Breaking Bad takes the win for me because it's faster paced, but Better Call Saul is amazing too!

So into Better Call Saul right now :-)

she has got so much better as time goes on, we love it! Just watched one last night and I was actually shocked! wont spoil for anyone ;)

Slipping jimmy was punching 100%

Lalo Salamanca is the boy

Breaking bad will probably always be considered more of a classic and definitely was one of those dramas that paved the way for modern dramas today. But in terms of quality BCS is better written, Directed and streamlined than breaking bad season 1 was a bit slow tho. Also without BB there never would be BCS which has to be apprciated.

BB my preference Saul is an amazing character but dont think it takes you on the roller coaster BB does

I can't remember 1 boring episode of BB, even the one that was set solely in the lab with the fly Walter couldn't catch

So true I forgot about that one lol.
Most episodes left you with that feeling hows he going to get out of this.
The videoed confession had me in stitches.
Poor Hank lol.

Yeah things went seriously south for Mr White once Hank died. He was a good character

For me, personally I think they’re both brilliant. You cant watch better call Saul before breaking bad. I love how it shows the aftermath of what happened, better call Saul is slower but if you’ve watched breaking bad before you’ll be sucked in from minute one. For me breaking bad might just be the greatest tv series ever. Just everything about it was fucking mega and it wasn’t hollywoood it was raw just like GOT used to be till they ruined it.

nolo contendere

No need for a comparison, both great shows. Obviously BB set the scene for Better Call Saul, but I think it would have worked without BB as a stand alone.

Hi all,😉 anyone seen Doctor Denz and Strain Cainers on you Tube 😉

have they seen us is a better question

Hi admiral bishop.i doubt it pal lol.😮🥴

that's the thing, science often changes its mind once it considers more parameters and cannabis understanding is still in diapers.

Indeed a mystery that we can only solve by sampling all the weed.😍😍

Amen to that 🙏 💚

This was actually really interesting. My partner and I have ‘debated’ lol at length the indica v sativa thing and whether there’s a difference, in the end all I could/can say is a good quality indica to me at least feels like I have a force almost pushing me deeper into the sofa where as a good sativa always brings me up, both mentally and gets me laughing and indeed wanting a good time! Seems according to this, that science says it’s in my head!!

Weed definitely has different effects from strain to strain but it does seem there is more to it than Indica/sativa

Headspace/terps/minor cannabinoids are my thoughts

Set and setting is definitely a thing. One day I can consume with others and laugh my tits off, the next day by myself and I just fall asleep. All using the same strain (aaaaghh!! bacteria... Chemovar? one debate at a time!)

When people say sativa gives them an "up" effect, what time of day is this? Morning? or is it the first toke of the day but at 11 at night?

When using indica and people get a "down" effect, again what time of day is this? Night time after a tiring day? or is it first toke of the morning after a heavy session the night before?

All I'm trying to do is provoke thinking about why and when we perceive these indica/sativa effects beyond just sativa = energy and indica = couchlock.

It's all very interesting.

Very well put indeed, not just set and setting either, overall headspace and mood, and probably one of the most undervalued metrics in this whole topic is diet + exercise, every single one of these factors will dictate how you're going to be affected by the consumption of THC

and of course let's not forget the grow, grower, what it was grown in, time of harvest during flower and what stage the trichomes were at in their development are all things that will have a huge impact on how that particular batch of that particular grow will effect you! the people who are searching for a particular strain for it's supposed effects are wasting their time and money, the strains name does not dictate it's effects or how much of a indica / sativa hybrid it is, all a strain name will tell you is where the genetics are from and roughly what terpenes you should be expecting, that is all

there's also no such thing as 50/50 sativa indica hybrids and 70/30 etc etc

Yeah always thought the ratio thing was a bit dodgy. Why not 23/77 or 86/14 ?
Also, when 50/50 (or any ratio really) why is it usually "will give you a burst of creative energy but will eventually lead to a relaxed state of mind and peaceful sleep, if you can keep the munchies away!"

