Monday, April 9, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Monday, April 9, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion (SPOILERS)
The show will have jumped the shark when you can phone a friend on DDs.
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As mentioned previously, it's not limited to film. Film stars, though, do hold a lion's share of the allotment (nearly half).John Boy wrote: What I don't know---and what perhaps some knowlegeable boardie can answer---is why Holly would get a star? I thought---perhaps incorrectly---that stars were for people famous in the film business: if not actors, then writers, producers, musicians who wrote for the movies like Mancini and John Williams. Either they give out those stars for other things as well or did Holly produce a lot of music used in movies? I know he was famous but (apart from a movie made about him) can't say why he's "Hollywood-famous." Anybody?
Incidentally, file this one away for safe keeping: Gene Autry is the only person to get a star for all five categories. And yes, this means there are five individual stars with his name in the Walk. They're not 'cumulative.'
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Thanks for clarifying. Learned something today.OrangeSAM wrote:There are five basic categories of stars that can be awarded: motion pictures, television, music/audio recording, radio and theater/live performance. There are folks who have been awarded stars in multiple categories. Frank Sinatra - three stars (one more than I would have guessed). Ritchie Valens got a star in 1990. Ice-T, no star yet, so far as I can see.John Boy wrote:What I don't know---and what perhaps some knowlegeable boardie can answer---is why Holly would get a star? I thought---perhaps incorrectly---that stars were for people famous in the film business: if not actors, then writers, producers, musicians who wrote for the movies like Mancini and John Williams. Either they give out those stars for other things as well or did Holly produce a lot of music used in movies? I know he was famous but (apart from a movie made about him) can't say why he's "Hollywood-famous." Anybody?
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John Boy wrote:What I don't know---and what perhaps some knowlegeable boardie can answer---is why Holly would get a star?
John Boy wrote:why Holly would get a star?
Seems pretty clear to me!John Boy wrote:Holly would
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I was more surprised that Holly, who died in 1959 and was the subject of a biopic in 1978, got a star...in 2011. I know 75 is a nice round number, but what took so long?
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It takes a sponsor and $30,000 to get a star (well, at today's prices). It's never really been a "Hey! You did a good job!" It's "Hey, want to show people you do a good job? Better buy now! Supplies limited!"xxaaaxx wrote:I was more surprised that Holly, who died in 1959 and was the subject of a biopic in 1978, got a star...in 2011. I know 75 is a nice round number, but what took so long?
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Further proof as to the difficulty of the material lately, this was the highest cominbed Coryat since March 19. Since March 12, four weeks ago, this was also the highest combined Coryat, with only four other games (two just barely!) in that stretch breaking the $40,000 mark.
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Or, in the case of someone like Buddy Holly, it's "Hey, corporation, want to get some publicity for one of the properties you own? Better buy now!" The fact that the star is in front of Capitol Records is telling.Volante wrote:It takes a sponsor and $30,000 to get a star (well, at today's prices). It's never really been a "Hey! You did a good job!" It's "Hey, want to show people you do a good job? Better buy now! Supplies limited!"
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Is the Popeil Catholic?
Often such distinctions are cut-and-dried; in this case it's a pretty close call, since you might be referring to a motorcycle or Ron Popeil's Chop-O-Matic.JFanForever wrote:23 right today. For the Black Hawk clue in the first round- does my response of "chopper" count instead of helicopter?
I don't understand how anybody can have heard of Gary Busey and not know of the role that made him famous.DWS wrote:FJ had me all over the place. The widow's name rang no bells, I could not think of a Gary Busey connection, the year had me thinking of people who might have died recently, and Capitol Records pointed toward a musician. Even with more time I would not have come up with Buddy Holly.
Easy -- buy an extra-large pair of socks specifically for pulling over your shoes.reddpen wrote:Socks also seemed like the answer they wanted... except how on earth do you get them over your shoes?
For the same reason they expect contestants to know about some war that began in 218 BCE, or a ship that sank in 1912.stevo4212 wrote:I suppose anyone who watched "The Buddy Holly Story" would have known the FJ question immediately. But, why would Jeopardy expect its contestants
to have seen some movie from 1978?
Just go to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's websiteJohn Boy wrote:What I don't know---and what perhaps some knowlegeable boardie can answer---is why Holly would get a star? I thought---perhaps incorrectly---that stars were for people famous in the film business: if not actors, then writers, producers, musicians who wrote for the movies like Mancini and John Williams. Either they give out those stars for other things as well or did Holly produce a lot of music used in movies? I know he was famous but (apart from a movie made about him) can't say why he's "Hollywood-famous." Anybody?
http://www.walkoffame.com/
and it'll tell you everything you want to know (except that it is, in my opinion, anyway, a somewhat tawdry form of "honor").
