Documentary about a Bell-end on RTE tonight

jon1981

http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/stopatnothing.html

Should be interesting for those not yet tired of the Armstrong saga!

ThisRegard

Is that an old one ? Some of the clips they used for the promos seem familiar anyway.

onthefringe

seen the heading and i thought you meant GEORGE HOOK..

jon1981

onthefringe wrote: »

seen the heading and i thought you meant GEORGE HOOK..

I would have posted this in the Rugby forum if the case

jon1981

ThisRegard wrote: »

Is that an old one ? Some of the clips they used for the promos seem familiar anyway.

Not sure, maybe it is, new to me anyway :pac:

youtube!

If you do watch this then you really must watch "Death of a cyclist, the Marco Pantani story" also.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a08Exhp0XQ

onthefringe

jon1981 wrote: »

I would have posted this in the Rugby forum if the case

was a dig a george based on his comments about cyclists last week...

seligehgit

This documentary was on either Beeb 4 or Channel 4 previously,outstanding.

jon1981

onthefringe wrote: »

was a dig a george based on his comments about cyclists last week...

Oh right, I missed that! They can share the bell-end status so!

cython

onthefringe wrote: »

was a dig a george based on his comments about cyclists last every few weeks...

FYP :P

bazermc

Lance Armstrong and bell end just makes me think of this.

http://youtu.be/Q7ZiqWnGRoc

diomed

Thanks for that.
About half an hour ago RTE said there was a program about Lance Armstrong.
I looked at Aertel and didn't see anything with the words "Lance Armstrong"
Now I am settling down to get confirmation that he is a wrong un.

Daroxtar

According to the Sky Plannner-
Stop At Nothing
"Intense drama starring Veronica Hamel and Lindsay Frost , 1990. A divorced father's estranged wife suspects him of abuse and contacts a man to kidnap their daughter."
Bet he'll deny everything.

omri

This docunentary is also on netflix

brevity

What a piece of work.

clickhere

Fantastic documentary, he really was a nasty individual. He really had friends in high places.

corny

Nothing new but his life really has been epic story. Great watch.

Mal-Adjusted

He makes for a great villain. I'm surprised that the whole saga hasn't been made into a (non documentary) feature film. It probably will be once the dust finally settles on the lawsuits.

Eamonnator

Daroxtar wrote: »

According to the Sky Plannner-
Stop At Nothing
"Intense drama starring Veronica Hamel and Lindsay Frost , 1990. A divorced father's estranged wife suspects him of abuse and contacts a man to kidnap their daughter."
Bet he'll deny everything.

Veronica was in Hill Street Blues.

furiousox

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

He makes for a great villain. I'm surprised that the whole saga hasn't been made into a (non documentary) feature film. It probably will be once the dust finally settles on the lawsuits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMTPvXtvkZU

ZiabR

furiousox wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMTPvXtvkZU

Had no idea this was in the pipeline.

bazermc

Daroxtar wrote: »

According to the Sky Plannner-
Stop At Nothing
"Intense drama starring Veronica Hamel and Lindsay Frost , 1990. A divorced father's estranged wife suspects him of abuse and contacts a man to kidnap their daughter."
Bet he'll deny everything.

The gas thing is that could actually be about Lance

magicbastarder

which would be the best of the documentaries about armstrong?

Talib Fiasco

magicbastarder wrote: »

which would be the best of the documentaries about armstrong?

I personally thought The Armstrong Lie was terrific

bazermc

logik wrote: »

Had no idea this was in the pipeline.

Who is Chris O'Dowd suppose to be, David Walsh?

QuinDixie

brilliant alright, he is a sociopath. What he did to Greg LeMonde were the actions of an insane man.

Einstein?

He's had some life; hardly a 'bell-end' in my book.

G1032

youtube! wrote: »

If you do watch this then you really must watch "Death of a cyclist, the Marco Pantani story" also.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a08Exhp0XQ

Watched this the last night. Fantastic.

arybvtcw0eolkf

G1032 wrote: »

Watched this the last night. Fantastic.

You watched the movie or the youtube clip?.. I can't seem to find the movie.

I seen the documentary on Netflix, a completely ruthless bastard and good riddance to him.

micar

logik wrote: »

Had no idea this was in the pipeline.

bazermc wrote: »

Who is Chris O'Dowd suppose to be, David Walsh?

Yep.... Based on "seven deadly sins"

G1032

Julianna Yummy Plasterboard wrote: »

You watched the movie or the youtube clip?.. I can't seem to find the movie.

I seen the documentary on Netflix, a completely ruthless bastard and good riddance to him.

The movie!! The one about Pantani

cjt156

Einstein? wrote: »

He's had some life; hardly a 'bell-end' in my book.

Is that one you have to read blindfolded?

jon1981

Einstein? wrote: »

He's had some life; hardly a 'bell-end' in my book.

Eh what? Please PLEASE elaborate? I'm really interested to know how anyone can defend this guy?

He's basically been doped since day 1, destroyed peoples lives and careers that might be a threat to him, made a fool of charitable organisations and completely obnoxious to any critic!

ThisRegard

Einstein? wrote: »

He's had some life; hardly a 'bell-end' in my book.

