He's in seven of them. Your guess is not one of them.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pm I've seen every Bond movie, and I know Blofeld had a cat but cannot name the James Bond movie(s) he is in..Spoiler
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In fact, nearly all the time, you don't. (Though I consider movie-watching an intrinsically rewarding way to spend time.) Like every Jeopardy subject, you do have to read about them, though. I always think a good newspaper is the best source of current information.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pmYou shouldn't have to watch a movie to be able to answer a Jeopardy level question about it....davey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:44 pmGoogle makes it very easy to find out. It looks like The Post isn't out yet, and Phantom Thread must have just come out, because it's $14.99. (It's hard to imagine TPH sitting through Phantom Thread anyway...) And Get Out is in HBO rotation, so I guess that pushes up the price for other venues. All the others are $4.99.mikebdoss wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:48 pmIs there a single 2017 or 2018 Best Picture nominee that's not available either to stream on one of the major services (Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu) or available for purchase/rental for less than the cost of a movie ticket?
It's been many years since a major movie wasn't available to stream anywhere after its theatrical run. But just because it's not on Netflix doesn't mean you can't legally stream it.
TPH might enjoy The Shape of Water.
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And there's also a "meta" website at https://www.justwatch.com/us that does a search of the various streaming services from a single point -- may be more targeted than google (you don't get info sites, just streamers), and much easier than searching streaming sites one-by-one.davey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:44 pmGoogle makes it very easy to find out. It looks like The Post isn't out yet, and Phantom Thread must have just come out, because it's $14.99. (It's hard to imagine TPH sitting through Phantom Thread anyway...) And Get Out is in HBO rotation, so I guess that pushes up the price for other venues. All the others are $4.99.mikebdoss wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:48 pmIs there a single 2017 or 2018 Best Picture nominee that's not available either to stream on one of the major services (Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu) or available for purchase/rental for less than the cost of a movie ticket?
It's been many years since a major movie wasn't available to stream anywhere after its theatrical run. But just because it's not on Netflix doesn't mean you can't legally stream it.
I'm not the defending Jeopardy! champion. But I have played one on TV.
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Ken Jennings has something to say on this. I wish i knew what it was, though.davey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:57 pmIn fact, nearly all the time, you don't. (Though I consider movie-watching an intrinsically rewarding way to spend time.) Like every Jeopardy subject, you do have to read about them, though. I always think a good newspaper is the best source of current information.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pmYou shouldn't have to watch a movie to be able to answer a Jeopardy level question about it....davey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 8:44 pmGoogle makes it very easy to find out. It looks like The Post isn't out yet, and Phantom Thread must have just come out, because it's $14.99. (It's hard to imagine TPH sitting through Phantom Thread anyway...) And Get Out is in HBO rotation, so I guess that pushes up the price for other venues. All the others are $4.99.mikebdoss wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:48 pmIs there a single 2017 or 2018 Best Picture nominee that's not available either to stream on one of the major services (Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu) or available for purchase/rental for less than the cost of a movie ticket?
It's been many years since a major movie wasn't available to stream anywhere after its theatrical run. But just because it's not on Netflix doesn't mean you can't legally stream it.
TPH might enjoy The Shape of Water.
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Well, with your posts in this thread, most of us aren't pegging you as a reality type.
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Yeah, well, we all know TPH isn't going to do anything that takes any money or effort.
(I must admit that when you say "streaming," I don't automatically think of "purchase and/or rent a downloadable file." Back in my day, we had to rent VHSes at Blockbuster.)
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If we can accept that you have difficulty recognizing faces and not lecture you every time you can't figure out who is in a picture, I think you can extend us the same courtesy and accept that video clues with pictures of people are not impossible for everyone. Facial recognition is certainly a different skill from what Jeopardy normally requires of its contestants, but more people are capable of it than you seem to think.
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http://instantrimshot.com/dhkendall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:10 pmWell, with your posts in this thread, most of us aren't pegging you as a reality type.
