Luck

[Powderfinger]

We all know why they really cancelled the show- bad ratings. But we haven't heard much about the first two breakdowns. The last one occurred when they were walking the horse back to the stall, as reported. But we never heard the details of the first two. In the first episode there was a catastrophic breakdown in the very first race, I believe(it didn't take the show long to show that part of horse racing) Was this the horse that had to be euthanized? Did something go wrong with a stunt they were doing?

They should be able to perform these stunts safely. A horse can fall and get back up safely. Heck, back in the day in these steeplechase races, the WINNER of the race typically fell three or four times.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Powderfinger

We all know why they really cancelled the show- bad ratings. But we haven't heard much about the first two breakdowns. The last one occurred when they were walking the horse back to the stall, as reported. But we never heard the details of the first two. In the first episode there was a catastrophic breakdown in the very first race, I believe(it didn't take the show long to show that part of horse racing) Was this the horse that had to be euthanized? Did something go wrong with a stunt they were doing?

They should be able to perform these stunts safely. A horse can fall and get back up safely. Heck, back in the day in these steeplechase races, the WINNER of the race typically fell three or four times.

the other two fatalities were discussed earlier in the thread. go to page 6.

[GenuineRisk]

Well, at least there's still Game of Thrones.

[GenuineRisk]

Apologies if this has been posted before- this TV Guide article mentions that Stronach may have wanted to stop allowing the show to have Santa Anita as its location:

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Luck-HBO...n-1044949.aspx

[richard]

212-512-1000

I have called HBO at the above number and expressed my extreme dissapointment at their broken promise not to renew Luck. http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...s-luck/254539/
" The cancellation of the series... is a devastating blow to horse racing."

Hope you'll make it through these dark days. LOL

[Indian Charlie]

We here at DT should create a spinoff of Luck and call it...

Phuck.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Hope you'll make it through these dark days. LOL

The Finger Lakes opener can't get here fast enough - all will be right with the world

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by richard

212-512-1000

I have called HBO at the above number and expressed my extreme dissapointment at their broken promise not to renew Luck. http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...s-luck/254539/
" The cancellation of the series... is a devastating blow to horse racing."

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Well, at least there's still Game of Thrones.

That Eunuch reminds me of a few different people I've known.

That shifty MoFo who stands for nothing will be around right until the end when someone who stands for something finishes it off.

I think The Stark's have an edge over the Lanister's because they have a bastard son guarding the wall... and he knows the ins and outs of The White Riders.

The Lanister dwarf will be around till the last dog dies. He's a great charchter.

The blonde haired dragon lady is going to be an absolute menace.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

That Eunuch reminds me of a few different people I've known.

That shifty MoFo who stands for nothing will be around right until the end when someone who stands for something finishes it off.

I think The Stark's have an edge over the Lanister's because they have a bastard son guarding the wall... and he knows the ins and outs of The White Riders.

The Lanister dwarf will be around till the last dog dies. He's a great charchter.

The blonde haired dragon lady is going to be an absolute menace.

The series got me to read the books- I really liked the first three, but the second two are a little long without a lot happening (in my opinion, anyway). There's a lot more background in the books, which I found made the show even better on a second viewing.

I hope you're right about Tyrion- he's one of my favorite characters, too. I'm glad to see the actress who played Anne Boleyn in The Tudors showing up in Season Two. I thought The Tudors was a crap show, when all was said and done, but the first two seasons, when she was in it, were fun.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

The series got me to read the books- I really liked the first three.

I pirated the entire first season of Game of Thrones on Utorrent...and watched it all back-to-back for like 8 or 10 straight hours when I got sick.

I admire people who have the patience to read a book from start to finish with a story that involved. I could never do it.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I pirated the entire first season of Game of Thrones on Utorrent...and watched it all back-to-back for like 8 or 10 straight hours when I got sick.

I admire people who have the patience to read a book from start to finish with a story that involved. I could never do it.

Honestly, I think the only reason I was able to read the book was because I'd seen the series already and understood what was going on. There are so many characters that if I went into the book not knowing anything about it, I think I'd have given up around page 30. I just don't have the focus for fiction books like I used to.

Come to think of it, Luck isn't any more complex than Game of Thrones, but I guess complexity is easier to take when there are swords and a lot of nekkid people.

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

That Eunuch reminds me of a few different people I've known.

That shifty MoFo who stands for nothing will be around right until the end when someone who stands for something finishes it off.

I think The Stark's have an edge over the Lanister's because they have a bastard son guarding the wall... and he knows the ins and outs of The White Riders.

The Lanister dwarf will be around till the last dog dies. He's a great charchter.

The blonde haired dragon lady is going to be an absolute menace.

The Eunuch reminds me of Riot and King Joffrey reminds me of Obama.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Powderfinger

We all know why they really cancelled the show- bad ratings. But we haven't heard much about the first two breakdowns. The last one occurred when they were walking the horse back to the stall, as reported. But we never heard the details of the first two. In the first episode there was a catastrophic breakdown in the very first race, I believe(it didn't take the show long to show that part of horse racing) Was this the horse that had to be euthanized? Did something go wrong with a stunt they were doing?

They should be able to perform these stunts safely. A horse can fall and get back up safely. Heck, back in the day in these steeplechase races, the WINNER of the race typically fell three or four times.

no the breakdown in the first episode was produced by a computer.. it was not real life.

the first two deaths were terrible accidents that occur daily in the horse world unfortunately.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

no the breakdown in the first episode was produced by a computer.. it was not real life.

the first two deaths were terrible accidents that occur daily in the horse world unfortunately.

Just out of curiosity, are the horses being used (including the ones who broke down) all very cheap claimers?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Just out of curiosity, are the horses being used (including the ones who broke down) all very cheap claimers?

Nah, they probably use grade 1 winners for stuff like this.

They looked slower than Arabians in the footage last night.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Nah, they probably use grade 1 winners for stuff like this.

Thanks Hoss.

What I wanted to know was, maybe some of these horses were on vet's lists or just truly the bottom of the bottom. Would it be above some trainers to volunteer a horse that they knew was being kept together by glue? Knowing the horse could never win a race and was stuck in the barn because he/she would never get claimed. So offer it up to HBO and if something should happen, having HBO write a check.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Thanks Hoss.

What I wanted to know was, maybe some of these horses were on vet's lists or just truly the bottom of the bottom. Would it be above some trainers to volunteer a horse that they knew was being kept together by glue? Knowing the horse could never win a race and was stuck in the barn because he/she would never get claimed. So offer it up to HBO and if something should happen, having HBO write a check.

It's a fairly big Hollywood production. I would imagine they weren't just taking castoffs. I'm sure they vetted (for lack of a better term) the horses they were going to use.