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Post by paulpogue on Jul 17, 2009 10:42:34 GMT -8
New question!
Another of the most famous phrases of our time: "Hasta la vista, BABY!" What pop-culture figure originated it?
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Post by Anders on Jul 17, 2009 11:46:13 GMT -8
I can't be sure it originated there, but it was definitely popularized by Terminator 2.
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Post by paulpogue on Jul 17, 2009 13:45:48 GMT -8
T2 was quoting something else. Hint: The Something Else was very big in pop culture around the time Cameron was writing T2.
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Post by Anders on Jul 17, 2009 20:10:54 GMT -8
Good thing I hedged my bets then.  |
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Post by jensaltmann on Jul 17, 2009 23:03:44 GMT -8
I can't be sure it originated there, but it was definitely popularized by Terminator 2. It didn't originate there, IIRC the way John Connor told the T-800 about it made it sound as if he was quoting something. But I have no idea where it comes from. (Maybe if I cared enough to look it up.) |
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Post by jkcarrier on Jul 18, 2009 5:59:06 GMT -8
The DC hero portrayed by Audrey Hepburn was...Rima the Jungle Girl. Rima starred in her own short-lived DC series, as well as being featured on the Super Friends cartoon. But the character originated in the 1904 novel "Green Mansions" by William Henry Hudson. And in 1959, the novel was made into a movie, starring Audrey Hepburn. |
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Post by paulpogue on Jul 18, 2009 18:06:56 GMT -8
I can't be sure it originated there, but it was definitely popularized by Terminator 2. It didn't originate there, IIRC the way John Connor told the T-800 about it made it sound as if he was quoting something. But I have no idea where it comes from. (Maybe if I cared enough to look it up.) Yep! It was the closing line from the song "Wild Thing," by Tone Loc. "Wild Thing" hit it big on the charts in 1989, which would be right around the time T2 was being scripted, so it's a pretty safe assumption that was what John Connor was quoting to the T-800. |
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Post by paulpogue on Jul 18, 2009 18:07:42 GMT -8
The DC hero portrayed by Audrey Hepburn was...Rima the Jungle Girl. Rima starred in her own short-lived DC series, as well as being featured on the Super Friends cartoon. But the character originated in the 1904 novel "Green Mansions" by William Henry Hudson. And in 1959, the novel was made into a movie, starring Audrey Hepburn. See, stuff like this is PRECISELY why I start these threads to begin with . |
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Post by K-Box on Jul 18, 2009 20:07:01 GMT -8
The DC hero portrayed by Audrey Hepburn was...Rima the Jungle Girl. Rima starred in her own short-lived DC series, as well as being featured on the Super Friends cartoon. But the character originated in the 1904 novel "Green Mansions" by William Henry Hudson. And in 1959, the novel was made into a movie, starring Audrey Hepburn. Holy shit, you're king of the obscure for the day, and I say that with respect. |
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Post by Anders on Jul 19, 2009 6:44:06 GMT -8
Which named character dies soon after or just before this line?1) You should see me dance the polka 2) I'm a hero hunter. I hunt heroes. I guess maybe I found one. 3) That the best you can do, you pansies? 4) Whatever's in him rustles as it leaves 5) Give me a Viking funeral Since nobody's guessing anymore: 1) Hyde (correctly guessed) 2) Private Eye, the Batman analogue from Marshal Law 3) Marv, Sin City 4) The Joker, Dark Knight Returns 5) V I really thought someone was going to get the last one. |
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Post by paulpogue on Jul 23, 2009 19:37:03 GMT -8
New one: Not so tough, because of the way I have to phrase it, but it's a pretty nifty piece of trivia nonetheless:
Several members of Oingo Boingo are also part of an ad hoc band which recorded a song that is among the most important songs of modern nerditry. What is it?
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Post by paulpogue on Aug 18, 2009 15:16:12 GMT -8
Hah, I realized that I left this one off without answering. Several members of Oingo Boingo -- Steve Bartek, John Avila, and Vatos Hernandez -- are key members of the band Bear McCreary assembled to record the Battlestar Galactica variant of "All Along the Watchtower." Okay, new question. Mostly this is just a chance to show off a bit (isn't this always?), but I'm gonna do it nonetheless . For the title of "actor longest associated with Doctor Who," nobody will ever beat Nicholas Courtney, the Brigadier, who first appeared in Who alongside the First Doctor in 1966 (though not as the Brig) and most recently appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2008. However, the runner-up title is a rather surprising one. Putting aside Courtney, and taking into account only live-action Who, what person has the longest period between first and most recent Who appearances? Hint: This person has a rather sizable asterisk. Follow-up question: If we remove the "live-action" requirement and just go with "longest period between first and most recent acting jobs in an officially sanctioned Who production," who would be the winner and why? Hint: Even bigger asterisk, and this person will probably never have their record equalled unless they die before Courtney. |
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Post by paulpogue on Sept 23, 2009 17:15:44 GMT -8
I just realized I never got around to posting the answer to this. Not surprising, since just about all my Internet activity has dragged to a halt in the last month, but let's clean it up anyway . All-time live-action Who runner-up: Bernard Cribbins, best known as Wilf in the current series, who also appeared in "Doctor Who: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.," 1966, as Tom, essentially filling in the Ian Chesterton role in the film remake of "The Dalek Invasion of Earth." The asterisk of course being that the Peter Cushing Who films are screamingly out of continuity even by loose Who standards of continuity. All-time winner for appearing in officially sanctioned Who: Carole Ann Ford, Susan Foreman, the fourth person to actually appear onscreen in Doctor Who, and who is still doing Who roles in the audios to this day. |
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Post by paulpogue on Oct 1, 2009 15:53:42 GMT -8
Hey, guys: Sorry I'm not around to post much anymore, but with Armand's surgery imminent, online time is limited, period. (And I'll do my best to take care of the 5 questions thread soon!)
In the meantime, a trivia question occurred to me:
Name one thing James T. Kirk is allergic to*. Bonus points for naming its plot relevance.
*"Those fucking Klingons," while technically correct, is not the answer we are looking for
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Post by jkcarrier on Oct 1, 2009 21:05:24 GMT -8
Name one thing James T. Kirk is allergic to*. I vaguely remember this bit, though not what it was specifically called. Kirk had to start wearing reading glasses in Wrath of Khan, because he was allergic to whatever it is they usually use to fix people's eyesight in the 23rd century. |
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