# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=393 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 394 --- ## [TERRIBLE movie pitches/ideas that thankfully were never actually made (yet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-movie-pitches-ideas-that-thankfully-were-never-actually-made-yet/918249)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-movie-pitches-ideas-that-thankfully-were-never-actually-made-yet/918249 "2020-08-18T14:07:43Z")
We hear it all the time, movies scripts/ideas get announced by studios but wind up never getting made. Tons of spec scripts eventually make their way onto the internet for everyone to laugh at, or we see a blurb on IMDB … --- ## [Real Bad Remakes of Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-bad-remakes-of-movies/917666)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-bad-remakes-of-movies/917666 "2020-08-18T09:58:34Z")
Too hot to leave the house, so I’m sitting around watching TV. Bad TV. Watched a remake of the classic Night of the Living Dead. Simply awful. Watched about 20 minutes of the Johnny Depp disaster and ruination of Willy … --- ## [Help Identify A Film - "the box lunch is to eating what the telephone book is to reading."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-a-film-the-box-lunch-is-to-eating-what-the-telephone-book-is-to-reading/918368)
**Author:** [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-a-film-the-box-lunch-is-to-eating-what-the-telephone-book-is-to-reading/918368 "2020-08-18T02:40:45Z")
I used to ask these kind of questions in the before time, in the long, long ago, when I was a Charter Member… the SDMB never let me down. Let’s try it again… I have a vague memory of an old movie. Black and White. Ma… --- ## [The Titan Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-titan-games/827329)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-titan-games/827329 "2020-08-18T01:55:27Z")
So Dwayne Johnson, formerly of a persona named after a geological structure (and just MNSHO, I think it’s time we moved past that…the Attitude Era was a long time ago, folks), has become quite possibly the single most ma… --- ## [2020 Hugo Awards (SF Award)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-hugo-awards-sf-award/851310)
**Author:** [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-hugo-awards-sf-award/851310 "2020-08-18T01:52:55Z")
The 2020 Hugo Aware Finalists have been announced. --- ## [What's the third cola where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-third-cola-where-you-are/916660)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-third-cola-where-you-are/916660 "2020-08-17T23:36:52Z")
Please give your location. If you’re in the US please give a region as I expect it to be more fractious there. If we assume Coke and Pepsi are the top 2 colas in terms of name recognition/sales, (not necessarily your pe… --- ## [The Plot Against America on HBO (open spoilers as each ep airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-against-america-on-hbo-open-spoilers-as-each-ep-airs/849666)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-against-america-on-hbo-open-spoilers-as-each-ep-airs/849666 "2020-08-17T23:20:01Z")
Trailer: The Plot Against America: Official Trailer | HBO - YouTube The show: The Plot Against America (miniseries) - Wikipedia The novel: The Plot Against America - Wikipedia Anyone else watching? Lindbergh takes on… --- ## [What movie genre would the biopic of your life be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-genre-would-the-biopic-of-your-life-be/918328)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-genre-would-the-biopic-of-your-life-be/918328 "2020-08-17T23:12:24Z")
If a movie were made of your life, what type of movie do you think it would be? (poll coming, assuming I can figure out how to do that here) --- ## [Angie is the weakest song on Goats Head Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angie-is-the-weakest-song-on-goats-head-soup/918095)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angie-is-the-weakest-song-on-goats-head-soup/918095 "2020-08-17T22:45:40Z")
Maybe it’s just fatigue as Angie is one of the Rolling Stones songs that is still on most classic rock playlists. But, I’ve been listening to Goat Heads Soup and I’d forgotten how great the album is except for that dirge… --- ## [Does anyone know what the song in this commercial is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-the-song-in-this-commercial-is/918349)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-the-song-in-this-commercial-is/918349 "2020-08-17T22:17:06Z")
Hi Chew commerical. I have looked and searched, can’t find anything on it. Not even at iSpot. Does anyone know? --- ## [Massive layoffs at DC Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-layoffs-at-dc-comics/917893)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-layoffs-at-dc-comics/917893 "2020-08-17T19:45:55Z")
