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July 18

Movie Line?

I know this is a long shot, but worth a shot. Does anybody know of a movie line something like "In case I forget to say it later, I had a really good time." The context would be it was said at the beginning of a date. Thanks. --LarryMac | Talk 16:29, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently Pretty Woman has that line, according to IMDB (via Google). Geez, what an awful movie. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 16:44, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Cap'n. I won't be rewatching that one! --LarryMac | Talk 16:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That probably makes you a better person. =) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 16:47, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Brycing

Hello, This is a request to have “Brycing” included to the encyclopedia....Attached is an e-mail from Wade Schalles to me...This is a very exciting thing for me to do for my son. I haven’t been able to give him much but he deserves the recognition and your encyclopedia is the best way to do this!!!

His birthday is the 27th of July. No better present could be given...thanks

Bob Saviers (personal information redacted)

PS: Wade of course is our greatest American wrestler of all time and one of the greatest Americans of all time too....His inspirational speaking and motivational styles are legend...Wades Schalles is the inventor of the "Spladle". He can be found on television and the web.

Coach Chris Crawford can affirm to this move being original in nature enough to be declared a seperate move too. He can be reached at (personal information redacted) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bob,

Your welcome, it clearly demonstrates that Bryce has a creative thought process.

I'm sure his new adaptation to the cross-face cradle series will help a great many athletes. It simplifies something that has been a little more difficult for younger wrestlers to digest.

I'm going to tell people that his new addition to the move is called "brycing" the cross face cradle. I think that has the same ring to it as the spladle.

Sorry we didn't have more time to spend together. Thanks for everything.

Wade Schalles............

Star Awards Program

www.starawardsprogram.org

The Schalles Award

www.theschallesaward.com

(personal information redacted)

Definition: "Brycing" ...a variation and or addition to the cross face cradle as invented by Bryce Saviers in 2007 and named to him by Wade Schalles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.145.225.37 (talk) 18:37, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Bob. First, I've removed the personally identifiable information from above. You really don't want the whole internet to have access to such information. Also, I'm sorry to report that Wikipedia can't just add articles on request. An article topic must be notable and verifiable. (I will add links to those terms, as used here, in a moment). Here we go - Verifiable and Notable. --LarryMac | Talk 18:56, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bob, To save you some boring policy reading, What LarryMac is saying is that we can't just publish something here out of thin air. As a means of quality control, we try to ensure that everything we publish on Wikipedia has been published in a reputable source first. If we can't source our statements, then they can't be distinguished in quality from any of the other anonymous rants on the internet. If you want to see your son's move published here, try to get it published somewhere else first. In fact, he may be even more honored if you can get him mentioned in a wrestling magazine than on wikipedia! I'm sure Mr. Schalles could help make that happen. --Shaggorama (talk) 23:43, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Crackdust

Long soapboxing rant removed. --Kreachure (talk) 20:55, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What's the big deal of casting?

Hello. I must apologize beforehand if I sound too ranty, but I do have a question I'd like cleared up: I've always wondered why Casting is considered such an important part of film and television. In many movie credits, for example, it's roughly Director-Executive Producer-Editor-Casting director! Why is that? Sure, that's how you get your actors, but if you decide to have, say, Harrison Ford for your movie, it's not because of the "great casting of the Casting Director", it's because it's frickin Harrison Ford!

The (important) casting decisions are even not totally decisions of the casting team, sometimes they have even been made by the director and producers beforehand! Even if this isn't the case, when they're in the process of auditions for a major part, it's usually the director and producers who decide who's perfect for the part or not, not some casting director who has nothing to do with the actual creative process of making a movie or TV show!

If you give an award for "Best Casting", isn't that like giving an award for "getting such great actors together in one place"? How is that different from giving out an award for best ensemble cast, or even for best actors/actresses in the first place?

