What are you watching now?

[George K]

@jodi said in What are you watching now?:

@Mik I have yet to watch a single episode of Yellowstone! I will probably start paying for Paramount + on December 18th…

Is it great television?

Nope.

Is it a fancy soap opera?

Yup.

Is it full of cowboy/horse porn?

Yup.

Is it fun?

Oh yeah.

As I've said, it's a guilty pleasure, like "Dallas" was in the early 1980s - but the people in Dallas were nicer.

[Mik]

@jodi said in What are you watching now?:

@Mik I have yet to watch a single episode of Yellowstone! I will probably start paying for Paramount + on December 18th…

It’s not on Paramount+, just the cable Paramount Network and also on CMT. Not sure where you can watch the first four seasons.

[jodi]

@Mik I made it into the official trailer! For about a half second.

Link to video

[Horace]

That's awesome. Heads were buried in newspapers back then just like heads are buried in phones these days, huh?

[Mik]

You can watch Seasons 1-4 on Peacock. I think they are offering 2 bucks a month subscription now.

[taiwan_girl]

@jodi.

(I didn't know you were an actress!!)

[Mik]

Of course...she's extra special!

[jodi]

@taiwan_girl Nope, just an “extra” - which means background, no speaking. Though we did get to speak in this - we were protesting - we were temperance women - about the evils of alcohol - we got to SHOUT at the top of our lungs (after the first couple of takes, on the way out of the building, Harrison Ford looked at us and suggested we save our voices a little for later!). He, (or his double) rode in, dismounted, pushed through our little group - as we berated, yelled, shook our fingers - it was hilarious. We were LOUD. They filmed the whole scene from multiple angles, starting from the top of the building and slowly moving closer throughout the day - to the point that it was close up, and Harrison Ford and the one actress amount the rest of the 13 extras had lines - we had to go from shouting to mouthing silently what we had been shouting as soon as his foot hit the curb (so you could hear the lines) - that was way harder than it seems - to make it believable - and they had to do a couple of retakes because a few of the ladies messed up and kept yelling! Apparently if you have actual lines, you have to join the union, or something. But yelling in a crowd doesn’t count.

[jodi]

@Horace Not newspapers - protest signs! “Protect America’s Youth”, “Prohibition for Montana”, that sort of thing. Whiskey was misspelled on my sign (left out the e) Not on purpose. (Props were made for us) It made me laugh. Tried to cover it up with my glove! There is a small chance you might actually hear my voice in the episode (I’m pretty loud). Or maybe they will block it out because I’m too loud, lol. There was a group watching a boxing match on the corner across from us - they were all yelling too. It was amazing - all the cars, all the horses and wagons, several hundred extras - all these things that had to go around the block and get set up again for the next take.

[Horace]

@jodi said in What are you watching now?:

@Horace Not newspapers - protest signs! “Protect America’s Youth”, “Prohibition for Montana”, that sort of thing. Whiskey was misspelled on my sign (left out the e) Not on purpose. (Props were made for us) It made me laugh. Tried to cover it up with my glove! There is a small chance you might actually hear my voice in the episode (I’m pretty loud). Or maybe they will block it out because I’m too loud, lol. There was a group watching a boxing match on the corner across from us - they were all yelling too. It was amazing - all the cars, all the horses and wagons, several hundred extras - all these things that had to go around the block and get set up again for the next take.

It's my understanding that Whisky and Whiskey are two different words which describe two different things. So I think it's all good. That's neat that you were able to participate in that.

[George K]

@jodi said in What are you watching now?:

@Mik I made it into the official trailer! For about a half second.

What are you holding? A sign, or is that, indeed a newspaper?

[jodi]

@Horace You are right - looks like either spelling is correct - I learned something new today! Wonder if one is older, or just used in different places. Just looked in our cabinet. The Midleton has an “e”, the Balvenie does not.

[jodi]

@George-K It’s a protest sign. I can’t remember what mine said. It had an illustration. And “Whisky” without and e.

[George K]

@jodi said in What are you watching now?:

@Horace You are right - looks like either spelling is correct - I learned something new today!

https://www.thekitchn.com/whiskey-vs-whisky-whats-the-di-100476

Up until quite recently, The New York Times tackled the problem by spelling everything the American way (with an E), regardless of the spirit’s country of origin. From Kentucky bourbon to Islay malts, everything was “whiskey” to The NYTimes. But then, last February, the venerable newspaper made a decisive change.

After receiving a raft of complaints from some serious Scotch whisky drinkers, the paper re-tooled its approach to follow that of many specialized spirits publications, spelling each type of spirit according to the way favored by its country of origin. So, while American-produced varieties such as bourbon, rye, and Tennessee – as well as the Irish stuff – kept their previous NYTimes-styled “whiskey” spelling, the stuff from Scotland, Canada, and Japan now would be referred to as “whisky.” Makes a lot of sense, I think.

Whiskey/whisky nmemonics:

Here’s a quick way to remember how some of the world’s biggest producers spell their products:

Countries that have E’s in their names (UnitEd StatEs and IrEland) tend to spell it whiskEy (plural whiskeys)
Countries without E’s in their names (Canada, Scotland, and Japan) spell it whisky (plural whiskies)

[Mik]

Whisky business.

[George K]

Feckin' Irish...

[jodi]

Lol.

[Doctor Phibes]

If you really want to be up yourself, you could spell it uisce (Irish) or uisge (Scottish gaelic)

[xenon]

Just finished the 2nd season of White Lotus.

Highly recommend. There's very little continuity between the seasons and they're 6-7 episodes each.

Great, great TV.

[Mik]

That's funny. I watched the first episode and had no desire for more.

I'm watching Slow Horses, S2, The Crown, S5.