35: The Big Picture

1. 35: The Big Picture. But strange as things sometimes get, the truth-and the big picture-always emerge after your radio friends embark on a life-changing.
2. Listen to The Big Picture episodes free, on demand. With no new movies on the horizon, we have resorted to ridiculous rankings. First up, a completely unscientific but emotionally charged rundown of the 35 best, most exciting movie stars under the age of 35 working today in Hollywood. How did we choose them? Did your internet boyfriend make the cut?
3. 'The Big Picture' Wall Sculpture #35 (35x47x3) is a colorful modern abstract painted metal wall sculpture by Los Angeles metal sculptor Bruce Gray. This contemporary and eye catching sculpture is constructed in welded aluminum, and painted using vibrant colors in a wide variety of techniques.
4. But strange as things sometimes get, the truth-and the big picture-always emerge. Volume 35 contains the following stories (and themes): The Big Deal 1 & 2 (standing up for your faith) Life Trials of the Rich and Famous (showing partiality) Missionary: Impossible (the mission field) The Great Wishy Woz 1 & 2 (God's protection in life's storms.

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THE BIG PICTURE: Vietnam, 35 years later
www.boston.com ^ | May 7, 2010

The Big Picture is an unprecedented scientific worldview, a tour de force that will sit on shelves alongside the works of Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, Daniel Dennett, and E. Wilson for years to come.Includes a Bonus PDF with charts and images.

Posted on 05/09/2010 4:28:34 AM PDT by VU4G10

Last Friday, April 30th, was the 35th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, and last Tuesday, May 4th, was the 40th anniversary of the shooting of protesting students at Kent State University. The Vietnam War and America's involvement in it affected the lives of millions for well over a decade, exacting a massive human cost with millions of deaths and countless injuries - both physical and mental - that plague many of those involved to this day. United States military involvement and troop strength grew rapidly after 1964 - at its highest level in 1968, with over 500,000 troops on the ground. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. now bears the engraved names of 58,267 of those troops. It's nearly impossible to encapsulate an event of such scale in a handful of photographs, but here, 35 years after the end of the conflict, is my attempt. (47 photos total)

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Then 35 years of brutal communist rule, that made the War seem like a picnic.

The Vietnam War and America's involvement in it affected the lives of millions for well over a decade, exacting a massive human cost with millions of deaths and countless injuries - both physical and mental - that plague many of those involved to this day.

Brought to you exclusively by the Democrats.

Democrats - leading the way in human misery and senseless waste.

Memories light the corners of my mind...

Exactly. Why were “boat people” forced to board barely floating junks and risk the high sea in the hopes of finding a good hearted US ship to save them? Why would they leave by the millions? The media should have focused on that question, and the answer would have been as brutal as the “killing fields” of Cambodia, only they couldn’t blame the US on the brutalities that followed the end of South Viet Nam.

Exactly. Why were “boat people” forced to board barely floating junks and risk the high sea in the hopes of finding a good hearted US ship to save them? Why would they leave by the millions? The media should have focused on that question, and the answer would have been as brutal as the “killing fields” of Cambodia, only they couldn’t blame the US on the brutalities that followed the end of South Viet Nam.

Exactly. Why were “boat people” forced to board barely floating junks and risk the high sea in the hopes of finding a good hearted US ship to save them? Why would they leave by the millions? The media should have focused on that question, and the answer would have been as brutal as the “killing fields” of Cambodia, only they couldn’t blame the US on the brutalities that followed the end of South Viet Nam.

Exactly. Why were “boat people” forced to board barely floating junks and risk the high sea in the hopes of finding a good hearted US ship to save them? Why would they leave by the millions? The media should have focused on that question, and the answer would have been as brutal as the “killing fields” of Cambodia, only they couldn’t blame the US on the brutalities that followed the end of South Viet Nam.

Exactly. Why were “boat people” forced to board barely floating junks and risk the high sea in the hopes of finding a good hearted US ship to save them? Why would they leave by the millions? The media should have focused on that question, and the answer would have been as brutal as the “killing fields” of Cambodia, only they couldn’t blame the US on the brutalities that followed the end of South Viet Nam.

Whoa. sorry, bad internet connection resulting in multiple posts.

You can say that again.

The big picture is the Lefties of today who were the red-diaper-doper-baby Hippies then, decided in their intoxicated stupor that our trying to prevent a Communist invasion into South Vietnam was bad. Bad America for trying to save millions of lives that would come under the deadly Communist rule.

Well, America pulled out and of course the inevitable happened: the North Vietnam Communists invaded, took over, and over a million South Vietnamese were killed under its rule.

The stupid comments following those pictures on the source page are amazing. Boston is truly lost. They want communism. Perhaps we should let them have it.

Democrats - leading the way in human misery and senseless waste.

Wait for the fall of Baghdad.....

.....The RATS are giving the insurgents the timetable for our departure, giving them information for their overthrow plans.

Did your “bad internet connection” self-click the “post” button 3 times?

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'[T]he [American] media played a major role in the final downfall of South Vietnam. . . . North Vietnam [Communist] General Vo Nguyen Giap [stated] in a French TV broadcast that [the] 'most important guerrilla during the Vietnam War was the American press.'

And what of today's American media?

I think that Michael Savage -- who's pretty good with such things -- has defined the media's support of the enemy this time.

'The media have become the minarets of terrorism.'

