# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=461 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 462 --- ## [Question about Hulu’s The Accident (Spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hulu-s-the-accident-spoiler/844393)
**Author:** [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hulu-s-the-accident-spoiler/844393 "2019-12-06T08:34:30Z")
In the last seconds of the last episode of The Accident: I drifted off a couple times trying to squeeze the whole thing in before bed, so I might have missed something. --- ## [The Wall: 40 years later, a reappraisal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-40-years-later-a-reappraisal/844198)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-40-years-later-a-reappraisal/844198 "2019-12-06T03:10:12Z")
(Yeah, I know I’m on hiatus, but I had this one mostly written and put a date in my calendar so I could make this one post… and, really, given the subject matter and the demographics of our readers, it is a topic which g… --- ## [Thanksgiving Side Dishes & Your Thoughts on Brining and Spatchcocking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes-your-thoughts-on-brining-and-spatchcocking/843186)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes-your-thoughts-on-brining-and-spatchcocking/843186 "2019-12-06T00:12:48Z")
Ok Dopers, it’s that time of year again and I need your advice: What Thanksgiving side dishes do you recommend? No dietary restrictions whatsoever–just want the meal to rock my guests’ world. What are your thoughts… --- ## [Your favorite episodes that never were.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-episodes-that-never-were/844439)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-episodes-that-never-were/844439 "2019-12-05T23:09:13Z")
I’m sure most of you have imagined or read fanfic stories set in various series that would have rocked if they’d been real episodes. My contribution: South Park “The N Word”. Someone tricks Cartman (not hard to do) by q… --- ## [Which old movies need a TV reboot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-movies-need-a-tv-reboot/844306)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-movies-need-a-tv-reboot/844306 "2019-12-05T20:52:21Z")
It seems to be a fad lately to take old movies and to reboot or spin them off into TV series. For instance, this year we saw Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal get an eponymous TV prequel. Reportedly there are new TV series… --- ## [Should I get an Instant Pot Duo SV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-an-instant-pot-duo-sv/844375)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-an-instant-pot-duo-sv/844375 "2019-12-05T16:51:26Z")
Costco has these marked down from $89.99 to $64.99. I’ve been wanting to get into sous vide, and I have a very nice food sealer, but I have extremely limited counter space. I like the idea of a combination device that co… --- ## [Jedi Temple Challenge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-temple-challenge/844405)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jedi-temple-challenge/844405 "2019-12-05T14:48:02Z")
When I first read the title, I thought it was gonna be a Star Wars version of Legends of the Hidden Temple. What do you think? Are you interested? --- ## [Album titles with double meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-titles-with-double-meanings/843207)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-titles-with-double-meanings/843207 "2019-12-05T14:34:11Z")
I’m speaking of album titles which look like one thing in print, but sound like something else when spoken aloud. For example, Aladdin Sane by David Bowie, which also sounds like “A lad insane,” or Sheik Yerboutie by Fr… --- ## [D.C. Fontana, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-fontana-rip/844327)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-fontana-rip/844327 "2019-12-05T06:52:09Z")
Dorothy (D.C.) Fontana, one of the best writers for the original Star Trek series, has died at the age of 80. Here is one of several obituaries I found, from Variety. She was the first woman to write for Trek, and, as … --- ## [generic 60s dance music from movies and tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-60s-dance-music-from-movies-and-tv/844254)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-60s-dance-music-from-movies-and-tv/844254 "2019-12-05T00:22:25Z")
I’m just going to ask the open question What’s up with that generic dance music from tv and movies? I’m sure you know the stuff. For one thing it’s instrumental. It’s that unidentifiable music when teens want to dance… --- ## [Help identify this movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie/844378)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie/844378 "2019-12-05T00:00:08Z")
Small film, recent-ish, probably around 2011. Basic plot is a single mom raising her teen daughter. The movie opens with the daughter on a jungle gym along with her friend-zoned guy friend. It also may end the same way. … --- ## [Netflix Cancelling MST3K!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-cancelling-mst3k/844069)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-cancelling-mst3k/844069 "2019-12-04T21:50:52Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/entertainment/netflix-mystery-science-theater-3000/index.html CNN evidently doesn’t remember that the show ran on the SciFi channel (now Syfy) for a few years. --- ## [Didn't this used to be a feature on TV sets? (Volume control)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-this-used-to-be-a-feature-on-tv-sets-volume-control/844334)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-this-used-to-be-a-feature-on-tv-sets-volume-control/844334 "2019-12-04T18:18:30Z")
I vaguely remember (I think) seeing a commercial about this: There was a setting on the TV that would keep the volume the same no matter what was going on in the TV. So whether it was an explosion, or two people having … --- ## [R.I.P. Shelley Morrison (Rosario)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-shelley-morrison-rosario/844361)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-shelley-morrison-rosario/844361 "2019-12-04T17:23:53Z")
Will & Grace’s Rosario, Shelley Morrison, has died on Dec. 1. She’ll always be remembered as Karen’s maid on 68 episodes of the popular show. --- ## [Dealing with pregnancies on tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-pregnancies-on-tv-series/844310)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-pregnancies-on-tv-series/844310 "2019-12-04T16:32:04Z")
Was involved a brewpub beer & pretzel discussion last night about how television series have historically dealt with female cast members getting pregnant during filming schedules. One camp maintained the industry has bec… --- ## [The Irishman (no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irishman-no-spoilers/844172)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irishman-no-spoilers/844172 "2019-12-04T14:15:26Z")
