The Rule of Fives

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Seen in many journals

Five Movies
Gettysburg
A Bridge Too Far
Silent Running
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Blues Brothers

Five TV Shows
Babylon 5
COPS
Law & Order
Survivor
The Twilight Zone

Five Works of Fiction
The Illuminatus! Triology by R. A. Wilson and Robert Shea
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
Dragon's Egg by Robert Forward
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Last Call by Tim Powers

Five Works of Non-Fiction
Making War by James F. Dunnigan
Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh
Pax Britannica by James Morris
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Failure is not an Option by Gene Krantz

Five Songs
Drowned by The Who
Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy by The Kinks
Every Rose Has its Thorn by Poison
Jaded by Aerosmith
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles