storage that we will have one day.I have 45s, 331/3s, 8track, cassette, CD, VCRs, CDburner, and even have a DVD burner. I haven't burned a DVD yet. I never needed one and don't even particularly want to copy the DVD movies and stuff that I have bought.I like thumbdrives ... they are most like the crystals we will use someday. You just plug this little stick into your USB slot and load/unload. Coolest thing .... One gigabyte thumbdrives are now down to 60 bucks after stupid mail-in rebates.With a gig stick you could take 4/5 episodes of a show in one little stick. Love it ...Anyway, gonna go browse the local electronics store see what they got ...
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Comment #65 posted by FoM on August 09, 2005 at 15:28:23 PT
Dankhank
I'm happy for you. It's great to learn to do something new. I have never tried Bit Torrent. I've been trouble shooting as best as I can my DVDR. My DVDs I have bought work but not any that have worked before work now that I've made. If I finalized the disc they play on my computer. I wonder if all DVD Recorders are as hard to figure out as mine seems to be. If I knew of a low cost easy to understand one I probably would buy another one. Early on when we installed 12 foot satellite dishes the electronics were crazy and often failed. When Direct TV was made it was so simple and nice. Maybe for Christmas we will buy a new one.
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Comment #64 posted by Dankhank on August 09, 2005 at 14:56:17 PT
Bittorent
Whig ...Thanks for the nudge ...I'd been reading a little about Bittorent recently ...Your comment spurred me on and ... Viola! ...I now have a primo copy of Weeds and when I create my first torrent it will be of the movie "Grass."
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Comment #63 posted by PainWithNoInsurance on August 09, 2005 at 14:47:16 PT
Comment #58 posted by Hope 
Hope
I think if I had your problem I would jot down the email address for later to see if I could track down where it came from. Then I would run a virus program on the computer and see if that would fix it. If that didn't fix the problem I would go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then to System Restore. I would restore my computer back to a time when the problem didn't exist. If that didn't work I would erase the whole hard drive and reinstall Windows.The System Restore should be the answer.
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Comment #62 posted by whig on August 09, 2005 at 13:09:04 PT
Alt. Linky
Use Azureus if you want to download this:http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
http://www.mininova.org/tor/87078
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Comment #61 posted by whig on August 09, 2005 at 12:57:52 PT
Weeds via Bittorrent
Linky
http://www.mininova.org/tor/87081
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Comment #60 posted by FoM on August 09, 2005 at 10:52:59 PT
Dankhank
I'm trying to play what I recorded last night and it won't work. I believe my DVDR isn't a good one. We have had intermittent trouble with it ever since we got it. I wish I knew what was a good and reliable DVDR because I'm afraid that mine isn't going to ever be consistent. 
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Comment #59 posted by FoM on August 09, 2005 at 10:22:40 PT
Hope
I know what you mean but I don't know why a strangers email address would be there. Maybe someone else will know something.
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Comment #58 posted by Hope on August 09, 2005 at 10:13:07 PT
Off topic....computer advice needed
A complete stranger's email address came up when I clicked to have my saved address come up.When you click on the emai or address box to have your own saved address appear without having to type it, is what I'm talking about. My address, as usual was there...but someone elses, that I never heard of, was there as well.What's that about? Have I been hacked?
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Comment #57 posted by FoM on August 09, 2005 at 09:56:23 PT
Dankhank 
You aren't anymore of a novice then I am. Last year I wanted to copy the concert for Kerry for a friend I have from a NY board who lives in Arizona. She has sent me many CDs of Neil and it was a way to give her a little back. I figured I'd want it to copy things from TV and I have but sometimes it doesn't work. I could use a VCR with no trouble but DVDs for me are harder. I am not good at reading directions! LOL! Our DVD Recorder cost about $160 some dollars. They probably are cheaper now.
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Comment #56 posted by Dankhank on August 09, 2005 at 09:44:23 PT
DVRsssssss
Yes, that's perfect ...From all that I have written is must be readily apparent that I am a novice at this DVD stuff ...I will fix that today, and search some out ...
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Comment #55 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 21:50:38 PT
Dankhank
I could email you but I'm here now and can tell you. We went out and bought a DVR and I followed the directions and press record and it copys it to a DVD. I just looked on the front of the box and it is called a DVDR. It plays DVDs I buy but I can also record. Is that what you wanted to know? 