I saw it the day it was released on Netflix. Then I watched it again. I think The Irishman is one of the great movies of all time. It is a film that moves on multiple levels, with intersecting themes that carry it to a … --- ## [Haunted House inheritance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haunted-house-inheritance/844348)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haunted-house-inheritance/844348 "2019-12-04T07:05:14Z")
You learn that a distant relative has died. You stand to inherit their fortune. But first, you must spend a specific period of time in a haunted house. What was the original source for this trope? --- ## [Opening Acts That Upstaged Huge Headliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-acts-that-upstaged-huge-headliner/843986)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-acts-that-upstaged-huge-headliner/843986 "2019-12-04T02:43:38Z")
This guy I talk with was saying how Lynyrd Skynyrd blew The Who off the stage in Chicago. He went to the show not even knowing them, and came out a bigger fan than The Who! I also remember a Grand Funk documentary where… --- ## [Help identifying an old YA novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-an-old-ya-novel/844340)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-an-old-ya-novel/844340 "2019-12-04T02:26:43Z")
When I was a young teen (early 1970s) my mother gave me the strangest YA novel to read. I’m wondering if anyone recognizes it? It was about a young girl, around age 15, who I think lived on a horse ranch and perhaps her… --- ## [How do you cook your Turkey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cook-your-turkey/843976)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cook-your-turkey/843976 "2019-12-04T02:15:11Z")
I think we probably do this every year, but it’s always a worthy topic. I use the Safeway 2-hour recipe. It works perfectly, it’s fast, and the turkey always comes out moist. --- ## [I Was Literally Saved by Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-literally-saved-by-batman/844214)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-literally-saved-by-batman/844214 "2019-12-04T00:57:54Z")
A recent Batman comic has Batman tied up and hanging upside down. As he escapes he does an internal monologue about how to undo the knot in the rope. Today I grabbed a pair of my fancy shoes that I don’t wear often and t… --- ## [Memorable commercials that you don't remember what was being advertised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-commercials-that-you-dont-remember-what-was-being-advertised/844152)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-commercials-that-you-dont-remember-what-was-being-advertised/844152 "2019-12-04T00:07:11Z")
What commercials have made an impression on you but you have no idea what was being advertised? The one that sticks in my mind is ”Lamp.” And yes, I did feel crazy at the end of it. Having YouTubed it, I guess I should… --- ## [D. C. Fontana passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-fontana-passes-away/844329)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-fontana-passes-away/844329 "2019-12-03T21:26:45Z")
Trailblazing science fiction writer Dorothy C. Fontana, who helped shape Star Trek, has died at the age of 80. She worked on the original Star Trek series, the animated series, The Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine. S… --- ## [Who will win the streaming wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-streaming-wars/844037)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-streaming-wars/844037 "2019-12-03T18:15:58Z")
Disney+ launched this month, and soon, HBO Max will enter the streaming race. Between Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max, who will win the streaming wars? --- ## [Recording of full WJSV Washington D.C. broadcast day - September 21, 1939](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-of-full-wjsv-washington-d-c-broadcast-day-september-21-1939/844199)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-of-full-wjsv-washington-d-c-broadcast-day-september-21-1939/844199 "2019-12-03T16:09:47Z")
This is fascinating. Stream: WJSV Washington 21 Sep 1939 Full Day MASTER SOURCE! : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive --- ## [Favorite Thanksgiving Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-thanksgiving-songs/843869)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-thanksgiving-songs/843869 "2019-12-03T13:48:07Z")
Meaning a song that explicitly thanks a person, God, their lucky stars or whatever. For me this would include: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly and the Family Stone I Thank You - ZZ Top Thank God For You… --- ## [Playing triplets over 8th notes: how hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-triplets-over-8th-notes-how-hard/844269)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-triplets-over-8th-notes-how-hard/844269 "2019-12-03T12:50:12Z")
One of my favourite pieces of music is from Ultima III, a computer role-playing game from 1983. The unnamed tune plays when your character is traversing the game’s main map. Someone has produced a YouTube video of the … --- ## [Did American Dad get WAY better after it moved to TBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-american-dad-get-way-better-after-it-moved-to-tbs/834427)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-american-dad-get-way-better-after-it-moved-to-tbs/834427 "2019-12-03T05:32:17Z")
I was never crazy about this show when it aired on Fox. So I didn’t follow when they moved to TBS. Anyway, I noticed a couple of seasons that I haven’t watched on Hulu, so I figured I’d give it a try. So glad I did, bec… --- ## [Chinatown movie thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinatown-movie-thread/843946)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinatown-movie-thread/843946 "2019-12-02T20:24:50Z")
One of my top 5 favorite films. Just now watching the special feature on the DVD. One thing I never thought about was that Polanski was reluctant to come to the US to make it, it was only a few years after Sharon Tate w… --- ## [Once Upon A Classic: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-classic-a-connecticut-yankee-in-king-arthurs-court/844279)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-classic-a-connecticut-yankee-in-king-arthurs-court/844279 "2019-12-02T19:01:11Z")
I liked to watch PBS as a teen. One of the shows I watched was Once Upon A Classic, hosted by Bill Bixby. The one episode I remember is A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court. This has stuck with me for decades, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=460) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=462)