A while ago I read an essay/article/rant online re a fantasy author / series and I'd like to read it again but google is failing me because I can't remember any specifics.
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posted by fearfulsymmetry
on Apr 23, 2013 -
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I watched Nina Conti: A Ventriloquist's Story - Her Master's Voice yesterday and it was so amazing I forgot how long it's been since I saw a really good documentary. I've watched everything Herzog has done in the past 6-7, Being Elmo, Carl Sagan's Cosmos, the 7 Up films and Jarvis Cocker's Outsider Art series. What are your favourite documentary films/series? (except nature docs? I can never get into them). I'm happy to watch films from any english-speaking country - but will also give it a go if they're subtitled.
posted by abbagoochie
on Mar 22, 2013 -
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I'm interested in watching more documentaries or miniseries about the fashion/clothing industry. Three I've rented recently were Valentino:The Last Emperor, The September Issue, and Signé Chanel. I especially enjoyed the last two as they really showed a lot behind the scenes about how stuff is made (both the media and the couture dressmaking sides).
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posted by bluefly
on Mar 9, 2013 -
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I've finished watching all my favourite things and am televisually lost while I wait for Breaking Bad and Boardwalk Empire to start again. Can you suggest English/American/Australian etc series (will also accept interesting BBC documentaries) that are actually watchable?
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posted by abbagoochie
on Mar 6, 2013 -
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My non-reader boyfriend enjoys Harry Potter and A Song of Ice and Fire because he easily became so invested in the characters. He doesn't care so much about literary value; he just wants characters that he can care about and journey with, and when they feel grief or happiness, he wants to mourn for them or celebrate with them. What should he read next?
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posted by goosechasing
on Sep 29, 2012 -
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Recommend some good TV series with strong procedural elements that are currently on the air.
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posted by Sara C.
on Sep 16, 2012 -
44 answers
I've seen The Twilight Zone. I've seen The Outer Limits. I've seen Tales From the Darkside. I've seen (and, puns notwithstanding, was bored by) Tales From the Crypt. I've seen Night Gallery. What else is there for me to see?
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posted by windykites
on Sep 14, 2012 -
41 answers
I'm trying to remember an HBO series that was mentioned on AskMe recently. It lasted for only one season, and had to do with romantic relationships and marriages (I think) and was a character-study sort of show. Help?
posted by smilingtiger
on Aug 2, 2012 -
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Has anyone come across a 4-cassette series released by McDonalds in 1987? The series was called "Rockin' Gold". Two of the cassettes were called Lovin' Gold and Summer Classics. If you can help me locate a listing of the tracks (oldies like Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) then I can reconstruct this great playlist. Thanks!
posted by GraemeMcRae
on Apr 10, 2012 -
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Trying to remember the name of a TV series program that I watched in the late 1980s that in one episode on digital information predicted the rise of the electronic book. There was a male host who led the show, which was an examination of new technologies. In the particular episode I am looking for, he recounted an idea that books in the future would be distributed from something like an ATM machine where you would insert a card onto which the book would be downloaded. If it helps, I remember he stood at some kind of podium during the broadcasts that had like an acrylic/lucite egg-shaped glowing top--random detail, but these are often what jog people's memory.
posted by cmp4Meta
on Mar 27, 2012 -
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I'm trying to remember a web-video series that was mentioned on the blue a couple of times in the last year or two. All I can remember is that they were hosted by a woman (maybe light brown/blond hair...?) who was giving a funny/feminist take on various things in pop culture. Does that ring a bell with anyone? I think maybe one of the topics she talked about was yogurt commercials aimed at women. I know, not much to go on!
posted by trillian
on Feb 20, 2012 -
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BookRecommendation Filter: More books that follow a character from youth through adulthood, to become someone powerful, famous and influential. ie- I'm looking for more books like Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy and Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle.
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posted by ThaBombShelterSmith
on Feb 11, 2012 -
39 answers
What should I do with my old SD Tivo Series 2 box now that I've gone to HD DirecTV? I miss pyTivoX!
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posted by Ergolad
on Jan 31, 2012 -
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Is there any rumbling about when we might get a new Star Trek series?
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posted by smitt
on Oct 6, 2011 -
3 answers
Mathfilter: In Gelfand's exceptional
Algebra text, he is talking about the formula 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + ... = 1/(1 - x). He uses the Achilles racing the tortoise model when first introducing the formula. He discusses the case x = 10, whence 1 + 10 + 100 + 1000 + ... = -1/9.
