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The San Quentin episode was just about his best imo closely followed by Philly and Joburg. Joburg looked worse than Philly, doesn't bode well for the World Cup in June.

Did anyone see the 'Place for Paedophiles' episode? The whole hospital just give me the creeps, it reminded me of the underwater city in the game Bioshock.

Yea i posted about that one a few posts back.. It was creepy as hell, but was really interesting. I didn't know a place like that existed.. you finish your time in prison, but yet your forced into another prison without any say whatsoever...

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03-07-2010 , 07:51 PM

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tennisandgolf16

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any links to these other docs? can't find them.

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03-07-2010 , 08:03 PM

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8ROM

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wtf? 4 pages and nobody mentions the swingers episode? that was gold! i looked for a link to post but couldn't find one that works so you'll have to download the torrent if you wanna watch it. well worth a watch imo.

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03-07-2010 , 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chubby checker

Best line IMO is when, in response to Louis suggesting he should cut his losses, the mad-eyed salesman-guy asserts "I am not a quitter ... I am not a quitter"

That and the carpet guy making no reaction when he hits the big win on Lucky Larry, and then pointing out he'll have to pay 30% tax.

lol, the "I am not a quitter" line was amazing. That guy looked like he was in self-destruct mode, wouldn't surprise me if he lost some if not all of the house. I'm guessing Allan was kidding about tax? Or did he mean he'd put in $1500 in order to win the $5000 (though he must have put a lot more in the way he was feeding the machines)

Other Louis episodes to see is the women body builders, cosmetic surgery (If I recall, he actually got some for the programme) and he also did the "wild weekends" shows which were good.

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03-07-2010 , 08:35 PM

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cescfabregas

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Originally Posted by tennisandgolf16

any links to these other docs? can't find them.

they're all on youtube afaik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmy_fnFqjfM - Thai Brides

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYd-o0Shmn4 - Survivalists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOrz5k0jWdU - Westboro Baptist Church (the god hates **** group}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTRpL66QtLQ - Philadelphia

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03-07-2010 , 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 8ROM

Yes. That episode was so messed up also the porn one where this straight guy does gay porn for pay.. Possibly the best/most depressing episode of them all. Louis definately sets up his questioning to get the best responses and it seems at times he lures the interviewee into a false sense of security and they really open up to him.

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03-07-2010 , 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 8ROM

That guy Ashley Haimes from Bravo did an awesome swingers TV show.

Not sure what happened to him, he was quite good.

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03-07-2010 , 10:33 PM

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Just a guy

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about to find and watch the one about female bodybuilders. i like women with muscles (within reason)

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03-08-2010 , 12:36 AM

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ugh the blackjack guy is tilting me hard

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03-08-2010 , 12:48 AM

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about to find and watch the one about female bodybuilders. i like women with muscles (within reason)

ive seen a part of it.... and lets just say that the words 'within reason' dont really apply

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03-08-2010 , 01:02 AM

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I've seen the Philadelphia and Nazi documentaries...nothing groundbreaking journalism wise imo but entertaining nonetheless. His nonchalant approach to the most serious questions is subliminally hysterical.

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03-08-2010 , 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulletproof Monk

ive seen a part of it.... and lets just say that the words 'within reason' dont really apply

yeah, the female bodybuilders were pretty big. Can't say I would not hit some of them

. The one lady who was married to the guy kind of scared me though.

I watched the vegas, body building and san quentin shows today.

I just say the preview of the "worlds most hated family" shows. those wackos look hilarious. I will be watching that one tomorrow.

The blackjack player who lost all his money scared me. He looked like he was high on crack. So much for his 'system'

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03-08-2010 , 04:13 AM

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Louis Theroux has some good documentaries.

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03-08-2010 , 06:34 AM

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Bulletproof Monk

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never thought about checking youtube for the full vids before, im on a watching spree now of all the ones i hadnt seen.

love the survivalists (with the exception of the aryans ldo)

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03-08-2010 , 07:46 AM

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drewwid

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Thank you very much for showing this... even if its old, its new to me and all episodes are fantastic

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03-08-2010 , 08:27 AM

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The wrestlers one where they forced him to train at the WCW camp was pretty funny too

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03-08-2010 , 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LOLNHDONKWP

That guy Ashley Haimes from Bravo did an awesome swingers TV show.

Not sure what happened to him, he was quite good.

Not sure if you are joking or not.If you really didnt know he is a sponsored poker pro on PKR.

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03-08-2010 , 09:25 AM

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Haha, Louis is great!

I think I downloaded every docu of him and watched it in a span of 3 days in the previous summer.

Weird nobody mentioned the episode with the UFO/Alien-hunters... Weiiiiiiiiiiiiiird sh*t man! Those people are crazy. The guy seriously thought he could contact some alienguide and talked 'in his name' with a ****ed up voice, hahahaha! Def. check out!

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03-08-2010 , 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by limplimplimp

Not sure if you are joking or not.If you really didnt know he is a sponsored poker pro on PKR.

Didn't know that.

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03-08-2010 , 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cescfabregas

they're all on youtube afaik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOrz5k0jWdU - Westboro Baptist Church (the god hates **** group}

This one is great. Surprised it hasn't got more love ITT.

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03-08-2010 , 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bookish

This one is great. Surprised it hasn't got more love ITT.

Thought he could have approached gramps a little better.
He really pissed him off and we didn't get any insight.

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03-08-2010 , 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by River Monster

Love this documentary - it was first aired in the UK about 3 years back. The part where the carpet mogul is loading $100 bills into slot machines is seriously sick.

That was very concerning. Slots are a major killer. I'm happy to say I've never put a single penny of my own money in a slot machine.