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openfood show where host reviews restaurants
i think i saw this on food channel (or something similar) a year ago.
Its a english speaking show where a white guy reviews several restaurants and tries their full course, at the end he writes a review on what he thinks the best one is (i think he is a columnist and writes for a large paper)
this guy is very impatient and is not your typical foodie, anyone know what show im talking about?
Edited by BLAQQMANopenOld sci fi Film
Hello, I am looking for an old Sci-Fi movie/Tv show. All i remember is a desert setting(planet?) and a protagonist in a red space jump suit meeting The Big Bad who turned out to be his thought dead brother/friend. The Big Bad had black hair and a silver jump suit. Don't recall what exactly transpired between them, just some blaster action, but in the end the big bad realised his mistakes and did something heroic(possibly sacrificed himself) to save the day. I think he survived and after a heartfelt conversation with the protagonist flew away in an old-school little space ship. I probably got some facts mixed up, so even if you know of something even a little simmilar, i would still apreciate it.
Edited by heavyrainopenA Dystopic Tale of Standing in Line Literature
Like the title says. It was a short story I stumbled across years ago in high school. The narration was first person limited, detailing a man standing in line for some unspecified paperwork. As the tale progressed we heard of how long the line was (years in some cases) how society functioned along the line (further back people will swap spots for sexual favors but near the front no one dares give an inch) and the rules of the line (you can sleep, but one foot must be on the ground and below you. Special hammocks have been made for this purpose). The story ends with the narrator handing over his paperwork, a moment of nervousness wondering if he did it wrong and will have to go to the back of the line, and then handing his tent/hammock thing to someone a few spots down before leaving to see his family. Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?
openSilver Age Superman Story Print Comic
Our "Bruce Wayne Held Hostage" page has this in the list.
" A variation occurred in a Silver Age Superman story. During an attempted heist at a museum, some goons take a bystander hostage and force Superman to help them. Only the "Superman" they have is a lookalike in a Superman costume on his way to his son's school, and the "hostage" is Clark Kent, who they grabbed before he could change clothes. The real Superman ends up having to use his powers to covertly make his kidnappers believe the fake one is the real deal until he can get him safely away. "
Anyone know which story/issue that was? it sounds like a good read, but google has failed me.
EDIT: pasted wrong one; fixed
Edited by lalalei2001openRussian deserters
Hi, a couple of months ago I heard of a book about two Russian deserters in WW 2 and their journey to escape from the red army. Or maybe it was just about two Russian soldiers trying to survive in Stalingrad? It was supposedly a comedy.
I think it would make a good present for my dad if it's what I think it is, but the date is getting closer, so quick help is appreciated!
openCan't figure out what this game is. Videogame
I read about this game in a magazine a while back. There were three groups of players, or rather, two and a monster. One group of players was all about flying or something, and the other team was more of a sea based team. If i remember rightly, the entire goal was to get the other team eaten by the monster, or kill the monster. It's really hard to remember, as it was about 5 to 6 years ago. It was in a some kind of gamer magazine, with the focus being about Supreme Commander 2. I can say without a doubt though, that it isn't Omegalodon,
openCode Lyoko Fan Fiction Western Animation
Okay, so this has been years, but I remember the concept of the Fanfiction. Aelita made it into Heaven (literally, I'm afraid). Then Jeremie (having taken a sleep pill) falls asleep, heartbroken that she died. Suddenly he sees her there. It more or less ends with Jeremie entering Heaven as well (only one chapter) and Odd discovering the death of the genius the next morning. (In that fan fic, XANA was already dead.) Problem is, I am having difficulty finding which one it was. All I remember from the ending is that Odd ran down the hallway screaming Jim's name in a Say My Name fashion.
Anyone want to help me out with this?
openBook about evil haiku psychiatrist Literature
Hi, I'm looking for a book. Must have read it about 10 years ago (god I'm getting old).
Anyway, I have no clue about name or author. But I remember the content fairly well. I guess it would qualify as a thriller. It started with a woman walking her dog and suddenly she got this intense panic attacks out of nowhere. Eventually it turned out there was a psychiatrist who would condition his patients with haikus, so that reading a specific haiku would hypnotise them, and then he would condition them to have panic attacks or depression or whatever.
openSome guys breath smelled like onions...
I was watching a show-Not sure if it was an anime or live tv-This woman was with this guy, she liked him-he didn't notice she liked him tho-and she was being all flirty and sat down beside him and smelled his breath and it stunk like onions. I don't recall many details, just that one.
opena show about a genius criminal with a mask Anime
Hi, him looking for an old cartoon from the (maybe) 2000 era. It’s about a team of detectives that track a genius criminal with a (golden?) mask. It takes place in Europe if I remember correctly and the main appeal is the mystery surrounding the identity of this criminal.
If anyone has any clue about this show and where I can find it ( I mostly want to know the identity of the man behind the mask) tell me please.
openShows that were similar to super sentai Live Action TV
I've been trying to find 2 shows I watched when I was a kid. I watched it on a vhs tape that a friend showed me when I was visiting family in Vietnam. I don't remember the plots just some details. I know that they weren't in english that's for sure, but they had subtitles. I think it was either japanese, chinese, vietnamese, maybe even korean I don't know. They were both similar to power rangers and I want to find them because its been bothering me not remembering what the shows were.