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posted by wittgenstein
on Jul 27, 2011 -
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Suddenly many people on earth disappeared in a bright light. A man had to cross the country to get back home, searching for his daughter.
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posted by j03
on Jul 16, 2011 -
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Which TV series featured a man with amnesia as its protagonist, following him as he tries to figure out who he is throughout the course of the series?
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posted by np312
on May 20, 2011 -
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My nephew is almost 6 years old and loves watching Star Wars: Clone Wars with his father.
What other shows should I get for them?
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posted by Theta States
on Mar 28, 2011 -
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*Spoiler Alert*Never Read This Thread (but none within the question itself): I am hoping to create a set of custom original miniature series "arcs", highlighting various things; characters/topics/ story-arcs/plot-arcs... any sort of "shortening of a longer series" that you love, or like or know.
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posted by infinite intimation
on Feb 12, 2011 -
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Can you suggest a good television series (preferably with available English subtitles) for people learning English?
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posted by rhombus
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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I bought a new computer (stalkers may check out my previous 'asks') running 64 bit windows 7, and I'd like it to connect to my HP 6840 wireless printer; that is, I need an appropriate driver. HP's website says that windows 7, has the driver built in and all I have to do is connect the printer via usb cable and stand back. Well, I tried that and several other things but my Windows 7 home, even after running update, has no driver for my printer (which it correctly identifies). HP tech support is of no help, merely repeating the same advice as the web sites I've already seen. I know such a driver exists because other people have solved this problem. How can I get it?
posted by Obscure Reference
on Nov 17, 2010 -
7 answers
I need a map to some maps: What is the name of the collection/series of beautiful maps of New York City, over time, and where might I find it?
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posted by RajahKing
on Aug 18, 2010 -
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What are some great, informative TV series? Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Ken Burns's Jazz, Matthew Colling's This Is Modern Art, Robert Winston's The Human Body--what else is in this vein? I'd much rather a recommendation of a series, as opposed to a single one-off documentary. What should I watch that is captivating and teaches me something?
posted by surenoproblem
on Jul 26, 2010 -
72 answers
In elementary school, we used to watch a series on video that always began with a scene of a carousel. Then, the horses would leap off, and the adventure would begin.
What was this show?
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posted by soleilMia
on Jul 8, 2010 -
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I am trying to find a specific episode of House (
Link), or more specifically a quote from one of the episodes. I am unsure at this stage if the quote is even from the House series since I can't find it. I was hoping you guys could help.
The scene I remember is in a hospital room towards the end of the episode where the patient is in the hospital bed, unconscious, and their partner is standing next to the bed. One of the doctors then remark something to which the patient's partner replies that in a relationship the one person always loves the other a bit more. I would really like to get the exact quote.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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posted by gekko15
on Mar 1, 2010 -
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Premature Demise Filter: What TV shows, similar to
Arrested Development, are excellent -- brilliant, even -- but were terminated seasons short of fruition? And, more importantly, why should I watch them?
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posted by the NATURAL
on Dec 28, 2009 -
62 answers
Back in the 70's/80's, I remember seeing a series of scifi/fantasy books, where the cover art for all the books had a consistent theme of a red/orange sun that figured prominently. What was it?
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posted by nomisxid
on Oct 6, 2009 -
19 answers
What video game franchises in the current generation would be good to pick up for the first time?
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posted by Riki tiki
on Sep 24, 2009 -
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Asking for a friend: With the use of Fourier series, I'm trying to solve an ODE of the form L*y'' + R*y' + y/C = r(x), where r(x) = 1 - x^2 for |x| <= 1, i.e. has a period of 2. To do so I need to represent 1 - x^2 as a Fourier series. In doing so I have to integrate e^(-n * i * pi * x), but I've reached a stumbling block.
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posted by PuGZ
on Sep 13, 2009 -
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What great <10 episode British dramas, such as State of Play, have I missed in the last 10 years?
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posted by IanMorr
on Aug 27, 2009 -
27 answers
Trying to identify a British television program about a doctor that used to be broadcast on PBS.
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posted by Riki tiki
on Aug 22, 2009 -
2 answers
Help me put this series of "The Spy Five" books in the appropriate reading order for my niece.
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posted by JaredSeth
on Aug 15, 2009 -
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Salut! I'm trying to figure out the name of an educational (and meant to be entertaining) French-Canadian children series that featured a clown (of some sort) in the title. I’m pretty sure it was made and produced in the 90s.
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posted by blithecatpie
on May 8, 2009 -
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