I’ve been a little surprised not to see some discussion about this. It’s been widely reported in the last few days that about 1/3 of DC Comic’s editorial staff has been laid off, including editor-in-chief Bob Harras (mi… --- ## [Recommend a book series, but not one story broken up into several books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-series-but-not-one-story-broken-up-into-several-books/918193)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-series-but-not-one-story-broken-up-into-several-books/918193 "2020-08-17T18:10:01Z")
I’d like to get into a fictional universe told across several books featuring the same group of characters. I’m interested in something written in an episode of the week format as opposed to a long story arc. Something… --- ## [Silly movie trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-movie-trivia/917730)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-movie-trivia/917730 "2020-08-17T17:38:07Z")
Add your own - here is mine: Bill Murray was in the best movies ever made about both golf and bowling - “Caddyshack” and “Kingpin”. --- ## [A new Drive-In Movie theater is being built in Little Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-drive-in-movie-theater-is-being-built-in-little-rock/918183)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-drive-in-movie-theater-is-being-built-in-little-rock/918183 "2020-08-17T17:36:37Z")
Drive-in theaters were almost a forgotten relic from the past. Social Distancing has created a new demand for Drive-Ins. They can be used for live music events and movies. Little Rock’s last drive-in closed in the late… --- ## [Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denis-johnsons-tree-of-smoke/918320)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denis-johnsons-tree-of-smoke/918320 "2020-08-17T14:11:09Z")
I just finished re-reading Tree of Smoke and have this burning (haha) urge to talk about it with others. While I feel like I grasped the novel a little better this time around, I’d love to hear others’ perspectives. (ma… --- ## [How do the "gunner positions" in the Millenium Falcon work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-gunner-positions-in-the-millenium-falcon-work/918004)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-gunner-positions-in-the-millenium-falcon-work/918004 "2020-08-17T13:19:04Z")
In the movies, the climb up and down ladders to get to them, the gunner positions obviously are on the top and bottom sides of the ship. However, when they are in the gunner postiion room, you can clearly see the passag… --- ## [What did they do to Hostess Fruit Pies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-they-do-to-hostess-fruit-pies/520181)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-they-do-to-hostess-fruit-pies/520181 "2020-08-17T12:49:01Z")
Last month, I got a hankering for a lemon hostess fruit pie. I hadn’t had one in probably 15 years, but for some reason I wanted one. My MIL put four Hostess lemon pies in a care package and it came yesterday. First o… --- ## [Finally purchased a stainless steel skillet, any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-purchased-a-stainless-steel-skillet-any-ideas/917938)
**Author:** [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-purchased-a-stainless-steel-skillet-any-ideas/917938 "2020-08-17T01:56:42Z")
I just purchased an All-Clad d3 12-inch fry pan thanks to some unclaimed money I found through the state treasurer’s office. Anyway, I’ve been doing research on using such skillets (I’ve never owned such a nice piece of… --- ## [Gunsmoke - I'd forgotten Festus had a girlfriend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunsmoke-id-forgotten-festus-had-a-girlfriend/621217)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunsmoke-id-forgotten-festus-had-a-girlfriend/621217 "2020-08-16T20:10:16Z")
April, a very, very pretty girl too. Played by Elizabeth MacRae. She played his gf for several seasons. She also played Gomer Pyles gf for a few seasons too. I’d forgotten how much better I liked Festus in the early s… --- ## [Why are McNuggets (tm) so expensive in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcnuggets-tm-so-expensive-in-canada/610148)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcnuggets-tm-so-expensive-in-canada/610148 "2020-08-16T16:55:00Z")
The other day, my wife wanted to buy some Chicken McNuggets. I almost had an aneurysm when I saw how expensive they were – $4.69 for 6 nuggets! After tax, that was almost a dollar per McNugget. And now, I just noticed… --- ## [Good Humor unveils new ice cream truck jingle to replace "Turkey in the Straw"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-humor-unveils-new-ice-cream-truck-jingle-to-replace-turkey-in-the-straw/918036)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-humor-unveils-new-ice-cream-truck-jingle-to-replace-turkey-in-the-straw/918036 "2020-08-16T04:09:11Z")
