# Casual Subjects for Cafe Society (CS4CS) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927 "2008-03-27T16:32:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/41 "2008-03-28T15:15:15Z")
I’m on season 3 of new _Dr Who_ and am still in love - Tennant has grown on me, although I still miss Billie Piper. Have watched 1 episode of _Torchwood_ and hope it gets better, though I like the cop (who was also the servant in _The Unquiet Dead_ ) But best of all - I have the Nick Frost SF series _Hyperdrive_ waiting for my birthday. One month and a bit! Oh, yeah, my steampunk LARP writing is going well, too. Prop building, not so much… ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/42 "2008-03-28T15:20:26Z")
Am I the only one who would like to see Beauty and the Geek flip the gender roles for a season with geeky girls and sexy guys? I think that would be far more interesting than stupid, skinny women and brainy, geeky guys. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/43 "2008-03-28T15:29:56Z")
[QUOTE=RandMcnally] I hate the foot pedal in Rock Band. I’m ok with the drums without the foot pedal. You throw that thing in there that’s when I screw up. [/QUOTE] I read where you can use the foot pedal in the game Time Crisis to do the hide/reload like you do in the arcade version. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/44 "2008-03-28T15:48:23Z")
OK- found myself watching a new reality show with Danny Bonaducci (spelling- ie Danny Partridge),. The premise is that a bunch of child star wannabes and their parents are put through competitions (focused on the parent being able to mentor and manage their child than just about acting ability). It’s nuts! Some of these parents … wow, they are living their own dreams through their kids. Danny is tough on critiquing the kids, because it’s exactly what they would get at casting calls etc. I feel so guilty watching, yet can’t turn away!!! ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/45 "2008-03-28T16:32:05Z")
I’ve never seen the actual show, but last night during the tourney I saw a commercial for CBS’s “Criminal Mind’s.” The creators of the show can’t get the title of the show gramatically correct (something most 4th graders would get), yet I’m supposed to tune in and trust that they can make a quality show? ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/46 "2008-03-28T16:41:31Z")
I recently Tivo’d and watched **Stranger Than Fiction** on the advice of this board. Give Will Ferrell a script that wasn’t written by slow-tracked 5th graders in detention hall, and that guy can _act_! Great movie. Ever since I saw **Eastern Promises** , I’ve been looking for [this book](http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Criminal-Tattoo-Encyclopaedia-Baldaev/dp/3882439203) to learn about the different tattoos. I saw it once in the MIT Coop and I’m kicking myself now for not having bought it. Oh well, I’m sure it will come up again. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/47 "2008-03-28T17:51:52Z")
[QUOTE=Linty Fresh] Ever since I saw **Eastern Promises** , I’ve been looking for [this book](http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Criminal-Tattoo-Encyclopaedia-Baldaev/dp/3882439203) to learn about the different tattoos. I saw it once in the MIT Coop and I’m kicking myself now for not having bought it. Oh well, I’m sure it will come up again. [/QUOTE] I could’ve sworn that when that movie came out, there was talk of a documentary on the history of those tattoos - something about how not only did Viggo do his own field research, but that documentary also shaped how he approached the character. I may however, like Andy Pettitte re: Clemens’ HGH use, be misremembering… …Google is my friend - I was right! It’s called The Mark of Cain and is referenced in this blog: [http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=6853](http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=6853) ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/48 "2008-03-28T17:58:01Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Oh, and I’m reading _Wicked_, pushed on me by my daughter. I think I’m getting more out of it because, unlike Ivygirl, I have read all of the Oz books written by L. Frank Baum, so when they talk about Lurline and Tiktokism and Ozma Tippetarius, I have a reference she does not. [/QUOTE] Ooo, ooo, I just saw the play \*\*Wicked \*\*in London when I was visiting last August. It was SOOOO good. At the risk of hyperbole, it is the best play that I have ever seen! J. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/49 "2008-03-28T18:06:29Z")
I’ve been really digging the \*\*eels \*\* lately. I have tickets to see them at Park West in Chicago next weekend and I’m super stoked. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/50 "2008-03-28T18:24:02Z")
