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That's odd, I really don't get Dr. Who. I ususally just end up going "Oh perrrrrlease!" lol. For instance, I saw the return of the Daleks episode with Christopher Eccelston. What was that all about? Giving Daleks a whole new load of powers just to cover up for their obvious design faults was not cool and I just didn't by that "let's feel sorry for the lonely Dalek thing". And then there was the first Dalek episode with Matt Smith. Really funny Jammy Dodger joke aside, a lot of it was really daft. The British WWII stuff was heavy handed (the equivalent of me swanning about it tails all day talking about cricket before joining Lady Sondingmergely (pronounsed Songmer, dontcha know) on the lawn for afternoom tea were I attempt to court her ward with my gently witty word-play at the expense of urchins, foreigners and liberal politics) and the whole Spitfires in space smashed the rules of credulity. And the robot scientist bit was just unrealistic, he would have exploded. I guess I just find the storytelling for me heavy-handed and predictable.

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Anyone seen 'How It's Made'? It's on cable in the U.S. and I think in Canada. You can also rent the DVDs. Anyway, it's a neat show about how things are produced in factories. It reminds me a lot of the filmstrips we had in school when I was a kid. The show has an odd mesmerizing effect. The narration, plus watching the machines buzz along, makes for good relaxation if you have to unwind after a long day. :)

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Anyone seen 'How It's Made'? It's on cable in the U.S. and I think in Canada. You can also rent the DVDs. Anyway' date=' it's a neat show about how things are produced in factories. It reminds me a lot of the filmstrips we had in school when I was a kid. The show has an odd mesmerizing effect. The narration, plus watching the machines buzz along, makes for good relaxation if you have to unwind after a long day. :)[/quote'] Sometimes it can be interesting, but I can't watch more than an episode or two of it before I'm consumed by boredom.
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Sometimes it can be interesting' date=' but I can't watch more than an episode or two of it before I'm consumed by boredom.[/quote'] If you really love seeing assembly lines, watch this video...this is seriously a music video for Duobetic Homunkulus. y0QJROlEBV0
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Anyone seen 'How It's Made'? It's on cable in the U.S. and I think in Canada. :)
My kids love that show! I like it too if what they're making is interesting. I've always thought that they should make a 'How It's Made' for the machines that make the things that they're showing us how they're made. Like the machines that dip ice cream bars into chocolate for a specific amount of time and at a specific temperature to yield the proper thickness of chocolatey goodness at the end. Those machines are pretty amazing pieces of engineering. Although, I must say that there is no way that I could do the jobs where its assembly line work. The same thing over and over and over and over... and over... and over... I think you get the point... tedious and boring. Couldn't do it! It is very cool to see the people that do that work do it so quickly and efficiently. Must take a bit of time to figure out what works best for you. Cool show though.
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My wife and I watch a lot of The Dog Whisperer. Being dog trainers ourselves, I can tell you that the dude knows what he's talking about, and we've learned a lot from watching him that has translated for more and more successful training. He seems like he's a pretty cool guy too, and I just love how he's always looking to cut to the root of the problem psychologically, and has so much experience that he can discern tiny differences in expression to determine exactly what the emotion is that the dog is displaying. My wife said that he started out as a groomer, and came to learn about behaviors while watching the dogs he groomed and trying to get them to be more mellow and easier to groom, and ended up becoming one of the most successful trainers out there.

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my favorite tv shows are dukes of hzzard A-team Knight riderold and new airwolf miami vice Mcguvyver Gator Boys Alaska State Troopers Cops THe crocadile hunter rip steve Bar Rescue Urban Tarzan Repoe Games deadlist warrior !,000 Ways to die cartoons Scooby Doo Looney Tunes He_man Thundercats old and new she-ra and Tom and Jerry Woody Woodpecker

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Deadliest Warrior could have been a good show and it was still enjoyable but it left quite a lot to be desired. Probably the worst example was that the Spartan was presumed to beat any other contemporary soldier one on one. There's next to no way that he'd be able to beat a knight with a shield and a flail. For that matter, anyone with the ability to deal with his shield could beat him.

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Deadliest Warrior could have been a good show and it was still enjoyable but it left quite a lot to be desired. Probably the worst example was that the Spartan was presumed to beat any other contemporary soldier one on one. There's next to no way that he'd be able to beat a knight with a shield and a flail. For that matter' date=' anyone with the ability to deal with his shield could beat him.[/quote'] I contest that. I'm not saying he would be invisiable but he would be armed with a short sword which would be very nifty at sticking through cracks in armour (or even punching through) and it has to be remembered that a Spartan's sole occupation since the age of seven was fighting.
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