# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=820 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 821 --- ## [TV Batman- in SPAACE!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956 "2016-10-12T22:06:57Z")
Clearly Bruce Wayne was a scientific genius before his time, whose talents were largely wasted in twentieth century Gotham against a host of B-list villains. So what if you took the 60s television show, replaced Star Tre… --- ## [Books/movies where you totally missed the point the first time around](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-movies-where-you-totally-missed-the-point-the-first-time-around/768114)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-movies-where-you-totally-missed-the-point-the-first-time-around/768114 "2016-10-12T20:42:44Z")
I was talking with my mom today about books and I mentioned how I had just finished reading The Caine Mutiny, and how I realized that I had completely missed the point the first time I read the book. (It’s a book older … --- ## [Nancy Grace mysteries - you read them? Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-grace-mysteries-you-read-them-opinions/768353)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-grace-mysteries-you-read-them-opinions/768353 "2016-10-12T19:47:29Z")
Nancy is ending her TV show and focusing on fiction/mystery writing. My mom bought Nancy’s three mysteries for the Kindle. She’s finished the first book and was disappointed. My mom rarely gives up on a book. She almo… --- ## [Self-help books for the mediocre manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-help-books-for-the-mediocre-manager/768237)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-help-books-for-the-mediocre-manager/768237 "2016-10-12T18:19:56Z")
I’m a low level technocrat with a small team of technical specialists. I know my stuff and can push my guys towards quality work but I am by objective benchmarks (or KPIs if you prefer) managerially rubbish. Can the Do… --- ## [Halt and Catch Fire Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halt-and-catch-fire-thread/768331)
**Author:** [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halt-and-catch-fire-thread/768331 "2016-10-12T16:01:42Z")
So… I didn’t see one (or at least not for a while), so I figured I’d create one to talk about the absolute incredible run of 3 episodes the show just did, starting with the incredible “You Are Not Safe”, which they someh… --- ## [Slayer's Reign In Blood just turned 30 years old!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slayers-reign-in-blood-just-turned-30-years-old/768034)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slayers-reign-in-blood-just-turned-30-years-old/768034 "2016-10-12T15:28:47Z")
Yep, the band has now been together for over 35 years, even surviving the death of one of it’s founders and arguably their best songwriter, Jeff Hanneman, back in 2013. The album remains one of the best known, most love… --- ## [10-06-2016: Jeopardy Round 1: Contestant Heckled??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-06-2016-jeopardy-round-1-contestant-heckled/767804)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-06-2016-jeopardy-round-1-contestant-heckled/767804 "2016-10-12T13:58:05Z")
Did anybody hear what happened in the first round of Jeopardy when Sarah started yelling into the crowd “No it isn’t?” --- ## [Western Painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-painting/767880)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-painting/767880 "2016-10-12T11:52:34Z")
As a child, I remember a western painting (probably either Remington or Russell) of a cowboy on a trail beneath a cliff. The cowboy is holding his horse’s nose in order to keep it silent, because above him you see sever… --- ## [Stage people: a quick terminology question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-people-a-quick-terminology-question/768311)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-people-a-quick-terminology-question/768311 "2016-10-12T05:01:31Z")
I used to work as a stagehand, but only for touring groups. Now, I’m looking into volunteering with a theater group. For touring acts, we did load in at the start of the night and load out after the show. Are there an… --- ## [Recommend alternate history series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-alternate-history-series/762551)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-alternate-history-series/762551 "2016-10-12T03:35:22Z")
I’m burned out of the 1632 Eric Flint series, for now. But not out of the genre. Steer me somewhere. I have Amazon credit and free time. --- ## [Is there anywhere I can watch old SNL episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-i-can-watch-old-snl-episodes/724155)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-i-can-watch-old-snl-episodes/724155 "2016-10-12T00:16:56Z")
Sometimes I want to watch a 70s or early 90s episode of SNL. I don’t know if I have any options for that. Netflix, last time I checked, doesn’t carry SNL. They did for a bit but not now. Hulu plus has the 70s episodes … --- ## [The Flash S03E01: Flashpoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e01-flashpoint/767627)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e01-flashpoint/767627 "2016-10-11T20:41:49Z")
Don’t forget, Flash fans, Season 3 premieres tonight. Flashpoint is upon us! The Comic Con trailer for Season 3: - YouTube The extended trailer for the episode: - YouTube “Now who’s the villain, Flash? Now who’s the … --- ## [Peter Gunn-The Briefcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-the-briefcase/767901)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-the-briefcase/767901 "2016-10-11T20:20:21Z")
A remake of the Maltese Falcon. Tough guy private eye, hired by a woman who goes under various names. PI has a jealous girl friend. A heavy set criminal mastermind type (disgraced politician) trying to buy the Falcon-… --- ## [Ads claiming "Real People Not Actors"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-claiming-real-people-not-actors/768150)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-claiming-real-people-not-actors/768150 "2016-10-11T18:08:19Z")
There have been a spate of ads recently, particularly for cars, where a host shows or demonstrates the car or other product to a small group of folks and we watch their enthusiastic reactions to the latest Furblemobile o… --- ## [What is the best way to heat up a frozen Sicilian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-heat-up-a-frozen-sicilian/767899)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-heat-up-a-frozen-sicilian/767899 "2016-10-11T15:37:12Z")
I recently learned that pizzeria pizzas can be frozen, and turn out surprisingly close to the original upon the appropriate re-heating. I also recently discovered that an average, but local, pizzeria was actually quite … --- ## [Songs That Haunt and Bring Strong Memories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-haunt-and-bring-strong-memories/768209)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-haunt-and-bring-strong-memories/768209 "2016-10-11T14:42:21Z")