I know it sounds like I have something against casting people, but I sincerely don't understand why they're considered so important in the whole process. Perhaps you can clear that up for me? Thanks in advance, Kreachure (talk) 20:59, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be making the assumption that any actor of sufficient quality would be good in any role. Sometimes there is a "right actor" for a role. For instance, Bond afficionados often argue over who was the "best" bond: even though each actor who played bond is good in their own right, many people feel that one actor or other simply fit the mold for the Bond character better than others. And sometimes the best actor isn't necessarily well known. The recent movie Juneau had a relatively unknown girl playing the main, but she was great anyway. Also, famous actors carry in Star image which effects how the audience sees them. Star image is half the reason Arnold was funny in Kindergarten Cop. Also, sometimes actors are best when typecasted, such as Robert Deniro, Bruce Willis, and Samuel L. Jackson. An award for casting is really an award for reading a script or screenplay and visualizing the characters well, for saying "XXXX would be PERFECT for this!" --Shaggorama (talk) 23:14, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the good points Shaggorama makes: people like Harrison Ford or other people whose recognizability and star power is ridiculously high are kind of outside the scope of the normal casting process, really. A lot of the time the decision to cast them is not so much a casting decision as it is a marketing decision. (And, if you'll allow a generalization, the the more that counts, the more likely to movie is to be shallow and stupid and meaningless in a way that casting choices aren't going to affect all that much.) But Harrison Ford is just a single actor in a movie that probably has dozens of speaking parts, at least half a dozen of which are likely to be important to the story and the storytelling. Casting the right person for the right part is an extremely important part in getting a movie to work. If Jodie Foster hadn't been cast in Taxi Driver and the part had gone to someone who was less convincing as a teenage prostitute, the movie would have lost a great deal of its impact, for example. Or if Anthony Hopkins (who, despite a long career, was not well known to American audiences at the time) hadn't been cast as Hannibal Lecter, would the character have become such a horror movie icon? -- Captain Disdain (talk) 23:22, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But you can't give out awards for "saying" someone is perfect for a role, you give out an award directly to that person who may have been perfect in that role! It's like saying that an actor gave out a great performance, but instead of awarding him/her, you award the one that chose him/her? If an actor does well in a role, it's his/her own achievement, not the achievement of a casting director! How the heck are you, as a "best casting" award giver, going to know how the casting director "visualized" an actor in a role, and then awarding him/her for that?? In other words, I don't see why you would award someone who simply gave someone the opportunity to do his/her job, as great or lame as that may turn out!

Think about it this way: let's say an actor (or an ensemble cast, etc.) was great in a movie. Then maybe you consider giving the casting director an award for choosing them. But, if the actors sucked, then you'll be able to say that the casting director's choice was poor. It's not like you're going to award a casting director for casting great actors, even though they sucked in a movie! "Casting" is just the audition and selection process; a "best casting award" doesn't award that process, it simply awards the fact that the actors the casting selected happened to be great in a movie! How's that any different from directly awarding the actors?!? Kreachure (talk) 23:42, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, of course you can give awards for that. Hell, you can give awards for anything you like. You can argue about this if you like, but the very fact that they are giving out awards for it proves that it can be done. And, honestly, it's not as if the other awards are really and purely based on actual merit or some kind of objective achievement. I mean, for example, was Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King really the best movie of the 2004 Academy Awards? Did that happen completely independently of the fact that it the last opportunity to give the award to that trilogy -- and boost its legend and, indirectly, subsequent DVD sales, for that matter? Or, to take another example, what about the fact that there's a strong strategic element to whether someone is nominated for an award for the lead or a supporting part, as discussed in a recent Onion AV Club article? These awards are -- especially today -- as at least as much about marketing as they are about honoring the best work in the industry. (Of course, the Academy Awards don't actually include an award for best casting, but that's kind of beside the point.)

