# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=757 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 758 --- ## [Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back, what movies will become the next experiments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000-is-back-what-movies-will-become-the-next-experiments/740297)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000-is-back-what-movies-will-become-the-next-experiments/740297 "2017-03-27T13:29:51Z")
The Kickstarter being a big success, we will get 14 new episodes with a holiday special included. This thread is for information when available, speculation and wishes, so: I wanted to see them tackle the Everest of ba… --- ## [Penny Dreadful TV series (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-dreadful-tv-series-open-spoilers/771957)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-dreadful-tv-series-open-spoilers/771957 "2017-03-27T13:26:52Z")
(I actually put this is a previous thread comparing the series to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but I think this show deserves its own thread) I recently finished watching this series and found it quite engagin… --- ## [Are there any novelisations that are better than the films they're based on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-novelisations-that-are-better-than-the-films-theyre-based-on/783103)
**Author:** [@The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pork-Chop_Express)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-novelisations-that-are-better-than-the-films-theyre-based-on/783103 "2017-03-27T12:32:29Z")
A friend said the Assassin’s Creed novelisation is a lot better than the film. Can you think of any others? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Bonsai Trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonsai-trees/783085)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonsai-trees/783085 "2017-03-27T10:48:26Z")
A friend I hadn’t seen for a while stopped by the other day and was telling me he was involved in bosai as a new hobby. I guess about 3 years into it now. I showed him a tree I had in progress for about the past 12 years… --- ## [Han Solo...isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-isnt/782938)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-isnt/782938 "2017-03-27T03:23:23Z")
Apparently that isn’t the name he was born with, according to the makers of the new “solo” Star Wars prequel. Any guesses as to his real name? How about “Napoleon Solo”? :smiley: --- ## [Anyone watching Season 2 "Love" on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-season-2-love-on-netflix/782969)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-season-2-love-on-netflix/782969 "2017-03-26T19:24:49Z")
Rom-com is not my primary genre. I watched season one and liked it, just finished season 2. Better than season one, IMHO. Anyone else see it? I guess the attraction to me was an unattractive, nerdy guy getting together … --- ## [Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian has died at age 67](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-boston-drummer-sib-hashian-has-died-at-age-67/782893)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-boston-drummer-sib-hashian-has-died-at-age-67/782893 "2017-03-26T18:41:53Z")
He was on a musical cruise and died Wednesday night after a performance, according to his wife. :frowning: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/boston-drummer-sib-hashian-dies-age-67-cruise-46328748 It does so… --- ## [Epic Wheel of Fortune Fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-wheel-of-fortune-fail/782739)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-wheel-of-fortune-fail/782739 "2017-03-26T09:46:05Z")
Dude on Wheel of Fortune had to solve this: A STREETCAR NA\_ED DESIRE He asked for a K. LMAO. --- ## [Most archetypal Englishmen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-archetypal-englishmen/782589)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-archetypal-englishmen/782589 "2017-03-26T09:42:31Z")
Recently I was thinking about John Houseman and how when I was a kid (late 70s/early 80s) he seemed to me the definition of an Englishmen. Looking back, that’s kinda odd since he was actually Irish/Romanian Jewish and h… --- ## [Boiling eggs, why did 5 of them crack when put in water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiling-eggs-why-did-5-of-them-crack-when-put-in-water/118778)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiling-eggs-why-did-5-of-them-crack-when-put-in-water/118778 "2017-03-20T20:49:11Z")
I am trying to hard boil a dozen eggs here and I boiled the water, set the eggs into the water with a slotted spoon 3 at a time. As soon as my cold eggs hit the boiling water, 5 of them cracked and started shooting white… --- ## [Power Rangers - Seen It (open spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-rangers-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-op/782891)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-rangers-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-op/782891 "2017-03-26T07:43:44Z")
Just got back from an opening night showing. I knew I was going to be seeing it from the minute I heard it was being made - I was 10 when Mighty Morphin’ debuted, and this movie is pretty much 100% pure nostalgia bait fo… --- ## [Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-dr-seuss/782991)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-dr-seuss/782991 "2017-03-26T03:39:05Z")
Reading my funnies this morning, I came across this charming little homage to the master storyteller. At first, I thought “why does that art style look so familiar?” Then I remembered. “Oh, yeah, March 25.” Also, happy… --- ## [Hotel Beau Sejour - on Netflix. Spoilers allowed after op.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-beau-sejour-on-netflix-spoilers-allowed-after-op/783055)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-beau-sejour-on-netflix-spoilers-allowed-after-op/783055 "2017-03-26T03:22:11Z")
I just finished streaming this ten episode show. Really very good with many characters who I’d love to learn even more about and get to know better. Don’t let the Dutch with English subtitles deter you. Any one else wat… --- ## [If you could only watch one actor's movies for the rest of your life...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-only-watch-one-actors-movies-for-the-rest-of-your-life/507258)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-only-watch-one-actors-movies-for-the-rest-of-your-life/507258 "2017-03-26T00:29:13Z")
