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August 2

Tennis records

Where can I find a list of all-times highest ranked tennis player for each country? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.90.91.177 (talk) 12:38, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure how you rank a tennis player, but we do have Tennis players with most titles since 1968. ^Avic_ennasis @ 14:52, 2 Av 5771 / 2 August 2011 (UTC)

See ATP Rankings for men and WTA Rankings for women. --Jayron32 19:41, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Maybe I wasn't clear. What I'm looking for is a list which mentions, for each country in the world, who was/is the highest ranked player coming from there, according to the men/women world rankings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.90.91.177 (talk) 06:49, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

If you go to the ATP's ranking page here [1], you can look up the rankings by country by using the middle tab. It's not in a handy table format, but all the information is there. So, if I look up Bulgaria, to chose a random example, I see that Grigor Dimitrov is top ranked at number 57 in the world, and the next best player in the country is Dimitar Kutrovsky at number 545, and so on. You can do this for just about any country in the world. Happy compiling. --Xuxl (talk) 17:13, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

It's A Small World original

Which Disney movie feature this song? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.32.234 (talk) 15:43, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

According to our article on It's a Small World, it's sung in The Lion King.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:15, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

It might be sung in The Lion King, but that was decades after its origin, which was the "It's a Small World" exhibit at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. All or most of Disney's exhibits there ended up being transferred to Disneyland. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:31, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Holy frijoles, that article is a mess. I'll have to look at it again when I have nothing to do for about a month. --LarryMac | Talk 18:56, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

At least some of it reads as if it had been lifted from somewhere else. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

The song was orignally made for the atraction at the New York World's Fair created by Walt Disney Imaginenrriing later placed at all of the Disney Theme Parks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 00:56, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Pretty much so. The one at the World's Fair was moved to Disneyland. It was later replicated for the other Disney parks. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:08, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Pitch a TV show

If someone wanted to pitch an idea for a television show to a given network (broadcast or cable), generally speaking to whom should they submit their proposal? Like a vice-president in charge of production? I doubt it would be practical to go through Human Resources or, worse yet, just leaving it with a receptionist. Also, since many channels are owned by the same company (such as all those owned by Discovery), it seems like you could pitch it once to several channels at the same time. Again, specifics aren't necessary (although assume this would be for a network based in the United States), and thanks in advance. --McDoobAU93 20:25, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

As a rule, film and TV companies do not read unsolicited manuscripts or pitch ideas. You have to get an agent, which itself is difficult, and then have the agent pitch the show. The reason they will not read your idea is (a) the fear that they are going to get sued for copyright infringement or sued on some other intellectual property claim if you send them an idea and, perhaps years later, they coincidentally decide to make a show that has any aspect in common with yours. These lawsuits are supposedly pretty common. (Buchwald v. Paramount was a related lawsuit, though that was a breach of contract suit rather than a you-stole-my-idea copyright infringement lawsuit. That article quotes John Landis as having claimed that there were "four or five" infringement lawsuits or lawsuit threats regarding his film Animal House, all of which were supposedly settled by Universal Pictures because it would, supposedly, save money compared to the cost of a trial.) If you send an idea to Disney, for example, they will go out of their way to have a paralegal write you a letter telling you they didn't read your idea, and that they have a policy of not reading ideas. (b) Ideas are cheap and execution is hard, and the studio executives don't care about your great idea, because without great execution, the show is going to suck. The cast and crew needed to make a hit show are way more important than the core idea; a merely OK idea executed excellently will be a hit, not a great idea executed in a merely OK fashion. Sorry! Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:28, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

August 3

"Super 8" Super 8 Cameras

Does anyone know what type of Super 8 cameras they used in the recent J.J. Abrams movie, "Super 8" 76.176.137.161 (talk) 00:52, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

In this interview, Abrams states "it was a Eumig camera." We don't seem to have a Eumig article, and I haven't found any details on the specific model. --LarryMac | Talk 17:38, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Captains

Is it possible for a teams to have co-captains because one of them is injured or what? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mybodymyself (talk • contribs) 02:34, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

The captain being injured would seem to be covered by the old concept of having a vice-captain. But the formal concept of co-captains is frequently used in the Australian Football League. This is a sport played over a very large area, and where all players are routinely swapped on and off the field. Having more than one "capatin" seems to make good sense. HiLo48 (talk) 02:42, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