In any case, there's a lot more to casting than just selecting good actors -- that is to say, it's nowhere near that simple. It's not as if you have a list of bad actors and good actors and you pick the good ones and avoid the bad ones. Just recognizing a good actor from a bad one under what can often be difficult conditions is difficult, but that's just the tip of an iceberg. You also need to be able to figure out, usually without the other actors present, whether the chemistry between all of these actors will work, and give direction to the actors and ask them for specific things, so you can evaluate their performance accurately and quickly -- it's as much about seeing potential as it is about seeing the ability on display in an audition. (The people doing the casting, especially for small parts, usually don't have a lot of time to spend per actor, so they really need to know what they're doing.) And, of course, the job also tends to involve a lot of networking and whatnot. It's a job that has a pretty tangible impact on what the actual movie or episode of TV series is going to feel like. It's true that if an actor does well in a role, that's to the actor's credit, not the casting director's, but a casting award isn't awarded for the acting, it's awarded for enabling that actor -- and, as a result, that on-screen chemistry -- to be there in the first place. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 01:04, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, okay. Maybe the casting director is partially to thank for the eventual chemistry between actors and parts which enables the rest of a movie or show to work. But I still think they're overrated, considering that it's the actors themselves that cause that chemistry and do the actual performances, and the director which actually helps everything flow together. Thanks for your time. Kreachure (talk) 01:36, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Trust me, if you were making a movie and you had to find, say, forty people to play various characters in the film, ranging from bit parts to leading roles, you wouldn't think they're overrated. That's a lot of work right there, and if it isn't done right, you may end up having to recast parts (which can be very expensive) or end up with a movie with performances that just don't work. Granted, that may happen anyway, but a competently run casting process will absolutely reduce the chances of that. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 01:52, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sony Music Entertainment - Sony BMG

What is the difference between Sony Music Entertainment and Sony BMG? David Pro (talk) 21:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sony Music Entertainment owns 50% of Sony BMG as part of a joint venture, with Bertelsmann Music Group owning the other 50%. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 21:46, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 19

Schnappi

Why wasn't Schnappi translated into English? 124.176.160.46 (talk) 01:16, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt you're going to get any kind of a fact-based answer here. Considering that there are numerous parties who could have licensed the song and done so, but didn't, there are undoubtedly numerous reasons for this. Personally, I'd like to think -- with admittedly uncharacteristic optimism -- that perhaps it was thought that there was already enough annoying and stupid crap available in English and that therefore Schnappi was surplus to requirements. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 01:31, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Funny ninja run

I don't know if this should go on the entertainment desk or on the humanities desk but I have a question that's been bugging me for a while. Often in Japanese animation (like say Naruto) and some videogames (Lineage 2 springs to mind) ninja like characters have this incredibly awkward looking way of running. Generally the character in question will arch his body forward and keep his arms next to his body (pointing backwards). I'm wondering where this funny way of running comes from and if it's purely fictional or not. PvT (talk) 18:46, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You know, I've wondered about that too. I'm guessing you're talking about the kinda run they portray in Naruto. Somehow thay make it look cool in anime, but it just looks dorky (and probably more accurate) when Hank Venture does it. --Shaggorama (talk) 22:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would ninjas do well in skiing competitions?

This is an interesting observation. It seems to me that this style of running is meant to convey an increased sense of speed, not only by appearing aerodynamic, but also to sort of gain momentum forward. Compare, for example, with the way skiiers shape themselves when skiing down a steep slope and especially ski jumping. It certainly seems useful in those situations, but I'm not sure about doing that while running. It does look cool though, at least in anime. Kreachure (talk) 02:13, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 20

Wii

I don't have and don't want a Wii, but I have two questions: 1. Where do you find the place where you can view the data for your games, and copy/erase that data? 2. Does the Wii have indefinite internal memory or can it only have a certain number of game saves? 124.176.160.46 (talk) 01:06, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1)Its at the very start of the system options section. 2)It has a fixed amount of internal memory (that after 2 years I'm still nowhere near filling. But if you need to increase the space there is a slot on the front of the console where you can add an SD memory card. - X201 (talk) 09:05, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It should perhaps be noted that "indefinite internal memory" isn't really a possibility. All such devices have a definite amount of memory (in the case of the Wii, it's 512 MB internal) and in no case is it infinite (which may have been what you meant to type). Filling such memory is a function of what you do with it. Just save games and it'll last a long time. Download everything in sight and it runs out quickly. — Lomn 12:54, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What does - Dude, in the Big Lebowski, smoke - ?

