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January 1

What movie is this from? "You stole my nut, you owe me a new nut."

Can't find what movie this is from. Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.193.13.119 (talk) 01:20, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

The Emperor's New Groove I think... Dismas|^(talk) 02:57, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

NHL 09

How is it possible to release players on NHL 09 for xbox 360. I can not seem to find the way to do that.--68.54.131.156 (talk) 08:03, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Silence

hi-tack's "Silence" and Delerium's ft. Sarah McLaughlin's "Silence" sound almost excatly the same, but the articles don't mention anything. What is up with that?96.53.149.117 (talk) 08:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

What's there to mention? It's a cover version of the same song, or a remix of a cover version, perhaps; in any case, the vocals don't seem to be the same as in MaLachlan's version. That's not particularly noteworthy in itself; people do covers and/or remixes all the time. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 23:47, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Plagiarism?96.53.149.117 (talk) 01:35, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Uh, no. Why would it be plagiarism? It's just a cover version of the song. In theory, it could be that the author of the song isn't being paid the appropriate royalties, in which case Hi-Tack could end up in court, but there's no reason to assume that this is the case. (Even so, it still wouldn't be plagiarism -- that's a different thing.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 02:18, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Valkyrie

For any of you who have seen Valkyrie, there was a part when the leader of the Reserve Army went to arrest Goebbels, who was on the phone with Hitler at the time. During that part, Goebbels put a small cylindrical item into his mouth, and then after the Reserve Army leader left, he took it out. What was it that he put in his mouth, and what was the significance of that? It confused me, and I feel like that was sort of important. Jared (t)  15:58, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Presumably cyanide, the likely means of his suicide some 8 months later. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 16:39, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

For visual comparison: here you can see a reproduction of a Nazi-manufactured capsule (casing and vial), and here you can see an authentic capsule from Dr. John Lattimer's collection of military oddities. Supposedly, it belonged to Göring (according to the New York Times). ---Sluzzelin talk 18:03, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

To expand on this a little, suicide pills containing cyanide were pretty much standard fare among the Nazi higher-ups, who felt that death was preferable to the humiliation of capture and war crimes trial, which they knew would be almost certainly followed by execution anyway. (Allegedly, Hermann Göring managed to kill himself with a suicide pill in prison with the help of an unwitting young guard who foolishly delivered Göring what he was assured was "medicine", thus avoiding death by hanging.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 23:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

But he doesn't die right away here. At least I didn't think he did. That's why I'm a little confused. Did he only take a small dose leading toward a slow death? Jared (t)  23:59, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, I haven't seen the movie, but from your description, I would assume that he put the capsule in his mouth in preparation to committing suicide, but he didn't bite down on it, which would be a requirement for releasing the poison. He then removed it, either because he didn't have the guts to do it, or because he changed his mind, or because he felt there might still be way out of the situation, or something else along those lines. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 00:18, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Right. Because events at that time wound up favorable to Goebbels, he didn't need to bite the cyanide pill, so he was able to remove it without committing suicide. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 03:57, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

The scene may make more sense if you imaging substituting Claus von Stauffenberg with the guy who actually goes into the room. Goebbels doesn't know whether the officer arresting him is a loyalist following ("bad") orders, or one of the revolutionaries - a question to which one answer he would rejoin with popping the cyanide pill (or that is my interpretation), for reasons outlined above. And if I've spoiled the movie, well - Titanic sinks at the end, too. I still found the movie suspenseful. 98.169.163.20 (talk) 18:51, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

January 2

Just For The Record

<redacted inappropriate content> Refdesk is not for discussing users behavior. Please use their user talk pages to carry on conversations with them. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I've re-removed the inappropriate content and will move it to my talk page, as suggested. StuRat (talk) 00:33, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Here it is: [1]. StuRat (talk) 00:38, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Title and artist of song

