A poll on driving etiquette and six degrees of separation

[kaaatie]

This has arisen from a conversation with a friend, and I'm just interested in what other people do.

[Poll #837909]

I also have a challenge for you. I love the Six Degrees of Separation --- the idea is that any actor can be linked to any other actor in less than 6 moves (a 'move' is a movie or TV show that they starred in together). I believe that I can link David Hewlett to any other actor - so, name an actor, and I'll see if I can do it! Just in case I'm not making sense, here's an example of what I mean:

David Hewlett to Joe Flanigan
David Hewlett starred in "Where The Heart is" with Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover starred in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" with Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis starred in "The Other Sister" with Joe Flanigan

Easy. So, nominate someone for me!

So far I've linked David Hewlett to:
- Hugh Laurie
- Joss Whedon
- Aaron Sorkin
- George Clooney
- Clive Owen
- Derek Jacobi
- John Simm
- Ian McKellen
- Kevin Bacon
- Anthony Edwards
- Will Smith
- Hugh Grant
- Orson Welles
- Matthew Perry
- Kate Winslet
- George Lucus
- Alan Rickman
- Gary Oldman
- Gary Sinise
- Isabella Rossallini
- Keifer Sutherland
- Oliver Platt
- Kenneth Branagh
- Emma Thompson
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Rupert Everett
- Rupert Graves

(The explanations are in the comments. I'm happy to do more if anyone wants to nominate someone!)

Comments

[foreverseenstar.livejournal.com]

Hugh Laurie. Snark to snark. :-)

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

That one was actually a lot easier than I expected! :D

David Hewlett - Crispin Glover (Where the Heart Is)
Crispin Glover - Michael J Fox (Back to the Future)
Michael J Fox - Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little)

YAY!

[foreverseenstar.livejournal.com]

Wow I definitely am like dumb and was having issues with that one haha. Yay! *reading down* and holy cow David Hewlett can be connected to everyone. He's so the man.

This is the best game ever btw.

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

*nods* He is the man! I've done even more now, and I seriously believe that he can be linked to everyone! BEST. GAME. EVER.

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

My big writer boys: Joss Whedon (easy), Aaron Sorkin.

Also, just to see if you can do it: George Clooney.

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

David Hewlett to Joss Whedon
David Hewlett - Terry O'Quinn (Pin)
Terry O'Quinn - Amy Acker (Alias)
Amy Acker - Joss Whedon (Angel)

David Hewlett to Aaron Sorkin
David Hewlett - Terry O'Quinn (Pin)
Terry O'Quinn - Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing)

David Hewlett to George Clooney (I spent ages thinking of this, before remembering that David was in an episode of ER!)
David Hewlett - Geroge Cloney (ER)

[airinshaw.livejournal.com]

My big writer boys: Joss Whedon (easy), Aaron Sorkin

For this alone I was thinking "I should friend this person!" I then checked your user-info and read it aloud to aneli8 who echoed my sentiment: "She likes all that? How do we not know this person?"

Um - which is all a way of saying hi! I've just friended you.

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Oh? Do tell me, what do we have in common? I love meeting new people!

I used to fly under the LJ radar, with only, like, ten people on my FList. Oh, the good ol' days. They sucked. *loves having +50 peoples*

[airinshaw.livejournal.com]

A slasher, SGA, SG1, SPN, NCIS, Doctor Who, Firefly, Lost, House...

Also much love for John/Rodney, Papa Winchester, H2G2, Stephen Colbert...

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

omg, that's pretty much all my fandoms but Psych...

*clings*

[airinshaw.livejournal.com]

I know, right? *clings right back*

[airinshaw.livejournal.com]

I'm also a fan of meeting new people...especially when we have a lot in common.

[noorie.livejournal.com]

WTF, hello wave???? sounds very... american. i remember how creeped out i was by strangers smiling to me and saying "how are you?" when coming up on the same californian trekking path from an opposite direction, which is basically the same thing as this hello wave.
6 degrees... clive own? derek jacobi? john simm?

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Yep - the hello wave is very similar to the 'I don't actually know you but I'm just saying hi anyway' acknowledgment. I always thought that it was pretty common here in Australia, but I was talking to a computer programmer the other day and he had no idea what I was talking about. I guess he wasn't alone in having no idea!

