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Pie In The Sky
Pie in the sky, an idiom meaning an impossible or unlikely idea or plan as well as an empty wish or promise. Pie in the sky may refer to: * ''Pie in the Sky'' (TV series), a UK television series about a police officer turned restaurateur * ''Pie in the Sky'' (1964 film), a 1964 American film * ''Pie in the Sky'' (1996 film), a 1996 romantic comedy starring Josh Charles and Anne Heche * "Pie in the Sky" (''2 Stupid Dogs''), a 1993 episode of ''2 Stupid Dogs'' *Pie in the Sky (game engine), a 3D video game engine and game creation system *"Pie in the Sky", a song by The Supernaturals from the album ''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' *"Pie in the Sky", a song by Simon Townshend from the album ''Animal Soup'' *A colloquialism for superior quadrantanopia, a visual field defect See also *"The Preacher and the Slave "The Preacher and the Slave" is a song written by Joe Hill in 1911. It was written as a parody of the hymn "In the Sweet By-and-By". Copying or using the musical style of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pie In The Sky (TV Series)
''Pie in the Sky'' is a British police comedy drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997, as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries. The protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty, "semi-retired" policeman (much against his will), is also the head chef at his wife's restaurant "Pie in the Sky", set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire. Premise The series focuses on the life of Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe, who serves in the police force for the fictional county of Westershire. After 25 years on the job, Crabbe wishes to retire and set up his own restaurant, and is brought one step closer after an attempt to catch a high-profile criminal backfires, leaving him shot in the leg. His boss, Assistant Chief Constable Freddie Fisher, is unwilling to let Crabbe leave the Westershire force, and so frames him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pie In The Sky (1964 Film)
''Pie in the Sky'' is a 1964 American film drama written and directed by Allen Baron and starring Lee Grant, Sylvia Miles, and youngster Richard Bray (his only film work). Although filmed in 1962, financial and distribution problems delayed release until 1964. Shortly after the initial release, it was retitled ''Terror in the City''. Plot A nine-year-old boy, Brill (Richard Bray), who lives on a farm, hitchhikes to New York City. He finds work selling papers with a gang of shoeshine boys and paper carriers managed by teen punk Rick (Jaime Charlamagne), who keeps half their earnings. Brill wins Rick's money in a crap game, and he goes on the town with his Puerto Rican friend Paco (Roberto Marsach). When Rick's gang gives Brill a beating, prostitute Suzy (Lee Grant) takes care of Brill, buys him new clothes and takes him on a tour of Manhattan. After Suzy is picked up by the police, Brill buys a bicycle to ride back to the farm. However, a truck ruins the bicycle on the highway, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pie In The Sky (1996 Film)
''Pie in the Sky'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film about a young man obsessed with traffic gridlock who falls in love with an avant-garde dancer. The film was written and directed by Bryan Gordon, and stars Josh Charles, Anne Heche and John Goodman. Cast * Josh Charles as Charlie Dunlap * Anne Heche as Amy * Peter Riegert as Dad Dunlap * Christine Ebersole as Mom Dunlap * Christine Lahti as Ruby * John Goodman as Alan Davenport * Dey Young as Mrs. Tarnell * Wil Wheaton as Jack * Bob Balaban as Paul * Larry Holden as Amy's Boyfriend * David Rasche as Amy's Dad * William Newman as a Funeral Guest * Alfred Dennis Alfred Hugh Dennis (31 July 1924 – 15 December 2019) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962, representing the electorate of Blacktown. He was elected in 1959 as a Liberal for ... as Ruby's Dad References External links * * 1995 films 1995 romantic comedy films American romanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pie In The Sky (2 Stupid Dogs)
''2 Stupid Dogs'' is an American animated television series created and designed by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. It originally ran from September 5, 1993, to May 15, 1995, on TBS as a part of their ''Sunday Morning in Front of the TV'' block and in syndication. The show's main segments feature two unnamed dogs, called "The Big Dog" and "The Little Dog" in the credits (voiced by Brad Garrett and Mark Schiff, respectively). The show has been described as "Hanna-Barbera's answer to ''Ren and Stimpy''", a hit show that premiered two years earlier in 1991 on Nickelodeon. Like ''Ren & Stimpy'', the ''Dogs'' characters are not very bright, the show is scored with jazz music, and the comedy style leans on gross-out body-secretion humor. Asked about the comparison, Hanna-Barbera CEO Fred Seibert was unconcerned, saying that it was "like Pearl Jam worrying about being compared to Nirvana." Ironically, following his dismissal from Nickelodeon, ''Ren and Stimpy'' crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pie In The Sky (game Engine)