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Comment #54 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 21:39:39 PT:
Great Show
Yes, Weeds is a very good show ...One of the recent critiques of the shows says that by show three it really picks up ...Glad you got it recorded ...If you don't mind ... E me and tell me how you get it from satellite to dvd ...I read online that some DVRs have a DVD burner installed also. 
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Comment #53 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 20:17:09 PT
AlvinCool and Ekim
I thought Weeds was really good. When I turned off the player it said I needed to finalize before it would play in other players. I just ejected it and hopefully I will be able to add more next week. That's the part I have trouble with but I haven't recorded much yet. Ekim, now our only Canadian News Channel is Al Gores and with a strong religious right twist. At least that's what I saw but I could only handle a few minutes of it and turned the channel. Maybe they have good shows on it but it really bothered me taking away our only Canadian News Channel. 
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Comment #52 posted by ekim on August 08, 2005 at 19:59:07 PT
dir tv ch 366 
new station. what happen to the other news show.Fom the Dem that was a Vet only lost last week in ohio by 4000 in heavy gop dis. that Mother out side crawford -- just think their are 18,000 more Moms and Dads.trying to interview Howard Wooldridge of Leap on Wed nite just think he had been riding for Months from LA to NYC and he is only of his timeline by two days. 
http://www.leap.cc/howard 
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Comment #51 posted by AlvinCool on August 08, 2005 at 19:52:10 PT
Awesome
What a show! For once a show that includes cannabis but just portrays it as the tiny part of life it really plays, and that people involved aren't evil psychos.And check your setup FoM. Most R/W DVD formats let you finialize and un-finalize so you can add later, but still use your recordings
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Comment #50 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 19:38:19 PT
Weeds
It was really a good show. I hope others were able to see it too. Dankhank, I got it recorded but didn't finalize the disc so I can add more shows to it. I can put 6 hours on one DVD so it will take a while to fill it up. This show has a good future I think.
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Comment #49 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 18:37:57 PT
Dankhank
I am trying to set it up to record now. I sure hope it works. Keep your fingers crossed. 
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Comment #48 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 18:36:13 PT
dvrssssssssssss
FoM ....how did you get the super bowl half time show to a dvd? ...seems like you have solved the problem already ...get ready ... Weeds is coming on soon ...  :-)
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Comment #47 posted by mayan on August 08, 2005 at 18:25:13 PT
unrelated
Chavez says US drug agents spying: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4130354.stm
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Comment #46 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 18:18:18 PT
Dankhank
Thanks for the information. If I was more comfortable with my DVR I would record more things. Now with getting Showtime I might give it a try more often. I haven't watched the news since we got Showtime and I can't get over how much better I feel. The news ( not our news when there is some ) but news in general has really been depressing me. Life's just too short to be constantly bummed out with this administration and it's policies. I like to be happy and the news sure takes my joy away real quickly.
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Comment #45 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 17:51:44 PT
tivos and such ...
Guess there is a lot to it ... DirecTV tivos are the weakest, I get from some BBs...The tivos have USB ports that don't work ...Don't know what Dish has, will look ...
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Comment #44 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 16:15:30 PT
Dankhank
Thanks. I need to check in to Tivo. I have to have a satellite technician come out and move my satellite dish for the computer. I have a satellite dish for Direct TV which we can move and re-track but you aren't allowed to move your DirecWay satellite. It's because you send and receive signals and that complicates tracking. I will let you all know if I will be out of commission for a few days if it happens. When they get to the back of the house we will need to take the dishes down while they put the new siding on. We won't be tackling that for a few weeks but it is on the agenda. We are knocking out our one inside wall and expanding our living room which now is small but will be big! 
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Comment #43 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 15:56:47 PT
TIVO/DVD
Someone with a TIVO should answer that one ... but ...I've downloaded some video that have little TIVO logos at the intro ...so I say, probably ...If Tivoed stuff can be downloaded then we can burn to our hearts content ...providing we have all the converters to change filetypes or whatever else we will probably need .....
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Comment #42 posted by The GCW on August 08, 2005 at 15:37:14 PT
I AGREEEE.
