Melbourne Beats

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:57 pm

deviant wrote:
gnat wrote:lol yeah and bogan accent is a bit hmm too imo. same as beckham- shhhh, don't talk, just get your gear off
sort of like Julia Gillard

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:01 pm

anyone watch poh's kitchen?
i got bored and been looking through abc iView.

she sounds like she should be on playschool

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:00 pm

^^ she is massively hot however.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:52 am

Brain wrote:
gnat wrote:plodding through season 2 of breaking bad. just saw the turtle scene. lol fuck me, those mexicans do not fuck around
Have you read this?

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ ... 35,00.html

fuck me. serious gangsters!

sam- watched BC doco last night.didn't realise he was such a unit with the drugs- i thought it was a cokey binge now and then. serious contender. the 'smasssshed' footage was lol

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:38 am

er Boomer from Battlestar is hot.

so is Starbuck. that is all

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:45 am

Yeah, he was long time fucked. i would have a giggle when the shorts would come on with him dancing to the camera. I know i shoudlnt, but he looked so wasted and it looked fun.

That music show was RAD! Just wish I wasnt as stoned as I was, missed a few things,

Have to watch it again.

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:32 pm

^^^ FARKIN lol lady..

I thought the same thing! The music show was tres awesome however the 2nd fat one was most likely not required and i now require a re-watch!

Any idea how long the series is going for?

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:14 pm

classic. The thing i heard on JJJ said 3 part, but then they seemed to suggest at the end last night that it finishes next week. Id like to actually own it, so hopefully abc shop will sell the dvd. I reckon you could watch it over and over and learn something more each time.

Studying something like that would be awesome. not sure how much employment you could get from it, but i reckon when im older and bored, i might do it.

quick · Post by **quick** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:22 am

youthful_implants wrote:er Boomer from Battlestar is hot.

so is Starbuck. that is all

Number 6 is hotter

and i think Cally is cute as

great characters all round

quick · Post by **quick** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:21 am

ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:10 pm

Mad Men season 4 is awesome! Well the first episode was rad anyway. Such a good show

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:20 pm

No True Blood next week, season finale the week after. FUUUU--

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:50 pm

Oh what!? This season seems to have gone quick. Lucky i have mad men, entourage, futurama to get me thru til then.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:07 pm

andy_hoffman wrote:Oh what!? This season seems to have gone quick. Lucky i have mad men, entourage, futurama to get me thru til then.

Yeah but every major show starts again in the next few weeks.

In no particular order, restarting or commencing in Sept:

30 Rock
Fringe
Chuck
Sons of Anarchy
How I Met Your Mother
South Park
Stargate Universe
Dexter
Nikita
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Event
Undercovers
No Ordinary Family
The Walking Dead

And that's just the stuff I can remember off the top of my head. I do not have enough hard drive space.

Post by **huge** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:10 pm

mecka wrote:The Walking Dead

cant wait for this!

hoorah 400gig of bandwidth!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:39 pm

Boardwalk Empire looks pretty good as well

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:00 am

watched first ep of party people, did not like... and watched first ep of sons of anarchy, was ok... maybe need to watch more.

Also, didn't like new futrama that much at all... stopped after 3 eps

this season of entourage is badass tho

Post by **huge** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:23 am

quick wrote:Also, didn't like new futrama that much at all... stopped after 3 eps

4th ep was better huhu. but yeah, first 3 are just stupid.

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:54 am

i am thinking i did not get enough download limit. . .

(going from a slow connection with unlimited bandwidth to a faster plan with limited bandwidth, i think i guessed how much i would use wrong.)

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:58 am

it unlimited here in Europe, pretty much everywhere... I have downloaded over 200gig in the last 1.5 months... and thats with about 2 weeks no internet... fukn crazy

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:00 am

also, the off peak is between 2am and 8am
i remember when on / off was 12hours each.
none of this 6hour crap. i can't even get enough sleep from that!!!

i guess that is why they do it, so people go over the times from because they are asleep or something.
(the only reason i am awake now is so i can download things off peak)

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:01 am

yeh, australia is bullshit.
seriously it is not like it is costing them much more or anything is it?
they just want to be able to charge whatever the hell

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:05 am

and the fact that i can (and do) download my "daily quota" in half an hour shits me to tears
i think maybe i should stop downloading / watching so many things and actually make some music again >.<

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:16 am

sorry, this is a TV thread not internet.

just finished watching Treme
good show.
reccomend it XD

about to start watching bored to death & season 2 of hung

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:52 am

Ep 11 of Trueblood last night.

Good shizzle

something or someone is about to go crackers.