Who would you pick? My first instinct is Bruce Willis. I could watch everything from Die Hard to the The Sixth Sense to Pulp Fiction. I think that ideally you would want an actor that is prolific, but also has a lot o… --- ## [Very specific TBBT question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-specific-tbbt-question/782990)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-specific-tbbt-question/782990 "2017-03-25T21:58:49Z")
There’s an episode that opens with Raj and Howard disco dancing in the living room as part of some video game. On the screen they look like Star Wars Stormtroopers. What game is that? --- ## [Happy 75th birthday, Aretha Franklin!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-75th-birthday-aretha-franklin/783024)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-75th-birthday-aretha-franklin/783024 "2017-03-25T20:47:35Z")
I always wanted to do a honorary thread for someone I really care about, and what is better than celebrating the greatest singer of all time. Love you, Aretha. --- ## [Colin Dexter R.I.P.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-dexter-r-i-p/782815)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-dexter-r-i-p/782815 "2017-03-25T20:11:06Z")
The creator of Inspector Morse died on March 21. Colin Dexter created Inspector Morse in his own image | Daily Mail Online “Inspector Morse” and “Inspector Lewis” are two of my all-time favorite TV series. My favorite e… --- ## [The gong sounds for Chuck Barris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gong-sounds-for-chuck-barris/782742)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gong-sounds-for-chuck-barris/782742 "2017-03-25T18:45:07Z")
Chuck Barris, the game show magnate who created such popular shows as The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show, has died at 87. At one point, Barris had 27 hours of network programming on the air per week. I… --- ## [Can I use whipping cream in my coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574 "2017-03-25T18:31:17Z")
We use table cream, e.g. 18% cream, in our coffee, because it tastes better. It’s more expensive than 10% or 5%, but you get more taste. But then,last time at the grocery store, I noticed whipping cream is 33%. It’s … --- ## [Favorite Irish Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-irish-song/782359)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-irish-song/782359 "2017-03-22T07:39:03Z")
For the holiday, name a Song by Irish artist or about Ireland or popular there. Here is mine: Danny Boy by Eva Cassidy And since I know someone will bring it up, I know the words to Danny Boy were written by an… --- ## [Things that bug you about Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-you-about-star-trek/782109)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-you-about-star-trek/782109 "2017-03-25T08:16:10Z")
Inspired by this thread. My first thoughts are of ST:TOS, but other series have problems too, so I’ll leave it open. One thing that comes immediately to mind is this: Inkwells? Really? People stopped using inkwells… --- ## [Funniest Lines Spoken by a TV Character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-lines-spoken-by-a-tv-character/779148)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-lines-spoken-by-a-tv-character/779148 "2017-03-25T03:22:40Z")
There must be scores of these… Cheers (Lilith is lamenting the death of her white lab rat. Frasier is horrified to find it in her purse in the bar.) Frasier: Why would someone put a rat in her purse? Carla: A snack? … --- ## [The Flash S03E17: Duet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e17-duet/782698)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e17-duet/782698 "2017-03-25T02:45:26Z")
Starting the thread early in anticipation of the musical crossover, which airs tonight. From the little segment that we’ve already seen on Supergirl, a couple of questions already occur to me. Is the Music Meister from… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.14 "The Other Side" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-14-the-other-side-open-spoilers/782576)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-14-the-other-side-open-spoilers/782576 "2017-03-25T02:38:11Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The Saviors visit the Hilltop unexpectedly, surprising everyone, with plans of taking more than supplies. \[/QUOTE\] It’s the antepenultimate episode of the season tonight. Christian Serratos and Steven Ogg … --- ## [Splendor in the Grass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977 "2017-03-25T02:32:07Z")
Wife is being sprung from her nursing home in a week. She wants to watch “Splendor in the Grass,” a trashy potboiler that diverges from her normal “monsters blowing up things” to which she has had minimal access these p… --- ## [We Are Legion (We Are Bob)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-legion-we-are-bob/782966)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-legion-we-are-bob/782966 "2017-03-25T02:12:29Z")
Just finished this (audio)book today. Sci-Fi fans, check it out! Looks like the Kindle edition clocks in at 304 pages, so not a super long read, but it was highly enjoyable. It is the first book in the “Bobiverse”, wi… --- ## [Need the name of a movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-movie/782971)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-movie/782971 "2017-03-25T01:32:42Z")
A friend told me about a movie he watched but couldn’t remember the name. Surely some Doper can help me out. The move synopsis as related to me by friend: A group of wealthy men have a lodge in Canada perhaps. Every … --- ## [Something that always bothered me about "Friends"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832 "2017-03-25T00:38:46Z")
In Season Three when Ross and Rachel were at their peak “Ross & Rachelness” Rachel meets Mark who gets her a dream job out of the kindness of his heart. This makes Ross jealous and the story is framed that Ross is insecu… --- ## [Did you like Green Acres?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-like-green-acres/782753)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-like-green-acres/782753 "2017-03-24T21:01:29Z")
I watched Petticoat Junction and the spin off Beverly Hillbillies. I never could enjoy Green Acres. It portrayed all the supporting characters as dumb and incompetent. A lot of humor could have been mined from a city s… --- ## [Shows with inconsistent quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-inconsistent-quality/782830)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-inconsistent-quality/782830 "2017-03-24T20:09:41Z")
All television shows have varying degrees of writing quality when comparing episode to episode. Which shows historically have you found to have the most uneven writing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=756) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=758)