# Possible SCA variation? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 15, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853 "2010-09-15T14:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/41 "2010-09-16T15:33:50Z")
Either “Streets of Fire” or “Warriors” or “Escape from New York”. I would love to think that a post apocalyptic world sees our day as we see theirs. With “Streets of Fire”, there’s also music, and with “Warriors”, you get costume coordinated street gangs and the idea that coke bottles were musical instruments. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/42 "2010-09-16T15:35:20Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > …Movie: \* Life of Brian\* Heh. My BIL went to a Presbyterian seminary; one of his professors showed _Life of Brian_ and said, “Just about anything you need to know about the origin of Western religions is in that movie.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/43 "2010-09-16T15:48:02Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > > [@Czarcasm](#): > > > > Come out of that closet! If you can provide an over-the-top example in the media(book, movie or television) of the Jazz Age, it might get included. > > How about _Some Like It Hot_, or maybe _The Untouchables_? > > Chicago, or maybe Roxy Hart (with Ginger Rogers, come to think of it, anything with Ginger Rogers) Don’t want too many different kinds of musicals, so I think I’ll go with _The Untouchables_. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/44 "2010-09-16T15:49:30Z")
> [@Reloy3](#): > > Either “Streets of Fire” or “Warriors” or “Escape from New York”. I would love to think that a post apocalyptic world sees our day as we see theirs. With “Streets of Fire”, there’s also music, and with “Warriors”, you get costume coordinated street gangs and the idea that coke bottles were musical instruments. I think “Escape From New York” should give the right idea about current New York(and U.S.) history. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/45 "2010-09-16T16:37:05Z")
> [@Caveat\_lector\_1](#): > > There should be a something with a gritty distopia and something where things seem happy and twee. That’ll set off some dissonance. Maybe \*1984 \*(they might not know its fiction) and… well I can’t think of anything twee. For dystopian purposes, maybe the Jackpoint snippets from Shadowrun sourcebooks? They look more or less like hardcopy of message board posts by mercenaries working as deniable assets for powerful corporations. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/46 "2010-09-16T16:48:15Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > [xkcd: Blagofaire](http://xkcd.com/239/) is somewhat applicable. I assumed you were linking to [this one](http://xkcd.com/771/). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/47 "2010-09-16T18:19:11Z")
In the “misconstrued religion” category, a copy of Neil Gaiman’s _American Gods_. And maybe a copy of Dawkins’ _The God Delusion_. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/48 "2010-09-16T18:43:29Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > In the “misconstrued religion” category, a copy of Neil Gaiman’s _American Gods_. And maybe a copy of Dawkins’ _The God Delusion_. What about an issue of _Thor_? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/49 "2010-09-16T23:55:23Z")
The Areas of My Expertise, by John Hodgman, minus the first 19 pages where he reveals that the book is nothing but lies. Or else just [Hobo Matters](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1JIa5r5nkE&feature=player_embedded#!). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/50 "2010-09-17T02:26:25Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > The Areas of My Expertise, by John Hodgman, minus the first 19 pages where he reveals that the book is nothing but lies. There is no genius like sick and twisted genius. If you are ever in Portland, Oregon the microbrew is on me, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/51 "2010-09-17T03:14:26Z")
I think as long as you stick with the basics - Cowboys vs Nazis - the details will work themselves out. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/52 "2010-09-17T08:51:21Z")
For period parody, how about a copy of _MAD Magazine_ from the sixties or seventies. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/53 "2010-09-17T14:41:32Z")
So that people can get some idea what the legal system is like, what about, first of all, Law and Order:SVU (either that or Cop Rock), and secondly, one of those TV judge shows, like Judge Judy. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/54 "2010-09-17T14:51:40Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > So that people can get some idea what the legal system is like, what about, first of all, Law and Order:SVU (either that or Cop Rock), and secondly, one of those TV judge shows, like Judge Judy. I think Judge Judy would give them a good idea of how our legal system works. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/55 "2010-09-17T14:52:49Z")
How about an episode of _St. Elsewhere_ or _Scrubs_ to show off our medical system? ---
**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:** [September 17, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/56 "2010-09-17T15:19:36Z")
Some random episodes of _The Simpsons_ would be an excellent primer on American suburban life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/57 "2010-09-17T16:01:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Some random episodes of _The Simpsons_ would be an excellent primer on American suburban life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Sorry-already decided to use _Married With Children_. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/58 "2010-09-17T16:10:54Z")
_Hairspray_ (the original non-musical film), _Fast Times at Ridgmont High_ and almost the entire John Hughes _oeuvre_ as examples of typical American high school life. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/59 "2010-09-17T16:12:29Z")
The movie _The Firm_ for a highly realistic look at the American judicial system today. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853/60 "2010-09-17T16:53:02Z")
You need a good American President for the cowboys to act at the order of, somebody fictional like Captain America or Neil Armstrong. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853.md?page=4)