Dadrian Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 either clevant pooted under the covers or trudy was under a lot of pressure.or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted October 26, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Okay. Now for my next dumb question. Why is "The Dutch Oven" called "The Dutch Oven?" :confused:Oh brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 either clevant pooted under the covers or trudy was under a lot of pressure.or both?click at your own risk...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAkWcbfEqNg&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 yuk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 i honestly think it was the pressure cooker that trudy was in with her decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted October 26, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I don't think the term used in the urban dictionary was applicable back then.I think that is a more recent definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 i only recently became aware of the name of this horrible act, through an episode of sopranos. fegetaboutit! i immediately thought of this episode and the scene with olivia and clevant in the bed. shill gave me the ultimate chance and i couldn't resist... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I should learn to keep my big mouth shut in future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 sorry, shill. that was pretty juvinile of me. thought i might give someone a laugh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted November 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 OK. Here's another question. Why did the coke lab in "Milk Run" blow up? This often bugs me when I watch it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 they were using ethanol or some kind of flamable gas to process the drugs. when the dude lit the cig and walked inside, kaboom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 ah, right! Now it all makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 another dumb question again but its bugging me. The guy being dragged behind Calderone junior's car in "Sons and Lovers" - who was he?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Don is...Without sounding too dumb' date=' why is the Prodigal Son called the Prodigal Son? :confused:[/quote']I also looked it up before posting this title to the MV clip;I edited the two parts together but the orig. audio is not exactly at the same level.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5dA_G6v2J0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchan Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I also looked it up before posting this title to the MV clip;I edited the two parts together but the orig. audio is not exactly at the same level.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5dA_G6v2J0Hear hear! And I would be watching your video if I were not on 56k for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 What runs this episode?Money,remember what the business man who put a hit on Crockett and Tubbs said?I think the Prodigal Son really refers to the money,it's what's favored in the episode,it fuels the storyline.If Prodigal means favorite,that's what I think it refers to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchan Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ^ Prodigal doesn't mean favorite, or any other definition close to favorite. prodigal1 : characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish (a prodigal feast); (prodigal outlays for her clothes)2 : recklessly spendthrift (the prodigal prince) 3 : yielding abundantly : luxuriant —often used with of (nature has been so prodigal of her bounty — H. T. Buckle)http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prodigalBasically, it means wasteful and being a spendthrift. The term "Prodigal Son" refers to the biblical parable of the Prodigal Son:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Prodigal_Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 It could refer to drug dealers in general,such as The Revilla Brothers,they often spend money wastefully and live lavishly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchan Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ^ Unlikely, because the episode almost never concentrates on the Revilla's spending habits or lavish lifestyles. It spent a whole lot more time on Newton Blade's luxurious yacht than it did on any of the Revilla's luxuries, so that could be it. But since the Revillas were the main drug dealers being focused on here, that point is totally moot IMO. If money were to drive this episode, you can say that this 'wastefulness' was not the money itself but how easily and recklessly these drug dealers and their financial backer (Mr. Johnston) spent away on human lives in order to get more money. The Revillas were shown to be bloodthirsty and amoral characters who murdered anybody who got in their way. So you can say the 'Prodigal Son' was the human lives that were spent away so frivolously by those who cared more about making money than they cared about the life of any particular person. But to me, it doesn't fit the biblical parable, which describes the father forgiving the Prodigal Son with open arms despite the son's spurning and rejecting his father so many years ago. And since Sonny, Rico, and Valerie waste away everybody in sight at the World Trade Center plaza anyway, who's forgiving whom or what if there are no lives around to be saved (even if these were bloodthirsty and murderous drug dealers)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Pierson Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------QUOTE:another dumb question again but its bugging me. The guy being dragged behind Calderone junior's car in "Sons and Lovers" - who was he?? __________________He had been hired to find Tubbs and failed....and this was his reward for a job not-well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 He'd failed in some respect to nail Tubbs I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ^ Unlikely' date=' because the episode almost never concentrates on the Revilla's spending habits or lavish lifestyles. It spent a whole lot more time on Newton Blade's luxurious yacht than it did on any of the Revilla's luxuries, so that could be it. But since the Revillas were the main drug dealers being focused on here, that point is totally moot IMO. If money were to drive this episode, you can say that this 'wastefulness' was not the money itself but how easily and recklessly these drug dealers and their financial backer (Mr. Johnston) spent away on human lives in order to get more money. The Revillas were shown to be bloodthirsty and amoral characters who murdered anybody who got in their way. So you can say the 'Prodigal Son' was the human lives that were spent away so frivolously by those who cared more about making money than they cared about the life of any particular person. But to me, it doesn't fit the biblical parable, which describes the father forgiving the Prodigal Son with open arms despite the son's spurning and rejecting his father so many years ago. And since Sonny, Rico, and Valerie waste away everybody in sight at the World Trade Center plaza anyway, who's forgiving whom or what if there are no lives around to be saved (even if these were bloodthirsty and murderous drug dealers)?[/quote']You know,it might just be that it was a cool title for the show,we will probably never know exactly what it means,even in seventy years from now(if the world hasn't blown up) and Leonard Maltin the 5th is yapping about transedentalcy(which will have nothing to do with Vice,the show will be broadcasted on the moon by then,though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchan Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ,we will probably never know exactly what it means,even in seventy years from now(if the world hasn't blown up) and Leonard Maltin the 5th is yapping about transedentalcy(which will have nothing to do with Vice,the show will be broadcasted on the moon by then,though!)Probably. Except, a couple of things:a) This is a favorite pet subject of mine - see my first post a few pages back.b) It was you who dug up the subject from its grave, and it was you who tried to decipher the meaning of the title (poorly, I might add).Me? I'm just playing along with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'm sorry I started this thread :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcmmv Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Prodigal SonMaybe this was mentioned already; I haven't had time to go through all the posts. I read some time ago that Prodigal Son was going to be about Tubbs returning to NYC and was originally going to focus on him, not Sonny. But DJ's popularity changed that. Anyway, they kept the name of the episode. Tubbs was from the Bronx and like the Prodigal Son in the Bible, he is returning to his home base, getting back together with old haunts and old friends, like his old flame, Valerie. But just like in the Bible Story, not everyone was happy to see him and even though he thought about staying in his home city, he ended up returning to Miami where he felt he had real friends and more of a future. NYC was exciting, but once you leave, it's hard to go back....I know. I've been in the same spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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