[QUOTE=pbbth] Am I the only one who would like to see Beauty and the Geek flip the gender roles for a season with geeky girls and sexy guys? I think that would be far more interesting than stupid, skinny women and brainy, geeky guys. [/QUOTE] No, I’ve said the same thing many times, then the past season they announced they would have a twist. I told my boyfriend that it would be what I had been suggesting girl geek/guy beauty and I was right. Still I don’t think it’s quite the same as an entire gender switch for each side. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/51 "2008-03-28T18:41:59Z")
I just got the DVDs for BSG Season 3 - can’t wait to start finding the time. First, however, I need a new DVD player (at least one that uplevels for my new TV, if not a blueRay). My kids lost the remote, and modern home electronics are worthless without one. Even worse, I fail at universal remote programming. My son went to the House of Blues the other day with school, and now I am starting to re-visit blues music. Great stuff, and having fun with it. My wife (the Country & Western fan), not so much. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/52 "2008-03-28T18:54:36Z")
[QUOTE=Algher] I just got the DVDs for BSG Season 3 - can’t wait to start finding the time. [/QUOTE] Just watched first episode of disc three- find the time! ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/53 "2008-03-28T19:03:02Z")
I think Alyssa Milano is cool. Not in an obsessive, fan-girl, watching every move cool; kinda if I see she’s going to be in something, I’ll try and remember to TiVo it. She’s that mix of pretty/sex-y that I like. I watched a few episodes of The Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious because Elise caught my interest, then stopped when she was eliminated. All the rest of the girls are interchangeable to me, except for lazy-Jessica-Rabbit, and I was glad to see her knocked out this week. Susan ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/54 "2008-03-28T19:38:18Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Oh, and I’m reading _Wicked_, pushed on me by my daughter. I think I’m getting more out of it because, unlike Ivygirl, I have read all of the Oz books written by L. Frank Baum, so when they talk about Lurline and Tiktokism and Ozma Tippetarius, I have a reference she does not. [/QUOTE] I wasn’t nuts about it. Maybe if I’d read all the Oz books it would have made a difference? I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/55 "2008-03-28T19:52:09Z")
I was deeply troubled last night about the lyrics to the _Diff’rent Strokes_ theme. Google cleared up my mistake: it’s “moves the world” not “rules the world”. Whew! As TV themes go, I think it’s exceptional, and it turns out that Alan Thicke (Dad Seaver on Growing Pains) co-composed it. I looked him up on Wikipedia, and you know what? He’s a helluva guy! Here’s to ya, Alan! Keep on keepin’ on! ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/56 "2008-03-28T20:02:45Z")
I’ve just started watching Battlestar Galactica! We’ve only watched the miniseries movie so far but I like it. I was invested enough to be all “Not Boomer!” I was a bit scandalized by all the sex in it. I’m just not used to seeing so much sex on a TV show. I must not be watching the right TV shows. Or i’m turning into an old prude. I’m also watching Project Runway season 3 on DVD. How I love Project Runway. I love seeing people with actual skills, talent and experience compete on a reality show. It’s so cool to watch the process from fabric to runway. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/57 "2008-03-28T21:21:49Z")
[QUOTE=TroubleAgain] I wasn’t nuts about it. Maybe if I’d read all the Oz books it would have made a difference? I dunno. [/QUOTE] I didn’t care for it either, even though it got great reviews. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/58 "2008-03-28T22:07:42Z")
Where in theory is the best place to watch missed episodes of TV? I didn’t get to see last week’s Smallville and youtube is not helpful. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/59 "2008-03-28T22:14:50Z")
This will be the first summer Olympics where I will have a Tivo to capture multiple channels of broadcast, and not be stuck with long crappy NBC human-interest US athlete profiles. 🆒 Keywords: “wushu”, “diving”, “fencing”, “cycling”, “soccer”, “US basketball chokes again” 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927/60 "2008-03-29T00:17:48Z")
[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] The new X-Files movie releases in July, on my birthday. That might be the one movie I see in the theater this year. [/QUOTE] Apparently I’ve been living under a rock, but there’s a new X-Files movie? What’s supposed to be happening in it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-subjects-for-cafe-society-cs4cs/442927.md?page=4)