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I watched last night's episode of "The Mentalist" which was touted on some horse racing boards because the plot revolved around a racetrack. Every racetrack character was portrayed in a sleezy manner.

The murder victim was a jockey with a physically violent temper. The big-time trainer employed threatening and coercive business practices. The groom, who was an agent of the big-time trainer, delivered threats to people at the track and peddled worthless "inside" information to the suckers. The small-time trainer was a cheat and a murderer. Even the apprentice jockey, the least culpable of the lot, was a reluctant accomplice to the small-time trainer's scam, if not to the murder itself.

I realize that it's only television, and also that they say that any publicity is good publicity, but this kind of a show simply reinforces the negative stereotypes that plague the sport.

Plus, the lead character (the mentalist himself) is a smarmy a-hole.

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Originally Posted by ShadowRoll (Post 709819)

I watched last night's episode of "The Mentalist" which was touted on some horse racing boards because the plot revolved around a racetrack. Every racetrack character was portrayed in a sleezy manner.

The murder victim was a jockey with a physically violent temper. The big-time trainer employed threatening and coercive business practices. The groom, who was an agent of the big-time trainer, delivered threats to people at the track and peddled worthless "inside" information to the suckers. The small-time trainer was a cheat and a murderer. Even the apprentice jockey, the least culpable of the lot, was a reluctant accomplice to the small-time trainer's scam, if not to the murder itself.

I realize that it's only television, and also that they say that any publicity is good publicity, but this kind of a show simply reinforces the negative stereotypes that plague the sport.

Plus, the lead character (the mentalist himself) is a smarmy a-hole.

He's nice to look at though. :o

Jerry O'Connel's new show, The Defenders, had a bit of racing in one episode and the ending was pretty amusing because they were given a $500 W bet on a horse who was closing late and just missed at the wire.

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Originally Posted by Sightseek (Post 709827)

It is actually a pretty good show, and I am normally not that huge of a fan of O'Connell

The band Rancid apparently likes Golden Gate Fields

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthGd8deuB8

and they filmed part of a recent video there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYW3mVUyUtI&ob=av2e

(starts at the 2:00 mark)

Can't get over that guy's role as the male hooker in LA Confidential. Can't take him seriously in anything else.

I watch The Defenders

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Watching The Mentalist is all about 1 thing: Amanda Righetti

The Mentalist is a good show... and yes, there are reasons to watch beyond the storylines!

I'd rather watch a show featuring close ups of root canals called Dentalist. Not a good portrayal of our sport.:(

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Originally Posted by v j stauffer (Post 709874)

I'd rather watch a show featuring close ups of root canals called Dentalist. Not a good portrayal of our sport.:(

Maybe not a good portrayal, but probably pretty accurate.

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie (Post 709882)

Maybe not a good portrayal, but probably pretty accurate.

Don't agree.

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Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 709858)

Watching The Mentalist is all about 1 thing: Amanda Righetti

14,000 pretty good posts. This might be your best.

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Originally Posted by v j stauffer (Post 709901)

Don't agree.

Which aspect?

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Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 709858)

Watching The Mentalist is all about 1 thing: Amanda Righetti

Pretty good pick for a Colgate grad.:tro:

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Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 709858)

Watching The Mentalist is all about 1 thing: Amanda Righetti

AGREED:D