# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=487 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 488 --- ## [Help me understand the world of streaming.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-world-of-streaming/839220)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-world-of-streaming/839220 "2019-08-30T16:12:25Z")
I’ve been wanting to watch some old shows recently, in particular Murder, She Wrote. I remember that a few years ago it used to be on Netflix, but now it’s no longer available their. Next I decided to check on CBS’s st… --- ## [The Amazing Jonathan Documentary (streams on Hulu)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-jonathan-documentary-streams-on-hulu/839423)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-jonathan-documentary-streams-on-hulu/839423 "2019-08-30T15:49:39Z")
:minor spoilers(if you can spoil a documentary) below: If you were not aware, in late 2014, the comedian/magician Amazing Jonathan announced that he was dying of a heart disorder and that he had one year alive. This m… --- ## [cream vs. butter questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-vs-butter-questions/839439)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-vs-butter-questions/839439 "2019-08-30T12:07:29Z")
Why does raw milk separate into skim milk and cream rather than skim milk and butter? Why is a second step necessary to churn out butter? And what difference if any is there between skim milk and the buttermilk\* left ove… --- ## [The History of Time Travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-time-travel/839389)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-time-travel/839389 "2019-08-30T02:50:21Z")
This isn’t new (it was from 2014) but I only just saw this after someone in my Facebook feed found it. It’s on Amazon Prime. It’s a little cheesy but clever faux documentary about the invention of Time Travel. I liked … --- ## [Joker (2019)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-2019/839443)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-2019/839443 "2019-08-29T23:18:29Z")
The trailer dropped yesterday and has racked up nearly 6.5M views on YouTube in about 24 hours, so clearly there is interest in this movie. The trailer looks bad, to me. Like, truly awful. An unnecessary backstory for… --- ## [Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special is fucking hilarious and offensive at the same time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelles-latest-netflix-special-is-fucking-hilarious-and-offensive-at-the-same-time/839435)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelles-latest-netflix-special-is-fucking-hilarious-and-offensive-at-the-same-time/839435 "2019-08-29T21:49:20Z")
The guy manages to break pretty much every PC rule in the book, yet I still laughed my ass off. Not sure how I feel about this. --- ## [What the oldest television commercial you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-oldest-television-commercial-you-remember/312900)
**Author:** [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-oldest-television-commercial-you-remember/312900 "2019-08-29T19:40:51Z")
What the oldest television commercial you remember? I remember that old Virginia Slims commercial from 1970? You’ve come a long way baby to get where you’ve got to today… how bout you --- ## [Presale tickets vs. general sale for shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presale-tickets-vs-general-sale-for-shows/839385)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presale-tickets-vs-general-sale-for-shows/839385 "2019-08-29T19:29:43Z")
I’d like to have a discussion about this because there’s a show in my area (in this case a popular musical) I want to see that’s going on general sale tomorrow at 10 am. The venue it’s happening in hosts a lot of popular… --- ## [Any brands of jerky not made with so much sugar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-brands-of-jerky-not-made-with-so-much-sugar/728023)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-brands-of-jerky-not-made-with-so-much-sugar/728023 "2019-08-29T15:54:38Z")
I’ve noticed that most of the major brands of beef jerky are using an awful lot of sugar in their cure, sometimes it is second after beef in the ingredient list. This results in a soft, sweet jerky with little of the sa… --- ## [A new way to watch Star Wars: "The Machete Order"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-watch-star-wars-the-machete-order/839402)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-watch-star-wars-the-machete-order/839402 "2019-08-29T15:26:21Z")
Okay so it’s from 2011 but I just found it and this seems super cool. Rod Hilton offers us his take on the “correct order” to watch the first 6 Star Wars movies in. He rejects both sequential (1-6) and release (4-6, 1… --- ## [Would 'In Living Color' fly today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-in-living-color-fly-today/838709)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-in-living-color-fly-today/838709 "2019-08-29T15:24:35Z")
From another thread: That old punchline first made me think, ‘Could you tell that joke today?’ And that thought made me wonder if In Living Color would work today, or if it would be too offensive. Would Men On… be of… --- ## [Sexiest video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video/839242)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-video/839242 "2019-08-29T14:59:29Z")
And i don’t even particularly mean “Hottest girl or guy in video”…though if you want to use that criteria go right ahead. I just think the overall vibe of this video is steaming hot with sex, and young love. I Drove Al… --- ## ["Juice" With Added Corn Syrup or Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juice-with-added-corn-syrup-or-sugar/839374)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juice-with-added-corn-syrup-or-sugar/839374 "2019-08-29T13:18:35Z")
I like real juice. I even like juice from concentrate. Unfortunately, Most “juices” I see at the market are water and corn syrup or cane sugar with 15% or less actual juice. I don’t like those. I’m not even talking about… --- ## [Kari's maternity leave replacement, Jessi Combs, dies in her rocket car. \[Mythbusters\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karis-maternity-leave-replacement-jessi-combs-dies-in-her-rocket-car-mythbusters/839365)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karis-maternity-leave-replacement-jessi-combs-dies-in-her-rocket-car-mythbusters/839365 "2019-08-29T10:31:41Z")
Sad but oddly appropriate way to go. I honestly found her fake and more than a little annoying while she was on the show but, damn, not explode-in-a-car level annoying. If she had stuck with being the actual badass she w… --- ## [Sleepless Domain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepless-domain/827679)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepless-domain/827679 "2019-08-29T07:17:32Z")