Derek Jacobi and John Simm were pretty hard, but I managed it!

David Hewlett to Clive Owen
David Hewlett - Robert Patrick (Stargate Atlantis)
Robert Patrick - Bruce Willis (Die Hard 2)
Bruce Willis - Clive Owen (Sin City)

David Hewlett to Derek Jacobi
David Hewlett - Robert Partrick (Stargate Atlantis)
Robert Patrick - Joaquin Phoenix (Ladder 49)
Joaquin Phoenix - Derek Jacobi (Gladiator)

David Hewlett to John Simm
David Hewlett - Uma Thurman (Where the Heart Is)
Uma Thurman - Ben Affleck (Paycheck)
Ben Affleck - Chirstina Ricci (200 Cigarettes)
Christina Ricci - John Simm (Miranda)

[noorie.livejournal.com]

not bad! now how about lior ashkenazy? that should break you. mbwhahaha!

[wiccanslyr.livejournal.com]

Ian McKellen

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Thanks to that the young Orlin from SG1 (who played Leech in Xmen 3), that's actually pretty easy

David Hewlett to Ian McKellen
David Hewlett - Cameron Bright (SG1)
Cameron Bright - Ian McKellen (X-Men 3: The Last Stand)

[wiccanslyr.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...

Okay how about...Orson Wells.

*evil grin*

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

I thought you had me for a minute there, but I managed!

David Hewlett to Orson Welles
David Hewlett to Robert Patrick (Stargate Atlantis)
Robert Patrick to John Travolta (Ladder 49)
John Travolta to Robert Duvall (A Civil Action)
Robert Duvall to Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Gregory Peck to Orson Welles (Moby Dick)

*dances the victory dance of glee!*

[wiccanslyr.livejournal.com]

Wow. Color me impressed. Good Jorb!

[paradise-city.livejournal.com]

Kevin Bacon! You can't play six degrees without Kevin Bacon!

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

It's quite funny that Kevin Bacon was actually the hardest one so far!

David Hewlett to Kevin Bacon
David Hewlett - Uma Thurman (Where the Heart Is)
Uma Thurman - Ben Affleck (Paycheck)
Ben Affleck - Casey Affleck (200 Cigarettes)
Casey Affleck - Brad Pitt (Ocean's Eleven)
Brad Pitt - Kevin Bacon (Sleepers)

[paradise-city.livejournal.com]

These have been awesome. You totally win.

[larian.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm hoping this will be a real challenge.

Anthony Edwards to Will Smith.

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

I had to work pretty hard to do that one, but I managed it! (And I even managed to go through David Hewlett, as my plan was to prove that every actor can be linked to him).

Anthony Edwards - Will Smith (via David Hewlett)
Anthony Edwards - David Hewlett (ER)
David Hewlett - Crispin Glover (Where the Heart Is)
Crispin Glover - Mary Steenburgen (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
Mary Steenburgen - Kevin Klein (Life As a House)
Kevin Klein - Will Smith (Wild Wild West)

*grins*

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Hugh Grant? Dare ya!

Love your descriptions of the waves. :P

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

David Hewlett to Hugh Grant
David Hewlett to Lucy Lui (Cypher)
Lucy Lui to Cameron Diaz (Charlie's Angels)
Cameron Diaz to Julia Roberts (My Best Friend's Wedding)
Julia Roberts to Hugh Grant (Noting Hill)

*grins* They amused me too! :D

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

*hands you cookies*

I like the new banner btw. :)

[bloodygoodgirl.livejournal.com]

Those are so fun. Can't help with the driving poll though cause I don't drive at all. I'm southern though so I'm pretty sure I'd do a thank you wave for just about anything.

Cause Friends is on Mathew Perry.

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Studio 60 is renewing my love for Matthew Perry! :)

David Hewlett to Matthew Perry
David Hewlett - Luke Perry (The Triangle)
Luke Perry - Bruce Willis (The Fifth Element)
Bruce Willis - Matthew Perry (The Whole Nine Yards)

[bloodygoodgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's awesome hon. I'm so bad at those cause I only remember 'you know that guy with the hair'.

