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@endo I read Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe which is about the Sackler Dynasty. I'd never heard of them or had much knowledge of the Oxy fiasco, was a crazy read. The way they marketed to doctors at the time was groundbreaking. Hard to imagine having your doctors flogging a big pharma product!
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I never understood being addicted to painkillers until I had some codeine prescribed after a hernia operation. I spent the first 3 days after happily led on the couch playing videogames. Day 4 was hell, and it was only then that I realised I'd been a little high for the previous few days.
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This is the American way. Pharma is completely unhinged — the Oxy tactics are arguably the most shameful, but they do similar stuff with countless other products they’re promoting. If you watch TV over here, the commercials are all for drugs. Treat the symptom, not the cause, and rake in the money. Yay.
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(That said, I do want to and will watch Painkiller. Love me some MB.)
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I watched the first episode, I’ll probably watch the second tomorrow. I liked it a lot but I think of you skipped Rebels then you’d be a little out of the loop. I really like when they bring the voice actors from the cartoons in to do the live characters. Clancy Brown plays the Governor and is great. I think you’ll enjoy it if you, like I loved Rebels.
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Only three episodes in but so far Netflix’s One Piece has been an outstanding adaptation from the manga
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@JoshC re: our drunken basement convo…
Ashoka ep 5 was everything I wanted from this show. The flashback… heartbreaking. The lightsaber action… among the best. The return of one of my least favorite actors… totally redeeming.
I could watch an entire series just about Ashoka brushing her teeth.
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@Matt IT WAS SOOO GOOOD, I watched it on my way to work on my phone, because there was spoilers flying around on social media at 7am here in the UK, but I did watch it again on my lunch break on the laptop to ensure I didn't miss anything. the episode was amazing, @sabergirl completely agree it felt more like the magical essence of Star Wars that I love compared to the recent more slow burn and gritty series like Andor which is cool but isn't best. You can really tell that Filoni took control of that whole episode and series with the nods and connections to everything.
I won't say to much just incase people haven't watched it yet but if it carries on like this the series for me it will be the best start wars series they've done over the last 5 years, I think next weeks will be a little bit of a slow burner episode but it will end strong I reckon but thats just a wild theory.
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The original Office (the British one) is still one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. I remember watching it when it was first released and it blew me away. I went out and bought the DVD’s as soon as I could. I still watch it when I need a good laugh. The US version definitely has its moments but in my opinion will never compare to the original.
