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gav said:
I've only watched the first 45mins, but that episode is all over the place! I actually thought it was a recap of the entire first season, I had to pause it and check. Hopefully it was just setting the story in place and will now follow a more chronological order
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i give a show at least 3 -4 episodes before being too critical.

its shaping up ok atm..
 
For those of us who enjoyed Chris Lilley's characters in "Summer Heights High" and "The Librarians", he has a new series starting 9.05pm this Wednesday on ABC1 starring the obnoxious Jaime, this time as a "Private School Girl".

If the satire is as biting as on the above two previous programs it will be well worth watching.:D
 
Julia said:
For those of us who enjoyed Chris Lilley's characters in "Summer Heights High" and "The Librarians", he has a new series starting 9.05pm this Wednesday on ABC1 starring the obnoxious Jaime, this time as a "Private School Girl".

If the satire is as biting as on the above two previous programs it will be well worth watching.:D
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Chris Lilley did " We can be heroes " and " Angry Boys " the " Librarians" were done by Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler. Still very funny though :)
 
Ijustnewit said:
Chris Lilley did " We can be heroes " and " Angry Boys " the " Librarians" were done by Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler. Still very funny though :)
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Thanks for that, Ijn. I'd always thought Lilley did "The Librarians" as well.

It was "Summer Heights High" that I enjoyed most. Didn't like "Angry Boys" at all.
 
Could be a follow-on to the discussions we had here a while back:

NEXT ON CATALYST (24/10/2013) ABC1

The Heart of the Matter

Does high cholesterol really increase your risk of heart attacks?

Is the role of cholesterol in heart disease really one of the biggest myths in the history of medicine?

For the last four decades we’ve been told that saturated fat clogs our arteries and high cholesterol causes heart disease. It has spawned a multi-billion dollar drug and food industry of “cholesterol free” products promising to lower our cholesterol and decrease our risk of heart disease.

But what if it all isn’t true? What if it’s never been proven that saturated fat causes heart disease?

In this special two part edition of Catalyst, Dr Maryanne Demasi investigates the science behind the claims that saturated fat causes heart disease by raising cholesterol.
 
Country Lad said:
... The Heart of the Matter ...
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Thank you CL,
I will be watching with interest!


The only thing I know about cholesterol is this:
When it approaches zero, I'll die.

The only other thing I know about cholesterol is this:
Cholesterol acts as an "anti-freeze"!
Thus preventing the collapse of air sacs in the lungs when the temperature drops below zero!
 
Country Lad said:
It has spawned a multi-billion dollar drug and food industry
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If anyone is taking statins, be very wary!

http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-01-16/do-cholesterol-drugs-do-any-good

Statins are sold by Merck (MRK) (Mevacor and Zocor), AstraZeneca (AZN) (Crestor), and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) (Pravachol) in addition to Pfizer.

A current TV and newspaper campaign by Pfizer, for instance, stars artificial heart inventor and Lipitor user Dr. Robert Jarvik. The printed ad proclaims that "Lipitor reduces the risk of heart attack by 36%...in patients with multiple risk factors for heart disease."

The second crucial point is hiding in plain sight in Pfizer's own Lipitor newspaper ad. The dramatic 36% figure has an asterisk. Read the smaller type. It says: "That means in a large clinical study, 3% of patients taking a sugar pill or placebo had a heart attack compared to 2% of patients taking Lipitor."

What a scam!!! I guess "Lipitor reduces the risk of heart attack by 1%" wouldn't sound quite as impressive, especially given the cost and toxic side effects.
 
Not television, but along similar lines to the above, the psychiatrists' 'bible' the DSM-IV, has massively expanded its list of classifiable mental disorders.

The politics behind this are explained in this excellent "All in the Mind" program from Radio National.
Sunday 20 October 2013 5:00PM

Straightjacket Image: U.S. psychotherapist Gary Greenberg calls the 'psychiatrist's bible' a book of woe (Getty Images)

The so called psychiatrists bible, is deeply flawed argues U.S. psychotherapist Gary Greenberg.

In his scathing examination of the leading manual of mental health classification, the DSM, he says that the politics behind it has caused the diagnosis rates of autism, ADHD and bi polar disorder to skyrocket.

He challenges the status quo of modern psychiatric practice and suggests that it has become impossible to differentiate mental illness from everyday suffering.

In this program we consider the future of psychiatry.
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http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/psychiatry-re-examined/5023224

The latest statistic I heard for children taking stimulants for ADHD and its variants is one in three.
Something to be seriously concerned about here imo.
 
"Literary Landscapes" on SBS. I enjoyed the first which was on Charles Dickens last night. Tonight it is Thomas Hardy.
 
burglar said:
'Twas well worth watching!!
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The great disappointment in this episode to me was the attitude of the Heart Foundation. They appear hell bent on continuing the discredited push about cholesterol being dangerous regardless of the widespread scientific opinion only to protect their income from the Heart Foundation accredited products.

Make sure you watch Part 2, it will continue along the same lines regarding the big con for taking statins.

Chris45 said:
If anyone is taking statins, be very wary!
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We had a discussion a while back about statins and the link to the excellent video "STATIN NATION: The Great Cholesterol Cover-Up". Unfortunately, that video was only going to be public for a short period and is no longer available. Fortunately, I made a copy at the time for friends to see.

The video demonstrates that not only are statins unnecessary, but dangerous. As well as other bad side effects, they stop the body's production of some stuff vital for the heart to work properly.

Next week's Part 2 will be interesting for most people not aware of the dangers of statins.

Cheers
Country Lad
 
Country Lad said:
... Make sure you watch Part 2 ...
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Had the arbitrary cholesterol test in the mid nineteen seventies.
My doctor advised me to ban cheese from my eating regimen.
Until then, I had no particular desire to eat cheese.

Since then, I have a continuous supply of cheese in my fridge.
I have cheese on bread, cheese on toast and toasted cheese sandwiches.
When I get sick of one variety I change to another.
Currently, I am revisiting Mainl'nd Colby!


Country Lad said:
The great disappointment in this episode to me was the attitude of the Heart Foundation. ...
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That generation will need to die off to allow reeducation.

A bit harsh, I know!
 
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