Literal TV/Movie Titles Game

Cafe Society
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What if the titles of your favorite (or least favorite) shows or movies were more literal? What impression could someone form of the show -who’d never seen it - based on the title alone?

Kindred : the Embraced - Aww, some vampire needs a hug.

Everwood - A teen drama about one boy’s battle with priapism.

**Chasing Amy ** - A wacky farce. Ben Affleck has to catch up with a young lady who left behind a suitcase.

Children of a Lesser God - Thor’s son, Magni, is a minor Norse deity with a very energetic batch of kids…

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Children of the Corn - A couple of flaxen-haired kids with big ears accidentally eat their parents at a July 4th barbecue

Star Wars - Antares vs. Betelgeuse in battle for the ages

Beetlejuice - the story of a very unsuccessful new product rollout

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The Matrix A programmer writes the code for a multi-dimensional array.

Star Trek A movie fan walks miles and miles through the streets of Hollywood touring his favorite actors’ homes.

The Phantom Menace Reports that Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction turned out to be untrue.

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Silence of the Lambs - “Don’t ask, don’t tell” on the farm.

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The Transformers: Fun with circuitry.

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Octopussy: James Bond encounters a supervillainess with certain anatomical peculiarities.

X-Men: Documentary about post-op transexuals. (Alternatively: Documentary about male porn stars.)

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Matchstick Men - Documentary about British rock band Status Quo

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Deadwood: A drama about the heartbreak of erectile disfunction.

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Well I’m a little old, but you still might find these old references a little amusing. What the heck:

A 1980 war film starring Lee Marvin takes on a new meaning:

The Big Red One About a Native American who’s very popular with the ladies.

A TV Show from the early 1960’s:
Sea Hunt - Each week Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges) searches vainly for the “Sea of Tranquility” unaware that it is on the Moon !!!

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I’ll try to think of one as soon as I stop laughing.

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The Sopranos – Backbiting, misunderstandings, and teenage crushes among the highest-voiced female members of a high-school choir. Plenty of opportunity for musical numbers!

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Two and a Half Man The ribald adventures of John, Mark and the half-formed conjoined twin in Mark’s chest.

Half and Half A live camera shot of the stainless steel creamer on the counter at McCrory’s.

Scrubs A docu-drama about the manufacturing of brushless car washes.

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Wonderfalls - each week, a show that stimulates the mind gets axed for a shitty “reality” show just like the other 2,000 on TV. (Oh, look - art imitating Dope!)

ER - I’m not sure what this one is about.

Three Men and a Little Lady - I don’t want to know what this one is about.

Freaky Friday - a documentary about companies that have replaced casual dress days with S&M gear days and fancy dress days.

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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy - A homophobe receives a cornea from a gay organ donor. The heartwarming tale of how he comes to accept homosexuals. (Alternately, for the sci-fi fans: The struggle to adapt to life when he finds he can no longer bear to watch NASCAR or wear most of his wardrobe.)

CHIPS - Erik Estrada as the wacky line manager at a snack food factory.

Iron Chef - Rosie is fired by the Jetsons, and takes a new job as a short order cook in a space diner.

Coupling - You’ve heard the story of the Little Engine That Could…now meet the unsung hero connecting the train cars!

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Three’s Company: A WWII action series featuring the antics of Captain Jackson Three and his group of undercover agents set on thwarting Hitler.

All in the Family: takes place in the South. You figure it out. :smiley:

The A-Team: the smartest kids in school take on jobs the government can’t handle

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Red Dwarf - Fly-on-the-wall documentary about communism among midgets

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Mallrats: A mall full of those charming little rodents.

You Got Served: A comedy about dancing process servers.

Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead: Decomposition.

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HA! Subtle.
Arrested Development - A hard-hitting documentary series about kids who stunt their growth by smoking.

Kids in the Hall - High school drama.

Meet the Press - Everyday citizens are introduced to printing equipment.

60 Minutes - The most boring show on television. (Some things don’t change.)

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Return of the Living Dead: Legendary 60’s band soldiers on after the death of their lead guitarist and several keyboardists.

Aliens: A gritty portrayal of people trying to get into the country without the proper paperwork.

When Harry Met Sally: Fictional meeting between porn legend Harry Reems and actress Sally Struthers.

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Hollywood Squares - specialist DIY show: make picture frames from wood from the holly tree

Baywatch - a webcam in a stable

Just Shoot Me - good times in the old Lubyanka building

I Love Lucy - newly discovered private films

The Postman - The postman

When Harry Met Sally - historical drama of French breakout attempt from the seige of Caen, defeated by Henry II