Botticelli June 2023

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Still stumped. None of the ETs I can think of fit these clues.

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Timothy Omundson

Tacy, from the Betsy-Tacy books

Tove Janssen

DQs:

  1. Contemporary to when he was introduced?

  2. Common first name?

I DQ held.

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T

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Created after 1900
  4. First name begins with T
  5. Originally from prose fiction
  6. Main character
  7. Created before 1980
  8. From science fiction/fantasy
  9. Created by an American
  10. Created after 1950
  11. Has appeared in film and/or TV
  12. Could be alive today, if real.
  13. Created before 1965
  14. Not human
  15. Has appeared in both film and TV
  16. Known for poor lifestyle habits (i.e., smoking, drug use?)
  17. On-screen performances were live-action
  18. Not usually found on Earth - by which I mean extraterrestrial in origin, although other than some flashbacks the story takes place on Earth.
  19. From a standalone book
  20. Not from a work by Asimov, Bradbury or Heinlein
  21. Not a robot
  22. Not primarily a comedy in any incarnation
  23. Film is better known than book
  24. Contemporary to when he was introduced
  25. Common first name
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DQ: Film was released in 2000 or earlier?
One DQ reserved.

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Well, that rules out Thanos :wink:

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My last DQ: Second letter of ‘T’ name is a vowel?

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T

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Created after 1900
  4. First name begins with T
  5. Originally from prose fiction
  6. Main character
  7. Created before 1980
  8. From science fiction/fantasy
  9. Created by an American
  10. Created after 1950
  11. Has appeared in film and/or TV
  12. Could be alive today, if real.
  13. Created before 1965
  14. Not human
  15. Has appeared in both film and TV
  16. Known for poor lifestyle habits (i.e., smoking, drug use?)
  17. On-screen performances were live-action
  18. Not usually found on Earth - by which I mean extraterrestrial in origin, although other than some flashbacks the story takes place on Earth.
  19. From a standalone book
  20. Not from a work by Asimov, Bradbury or Heinlein
  21. Not a robot
  22. Not primarily a comedy in any incarnation
  23. Film is better known than book
  24. Contemporary to when he was introduced
  25. Common first name
  26. Feature film was released in 2000 or earlier - TV version came after
  27. Second letter of ‘T’ name is not a vowel
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By my accounting, @De_La_Rue and @kitap each have one outstanding DQ.
Please ask your final DQs by 12 noon PST tomorrow July 1.

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Final DQ: female creator?

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T

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Created after 1900
  4. First name begins with T
  5. Originally from prose fiction
  6. Main character
  7. Created before 1980
  8. From science fiction/fantasy
  9. Created by an American
  10. Created after 1950
  11. Has appeared in film and/or TV
  12. Could be alive today, if real.
  13. Created before 1965
  14. Not human
  15. Has appeared in both film and TV
  16. Known for poor lifestyle habits (i.e., smoking, drug use?)
  17. On-screen performances were live-action
  18. Not usually found on Earth - by which I mean extraterrestrial in origin, although other than some flashbacks the story takes place on Earth.
  19. From a standalone book
  20. Not from a work by Asimov, Bradbury or Heinlein
  21. Not a robot
  22. Not primarily a comedy in any incarnation
  23. Film is better known than book
  24. Contemporary to when he was introduced
  25. Common first name
  26. Feature film was released in 2000 or earlier - TV version came after
  27. Second letter of ‘T’ name is not a vowel
  28. Male creator

I’d like to emphasize #23. To me at least, the film is much much more well known than the book. In fact, I saw the movie years ago on a re-release initiated to take advantage of a resurgence in the lead actor’s popularity, but it was only when confirming my answer to #5 that I found out it was based on a book.

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Final DQ: title character of a 1970s movie?

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T

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Created after 1900
  4. First name begins with T
  5. Originally from prose fiction
  6. Main character
  7. Created before 1980
  8. From science fiction/fantasy
  9. Created by an American
  10. Created after 1950
  11. Has appeared in film and/or TV
  12. Could be alive today, if real.
  13. Created before 1965
  14. Not human
  15. Has appeared in both film and TV
  16. Known for poor lifestyle habits (i.e., smoking, drug use?)
  17. On-screen performances were live-action
  18. Not usually found on Earth - by which I mean extraterrestrial in origin, although other than some flashbacks the story takes place on Earth.
  19. From a standalone book
  20. Not from a work by Asimov, Bradbury or Heinlein
  21. Not a robot
  22. Not primarily a comedy in any incarnation
  23. Film is better known than book
  24. Contemporary to when he was introduced
  25. Common first name
  26. Feature film was released in 2000 or earlier - TV version came after
  27. Second letter of ‘T’ name is not a vowel
  28. Male creator
  29. Title character of a 1970s movie - although my “T” name is not in the title

That’s all the DQs, so get in your Firstname Lastname guesses by 6 pm PDT tomorrow, July 1

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Wildass guess:

Are you the lead character from The Man Who Fell to Earth?

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That’s a really nice guess in any case.

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Your wild ass has served you well because
YES!! I am Thomas Jerome Newton
the titular Man Who Fell to Earth, played by David Bowie in the 1976 feature film by Nicholas Roeg, and apparently played by Bill Nighy in the recent Showtime sequel series.

Another thing that surprised me when finding out about the book was that the author was American. The film is very European, with a British director and star, so I assumed the book would have been British as well. The 1983 re-issue I saw played art houses and had restored 20 minutes (some full frontal male nudity among other things) that was cut by the US distributor to get an R-rating and was cashing in on Bowie’s increased popularity in the wake of his Let’s Dance album.

The book is by Walter Tevis, an author I’ve never heard of. But 3 of his other works have quite popular screen adaptations. The Paul Newman two-fer The Hustler and its sequel The Color of Money, as well as the recent Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit

Congratulations Elendil_s_Heir, and go ahead and start the July thread a day early.

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I’ve heard of the movie but never saw it. I didn’t know about the TV series either. I have read The Queen’s Gambit.

Very nice choice, CROHG!
Great job, EH!

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Thanks, CFOHG! Good one. I’ve never seen the whole movie, just scenes from it, but it fit the clues already given, I thought. And I had no idea the same guy wrote The Queen’s Gambit!

I’m on the road now, and will start the next round - and a new thread - tomorrow.

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Good one, EH!

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Congrats!

Never ever would have gotten it.

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Thanks.

Our new thread: Botticelli, July 2023