Can someone give me the title and singer of the song with the line "run away with me girl and i will lead you" in it? Or better still, a link to the lyrics? Thanks very much! ReluctantPhilosopher (talk) 13:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Just a guess but this? It's not exact but it's similar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.88.87 (talk) 00:25, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

January 3

Toga movie: spear throwing scene

In one of the many Hollywood movies set in ancient Rome, there is a scene where a person of high standing, possibly a senator, steps out of the capitol building and glances down the steps to find one of his sworn enemies staring back at him. In one smooth motion, the senator grabs a spear (possibly from a guard) and HURLS it downward where it lands squarely in the chest of his foe, who is dead before his knees hit the ground.

Unfortunately I forgot the name of the movie, as well as other details. At most I could say that it was shot c. 1970 +/- 10 years. Can you help me identify this movie?--Goodmorningworld (talk) 02:11, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

That is vaguely like Ben-Hur...there is an early scene where Ben-Hur and, uh, the other guy innuendofully throw spears at a wall, and later on when they are enemies he throws a spear at him, although he doesn't kill him so maybe that's not it. Adam Bishop (talk) 05:38, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Spartacus - with Kirk Douglas. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. See the scene it might be here... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2TuvYBiWM

That's Laurence Olivier and Woody Strode. JK

Song

There is a song sung by a female sounding voice, the song is electronic. A line that repeats at the end (and other parts) is "I'm falling in love for you" or "I'm falling in love with you" or "I'm falling in love to you", in decreasing probability. What is this song and artist?96.53.149.117 (talk) 03:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Rap In Hiphop Song

There is a hiphop/rap song that has trumpeting 2-eighths-then-a-quarter pattern. This pattern is ascending. This this song by T.I.? Who is the artist and the name of this song?96.53.149.117 (talk) 04:18, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Not that I recognize the song from your description (vague, yet very specific -- that wouldn't happen to be deliberate, would it?), but since you already mention T.I., could it perhaps be one of his songs? You might want to check out YouTube, as you can find a lot of his music over there. and if you spot the song, well, that's one problem solved. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 05:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Jay-Z line from Coldplay's "Lost!"

I was just listening to Coldplay's Lost! with guest vocals by Jay-Z.[2] Just at the break he says the line "suicide, it's a suicide". Now, this line has been used by several other artists, like Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Redman etc., and seems to have developed into some kind of meme. Does anybody have any idea what the original source is? Lampman (talk) 09:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

My guess would be KRS-One on his first album Criminal Minded. If I can remember which track it is I'll post it.91.111.84.244 (talk) 09:53, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I've been able to trace it back as far as Ice-T's 1991 "Ricochet" from the movie by the same name. This could have been a reference to "Criminal Minded", since that one came out in 1987, and it would have made sense since Ice-T was a friend of KRS-One. I did a search on the lyrics on that album, however, and couldn't find it in any of the songs. It would have been interesting to know exactly why this phrase went viral. Lampman (talk) 11:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

I did some more research, and it turns out you were almost right. Someone asked the same question on Yahoo! Answers, and it turns out it is KRS-One, but from the track "Moshitup" on Just-Ice's album Kool & Deadly (also 1987). Not quite sure why this phrase caught on so badly though, but I guess it's just one of those things... Lampman (talk) 11:56, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Good work. I knew it was KRS. I'm sure he said it on another tune though as I recognise it well and don't really know the Just Ice tune. Both these rappers use alot of Jamacian Patois in their lyrics and hark back to earlier Reggae sounds so the phrase may have a history there?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.111.84.244 (talk) 12:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Just to explain... On the 'Moshitup' tune KRS sings "Suicide, it's a suicide, biddy-bye-bye!" and on the Criminal Minded album, during the tune The Bridge is Over he sings "The bridge is over, the bridge is over, biddy-bye-bye!" in a very similar style. Hence why I thought it was that album.91.111.84.244 (talk) 19:45, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Easy mistake to make. I was able to find a reliable source (The A.V. Club) dealing with the question, so now it's no longer just original research, and I can actually use the information in articles. Thanks for your help! Lampman (talk) 21:29, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Georgy Girl (song)