Why that order? It's 50/50 so why not: "will send you immediately into a creative sleep where you will raid the fridge by sleepwalking. Careful though you will suddenly have a burst of energy and wake up doing pushups."

Or, to make further mockery: "careful this 80/20 sativa will glue you to the sofa if you smoke the last 20% of the joint"

Regardless of ratio most descriptions just describe the cannabis intoxication journey. It will give you a high (head, body, insert personal effect) leading to the end of the high (relaxation, sleep, insert personal effect).

-plonk-

Steps down from soapbox. I need a toot, exhausted so I'll go for a nice sativa. :)

Well a hybrid is a hybrid. If my dad is aborigine and my mum is a Klingon then I’m 50:50 and the world is my lobster right? So cross a sativa haze with a Hindu Kush and it will be a 50:50 hybrid of the two, it’s just what difference that makes in the effects and whether those effects are attributable to the plant type rather than other elements. I guess we are now siding with “other elements “, which is fine.

But this is evidence based on blind tests where the reported effects didn’t correlate to the strains. In my own lab I have 42 numbered jars- I can only know what strain they are by referring to my trusty spreadsheet 🤓. When I try them at random and try to guess from the effects whether they are indica or sativa I always get it right. 100%. Not even slightly difficult.

But then I have 30 different tequilas and I am pretty good at blind testing those too 🤠…..

But what happens if your Dad is 32% Indonesian and 68% Armenian and your mum is 38% Klingon and 62% Borg (? that's a Trek thing innit?) Then your not 50:50. It's meaningless!

Ok you can identify between your own stash - well done but can you hand on heart take a toke and say hmm, I'm getting 25% sativa effects and 75% indica effects or whatever?

Unless you mean you are 50:50 as in hermaphrodite? 😉

With all that's been said I am still very much influenced by either sativa/indica descriptions - what more is there to go on?

You are just being obtuse CB. Look, take an everyday strain like Purple Punch to keep it simple and let’s take a quick glance at the Family Tree: 🤓

Purple Punch »»» Larry OG x Grand Daddy Purple
Larry OG F1
»»» OG Kush Lemon Larry x Sour Diesel IBL F1
OG Kush Lemon Larry
»»» Unknown Strain Emerald Triangle x Hindu Kush Neville
Unknown Strain Emerald Triangle »»» Unknown Strain
Hindu Kush Neville »»» Indica
Sour Diesel IBL IBL
»»» Sour Diesel x Double Sour Diesel IBL
Sour Diesel
»»» Original Diesel x DNL
Original Diesel
»»» Chemdawg x {MassSuperSkunk x SensiNL}
MassSuperSkunk x SensiNL
MassSuperSkunk
Super Skunk Probably
»»» Skunk #1 x Afghanistan
Skunk #1
Skunk #1
Skunk #1
»»» Afghanistan x Mexico x Colombia
Afghanistan »»» Indica
Mexico »»» Sativa
Colombia »»» Sativa
Afghanistan »»» Indica
SensiNL
»»» NL #1 x NL #2 x NL #5
NL #1 IBL
»»» Purest Indica x Afghani probably from Neville IBL
Purest Indica
Afghani (specified above)
Afghani probably from Neville
Afghanistan Probably Indica »»» Indica
NL #2
»»» Purest Indica x Afghani by Don the Indian
Purest Indica (specified above)
Afghani by Don the Indian (specified above)
NL #5 #5
»»» Purest Indica x Hawaiian #5
Purest Indica (specified above)
Hawaiian »»» Sativa
Chemdawg
Unknown Hybrid »»» Indica/Sativa Hybrid
DNL
»»» {RFK Skunk x Hawaiian} x Northern Lights
RFK Skunk x Hawaiian
RFK Skunk
Unknown Skunk
Skunk #1 (specified above)
Hawaiian »»» Indica/Sativa Hybrid
Northern Lights
Purest Indica (specified above)
Double Sour Diesel
»»» Sour Diesel x NYC Diesel
Sour Diesel (specified above)
NYC Diesel
»»» Unknown Diesel Bagseed x Afghani/Hawaiian
Unknown Diesel Bagseed »»» Unknown Strain
Afghani/Hawaiian
»»» Afghani x Hawaii
Afghani (specified above)
Hawaii »»» Indica/Sativa Hybrid
Grand Daddy Purple Probably
»»» Purple Urkel x Big Bud Probably
Purple Urkel
Unknown Mostly Indica »»» Mostly Indica
Big Bud
»»» {Big Bud x NL#1} x Big Bud
Big Bud x NL#1
Big Bud »»» Indica
NL#1 (specified above)
Big Bud »»» Indica