Lots of people come from broken homes and get life threatening diseases without being sociopaths.

jon1981

ThisRegard wrote: »

Lots of people come from broken homes and get life threatening diseases without being sociopaths.

Also the cocktail of sh*te he was consuming may have been a factor in the life threatening disease

Einstein?

He was a brilliant cyclist and a hero to many cancer patients. He was a role model to anyone that watched him until he was found out.

He doped... but who didn't? no dope, no hope. He got caught in the limelight and no one can relate to having 7 yellow jerseys in the closet and say there was a better way to deal with things other than the way he did.


As for the way he affected his teammates he allegedly fell out with; I think that's all gossip and good seeds for speculation.

Decuc500

jon1981 wrote: »

Also the cocktail of sh*te he was consuming may have been a factor in the life threatening disease

Are you actually saying he got cancer because he doped?

Trojan

Einstein? wrote: »

no one can relate to having 7 yellow jerseys in the closet and say there was a better way to deal with things other than the way he did.

Destroying numerous peoples reputations, careers and businesses... yeah maybe there was a better way to deal with things.

jon1981

Decuc500 wrote: »

Are you actually saying he got cancer because he doped?

Who knows??!?! He was on a myriad of sh*t

laraghrider

Decuc500 wrote: »

Are you actually saying he got cancer because he doped?

Likely not but many doctors have since said that his doping and what he was taken prior to diagnosis would have rapidly accelerated it.

Einstein? wrote: »

He doped... but who didn't? no dope, no hope.

Many didn't. Fernando Escartin for example, 3rd in 1999 is considered to have been a clean rider. There are plenty of others we could go through each year but don't have time at the moment. It's a frustrating agrument, he doped but so did everyone. No they didn't. A lot did but so to a lot stayed clean.

Eamonnator

Einstein? wrote: »

He was a brilliant cyclist and a hero to many cancer patients. He was a role model to anyone that watched him until he was found out.

He doped... but who didn't? no dope, no hope. He got caught in the limelight and no one can relate to having 7 yellow jerseys in the closet and say there was a better way to deal with things other than the way he did.


As for the way he affected his teammates he allegedly fell out with; I think that's all gossip and good seeds for speculation.

Just to get one thing clear, Armstrong may have 7 yellow jerseys in his closet, but he has no Tour de France titles on his palmares.

JK.BMC

Einstein? wrote: »

He was a brilliant cyclist and a hero to many cancer patients. He was a role model to anyone that watched him until he was found out.

He doped... but who didn't? no dope, no hope. He got caught in the limelight and no one can relate to having 7 yellow jerseys in the closet and say there was a better way to deal with things other than the way he did.


As for the way he affected his teammates he allegedly fell out with; I think that's all gossip and good seeds for speculation.

'Hero' and 'Role Model' me hole

Ya mite need to adjust your heroism detector setting there Einstein
This sheeeite peddled about Armstrong the hero is so ridiculous at this stage- why does anybody bother any more

2 Wheels Good

Einstein? wrote: »

As for the way he affected his teammates he allegedly fell out with; I think that's all gossip and good seeds for speculation.

From watching the many documentaries and also meeting Greg LeMond face to face, there's a lot of evidence against him of people he tried to destroy and discredit, and it ain't pretty!
That and the way they ran the program are what stands him out above the other cheaters...

07Lapierre

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

From watching the many documentaries and also meeting Greg LeMond face to face, there's a lot of evidence against him of people he tried to destroy and discredit, and it ain't pretty!
That and the way they ran the program are what stands him out above the other cheaters...

In that documentary, Travis Tygard mentioned that he was threatened with "a bullet in the head"!

Nasty!

magicbastarder

Einstein? wrote: »

He doped... but who didn't? no dope, no hope.

i think the one thing which sums up the hypocrisy - not even talking about the bullying and vicious lies - is that he can't rely on the 'level playing field' argument, an example being the day tyler hamilton left everyone - armstrong included - in his dust, and armstrong rang hein verbruggen and told him to do hamilton for doping.

level playing field my hole.

Einstein?

JK.BMC wrote: »

'Hero' and 'Role Model' me hole

Ya mite need to adjust your heroism detector setting there Einstein
This sheeeite peddled about Armstrong the hero is so ridiculous at this stage- why does anybody bother any more

Again: He was

cjt156

Have you watched any of these documentaries, Einstein?

The fact that he bullied and intimidated anyone who questioned the myth is why people are so repulsed by him.

Not just that he doped; but that he threatened to destroy (and almost succeeded, in many cases) anyone who tried to undermine his massive ego. All the while he knew the allegations were true.

He is truly a vile human being, IMO, regardless of his (tainted) acheivements and his cancer recovery.

Johnny Jukebox

Eamonnator wrote: »

Just to get one thing clear, Armstrong may have 7 yellow jerseys in his closet, but he has no Tour de France titles on his palmares.

Unlike Bjarne Riis who does.

Eamonnator

Johnny Jukebox wrote: »

Unlike Bjarne Riis who does.

Point taken, but the thread is about a particular bell end.

ThisRegard

Einstein is no, well, no Einstein on this topic.