"Some Wish TV Show Would Go Up in Smoke ?"?"?"YES, finaly!VIRTUAL OLFACTORY TECHNO... install it next to the speakers... out front near My beak.Our T.V.s should emit oders that coincide with what is going on in the set... cannabis being smoked would emit the smell of cannabis in the room.Dead bodies then would emit the smell of dead bodies and it may finally turn people off of watching so much blood and guts...Archie Bunkers flush would have it's smell.George Bush would smell like murder.Everyone would tune into tv shows that emits the smell of cannabis.
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Comment #41 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 14:35:27 PT
Dankhank 
That's so cool. You have old speakers too. They are heavy and all wood. He bought a reel to reel in Nam but sold it. We have two 150 Watt speakers mounted on the top of our living room walls. So we don't have true surround sound but we have a total of 600 Watts that when turned up can be heard at our barn which is over 400 feet from the house. I think that's why I'm going deaf! LOL! Can a person make a DVD with Tivo?
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 14:27:43 PT
dongenero
Thanks for the information about Tivo. We really mind commercials. I have always minded commercials. Sometimes I think if I see one my Geico or Ditech commercial I'll scream. I don't want to buy a car. Nothing they try to sell on TV is anything that I'd want. I don't need a new drug so I wish they'd stop with drug commercials. Ask your doctor about this drug. We can't ask a doctor about cannabis though. I'm so tired of the way things are. 
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Comment #39 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 14:26:01 PT
DVRssssssssssssss
TIVO is an interactive digital video recorder, (DVR), that allows digitally recording tv, rewinding/pause live TV and I believe, a way to export the stuff to a computer.I still have our Kenwood four-channel reciever from the 70's in Europe as well as 4 kick-ass JBL bookshelf speakers, a Technics SL1300 turntable, ( one of the first consumer direct drive turntables, and even a four-channel 8-track player.)The receiver we use in the house is a Pioneer "surround sound" receiver from about 1995 or so. It has run "on" for most of the ten years with no problem. Hooked up to a Bose system of 5 speakers, also 1995 or earlier, seems that I bought the black 301's I use for the rear in the eighties in Germany.I have been into "surround" since the 70's ...Nothing we have is new, 'cept for the laptop ... everything else was bought well-made ...
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Comment #38 posted by dongenero on August 08, 2005 at 14:19:24 PT
Tivo is great
I hate wathcing commercials so, Tivo is great for me.It's more convenient than taping programs and when you do happen to watch in real time, you can pause and go get food or take a break. If you miss some lines you can back up and listen again, as it records as you watch in real time.Now I get impatient with the commercials if I have to watch without using Tivo.
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Comment #37 posted by Sam Adams on August 08, 2005 at 14:07:38 PT
'Boycott this show!'
Right....go ahead now and boycott the show....I'm sure Showtime will really care, since they're getting your monthly payment whether you watch the show or not....true-believer prohbitionists really are just idiots from the stupid end of the gene pool.I think it's amusing that the one narc pointed out the apparent insensitivity of the show, given that millions are in rehab. I guess billions of dollars of beer and liquor ads on TV are OK though......
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Comment #36 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 13:11:43 PT
Hope
Thank you. I mostly watch the Discovery Channels and Animal Planet. It will probably be good for us to relax with a movie now and then. I've just haven't watched movies for a long time now.
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Comment #35 posted by Hope on August 08, 2005 at 13:04:00 PT
Movie channels
My husband watches a lot of movies so I'm sure we do, but I don't think we get Showtime.
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 12:43:02 PT
Hope
Do you get any movie channels?
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Comment #33 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 12:38:34 PT
Dankhank
I don't know what Tivo does or if you can record movies off of tv. I really don't keep up very well with the new tech things. My 5 disc cd player is almost ready to throw away. We are still using my husband's 150 Watt Pioneer speakers that he got in Vietnam in 1970. They still sound good to me.
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Comment #32 posted by Hope on August 08, 2005 at 12:37:03 PT
In fact...
I wonder how many new customers, like FoM, Showtime is gaining around Weeds?That will speak to them loudly and clearly. And, somehow, I doubt that many people that were already subscribing to Showtime will cancel their subscriptions because of Weeds. It's possible, I suppose, but I doubt it.
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Comment #31 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 12:25:27 PT
Why Switch?