How could a band like The Seekers make it so big in like 1968? Seriously, there were so many good psychedelic rock bands and stuff at that time, and a simple traditional pop band was getting number ones in the western world?--Veritable's Morgans Board (talk) 16:19, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

You may as well ask how the New Vaudeville Band had a hit with "Winchester Cathedral", or Esther and Abi Ofarim had a hit with Cinderella Rockefella, both of which are equally execrable. At the time, teenagers weren't the only ones buying records: grannies bought records too you know (we still do!). --TammyMoet (talk) 18:50, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

You could also note that with the growth in psychedelic rock, a lot of bands like The Beatles, the Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, etc, had been moving in increasingly musically complex and experimental directions, and there was therefore a vacancy for simple pop music like that the Beatles or Beach Boys had been making in the early 1960s. People have always liked simple pop songs, and there was a gap in the market opening up as the more established artists moved in a different direction.

The article on The Seekers actually explains fairly well how they got popular: a song in a hit film, lots of industry support including legendary British media mogul Lew Grade, shows with big popular bands, good songwriters such as Paul Simon... --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 20:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

"Winchester Cathedral" at least has novelty value. —Tamfang (talk) 06:58, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

People don't all have the same musical taste? I know that one's a shocker, but even Frank Sinatra was still getting #1 songs in the 1960s. Mike H. Fierce! 05:27, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Doctor Who

Doctor Who has occasionally met other regenerations of himself. Has he ever met his current regeneration? -- SGBailey (talk) 18:18, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Such a thing is usually said to cause a paradox/the end of the world/psychological trauma/etc. But he did see his current regeneration, they stood just a few feet apart only the second seeing the first and not the other way round, as the Ninth Doctor in the episode "Father's Day". Dismas|^(talk) 19:01, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• And (spoiler) the ending of Journey's End might also apply. It's a different Doctor, but basically the same incarnation.. - 87.211.75.45 (talk) 19:02, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Time Crash might be just what you're looking for... 190.157.120.42 (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually no, Time Crash is where he meets a previous regeneration, like The Two Doctors, The Three Doctors or The Five Doctors. Journey's end is a different doctor, a donna-doctor... but the same generation, so I think that Father's day is probably the best answer...-- WORMMЯOW  15:47, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Day of the Daleks: The Doctor and Jo briefly meet their future selves when the TARDIS console develops a fault. Also The Space Museum perhaps? TARDIS "skips a time track" and Doctor and companions briefly see themselves in the future preserved as exhibits in the museum. - Joe King (talk) 20:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

January 4

Luis Miguel and Aracely Arambula on As The World Turns

Is there a possibility that Luis Miguel and Aracely Arambula would make appearances on As The World Turns? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 14:35, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, Eric, here we go again.

Yes, as long as both people are alive and the show is being produced, there's a theoretical possibility. As is so often the case with your questions, I really don't think anyone can give you an answer that's any more accurate -- or useful -- than that. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 15:30, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

If you want attention that badly (from the captain's response, you must have asked lots of these) then you should start a petition drive to get the soap opera in question to invite them on. There are a number of good online petition sites, and you can go to message boards that discuss the soap and urge people to sign your petition. Also, contact the network, and try to convince them why it would be a good idea. that will make it more of a possibility; as well as whatever else you may have asked.Somebody or his brother (talk) 01:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

A Telenovela Replacing Muchachitas como tu

Which telenovela would replace Muchachitas como tú on January 12, 2009, Atrévete a soñar, Valeria or Tormenta en el Paraiso? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 14:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year to ya, Eric – :) Julia Rossi (talk) 02:06, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

January 5

Why do coaches always say "We got a pretty good ballclub..."

