# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=831 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 832 --- ## [Movies that made a star of a supporting actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-made-a-star-of-a-supporting-actor/765222)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-made-a-star-of-a-supporting-actor/765222 "2016-09-10T19:51:23Z")
The recent one that comes to mind is “No Country For Old Men”, that brought Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem to the attention of the public. Interesting to see that the two shared equal billing on the poster with Tommy Lee… --- ## [Spotlight: A Movie that Turns Controversy into Boredom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotlight-a-movie-that-turns-controversy-into-boredom/764585)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotlight-a-movie-that-turns-controversy-into-boredom/764585 "2016-09-10T16:36:06Z")
Okay, the movie Spotlight. Why, other than its subject matter, did this movie win Best Picture? No one is disputing the facts. The Catholic Church quietly shuffled pedophile priests around knowing they were active ped… --- ## [I'm pretty sure Shake n' Bake fucked up their Canadian baking directions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137 "2016-09-10T16:36:00Z")
For whatever reason, I got a hankering for Shake n’ Bake chicken. Don’t judge! The box says: “Bake boneless chicken 20 to 25 min. and bone-in chicken 40 to 45 min. or until done (170F).” 170F? No. I’m thinking they … --- ## [Casablanca](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casablanca/765510)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casablanca/765510 "2016-09-10T16:03:27Z")
A heads-up for UK Dopers: ITV 3 are showing Casablanca at 11:50 AM today. --- ## [Open House Chicago, 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-house-chicago-2016/765453)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-house-chicago-2016/765453 "2016-09-10T04:00:03Z")
The Chicago Architecture Foundation has released the locations of it’s open house sites for the upcoming extravaganza, October 15 and 16. Is anyone going? Do you have any recommendations to visit from the 200 or so archi… --- ## [looking for a specific Peanuts (Linus and Charlie Brown) strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-peanuts-linus-and-charlie-brown-strip/765436)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-peanuts-linus-and-charlie-brown-strip/765436 "2016-09-10T01:32:14Z")
As part of a hypothetical, very nerdy conversation the following question was posed: "Would you rather be on a ship without a planet ( a la Battlestar Gallactica) or a planet without a ship (a la The Martian). " Since… --- ## [Most extreme unresolved cliffhangers in episodic shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-extreme-unresolved-cliffhangers-in-episodic-shows/765418)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-extreme-unresolved-cliffhangers-in-episodic-shows/765418 "2016-09-10T01:31:11Z")
Shows that are designed to have a “reset button” so that the viewer can pretty much watch any episode in any order without being confused every so often end an episode on an apparently unresolvable cliffhanger, which is… --- ## [Lady Chablis has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-chablis-has-died/765366)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-chablis-has-died/765366 "2016-09-10T01:08:20Z")
Link I’ve never seen Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil, nor am I into the drag scene. But I did see her on an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. He said, ‘She’s a wonderful, wonderful person to show t… --- ## [Chipotle Drone Deliveries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipotle-drone-deliveries/765425)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipotle-drone-deliveries/765425 "2016-09-09T23:25:11Z")
Per The Verge: (I wanted to link the original Bloomberg story, but I don’t link to news sites with auto-start video if I can help it.) So, airborne delivery of biological weapons? How is this distinguishable from a wa… --- ## [Why is the last actor credited in intros listed as "\[Actor\] as \[Character Name\]"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-last-actor-credited-in-intros-listed-as-actor-as-character-name/512898)
**Author:** [@Bobalude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobalude)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-last-actor-credited-in-intros-listed-as-actor-as-character-name/512898 "2016-09-09T23:22:57Z")
I have noticed this for quite a while now and have always wondered. When you see trailers, or the intro credits for a movie or tv show, often the last person credited will have it formatted as: \[Actor\] as \[Character Na… --- ## [copyright length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-length/765111)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-length/765111 "2016-09-09T22:59:03Z")
As I understand it originally copyright lasted 28 years, which to me seems like a reasonable length of time. Now copyright lengths seem to be increasing every few yew years due to heavy lobbying of corporations trying to… --- ## [How long did this take from The Flash's perspective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-this-take-from-the-flashs-perspective/765443)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-this-take-from-the-flashs-perspective/765443 "2016-09-09T21:42:36Z")
I don’t know much about the character (apart from the fact that his relationship with Hawkgirl and Green Lantern was the best part of the Justice League cartoon) but I came across this, which is really pretty awesome: … --- ## [What's the best way to write a genius character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-write-a-genius-character/765130)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-write-a-genius-character/765130 "2016-09-09T21:04:48Z")
Say you wanted to write a first-person story about a super-intelligent individual? I’m fairly bright ( I like to think so) but I’m no MENSA member; how do you do it without making all of the other people in it sound lik… --- ## [The Most Interesting Man In The World is now...French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-is-now-french/765331)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-is-now-french/765331 "2016-09-09T20:57:21Z")
That’s right, folks-French actor Augustin Legrand now holds the position of The Most Interesting Man In The World, and here is his first appearance. --- ## [Twitter pitch contest (a novel, for literary agents)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-pitch-contest-a-novel-for-literary-agents/764795)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-pitch-contest-a-novel-for-literary-agents/764795 "2016-09-09T15:10:24Z")
