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Fencing on ABC's "Modern Family" Anyone see this? Too funny.
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Last edited by noodle; 11-05-2009 at 10:47 AM.
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Despite the couple "fencing is gay" jokes and the fact that they paralleled fencing with ice skating, it was a pretty good episode. They could do worse.
All in all, a pretty good episode.
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Shot at Los Angeles International Fencing Center 
(at least the interior shots)
Last edited by flechewounds; 11-05-2009 at 11:46 AM.
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Where can I get an FIE approved fencing whistle?
Last edited by the ancient one; 11-05-2009 at 04:22 PM.
"a braggart, a rogue, a villaine that fights by the book of arithmatick. Why the dev'l came you betweene us?.."
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 Originally Posted by the ancient one  Where can I get a FIE approved fencing whistle? Leon Paul sells an xChange whistle...
In just a moment, it can be changed from a shrill, high-pitched whistle to a calmer, lower pitched whistle. In 2008, it received FIE homologation.
It is important to note that the Chinese whistle, the Xian Xing, was de-homologated by the FIE after it was discovered that food-quality dogs were uncontrollably attracted to it from distances exceeding 2 km. This means that the Leon Paul and the Russian Bhntn (what does that spell?) remain the only fully approved whistles.
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You know it's bad when a TV show makes our sport look more professional than it actually is.
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Originally Posted by prototoast You know it's bad when a TV show makes our sport look more professional than it actually is. Professional, sure...up to the point where the kid wasn't carded for turning his back and shaking his rear at his opponent. I know my share of history
How hard it is to be free
From wearing masks that turn to skin
Hiding what you could have been
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I enjoyed that sigificantly more than I expected to...
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Originally Posted by Guymelef Professional, sure...up to the point where the kid wasn't carded for turning his back and shaking his rear at his opponent. Accuracy is generally NOT something Hollywood is concerned with...the only truly accurate fencing scene you'll ever see on TV is an actual tournament.
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer Accuracy is generally NOT something Hollywood is concerned with...the only truly accurate fencing scene you'll ever see on TV is an actual tournament. I'm surprised you're not complaining that they didn't punch test the masks on the show!
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Originally Posted by prototoast You know it's bad when a TV show makes our sport look more professional than it actually is. seriously.... A scheduled time for the final. If only we could have that at NACs, we might get some spectators.
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Originally Posted by epeemike81 seriously.... A scheduled time for the final. If only we could have that at NACs, we might get some spectators.
-m HEY! None of that backtalk here! You and I BOTH know that NACs are run as well as they possibly could be, with zero possibility for improvement, unless we bring back the entry deadline another month.
Besides, these people VOLUNTEER. What do you do, you lazy jerk? How dare you criticize their effort? The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated. -Oscar Wilde
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g-d d-mn that show is fscking brilliant.
If y'all haven't been watching it, I strongly suggest starting from the pilot episode. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
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Hope it was funny and informative. HULU told me I was a foreigner and should go off. 
ABC just crashed my computer. 
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Originally Posted by Empty Wallet Hope it was funny and informative. HULU told me I was a foreigner and should go off.
ABC just crashed my computer. Bit torrent don't hate. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
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Originally Posted by migopod g-d d-mn that show is fscking brilliant.
If y'all haven't been watching it, I strongly suggest starting from the pilot episode. It's in the same faux-documentary format like "The Office" and several others. I'm not into such formats, but that's a personal preference. I like my drama in actual story form.
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Originally Posted by prototoast You know it's bad when a TV show makes our sport look more professional than it actually is. Or that (outside NACs and summer nationals) there are that many people who watch a bout. For turning the back and waving the butt like that, he should have gotten a black card.
They tried to make fencing macho by saying the weapons are lethal but really...how many times on TV and movies do people get injured with an actual sport foil, epee, or sabre versus getting clubbed to death with an actual bat or golf club?
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Originally Posted by edew It's in the same faux-documentary format like "The Office" and several others. I'm not into such formats, but that's a personal preference. I like my drama in actual story form.
Drama? What? Everyone relax cause I got it....
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Butt-shaking aside, the most improbably part of the show was that there was no angry parent yelling at the director.
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