and then ramble on with even more pointless cliches? I mean it's every damn time, win or lose. After every game it's the same tired, your team here, scripts. One for winning, one for losing. But they both state "we got a pretty good ballclub...". If I was on a bottom of the division team, no shot at the playoffs, and my coach said this, I would kick him in the balls on national tv.--Baseball and and and Popcorn Fanatic (talk) 02:13, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps because you are only watching imaginary coaches? They must be imaginary if they always say "We got a pretty good ballclub..." I have heard real coaches say many different things, such as "They were who we thought they were" or "This team makes me want to puke" or "It's time to take off the diapers and grow up". -- kainaw™ 03:17, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

My favorite is the one, I believe for the 1976 Tampa Bay Bucs, who was asked to say something about his team's execution. His response: "I'm in favor of it." :-)

Anyway, it does seem that coaches have a lot of cliches, though they don't always use them. I'd say it comes down to leadership style. Some of the more outspoken coaches will say things like Kainaw mentioned. Others aren't nearly as aggressive, so they're more likely to sound a little wishy-washy at times.

Also, you're asking a coach, in a press conference, to speak for a ballclub that has at least a dozen (basketball) to over 50 (NFL) players. Coaches understand that each players is a little different. Some might need the "in your face" approach to get fired up. Others might need a lot of encouragement, and respond poorly to criticism if that criticism is too harsh. (Though each player should be abled to be coached, at least with constructive criticism.) Such a coach knows that, while it might do some of his players good to hear "we stunk out there," hearing "we really stink" 100% of the time will wind up doing more harm than good to those who tend to get so far down on themselves that the coach needs to encourage them. Though, granted, hearing cliches like "We've got a good team" 500% of the time doesn't help those who need a fire lit under them to get motivated.Somebody or his brother (talk) 13:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

What else do you expect him to say? "Our team really sucks." Anyway, good clubs can find themselves out of the playoffs if star players happen to have an off-season or if the team experiences too many injuries. As for kicking a teammate (even the couch is a teammate), I'd kick you off of my team. 216.239.234.196 (talk) 14:08, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

The fault really is in asking coaches stupid questions. What possible answer could you give for why you lost other than "they were better than us" ? You can make a lot of excuses, but that's still the only honest answer. Didn't one coach dodge this question once by saying "we lost because they scored more points than us" ? StuRat (talk) 21:45, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

I've heard coaches here say, they were the better team on the day to cushion their comment in public anyway. Maybe their job's at stake if they are too negative. Julia Rossi (talk) 23:57, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

That sounds conveniently like the criminal defense of "temporary insanity". So we don't need to fire the coach or imprison the criminal, do we ? StuRat (talk) 00:24, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Because sports reporters need to report something, every day players and coaches are interviewed about ball games, but there's never anything new to say that hasn't been said a million times. There are just a couple of stock answers for every situation, so the clichés become obvious once you notice them. This process is famously parodied in Bull Durham, where Costner teaches the clichés to the rookie. —Kevin Myers 01:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

We've overcome a lot of adversity with pretty good chemistry. We're taking it one game at a time, but this is a must-win game and there needs to be a sense of urgency. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 00:04, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Gilmore Girls barbershop song

Hi. I'd like to know the name of the song (or songs) that were performed by the barbershop quartet "The Perfect Gentlemen" in Gilmore Girls. I didn't actually watch that episode, or anything. In fact, I don't watch Gilmore Girls at all. Seriously. I don't. Don't judge me!!! 190.157.120.42 (talk) 14:42, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

...and you are aware of the quartet from your choir master? ;) Julia Rossi (talk) 23:23, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't know what they performed, but they are a real group, and here is their discography. (Oh and I don't watch that show either and I had no idea what you were talking about! Really!) Adam Bishop (talk) 14:39, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

How can one rectify a biased article?