Hardly rocket science now is it? 😶‍🌫️👍

Now don't get mad, I'm not being sarcastic or disingenious. This is a 100% genuine response after reading and re-reading your comment for the last 10 minutes: Sorry, I don't understand?

Polly humour mate….ooops, thought we were tuned in 🤷‍♂️😉

Thank fuck for that! My antenna isn't erect enough at the moment. I think it needs greasing and if I just give it a tug it may start working. Although last time I did that it poked me in the eye.

Phew! You had me thinking “Christ, if I can’t even get a smile out of CB then I’m cancelling my One Dog Stand Up Tour! “ 🥹

😸

didn't take long did it for people to start glazing over the science once again and stating "but, but i can feel a difference" lol, i'm experiencing such high levels of second hand embarrassment

i know it's difficult they've been perpetuating this bullshit for donkeys years and don't want to pull themsleves out of their ways but i've linked every article under the sun on this in the past even ones on blind testing that continually expose this pseudoscience but it doesn't sink in

if selective hearing is a thing then i'm pretty sure selective learning is a thing too, well the past few years has proven this more than ever

Wish I could keep some in jars but It never stay s in the jars for long ,abit like my vodka bottle ha ha u lot are good people

I have 3 children using this theory they should all be fairly similar as 50/50 me and Mrs rabb1t and therefore the same as each other


They aren't

Well genetically they certainly are. Unless there’s something Mrs.Rabb1t isn’t telling you..🤫

Yes but ones hyperactivity, ones like the opposite and ones bang in the middle

I'm genuinely not making this up

But technically they are all 50/50 yeah?

Interesting ‘cos it’s exactly the same argument- genetics vs effects yeah? We think that a plants genetics give us particular effects but the (scant) evidence suggests otherwise. Kids personality traits don’t mirror their genetics but their DNA doesn’t lie.

Every discovered language in human history uses nouns, verbs and adjectives. Isolated tribes that have never learned anything from anyone still form their language that way. Nobody knows why…

But we do at least know now thanks to science it's not indicas sedate and sativas don't

We know it's more complex

I'm a medical user it all works just need more of some than others

I like you on the soapbox

Fancy starting a political party with me?

Well I am a lying sexual deviant, two faced and with loose morals, no heart or backbone, serving only myself and people who pay me enough. So yeah, maybe I could be a politician. :)

Tonight I shall dine on brisket 😋

Aaaaaaaagggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!! That dang nabbit idiart rabbit. 😾

Well that's ok because the idea I have means you would be in politics a short time anyway

I want to create a political party with two policies only

To change how politicians are paid and limit their activities outside of government being one

But the main reason I want to do this is, to have a party that changes the rules

No more first past the post, proportional representation elections instead

Once changing these the government would immediately have a general election to allow the changes to be made

Now there's the small matter of the house of lords

Now we know blowing it up didn't work previously...

So am open to suggestions 🤔

There's lots of fed up people on this island, the issue I feel is the lack of representation of our interests

My thought process is that sativa and indica are individual species of the cannabis plant which would itself suggest some biological variations between the two, so I still think there's maybe something missing from the 'no difference between them' position.

