# Mid-July Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 14, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447 "2013-07-14T02:37:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/41 "2013-07-18T19:30:15Z")
**Ministre** : Not the star of _Elementary_. (brain farting on actor’s name) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/42 "2013-07-18T19:57:00Z")
I suspect **Ministre** meant the character name, not the actor. DQ: Show set in NYC? IQs: Does your best friend have a bird’s name? Did your dad once ask for waaaaay too little money, under the circumstances? Do you regularly host a charity sports event? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/43 "2013-07-18T20:29:49Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > DQ info > > 1.Fictional Character > 2.1st initial is “S” > 3.Yank > 4.Not from Literature > 5.Created by Yanks > 6.Created after 1900 > 7.From TV > 8.Livng > 9.Show returns this fall > 10.Drama > 11.Male > 12.Show airs on 1 of the Big 4 > 13.He’s considered a “good guy” > 14.LE procedural > 15.Show set East of Mississippi > 16.Though not in NYC > 17.Works at LE agency Up-to-date DQ answers ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/44 "2013-07-18T20:31:45Z")
\*\*EH-\*\*3 DQs (though your last one may be it) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/45 "2013-07-18T21:07:53Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > **Ministre** : Not the star of _Elementary_. (brain farting on actor’s name) Aye, the character is ‘Sherlock’, the actor is Jonny Lee Miller. I thought he might be it… ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/46 "2013-07-18T21:17:37Z")
caveat to #15: The show’s homebase is East of the Mississippi. The show’s setting varies by episode. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/47 "2013-07-18T23:39:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Does your best friend have a bird’s name? > Did your dad once ask for waaaaay too little money, under the circumstances? > Do you regularly host a charity sports event? The Boston PI Spenser, whose best friend is the enigmatic Hawk. Scott Evil, whose dad Dr. Evil once asked for a ransom of a paltry one milllllllllllllllion dollars. Scott Hamilton, the Olympic skater. I don’t watch any crime shows. Let’s brainstorm. What would be useful DQs to ask at this point? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/48 "2013-07-18T23:48:31Z")
Brainstorming: which network; age of actor; race of actor; how long the show’s been on, uh, not much there… ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/49 "2013-07-18T23:53:03Z")
Is it worth asking if he’s the title character? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/50 "2013-07-19T00:30:44Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Is it worth asking if he’s the title character? Are you formally asking this? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/51 "2013-07-19T12:55:02Z")
Sure. That’ll be one of my DQs. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/52 "2013-07-19T20:18:43Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > 1.Fictional Character > 2.Male > 3.S is my 1st initial > 4.Living > 5.Yank > 6.Not for Literature > 7.Created by Yanks > 8.Created post 1900 > [9.TV](http://9.TV) character > 10.Show will return this fall > 11.Drama > 12.Airs on Big 4 network > 13.He’s on the “good” side > 14.LE procedural > 15.LE official > 16.Not the title character (show has none) > 17.Show originates from East of the Mississippi River Up to date DQ info ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/53 "2013-07-19T20:22:31Z")
DQ: Title is all or largely initialisms (as NCIS or CSI, for example)? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/54 "2013-07-19T21:57:39Z")
1.Fictional Character 2.Male 3.1st initial is “S” 4.Living 5.Yank 6.Not from Literature 7.Created post 1900, by Yanks [8.TV](http://8.TV) character 9.Show will return this fall 10.Drama 11.Airs on one of the Big 4 12.Law enforcement procedural 13.Works at LE agency (as opposed to PI) 14.Not the title character (show has none) 15.Show originates from East of the Mississippi River 16.Show title is words, not initials ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/55 "2013-07-19T22:51:03Z")
Brainstorming, not asking: anybody watch _Criminal Minds,_ _Castle_ or _Homicide_ (is that still on?)? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/56 "2013-07-19T23:57:12Z")
Castle’s first name is Richard, and he would technically be a title character. I haven’t watched any yet, so I can’t tell you anyone else’s name. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/57 "2013-07-20T01:57:45Z")
I’m still coming up blank. Two more DQs still yours for the taking, my friends. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/58 "2013-07-20T02:52:10Z")
Yes, I have four myself. Not from Castle, since that has a title character. In Post #44 etv78 thought that Elendil’s Heir might have the answer, 'cause his IQ was about someone who regularly hosts charity sports events. Still a blank. Anybody seen “Blue Bloods” or “Homeland” or “Suits”? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/59 "2013-07-20T03:01:37Z")
Oh, and he said the title is “words” [plural], so that leaves out Homeland and Suits. Ponder, ruminate, meditate, … ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447/60 "2013-07-20T08:33:46Z")
**Prof** : _Homicide_ has been off the air a good 10 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-july-botticelli/663447.md?page=4)