For decades, the tune Turkey in the Straw has attracted millions of kids to flock around the neighborhood ice cream truck. However, Good Humor has announced they are replacing it with a new composition by RZA of the Wu-T… --- ## [Dystopian Sci-Fi settings...centered outside of Europe, N. America, Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-sci-fi-settings-centered-outside-of-europe-n-america-japan/917621)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-sci-fi-settings-centered-outside-of-europe-n-america-japan/917621 "2020-08-16T00:30:29Z")
For fun, I’ve been trying to compile a list of Dystopian Sci-Fi settings—a la 1984, The Handmaid’s Tale, etc.—and I’ve run into a stumbling block. I’m having a hard time thinking of any works centered around, or at least… --- ## [NCIS questions about Gibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-questions-about-gibbs/918219)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-questions-about-gibbs/918219 "2020-08-16T00:29:58Z")
How many boats has he built? How is he getting them out of his basement? --- ## [Will Smith wants to reboot "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" as a drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-wants-to-reboot-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-as-a-drama/918039)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-wants-to-reboot-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-as-a-drama/918039 "2020-08-15T23:14:03Z")
Will Smith, who starred in the 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air after seeing this fan film from director Morgan Cooper. Smith, who caught the film when it went viral, is shopping the concept to vario… --- ## [What/when was the first reboot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-was-the-first-reboot/918191)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-was-the-first-reboot/918191 "2020-08-15T19:58:20Z")
I guess this is two questions: When was the term “reboot” first used, in its modern pop-culture sense of starting over with a series/franchise? and If the phenomenon predates the term, what was the first thing actually… --- ## [Cool bass intros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-bass-intros/918043)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-bass-intros/918043 "2020-08-15T17:58:43Z")
…that don’t appear again in their songs. If accompanied - like in the following (by guitar strums/licks every seven, I think) (and a basic drum beat) - as long as the bass is clearly the lead, then all good. Video/audi… --- ## [Name a song that only became popular on compilation/theme /soundtracks records/tapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-only-became-popular-on-compilation-theme-soundtracks-records-tapes/918048)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-only-became-popular-on-compilation-theme-soundtracks-records-tapes/918048 "2020-08-15T01:27:40Z")
based on this thread What is the most annoying popular song of all-time? it mentions a song called “politics of dancing” which when i listening to “80s music” on pandora the bio of the song said it was a song that … --- ## [Would this work? (unavoidable spoiler for My Life is Murder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-work-unavoidable-spoiler-for-my-life-is-murder/918136)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-work-unavoidable-spoiler-for-my-life-is-murder/918136 "2020-08-14T23:39:41Z")
So, this show from last season in Australia just became available in the US. Lucy Lawless is starring as a retired police detective who is consulting on difficult cases. It’s pretty good, and Lawless is really good. It’s… --- ## [Elves novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elves-novel/40140)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elves-novel/40140 "2020-08-14T19:16:12Z")
What was 60’s or 70’s novel about a world under the cities? There was the hallucinogenic “waybread of the elves” some kind of lichen or something. Swords and searches and rescues and the entrance to the world is in you… --- ## ["The Orville", reccomend a single good episode from season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-reccomend-a-single-good-episode-from-season-1/918067)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-reccomend-a-single-good-episode-from-season-1/918067 "2020-08-14T17:28:19Z")
I don’t like Seth Macfarlane at all, so I had absolutely no interest in watching “The Orville”. I’m in the UK with no access to Hulu, and no subscription streaming services offer The Orville for free as far as I can tel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=392) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=394)