Just wondering what the Dude smokes in the movie the big Lebowski..? can anyone elighten me please, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Akiz2007 (talk • contribs) 01:27, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The only thing I can recall him smoking is pot. Dismas|^(talk) 07:18, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

PS3/PSP Movies Service - Is It Live?

I heard about the new PS3/PSP movie service for download/purchase and wikipedia states that it went live on the 15th, but is it going? I see the icon in my PS Store but I can't access it; I can hit "x" as many times as I like, I don't get a new page.

Is it up yet? I've hunted around the PS Blog and can't find anything on it.

No system update is required, so...I'm trying to figure this one out? Can someone tell me if I have to do something special, or if it's just down right now? Thanks. Dooms Day349 04:09, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It only went live in the USA. Everywhere else on the globe will have to wait for a region by region rollout of the service. It also blocked to people with a US PSN account who live in other countries. If neither of these apply then sorry, can't help. - X201 (talk) 08:59, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

live music performance terminology question

* It's when a band ends one of their songs or they slow down and then they bring it back up to speed or they repeat it again.

I've been searching the internet like crazy for the name of this term. I heard it a long time ago but I can't manage to find it in a glossary. And most glossary's do not include modern or gig terms like this.

Thanks if you can answer this! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aerosnowu2 (talk • contribs) 05:56, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean a reprise? Or repeat (music)?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 06:47, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or encore maybe? Iiidonkeyiii (talk) 10:01, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or when a song slows then speeds up again could be a break (music) or a 'breakdown'. Iiidonkeyiii (talk) 10:07, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The traditional term is fermata, but that's for pauses written directly into the music itself, and I don't know if rock bands use this term anyway. -- JackofOz (talk) 10:11, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--- Oh cool, the term I was looking for was "breakdown". Thanks "Iiidonkeyiii"! I'm still not sure if that term includes the "reprise" part of the song, but with rock bands I guess the whole thing is just called a breakdown.

This slang use of the word "breakdown" needs to be added to the music glossary or one needs to be created for modern music terminology but without fundamental terms like "eighth note" and "fermata", etc.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.31.48.243 (talk) 13:34, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is common with the Beatles. It is often referred to as a fake fadeout. See Strawberry Fields Forever and Helter Skelter (song) for a couple that come immediately to mind. -- kainaw ™ 19:29, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A false fadeout (as in "Helter Skelter") is not the same thing as a breakdown (as in dance music, where most of the instruments drop out except for the drums). Also, to clear up something from the original question: a breakdown does not usually involve the song slowing down. Instruments drop out during a breakdown, but the tempo, especially in dance music, almost always remains constant, although it may feel slower. Rock and pop music traditionally employ a middle 8 (a brief section with a new melody or chord changes) rather than breakdowns. None of the Wikipedia articles on these topics are very good, by the way. —Kevin Myers 02:09, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Paul McCartney and Psychedelic Rock

In the encyclopedia there is written that Mccartney only assumed the drug in 1967, with Magical Mystery Tour project. But his song Penny Lane goes up again to December 1966 and it's psychedelic!! Evidently, there is an error. Or no?--79.42.87.137 (talk) 16:48, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah that's an error...they were high on marijuana all the time starting around 1965, and discovered LSD in 1966, which is why Revolver and then Sgt. Pepper are so bizarre. Adam Bishop (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Who says Penny Lane is psychedelic? I would say it is nostalgic and not at all "mind-expanding", unlike the flip-side, Lennon's Strawberry Fields Forever, which most certainly is drenched in acid. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 17:21, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As Frank Zappa has demonstrated, it is quite possible to make psychedelic music without using a "trendy chemical amusement aid". DAVID ŠENEK 17:55, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Paul has stated many times that he was the last to try LSD. Also, he was the first to admit to the press that members of the band took drugs. He admitted this in 1967 - claiming to have done it "about four times." He didn't state when he first tried LSD. As for the psychedelic sound of the Beatles, usually noted to begin in Revolver, it was the sound of music around them. They were experimenting and continuing with what they heard others playing. It is not necessary to do drugs to write music of any particular style. -- kainaw ™ 19:24, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why do radio stations with tight playlists and lots of commercials always get ratings?

