# What pop culture event are you anxiously awaiting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936 "2003-09-16T13:36:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/1 "2003-09-16T13:36:24Z")
I am looking forward to “Return of the King” in December. A year after, the extended edition DVD of Return of the King. After that, (oh and the release of “Pirates” on DVD in Dec.) what do we look forward to? Besides Johnny Depp’s next movie??? How bout it Dopers? What pop culture events are you looking forward to? The Academy Awards? The video release of Gigli (so you can MSTK3 it)? The next Olsen twins movie? Danielle Steele’s next book? (just kiddding, don’t throw so much) ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/2 "2003-09-16T13:49:01Z")
The third season of “24.” RoTK. The extended TTT on dvd. The next Laurie R. King book. The next Harry Potter book. The next Harry Potter movie. The baseball playoffs. Julie ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/3 "2003-09-16T14:48:14Z")
“Whose Line” (US) on DVD. Me on “Big Brother”. “Girl Meets Girl”. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/4 "2003-09-16T15:21:10Z")
The opening of the [Wilhelm Reich archives](http://wilhelmreichmuseum.org/) in 2007. You just **know** that as soon as the secret “Y factor” of the orgone motor is released to the public, there are going to be closet crackpots coming out of the woodwork claiming that they’ve now gotten an orgone motor to work and need “just a little investment capital” to bring it to market. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/5 "2003-09-16T17:00:08Z")
The new television season. I was thumbing through next week’s T.V. Guide and was surprised that I got the most pleasure out of the fact that Law & Order premiers on September 24. Can’t beat the old standards. But I also think it’s fun to see a new crop of shows, even if most of them will crash and burn by December. I’m also very curious to see whether next year’s American Idol lives up to the hype and popularity of its predecessor. In the near future, I’m really excited to see _Secondhand Lions_, starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Haley Joel Osment. ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/6 "2003-09-16T18:21:55Z")
The release of Master & Commander - The Far Side of the World. I look forward to the OSCARS, and the RAZZIES. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/7 "2003-09-16T19:00:23Z")
Peter Pan! Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook! Christmas Day! Be there! ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/8 "2003-09-16T19:04:56Z")
The imminent release of [Phoenix Nights Season 2](http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0273379/) on video and DVD. Magic. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/9 "2003-09-16T22:13:57Z")
The release of _Kill Bill_, Quentin Tarantino’s '70s-styled martial arts revenge epic, in October. Unfortunately they’ve divided it into two halves and “part two” comes out in February, but I’m a major Tarantino mark, and I love a good martial arts movie. I will be there opening day for this one. Other movies: _Matrix: Revolutions_ _Return of the King_ _Shaolin Soccer_ TV: Season 3 of _The Shield_, and hopefully Season 2 will be released soon on DVD. I’m also eagerly awaiting WWE to get good again, since _Raw_ has been awful for years and even _Smackdown_ feels more like “letdown.” Comic books: Kyle Baker’s run on _Plastic Man_–he is one of the greatest writer-artists in the history of comics, and probably the funniest. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/10 "2003-09-16T22:17:29Z")
Network television’s first “money shot” which is supposedly going to happen as part of a very special episode of _Will and Grace_ this season. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/11 "2003-09-16T22:23:27Z")
As always, I’m waiting for the baseball playoffs, the Superbowl, and the Academy Awards. For this year in particular, I’m looking forward to watching the new episodes of Survivor. In general, I’m anxious to see the new Spider-Man movie, whenever that may be. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/12 "2003-09-17T00:07:41Z")
The third Harry Potter movie, now pushed to June. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/13 "2003-09-17T00:44:52Z")
All of the above, plus the world premiere of the new Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine collaboration, **Bounce** , at the the Kennedy Center here in DC! ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/14 "2003-09-17T01:22:44Z")
**A Feast for Crows** , the fourth book of _A Song of Ice and Fire_ by George R R Martin The release of season 5 of **Buffy** on DVD. (I never watched it while it was being broadcast, just on DVD, and I’m champing at the bit to find out what happens next…) ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/15 "2003-09-17T04:46:59Z")
Half-Life 2 and XIII on PC ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/16 "2003-09-17T04:53:53Z")
The season premire of **Alias**! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/17 "2003-09-17T05:39:23Z")
_Star Wars: Episode III_. Although, strangely, I’m NOT looking forward to it-if only because it will be the last SW film. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/18 "2003-09-17T05:41:24Z")
The next _Indiana Jones_ movie! ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/19 "2003-09-17T10:18:35Z")
The Two Towers Extended version Return of the King (and DVDs next year) The Matrix Revolutions The Oscars (to see, I hope, Return of the King win) Francis Ford Coppola’s One From the Heart on DVD, finally (January!) Lots of other movies coming soon, including Intolerable Cruelty and Kill Bill. And yeah, SW Ep.III, because I’m a geek, and Harry Potter, if only to see what Alfonso Cuarón does with it. Wes Anderson’s next movie, The Life Aquatic, with Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett (and a lot of other great people). Due in '04, no date yet. A new album by Happy Rhodes (probably within the next 3-6 months) A new album by Kate Bush (probably within the next 6-12 months) ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936/20 "2003-09-17T11:21:48Z")
gallows fodder- I’m with you about PAN! Equipoise- a bit optimistic about that Kate album, aren’t ya? I hope you’re right tho & I hope it’s more another SENSUAL WORLD than another RED SHOES. Other stuff I’m awaiting- the movies UNDERWORLD, TEXAS CHAINSAW remake, along with Pan- JM BARRIE’S NEVERLAND, seeing the now-released DVD of Gaiman’s NEVERWHERE (I read the book about 5-6 years ago with no idea it had been a show first) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pop-culture-event-are-you-anxiously-awaiting/201936.md?page=2)