SC's - so you're marooned alone on a desert island ....?

Question

....for 2 years - with access only to CDs and DVDs.
Given the choice, which 5 of each of the following would you choose ?
i) Music
ii) Film
iii) TV Series
???

Answer 1

Hi Nems,



Music:- Elvis,- Chris de Burgh,- Clannad,- Creedence Clearwater Revival,- Dvorak.



Films:-Casablanca,- Now voyager,-Ice cold in Alex,- Battle of Britain,-Gladiator.



Tv:- Dad's Army,- Miss Marple,- Cheers,- Mock The Week,- Little Britain.

Answer 2

Only five is tough, hopefully this deserted island has some good chronic growing on it.

My solar powered cd player will have:

Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan

I Feel Alright - Steve Earle

Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells and Buddy Guy

Raw Magic - Magic Slim and The Teardrops

Catch A Fire - Bob Marley and The Wailers

Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison

Mescalito - Ryan Bingham

Aha Shake Heartbreak - Kings Of Leon

Long Gone - Blueheels

Barricades and Brickwalls - Kasey Chambers

Slow Turning - John Hiatt

Tres Hombres - ZZ Top

Together At The Bluebird Cafe - Steve Earle, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt

Vs. - Pearl Jam

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams

Zuma - Neil Young

Answer 3

Music: Gershwin, Chopin, Mozart, Boz Skaggs, Artie Shaw.



Film: Tootsie, Master and Commander, Casablanca, Rebecca, Amadeus(this way I could have Mozart, too.)



TV: Modern Family, Seinfeld, Lovejoy (love Ian McShane), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Masterpiece Theater (all series available)

Answer 4

Assuming I don't have access to books? Okay:



Music, something from the Beatles, the Eagles, Judy Garland, a "best of" classical and opera.



Film, The Godfather, part one and two, Pulp Fiction, ET the Extra Terrestrial and a musical, possible Singin' In The Rain.



TV series, The Sopranos, Cheers, Upstairs, Downstairs, House and Monty Python.

Answer 5

Music: anything by:

Hank Williams

Hank Snow

Johnny Cash

Marty Robbins

Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys



Film:

Good News(1947 musical)

Thunder Road

My Man Godfrey

North to Alaska

Casablanca



TV Series:

Rawhide

Law and Order: SVU

Unsolved Mysteries

The Equalizer

Hawaii Five-O

Answer 6

Music mostly, Disco, Motown Love songs 1960-70-80s Pop, some Classical.....Films, Adventure, War, Cowboy Musical and Horror. TV. Series.. Lark rise to Candle-ford,, American Wrestling New tricks, Dads army and any Travel...

Answer 7

i) Music:

Rubber Soul~Beatles

So Far So Good~Bryan Adams

Some Hearts~Carrie Underwood

The Joshua Tree~U2

Soundtrack to West Side Story



I didn't realize you meant all the works of the artists. Beatles, U2, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Carrie Underwood



ii)Film:

The Shawshank Redemption

ET: The Extra Terrestial

The Proposal

The Sting

West Side Story



iii) TV series:

Friends

Reaper

Veronica Mars

NCIS

The Big Bang Theory



I alos didn't realize it was a contest. i am sure that I lost!

Answer 8

Music: Percy Faith Orchestra, Ray Conniff Singers, Jackie Gleason Orchestra, Tony Bennett, Glenn Miller and Motown.



Films: (Comedy and Musicals) "Mother" with Debbie Reynolds and Albert Brooks, "The Long Long Trailer" with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, "Move Over Darling" with Doris Day and James Garner, "The Thrill of it All" with Doris Day and James Garner, "The Glenn Miller Story" with James Stewart and June Allyson, "An American in Paris" with Gene Kelly.



TV Series: "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "I Love Lucy", "Threes Company", "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Johnny Carson".

Answer 9

1. Classic Rock, Spirituals and Gospel, Folk,Christmas carols and Reggae.



2. Men in Black, both, Mars Attacks, My husband got a big kick from that one.

The Green Mile, the Harry Potter Series.



3. Can I trade for Books on tape instead of TV series? No? Well then,

The Golden Girls, House, Married with Children, Blue Planet and Seinfeld.

Answer 10

Under music I would do Mozart, John Michael Montgomery, Jimmy buffett, Bare Naked Ladies and a bit of Irish folk tunes

Film - History of the World Part 1, Pretty Woman, Lethal Weapon and one cowboy and one war movie

TV Series - Arthie Bunker, Law and Order, Seinfeld, CSI, Star Trek

Answer 11

OK i take it there is also access to a device that will allow us to play these CD's and DVD's? Plus solar power to run them?



Music - Would make up CD's from my Youtube play lists (mostly Gospel)

Film - Anything biblical.

TV Series - None at all. TV is mainly rubbish. Can I split these 5 between the other 2?



Beulah

Answer 12

Paris Hilton,Lindsay Lohan,Jessica Simpson, woman Gaga,The Olsen Twins,Pamela Anderson...Any kardashian, Snooki,.....could say confident to Jennifer Garner or Drew Barrymore although.

Answer 13

5 Films for sure.



Gone with the Wind.(cos I can swoon over HIM!)



East of Eden (cos it's long)



Camelot (cos it ventures into Utopia)



Monty Python Life of Brian (cos I love a good laugh)



Castaway with Tom Hanks ( cos I can fantasize with him)



MUSIC: Handels Watermusic Suite

Hair

Enya Watermusic

Les Mis soundtrack

Cats soundtrack

TV SERIES Allo Allo

Pillars of the earth

Some Mothers do have Em

Are you being served

BONANZA !!!!



AND..... a very good SOLAR powered system !!! YAY!

Answer 14

Music!

Answer 15

Music.

Answer 16

Music-Pink Floyd,Beatles,Bread,Moody Blues,Neil Young

Film-Forrest Gump,I am number 4 (since I haven't seen it yet),Wizard of Oz,Twister,Edward Scissorhand..

TV Series-Desperate Housewife,House,Gillian Island,Grey's Anatomy,Big Brother.

Did I win?

Answer 17

Neither, there is very little to be gained by hearing the same thing over and over again. Most islands would have the music of the surf, birds and wind. Nice change to our electric lives.

Answer 18

the doors, symphonies by mozart, jeff beck can i get the newest on my island? i hope so. django and the hits of the decades.

the nomads, gone with the wind, all the academy award winner and nominees so i can make up my mind every year.

the history channel, have gun will travel, twilight zone, outer limits

i guess i can have inside edition to keep up ont he news and gossip

two year is not long enough

Answer 19

I could only tolerate film. It would be the most company. I think if you listened to music alone for two years, you would go insane.

Answer 20

Music.....Blues

Answer 21

Fortunately, movies have sound tracks. Two birds, one stone. I would have to research first but at least one of the movies would be porn.

Answer 22

Music.Where is the power to run the gadgets coming from?

Answer 23

I would prefer to hear the sound of silents

Answer 24

Music

Film

TV

Answer 25

Bible reading CDs

Answer 26

TWO YEARS???

I'll entertain myself, but thanks.

(I need the retreat...)

Answer 27

and this makes sense how?