I never understood how a station with a 20 song (no exaggeration) playlist can consistantly get ratings. And dont even get me started on all the commercials....!

Are people basically dull and /or stupid and just say- "Yup, an hours' worth of songs and American Idol is eneough for me!" Or are there deep evolotionary/ societal reasons?--Hey, I'm Just Curious (talk) 20:05, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They do tend to play the latest songs, which people seem to value. slυмgυм [ ←→ ] 21:38, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are likely other reasons, but I think that the Loudness war may have something to do with it. Stations with the shortest playlists and the most commercials may also have the loudest playlists and the loudest commercials. They may also play more music which has been processed the most to sound louder. Stations with more varied playlists may simply have more trouble grabbing peoples' ears when the competing pop stations are just so amplified. --Several Times (talk) 21:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An old Movie.. Can't remember the title

Hey all, thanks for the anticipated help, I am going to kick myself once I have the answer, but just can't come up with it. There is an old movie, a musical and there are these gangs - the Fins I think - and they dance as they fight. Don't have enough info to do a proper Google search either. Thanks again, an easy answer I am sure.--Jordan 1972 (talk) 21:07, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The obvious answer would be West Side Story (film). slυмgυм [ ←→ ] 21:36, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting - it's playing on TCM right now. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:43, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is WSS -- And its the Sharks not the Fins... Thanks. I knew I would kick myself!--Jordan 1972 (talk) 21:51, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My fav song from the movie: "Gonnorhea, I've just con-trac-ted gonnorhea !". StuRat (talk) 00:52, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"And suddenly I found..." Julia Rossi (talk) 14:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, finally someone who recognized my version of "Maria...I've just met a girl named Maria". :-) StuRat (talk) 03:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"...how unpopular a round (of the clap) can be-ee, Gee-orhea, say it loud and it's..." Julia Rossi (talk) 12:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They should have hired us to write the score for the movie...if the audience doesn't clap for the clap, what will they clap for ? :-) StuRat (talk) 22:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it had been set at Christmas time, there might have been a scene with carollers singing "We wish you Merry Syphilis and a Happy Gonnorhea". :) -- JackofOz (talk) 00:42, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hahaha -- "say it loud and it's quaranti-ine, say it soft and it almost sounds... cle-ean..." You're right StuRat, the way is opening for a sexbug clinic musak CD of love song parodies. Clap all round people, Julia Rossi (talk) 00:33, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 21

Olympics: how many actually attend and watch on site?

How many actually attend and watch the Olympics on site? The present article only refers to the number who watch on TV. Am interested to know also record attendance. 4672mtem (talk) 05:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

7.2 million tickets have been sold for the Beijing Olympics[1]. Rmhermen (talk) 13:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

James Barton

On p. 117 of The Book of Lists (1977), there’s a list, apparently supplied by Bing Crosby, of his 10 Favorite Performers of All Time.

The names are: Al Jolson, Ethel Waters, James Barton, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole (he calls him “Nat Cole”), Mel Tormé, Judy Garland and Victor Borge.

They’re numbered 1-10 in the above order, but Crosby added a note: "These are not listed in order of preference, and include no actors, only performers. I could, of course, list hundreds more".

I know all the names except James Barton. The only such name of any note I can find is this guy. He seems to have been primarily an actor, although he did sing on Broadway etc. Could this be the person in Bing’s list? and I wonder why he’s apparently forgotten these days (as judged by his lack of any mention in Wikipedia). -- JackofOz (talk) 06:42, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1980s Hovis Advert.

