# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=700 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 701 --- ## [Wonder Woman timeline (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-timeline-spoilers/794917)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-timeline-spoilers/794917 "2017-09-04T07:29:09Z")
I know I’m jumping in here a little late but I didn’t see the movie until yesterday. And I’m a little confused on the timeline. Zeus created humans. Ares then introduced war to humans. Zeus created the Amazons to lead h… --- ## [Twin Peaks Episode 16 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-16-open-spoilers/794900)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-16-open-spoilers/794900 "2017-09-03T23:33:45Z")
Yes! Yes! Yes! Finally! --- ## [Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline-discussion/593712)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline-discussion/593712 "2017-09-03T21:47:56Z")
I just finished reading this book all at one go and man was it a lot of fun! For those of you who grew up in the 80’s the cultural references will be a blast. I think the story background is a little weak on the politica… --- ## [I published a short story on Medium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-published-a-short-story-on-medium/795113)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-published-a-short-story-on-medium/795113 "2017-09-03T19:44:27Z")
Here it is: https://medium.com/@iiandyiiii/entropy-9a919512bfdb It’s called Entropy. Medium calls it a 21 minute read. A bit sci-fi-ish, with a touch of horror. Nothing worse than PG-13, I think (meaning some violen… --- ## [Face Off Season 12 - Divide & Conquer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-12-divide-conquer/791414)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-12-divide-conquer/791414 "2017-09-03T16:59:57Z")
Greetings. I’m hoping Irishman can come along and do his usual great summary. This season is Divide and Conquer. The people were put into teams, or shops, and then given a project to do as that shop. They had a team … --- ## [What Was With That "Wet Dream" Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-with-that-wet-dream-song/795293)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-with-that-wet-dream-song/795293 "2017-09-03T16:37:43Z")
I’m sure some SDopers must remember that “Wet Dream” song full of very fishy, fish puns and/or sexual innuendo? Is there a story behind that song? Was it written for a TV show, perhaps? What else would possess someone to… --- ## [What's a good Pernod drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-pernod-drink/795213)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-pernod-drink/795213 "2017-09-03T16:12:20Z")
That’s it. I don’t think I can take it straight. --- ## [Why is Dwayne Johnson considered a major star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dwayne-johnson-considered-a-major-star/795230)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dwayne-johnson-considered-a-major-star/795230 "2017-09-03T16:01:58Z")
Hollywood is at bottom a business. Actors generally don’t get work unless they sell tickets. This is especially true when you making action/adventure movies. These are made for cash not for prestige. So let’s look at Dw… --- ## [Prince's Sister Says Purple Wasn't His Favorite Color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princes-sister-says-purple-wasnt-his-favorite-color/795235)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princes-sister-says-purple-wasnt-his-favorite-color/795235 "2017-09-03T15:59:07Z")
Link to article here: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/entertainment/prince-purple-favorite-color/index.html \[QUOTE=Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson\] “The standout piece for me is his orange Cloud guitar,” the publication qu… --- ## [SF Story about Guy Waking Up Prematurely from Suspended Animation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-story-about-guy-waking-up-prematurely-from-suspended-animation/496796)
**Author:** [@A\_Man\_A\_Plan\_A\_Canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Man_A_Plan_A_Canal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-story-about-guy-waking-up-prematurely-from-suspended-animation/496796 "2017-09-03T06:08:26Z")
Hello, Dopers; AMAPAC here with a question: Who knows that SF story about a guy who is part of a space crew in deep hibernation while the ship takes them to some faraway place? Something goes wrong and he is awakened in… --- ## [Cowboy music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-music/795309)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-music/795309 "2017-09-03T05:48:01Z")
I recently heard some incidental music - just harmonica, some accordion and violin playing a low-key noodling melody - and it instantly put me in mind of any number of golden age westerns. My question is whether this st… --- ## [The Third Age: 3,000 years of technological stagnation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-3-000-years-of-technological-stagnation/792857)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-age-3-000-years-of-technological-stagnation/792857 "2017-09-03T03:37:54Z")
I know Tolkien wasn’t big on industrialisation, but really: 3,000 years of technological stagnation? As far as I can tell, Isildur and Aragon were using about the same types of weapons and so on. Gondor, Arnor, and its … --- ## [Irish comedy 'Trivia' starring David Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-comedy-trivia-starring-david-pearse/795321)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-comedy-trivia-starring-david-pearse/795321 "2017-09-02T15:57:37Z")
A while ago I came across this Irish show on Hulu —“Trivia” starring David Pearse, who I’m familiar with from a handful of small roles going back to “An Everlasting Piece” (a comedy about wigs in strife-torn Belfast). I… --- ## [Wardrobe for TV/Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-for-tv-movies/795320)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-for-tv-movies/795320 "2017-09-02T13:23:34Z")
Do the actors have any say in what they wear ? Or is it simply they are given a set of clothes. Would a big name actor get a choice of what to wear , say pick from 3 outfits that are similar? For example a blue … --- ## [Rocketeer finishes a Bride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-a-bride/795183)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-a-bride/795183 "2017-09-02T05:46:03Z")
Although I usually modify kits a bit (or more than a bit :wink: ) to make them mine, this one was so striking that I left it pretty much alone. I bought it maybe a couple years ago, and after an initial flurry of activ… --- ## [Help me remember the name of this TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-the-name-of-this-tv-show/794903)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-the-name-of-this-tv-show/794903 "2017-09-02T03:40:01Z")