I'm unable to discover how to go about bringing bias to the attention of those responsible for an article. In the past, on the very-few occasions when I've added relevant factual information to an article or pointed out excessively-subjective commentary, I've discovered such addenda are merely deleted with neither an explanation nor any attempt at contact for amplification.

However, I'd like to actually have a conversation with whomever is responsible for a particular article. I know there exist cliques which deflect all input apart from their own (because I've encountered them). So how can a person get around that?

Thank you. MisterCat (talk) 19:26, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Nobody can claim responsibility for any Wikipedia article. If you want to discuss changes to a specific article, the best place to do so is on the Talk page for that article - accessed from the "Discussion" tab at the top of the page. --LarryMac | Talk 19:38, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Some articles have been mostly written by one person or a small group of people. In such cases you can find them in the history page and perhaps contact them on their own home pages. Also, what's the article and bias in question ? Perhaps we can offer a neutral opinion. StuRat (talk) 21:39, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Album sales figures

I'm looking for a reference online for the sales figures for David Archuleta (album). Apparently I don't know the proper search string to get Google to show me what I need. Could some kind soul point me to a website that would give me those figures? Thanks, Hermione1980 19:45, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Record companies might not make that information public, especially if the sales figures are lower than expected. So you might not find what you are looking for. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 20:44, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

The article you link to provides sales figures and references. Tomdobb (talk) 13:40, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

I know, but they're kind of old and various new users keep posting different figures with no sources to back them up. In an effort to head them off, I was trying to find a more recent source. Hermione1980 14:00, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Billboard Magazine is probably the best source for sales charts. Although I don't think they often feature exact sales figures. I think SoundScan compiles the sales data but its only available to paid subscribers. Tomdobb (talk) 14:03, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Christmas Party

I have this Christmas party and the theme is Casino Royale. I am male and 22 years old. What do I wear?96.53.149.117 (talk) 23:34, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Black tie. Algebraist 23:39, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

You might also want to wear the rest of the tuxedo, to avoid Jack Frost nipping at your...

StuRat (talk) 00:22, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Bond would not be seen dead in anything as American as a tuxedo. Algebraist 00:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

January 6

Music Videos (cont.)

For my last question, can you please just tell me the answers to the questions straight? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bowei Huang (talk • contribs) 06:49, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

You can contact the Disney Channel at:

The Disney Channel

3800 W. Alameda Ave.

Burbank, CA 91505

(818) 569-7500[3]

They may be able to provide more information.. --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 11:26, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

This is a great example of the type of a question the Ref Desk doesn't do well with: in order to provide the answer, not only should someone have a list of all the videos ever shown on the Disney Channel, but also be familiar with the videos' content (including possible different versions of them that may have been shown at different times). I doubt even anyone at the Disney Channel itself would know the answer to this (or that they could provide details that would prove that their answer is correct, if they claimed to have the answer). I'm not saying that it's completely impossible to get an answer, but I would recommend against holding your breath. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 14:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Jesse McCartney (cont.)

For my last question, what about Disney Channel itself? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bowei Huang (talk • contribs) 06:58, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps you would care to look at McCartney's IMDB bio, which lists his appearances in TV shows and movies. Whether any of those have been shown on the Disney Channel, I wouldn't know, but since you're presumably a Disney channel viewer, perhaps you (or another Wikipedia user) would. A bit of detective work with Google may also prove useful. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 14:30, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

The Sims 2 (Gba)

What happens in the final episode the special reunion? oes it continue from the previous level "it all came to an end" I can't get another copy and link able to find out.Darkside2000 (talk) 11:19, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Music - glissandi over only black keys on a piano

In a musical score for piano, if I would like the player to slide up only the black keys, how do I indicate this?