Good question ... hmmmmmhad DTV so long I think they forgot me ...Same with my DSL here ...Got no fancy tivo's, dvrs ... nothing ....Will get rooms wired for free ...will get DVRs ...Will get SHO and HBO free for three months ...will find some new channels ...won't lose anything important ... can't find Sundance, though ... thought I saw it last week ... will have to check ...price looks a little better, not much, but I think I really want the new hardware ... and the wiring ...gonna ask if they can lose the sports programming and save me some money ... don't want them ....will give it a try and see how it works ...
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Comment #30 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 12:03:35 PT
Dan B
That's an interesting sounding show. Is it on Showtime or the Movie Channel? That's what we just had turned on. Thanks. PS: It's good to see you!
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Comment #29 posted by Dan B on August 08, 2005 at 11:52:06 PT
New Show
There is a new show out there about a terribly addicting substance--one that we can all become addicted to, and some of us may be addicted right now! The show makes light of the abuse of this substance (it is, in fact, a comedy), yet nobody seems to be making much of a fuss about it.Might that be because the substance in question is food?The show is called Starved, and I found it to be quite entertaining, if not fall-on-the-floor funny (except in one or two places). If it works, it will continue. If not, it won't. In any case, it is sincerely hoped that the Overeaters Anonymous crowd doesn't crow loud enough to have it taken off the air, just as I hope that Showtime doesn't listen to the PDFA "critics" and take Weeds off the air.Showtime, after all, is a pay service. If the PDFA folks don't want to watch it, they do not have to purchase that channel. The same is true for any other show on cable, basic or otherwise.The issue with which I have a problem here is not that these people are against cannabis; it's that they are in favor of censorship. I don't agree with their anti-cannabis TV commercials, but I wouldn't lobby to have them removed from TV. The best way to address those commercials in a free society is to counterattack with the truth.And maybe that's why they choose instead to try to remove the program altogether: they know we have the truth on our side, and truth, when given the opportunity to be freely expressed, wins out.Dan B
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 11:27:26 PT
Dankhank
Why would you switch to the Dish Network? Do they have something Direct TV doesn't? Is it cheaper?I am very tired of the tv and news. I listen to music way more then I did before. I might enjoy a movie now that the news channels have gone down the tubes.
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 11:23:29 PT
Woo Woo Woo 
I just got Showtime turned on!
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Comment #26 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 11:16:22 PT
Pay Channels
We got DTV when the receivers cost 600 bucks.Long time ago ..kept basic cable for a while to get the networks, but found that we never watched cable so we cancelled it.Movies, yes, but more important, the shows lacking the restraint of the networks have always been sharper.Early HBO was: "Lotta stand-up comedy with movies."Most important ... no commercials ...I recognise how commercial sponsorship fueled media growth, but still hate them.I'm working on a theory, anyone know?If you have a TIVO or some such, can you start watching a show, say, ten minutes late and just fast-forward through the commercials, watching commercial-free?I'l probably have Dish Network soon: my honey says we should be open to change ... so all this may be academic ...
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Comment #25 posted by goneposthole on August 08, 2005 at 11:09:14 PT
the real deal
When my son was in middle school, kids would hand out business cards to sell bongs.I mean, come on, this stuff is over. Cannabis traders are everywhere and it is not going to stop anytime soon. I began buying cannabis in early 1970 and it hasn't stopped since then.Suburbia has always been a source of indoor marijuana growing operations.An acquaintance traded a condo for a small island nearby Vancouver, BC. When he went to check out his new property, there was cannabis growing everywhere and a caretaker living on the island.Cannabis farmers will never stop growing good weed, so there.There is nothing that can be done to stop it.Hooray for cannabis
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Comment #24 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 10:38:24 PT
Dankhank
I think the reason why I don't get movie channels is because I ate, drank and slept movies for many years when we owned a big video store. I got totally burnt out on movies since I had to usually watch movie trailers every night to see if I wanted to order the movie. I will order Showtime now though. PS: You're welcome for Sir Paul's performance.
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Comment #23 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 10:31:31 PT
Forum ...
went to the SHO forum and found most agreeing that first show was pretty good, with minor "flaws."Only a kook or two in there trying to stir trouble ...FoM, if you get SHO don't miss "Dead Like Me." It's truly the best ... and look for "Huff." SHO is a good network. Here at this house we've had SHO, HBO and STARS when it arrived for about ten years, during which time we have had NO access to the networks.No CBS, no ABC, no NBC, no FOX, no UPN, no WB, no PBS.Except for Fox's animated shows I haven't missed a thing, 'cept the last Superbowl show with Sir Paul. Thanks again, FoM.peace ...
