Comments on: NAME! THAT! SHOW! From a single still image.

Question: NAME! THAT! SHOW! From a single still image.

magnetsphere — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:52:35 -0800

A few of us were in a meeting with someone with their TV paused in the background. We've become obsessed with figuring out what show/movie it is.

This meeting was late at night, and now 5 of us are obsessed with figuring out what show or movie this grainy screenshot of a paused tv in the background of a zoom call.

Not because it's important, not because we want to watch it (though maybe), but just because we've been in quarantine a long time and we needed mystery in our lives.

Could we ask her? Sure, but the meeting was two weeks ago and it isn't someone any of us know outside of this one meeting and we've enjoyed the running mystery for all of us.

By: kevinbelt

kevinbelt — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:05:32 -0800

The guy kind of looks like Philip Michael Thomas. Could it be Miami Vice? The blazer-over-t-shirt wardrobe is appropriate.

By: mark7570

mark7570 — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:10:47 -0800

A tangential thought - maybe figure out what streaming service has that interface ("More to watch" in the lower-left etc.), and that might narrow the available shows. I'd guess a recent TV show, given that it's in 16:9.

By: alygator

alygator — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:21:59 -0800

I believe this shot shows La Trice Harper as the character Deja from the recently aired S5 Ep 9 of This is Us.

By: spielzebub

spielzebub — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:37:45 -0800

Following up from alygator's suggestion - here's a screengrab from 19:53 in that episode.

By: Mchelly

Mchelly — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:44:14 -0800

Holy crap.

By: magnetsphere

magnetsphere — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:02:46 -0800

THANK YOU Alygator and Spielzebub!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: archimago

archimago — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:26:58 -0800

This question gave me more pandemic joy than I want to admit.

By: Snowishberlin

Snowishberlin — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:18:22 -0800

Yes, I definitely just need to jump in and say holy crap, y'all are amazing sleuths and knowers of things.

By: BoscosMom

BoscosMom — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 20:47:38 -0800

That was AwSOmE!

By: gingerbeer

gingerbeer — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:58:38 -0800

Amazing. And under 30 minutes from question to answer.