Thanks, --86.2.173.190 (talk) 19:26, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

It would probably be written out, somewhat like grace notes. I've seen the glissando in the beginning of piano versions of Rhapsody In Blue written out like this. (Obviously that isn't just the black notes, but the same concept would apply.) Alternately, you could just put a normal glissando notation in, with the words "black notes only" above it. MookieZ (talk) 02:37, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

That sounds about right. Even in this PC-crazed world, nobody would think of writing "African American notes only". :) -- JackofOz (talk) 03:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

If I can redeem mysef with a slightly more useful comment: If the piece were orchestrated, the glissando would have to be written out note for note because "black keys" makes no sense to any normal orchestral instrument - or, more likely, it would be slightly altered to fit whichever instrument it was allocated to. This is often done in pieces like Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies, which contain bravura cadenzas that only a piano can play, so the orchestral versions rewrite them to something more suitable. -- JackofOz (talk) 20:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Why some actors from the first Mortal Kombat film had to be replaced in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation? David Pro (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Money, availability, desire. The usual reasons. Tomdobb (talk) 20:31, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

You'll see this fairly often. For instance, the Batman film series has, so far, had four different actors play Batman. As far as the smaller screen, soap operas are particularly egregious about it. They have often had a different actor play a particular role for just one episode because the regular actor for that part was sick/in the hospital/pregnant/etc. Dismas|^(talk) 06:23, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Criss Angel

Are the stunts shown by Criss Angel mere illusions, or magic, or he really does what is seen by the eyes? e.g. cutting a woman into 2 halves. These actions are impossible in real life! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.103.69.24 (talk) 21:03, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

You should check out Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed TV show, where the masked magician reveals how all these magic tricks are merely elaborate illusions and prop set-ups. He's already revealed how to cut a woman in half, and even how to fly off a building, some of which are classic Criss Angel tricks. From this show you can without a doubt conclude that Mindfreak is just a series of tricks and illusions performed along with camera angle and editing tricks, to make them seem "street" and "real" when in fact it's all still a hoax. Kreachure (talk) 21:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

KGB Commercial

Hey, can anyone tell me what the commercial for KGB is for? A girl is sitting in a chair and answers questions like how many hamsters on each other shoulders would it take to reach the moon, what is the 53 Fibonacci number etc etc.....I would love to have more info. I saw it on MTV if that helps. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.131.8.24 (talk) 23:22, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

I just saw the commercial. KGB stands for Knowledge Generation Bureau (or something close to that, I wasn't paying 100% attention) and there was a website listed: kgb.com. That website may explain everything. Or maybe not. MookieZ (talk) 05:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

<moved from misc desk> Julia Rossi (talk) 23:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
When will High School Musical 3: Senior Year first be shown on Disney Channel in Sydney, Australia? When will the DVD first be released for sale there? Bowei Huang (talk) 07:33, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

on imdb.com it shows that it will be released in Feb/Mar this year in general - as for Australia's region i'm not sure but I suspect it won't be before that date (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962726/dvd). 194.221.133.226 (talk) 10:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

January 7

Monopoly World Tournament

Does anyone know information on the Monopoly World Tournament? I remember reading somewhere that there is an official Monopoly World Tournament and a US National Monopoly Tournament, and they alternate every two years, I think. However, I have had a very difficult time finding any information about this. Can anyone help? Thanks!

SJCarlson22 (talk) 07:16, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

History of the board game Monopoly says they're now only going to be staged every four years, but the next one is this year. Doesn't say where or when, nor does the Hasbro official site. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:54, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Delayed yellow-card from advantage played in Football (soccer)

I was playing Fifa 08 yesterday, as you do, and made a bit of a rash challenge - the ref waved played advantage and the opposition continued. When the ball went out of play the player was booked for the challenge. My question is this...Is there any records of a professional player being sent-off for 2 bookable offenses within one section of play (i.e. a yellow card challenge which has an advantage then a second yellow for another challenge during that period of advantage)? I guess it might end up being a straight-red in reality but thought i'd ask anyway. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 10:49, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Looking through the BBC's football blog archives, I found this very scenario being presented to Keith Hackett, referee chief for the English Premier League. Although he doesn't mention any specific examples of it actually happening, he does explain the regulations that a referee should follow if such a situation occurs;

"...referees should take extreme care when applying advantage. That is why we constantly train referees that possession of the ball is not always an advantage...In this situation the referee is now in an extremely difficult situation and will have to call on all his skills to apply answer a). He must issue two yellows cards and the red and send the defender off. Good refereeing techniques can avoid this."

