Penn & Teller's BS!: Gun Control (10pm est, Showtime) (Vanity)

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[af_vet_rr]

As some of you know, Penn & Tell have a show, on Showtime, called, well we'll just call it BS!. Tonight's episode is about gun control. 10PM eastern on Showtime (repeats at various times over the next week).

From the video preview, Penn: a .44 slug in the brain stops rape in an instant. That sets the tone for the show.

Make sure the kids aren't around, the language is R-Rated.

[af_vet_rr]

As some of you know, Penn is a libertarian, and is very fond of firearms.

[soundandvision]

This past spring I caught an episode of their show that had to do with recycling. Loved it -- good stuff.

[Gator101]

And he appeared in Michael Moore Hates America

[pepperhead]

Penn & Teller's BS! rules too bad it is on that homo network Showtime.

[areafiftyone]

I actually enjoy the show. It's pretty cool.

[sharktrager]

While I don't agree with everything he believes, their show is brilliant, and they do more that I do agree with than stuff I don't agree with.

Damned If I Know

[TC Rider]

THey had a great commercial for their show in Vegas last fall. It showed P&T shopping around Vegas.

A stop in a gun store; the clerk asks what he plans on doing with the enormous X-framed S&W? Penn replies, "Shoot him!" pointing at Teller.

Another exchange with a clerk at a Supermarket while buying butcher knives is a hoot.

[South40]

Who watches Showtime?

[af_vet_rr]

This past spring I caught an episode of their show that had to do with recycling. Loved it -- good stuff.

That and the show on genetically engineered food kinda got me hooked.

To heavily paraphrase (i.e. remove the crude language) - "it's pretty arrogant for a bunch of hippies from the richest nation on the planet to goto third world countries and tell starving people not to eat genetically engineered food".

[af_vet_rr]

I kind of fell into this - I wouldn't have gone out of my way to get Showtime, but it was part of an HDTV package.

I was flipping through the channels and came across them mocking some PETA or Sierra Club protesters. It was hilarious.

Which makes me wonder why they are on Showtime - their show doesn't go along with much of what's on there.

[soundandvision]

To heavily paraphrase (i.e. remove the crude language) -"it's pretty arrogant for a bunch of hippies from the richest nation on the planet to goto third world countries and tell starving people not to eat genetically engineered food".

I never saw that one, sounds great though. Funny take on that whole thing. I like Chris Rock's observation about third world starving... paraphrasing "You know nobody in Ethiopia is lactose intolerant!"

[South40]

If you didn't know it, CBS (60 Minutes) is owned by Viacom. Viacom also owns Showtime.

That's reason enough for me not to watch.

[Question_Assumptions]

I watch Penn and Teller's show on Showtime (and I've seen their show in Vegas) and they are certainly libertarian, not conservative. While it's fun watching them skewer the low-hanging fruit on the left (and right), they do sometimes do little more than create a straw-man and knock it down. They clearly start with an opinion and stack the deck in that opinion's favor. It's pretty easy to tell when they are out on a limb. The shows are certainly thought provoking, though.

[SFC Chromey]

Your loss. Their show in LV was great. It included a great piece on the Constitution and the US Flag that closed out their show.

Their BS tv show has run the gamut from College BS to Enviro-whacko-BS to 12-step BS.

The only reason these guys are on cable is because it allows them the freedom to cover every topic they want to any way they want to.

[South40]

I've seen their Vegas show so I have no need to watch Showtime.

[grey_whiskers]

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