And if they ever give out stars on the Walk of Fame for "Local Baseball Team Owner," Autry'll get a sixth.Volante wrote:Incidentally, file this one away for safe keeping: Gene Autry is the only person to get a star for all five categories. And yes, this means there are five individual stars with his name in the Walk. They're not 'cumulative.'
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I don't understand how anybody can have heard of Gary Busey and not know of the role that made him famous.
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You have obviously never watched any of the World's Dumbest on TruTV.
I don't understand how anybody can have heard of Gary Busey and not know of the role that made him famous.
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You have obviously never watched any of the World's Dumbest on TruTV.
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gary busey is* one of probably hundreds of people about whom i know nothing other than "he's an actor".
* or at least was, until yesterday's show.
* or at least was, until yesterday's show.
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I could name several dozen actors whom I could not put to any particular work. (Some of their work I may have seen but not remembered, others I may never have seen) There are many others for whom I could name one or two roles (again whether or not I may have seen them).
Movies are generally not a stong point for me, but there is exactly one role that comes immediately to mind when I hear (or see) the name 'Gary Busey' and that is Buddy Holly. I have never seen the movie, and I think I have avoided it because I seem to remember controversy as to the accuracy of the 'facts' as portrayed in the movie &/or the portrayal by Mr. Busey. This Academy Award nomination is news to me (as awards are even less known to me than the movies that won, or were nominated for, them).
So, this might be a case of getting FJ! correct due to too litttle knowledge. But to me it was instaget.
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Movies are generally not a stong point for me, but there is exactly one role that comes immediately to mind when I hear (or see) the name 'Gary Busey' and that is Buddy Holly. I have never seen the movie, and I think I have avoided it because I seem to remember controversy as to the accuracy of the 'facts' as portrayed in the movie &/or the portrayal by Mr. Busey. This Academy Award nomination is news to me (as awards are even less known to me than the movies that won, or were nominated for, them).
So, this might be a case of getting FJ! correct due to too litttle knowledge. But to me it was instaget.
Brian
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I get The Buddy Holly Story and Great Balls of Fire mixed up. So mentioning the subject left a widow was very helpful, especially since I knew that Jerry Lee Lewis got married last week to his long time publicist.
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He does car dealership commercials now. Kia in particular. Cocaine's a helluva drug.jpahk wrote:gary busey is* one of probably hundreds of people about whom i know nothing other than "he's an actor".
* or at least was, until yesterday's show.
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The worst mangling of the facts in the Buddy Holly movie was in the portrayal of his parents having issues with his career (so they could make Buddy look like a rebel) when the parents were actually supportive.bpmod wrote:.
Movies are generally not a stong point for me, but there is exactly one role that comes immediately to mind when I hear (or see) the name 'Gary Busey' and that is Buddy Holly. I have never seen the movie, and I think I have avoided it because I seem to remember controversy as to the accuracy of the 'facts' as portrayed in the movie &/or the portrayal by Mr. Busey. This Academy Award nomination is news to me (as awards are even less known to me than the movies that won, or were nominated for, them).
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Something that might come up, maybe in a TOM-filled FJ!? There are two stars with the same name, honoring different people. The name?Volante wrote: As mentioned previously, it's not limited to film. Film stars, though, do hold a lion's share of the allotment (nearly half).
Incidentally, file this one away for safe keeping: Gene Autry is the only person to get a star for all five categories. And yes, this means there are five individual stars with his name in the Walk. They're not 'cumulative.'
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Gary Busey's profession these days is acting crazy in reality shows. It's quite a popular vocation and can be quite lucrative. Pop quiz: Busey did a Western a couple years after the Buddy Holly Story. Who was the star (Busey was second billed) and for something really obscure, who was the director?
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I didn't even know that much.jpahk wrote:gary busey is* one of probably hundreds of people about whom i know nothing other than "he's an actor".
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I remember the movie because I was surprised at the headliner (the title character) but I do not remember the director.bomtr wrote: Pop quiz: Busey did a Western a couple years after the Buddy Holly Story. Who was the star (Busey was second billed) and for something really obscure, who was the director?
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I believeTurd Ferguson wrote: Something that might come up, maybe in a TOM-filled FJ!? There are two stars with the same name, honoring different people. The name?
That one cost my pub quiz team a game once, so when in LA for taping, I made a point of finding both stars (as well as Alex Trebek's, which I touched for "good luck")Spoiler
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