Coming up is a twitter pitch contest called PitMad (short for “Pitch Madness”, I think), in which authors can tweet three times in a single day a pitch for their new novel. The hashtag for the contest and genre (in my c… --- ## [Question RE: police procedural realism of British program "The Fall". Spoiler in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-police-procedural-realism-of-british-program-the-fall-spoiler-in-op/764768)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-police-procedural-realism-of-british-program-the-fall-spoiler-in-op/764768 "2016-09-09T13:38:20Z")
Wife and I’ve been watching ‘The Fall’ on Netflix. We’re most of the way through season 2, I think. Still weird getting used to Gillian Anderson with a Brit accent, though I believe she spent her childhood in London, so … --- ## [shows that don't age well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-dont-age-well/764692)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-dont-age-well/764692 "2016-09-09T13:03:53Z")
So I never was interested in Babylon 5 back in the day so I started watching it. Apparently it was an early adaptor of CGI and it just does not hold up. Also the sets they use look like low budget Dr. Who. --- ## [Using RealPlayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-realplayer/765071)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-realplayer/765071 "2016-09-09T05:07:47Z")
I have just downloaded RealPlayer. I have approximately 500 songs I had downloaded via iMesh, and the titles are all stored in my computer, on Windows Media…is it possible to transfer them to RealPlayer? (They typically … --- ## [How did TNG ever get a second season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-tng-ever-get-a-second-season/764896)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-tng-ever-get-a-second-season/764896 "2016-09-09T04:33:30Z")
Watching through the first season and even the second season of TNG is a painful experience full of sanctimonious speeches, arrogant characters, racism and sexism. How did the show ever get another season? --- ## [Chicken Eating People! Do you have a favorite breed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-eating-people-do-you-have-a-favorite-breed/764700)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-eating-people-do-you-have-a-favorite-breed/764700 "2016-09-09T02:37:53Z")
The Chicken People thread was clearly not for this question. I’ve read that “heritage” breeds (or is that “Heirloom” like in tomatoes?) are much tastier than the huge white “factory” chickens we all see in the supermarke… --- ## [Cameos you think no one knows about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameos-you-think-no-one-knows-about/764993)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameos-you-think-no-one-knows-about/764993 "2016-09-09T01:12:37Z")
Zoolander. YES there’s a bazillion cameos. And I’m sure everyone knows Vince Vaughn (with no dialogue) is Derek’s brother. But the OTHER brother? Judah Friedlander!! --- ## [Italian cuisine is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-cuisine-is-overrated/598800)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-cuisine-is-overrated/598800 "2016-09-08T22:12:59Z")
I have come to the conclusion that Italian cuisine is possibly the most overrated cuisine around. Numerous factors have lead me to conclude this: \[ul\] \[li\]Italian cuisine is ridiculously conservative. The Italians ar… --- ## [First story with the same plot as Groundhog Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-story-with-the-same-plot-as-groundhog-day/759352)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-story-with-the-same-plot-as-groundhog-day/759352 "2016-09-08T20:56:58Z")
In the weird coincidence department, I just read a mystery novel by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, The Innocent Mrs. Duff, when I happened to look at the third issue, Summer 1950, of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fictio… --- ## [Can you identify this strange, old movie by my vague description?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-strange-old-movie-by-my-vague-description/765346)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-strange-old-movie-by-my-vague-description/765346 "2016-09-08T20:05:26Z")
The one of them is rich. . . thread reminded me of a movie I saw on TV when I was very young. It stuck with me because I found the plot so strange. A mentally challenged girl runs away from home and ends up with a poor (… --- ## [What is the 4th-best TV series ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-4th-best-tv-series-ever/764779)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-4th-best-tv-series-ever/764779 "2016-09-08T19:53:37Z")
This Salon article ranks the top five TV series of all-time as Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Simpsons and Cheers. Setting aside the comedies which I didn’t watch this leaves three dramas — Breaking Bad, Sopra… --- ## [Binge Watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-watching/765235)
**Author:** [@yesanything](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yesanything)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-watching/765235 "2016-09-08T17:46:06Z")
My online research has yielded terms like “Multiple” or “Marathon” Very little in terms of number or length of episodes viewed. How much/many episodes (hour length and half hour length) do you consider to be “BINGE” ? --- ## [TV shows you'd like to see revived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youd-like-to-see-revived/765033)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youd-like-to-see-revived/765033 "2016-09-08T17:35:20Z")
Any TV shows that you would like to see revived, or even hope that they will be? I believe many fans still wish for HBO’s “Oz” to be revived. I am not sure about that, but it would be interesting if they would do a “seq… --- ## [How would you have ended a TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-ended-a-tv-series/764601)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-ended-a-tv-series/764601 "2016-09-08T15:14:31Z")
I had what I think would have been a brilliant Deadwood finale. The final shot is a panoramic one of old Deadwood and slowly, slowly, it changes into today’s modern tourist-trap town then fades out. I think this would h… --- ## [ZOO, anybody watching.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoo-anybody-watching/724646)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoo-anybody-watching/724646 "2016-09-08T15:08:53Z")
So far so good for me. I like the idea… So far, animal work is good & any CGI magic is pretty good. Not real fond of the short sequences style but … I need to read the book also I think… I( have a problem with will… --- ## [You Remember taco pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-remember-taco-pizza/765246)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-remember-taco-pizza/765246 "2016-09-08T14:11:13Z")
I’m craving a Taco pizza. It’s been at least twenty years. Pizza Hut had them in the 80’s. Refried beans, taco meat and then (after baking) topped with chopped lettuce, tomatoes and grated cheddar. Oh man that was so … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=830) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=832)