My wife and I used to watch this TV show on, I believe, The History Channel. Basic Premise; The two hosts would take an unlikely “VS.” scenario like Ninja VS Pirate, Native-American VS Viking, or even SAS VS SEALS. The… --- ## [Why are YouTube videos so dark on my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-youtube-videos-so-dark-on-my-computer/795285)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-youtube-videos-so-dark-on-my-computer/795285 "2017-09-02T03:37:34Z")
I’ve turned up the brightness and contrast on my monitor until it glares, but any YouTube video depicting a night or low-light scene still looks like it was filmed in MurkoVision™. Any advice? --- ## [Henry VIII: Nice guy or psychopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-viii-nice-guy-or-psychopath/452488)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-viii-nice-guy-or-psychopath/452488 "2017-09-02T03:22:04Z")
I watched a PBS showing of Henry VIII on Monday night. This one to be exact. It was very interesting. Apparently, Henry VIII was this very nice but lonely guy who, through no fault of his own, occasionally had to have h… --- ## [Growing up, what TV shows did your parents not let you watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-up-what-tv-shows-did-your-parents-not-let-you-watch/795096)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-up-what-tv-shows-did-your-parents-not-let-you-watch/795096 "2017-09-02T00:36:13Z")
Having grown up in a very conservative Christian household, my mom wouldn’t let us watch “Bewitched” because witches. “I Dream of Jeannie” was fine and also held my attention much better. What was verboten at your hous… --- ## [The Incredible Mr. Limpet cruiser ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-mr-limpet-cruiser-id/795283)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-mr-limpet-cruiser-id/795283 "2017-09-02T00:26:43Z")
The Incredible Mr. Limpet just played on TCM. Now before you jump in and say, ‘Cruiser! The ship was a destroyer!’ that’s not the ship I’m asking about. The destroyer was USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752). I’m asking… --- ## [Please Identify This Comic Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-comic-strip/795061)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-comic-strip/795061 "2017-09-01T23:15:47Z")
It appeared in the 1950s. It may or may not have been from the UK. Or the US. The only character that I can remember well enough to describe is the eldest daughter (or maybe roomer), female, early 20s, redhead, wore g… --- ## [The Wire on HBO - Hit or Miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-on-hbo-hit-or-miss/112750)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-on-hbo-hit-or-miss/112750 "2017-09-01T20:20:56Z")
So I watched the first episode of The Wire on HBO (showing almost nightly this week in case you haven’t seen it yet). Now, the first episode of Sex In The City… the first episode of Six Feet Under… the first episode o… --- ## [There's going to be a True Detective season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-going-to-be-a-true-detective-season-3/795229)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-going-to-be-a-true-detective-season-3/795229 "2017-09-01T18:50:36Z")
Let’s hope that it’s more like season 1 than season 2. --- ## [What reputable US TV news channels can you see live on the internet without cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reputable-us-tv-news-channels-can-you-see-live-on-the-internet-without-cable/795081)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reputable-us-tv-news-channels-can-you-see-live-on-the-internet-without-cable/795081 "2017-09-01T18:13:45Z")
I am not a huge fan of US news channels, but when something massive is happening in the world right now, I do like to watch actual live TV news, rather than read news websites or listening to radio. But as I’ve long ago … --- ## [Game of Thrones Season 7 book / show open discussion thread \[spoilers all\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-7-book-show-open-discussion-thread-spoilers-all/791321)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-7-book-show-open-discussion-thread-spoilers-all/791321 "2017-09-01T18:10:56Z")
Everything has been running smoothly with us running separate threads for show-only episodic threads, and this book/show/anything goes thread. The show and books can be discussed openly here. In the event that you find … --- ## [Best Symphonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-symphonies/795019)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-symphonies/795019 "2017-09-01T11:20:14Z")
A follow-up to this thread. Multiple votes are allowed. I’ve selected 40 symphonies among those that always crop up in the “Best Symphonies” lists. If you feel I’ve forgotten one, don’t hesitate to mention it. As in t… --- ## [syfys 25 years old this week or next ......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syfys-25-years-old-this-week-or-next/795145)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syfys-25-years-old-this-week-or-next/795145 "2017-09-01T03:26:45Z")
And I’m wondering if that’s a good or bad thing… Although I liked it better when it started and showed all the old series and movies Although they’ve ditched the original movie every week for slightly interesting seri… --- ## [HBO greenlights season 3 of True Detective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-greenlights-season-3-of-true-detective/795222)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-greenlights-season-3-of-true-detective/795222 "2017-09-01T03:15:35Z")
Apparently they’re getting Jeremy Saulnier to direct the episodes. Saulnier wrote and directed both Blue Ruin and Green Room, the latter of which is my favorite genre film of the past decade. Saulnier’s recruitment also … --- ## [Lady of the Flies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-of-the-flies/795176)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-of-the-flies/795176 "2017-09-01T02:55:37Z")
Somebody is planning to do an all-girl remake of The Lord of the Flies. Unlike with Ghostbusters, it seems that even women think this is a stupid idea. --- ## [AV Club ditches Discus, goes Gizmodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/av-club-ditches-discus-goes-gizmodo/794518)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/av-club-ditches-discus-goes-gizmodo/794518 "2017-09-01T02:07:20Z")
and that horrible Kinja where comments have to be approved and you can’t really hold a proper conversation Where can I go for my proper post GoT snark?? Other than here of course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=701)