# New game from Guess the Dictator: **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [May 21, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119 "2001-05-21T20:21:55Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher) #### Post date: [May 21, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/1 "2001-05-21T20:21:55Z")
[Guess the Movie or TV Show](http://www.guessthename.com/) ---
### Author: ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/2 "2001-05-22T01:27:24Z")
This one needs a little more work … it guessed neither ‘No Way Out’ nor ‘Suspect’, although it did catch on to Casablanca. ---
### Author: ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/3 "2001-05-22T04:33:18Z")
It guessed Seinfeld – but that one’s probably too easy. But I chose “Miller’s Crossing” and it guessed “The Godfather”. ---
### Author: ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/4 "2001-05-22T06:11:49Z")
It got both _Bonaza_ (kind of easy) and _Sports Night_ (impressive), but didn’t know _The Goodbye Girl_. Maybe it knows TV better than movies. ---
### Author: ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/5 "2001-05-22T06:14:49Z")
I like how there are no “yes” answers for the Simpsons(except that it is a cartoon). You answer no to everything else and you are obviously talking about the simpsons. 😃 ---
### Author: ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/6 "2001-05-22T06:18:31Z")
It successfully identified _The Princess Bride,_ but missed _Star Trek._ I’m shocked and appalled. 😉 ---
### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/7 "2001-05-22T14:38:51Z")
Being a new game, the database is only a fraction of the original. The movie section tends to lead toward comedies; I had to give plenty of “no” answers in order to finally add The Great Race. ---
### Author: ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee) #### Post date: [May 22, 2001, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-from-guess-the-dictator/66119/8 "2001-05-22T15:05:35Z")
It guessed Spin City. One question on the way was something like ‘Are there 4 women starring in this?’. Could that be \* Sex an the City?!\* And now for something completely different: [http://www.20q.net/index.html](http://www.20q.net/index.html) This database aims to guess any single thing!