I get that selective breeding over the years has blurred that line somewhat but going back far enough, pure indica plants were very different from sativa variants in terms of appearance and growth behaviour, so logic would dictate other biological differences too.

The reason we started cross-breeding them to create hybrids in the first place was to combine the different characteristics of each species, so why did we do that if they're all the same?

If we're being truly scientific then we have to recognise that just because we haven't yet identified those differences, or what they mean for us, that doesn't necessarily mean they don't exist.

Hi OldManEd, It's difficult to get that image of large plant, narrow leaved sativa and small plant, broad leaved indica out of our heads isn't it?
On one hand you say they are individual species but later you say they are variants of each other? Science says genetically they are the same. It's how those genes are expressed that makes some sort of difference in effects.

I wish I knew more about plant biology but I do know the same species of a particular plant can exhibit different traits depending on environment, growing conditions, etc. (its phenotype -ooooh, swallowed a dictionary have you!) I have some Tulips from the same seed packet at my front door in a container and they are all yellow. In the back garden in the ground they are all red.

I just wish we had pure sativa and pure indica seeds because I theorize if you put either seed in hot, equatorial zones they will exhibit sativa traits and place them in cooler, temperate zones they will exhibit indica traits.

It's all interesting.

There not saying there isn't a difference more that there isn't a couchlock indica cannabinoid and a hyper sativa cannaboid and that's it's the different ratios of terps/noids etc etc but there isn't a thing that either sativa or indicas have that other doesn't

Yeah, all fair points - maybe I should stop trying to make sense of it all and just enjoy it for what it is. 😊

Love this, Since we've established that there is no scientific difference between an indica and sativa, it's only fair to discuss why these strains might feel so different when ingested. The most likely hypothesis is the entourage theory, also called the entourage effect.

The research shows that genetically it is impossible to prove whether a cannabis plant is an Indica or Sativa. There is no difference in the genes. “What studies mainly shows is that you should not just rely on those labels, but that you should look at the specific terpene profile.

The cannabis industry needs to look more critically at its own disclosures. According to researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University and the Wageningen University & Research, the Indica and Sativa labels on cannabis are often wrong and misleading. Patients and consumers would benefit from a more scientific approach. The researchers analysed hundreds of cannabis samples. The study shows that the genetic and chemical composition of the cannabis tested often does not correspond to the typical cannabis label Indica or Sativa.

The terms Indica and Sativa are often used to categorise cannabis. These different strains are generally believed to be associated with certain psychoactive effects. Often the effect of a Sativa strain is described as mentally stimulating and energising, while that of an Indica strain is described as relaxing and soothing. In addition, it is often suggested that the labels say something about the genetic background.

“For example, cannabis labelled as Sativa often contains higher concentrations of single terpenes with tea-like and fruity aromas, while Indica samples generally contain higher concentrations of terpenes with an earthy smell such as myrcene, guaiol, gamma-elemene and gamma-eudesmol.”

The distinction that some researchers found is not convincing: “It really is about these specific, individual terpenes that make the difference. The overall chemical profile, like the genetics, shows no apparent difference between the labels. We also found only a small number of regions in the cannabis genome that likely contribute to the earthy aroma associated with the Indica label

It’s a tough subject for sure 😂❤️

So the people (like this woman who often work for big corporations who are profiting from weed) who claim we have proven that indica/sativa doesn't mean anything haven't shown any evidence that isn't an article that doesn't cite sources

Show us meta analysis of multiple peer reviewed clinical studies that conclusively prove indica/sativa is bullshit.

You can't. You don't have anymore evidence than the bro science people saying indica/sativa is important.

Neither side can actually evidence their claims so I am not require to believe or accept either position until it is demonstrated to be true.

Now stop pretending this woman is some sort of genius, and admit she is just repeating what others have told her without referencing any studies at all.

