i have been avoiding watching the new one about the guy who eats fish every day and then reports on it. has anyone seen it? the premise does not seem quite up to frontline standards :-/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 1 May 2017 19:21 (seven years ago) link
yeah i gave that one a wide berth too
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 1 May 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link
Haha fishing, berth, iswydt
― gimmesomehawnz (Jon not Jon), Monday, 1 May 2017 20:48 (seven years ago) link
unintentional i swear
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 1 May 2017 21:44 (seven years ago) link
We're going to have to dock you for that one.
― nickn, Monday, 1 May 2017 21:57 (seven years ago) link
don't they do a lot of episodes about farming though? this seems like the same wheelhouse. or are you just saying they're not given to telling... fish stories?
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Monday, 1 May 2017 22:08 (seven years ago) link
it seems more like a morgan spurlock pitch than a Frontline story imo
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 1 May 2017 22:23 (seven years ago) link
I was saying it seems kind of boring as research topics go. I'm sure it's better than I think it is and the conceit is just a trick to "lure the viewer" If this were an article, I would not read it.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 00:50 (seven years ago) link
clickbaity kinda
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 01:23 (seven years ago) link
That's what I meant by lure the viewer. I would not click on this if it weren't Frontline and I feel like it's gotta be better than I think it is. I was hoping someone had watched it/would vouch for it being more than as described above
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 01:43 (seven years ago) link
I will watch it and report back, I love the ocean
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 02:42 (seven years ago) link
This one looks pretty good, Second Chance Kids (about juvenile offenders who receive life sentences) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/second-chance-kids/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 20:14 (seven years ago) link
Also thank you f. hazel for your service
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 20:15 (seven years ago) link
OK, I have watched the Fish Every Day episode. It is not essential viewing. The focus is more on the state of aquaculture and various fishing methods than the "eat fish for a year" schtick that just kinda frames the narrative a little. It's actually pretty funny how he expects it to maybe improve his health and then they show him talking to various doctors and they're clearly like "WTF? why would you think this would do anything except expose you to too much mercury? there is no real research to back up these mad health claims why didn't you Google a little before eating nothing but fish for a year". But I liked it because it was only a little melancholy and not relentlessly grim like some Frontlines can be.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 00:45 (seven years ago) link
"Poverty, Politics & Profit" out May 9th.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/poverty-politics-and-profit/
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 6 May 2017 07:07 (seven years ago) link
the one about affordable housing is a Frontline classic of investigative journalismclassic Laura Sullivan worship from the camera tooi liked when they went to Costa Rica and talked with Daxvouchers are bs
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 00:16 (seven years ago) link
also -- housing developer greed story in the USA serving as metaphor for state of the USA in general :(
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 00:18 (seven years ago) link
ALSO i am officially psyched about the upcoming one on MILITIAS/the Bundy situationthe FBI posed as a documentary film crew and got inside scoop!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 16:50 (seven years ago) link
definitely feel i can skip "i ate fish every day" now that they are back to their usual programming
whoa was the militia one yesterday? says 5/16 on website. i think i know what i'm watching tonight. did you see the american experience episodes about ruby ridge and timothy mcveigh (two shows, overlapping content)
― assawoman bay (harbl), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 20:59 (seven years ago) link
I just saw a teaser for the militia one that promised insider FBI footage. Have not seen those other eps!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 21:03 (seven years ago) link
they're both on netflix
― assawoman bay (harbl), Wednesday, 17 May 2017 21:05 (seven years ago) link
ruby ridge & mcveigh eps were really good
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 18 May 2017 01:19 (seven years ago) link
Considering donning a hazmat suit for tonight's BANNON'S WAR
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:19 (seven years ago) link
Militia one ("American Patriot") was pretty good, definitely recommend if you are interested in the topic
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:24 (seven years ago) link
ALSO the one about affordable housing is a nice complement to this piece about Kushnerville https://www.propublica.org/article/the-beleaguered-tenants-of-kushnerville
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 20:26 (seven years ago) link
i was a bit disappointed in the militia one, more for the lack of historical context etc but overall it was p good
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 23 May 2017 21:42 (seven years ago) link
There's a "for mature viewers only" content warning before Bannon's WarLol/sob
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 03:24 (seven years ago) link
watched the soon-to-be-on-Frontline film 'Abacus' last night; interesting portrait of a family and the incompetence of the feds
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 16:27 (seven years ago) link
http://www.abacusmovie.com/
That sounds cool! looking forward to seeing it.
I'm done with Bannon's War and ready to suggest it as essential viewing for people who are like "how did this happem?!" It explains (rather soberly, imo) how this happened
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 25 May 2017 00:11 (seven years ago) link
oops that is supposed to say *happen
Ben Shapiro is nauseating in this, describing his decision to quit as a result of breitbart's turn away from "journalist integrity"when they began attacking trump's opponents during the primary.
Pffffft
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 25 May 2017 00:48 (seven years ago) link
Everything about the whole doc made me want to puke. But it was very clear and explained a lot.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 25 May 2017 01:07 (seven years ago) link
sorry to put a typo in quotes! "journalistic integrity", of course.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 25 May 2017 01:11 (seven years ago) link
You were busy puking it's ok!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 25 May 2017 01:28 (seven years ago) link
*pukey thumbs up*
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 25 May 2017 01:30 (seven years ago) link
An American Patriot was top-shelf journalism.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 29 May 2017 20:07 (seven years ago) link
Life on Parole is so depressing :(
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
I did enjoy Jessica's success but her road was so rough. I loved watching the teacher telling her her grades :)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
It seems like it has been a while since there was a new one, or at least since I looked for one. I watched all of four minutes of War on the EPA before I had to pause. Has anyone else seen it? Looks like it came out 10/11.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 02:47 (six years ago) link
that's new isn't it? Maybe they just revamped an old episode with fifteen minutes on pruitt at the end?
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 02:49 (six years ago) link
idk -- i haven't seen it. it's kind of a relief to watch some good old Frontline. looks like it aired 9/28?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link
The EPA episode just came up on the Frontline podcast today.
Aside, the Frontline Dispatch podcast on the Oklahoma earthquakes is worth a listen
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 02:54 (six years ago) link
i think this is totally new -- they start into Pruitt about 12 min inwhat a horror show! i guess they all are but man this is really awful
i need to catch up on the podcast. i wanted to hear the one about child marriage.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 03:02 (six years ago) link
what better time than now to revisit Frontine's excellent docs about sexual assault & harassment at work https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/rape-on-the-night-shift/ and https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/rape-in-the-fields/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 17:47 (six years ago) link
will someone please nail this company? https://www.revealnews.org/article/nations-largest-janitorial-company-still-plagued-by-sexual-violence
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 January 2018 15:21 (six years ago) link
just a little Frontline news:
1) watched Gunned Down (the NRA) one with both of my composition classes during our class introducing cause/effect. felt good. 2) this new one is coming out Friday, just in time for the Oscars! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/announcement/frontline-premieres-american-tvs-first-post-scandal-documentary-on-harvey-weinstein/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:24 (six years ago) link
WEINSTEIN is up! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/weinstein/
I just watched the intro and had to pause to post. brutal title/url !
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 3 March 2018 14:43 (six years ago) link
this flea medicine no longer works on fleas in california. I know this is not about the flea medicine, but thought I'd mention this here.
― akm, Saturday, 3 March 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link