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A) Lisbon's the capital of Portugal, which is west of Spain, which almost puts it completely into the Atlantic Ocean. B) After resolving the "Red John" story, there was the Blake Association story to address, an even bigger deal. Oddly, the writers never followed up on that despite it being a big deal and one of the things that got Jane the FBI job-and out of prison. The series "resolved" with settling things between Jane and Lisbon.
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The first arc was the hunt for the serial killer, "Red John", that had killed the wife and child of Patrick Jane, the mentalist in the title. They worked for the state investigative agency, the CBI, the California Bureau of Investigation. As Red John was finally caught, the CBI was dismantled due to large amounts of influence by Red John in the agency- one way he checked if they were close to catching him. The agents that were the main characters either joined the FBI or retired from investigation. Rigsby and Van Pelt settled down to raise a family and formed a small security firm. Patrick Jane was known for inspiring people to punch him in the nose. (I'm surprised it didn't happen more often.) Patrick Jane was raised on the carnival circuit, doing a fake psychic act. His idea of a home was a good RV, so he got himself one. Sacramento, the California state capital, was where the CBI was headquartered. Rigsby went from the Arson Squad to CBI, then to security consulting, and Van Pelt was the computer expert. Kimball Cho was a military veteran and fit in at CBI and the FBI quite easily. When they moved to Austin and the FBI, the new computer expert was Agent Wiley. Agents tend to call each other by last name, including consultants like Jane. Patrick Jane could do a mentalist act, and could also do close-up stage magic. From time to time, he would do a little of one, the other, or both, either for one person, or for a stage, depending on the situation. He worked with Theresa Lisbon- no connection to Portugal. The agent in charge of their FBI unit was Agent Abbot- for his last name, not for an abbey.
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It IS "The Mentalist."
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No. Depending on who you are, any of those other names might be a giveaway. For me, the second would be it, for you, it's actually the very first name... once you remember the character's nickname.
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Of all the people who do magic shows "of one type or another", one type is called "magicians", and another type is called "escape artists", and this show was not about either, but yet another type. One of the original cast shared their last name with Lucy and Linus from the "Peanuts" comic strip, but that was probably just a coincidence. When the title character ran into an old associate (a stage magician), the other man derided the title character's specialty, saying that they didn't actually do anything when they were on stage. The title character, for reasons obvious in the show, also used to do a more controversial type of show, and had no guilty conscience for fooling the gullible. He gave it up after he faced some consequences for being a charlatan. "Tyger, tyger."
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It is, although the answer is not "Madrid." I suppose it did. There was a plot to follow it, but the script-writers seemed to ignore it.
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Appears so, H w/o B. However, he usually appreciates it if someone has something and is willing to move a thread along. So, if inspiration strikes, I think he would be cool with it.
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I have not seen that movie. The only line I tend to remember from it wasn't even said in the movie. "Welcome to Earf."
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"Know what happens when you give a politician Viagra?" "No." "He gets taller." "Guy come out of an antique shop carrying a big grandfather's clock. Bumped into this drunk, broke the clock. Guy said, 'Why don't you watch where you're going.' The drunk says, 'Why don't you carry a wristwatch like everybody else.'
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In later seasons, the primary cast for this show went to work for the FBI, which allowed for a new direction for the show as well as a new setting. A pair of the characters went into the private sector as security consultants instead, and settled down to raise a family. One character who didn't, had previously been shown to be at risk of getting punched in the nose possibly once per season (justifiably.) One character was especially fond of traveling- and being ready to travel, 24/7. The early seasons set the action primarily in Sacramento. One character who retired from investigation work was a computer expert. The other was formerly on the Arson squad (before we met him.) A third was a military veteran- he went on to work for the FBI in Austin (IIRC) as well as other places. When they worked for the FBI, they were joined by Agent Wiley. He hadn't figured out why some people had nicknamed him "Coyote" for "Wiley Coyote." Most of the characters were called mostly by their last names for the entire run of the show, which, for agents, is not that peculiar. One of them was a man named "Jane", who should not be mistaken for the man named "Jayne" who was on "Firefly." Rarely, the title character would perform a magic show of one type or another. Given his skills (and the show's title), this should not be surprising. Another character was referred to by the name of a European city, even though she was not from there and probably has never even visited. One of the FBI people was known by a name that was a religious title, despite him not seeming religious or it even seeming appropriate for him.
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Hoban Washburne Vanderveer Wayne Junior Mr Nobody the Joker
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"And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be, and I don't wanna go home right now.And all I could taste is this moment. And all I can breathe is your life. And sooner or later, it's over. I just don't wanna miss you tonight." "And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming, or the moment of truth in your lies. When everything feels like the movies- yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive." This is one of those songs whose title is not in the lyrics. It was on the soundtrack to a movie.
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King Canute is a historical figure. He is remembered for something specific he did one day. It's remembered to this day, sometimes in an old saying, and a video by Sting included it. What he did is remembered correctly. However, people have interpreted that as him having an enormous ego, when he was actually demonstrating the opposite, to his courtiers who were yes-men. What did he do, and what was he trying to say at the time? (What did he mean by doing it?)
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Hoban Washburne Vanderveer Wayne Junior Mr Nobody
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songs remembered from just one line
WordWolf replied to bulwinkl's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
""He had white horses, and ladies by the score." -
"And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be, and I don't wanna go home right now." "And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming, or the moment of truth in your lies. When everything feels like the movies- yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive."
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No, although both songs share a similar pace and sentiment, they're not the same, and they don't sound like similar songs when played one after the other.
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Ok, I have a question. King Canute is a historical figure. He is remembered for something specific he did one day. What he did is remembered correctly. However, people have interpreted that as him having an enormous ego, when he was actually demonstrating the opposite. What did he do, and what was he trying to say at the time?
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Please pick another movie, or give another clue, preferably not another one pointing to "salt flat" because that's not getting me anywhere.
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Ok, switching songs. SAME ARTIST, DIFFERENT SONG. "And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be, and I don't wanna go home right now."
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So, Human's turn.
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"George of the Jungle"????? (Or possibly "Lancelot Link"???)
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Aeon Flux Charlise Theron The Island
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In later seasons, the primary cast for this show went to work for the FBI, which allowed for a new direction for the show as well as a new setting. A pair of the characters went into the private sector as security consultants instead, and settled down to raise a family. One character who didn't, had previously been shown to be at risk of getting punched in the nose possibly once per season (justifiably.) One character was especially fond of traveling- and being ready to travel, 24/7. The early seasons set the action primarily in Sacramento. One character who retired from investigation work was a computer expert. The other was formerly on the Arson squad (before we met him.) A third was a military veteran- he went on to work for the FBI in Austin (IIRC) as well as other places. When they worked for the FBI, they were joined by Agent Wiley. He hadn't figured out why some people had nicknamed him "Coyote" for "Wiley Coyote." Most of the characters were called mostly by their last names for the entire run of the show, which, for agents, is not that peculiar. One of them was a man named "Jane", who should not be mistaken for the man named "Jayne" who was on "Firefly."