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What happens to questions that aren't revealed during Jeopardy?
Every now and again, we don't get through all of the questions on the board during Jeopardy! Many of these questions have been well researched. So my question is (in true Jeopard style):
This is what happens to questions that aren't revealed during…
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Why does T-1000 try to force Sarah Connor to call her son?
In the movie Terminator 2, in the scene in the steel mill, the T-1000 machine tortures Sarah Connor to make her call her son John.
Watching the movie we learn that T-1000 can reproduce human voices of the people that he touches, so why does he…
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In Iron Man, why is Tony Stark fooled for so long?
In the first Iron Man film (2008), Tony Stark is betrayed by someone close to him and it takes him (a demonstrable genius) several months to realize it. Why does he not realize as soon as he gets back that the conditions of his imprisonment were…
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Did Tyler Durden forget his name?
Ed Norton plays the Narrator or Jack ( due to reading a book that described someone called Jack's body parts from a 1st person perspective). Meanwhile Brad Pitt is introduced as Tyler Durden. Later on we find out that they are the same person.
So…
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Why do the machines keep humans alive if they have nuclear reactors?
The machines are keeping humans alive for their body heat, right? But they also have nuclear fusion reactors, and (while I haven't run the numbers) I'd be willing to bet that a single fusion reactor would generate more net energy in an hour than all…
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Is Clue the only film that aired true, multiple endings in theaters?
Clue (1985) famously had three, true (intentional) alternate endings that were included on the VHS and aired in theaters. It’s not uncommon for alternate endings to appear online after a film is out of theaters (Fatal Attraction, Terminator 2, and…
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Why is "Captain Marvel" translated as male in Portugal?
In Portugal, Captain Marvel (2019) is translated to Capitão Marvel, which is the male term for captain, female being capitã.
Is there a reason for this, or just a gross mistake from Portuguese translators? I'm not brainfarting when I assume Captain…
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Is this an inconsistency in the Infinity War and Guardians of the Galaxy?
In Infinity War, Thanos explains to Gamora that killing half of her people saved them from inevitable doom.
You know what's happened since then? The children born have known nothing but full bellies and clear skies. It's a paradise.
Further, we…
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Thanos And the Time Stone
I watched Avengers: Infinity War today, and there's one thing I don't get.
Dr. Strange saw a bunch of alternative futures, using the Time Stone, of which there's only ONE which the Avengers win. And Dr. Strange hinted that he is following this…
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Are scorpions frequent in US suburb gardens or is this a plot exaggeration?
In Walt Disney Pictures-produced comic science-fiction 1989 movie Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, the Shrunken Kids are faced with a scorpion when trying to find their way back home from the jungle of their home garden.
Having never seen a scorpion in…
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Did Spaceballs have to get permission for Pizza the Hutt
As I am sure you know, Spaceballs features the character Pizza the Hutt, whose name seems to be obviously derived from the company Pizza Hut. Given that "Pizza Hut" is trademarked, did the filmmakers need to get approval to name the character?
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What do I need to know before watching 3D for the first time
There is a movie I want to watch at the theater, it is offered in 3D.
I have never watched a theater movie in 3D, I think I want to try it.
Are 3D glasses needed?
If so are they provided?
If they are provided would a better experience be had, by…
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Why aren't the front of Oscar winner envelopes marked with the award they're for?
It seems to me that none of the recent fracas would have occurred if the envelope Warren Beatty had in his hand had "Best Actress Award" stamped in big letters on the front of the envelope.
As can be seen here, the front of the envelope is…
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Why doesn't Marty use the other DeLorean?
In Back to the Future Part 3 Marty follows Doc back to 1885 to rescue him from being shot at the hands of Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen.
He arrives in 1885 some time after Doc has written the letter that Marty receives in 1955. Unfortunately for them the…
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Was film actually “better” than digital media?
I happen, time and again, to read and hear people – among which people working in cinema – regretting the fact that film (in the sense of actual reels of plastic strip) is nowadays very rarely used when shooting movies. Is there some ground to such…
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