Luck - Cancelled

[Marmora Man]

HBO have decided to cancel filming future episodes of Dustin Hoffman's series "Luck" due to a third death of a horse. See BBC Report for info.

Is this a proportionate response to the third accidental death?

[Undisputedtruth]

To give a different perspective to your question, is the life of horses less important than your entertainment?

[Marmora Man]

Everything has a cost - the accidental death of a horse in a circumstances unrelated to the actual filming (the horse was returning to its stable with its stable lad) seems to me to be an unfortunate, sad and perhaps distressing event but not a reason to cancel a highly regarded and critically lauded show.

[paragon]

Undisputedtruth Wrote:

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> To give a different perspective to your question,

> is the life of horses less important than your

> entertainment?

Yes it is. In the same way that the life of a Cow is less important than me enjoying a steak.

[maxxi]

Given that figures of 600+ horse deaths at race meetings in 2006 in the USA were part of another thread on here a while back it does seem an over-reaction.

Can't see people in this country caring much either way.

Five have already died at the year's Cheltenham.

[Huguenot]

Really? Five? How many millions watch Cheltenham compared with Luck?

Not to say I agree one way or the other.

[StraferJack]

I find it very hard to believe it has been cancelled because of the horse deaths.

I?m more inclined to believe that the viewing figures aren?t holding up and they were looking for an excuse to can the series

I?m a big fan of David Milch (Deadwood remains one of my all time favourite ? but that too never saw a proper end to series 3) but I don?t know if enough people are

[the-e-dealer]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Given that figures of 600+ horse deaths at race

> meetings in 2006 in the USA were part of another

> thread on here a while back it does seem an

> over-reaction.

>

> Can't see people in this country caring much

> either way.

>

> Five have already died at the year's Cheltenham.

That's why I don't bet on Horses.

[????]

Very noble of you. If you want to see the horse population diminshed by about 75% then let's ban racing.

[the-e-dealer]

I just dont want to Participate in cruelty. Fewer Horses around V more Horses treated cruelly - No contest!

[????]

yup. You an expert? Or just a prejudiced no nothing I suspect. When was the last time you were near a horse?

[the-e-dealer]

When were you last near a dictionary?

[????]

Like the capitilisation on Horses in your previous post from a spelling pedant - get your grammar sorted before you start dishing it out.

[????]

Anyway, off to watch the next race at Cheltenham..

[the-e-dealer]

A minor typing mistake compared to the misuse of no. Sorry but I won't be accused of ignorance by an illiterate.

[????]

How very big of you....and your minor mistake. Pompous ass.

Lost my bet

[????]

PS noticed you made that minor typing mistake twice, mmm, very unlucky typing

[Undisputedtruth]

???? Wrote:

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> How very big of you....and your minor mistake.

> Pompous ass.

>

> Lost my bet

Karma!

[maxxi]

I had Pompous Ass in the 4.30.

Fell at the third fonce (sic).

[Otta]

Only just read this thread. For the record, most racing horses are very very well treated and loved by their owners / trainers.

Not really a betting man myself, but used to work for Coral when I lived in Liverpool.

[the-e-dealer]

and 2000 retired Race Horses cannot be traced. yum Yum

[maxxi]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> and 2000 retired Race Horses cannot be traced. yum

> Yum

There are many more than 2000 horses taken fron the USA to slaughter in Mexico and Canada every year (to avoid US Govt. guidelines) and these are predominantly non-racehorses. The same thing happens in Japan. It's not a racehorse thing - just a horse thing. (And yes they are mainly a food product - those that aren't eaten by humans are made into pet food).