[jifferhorn.livejournal.com]

how 'bout actor - actress....

try david hewlett - kate winslet. i tried just now, and i'm failing miserably.

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

No problems! :D

David Hewlett to Kate Winslet
David Hewlett - Crispin Glover (Where the Heart Is)
Crispin Glover - Johnny Depp (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
Johnny Depp - Kate Winslet (Finding Neverland)

:)

[airinshaw.livejournal.com]

Ok - how about to George Lucas.

I like that David is linked to, well, everyone!

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

I seriously believe that he can be linked to everyone! I've been very surprised by how easy these things have been so far! (of course, I couldn't never have done it without IMDB!)

David Hewlett to George Lucus
David Hewlett - Terry O'Quinn (Pin)
Terry O'Quinn - Jimmy Smits (The West Wing)
Jimmy Smits - George Lucus (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith)

And as a side note - much love for your icon. I can't believe that I don't have a David Hewlett butt icon. *shakes head at self* :)

[airinshaw.livejournal.com]

You win!

And I love my icon too. Anna (aneli8 made it for me upon my request. She's my little live-in icon wench, heh. If you look ar my icon list pretty much every new icon I've had for a while is by her as if I want one I just go "Anna?" and she photoshops it up for me. Glee!

[ria-kukalaka.livejournal.com]

OMG! These are so much fun! I love your explanation for all of them so far.

Ok try linking him to Alan Rickman *g*

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Yep! So. Much. Fun! I do love playing this game. Linking him to Alan Rickman was a lot harder than I thought it would be!

David Hewlett to Alan Rickman
David Hewlett - Uma Thurman (Where the Heart Is)
Uma Thurman - Keanu Reeves (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)
Keanu Reeves - Cate Blanchett (The Gift)
Cate Blanchett - Matt Damon (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
Matt Damon - Alan Rickman (Dogma)

[empressvesica.livejournal.com]

Re: the Poll - I spent some time in Texas where the "howdy nod" is also acceptable. Actually the "Howdy nod" is required for passing neighbors out on their property or anyone you know. It's sort of a curt little head bob, sometimes with a raised hand. Just, you know, a "Howdy". The nod is the same sort you would do if you were wearing a hat and tipping it to someone...except Texans are inventive and we do it without the hat sometimes.

Side note: I am now in FLA (Have been for 20+ years) but I executed an excellent "howdy nod" just the other day while driving out in a rural area and I passed a farmer out checking a section of fence. He nodded and without even thinking I did a perfect howdy nod in reply. Glad to know being polite is like riding a bicycle.

Ahem - on to Six Degrees! We used to play this all the time. And thus, here are the people that earned "bonus points" if you could use them in any link when my friends and I would play. Good luck!!

* Gary Oldman
* Gary Sinese
* Isabella Rossalini
* Keifer Sutherland
* Oliver Platt
* Kenneth Branuagh
* Emma Thompson
* Helena Bonham Carter
and lastly...the Ruperts - Either Rupert Everett or Rupert Graves.

(Can you tell we have the Brit actor love?)

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Ahh, yes... "The Howdy Nod"... I've been known to use The Howdy Nod too. I sometimes do The Howdy Nod when I'm walking my dog, and we pass another walker. If fact, I'll often go as far as The Howdy Nod With Smile. :)

I do love playing the six degrees game. I do it sometimes when I'm trying to fall asleep, though that can be a bad thing because I'm sometimes bad at remembering movie titles, and I've been known to get out of bed and go and check the title of a movie, which really doesn't help me fall asleep!

Anyway, I managed to link David Hewlett to everyone of those people! He really can be linked to any actor!

