# Things you'd like to see but you know you ain't gonna **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784 "2010-07-06T22:08:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/61 "2010-07-08T00:07:16Z")
I want to see all of Prince’s albums, even the obscure ones, remastered and reissued in deluxe 3-disc editions, set out as follows. Disc one: the original album, plus all the B-sides/rarities from that era, Disc two: unreleased songs and remixes from the album sessions, Disc three: a DVD of all the music videos for the singles. _Purple Rain_, however, should come in a gigantic super-mega-super-deluxe version with a DVD of the film and an extra CD featuring the original sequencing of the album plus all the non-Prince songs in the film from The Time and Apollonia 6, plus a big frilly shirt and a pair of man-heels to wear whilst listening to said album. Yes I have thought about this a lot. And I want the same basic idea applied to the catalogues of Kate Bush, Madonna and Michael Jackson, but Prince’s catalogue needs it the most because some of his albums are deleted or very hard to find. I’d also like to see CD singles make a comeback, even if just as a niche item for collectors. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/62 "2010-07-08T03:22:07Z")
The Cubs winning a World Series. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/63 "2010-07-08T12:47:58Z")
Oh, and how about a new Captain Beefheart album and tour? ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/64 "2010-07-08T17:55:16Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Now, now don’t be bitter. Notre Dame was, and remains, the most popular college football program. How do I know that? Because CBS and ABC/ESPN televise each and every one of their away games. If they weren’t popular the networks wouldn’t bother to do that. Overstated, but true that ND is one of the most popular programs, that’s why I wrote: > [@](#): > > A nation of ND fans keeps irrelevant games on newtork TV. > [@zamboniracer](#): > > As an aside, Brian Kelly won at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati. There’s no reason to think his teams won’t win big at ND either. This is the sort of fan faith you could only have at a religious school. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/65 "2010-07-08T18:02:17Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Now, now don’t be bitter. Forgot to add, as a UF grad, I have no reason to be bitter. I see UF on TV every weekend they play. Often on CBS at 3:30. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/66 "2010-07-08T18:33:23Z")
I’d like to see any of Neal Stephenson’s novels done as a movie or miniseries, with Stephenson having complete creative control. I know I ain’t gonna see **that.** Nor a screen adaptation of _Illuminatus!_ that doesn’t fuck up everything beyond recognition. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/67 "2010-07-08T18:37:05Z")
I’d like to see people drinking the product in beer commercials. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/68 "2010-07-08T18:56:37Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > I’d like to see people drinking the product in beer commercials. I’d like to see people drinking the product in perfume commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/69 "2010-07-08T18:58:05Z")
The missing Patrick Troughton _Doctor Who_ serials. The wiped 1960s _Top of the Pops_. The missing books of Tacitus’s _Annals_ and _Histories_. Aristotle’s commentary on comedy. Too much lost or missing ancient stuff to list. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/70 "2010-07-08T19:15:19Z")
Second on the _Firefly_ Seasons 2 - 8 (or infinity). I would like to see a political discourse in which Republicans weren’t painted as thuggish neanderthals stuck in the dark ages and Democrats weren’t painted as America-hating Dr. Evils plotting the downfall of civilization as we know it. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/71 "2010-07-08T21:01:40Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > And I want the same basic idea applied to the catalogues of Kate Bush, Madonna and Michael Jackson… Hell, I just want to see Kate live in concert just once in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/72 "2010-07-08T21:58:47Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Seasons 1-5 of _Crusade_, as originally imagined by JMS. And the TNT (or was it TBS? Always mixing those up) dweebs who fucked it up with a self-renewing supply of caviar on their feet and some ever-hungry kitties to lick them and **they can’t do anything about it**. Ditto the original Babylon 5 - the “you’re getting five seasons - no, four seasons - no wait, five seasons” thing gave all the plot arcs whiplash, ruining the last two seasons. I’d like to see Dick Cheney and Karl Rove forced to answer some awkward questions under oath. Man, if you think _Bill Clinton_ lied… ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/73 "2010-07-08T22:29:04Z")
Another few episodes of the Dresden Files would be nice. Some Heinlein movies done right (where right = how I envision everyone, of course) My home network of music not jacking up, so that I can truly appreciate and enjoy all of my collections without cursing. Please - a simple music system that works with random external drives. I just want all of my owned music easily accessed whenever I want it, without needing help from an IT expert. Full 3D immersion fantasy online gaming with real role playing, instead of achievement hunting players. I want it fun, clean, fantasy, and not deal with douche players or a system that rewards them. I want D&D like I played when younger, not people min maxing the hell out of it. Healthy food for desk driving guys like me that still tastes like the best heavy cream and seasoning stuff on earth. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/74 "2010-07-08T22:31:38Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Hell, I just want to see Kate live in concert just once in my life. I’d give my arm for that (okay maybe not an arm… I’ll give them a toe) but I think it’s best to wish for things that in theory wouldn’t involve Kate actually doing anything, though it’s hugely unlikely she’d give her albums over to outsiders for remastering! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/75 "2010-07-09T03:25:01Z")
And a thought that’s been kicking around in my head: a collaboration between Joss Whedon and JMS could be interesting, on the condition that Joss has NOTHING to do with any romantic relationships that might exist. I’d also like to see my bookcases completed (more than a year since I signed the contract). And a job. A job would be good. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/76 "2010-07-09T03:33:58Z")
**Alien 5** , directed by Ridley Scott. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/77 "2010-07-09T03:57:57Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > I’d give my arm for that (okay maybe not an arm… I’ll give them a toe) “I can get you a toe.” ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/78 "2010-07-09T04:25:12Z")
Yeah, well…that’s just like… uh, your opinion, man. ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/79 "2010-07-09T05:05:14Z")
I would like to see a World’s Fair. I saw the NY one in 64 and have not seen one since. Yes I know they are still being held. (Shanghai 2010) but my chances of going to one now are very low. (2012 Yeoseu Korea, 2015 Milan Italy are the next two. no others are scheduled) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784/80 "2010-07-09T13:57:48Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > The Cubs winning a World Series. ☹ The Astros for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784.md?page=5)