On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:06:50 GMT, "Matthew AKA NMR \( NO MORE RETAIL
\)" <10 points a troll @linethetrollsup.com> wrote:

Maybe you're watching the wrong shows.   The ones i've seen haven't
abused casts.  

I would point out on a recent episode of SVU they used cat hair to
put the perp at the scene of the crime.   Nothing disparaging about
cats.  

Charmed had a cat in earlier seasons.   Nothing really bad.

Then there is Gilmore Girls.  Episode 5:
5. Cinnamon's Wake  (edit)
First aired: 11/2/2000
Writer: Daniel Palladino
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Liz Torres (Miss Patty), Sally Struthers (Babette Dell),
Ted Rooney (Morey Dell), Scott Cohen (Max Medina), Jared Padalecki
(Dean Forester) , Darlene Kardon (Cashier), Jean-Paul Vignon (Andre),
Floyd Van Buskirk (Jed), DeLauné Michel (Dr. Jeannie)

During their weekly dinner at Emily's, Lorelai learns of her cousin
Claudia's funeral, but as she didn't know the woman, she doesn't want
to go. The next day Rory reminds Lorelai of the Chilton bake sale, and
on their way out they meet their neighbors Babette and Morey out
walking their cat Cinnamon. At the Chilton bake sale, Lorelai sees Max
Medina and is cold to him, but after he tells her that he wants to
help Rory and be friends, she agrees to meet him for coffee. Lorelai
meets with Max, who says that they should date. Lorelai thinks it's a
bad idea. Max proceeds to tell her that they are attracted to each
other, and after a sad story about seizing the day, Lorelai agrees to
dinner. At Luke's Lorelai gets a call from Rory, who tells Lorelai
that Cinnamon, the cat, has died. While at Cinnamon's wake, Rory goes
outside only to see Max. She demands an explanation from Lorelai. She
tells Rory that she really likes Max, and Rory says that's OK, she was
just upset that Lorelai didn't talk to her about it. Emily calls when
they get home and is upset that Lorelai went to a cat's funeral rather
than her cousin Claudia's. Rory tells Lorelai that it is OK that
Lorelai likes and dates Max.

Gilmore Girls is the best show on the planet right now.

Oh and speaking of cats, there is the show Early Edition where this
guy tomorrows paper today.....delivered by a cat.

I would point out dogs are probably easier to train for a TV show.
The cat would just say "You think you're the show runner?"

Come on!  Not even to watch Gabriela??  Thought all you guys had the hots for
her.


NanCe

Hi everyone... Yes of course I realize there are tons of shows that
don't depict kitties in this light, and tons of shows that are great
for PR for them... I'm not upset about those, I am happy about those.
But here, in this thread, I was just whining about this particular
episode of CSI, which is an example of so many like that.

There's lots of scenes in movies and tv shows that show everything from
blase' insensitivity to outright glee at cats being hurt or killed.
This is what bothers me.  And you don't see it coming when you watch
something for the first time.  I try to find where to write to voice my
sadness at the apparent necessity to showcase cruelty and the tolerance
or acceptance of cruelty... and the fact that I won't be watching
again, and neither will the folks I know help pay for their posh
lifestyles if this is what they are about ... But we need **many**
people to do this to have an effect, don't you think?  If they think it
will hit them in the pocketbook, maybe they'll back off of this
approach to delighting the public.

Its everywhere.  Just the other night, one of the "hippest" comedies to
hit the airwaves (supposedly) advertised themselves... and they chose
to showcase a scene where this guy, one of the stars of this new Gift
to the Viewers of America, runs over his love interest's cat... and it
was supposed to be funny... oh, ha.  Yeah.  Give us more of THAT and
we'll be sure to tune in and support your sponsors, too.

Thanks for letting me rant.  Hoping some of you will join me in
expressing to the creators of these kinds of shows described above, and
to other people too, that this kind of absolute cold, ugly side of
humanity towards innocent, satient beings is totally unacceptable.  It
just scares me that if we don't do something, this kind of mentality
will gradually just overtake the majority of us.  What kind of world
would that be. (shudder)

Reminds me of the old Roman days or something.  The distress, pain, and
death of innocent beings at our mercy... oh what fun.  Happy happy, joy
joy, *clap clap clap*.  And referring back to the thread in here that
discusses where the human hurts and kills the little kitten.  Same
thing.  And for entertainment (not that ANY reason would be valid).
Geez.  God.

The Socialist Hollywood Democreeps think Americans
want to see  Faggot Cowboys?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Heck no that means I would have to communicate with my DW
<just kidding ;-) >