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Comment #22 posted by MikeEEEEE on August 08, 2005 at 10:20:44 PT
The problem
The US has become more faith based with the Bushies in control.The bill of rights expresses the separation of church and state for a really good reason. That's because history has shown that a faith based govt. is a prescription for disaster, it causes very much suffering. In early American history many people escaped from Europe because of religious oppression – they knew its prescription.In the same way, the prescription has failed for the war on drugs (the drug culture war), and has caused much suffering.Bush is now eyeing Iran, the 3rd largest oil field. Furthermore, Iran has a religious (only Muslim) govt. that’s miles away from the Bush faith. But these aren't passive marijuana smokers. The culture/oil wars are just heating up.An example of faith based exploitation: Bush claimed God told him to bomb Iraq. Exploiting God in this way is the worst injustice to a free society. If allowed again by Bush and other countries it will run the world into the ground. Imagine if another leader said, God made me do it.
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Comment #21 posted by Hope on August 08, 2005 at 10:16:12 PT
Comment 2 Kaptinemo
You sure nailed 'em on this, Kap!I'm surprised, too, at this much screeching this soon.
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 09:42:50 PT
Showtime
I think I will order Showtime now after reading the message board. Check out the song too! It's really good.
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Comment #19 posted by JHarshaw on August 08, 2005 at 09:33:10 PT
Correction
Hi.That should have read: Assuming I am a legal adult what you DO NOT have the right to do is to try and prevent me from going to the theatre and see the movie in question!!
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Comment #18 posted by JHarshaw on August 08, 2005 at 09:24:27 PT
Censorship
I recall a "WKRP in Cincinatti" episode where a group of religious fundamentalists started boycotts on business's
who advertised on WKRP because the station manager, (Arthur Carlson,) refused to remove certain so-called offensive songs from the playlists.During a meeting with the leader of the group Mr. Carlson is asked, and this is a paraphrase because my memory isn't what it used to be, and I am too lazy to look up the exact dialogue, "If someone makes a movie about some unspeakable, bloody horror, shouldn't I have the right to have this movie removed from my local theatre?".Arthur answers incorrectly! He says " I guess so," when the correct response would have been a resounding NO!You have the right to not go to the theatre....you have the right to tell people that you think the movie is a piece of trash and advise them not to go....you have the right to protest at the studio or the theatre.What you DO NOT have the right to do is to try and prevent me from going to the theatre and see the movie in question!!Censorship is a disease of small minds and must be fought at every turn...Robert Heinlein (I think).Just a thought....Peace and Pot
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Comment #17 posted by Toker00 on August 08, 2005 at 09:19:28 PT
oooooohhhhhh I'm SO scared.....
""New Yorkers should find out which companies are supporting "Weeds," refuse to buy their products, and make the companies aware of the boycott," Mr. Long said."""That's ok. We'll find out what companies support the show, and BUY their products.", the Cannabists said.Peace. END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW! 
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 08:59:29 PT
Music
I'm listening to the music now. So far so good! I pray this show doesn't get cancelled. I might even pay for Showtime now.
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 08:45:42 PT
Dankhank
That is so good. I wish we could have seen it. Maybe they will release the shows on DVD and then I'll buy it. Thank you Showtime!
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Comment #14 posted by kaptinemo on August 08, 2005 at 08:36:45 PT:
Just been to the Showtime "Weeds" foum
The comments are overwhelmingly in favor of the show, and the prohibs are reduced to just "Don't watch it! Don't watch it!" or "It's stupid!" without explaining why. As expected, the intellectual deficit of antis is showing very clearly. Don Genaro is right; this will make anti blood pressures skyrocket, and cause them to publicly make gaffes that will reveal just how full of "p*** and vinegar" (as General Patton was fond of saying) they are. 
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Comment #13 posted by Truth on August 08, 2005 at 08:36:33 PT
Peter Jennings
Too bad Peter didn't have a legal choice of smoking cannabis instead of tobacco. He'd probably be around for another 10 or 20 years or so if he smoked an healing herb rather then a deadly one.
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Comment #12 posted by Dankhank on August 08, 2005 at 08:31:13 PT
saw it .,..
