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dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
 Posted - 12/24/2002 : 13:39:51
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On January 24 at 11:00 PM ET/PT SHOWTIME will present the controversial new series PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT! Master showmen Penn & Teller promise an aggressive, irreverent expose of taboo topics using the duo's trademark humor, knowledge of carnival tricks and con-artistry, as well as hidden cameras and blatant confrontation.
Using undercover operatives, scrupulous research and a healthy dose of skepticism, the Vegas headliners and world-famous magicians blow the lid off popular notions about alien abductions, Ouija boards and end of the world predictions. They expose the bogus science behind such widely accepted canards as creationism, the purity of bottled water, global warming, miracle-workers and religious cults.
Check out the Preview at: http://www.sho.com/screeningroom/play_window.cfm?include=ptbs&filename=/ptbs/ptbs_trailer&archive=no
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
 Posted - 12/25/2002 : 12:49:39 [Permalink]
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This is one I have been really looking forward to. 
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I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery.
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2003 : 06:31:52 [Permalink]
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I just watched this last night. The subject was psychics who talk to the dead.
Mother fucking hilarious! (You'll appreciate my profanity if you caught the show  )
They do an excellent job of debunking the likes of John Edward and James Van Praagh.
I got a Season Pass on TiVo so I wouldn't miss any upcoming eps, but so far only one other show is scheduled, on alternative medicine. I'm looking forward to it a lot, as they're going to discuss magnet therapy, which I find particularly annoying.
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
5310 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2003 : 07:11:22 [Permalink]
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| I almost went out and got Showtime just for this, but I didn't. Hopefully, someday it will be out on tape. |
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2003 : 09:37:28 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Tokyodreamer
Mother fucking hilarious! (You'll appreciate my profanity if you caught the show )
Indeed. Penn does not pull any motherfucking punches.  |
I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery.
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2003 : 13:09:25 [Permalink]
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Perhaps my favorite part was Penn's emphasis and passion and digust he expressed when talking about how these people are exploiting other people's grief for money.
This is something that really needs to be stressed when confronted by the "but they make people feel better, even if it is fake" crowd. |
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dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2003 : 08:44:41 [Permalink]
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Caught the second show.
Fantastic! They have done an excellent job of making their points clear and succinct (both P&T and their excellent selection of skeptical commentators). I really hope this show has enough interest by viewers to keep it going for a while.
They had a Chiropractic nutjob on there who admitted (and is apparently proud of the fact) that he does "manipulations" on children, and even newborns. Penn was very serious during that segment, and his digust was clear and powerful to the viewers. They really should have called 911...  |
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Kaneda Kuonji
Skeptic Friend
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2003 : 12:45:54 [Permalink]
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| I have seen the top of the mountain, and it is good...very good. I'll have to try to catch this show sometime. |
Rodney Dean, CI Order of the Knights of Jubal
Ivbalis.org
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2003 : 21:29:46 [Permalink]
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| Tonights episode on creationism was great! See it if you get a chance. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2003 : 23:15:25 [Permalink]
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| It could have been better, Kil. They didn't even mention "Dr. Dino." Of course, talking about Hovind's nuttiness could take up a whole half-hour show just by itself... |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change?
Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2003 : 23:48:42 [Permalink]
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| I think half-hour is key here. They got a lot of cluck for their buck. Gish was pathetic... |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2003 : 10:02:38 [Permalink]
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My treachreous son in law was supposed to tape it for me so's I could come over today and se it. Instead, he got involved in some dumb basketball game and forgot.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2003 : 10:06:20 [Permalink]
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quote:
My treachreous son in law was supposed to tape it for me so's I could come over today and se it. Instead, he got involved in some dumb basketball game and forgot.
They are repeated through the week. A tip... |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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