In the 1980s in the UK there was a famous advertisement for Hovis bread. It showed a young chap pushing a grocery bicycle up a steep hill, (Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset) with a talkover extolling the virtues of eating Hovis bread. It was/is very well known in the UK and I have the distinct memory of the talkover being in a Yorksire accent, however when the advert is viewed on You Tube it has an artificial south of England rural accent and a different script from the one I remember. Can anyone else confirm or recall that the original advert had a Yorkshire accent talkover or have I been living with a memory lie all these years? Richard Avery (talk) 07:44, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean this one, it actually dates back to 1973, and I think the voiceover was always like that. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 07:51, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I also had this notion it had a Yorkshire accent, whereas it's obviously not. I suspect it's the brass band and the dropping of "the" a couple of times that makes one think it's oop north.--217.171.129.75 (talk) 08:07, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There was a Two Ronnies sketch which parodied the advert, and I think that was done in a yorkshire accent. That might have distorted you're memory?... Worm That Turned (talk) 08:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your memory might also have mixed in ads like the Yorkshire Tea one, which also had voiceover and nostalgic imagery. "I used to steal a nut off the top o' t' cake." 79.66.13.38 (talk) 22:21, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that everybody. Lesson 27 in life "Write everything down". Richard Avery (talk) 06:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Phil Collins B-Sides and Tracks (moved from Miscellaneous desk)

Does anyone know where to order and find all the Phil Collins B-Sides and Tracks. I heard there was a CD with a compilation of all his demos and B-Sides from all of his albums termed 'The Lost Album'. Also is anyone familiar of a particular website to at least hear regulated sound bites (or should I say) excerpts of Phil Collins B-Sides. If anyone has information one either of these topics, they would be great!!! Sincerly, --Writer Cartoonist (talk) 23:17, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All his official albums are listed under Phil Collins discography. A quick scan of that list shows no official compilation like you mention; the closest is probably Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New. Demos and B-sides compilations do exist, but they are bootlegs; see here, here and here. You won't find these for sale in any high street record store, though. These days, compilations like this are usually traded or shared online. As for sound bites/excerpts: ordinarily you'd be looking at things like Amazon or iTunes, but if these songs aren't officially available on any current CD, you won't find extracts anywhere. Were there any particular songs you were looking for? --Richardrj ^talk ^email 07:47, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Biggest pop star for teenagers

who is the biggest pop star among teenagers in the whole world? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.95.203.163 (talk) 08:32, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's very hard to answer a question like this, because "biggest" is a rather subjective term. Biggest in terms of record sales, downloads (legal and not-so-legal?), website references, MySpace fans, Twitter tweets, . . . ? Also, somebody who is popular with 13 to 15 year olds might not be for 16 to 19 year olds. --LarryMac | Talk 13:21, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Despite that, I would still guess the Jonas Brothers. Adam Bishop (talk) 17:01, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hannah Montana? Or maybe those High School Musical kids?? --Endless Dan 18:10, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The answer is: no one. Saying "the whole world" means you are talking about all teenagers in all countries in all continents. This means that you'd be talking about many different languages and many cultures who have unique pop music niches and pop preferences among teenagers. Saying "Hannah Montana", "Jonas Brothers", etc. is obviously biased, since it's believing that what's most popular in America (and other English-speaking countries) is what's most popular everywhere. If you had asked about sales figures, that's a different story. But as for popularity of pop stars globally, it greatly varies by continent and region. Kreachure (talk) 19:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When you say "The answer is no one", what you mean is that whoever the most popular star is with teenagers worldwide, it's likely to be someone who isn't actually popular worldwide with teenagers. If the question can be clearly defined, there does have to be an answer. --Anonymous, 04:27 UTC, July 22, 2008.

Well, sure! ^_^ Kreachure (talk) 21:13, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Everybody loves raymond tv show

What is the name of the song that Robert and Amy danced to on their wedding episode? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.158.96.142 (talk) 16:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it is Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation remixed as a dance tune. -- kainaw ™ 17:42, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This Google search seems to confirm the above, and indeed the A Little Less Conversation article mentions it as well. Lots of online video available for your viewing pleasure. --LarryMac | Talk 18:07, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wwe Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardys finisher is swanton bomb Jeff Hardys brother is matt hardy former intercontinetial champ Wwe —Preceding unsigned comment added by JeffHardy120 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a question here? Dismas|^(talk) 19:49, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pathétique

Does anyone know where I can find the sheet music for Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.8, Op.13, 1st Mvt. "Pathetique"? Thanks!--Elatanatari (talk) 19:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about here? Fribbler (talk) 19:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A little blurry, but thanks!--Elatanatari (talk) 01:17, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alone In The Dark 2005 movie end credit songs

