A Netflix documentary about nfl all-star Marcus Dupree, who became known by the nickname “the prince of prance” for his beautiful footwork and running style that led him to be one of the top running backs in the nfl, in spite of playing for the lowly San Diego Chargers. The documentary covered Dupree’s life and career and was hailed as one of the best sports documentary’s of the 2010’s.
An in-name-only sequel to The Kentucky-Fried Movie released in 1980. The film went through an incredibly troubled production. After the success of TKFM, ZAZ started work on a sequel, which was to be a series of sketches building up to a sci-fi parody, "The Thing That Ate Detroit", the same way that TKFM built up to the kung-fu parody "A Fistful of Yen". Unfortunately, the three couldn't agree on the content of the lead-in sketches, with Abrahams wanting to go in a more directly satirical direction (one suggestion being "the Nixon Parachute Kit", a parody commercial for a product designed to save the reputations of scandalized policitians) and the Zuckers wanting to be more broadly comedic. Ultimately the sketches were scrapped and it was decided to focus solely on the sci-fi spoof. Not having the money to release independently again, ZAZ went to Paramount for assistance, only to end up having to whittle down their planned content to meet a PG rating after Paramount executives took offense to the racy humor in the original script. The film limped out the door and was a box-office disaster, ending the trio's run before it could even begin.
The name of a TNG-era novel about Jean-luc Picard being forced, by cosmic entities of nearly Q-level power, into playing a vast, complex game vaguely similar to chess with the crew of the Enterprise as the stakes. Picard manages to learn the underlying tricks of the game, revealing how simple it is at it's most basic, despite all the surface appearances. In the end, Picard wins by playing the most simple strategy imaginable, and his opponent, expecting more complex strategy, falls for it.
A satirical Internet campaign launched prior to the 2020 election, suggesting that all candidates play against each other in a tournament based around the board game Wallenstein, with the ultimate winner being declared President. Trump was told of the campaign and expressed a public interest in carrying out such a tournament; Biden, however, was reportedly unamused.
Long-running radio (1932-1952), then television (1953-1972) program hosted by Curtis E. LeMay (1906-1990) who used the program to explain the whys and wherefores of public works construction to the general public, drawing on his knowledge of civil engineering. LeMay's remarkable ability to explain engineering issues for the layman - along with his gentle good humor - is credited with with generating an upsurge of public interest in civil engineering, and many prominent civil engineers cite him as an inspiration. Five bridges and fifteen public buildings are named in his honor.
A picture of Hirohito fishing with Douglas MacArthur on a trip to the United States in 1948, where in Arkansas he caught a massive Gar fish, which astounded post-war Japan. This picture became the basis of America and Japan's friendship, by showing two previously opposing worlds coming together on friendly terms.
A humorous nickname of the King of Naples given to him after his dethronement by his own population
One of the most famed animal actors in film history, the horse Warm August earned the nickname "the Prince of Prance" for his feats of athleticism which he was able to perform on command.
The title of a well-known German Marxist political cartoon, depicting Herbert von Bismarck as sucking the lifeblood out of the German proletariat.
Rumored director's cut of the 1952 RKO spectacle movie 'Machiavelli, King of Naples'. Reportedly cut together from unedited scenes and extra material by no other than RKO's then president Howard Hughes. For those who knew Hughes' approach to scene cutting, focusing on the cleavage of the female lead rather then the storyline, the title needs no explanation.
The name of a poorly-received superhero who had the ability to turn into a swarm of Ants. Published by DC in the 1980s, he would get a single run of 12 comics that sold poorly, and then be quietly retconned out of existence until being inexplicably brought back during the 2015 Second Crisis continuity reboot, though he would be mostly used as a punchline rather than treated seriously.
A running gag on the quiz show "And If You Thought That Was Bad", which ran on NBC from 1976 to 1981. The show was built around selecting prompts from a large menu, then answering questions relating to it. After no one chose the prompt "A Night at the Opera" in five separate episodes, host George Carlin suggested it was "the prompt nobody wanted". For the remainder of the show's run, every time "A Night at the Opera" appeared, it was revealed with ominous music and a dimming of the lights.
An iconic line said by Annikin Starkiller in the 1977 movie The Star Wars, as the Rebellion makes their attack on the Imperial forces in the Battle of Aquilae.
The wall built to separate North Tokyo part of the People's Republic of Japan from South Tokyo part of the Kingdom of Japan.
"The Dash" or "Monty's Dash" refers to the extremely quick Allied campaign in North Africa. After the death of Erwin Rommel during the Second Battle of El Alamein in November 1942, the Axis forces were left demoralised and disorganised. Montgomery met with the displaced King of Libya and Bey of Tunis (both of whom were displaced by Italian colonial policy) as well as the Sultan of Morocco (a man known for his hatred of Hitler and sympathy for the Jews, but nonetheless was extremely anti-French and pro-independence), and promised them their independence in exchange for their military support against the Axis, something which he didn't have the authority to do. Islamic holy men across North Africa proclaimed a jihad against the Axis, and with the assistance of North African partisans and international Islamic mujahideen, Monty was able to pursue the retreating Axis forces from El Alamein to Algiers in just four weeks. In Algiers, the German and Italian forces in North Africa formally surrendered to Monty and Idries of Libya, sheikh of the Senoussi Sufi Order and the King of Libya in exile, and leader of the Libyan partisans and mujahideen.
The physical seat of power in Siam, one of the few remaining monarchies in which the monarch is openly active as head of the government. Though not actually inspired by the peacock, the shape of the throne’s back and its colourful inlays lend themselves to the comparison. In theory, anyone who sits upon the throne wields the power of the monarch, but in practice, the orders given by anyone not considered legitimate will be subverted, delayed, and otherwise blocked. The throne itself, despite being carved from stone, has been described as surprisingly comfortable.
The first expansion for the MMORPG Champions Online, an adaptation of the tabletop role-playing game of the same name. This expansion introduced the "Anti-Hero" option for character building, modeled after vigilante heroes on the Batman model. Cryptic Studios had originally intended to make their own setting, but someone on the design team had the idea to ask if the Champions license was available during the design phase.
The name of a handbook for the Tabletop Roleplaying Game Elementalism Unleashed. The book detailed character options, advancement trees, perks and spell recipes for any player that specialized in the so-called 4 Deadly Arts - Ice, Lightning Fire and Blood. The title was poorly received as being lazy, but the book was one of the best-selling specialist handbooks of the entire gameline.
Role-playing game in the World of Darkness franchise by Onyx Path Entertainment. Alongside such titles as Warrior: the Wrath, Lobbyist: The Corruption, and Trader: The Greed, the World of Darkness was among the first of the "dark" role-playing games, showing a dystopian cyberpunk world religion was completely divorced from reality and government (a hodgepodge of federations and alliances) was both malicious and incompetent, controlled by international megacorporations who also warped computing networks into a vice-reinforcing necessity looking for profit.