David Hewlett to Gary Oldman
David Hewlett - Crispin Glover (Where the Heart Is)
Crispin Glover - Leonardo DiCarpio (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
Leonardo DiCarpio - Billy Zane (Titanic)
Billy Zane - Gary Oldman (Dead Fish

David Hewlett to Gary Sinise
David Hewlett - Uma Thurman (Where the Heart is)
Uma Thurman - Keanu Reeves (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)
Keanu Reeves - Charlize Theron (Feeling Minnesota)
Charlize Theron - Gary Sinise (Reindeer Games)

David Hewlett to Isabella Rossallini
David Hewlett - Terry O'Quinn (Pin)
Terry O'Quinn - Isabella Rossallini (Alias)

David Hewlett to Keifer Sutherland
David Hewlett - Uma Thurman (Where the Heart Is)
Uma Thurman - Keanu Reeves (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)
Keanu Reeves - Katie Holmes (The Gift)
Katie Holmes - Keifer Sutherland (Phone Booth)

David Hewlett to Oliver Platt
David Hewlett - Terry O'Quinn (Pin)
Terry O'Quinn - Oliver Platt (The West Wing)

David Hewlett to Kenneth Branagh
David Hewlett - Crispin Glover (Where the Heart Is)
Crispin Glover - Mary Steenburgen (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
Mary Steenburgen - Kevin Klein (Life As a House)
Kevin Klein - Kenneth Branagh (Wild Wild West)

David Hewlett to Emma Thompson
David Hewlett - Crispin Glover (Where the Heart Is)
Crispin Glover - Mary Steenburgen (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
Mary Steenburgen - Kevin Klein (Life As a House)
Kevin Klein - Kenneth Branagh (Wild Wild West)
Kenneth Branagh - Emma Thompson (Much Ado About Nothing)

David Hewlett to Helena Bonham Carter
David Hewlett - Ryan Reynolds (Foolproof)
Ryan Reynolds - Kirsten Dunst (Dick)
Kirsten Dunst - Orlando Bloom (Elizabethtowen)
Orlando Bloom - Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Johnny Depp - Helena Bonham Carter (Corpse Bride)

David Hewlett to Rupert Everett
David Hewlett - Lucy Liu (Cypher)
Lucy Liu - Cameron Diaz (Charlie's Angels)
Cameron Diaz - Rupert Everett (My Best Friend's Wedding)

David Hewlett to Rupert Graves
David Hewlett - Uma Thurman (Where the Heart Is)
Uma Thurman - Keanu Reeves (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)
Keanu Reeves - Hugo Weaving (The Matrix)
Hugo Weaving - Rupert Graves (V for Vendetta)

[empressvesica.livejournal.com]

You're good! *is amazed*

Okay, fair is fair. Want to send any my way? I don't think I can do David Hewlett but I can probably link Eric Bana or Daniel Craig to anyone. :D

[imogen-blue.livejournal.com]

how did you link him to joss whedon???

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

That was actually one of the easiest ones - you remember that guy Kendall from Alias?? The bald oldish guy who was the director of the FBI?? He was also in a movie called 'Pin' with David Hewlett... And Amy Acker (Fred from Angel) was also in Alias. Happiness! :D

David Hewlett to Joss Whedon
David Hewlett - Terry O'Quinn (Pin)
Terry O'Quinn - Amy Acker (Alias)
Amy Acker - Joss Whedon (Angel)

[imogen-blue.livejournal.com]

it's weird to think that amy acker was in anything before she was & always will be fred.

[claudiasharon.livejournal.com]

Doing the six degrees thing is fun! My roomie and I did that a while ago with random Stargate actors and connecting them to other people. What you gotta do is connect them to famous people who are either really old or no longer living (like someone from a black+white movie back in the day). Those are really challenging.

6 Degrees

[(Anonymous)]

Ooooooh I've just discovered this place, noticed you've got Gary Sinise on the list and he's sooooo easy you can go thru Stargate. I can't keep myself away
David Hewlett - Corin Nemec (Jonas Quinn - SG1)
Corin Nemec - Gary Sinise (Stephen King's The Stand)
I couldn't believe that was Jonas when I went back and watched the Stand again.
Anyway - hey, I'm Bex, nice to meet ya

Re: 6 Degrees

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Since you posted anonymously, you won't actually get an email response to this... but I just have to say: OH MY GOD! THAT WAS CORIN NEMEC!?!?!?! HE WAS HAROLD!?!? Wow! I had no idea! I love The Stand mini series - I'm going to have to watch it again now, with the knowledge that it's Jonas! Now that I know, it seems obvious! Thanks for the info! :D

Nice to meet you too! :)