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:18 am

Post by **huge** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:01 am

yeah latest ep was good. two week wait for next one boo.

ooh season two of hung is out eh cob. good show that, will download (my daily quota at the moment is over 20gig huhuh)

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:44 am

quick wrote:this season of entourage is badass tho

yep, totally makes up for the steaming pile that was Season 6...

full frontal nudity in Ep 6

drugs, etc the way it should have been from the start imo

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:04 pm

quick wrote:ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.

heh, yeah, you guys have so much in common.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:00 pm

Hung was okay, but not that great

i am liking Good News Week, it has me crackin up all the time. thank god for recording it though cos those ads would be killer. stupid ads

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:02 pm

huge wrote:yeah latest ep was good. two week wait for next one boo.

ooh season two of hung is out eh cob. good show that, will download (my daily quota at the moment is over 20gig huhuh)

two week wait - how come?

that bites

Post by **system** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:06 pm

mrj wrote:
quick wrote:ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.
heh, yeah, you guys have so much in common.

speak english real the good

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:35 am

mrj wrote:
quick wrote:ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.
heh, yeah, you guys have so much in common.

too true, especially when i wear my west coast guernsey

no huhuhu... thats not ben, its just me

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:17 am

where was that pic taken?

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:57 am

u know.... thats why u asked... hotham

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:58 am

quick wrote:
mrj wrote:
quick wrote:ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.
heh, yeah, you guys have so much in common.
too true, especially when i wear my west coast guernsey

no huhuhu... thats not ben, its just me

haha mackin' :donk:

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:36 am

quick wrote:u know.... thats why u asked... hotham

I was thinking it was Hotham.... haha

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:31 pm

quick wrote:ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.

really?

i reckon he came across as a dumb smug cunt who still hasn't and probably never will acheive any state of self realisation

imo the whole thing was an overblown piece of shite

didn't expect anything more tbh though

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:08 pm

aroes wrote:
quick wrote:ben cousins doco was great, well the first part,. still need to see the rest... he speaks real well and is very honest... easy to relate to some of it for sure.
really?

i reckon he came across as a dumb smug cunt who still hasn't and probably never will acheive any state of self realisation

imo the whole thing was an overblown piece of shite

didn't expect anything more tbh though

the story was real, he said it how it was, perfect for educating a real drug addicts story

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:57 pm

quick wrote:
the story was real, he said it how it was, perfect for educating a real drug addicts story

i strongly disagree

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:17 pm

aroes wrote:
quick wrote:
the story was real, he said it how it was, perfect for educating a real drug addicts story
i strongly disagree

On what basis do you disaree Aroes?

On him being smug?

I agree that he came across as a spoilt kid who showed little respect for the people who supported and raised him; however the relevant issue is not his smugness or his level of respect it is drug addiction.

He was never caught with drugs and he has never tested positive yet he chose to share the experience with the public in the hope of education for others.

I think it's quite Gutsy.

if it brings a discussion up within a family or support circle about the dangers of drug use, when it may have never been discussed, how can it be a negative?

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:41 pm

Whether or not I think he's smug isn't the issue

Quick said it was "perfect for educating a real drug addict's story"......this is the statement I disagree with

I think his story is far from representative of most drug addicts. How many drug addicts have the kind of money and support he had? Practically the whole football fraternity and fanbase would willingly lick his arse

You say that he was never caught with drugs and that it was his choice to share the experience. This I also disagree with. He came unstuck. Admittedly this was probably largely due to the media actively trying to catch him out, but the point is he was doing the wrong thing and it became public knowledge. The doco didn't ask any tough questions. It was done on his terms. To say that he bared all for the sake of public education is in my opinion naive. There are still many grey areas, and he made a shitload of cash in the process

I don't like him, I think the doco was a blatant ratings mop up, and I don't believe that a single skeric of it is in any way helpful in the realm of drug awareness and education

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:02 pm

I take all of that on board - well written.

valid point relating to a perfect story.

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:35 am

aroes wrote:Whether or not I think he's smug isn't the issue

Quick said it was "perfect for educating a real drug addict's story"......this is the statement I disagree with

I think his story is far from representative of most drug addicts. How many drug addicts have the kind of money and support he had? Practically the whole football fraternity and fanbase would willingly lick his arse

You say that he was never caught with drugs and that it was his choice to share the experience. This I also disagree with. He came unstuck. Admittedly this was probably largely due to the media actively trying to catch him out, but the point is he was doing the wrong thing and it became public knowledge. The doco didn't ask any tough questions. It was done on his terms. To say that he bared all for the sake of public education is in my opinion naive. There are still many grey areas, and he made a shitload of cash in the process

I don't like him, I think the doco was a blatant ratings mop up, and I don't believe that a single skeric of it is in any way helpful in the realm of drug awareness and education

sorry, but how is bens story is not representative of most drug addicts? drug addicts come in every shape and form, this story shows that, and it IS real and truthful... that is the perfect way to educate on drug addiction, not some scare tactics the media usually use... use the truth, and if the truth is a wealthy sports star saying he enjoyed a lot of his times on drugs but still fell from grace, then so be it... Bill Hicks would be proud of this story thats for sure.