Anyone else here read the webcomic of this name? It’s an urban fantasy, or at least that’s the closest genre I can come up with. If you get confused about which character is which (common in strips where characters have… --- ## [Anyone still watching Elementary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-watching-elementary/823365)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-watching-elementary/823365 "2019-08-29T07:01:34Z")
Season 6 just dropped on Hulu and I am catching up. But the writing seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Every episode seems far less believable and more focused on the personal lives of Holmes and Watson. Or am I… --- ## [Children's horror anthology shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-horror-anthology-shows/839363)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-horror-anthology-shows/839363 "2019-08-29T03:51:23Z")
What are some tv shows that fit this description? Eerie Indiana Grizzly tales for gruesome kids Are you afraid of the dark Any others? --- ## [A question about candymaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-candymaking/839369)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-candymaking/839369 "2019-08-28T21:25:42Z")
a lot of recipes include the temperature at which you should remove your product from further cooking does it matter how quickly you get there? i was making something the other day and apparently had the heat too high … --- ## [Hulu+ Live TV: do you really lose access to the No-Ad Plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-live-tv-do-you-really-lose-access-to-the-no-ad-plan/839373)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-live-tv-do-you-really-lose-access-to-the-no-ad-plan/839373 "2019-08-28T18:44:21Z")
Was wanting to know something about Hulu+Live TV: when they say that I will lose my no-ad subscription if I upgrade to this, do they mean what they say (that not only will I have the ads on Live TV, but also that everyth… --- ## ['Baskets' finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baskets-finale/839089)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baskets-finale/839089 "2019-08-28T17:18:53Z")
Well, it ended pretty much as I thought it might, kind of up in the air, but with a tiny glimmer of hope that Chip and Martha might possible be an item, as much as they can, someday. Chip’s future is undetermined, but … --- ## [Sauce ( Juice) for my chili rellenos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauce-juice-for-my-chili-rellenos/839232)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauce-juice-for-my-chili-rellenos/839232 "2019-08-28T16:43:20Z")
My Chili Rellenos are excellent but I have yet to perfect my sauce. Looking for suggestions on something I have in my head. I am imagining a lightly salted runny sauce more like a juice only very lightly cooked with fres… --- ## [Marvel's What If...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-what-if/839176)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-what-if/839176 "2019-08-28T14:44:40Z")
This is very cool: they announced that the Disney+ series What if will have 23 episodes. Each will be an alternate reality take on each of the 23 MCU films. They already previously announced the first episode would be W… --- ## [Better Than Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-us/839042)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-us/839042 "2019-08-28T12:29:53Z")
Heads-up on this new series on Netflix. A Russian SF series. I just stumbled on and watched the first episode and it wasn’t bad. 16 episodes available. --- ## [5-10 Directors You'd Love To Talk With](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-10-directors-youd-love-to-talk-with/839288)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-10-directors-youd-love-to-talk-with/839288 "2019-08-28T02:27:55Z")
John Cassavetes - not my favorite, but most interesting. Vittorio De Sica - I’d ask how he became the greatest director ever? I’m sure being a great actor wasn’t all of it, considering he made about 10 masterpieces we a… --- ## [Holy crap, they're making Super Troopers 2!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-theyre-making-super-troopers-2/766531)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-theyre-making-super-troopers-2/766531 "2019-08-27T21:48:44Z")
Crowdfundraising trailer: SUPER TROOPERS 2: The Time Is Meow (3/24/2015) - YouTube Wiki article: Super Troopers 2 - Wikipedia Thread about the first movie: Just watched "Super Troopers" (open spoilers) - Cafe Society -… --- ## [Sodastream users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodastream-users/838871)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodastream-users/838871 "2019-08-27T21:47:26Z")
How many constipated duck calls do you allow per bottle? I usually go for about four quacking rounds to top off a bottle - it gives a nice carbonated feel to the water. However, Mister singular only allows for a few qui… --- ## [Wearing a shirt for the band/artist you're about to see: yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-shirt-for-the-band-artist-youre-about-to-see-yea-or-nay/838981)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-shirt-for-the-band-artist-youre-about-to-see-yea-or-nay/838981 "2019-08-27T20:12:08Z")
Went to see Iron Maiden last weekend. I wore a Slayer shirt, Mr. Rilch wore his Metallica shirt, and Friend wore…a polo shirt. Meanwhile, the arena was rife with Iron Maiden shirts, way more then we saw of shirts for the… --- ## [Classical music haters: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-haters-why/838957)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-haters-why/838957 "2019-08-27T19:57:09Z")
Question for people who absolutely can’t stand classical music: Why? --- ## [Magic trick needed ASAP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-trick-needed-asap/839314)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-trick-needed-asap/839314 "2019-08-27T18:51:00Z")
This may not be the proper forum. I’m going out to visit grandkids, leaving Thursday. Last time I was there, my 7-year-old granddaughter asked me if I knew a magic trick, so I showed her the old chestnut of removing my … --- ## [Are you dong a Star Wars Rewatch in Anticipation of Episode IX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dong-a-star-wars-rewatch-in-anticipation-of-episode-ix/839318)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dong-a-star-wars-rewatch-in-anticipation-of-episode-ix/839318 "2019-08-27T18:32:16Z")
So the grand finale of the main Saga is upon us. Are you planning to rewatch the movies to gear up for its December release? If so, how? One at a time? A huge marathon (I think I am too old for all of them in a row but … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=486) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=488)