Pie in the Sky is a 2.5D and 3D first-person shooter engine most popular in the mid-to-late 1990s by Pie in the Sky Software, also known as Power 3D and the 3D Game Creation or 3D Game Creation System engine. The engine was used in two games by the company as well as many other independent games and amateur projects after it was turned into a commercial game creator, largely because it minimized the amount of computer programming knowledge needed to make 3D games in its editing tools, making it suitable even for beginners with no game-design experience. History The company, formed principally by programmer Kevin Stokes, first dabbled in 3D computer graphics by creating a modestly popular TSR 3D screen saver called InnerMission in 1987. When the market for 3D applications started to grow more popular, they developed a 3D flight simulator called '' Corncob 3D'' in 1992. The game was inspired by a similar flight simulator for the Apple II, but implemented a more advanced physics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore (album)
''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' is the debut album by Scottish britpop band The Supernaturals on the Parlophone label. It reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and spawned four top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart. Production ''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' was recorded at several studios: Jacobs, Eden, Trident, Chapel, Chipping Norton, and Riverside. Pete Smith served as produced on every track, except for "Pie in the Sky", which was produced by the band. Many of the songs were engineered by different people: Jim Brumby ("Please Be Gentle with Me" and "Prepare to Land"), Ben Darlow ("Smile", "Glimpse of the Light", "Lazy Lover", "Dung Beetle", "I Don't Think So", and "Trees"), Barry Hammond ("Love Has Passed Away", "The Day Before Yesterday's Man", and "Trees"), Jason Clift ("Stammer"), and Duncan Cameron ("Pie in the Sky"). Smith mixed most of the songs with Darlow as the mix engineer at Nomis, except "Lazy Lover" and "Dung Beetle", which were mixed at Swanyard. The ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Soup
''Animal Soup'' is an album by Simon Townshend, the younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete Townshend. The album was released in March 1999 and features Ben Townshend, Phil Spalding, James Hayto, Tony Lowe, Linz King among others. The song "Blind As A Bat" was a song that Simon Townshend wrote when he was Six years old. It surfaced when Simon Townshend was in the studio in Philadelphia, and producer Andy Kravitz asked him to sing something he hated. Track listings Personnel * Simon Townshend - Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitars, Keyboards and Backing vocals * Ben Townshend - Drums, Percussion and Backing vocals ;Additional musicians * Phil Spalding - Bass guitar, Slide guitar, Electric guitar, Wah-wah guitar and Backing vocals on tracks 4, 8, 9, and 10 * James Hayto - Lead guitar, Wah-wah guitar, Rhythm guitar, Electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 11, and Bass guitar on tracks 3, 6, and 11 * Tony Lowe - Lead guitar on tracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadrantanopia
Quadrantanopia, quadrantanopsia, refers to an anopia (loss of vision) affecting a quarter of the visual field. It can be associated with a lesion of an optic radiation. While quadrantanopia can be caused by lesions in the temporal and parietal lobes of the brain, it is most commonly associated with lesions in the occipital lobe.Kolb, B & Whishaw, I.Q. Human Neuropsychology, Sixth Edition, p.361; Worth Publishers (2008) Presentation An interesting aspect of quadrantanopia is that there exists a distinct and sharp border between the intact and damaged visual fields, due to an anatomical separation of the quadrants of the visual field. For example, information in the left half of visual field is processed in the right occipital lobe and information in the right half of the visual field is processed in the left occipital lobe. In a quadrantanopia that is partial, there also exists a distinct and sharp border between the intact and damaged field within the quadrant. The sufferer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