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I keep coming up with six...econgator wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:26 pmHe's in seven of them. Your guess is not one of them.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pm I've seen every Bond movie, and I know Blofeld had a cat but cannot name the James Bond movie(s) he is in..Spoiler
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Sta ... ppearancesVolante wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:32 pmI keep coming up with six...econgator wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:26 pmHe's in seven of them. Your guess is not one of them.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pm I've seen every Bond movie, and I know Blofeld had a cat but cannot name the James Bond movie(s) he is in..Spoiler
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I SAAAAAAAID I keep coming up with six!econgator wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:44 pmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Sta ... ppearancesVolante wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:32 pmI keep coming up with six...econgator wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:26 pmHe's in seven of them. Your guess is not one of them.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pm I've seen every Bond movie, and I know Blofeld had a cat but cannot name the James Bond movie(s) he is in..Spoiler
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I didn't think my WAG through, thinking it was a Roger Moore antagonist. But I'm surprised how early the Blofeld character was. As an aside - I always thought the criminal organizations like SPECTRE and SMERSH were outlandish constructs that diminished any credibility to the novels. And then Al Quaeda and later DASH/ISIL/ISIS came along with their kidnapping, blackmail, and extortion fundraising activities. Turns out you can make this stuff up...Volante wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:49 pmI SAAAAAAAID I keep coming up with six!econgator wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:44 pmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Sta ... ppearancesVolante wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:32 pmI keep coming up with six...econgator wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:26 pmHe's in seven of them. Your guess is not one of them.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:53 pm I've seen every Bond movie, and I know Blofeld had a cat but cannot name the James Bond movie(s) he is in..Spoiler
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SPECTRE was a construct. SMERSH..., well..., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMERSHtwelvefootboy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:12 am As an aside - I always thought the criminal organizations like ... SMERSH were outlandish constructs ...
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dhkendall from the top ropedhkendall wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:10 pmWell, with your posts in this thread, most of us aren't pegging you as a reality type.
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Last time it was middle box, so you did not pay it as much mind.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:44 pm Lawrence = Kansas was a very obscure connection for the top box IMO.
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For college cities some U. of [one of the 50 states] are not in the state capital or well known big city. The clue could have changed the U. or the city and you would have had the same reaction. Lawrence for Kansas Jayhawks is in no way obscure and certainly not worthy of an adjective.
I'll give you a freebie and you can look up the others: University of Idaho is in Moscow.
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I thought Lawrence in Kansas was undervalued as well. It's pretty YEKIOYD unless you are a college basketball fan. I know it from being 3 hours away and suffering the whining of KU fans.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:57 pmFor college cities some U. of [one of the 50 states] are not in the state capital or well known big city. The clue could have changed the U. or the city and you would have had the same reaction. Lawrence for Kansas Jayhawks is in no way obscure and certainly not worthy of an adjective.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:44 pm Lawrence = Kansas was a very obscure connection for the top box IMO.
I'll give you a freebie and you can look up the others: University of Idaho is in Moscow.
The category as a whole is hard to embrace. Most of the conferences are soulless business arrangements and have no identity anymore. I just learned from the show tonight that West Virginia was in the Big Twelve. And guess what, there are only Ten schools in the Big Twelve. The Iowa/Iowa State clue was definite negbait as well.
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Lawrence and Kansas should be simple. However, it could be Kansas or Kansas State... (see the 800 Iowa negbait for non NCAA followers)twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:06 pmI thought Lawrence in Kansas was undervalued as well. It's pretty YEKIOYD unless you are a college basketball fan. I know it from being 3 hours away and suffering the whining of KU fans.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:57 pmFor college cities some U. of [one of the 50 states] are not in the state capital or well known big city. The clue could have changed the U. or the city and you would have had the same reaction. Lawrence for Kansas Jayhawks is in no way obscure and certainly not worthy of an adjective.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:44 pm Lawrence = Kansas was a very obscure connection for the top box IMO.
I'll give you a freebie and you can look up the others: University of Idaho is in Moscow.
The category as a whole is hard to embrace. Most of the conferences are soulless business arrangements and have no identity anymore. I just learned from the show tonight that West Virginia was in the Big Twelve. And guess what, there are only Ten schools in the Big Twelve. The Iowa/Iowa State clue was definite negbait as well.
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I didn't realize Kansas had any other important cities besides Wichita and Topeka.
Turns out Lawrence has a population of 80,000. That's nearly as big as Flint.
Turns out Lawrence has a population of 80,000. That's nearly as big as Flint.