Hey, preaching to the choir. I thought our Lady of the Perpetual Sea Breeze was the real deal until the Divine Miss J walked right through that door and right into my ass—which is where my heart is…physiologically. I could show you an x-ray.

Lorne ,'Time Bomb'


Premium Cable: The Cursing Costs Extra

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Jon B. - Dec 30, 2010 9:35:21 am PST #3154 of 7329
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Sparticus finale? Has it started up again already?


Jon B. - Dec 30, 2010 9:39:08 am PST #3155 of 7329
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Nebber mind. Did some googling. It's a prequel and it starts up Jan 21.


sumi - Jan 07, 2011 9:01:35 am PST #3156 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!

Game of Thrones: They gave the press a 15 minute preview - consisting of clips from various episodes: Mo Ryan's thoughts on the preview and Winter is Coming's full breakdown.

Spoilery for those who haven't read the books.

ETA: sounds like the clips allayed some of Mo Ryan's fears.


sj - Jan 07, 2011 3:12:43 pm PST #3157 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

We're finishing up S3 of The Tudors. Even after 3 seasons I cannot get past all of the perfectly shaved legs of the Tudor age women.


sumi - Jan 07, 2011 4:11:02 pm PST #3158 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!

Game of Thrones debuts April 17th.

From a press release at the Futon Critic.


erin_obscure - Jan 08, 2011 7:49:22 am PST #3159 of 7329
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

sj - i could write off shaven legs since razors were in existence and court ladies did all manner of insane things in the name of fashion. Hrm. Historians don't seem to write much about Tudor-era depilation trends.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 08, 2011 8:28:13 am PST #3160 of 7329
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

It seems unlikely though... I know Ancient Romans were pretty fanatical about removing body hair, but I don't think it became a cultural trend again in the West until the early 20th century.


Jon B. - Jan 08, 2011 12:25:20 pm PST #3161 of 7329
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Even after 3 seasons I cannot get past all of the perfectly shaved legs of the Tudor age women.

Have there been any TV shows or films taking place during that era in which the women don't have shaved legs?


Vortex - Jan 08, 2011 4:48:58 pm PST #3162 of 7329
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

There were merkins for Spartacus, but their legs were shaved


Cashmere - Jan 09, 2011 8:40:58 am PST #3163 of 7329
Now tagless for your comfort.

Have there been any TV shows or films taking place during that era in which the women don't have shaved legs?

The scene in Dances with Wolves when Mary McDonnell's character is trying to commit suicide, I recall her underarms being unshaven when they pull her away from Kevin Costner. Which I thought was a nice touch.

I know Persians practiced extensive hair removal as did the ancient Egyptians but I can't say how much the practice filtered into Western Europe.