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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) 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 ...
, 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 "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song was issued in January 1959, less than a month before Holly's death. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" reached number 13 as a posthumous hit ...
'' *"Pie in the Sky", a song by Simon Townshend from the album ''
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 ...
'' *A colloquialism for superior
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 parieta ...
, a visual field defect


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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 hymn was also a way to capture the emotional resonance of that style o ...
", a song written by Joe Hill in 1911 (as a parody of the hymn "In the Sweet Bye and Bye"), in which he coined the phrase "pie in the sky" {{disambiguation