Music has a powerful influence on people. Video of Cashman & West, American City Suite This song, a scantily followed piece from 1972 called “American City Suite” by Cashman & West. American City Suite haunted me in 1… --- ## [How does the songwriting team Jagger/Richards work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-songwriting-team-jagger-richards-work/768006)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-songwriting-team-jagger-richards-work/768006 "2016-10-11T14:39:59Z")
A Jagger/Richards song credit is almost as iconic as Lennon/McCartney, but with the Beatles you could always figure out who was the main songwriter from who sang lead and also simply by characteristic style. I know that … --- ## [Given that peaches are far better than apricots, why is peach jam/preserves so hard to find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-that-peaches-are-far-better-than-apricots-why-is-peach-jam-preserves-so-hard-to-find/767725)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-that-peaches-are-far-better-than-apricots-why-is-peach-jam-preserves-so-hard-to-find/767725 "2016-10-11T13:36:24Z")
As every good and thoughful person knows, apricots are the sad, unlovable cousin of the peach. In “Happy Days” terms, peaches are Fonzie and apricots are Ralph Malph.\* So why is peach preserves/jam so hard to find? For … --- ## [Thanksgiving Ham and vegetables in the oven; pumpkin pie cooked and waiting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-ham-and-vegetables-in-the-oven-pumpkin-pie-cooked-and-waiting/767981)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-ham-and-vegetables-in-the-oven-pumpkin-pie-cooked-and-waiting/767981 "2016-10-11T12:51:03Z")
Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend and we’re having some friends over. Kitchen is full of lovely ham, roast squash and pumpkin pie aromas. Yum! --- ## [A Little Bit of PanAm Lives On!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-bit-of-panam-lives-on/534430)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-bit-of-panam-lives-on/534430 "2016-10-11T01:11:02Z")
Check this out-Imagine the looks you get from fellow travellers, as you pack your PanAm travel bag in the overhead! I wonder how much nostalgia there is for Pan American Airlines-too bad their revival didn’t go off! --- ## [Let's discuss Oktoberfest beers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-oktoberfest-beers/767953)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-oktoberfest-beers/767953 "2016-10-11T00:07:08Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the craft beer/IPA thread. I’m looking to try several Oktoberfest beers this month. Here’s what I can order from my delivery service: Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Beer Two Brothers Atom Smasher Ok… --- ## [Espresso aficionados](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espresso-aficionados/759500)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espresso-aficionados/759500 "2016-10-10T22:28:20Z")
I recently purchased a Crossland Coffee CC1 espresso maker and a Baratza Vario grinder and am just trying to dial them in. So far, it’s going reasonably well–I’ve got a nice crema going, though I’m certain there’s much … --- ## [Revenant, The](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenant-the/742297)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenant-the/742297 "2016-10-10T22:24:16Z")
Isn’t that movie a remake of Man In The Wilderness? --- ## [Live Studio Audiences vs. Laughtracks - how authentic are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-studio-audiences-vs-laughtracks-how-authentic-are-they/768024)
**Author:** [@Clarence01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarence01)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-studio-audiences-vs-laughtracks-how-authentic-are-they/768024 "2016-10-10T22:12:52Z")
Many late night talk shows offer nearly constant laughter during their shows. The rate of laughter to action on the set is about as frequent as what we can find on television sitcoms. When you analyze the humor of a la… --- ## [I'm now watching TOS "Space Seed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-now-watching-tos-space-seed/767727)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-now-watching-tos-space-seed/767727 "2016-10-10T19:16:40Z")
Forgetting for a moment they should never have attached a date to the Eugenics Wars, I somehow or other find this episode nowhere near as compelling as I once did, seeing as how I know how everything is going to turn out… --- ## [Are Spirtiual Books any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-spirtiual-books-any-good/768000)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-spirtiual-books-any-good/768000 "2016-10-10T17:59:01Z")
The most recent one I was recommended was “the power of now” by Tolle. It was recommended by a friend of mine who is a therapist with a phd in psychology (forgot the exact branch) and told be to give it a read, similar t… --- ## [How hard is it to make a Friday the 13th film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-make-a-friday-the-13th-film/768126)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-make-a-friday-the-13th-film/768126 "2016-10-10T16:24:55Z")
The release date for the latest attempt at a reboot of the franchise has been pushed from February 2017 to October 2017. The movie has been in development hell for awhile now. Why? The last Friday the 13th movie, now 7 … --- ## [I love craft beers, but enough with the IPAs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-craft-beers-but-enough-with-the-ipas/767759)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-craft-beers-but-enough-with-the-ipas/767759 "2016-10-10T16:24:01Z")
Warning: very lame, “first-world problems” rant. I love the craft beer explosion, but hate the trends within. Lately all I’ve seen is IPA, IPA, PIA up and down the beer aisles. And of course there’s double IPA, session … --- ## [What was this styrofoam-like vegetable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-styrofoam-like-vegetable/767988)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-styrofoam-like-vegetable/767988 "2016-10-10T12:51:16Z")
I was just at a get-together where someone brought a vegetable tray. Mostly, it was familiar things like carrots, celery, and bell pepper slices… but there were also these things that looked like styrofoam, sliced into… --- ## [Do Any of the pizza chains sell a GOOD pan style pizza anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-pizza-chains-sell-a-good-pan-style-pizza-anymore/767512)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-pizza-chains-sell-a-good-pan-style-pizza-anymore/767512 "2016-10-10T05:15:29Z")
I remember when Pizza Hut introduced pan style in the early 80’s. They let the dough rise in the special pizza pans for several hours. Resulting in a wonderful, chewy 1 1/2 inch or more thick bread for their pizza. It w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=819) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=821)