Trivial Tuesday

Back in the late 80's ('87 or so), a group had their first, and biggest, hit with a song called "Heart and Soul." This band took its name from a minor Star Trek character from the original series first season episode, Amok Time (later parodied in many places, including the Futurama episode "Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?"). Name the musical group or the character. It's your choice, since the answer is the same either way.

The Way Back Machine: You Have Died of Dysentery

I was playing The Oregon Trail recently on [device redacted]¹, and, as I was informed that one of my children had contracted cholera, I was reminded of playing the game in a school computer lab when I was younger. Specifically, I was reminded of the problems that arise when people playing the game don't understand what the game is trying to tell them.²

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INT. COMPUTER LAB - DAY

CRAIG and FRIEND are sitting in front of what appears to be the world's oldest COMPUTER, playing Oregon Trail.

COMPUTER
George has cholera.

CRAIG
Great, we're already behind schedule and don't have money to spare for medicine.

FRIEND
It's not that bad. I had it once.

Craig turns from the computer to look at his friend.

CRAIG
What?

FRIEND
Cholera. I had it. It's really no big deal.

Craig stares blankly, trying to find some way to respond. He BLINKS slowly.

CRAIG
No.

FRIEND
Yep. I did.

Craig sighs.

CRAIG
(Resigned)
Ok.

FRIEND
My mom told me. I had it when I was a baby. I was crying all the time.

CRAIG
That's colic, not cholera.

FRIEND
Oh. Well, what's cholera then?

CRAIG
(Turning back to the computer)
We're just going to keep going. If he dies, he dies.
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¹Not putting the name of it here, so that I'm not the guy who talks about this device non-stop, despite the fact that many of you have already heard me talking about this device non-stop.

²This conversation section is written in a scrippet. Yes, I did that just because I can. No, I cannot claim any responsibility for it; scrippets are the brainchild of John August. If isn't working for you, try viewing in Chrome, Safari or FF. For more info on them, check out scrippets.org

Trivial Tuesday

Last week's question had a Kal Penn connection. This week we're moving on to John Cho, who you probably know is starring as Sulu in the new Star Trek film this summer. One of the most impressive pieces of casting information (No, not that Cameron from House is going to be Captain Kirk's mom.) was that Leonard Nimoy is going to appear in the film.

Nimoy has done television work and cartoon voice-over work more recently, but he hasn't been in a live action feature since what 1991 movie?

Comment with your answer and win a prize*.



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Trivial Tuesday

You know, it would be nice if I took the time to actually do this every week instead of randomly like this is some sort of pop quiz.

Before I begin, let me issue a warning, this question is going to have spoilers for the April 6th episode of House, so please if you watch the show, but are a bit behind on your DVR watching, step away now.

Ready?

Good.

It's been a little over a week since the demise of my almost-namesake on House. Coincidentally, around ten years ago, one of the other people in the episode also played a doctor who took his own life. Who is the actor and on what TV drama did this occur?

Answer, as always, in the comment section.