FoM ...I saw it and it was bloody marvelous ...Everything rang true that was portrayed and some of it was surprising.The ending was surprising and a tad unsettling, but still truth.My wife was amazed that the show even exists ...I will watch it again tonight"We've come a long way, baby ..."(apologies to B/H cigs.)
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Comment #11 posted by runruff on August 08, 2005 at 08:28:17 PT:
Reel agendas.
First of all it's called the first amendment. Get over it.Second. Remember how the goody two shoes crowd tried to boycot "Married With Childern", how it back fired and became
Fox Net's number one show when it was about to be be cancelled?These same zealots did the same thing with "Jerry Seinfeld", That "70s Show", and a list of others. Let them go. It will only back fire on them. Such is human nature.Third. Look who is crying foul. The job security crowd. All the same people who are over paid to lie to the public to protect government and corporate interest. Professional liers. The lady from the ONDCP! Really! What a load of Reefer Madness crap. The same old lyes only cranked up
sence the old lies have lost their impact. I saw "Weed". Laughed alot. Loved the honesty. It's in your face reality with humor.
It will be interesting to see what impact the zealots over reaction will have on the popularity and longivity of the show.Namaste
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Comment #10 posted by dongenero on August 08, 2005 at 08:27:02 PT
Christian far right
It's the job of reasonable and sensible people everywhere to get them up in arms. I feel it is my duty to stress them out as much as possible until their inner demon comes out in all its true colors.Keep pushing the buttons until they start belching fire and brimstone.
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 08:09:59 PT
potpal
Thank you. I always really liked Peter Jennings. We don't have good news people on tv anymore.
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Comment #8 posted by potpal on August 08, 2005 at 08:04:28 PT
pete jennings
passed away...never was able to get out to A Pot Of Gold...May the force be with him.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4130510.stm
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 07:44:42 PT
Zandor 
Thank you. I didn't know they were that up in arms.
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Comment #6 posted by Zandor on August 08, 2005 at 07:39:06 PT
I thought it had funny moments.
I guess it's ok for HBO to show Sopranos committing murder, extortion and every other crime you can think of but if they sell weed then they go to far. What a load of bull-crap that is!I heard the Bush administration went to their Christian far right groups and orginized them to flooded Showtime’s phone banks and fill the online blog with people who did not even watch the show but posted comments demanding the show to be removed from TV. They are even going as far as writing letters to the FCC and demanding the FCC pull the license of ShowTime networks. Their plan was & is to call on the phone and posted complaints online to get the show off the air. This was a planed event by several of Bushes conservative and far right wing Christine supporters. One of their plan’s is to remove any show from TV the group finds offensive and not in their best interest. These are the same groups who elected Bush to office in the first place.Welcome to America Inc.
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 07:38:40 PT
Just a Comment
I've been looking but so far this article is all I've found to post. August is a slow month and it usually picks up in September. I hope we won't lose momentum because of the Canadian issue but we could. It seems that no articles are being written right now about US issues but in time maybe they will I hope. Have a great day everyone. I'm busy with home stuff so it's ok that the news is slow right now for me. Hang in there everyone!
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Comment #4 posted by potpal on August 08, 2005 at 07:33:52 PT
pot.tv
Is down...? Any one know anything?
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on August 08, 2005 at 07:00:31 PT
A Question
Did anyone see the show last night? 
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Comment #2 posted by kaptinemo on August 08, 2005 at 06:50:43 PT:
I said they'd start screeching
And the screeching will get louder with each episode. So far, only the pilot episode has been shown, and already the prohibs are up in arms; let's see if Showtime has any intestinal fortitude and stands up to the anti's attempts to boycott the show. The fact the antis are moving this fast without seeing the rest of the season implies they are very deeply threatened by it. Good. *Let* them sweat, waiting in fear of the inevitable questions from their kids. Kids who know more than their parents do on the subject and will be quick to spot the lies. 
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on August 08, 2005 at 06:47:23 PT
Cannabis prohibitionists cause more harm than pot.
More is now known of the effects of the agent, !!!THE AGENT TELLS NO TRUTH!!!Shall We exterminate the cannabis prohibitionist AGENT; they are more harmful that cannabis?Let Us prohibit and persecute them.NEVER!We were lost once Ourselves. We can not kill idiots and come out ahead... Killing does not lead to the peace intended.Let Us pray that all people will come to know the truth; peacefuly as Christ God Our Father intended.
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