You can find the entire discussion on the BBC's website here [4]. 87.115.26.157 (talk) 16:45, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

obscure music project

In the mid-1980s, I saw something about Danny Aiello doing a response song (and video) to Papa Don't Preach by Madonna. The song must've been Papa Wants What's Best For His Little Girl. It also must've been from a father's perspective about a man warning his daughter about teenage pregnancy, and ordering her to give her baby up for adoption when it's born. Who knows anything about that type of thing?72.229.129.53 (talk) 12:45, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I must admit I remember that as well. This page : [5] has a small paragraph about the song near the middle. Danny also has released a couple of cd's since then. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 14:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

If that's the case, I can't seem to find a copy anywhere.72.229.129.53 (talk) 19:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

So far I have found some cd's on Amazon here: [6], but the song you are looking for is not on these discs as far as I can see. I'll do some more looking. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 21:12, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Very well.72.229.129.53 (talk) 02:47, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

I have just started watching this series, and I have now watched seasons 1, 2, and 3. These are the episodes with Detectives Goren and Eames. I am curious about something. Are there ever any episodes in which the crime is not actually solved? Every episode that I have seen (so far) involves the crime being solved and easily "sown up" by the episode's end. I was just curious if this ever changed in any later episodes. Did the writers ever have the detectives not solve a crime ... or even solve it but "get the wrong perp"? Or is every single crime in every single episode neatly solved and sown up by the episode's end? I am just curious about this. It's a great series ... but a bit formulaic if every single crime is always solved every single time ... (and in 45 minutes, no less!). Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:36, 7 January 2009 (UTC))

Joseph, you might just as well have asked this question about every cop show ever made in the history of television. Generally speaking, crimes that might take weeks or even years to solve in real life are solved within 45 minutes on TV. There must be some exceptions, I guess. I can't speak for this show in particular. -- JackofOz (talk) 19:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Even though it only takes 45 minutes on TV, the elapsed time on the show could be much longer. In the show Cold Case, for example, it's often decades that pass before a case is solved. StuRat (talk) 20:02, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the input. The "45 minutes issue" was not really the issue at hand, as I certainly understand that "TV time" does not equal "real life time". The issue that I was really getting at was whether or not these detectives ever fail ... or do they formulaically solve every single crime presented to them, every single time? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:38, 7 January 2009 (UTC))

I remember when Perry Mason lost his one and only case. It made headlines. Now, this was about a defence (or defense, since he was an American) attorney who, except for this one case, always got his clients off their charges (and, usually, did Detective Tragg's work for him by identifying the real culprit in the process). But the corollary is that the police almost never fingered the real culprit to begin with, and had to depend on Perry and his team to find out who really done it. -- JackofOz (talk) 20:52, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I am not certain about Law and Order C.I., but Miami Vice was certainly a program that didn't always follow the formula. There were episodes where the criminals were not caught and abrupt endings were common. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 21:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

The episodes which feature the recurring character Goren nemesis Nicole Wallace (Olivia d'Abo) probably come closest to leaving things unresolved. --LarryMac | Talk 21:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Film Credits

