Tiger King ... holy eff

[Spartan Squad]

I have wondered what happens to the big cats the magicians use. There were a couple of guys in Vegas who had big cats in their acts. They would show a video of their compound outside of town. Those magicians and their acts are gone. Where are the animals??

After one of the tigers tried to eat the magicians, it's not a huge leap of the imagination to guess what happened...

 

[ChrisLong]

After one of the tigers tried to eat the magicians, it's not a huge leap of the imagination to guess what happened...

Yeah, that was Roy (of Siegfried and Roy) in 2003. There were a couple of others in Vegas in the past 10 years. All gone now. Dirk Arthur and Rick Thomas.

 

[Webster]

Woke up at 2:30 in the morning and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I started watching. Up to the last episode before I had to start doing work, but this is an ugly world with bad people.

 

[RARist]

After one of the tigers tried to eat the magicians, it's not a huge leap of the imagination to guess what happened...

 

[Webster]

Stupid question but what happens to all of the tigers once they are no longer little cubs? It seemed like the money was all in the interaction with the baby cubs, which has a very small window. Once they age out, are they killed as it doesn’t seem economically feasible to care for them?

 

[sgreenwell]

Stupid question but what happens to all of the tigers once they are no longer little cubs? It seemed like the money was all in the interaction with the baby cubs, which has a very small window. Once they age out, are they killed as it doesn’t seem economically feasible to care for them?

Well, uh, that's part of what Joe is accused of doing - shooting the adult tigers.

 

[Webster]

Well, uh, that's part of what Joe is accused of doing - shooting the adult tigers.

Obviously, but that is only 5 tigers. Given the need to have a steady supply of baby tigers, one would think that the body count would be huge.

 

[tapintoamerica]

This story, written a year ago, includes details not covered in the Series.
Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild

 

[Roscablo]

Obviously, but that is only 5 tigers. Given the need to have a steady supply of baby tigers, one would think that the body count would be huge.

Pretty sure they sold them as a way to make money. There are also a some stories out there of different animal rescues and preserves taking them. There's one in Colorado that took 39 tigers, and actually got them before any of the crap went down.

 

[sgreenwell]

Obviously, but that is only 5 tigers. Given the need to have a steady supply of baby tigers, one would think that the body count would be huge.

I mean, I doubt it's just five. And you can quickly get to that massive body count if you figure five to 10 per year, for X years. I also doubt that Mr. Exotic is keeping extensive records about the tigers he's disposing of.

 

[Webster]

I mean, I doubt it's just five. And you can quickly get to that massive body count if you figure five to 10 per year, for X years. I also doubt that Mr. Exotic is keeping extensive records about the tigers he's disposing of.

I guess those are the ones which the employee could testify to that were healthy when shot.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

I assumed they'd have fed the tigers to the tigers since it cost so much to feed them.

Outstanding piece of writing in that link, by the way.

 

[drexler]

I have nothing to add to this thread that hasn't otherwise already been said but just wanted to underscore one thing:

Some people live very different lives.

 

[MTM]

I wasn’t that interested in the show but dipped my toe in and ended up watching all seven episodes in a row.

The reaction of Joe’s campaign manager watching his husband accidentally kill himself was harrowing.

 

[TigerVols]

If you had Nic Cage in the pool, report to the window for your winnings.

Nicolas Cage to Play Joe Exotic in Series From Dan Lagana (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

The obvious choice.

 

[Spartan Squad]

I kind of wish they had a little more fun with her—the interview was actually very straight—but it is still entertaining how they duped Carol Baskin into agreeing to appear.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I kind of wish they had a little more fun with her—the interview was actually very straight—but it is still entertaining how they duped Carol Baskin into agreeing to appear.

Those guys are dicks.

 

[tapintoamerica]

If you had Nic Cage in the pool, report to the window for your winnings.

Nicolas Cage to Play Joe Exotic in Series From Dan Lagana (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety

Absolutely perfect casting.

 

[bigpern23]

The obvious choice.

Absolutely perfect casting.

Both so wrong ...