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Those HBO c**ksuckers killed Deadwood on a cost versus ratings basis, and that show was much, much better (and far more acclaimed) than Luck (which I liked but had no illusions about). Luck is gone, and no other network is going to revive it. Who the hell would want that heat for those ratings? 
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03-15-2012, 12:36 PM
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exactly. they wouldn't have cancelled had the show been doing well.
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Nevertheless, it's another black eye for horseracing. Like we need another one.
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 It's a shame. PETA is useless, it's appalling they have input into anything concerning the well-being of animals, and American Humane Society has turned into an offshoot of ex-PETA people.
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03-15-2012, 04:34 PM
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from slate on the topic:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/...d_horses_.html What’s less clear is why Luck’s horses are garnering this response. What makes the suffering of animals in the service of making television so much worse than the suffering of animals in the service of making steak or scrambled eggs? As TIME television critic James Poniewozik writes, “I eat too many hamburgers to pass judgment on Luck,” adding, “I can’t take the moral high ground—again, too many burgers—but logical or not, there’s just something more discomfiting about knowing that horses died so we can watch them in the comfort of our living rooms.” and further down: While I am obviously glad that the American Humane Association protects animals on set (they provide the “no animals were harmed” certification), the first thing to pass through my head after hearing news of Luck’s cancellation was the Onion headline “Many Animals Harmed In Catering of Film.” Yes, we make a distinction between animals that suffer for our nourishment and animals that suffer for our entertainment. But when we can get plenty of nutrition without making animals suffer, the justification for that distinction seems unclear. i think he made some very good points. but i guess it's like dolphin-safe tuna. nobody cares about the tuna!
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03-15-2012, 04:47 PM
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might as well cancel horse racing in general. I mean, horses can die in horse racing.
also, let's cancel rodeo's and hunter / jumper shows. and 3 day eventing for sure.
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And don't forget carriage driving, and drag hunts. Look at all the gaited horses who have been injured in the past few years, too.
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So honestly, who cares what they think?
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03-15-2012, 09:07 PM
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the end
I enjoyed Luck and got some friends to watch it and look forward to it.
Now I feel like I gave out a losing selection at the track to my buddies. I know there will be more winners to come but I am not sure my friends, being new to the game, understand.
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03-15-2012, 09:17 PM
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No more Sigur Ros?
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Now that "Luck" in cancelled, does it mean I have to take Mon Gateau off my watch list?
Seriously though, you have to feel for all the people that lost jobs because of this. I'm not talking about the actors etc., I'm talking about the literally hundreds of names that go by during the credits at the end of the show, and others who got work because of the show. Tough times to lose a job...
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You guys cited Deadwood, which I understand was good. My show was Rome. Loved it. Two seasons and then canceled. I dropped HBO shortly thereafter.
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