# Am I the only one who Missed the SOAP train? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825 "2006-08-15T14:09:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/41 "2006-08-16T02:49:43Z")
Coming to your cineplex next year: “Topless Women in Car Chase Kung Fu Gun Battles” “Samuel Jackson Yelling and Kicking Ass” The line forms behind me. Question is, which would I see first? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/42 "2006-08-16T02:51:20Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] Dear, I’m going to hell for many better reasons than THAT. [/QUOTE] Boy, that keeps coming up lately, doesn’t it? It’s almost becoming a board constant. You know, \*\*Sampiro \*\* will be missed, \*\*Cervaise \*\* is funny, and \*\*Skald \*\* is going to hell… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/43 "2006-08-16T03:08:39Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] Are you sure? I thought Stakes on a Plain was about a maverick restauranteur trying to open an eatery selling prime cuts of beef in the middle of Kansas. [/QUOTE] That’s actually “Steaks on a Plain”. Don’t confuse that with “Steaks on a Brain”, which is a docudrama about mad cow disease, “Rakes on a Lane”, about a Best Lawn competition in a suburb gone horrably wrong, or “Brakes in the Rain”, which is a Consumer Report article comparing the risks of skidding in inclement weather in the leading car brands. ---
**Author:** ![Farmwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Farmwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmwoman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/44 "2006-08-16T03:24:19Z")
I’ve seen stranger snakes on trains and automobiles. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/45 "2006-08-16T03:33:31Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] Bingo. I’d be all over it, and I hope that they boil more stuff down like this. Just give me a movie called “Topless Women in Car Chase Kung Fu Gun Battles” and I’d probably never watch anything else. [/QUOTE] A few years back, one of the head geeks in charge in the development of the video game “Halo 2,” when asked to describe it, said “It’s like Halo, only it’s Halo on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas.” “Halo 2” was a decent enough game, but to tell you the truth what I’d really prefer to have seen was a movie about a guy driving a car at 130 miles an hour being chased by helicopters and ninjas. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/46 "2006-08-16T03:42:54Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] “Halo 2” was a decent enough game, but to tell you the truth what I’d really prefer to have seen was a movie about a guy driving a car at 130 miles an hour being chased by helicopters and ninjas. [/QUOTE] But is it _on fire_? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/47 "2006-08-16T03:52:17Z")
If you didn’t have a geekgasm from watching Jackson’s appearance on The Daily Show tonight, SOAP just isn’t for you. There isn’t much else to say about it. ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/48 "2006-08-16T03:56:16Z")
I can see the sequels: _Spiders on a Train_ _Alligators on a Bus_ _Bugs on a Bed_ _Piranhas in a Pool_ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/49 "2006-08-16T04:18:13Z")
I like _Alligators on a Bus_. Before they branch out into other animals, I still insist they need to do a sequel called _Snakin’ 2: Electric Bugaloo_. ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_a\_Doughnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@I\_am\_a\_Doughnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_a_Doughnut)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/50 "2006-08-16T07:06:55Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Amazing] Confused? You won’t be after you’ve seen the movie. [/QUOTE] OK, what is this from? ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/51 "2006-08-16T07:11:01Z")
[Here’s Samuel L. Jackson on the Daily Show](http://youtube.com/watch?v=PupI1HytQW4) talking about the movie (YouTube link). He and Jon Stewart seem to be firmly in the “giddy fanboy” camp (I think Sam’s almost as excited as the rest of its fans!). He talks a little bit about the movie’s history, filming, the proposed title change, and how he got involved with the project, but it’s really worth watching just for the infectious, gleeful energy radiating off both of them. 🙂 There’s also a short clip, containing the film’s most infamous line, that plays to introduce the segment. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/52 "2006-08-16T11:45:08Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] Boy, that keeps coming up lately, doesn’t it? It’s almost becoming a board constant. You know, \*\*Sampiro \*\* will be missed, \*\*Cervaise \*\* is funny, and \*\*Skald \*\* is going to hell… 😃 [/QUOTE] Hey, my uncle Lucy runs the joint; I’m only going there for a job. (So all you sinners best stay on my good side, lest I be tempted to order the junior demons to stoke the furnaces in your section.) ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/53 "2006-08-17T03:02:56Z")
Here’s what will send me to hell: I’m contemplating making it a double feature. _Snakes on a Plane_ and _World Trade Center_. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/54 "2006-08-17T03:14:54Z")
[QUOTE=I am a Doughnut] OK, what is this from? [/QUOTE] :eek: On the 70s sitcom SOAP, at the beginning of every episode, the announcer recapped the running plots to be touched upon in the night’s episode in mocking form. When he was done, he’d say,“Confused? You won’t be after this episode of SOAP.” ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/55 "2006-08-17T03:16:03Z")
[QUOTE=asterion] Here’s what will send me to hell: I’m contemplating making it a double feature. _Snakes on a Plane_ and _World Trade Center_. [/QUOTE] I check with Uncle Lucy. You will NOT be damned for making that joke. He has, however, authorized me to offer you a job in the eighth circle. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/56 "2006-08-17T03:37:53Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] :eek: On the 70s sitcom SOAP, at the beginning of every episode, the announcer recapped the running plots to be touched upon in the night’s episode in mocking form. When he was done, he’d say,“Confused? You won’t be after this episode of SOAP.” [/QUOTE] Heh – I haven’t been following the Snakes hype, so when I originally saw this thread title (not having opened it yet), I assumed it was about the 70s sitcom. Only today did I realize what recent phenomenon “SOAP” is referring to (after seeing it used elsewhere). ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/57 "2006-08-17T05:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=I am a Doughnut] OK, what is this from? [/QUOTE] SOAP, not SoaP. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/58 "2006-08-17T08:37:56Z")
Correct, the winner is “I dont care about the movie”. I get the plot entirely. I get it so much, I dont see the need to watch the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/59 "2006-08-17T10:41:52Z")
[QUOTE=Meeko] Correct, the winner is “I dont care about the movie”. I get the plot entirely. I get it so much, I dont see the need to watch the movie. [/QUOTE] Excuse me, but you seem to be forgetting the probability of hot chicks engaged in battle with phallic entities. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825/60 "2006-08-17T16:53:43Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] Excuse me, but you seem to be forgetting the probability of hot chicks engaged in battle with phallic entities. [/QUOTE] Trouser Snakes on a Plane? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-missed-the-soap-train/368825.md?page=4)