1. The first one had teams of three people fighting other teams of three, and they activated their powers, suits, and robots by glowing symbols on the back of their hands. Some of the team colors were I think red, purple, orange and blue(light blue?). The red team had a robot bird, I think the purple team had a robot turtle or something, blue had like a shark maybe? I just remember that the purple team were one of the bad guys and the red team were one of the good guys. The red team had 2 males and a female. The female's weapons were fans, one of the males used his fists only(I think) and the other had 2 swords. It takes a 3 members of one team to summon their robots though.
2. The second one had 2 characters: a female and a male. The female's suit was white while the male's was brown. I think they were best friends or a couple(I forgot). I remember that their was a scene where they were fighting each other and the male was very injured by the female and another scene where the male went to the restroom and someone who looked just like him abducted the male and took his place. The only difference between the male and his doppelganger was that the male was joyful or like showed lots of energy and emotion while the doppelganger was emotionless or looked serious all the time.
They were live action of course but had more drama and story to it for its time at least and most of the time they were fighting against others like themselves no monsters.
It would be great if someone can help me, pls reply if you can thank you very much
Edited by bl9738openSome book about some kid, and there are some olives at one point Literature
Pretty much all I remember about this book is that there was a young boy as the protagonist, who I think was a thief of some sort. At some point, he gets captured or something by this priest guy (I think), and there's a scene or two in an olive tree grove, which is where I think they get him. The only dialogue I can remember is something along the lines of "And gods damn you, too!", right after he gets done cursing at some other guy.
I think the kid's name may have been Daniel, but only because I seemed to read quite a few books with protagonists named Daniel or Thomas.
Edited by DeliciousTaffyopenKix network show about pink bunnies in a giant robot? Anime
I'm not entirely sure if it was a dubbed anime or a western piss-take of anime, but it was this stylized CGI show about a trio of rabbits (one or more of which were pink) who piloted a giant robot against some other asshole who would constantly throw new robots into town to screw things up. This has been annoying me for ages and I need to at least know the name of this show. If you guys could help it would be massively appreciated.
openAn anime about people with half-superpowers Anime
So one day a friend of mine showed me an episode from an anime. The show was about characters that had superpowers that were just kinda off. Like for example, the main character can possess other people's bodies, but only for a few seconds. Another character could turn invisible, but only for one person, and everyone else saw them like normal. And also another character could run super fast, but they can't stop until they hit something. The main character had to go to this new school for people with these half-superpowers, and he also had a little sister. Does anyone know what this show is?
openThat cartoon where everything was powered by crystals Western Animation
Kind of anime style. Everything was powered by blue crystals and there were a lot of flying machines. It followed a group of teens(?) searching for rare crystals which did different things depending on there shape and colour. One of them was called Finn and they had a sort of gian squirrle as a pet/companion called Radar. It was on a few years ago on a channel similar to Cartoon Network.
openTOY THAT COMPLAINED WHEN YOU SMACKED IT
Late 90's/ early 2000's, I had these two toy/dolls. They looked like fuzzy ball things with eyes. They were covered in fur, one was blue, the other was red. If you dropped, bumped, or smacked it, it would start whining.
openNeed help with a Show's name I can't recall Western Animation
I used to watch children's show around 2003-4-5 something and I can't figure out what it's called! I was about these shapes that lived in a kid's bedroom and those shapes were character with arms and legs. There also was a magic mirror with an old guy that all the shapes went to for help and stuff. One shape I remember is James...a green triangle with braided red hair and a star that wore disco pants. I know the descriptions are a bit absurd, but that's the best I can describe them.
openAn Animated Kids Show (1995-2006?)
I can't remember the name of this show no matter how hard i try so here i go asking here.
Animated, Probably a kids show, Around 1995-2006, it was about at least one guy that could transform into rescue equipment or vehicles to save people or stop something bad. Its not Super Force, Transformers or Power Rangers. Thanks
openThree Children's Books Literature
I remember reading three children/pre-teen novels when I was younger. This was probably around the early 2000's but the books were most likely much older, possibly from the 80s or 90s.
The first book was about a family where their new stepsister is a witch and teaches the younger children witchcraft. One particular part I remember is that they talked about familiars and how every witch or warlock had to have one. (Found this one. It's The Headless Cupid)
The second book was about a girl who was a bit full of herself. I remember a part where she gets a baby grand piano thinking it's a tiny piano only to find out its humongous. She also read a book called "How To Win Friends and Influence People" or something along those lines to try and have better relationships with people. If I remember correctly, the title of the book was her name and it started with a V.
The third book is about two friends who make their own advice column. At one point they track everything they eat to help someone who wants to lose weight. The parts with the advice column looked handwritten and the pages were a different colour. Another part of the book has their class at school release balloons with messages and one of the girls gets free subs from a restaurant because her letter landed on their roof. The other girl's letter traveled to a farm in upper New York state,
Edited by axelsonfire
I remember when I was in elementary school my teachers would sometimes show this web series (probably on You Tube, but I'm not sure) about these three birds. The first was a yellow one who was the one who was always asking questions and lived in a can. The second was a female red bird that couldn't fly. The third was a purple bird with a sailor's cap who kind of reminds me of Roger from American Dad!. The only thing i can remember about the opening sequence was the yellow and red bird jumping on top of the purple bird in the water. Most of the time the last scene would be real life kids doing something similar to what happened in the cartoon, like planting a tree or something. I remember one episode that had the yellow and red bird following their shadows, and that's all I know.