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May 1

Is it possible or not?

Hello to all of you, nice people of Wikipedia. I would like to know if I can get an autograph or any memorabilia for my birthday from a little known actor from Canada. He's a really unknown actor to most but his acting changed my life. Should I contact his agents or his agency with my request? And lastly, how to request it formally in English language without sounding like a stalker, of whom the world of entertainment suffers so much? Thank you very much.

PS: I don't intend to have any form of direct contact with him, perhaps only something sent by his agency as you receive a postcard when you send a letter to the White House. Thank you. 190.246.97.81 (talk) 14:40, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Starting with the agency seems like a good bet - and an un-stalkery kind of thing to do, so bonus points there. I'm not sure how easy it is to find what agency someone uses; I think IMDb has a paid subscription "pro" level that includes stuff like that, but you could just start with Google. As far as the language goes, your own words will work better than what we can come up with, but try to be brief. A line or two about your connection to him ("I really admired your portrayal of...") and then politely make your request. If there's something specific you want, ask for it specifically ("I'd love to get an autographed photo of you from..."). Don't make him guess or try to read between the lines. Besides any charge he or the agency might have, you'll definitely have to pay for any kind of postage or shipping, which may get complicated, so I'd suggest going for something that can be mailed (i.e. photo/paper) and state up front that you'll be happy to compensate for expenses. Matt Deres (talk) 20:10, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As long as you have a credit card you can get a free trial of IMDb Pro. Just cancel once you're done if you want to avoid paying for it. I would agree with Bugs that a little-known actor would appreciate much more attention, and some low-level celebrities do occasionally put their direct contact information on IMDb Pro. IMHO, IMDB Pro should be included with the Wikipedia Library. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 02:26, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The content of IMDb is largely user-generated. For that reason it is not an acceptable source of content, so there is no point in including it. --Lambiam 20:38, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If the actor is little known, they might appreciate the attention. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:33, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 2

Khakee 2004 & Insan 2005

California trollin'

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

I am Angry Mad 😡 feeling Old accidentally Waiting 18 Years too Long to Ask this Question:

Actors Ajay, Akshay, Tusshar are From Khakee & Insan.

how Can Akshay & Tusshar get Along with Ajay during Insan (since Ajay’s goons Kiled Akshay during Khakee)?(73.90.160.122 (talk) 00:18, 2 May 2023 (UTC)).[reply]

Links: Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Tusshar Kapoor, Khakee, Insan. If I understand the question correctly, the answer is that actors and their roles are not the same. For example, Akshay (unlike Shekhar Verma) seems to be still alive. The actors who portray mortal enemies are often best friends. —Tamfang (talk) 01:52, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As my granny used to say when children confused actors with their roles, "They all go home and have their dinners afterwards." See, for example, the 'Real Life' section in the TV Tropes entry Actor/Role Confusion {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.213.18.208 (talk) 12:19, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Actors within a given project don't always get along, but not particularly anything to do with the roles they're playing. For a film or play to work, the actors have to at least be professional and not let their friendship (or lack thereof) show. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:28, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What is That word Oh yeah What about “Conflict of Interest” how Can Everyone forget About Khakee as If Nothing Happened between Ajay & Akshay I want To talk To Them?(2601:201:C000:26C0:E053:4F74:AA58:CBF2 (talk) 03:38, 3 May 2023 (UTC)).[reply]

Sigh. Okay, we'll go through this one more time. The film Insan is not a sequel to the film Khakee. Their two stories are not connected and no fictional characters in Khakee appear in Insan, so there cannot be any bad feelings in the fictional story of Insan that continue from the fictional story of Khakee.

The actors who portray the fictional characters in the two films do not really do any of the things shown, and do not have the feelings that they pretend to have on screen – it's all Fiction. As soon as the cameras stop rolling, the actors Akshay, Tusshar and Ajay probably sit down together, chat, have lunch etc. They are professional acting colleages, who probably like each other (though it wouldn't matter if they didn't) – their real-life feelings are nothing to do with the fictional feelings of the fictional characters they pretend to be in front of the cameras.

If you have difficulty understanding this (and I am assuming good faith, just) then you do not understand how the World, Fiction and Filming work. Perhaps you will when you are older; I certainly hope so. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.213.18.208 (talk) 06:45, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was Joking 🙃 Laugh 😂 Why do People take My Comments Seriously unbelievable Etc?(2601:201:C000:26C0:94AA:5BC1:1A5A:39A5 (talk) 07:09, 3 May 2023 (UTC)).[reply]

Quality of grid in cryptic crosswords

In this interview with a crossword setter, one of his early efforts is described as “the grid’s awful but the clues are good”. What constitutes an "awful grid"? Is it just a lack of 'checked' letters, as implied by the last paragraph of Cryptic_crossword#Grids_for_cryptic_crosswords, or is there more to it than that? AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 13:53, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The thing that seems strikingly bad to me in the grid is that so many of the unchecked letters are in consecutive groups of two or three. That'll make it kind of hard on the solver. --174.89.12.187 (talk) 06:47, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, yes. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 08:41, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 3

Highest grossing nightclubs in the United States by revenue, post 2015

Hi there; as part of my research for a draft article on Temple nightclub in San Francisco, the facility came in as the 24th highest grossing nightclub in the United States in 2015. This is the last year I have been able to find statistics on Temple's revenue. Would you all be able to help me find newer statistics on the highest grossing nightclubs in the US, preferably as close to the present day as possible? Thanks, InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 02:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 5

Comics website like IMDB for movies

Which lists all comics published worldwide in all languages like IMDB lists all movies of all languages. 2409:4088:9D94:2912:C883:71B9:1E37:89B2 (talk) 13:55, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the Grand Comics Database is going to be your best option. --Jayron 32 14:04, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Or try LastDodo [1] (formerly known as catawiki). 212.178.135.35 (talk) 13:44, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 6

Buffy's fire

I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), long after watching (at least twice) the series of the same name. In the premiere (1997) of the latter, Buffy explains that she had to burn down the gymnasium at her previous school because "it was full of vamp——asbestos." Somewhere I have read that the movie is ambiguous about whether Buffy intentionally started the fire.

So imagine my surprise when the movie ends with no fire at all, darn it. Have I misremembered something (again)? —Tamfang (talk) 01:55, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)#Television explains, the finished film deviated significantly from Joss Weedon's original screenplay, and the TV series is intentionally not a faithful sequel to the film, deliberately contradicting it in many backstory details: ". . . Whedon wrote the pilot to the TV series as a sequel to his original script, which is why the TV series makes references to events that did not occur in the film". {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.19} 90.213.18.208 (talk) 07:20, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah thanks. I came back to delete this question as unlikely to get a meaningful response! —Tamfang (talk) 11:22, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The burning happens in "Graduation Day, Part Two", the season finale of the third season of the television series, which aired in 1999. The reference in the 1997 series premiere is a flashforward. --Lambiam 08:21, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but I don't buy that Buffy's account of burning a gymnasium full of vampires (or asbestos) at Hemery High in Los Angeles refers only to blowing up a library with ANFO to kill one giant demon in Sunnydale. It's a better match to "Some Assembly Required" (ep 2:2); in the next episode she obliquely admits to having done it more than once. —Tamfang (talk) 11:43, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

staying dead the Marvel way

Is it known who first said, "No one in comics stays dead except for Bucky Barnes, Jason Todd and Uncle Ben"? —Tamfang (talk) 02:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alexuh1

In which town is the Alexuh1’s residence? 151.49.125.198 (talk) 12:58, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That information seems not to be publicly available online. You could try contacting her here. 136.56.52.157 (talk) 17:10, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 8