Many years ago the cast of a film was shown at the beginning, witht a simple "The End" at the end. It appears sometime in the late 1960's or early 1970's the cast list was switched to the ends of films, along with many more behind-the-scenes personnel (e.g. "Best Boy", "Catering Services Provided by:") than had been listed previously. How did the change come about? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.120.95.34 (talk) 19:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I've noticed this, too. I recently watched the 1967 movie In Cold Blood, which was right in that time frame, and ended abruptly, without credits. This was a bit of a shock, but perhaps that was the intent. I believe that many movies had extended credits at the end far earlier than this, however. StuRat (talk) 20:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I would also assume that more and more people (i.e., the Best Boys and the Caterers that you cite) began to "demand" screen credit in their contracts. I assume it's a pretty big deal to them, both personally and professionally, to be included ... and rightly so. (It provides them with a legacy in perpetuity, as well.) Furthermore, I imagine that this contract demand is at little or no cost to the film producer. Thus, a win-win situation. The only "loser" in the entire process is the film-goer who is faced with seeing an endless sea of mostly meaningless names at the end of the film. And, as we all know, such viewers are free to leave the theatre and/or to stop the CD. Which pretty much everyone does. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:47, 7 January 2009 (UTC))

In the early days of film, credits could last a minute or less. In the 1950s, credits on TV were contradictory: movies had credits at the beginning and TV shows had credits at the end (to make sure the show grabbed an audience in the first two minutes from competing channels). Obviously, this competition impacted on the TV presentation of movies. Another reason for the shift to the end was that movie credits began to get longer during the 1960s. Now film credits have so many names, they can last as long as five or seven minutes. They increased because of union regulations, contracts, copyrights, nepotism, lengthy CGI names, etc. as noted in this New York Times article from 2004. It would be interesting to know the first movie to put credits at the end. Pepso2 (talk) 20:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

There are many old B&W movies from the 30s and 40s I've seen on TV that start with the main credits, and end with the list of players and the roles they played, right after "The End". So, mentioning the actors (but not the other people involved) twice has a long history. I can understand why they might have started doing that - people had just sat through the movie and were curious about who was that stunning woman/man who played the doctor. (They'd be less likely to have wondered, at the end, about the production designer, for example.) Such information is not available from just the names of the actors in the opening credits. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Starting in the 1930s, Universal re-listed the main cast at the end after the memorable phrase "A Good Cast Is Worth Repeating." A good brief article on all this is here. —Kevin Myers 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

We have a bit of information at Closing credits. --Thomprod (talk) 23:54, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Is there any other product where so many people are explicitly credited with its production? Most of the people being credited for films have next to no creative input at all, so copyright concerns seem neglibible. --Tango (talk) 22:10, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

As mentioned, it is contractual that certain credits appear before a movie begins (overlay during an opening scene is allowed) and certain credits must appear at the end of the movie. Some legal credits are also placed at the end of the movie to avoid lawsuits. It can be humorous, such as a biographical movie ending with the standard "This story is purely fictional and is not based on any living or deceased person. Any similarity to a person, living or deceased, is purely coincidental." Of note, some movies purposely break the rules. Tarantino purposely delayed the opening credits on Pulp Fiction, knowing he would get fined, and stated that the artistic product was worth the fine. Also, not all people are listed in closing credits. For example, much of the crew that worked on Die Hard 3 was not listed in any credits because they only worked on the South Carolina sets. South Carolina is not a film union state, so the workers were not union and did not require listing. Now that I'm thinking about it, The Holy Grail did a good job of using the opening credits to meet requirements (with a lot of humor) and ended with a sudden cut to black. So, now that I'm under a Monty Python influence, nothing more I can say will make sense. -- kainaw™ 01:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Opal from All My Children

Throwing this out here, hoping someone has some All My Children knowledge that I don't. :)

The character Opal Gardner has been on the show for what seems to be eons, and I know that she is at least vaguely described to be "Southern" (just like her niece Dixie), but have they ever established what community or state she was from? I went to look at the article and I didn't find anything, unless I glossed over it. If anyone can be of some help, that would be wonderful. :) Mike H. Fierce! 01:35, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see in the Dixie article that the community is called "Pigeon Hallow," but was the state ever mentioned and is this where Opal is from too? Mike H. Fierce! 01:37, 8 January 2009 (UTC)