Don't put words in my mouth, never said she was a genius

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576603/

The person being interviewed here

They are a genius 👍

Also please find sources at the bottom of the page

Enjoy 😊

I was replying generally, it wasn't directed at anyone specifically, appreciate the "let me Google that for you there Jedi" 😅

None of the linked studies are direct confirmation of the premise, and near the end of the interview you linked to, she details how myrcene and limonene (as examples) are more responsible for the perceived effects, without mentioning that sativa plants grow more limonene and indicas grow more myrcene generally.

It's hilarious watching this whole debate realise indica / sativa are indicators of terpene content, not botanical classifications. Almost like we understood that all along if you've smoked weed for a while 😂

Its nice to have some basic evidence that terpene groupings are more important than anything else, will be interesting to see how minor cannabinoids and flavinoids affect our opinion of the botanical accuracy of the old terms.

I think sativa has just become a code word for, "not very strong" nowadays.

If you get enough THC in you, it's going to put you to sleep.

Agree.

That's why we stop listing indica/sativa in our listings. There is no way to determine which was it leans other than how you feel and we're taking one person's experience as fact.

It's absolutely ridiculous.
If anyone follows First Smoke of the Day, check out the episode with the guy that runs High Times. He addresses this amongst many other bro science things related to cannabis

Science > there's no difference between the two and we've been telling you this for years now but you wont listen and it's slowing down the progress of medical research


Stoners > but how else am i going to sound like i know what i'm talking about to my casual stoner friends on facebook without using meaningless trendy buzzwords :(

Sorry hesh, I haven't got temporal event availablity to reply I need to focus my synergy to generate a dynamic output into the locally manifested environment and haven't got time for buzzwords 😏😘

It's your own fault DR, you shouldn't have smoked sativa before 5pm, we spoke about this in the past especially only 1 month after the vernal equinox... are you crazy? that is WAY too dynamic for optimal cosmic environmental synergy!

XDD

Good point

Well made

😁😎

*Rabb1t brain now in standby

Wow, she talks fast..I broke my pencil on the first question and by the time I’d sharpened it it was all over! 😵‍💫😂

Love Mattie Lubchansky’s work 👌

hilarious!

This is really interesting, seems the Romans never really integrated the local population so even at it's height the whole thing was tenuous.

More like USA BC

It's always felt strange seeing Roman relics in England, like there is no continuity with anything else.

Fascinating. I really enjoyed the whole series. Itchy feet now though, i really want to travel!

new episode on the last indian emperors just dropped. As rivetting as ever!

FUCKING BRILLANT THIS

guiltless binge watching, thanks matey

Love anything ancient history! so thanks for the share dude ✌️💚

If your into superhero stuff but want something grittier and darker give The Boyz a shot, once it gets going its an amazing watch, great while high too.

Invincible on Amazon if you like animated stuff had me hooked. Also letterkenny if you can find somewhere to watch it.

I will definitely give this a watch! Thanks 😊

1. Game Of Thrones
2. House Of The Dragon
3. The Office
4. Yellowstone
5. The Last Of Us
6. True Detective; (the first season may be the best piece of tv ever created)
7. THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY
8. Your Honor
9. Euphoria
10. Tulsa King
11. 1923
12. The Sopranos
13. The Patient
14. the golden boy
15. catching lightning
16. house of cards

Thank you, there are quite a few on there I haven’t watched yet!

The Wire. Can't believe its not had a mention yet!

One of my favourites, lost count how many times I've Watched.

Currently watching Sopranos AGAIN!! 😁

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, its all in the game, yo...

Sopranos is no.2 on my list!

Best series ever

I've been in a nostalgia trip lately, watching series I grew up with. Alternating between -

Lost
Prison Break
Dexter
24

Love the other 3, Need to watch Dexter still 😛

What We Do In The Shadows. Was on BBC Iplayer...now all series on Disney Pluus.
So few genuinely decent sitcoms about in recent years...this though totally bucks the trend. Its brilliant :)

New season of Fargo has started, previous seasons are worth a watch and this season looks good, bit of a slow burner storyline so far.