Does anyone know the names of the two songs that play on the end credits for the Alone In The Dark movie? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.113.188.13 (talk) 20:13, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe one of the songs is "Wish I Had an Angel" by Nightwish. Still looking for what the second might be. --Onorem ♠Dil 20:24, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And the second one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.113.188.13 (talk) 21:18, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is the soundtrack listing, but it doesn't indicate which songs were playing over the end credits. Corvus cornix_talk 16:14, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. No

Somebody knows why Ursula Andress' voice in Dr. No had to be dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl? David Pro (talk) 22:26, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A quick Google search for "Ursula Andress" "Dr. No" voice yields many results. This one confirms my memory of it having to do with her strong accent. Dismas|^(talk) 00:44, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Blimey. A quick look at Nikki van der Zyl suggests she is the one true Bond girl!--Shantavira|^{feed me} 06:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 22

It's the most marketed in the world

I received a magazine which has these fun facts trivia quizes and i'm to email the answer and i'm to only use google to research. It's the most marketed in the world. What is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.52.66.10 (talk) 08:40, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You know, we're not actually part of Google, so researching on Wikipedia's reference desk is more than just bending the rules... Grutness...wha? 00:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Plus, it's a totally meaningless question without further clarification (the most marketed what?) anyway. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 08:01, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Political Correctness gone mad

Why/when did political correctness go mad, will it ever fall back to sensible levels or will it go even madder? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.176.26 (talk) 08:43, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's hard to say. First, you can't really say that PC has 'gone mad'. There will always be people who tihnk it is at an acceptable level. Secondly, political correctness has always been a big thing. In some areas we are more lenient than we were fifty years ago: a good example is censorship in media regarding violence, profanity and sexual content. I would assume the article on political correctness has some information for you. Myself, you can't really tell. Some things will be more lenient, others will become insane. What with all the unions going around lately, I'd be expecting a world government to be around within fifty years. Whether that would aid or hinder political correctness - I would assume the former - we can only hope we aren't seeing mindless dictatorships or some bizarre 'world state' any time soon...Avnas Ishtaroth (talk) 08:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the question is limited to PC-speech. For example, referring to a janitor as a sanitation engineer. That is crazy. An engineer designs and/or builds things. A janitor does not design or build anything. So, referring to a janitor as an engineer does nothing more than insult all the engineers. Another popular example is referring to all black people as African American. It is extremely insulting when people refer to Nelson Mandela as an African American. Most people find humor in PC-speech. Others take it seriously and attempt to cover up everything they say in non-offensive ways that end up offending many people. All in all, you cannot say anything that won't offend somebody. I'm sure I've offended someone right here. -- kainaw ™ 12:53, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Referring to a janitor as a sanitation engineer is not necessarily crazy; it can be good business sense. People often view an enhanced job title as more important than an actual increase in position or pay. Therefore you can motivate your workers relatively easily by giving them a title with more dignity. And engineers have long accepted that most people do not realise it is a profession :P 79.66.124.253 (talk) 18:11, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The sitcom Family Ties made fun of this, when the Michael J Fox character got a job at a Walmart-like chain. Instead of insulting him by calling him a "stockboy", he was given the title "Junior Vice President in charge of Stocking Cat Toys". 08:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

In a real-life situation, the JVP title would definitely be an insult, but the former would not. I can't see any insult in "stock boy"; it describes the job quite adequately. There's no shame in being a stock boy. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Dark Knight

Where can find a pic of Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face from The Dark Knight? David Pro (talk) 15:30, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this one (I haven't seen the movie so I don't know if this is how he actually looks)? Just Google image search Aaron Eckhart two face and you'll get a few returns.--droptone (talk) 15:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Viva Hollywood! coming for its second season

Will ¡Viva Hollywood! come back for season 2? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 19:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Eric, you've got a red link! Do any of these[2] help? Maybe you could post your findings on the talk page to start with. Julia Rossi (talk) 04:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Winners of three out of the four major entertainment awards

Please someone answer my question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.228.39.106 (talk) 20:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the Wiki page - List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_persons_who_have_won_Academy%2C_Emmy%2C_Grammy%2C_and_Tony_Awards

There is a subheading

Winners of three out of the four major entertainment awards

Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winners

Are only Actors and actresses only allowed to be on that list?