He didn't bare all for the sake of the public, but it has helped by educating the truth behind all the media coverage over the last few years. And just because he makes money from this, doesn't mean its all bullshit!

and the fact that this was on his terms and not through doco presenter questions is fucking brilliant... the media has a very good nac of getting a story told their way if they ask the questions... if it is purely the subject telling it how it was, its far more real...

just sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder about football and footballers in general... if he was a musician would u see this differently?

aroes wrote:
quick wrote:
the story was real, he said it how it was, perfect for educating a real drug addicts story
i strongly disagree

by strongly disagreeing, you would prefer a drug addicts story to be not real? because that is what my point was, it was real, he is real, the story is real... perfect.

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:14 am

quick wrote:
just sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder about football and footballers in general... if he was a musician would u see this differently?

I most definitely do not have a chip on my shoulder about footballers, and no, in my eyes a musician is no different to a footballer or anyone else who is under intense public scrutiny

quick wrote: by strongly disagreeing, you would prefer a drug addicts story to be not real? because that is what my point was, it was real, he is real, the story is real... perfect.

I guess we may as well agree to disagree on this point......having had first hand experience with addiction, I feel that the way Cousins' story was conveyed lacked sincerity and was full of holes.....in my opinion, it just wasn't, as you put it, "real"

Hope you don't think I was just on a pointless rant, it's actually an issue that I'm passionate about and have a vested interest in

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:48 am

I think you both have a point.

The Cousins doco showed a different side of addiction to what a lot of people think - especially people who have never taken drugs or known people or do.

It showed that people, be they sports people, professionals, your neighbour can become addicted to "recreational" drugs. And while this is a very different experience from your heroin addict who is out on the street and burging your house for the next hit - it is still a valid form of addiction.

Sure Cousins had more support and structures in his life than most people - and that would have greatly assisted him in his recovery and ability to overcome his addiction (so far). But that is true of other people as well. I know loads of people who got into pot as young teens, then E's and Lou during the rave era who then, when Ice came around lost a lot because they took it too far. For the most part they carried on with their lives during the recreational times, but when they all started picking up pipes things changed... and i know people that did loose their jobs and failed relationships and friendships because it turned from a social experience into a addiction.

Others didn't cope with even the E's and Lou to begin with and probably didn’t finish uni etc because of it.

Others did travel down that other path, and needed the next hit, wanted to keep escaping, and picked up the dragon or the prick in the arm and I lost a mate to that son of a bitch.

But that is the common story - the pot head, turned recreational stimulant, turned JASON, turned body bag. Everyone knows that one. What we don't see is the guy in the suit, or the sports star, who does put pressure on those around him because of his social addiction... What we don't see is how much fun it is at the time, and that drugs can be a shit load of fun - and the Cousins doco showed that - and from that side of things, it did show a reality that is not often showed.

Whether that is a good thing or not is reputable. And in the end Channel 7 didn't give a shit, it was rating and $. But from a watchers point of view - yeah - I thought it was interesting and nice to see a different drug story get some coverage.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:39 am

aroes wrote:I guess we may as well agree to disagree on this point......

good option...

most people on this board have learned the hard way... NEVER argue with quick

Post by **huge** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:11 pm

for the fanboys

The inaugural Ben Cousins Biathlon

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:51 pm

deviant wrote:
aroes wrote:I guess we may as well agree to disagree on this point......
good option...

most people on this board have learned the hard way... NEVER argue with quick

lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

and aroes, i can relate to this addiction all to well as well... thats why i KNOW its real... i had a fuck load of fun... its hard for me to say a bad word about it based on my experience, but i was lucky... still took hold of me, and controlled me for periods over 4 years... and the way Ben speaks is soooooooooooooo fukn real its scary

we all have different experiences, but if ben isn't being real, he does a damn good job of making up a fukn real story...

yenks · Post by **yenks** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:01 pm

Just finished watching all 5 Seasons of 'The Wire' .

Really enjoyed it. Probs the best cops/drugs show ive seen.