Succession
Supernatural
Severance
Outer limits
Twilight Zone
Doctor Who
Fringe
Haven
Warehouse 13
TNG

knew I would see supernatural somewhere!
First 3 seasons amazing and then just good after. Cant be bad

I’m a super fan haha rewatching it for about the 10th time atm 🤣

maybe a season 16. I think its been long enough since the finale and i didnt like Deans ending honestly. Well easy for them to be revived the new god is there brother.... LMAO love the show and felt I need to put context to what i meant:)

Some great recommendations so far. I’ll add a few obscure ones that haven’t been mentioned or that you might of missed.

1. Chernobyl (HBO)
2. Raised By Wolves (HBO)
3. Pantheon (Animated show on Amazon New Zealand I believe but if you know how to find stuff to watch online for free, it’s there)
4. Vikings (Amazon)
5. The Boys (Amazon
6. Severance (Apple Tv)
7. See (Apple TV)
8. Silo (Apple TV)
9. Boardwalk Empire (Can’t remember)
10. The Englishman (BBC Iplayer)

I believe all of these shows to be great!

2 and 3 have been unfortunately cancelled despite having no business being cancelled, it’s pretty shit that we might not get any conclusions to their stories but what’s there is worth watching.

I’ve added where you can watch them on their native streaming services but if you’d rather watch them for free, I got you! Here’s the site I use as it has NO ads and all of the shows I’ve listed can be found there:

https://watchseries.pe/home

👊🏾

I appreciate your input. I’ve been searching for something to binge but, truthfully, I’ve grown to be a “tv snob” lol… my expectations after watching such series as Game Of Thrones has really diminished my desire to watch anything mediocre. I’ll absolutely look into these series - if you have a recommendation or suggestion on where I should start, I’m all ears!

I’d start with Chernobyl, it’s a quick mini series, 5 episodes I believe. Get that out of the way then I’d hop on The Boys after that. Anything from my list after that and you’re good. Ps, I’d class The English and Pantheon as hidden gems😎

Thank YOU, kind sir!!

Anytime pal. I hope you enjoy and if you fancy a chat and review once you’ve got stuck in, hit me up.

I’m still loving Brassic- it’s just completely nuts!😂

I think I have to start with this lol 😂

Totally loving Monarch legacy of monsters atm 🥳

Currently Im enjoying Lawman Bass Reeves and Monarch Legacy of Monsters. Slow Horses series 3 starting on the 1st December I think (Series 1 and 2 available now).

It must be mentioned here somewhere but I cant help it it is one of my secret pleasures.
Supernatural. Sam and Dean. Also if you like it I think a new season is coming.
if you have watched the boys Dean is the super soldier (Captain some1 I really cant remember his name) in series 2.

Gomorrah (Amazon), Suburra (Netflix), The Wire (Sky?) & The Last Kingdom (Netflix). A few I’ve really enjoyed lately 👍

Thank you 🙏

If you had to pick one of the 4 which would it be?

Gomorrah 100%. Probably the best series I’ve ever seen 👍

Game Of Thrones above everything and there’s no second place… but have you already seen it?

I just finished watching ‘bodies’..

No idea how old this post is - my reply 26/03/26 - but I've just finished Mrs Davis on ITVx. Unexpectedly great and impossible to describe, its a totally crazy programme, that goes all over the place, made me laugh throughout and the whole story wraps up in just 8 episodes. Not one of those shows that drags on and on forever

If you like 80’s films and tv try the old Miami Vice series on prime, I’ve been really enjoying it.

Jimmy Saviles fun house or a other classic is Jim wil’ fix it

Thanks BB

Classic movie, big Carpenter fan here :-)

Napoleon Wilson: Got a smoke?

I'd have expected the entire top ten longest fight scenes to all be Japanese.

Who is the coon?