Tony Walton (Julie Andrews ex-husband) has won an Oscar, Emmy and Tony. But for his work as a scenic and costume designer. So shouldn't he be on that list? Or is it only for actors? And people working behind the scenes are not allowed on the list?

If that isn't the case, could someone add Tony Walton? I don't comfortable doing it, as I'm not a regular contributor.

Thanks in advance for any feedback on this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.228.39.106 (talk) 20:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:41, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Colbert/Rush

On a recent episode of the Colbert Report, Rush (band) was on, and the director Jimmy kept changing things, such as changing the theme song to their song 'Limelight'. He later replaced Stephen's opening lines with very cool lyrics from one of their songs. Could someone tell me the name of this song? BioYu-Gi! (talk) 23:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you can remember the words, Googling this would be faster than waiting for one of us to answer. Not trying to be a jerk or anything, just pointing it out. Dismas|^(talk) 00:52, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"By-Tor and the Snow Dog". / edg ☺ ☭ 02:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! BioYu-Gi! (talk) 18:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 23

Babylon 5 doorbell

There is a "doorbell" sound when anyone on one side of a door on the series attempts to get the attention of the person on the other side. It's 3 mid-pitch tones followed by a high-pitched tone. This sound seem very familiar to me from somewhere else, possibly a video game. Can anyone identify the other source for me ? StuRat (talk) 08:05, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Willow (arcade game) plays such a thing at the start of levels (and there's an animation of the hero raising his little sword). -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 21:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of shows, movies & video games use sound clips from sound libraries that anyone can purchase & license for use. If you've ever played Doom 2, you'll recognize the door sound in all sorts of sci-fi tv & movies. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 23:02, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Spike Lester

What happened to Spike Lester in Passions? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 14:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Um, he escaped which in soap-speak means he's on hold while other characters feature until the plot requires a shift, no? Julia Rossi (talk) 04:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BBC television series from the 1970's. Road to freedom.

BBC television produced a 13 part adaptation of Sartre's 'Road to freedom' trilogy in the early 1970's. THe BFI have a record of this production. Would this mean that they also have a copy? It's not available on DVD or video. So, how might I view it again? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leo.Bloom.Belfast (talk • contribs) 17:48, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You really need to contact the BFI directly and ask them if they have a copy. Just because it's in their database doesn't necessarily mean that they have a copy. If they do, you can probably watch it in their offices in London, but they won't make a copy of it for you. Finally, note that it's Roads to Freedom, not Road to Freedom. This is important when carrying out searches. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 09:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sheet music

How long does it generally take for sheet music to be released after a CD is released? Specifically, I am keen to get my hands on the piano sheet music for Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, but a quick browse of online sites indicates it's not available yet. Does anyone know how long I'll have to wait? Willnz0 (talk) 23:34, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's already available, see here. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 09:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, brilliant, thanks a lot. Willnz0 (talk) 20:40, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 24

Which names should be in the list for fictional antiheroes

I have some candidates for the list of anti-heroes. Problem is I can't find a reference for them outside of wikipedia listing them as anti-heroes. But they are anti-heroes. Here's my list:

Vegeta from Dragonball Z,

Solomon from Blood +,

Kenpaichi Zaraki from Bleach,

Haku, Sasuke Uchiha, Gaara, and Kimimaro from Naruto,

Light Yagami from Death Note,

Sesshomaru from Inuyasha, and

Noah Bennet from Heroes.

What do I do? Do I add the names onto the list? How do I find the references?

Augment96 (talk) 03:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If they're not turning up in their hoards on Google, then likely they're not notable as anti-heroes and leave you with unreft pov. Could you put the list on the article talk page inviting feedback? :-\ Julia Rossi (talk) 04:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about this one (I can't open that page). Here's another google search without the allintitle. Not sure whether any of those would qualify as reliable sources but they're better than nothing. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 09:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]