History Channel Nov 8th 10pm EST Modern Marvels: Tobacco

[caudio51]

Discovered around 18,000 years ago, tobacco was first cultivated in the Andes between 5000 and 3000 B.C. At a modern tobacco farm in North Carolina, a farmer will show us how the crop is harvested and cured and we'll visit the Fuente cigar plantation in the Dominican Republic. While tobacco has brought pleasure to countless smokers the world over--it has sent millions to an early grave. In an interview with the Surgeon General, we will explore this leading public health issue. The show will also look at smokeless methods of consumption as well as explore the use of nicotine replacement therapy.

 

[Greg]

Sounds interesting.....I'll have to check this out.

 

[Headbanger]

Nice find Tom. I hope to remember this in half an hour from now.

 

[Greg]

By the way, it's on....

 

[Headbanger]

Shoot, wife says we have to watch LOST cause we tape while daughter goes to sleep. DOH!

 

[Greg]

Cosmos too, Steve?

 

[cvm4]

:rofl:

I was watching the history channel one night and they had a whole series about how illegal drugs came onto the scene and how they because illegal. Pretty interesting...

 

[Greg]

:rofl:

I was watching the history channel one night and they had a whole series about how illegal drugs came onto the scene and how they because illegal. Pretty interesting...

That show was just on before this one.

I agree, interesting stuff.

 

[Rank_Tyro]

Can anyone suggest a good cigar to smoke while watching this?

 

[caudio51]

Any cigar you enjoy??!?!

 

[Greg]

Well, since they interview Fuente, and he's smoking an Opus X, why not an Opus X?

By the way, here on the East Coast, this show has already aired. Don't know about the West Coast.

 

[caudio51]

How was this? I DVR'd it but didn't watch yet

 

[cvm4]

It's a great show, you should watch it.

 

[Texas Cop]

damn...guess i missed this...have to check the webpage to see if they will re run it...anybody dvr or tivo it?

 

[djs134]

I just checked. Doesn't seem to be in the rerun schedule yet.

 

[tedski]

Finally watched the recording of this show last night. Didn't really care for the first half on cigarettes, although some of the stats were interesting. I also could have done without all the anti-smoking rhetoric from the Surgeon General, etc.

The cigar and pipe sections were both fun to watch and well done.

 

[caudio51]

Nice, I'll have to watch this tomorrow

 

[Headbanger]

Cosmos too, Steve?

Just saw this, bahhhhh funny. :rofl:

 

[Fresh50]

TTT this was just on the other day and my DirecTiVo is set to tape anything with the words "tobacco", "cigar", or "cigars" and it picked this up. Was very good but seemed like a Fuente Commercial.

 

[cvm4]

It came on Friday around 6 central. I caught the segments on cigars and pipes. It seemed like a Fuente commercial simply because they pick on manufacturer and tell how they do things. The same was done with pipe tobacco, IIRC. I still want to watch the whole show though.