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murielm99

(30,741 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:54 PM Oct 2013

I was watching "Elementary" last night on TV,

when Ayn Rand's name came up in the course of the show. The brilliant Sherlock called her, "the philosopher in chief for the intellectually bankrupt."

LOL LOL LOL

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I was watching "Elementary" last night on TV, (Original Post) murielm99 Oct 2013 OP

Love that show! Eom elfin Oct 2013 #1

Great series. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #3

Yeah, but the rest of the show was whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #2

Yes, but I wonder if that message got across. murielm99 Oct 2013 #5

Yes, I couldn't believe that!! factsarenotfair Oct 2013 #6

I know it's typical for these shows to plunder news and current events whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #8

I noticed that too. lol. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #4

He should have said morally bankrupt instead of intellectually bankrupt. factsarenotfair Oct 2013 #7

elfin

(6,262 posts)

1. Love that show! Eom

Reply to murielm99 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:56 PM

Oct 2013

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

3. Great series.

Reply to elfin (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 04:05 PM

Oct 2013

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

2. Yeah, but the rest of the show was

Reply to murielm99 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:59 PM

Oct 2013

a nauseating center-right establishment riff on Snowden/Anonymous/Greenwald (female in the episode)...

murielm99

(30,741 posts)

5. Yes, but I wonder if that message got across.

Reply to whatchamacallit (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 04:26 PM

Oct 2013

I was trying to sort it out during the course of the show, and found it very confusing. I have a feeling it went over many viewers' heads.

The Snowden/Anonynmous/Greenwald situation is very hard to follow.