The American media are the Islamists' most important muezzins.

The comments section is awful, owned by the lefties, though there are a few good comments in there. The best one is by a guy named Justin near the bottom. What impresses me about the pictures is that 35 years later they’re still trying to demoralize us and cast Vietnam as the Bad War. The psyche of the left requires that we be solemn and angry and ashamed when we think of Vietnam. But I think it was a good war, justified and winnable.

“The stupid comments following those pictures on the source page are amazing. Boston is truly lost. They want communism. Perhaps we should let them have it.”

I agree there were an disappointingly large number of stupid comments, but there are also some wonderfully smart and compassionate comments about the truth. I particularly liked the one by Wintermuth a German who espoused about National Socialism and Communism and wondered about how long stupid ideas like those can truly last when capitalism and freedom are present and so obviously better...

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Album 35: The Big Picture
Episodes: 449: The Big Deal, Part 1 450: The Big Deal, Part 2 451: Life Trials of the Rich and Famous 452: Missionary: Impossible 453: The Great Wishy Woz, Part 1 454: The Great Wishy Woz, Part 2 455: Best Laid Plans 456: Worst Day Ever 457: Opportunity Knocks 458: Red Herring 459: Slumber Party 460: Nova Rising

35: The Big Picture Gallery

Review by Joshua Matlack:

After the last two very weak albums, Adventures in Odyssey is back with an album that is very reminiscent of the quality of albums 28-32. The Big Picture features a lot of great episodes and only one or two weak ones. Still not up to the quality of some of the past albums, but overall this is a good album to introduce a new listener to AIO and to recapture the attention of many disillusioned fans.

The first episode is a great Bible story. Great acting, music, great writing, etc. come together to form a wonderful epic Bible story. One of the things that really make this episode stand out is that it is first 'event' episode since 422-423: Passages, I & II. Everything since, with the exception of 424-425: Blackgaard's Revenge, I & II, has been fluff. Sure, we had an occasional good episode but they've all been slice of life. No history or Bible shows. No 'epic' stories that could stand on their own apart from the series. The Big Deal does just that. It does seem obvious that Aubrey is the new challenger, the unbeliever who refuses to swallow what everyone tells her. She's very much like Connie was before she became a Christian. I think this could turn into an interesting storyline.

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Life Trials of the Rich and Famous, Worst Day Ever, and Slumber Party are all good episodes dealing with average characters and average stories. Some of the best slice of life episodes in a very long time. Slumber Party is very funny and features what could be the last time we'll hear from David Straussberg.

Missionary: Impossible and Best Laid Plans let us hear from Jason Whitaker, who seemed to have fallen off the face of the earth after 406-408: Malachi's Message, I-III. We find out he HAS been doing missions work. Best Laid Plans introduces the Timothy Center as something more than just another place for Aubrey to hang out. They actually have a real event take place at the Timothy Center, something that had only been mentioned before. Even better, it's a retreat for the kids in Connellsville. If you'll remember, it was some kids visiting from Connellsville that showed Tom the need for the Timothy Center.

Opportunity Knocks, Red Herring, and Nova Rising are the introduction to the NovaCom storyline. Opportunity Knocks was a good episode, introducing Arthur Dent, the tower on Tom's property, and Whit's uneasiness about NovaCom. Red Herring has a really great mystery/intrigue feel to it. Nova Rising on the other hand was a completely pointless. It didn't further the NovaCom storyline at all, though it was well written and well produced. All it seems to do is clarify, in case there was any doubt, that NovaCom is bad. What's to be learned from NovaCom buying BTV and then selling it back to Bernard and hiring then firing Cal and Alex? It is the weakest on the album, though not a bad episode overall.

The best episode in the album is The Great Wishy Woz. It is the first non-Christmas musical in the history of AIO. It's a great spoof of The Wizard of Oz, including a lot of nods and jokes. It is also an episode that fans are split over. Many really like this episode, but some find it quite annoying. I personally enjoy it immensely. The music is superb, the characters are hilarious, and the last scene is one of the most moving in AIO history. There are a few corny parts to it, but those parts don't tarnish the fun of the rest of the episode. This episode also continues the idea of Mandy writing plays that was introduced in Mandy's Debut.

The biggest gripe with the album is the complete and total absence of Eugene. He is mentioned in Red Herring, but that's it. As many people know, Will Ryan left AIO for a time, and this was the first album in which he didn't appear. Eugene's absence would be explained in upcoming episodes, but for now he's just not there. I do think, even with the absence of Will Ryan, the AIO team could have given the illusion of Eugene's presence with an episode like BTV: Redeeming the Season, BTV: Grace, or BTV: Obedience (by including some of the skits from the previous season that featured Eugene). The quality of the first two is slightly less than the episodes included on this album, which is probably why the team didn't include them, but that's not such a big deal. It would have been worth hearing from Eugene to have one of these episodes in this album.

This album includes everything we've missed the last two albums. A Bible story, a KYDS radio broadcast, an Imagination Station ride, the introduction of a storyline, the continuation of old storylines, introduction of new characters, and check-ins with some familiar characters.

Favorite Episode: The Great Wishy Woz
Rating: 3 1/2 stars

Notes:

Contained the beginnings of the Novacom saga.

GOOF ALERT: The summary for 'Best Laid Plans' uses the word 'supercede.' The word is actually spelled 'superSede.' (Contributed by Ben Lou)

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