In Ice Hockey, teams may designate three captains: Either one full Captain and two Alternate Captains or three Alternate Captains. Information is at Captain (ice hockey). The captain's main responsibility in hockey is to communicate with the referees; only a Captain or Alternate Captain may do so. In baseball, captain is a fully honorary position, and has no standing at all. According to Captain (baseball), only three teams currently have an official captain. In American football, any number of players may be named "Captains"; like baseball the job is fully honorary (the captains typically participate in the pre-game coin-toss to determine initial posession, and may have other minor roles like delivering the official roster to the game officials and stuff like that.) I have been at American football games where as few as 1 or as many as 10 captains have been named for a team. Looking at National Football League team captains, most NFL teams have at least one captain for each platoon (offense, defense, and special teams), though some may have more or less. In Association football, the captain is likewise an honorary position, see Captain (association football); I had thought that the rules were similar to Hockey captains; but according to that article they do not have exclusive rights to talk to officials, so it looks like there's not much to be lost if a captain isn't on the pitch. --Jayron32 03:26, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for both of your answers to my question here. This all interesting for sure. Tell you the truth American Ice Hockey is an import Canada, Jayron. Still its a major sport in both America and Canada. Unsure what's the popularity of American football in Canada because there's no teams in that country at the moment. Of course that can change in the future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mybodymyself (talk • contribs) 03:47, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I never said anything about Ice Hockey being American. And I was unaware you were looking for Canadian sports in particular, since you never mentioned that. I am uncertain of what the captaincy rules are for Canadian football for example. --Jayron32 04:03, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Oh, and one American football team does play in Canada. --Jayron32 04:04, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

--Jessica A Bruno 04:32, 3 August 2011 (UTC)Tell the truth you I'm an American who is only highlighting that ice hockey originates from Canada. Not the other way around. Exactly, American Football isn't a series because it's more taxing the body. Or whatever it's called to be series.

For the record, American football originated in Canada as well; the first major games of "rugby style" football played in the U.S. were introduced by the Harvard/McGill games in 1874, see History of American football. Prior to that, football games in the U.S. were usually closer in style to soccer games. And I have no idea what you are talking about WRT American football and series. Like the ice hockey comment you made, I am unable to see where the answers to these questions lead you to make your comments... --Jayron32 04:49, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

"El Tango de Roxanne"

In the film Moulin Rouge!, during the absolutely amazing "El Tango de Roxanne", Ewan McGregor sings other words besides those from The Police's "Roxanne". Are the words from another song, or were they written for the film? The Mark of the Beast (talk) 07:59, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Chicago White Sox TV play by play who called Buehrle's perfect game

I've already been to the affiliated wiki pages for this event, I just need a White Sox fan to verify for me that it's Ken Harrelson who says, following Dewayne Wise' 9th inning catch at the wall:

"Under the circumstances one of the greatest catches I have ever seen in 50 years in this game."

Thanks Wolfgangus (talk) 09:22, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Assuming it was one of the local White Sox broadcasters, List of Chicago White Sox broadcasters may help you out here. If it was a TV broadcast, Ken Harrelson looks like a good guess. --Jayron32 11:58, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Hawk was the play-by-play guy, but it could have been his sidekick, whoever that might have been at the time. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:29, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, it had to have been Harrelson then.Wolfgangus (talk) 09:12, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Maximising income for musicians

Not sure which desk this fits best. If I had x amount of money, what should I purchase so that a musician/band makes the most profit? Would this be legal downloads, CDs, t-shirts etc etc? If it makes a difference I'd be most interested in electronic dance music musicians (so downloads would probably be from Beatport). doomgaze (talk) 17:17, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Just to clarify, you are a customer, and want to ensure that the highest proportion of your purchase goes to the musicians, right ? StuRat (talk) 17:31, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Bingo. doomgaze (talk) 17:38, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

I work a little bit in a very roundabout way for part of the "music industry" (trust me, it is VERY roundabout) but I have had some discussions with people there and in other places, and your best option for supporting a musician directly with money is to buy a ticket to their shows. Roughly speaking, each part of the music industry takes the bulk of profit from a different sector. Record labels take their money from album sales; while artists do make some cash on this, most of the profit goes to the labels themselves. Some artists have taken to releasing music on their own, either under their own label, or completely sans traditional label; however they still don't make much money that way; since music needs to have distribution to sell well; even independent labels need a distributor, which eats away at the money going to the artist, or digital music needs a platform to sell it, which has roughly the same effect. Buying an album or purchasing a song for download is nice, and will result in some small% of cash going to the artist, but it isn't the most profitable venture. On the other hand, artists get to keep a LOT more of the money from concert revenues, specifically ticket sales (venues make almost no money on the ticket sales; most of that money goes to either the artist or the concert promoter; venues make their money on concessions, which is why they charge $10.00 for a bottle of beer) so your best option if you want to support your favorite act is to buy tickets to see them as often as possible. --Jayron32 17:47, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Agreed: speaking purely as a music consumer (though I have some parallel professional experience with bookselling and with authors at conventions), lesser-promoted musicians at local venues often sell their own albums, etc, direct to the audience before or after the show - this can include both newer acts on the way up (personal examples: Show of Hands, The Spooky Men's Chorale and many others) and established but out-of-fashion/contract veterans (more pe's: Fairport Convention, Caravan, Julie Felix, etc). They will have either obtained their copies direct from their label at a good discount (or as 'remainders'), or may even be their own label, so they'll be getting first crack at the cash. At one Midge Ure solo gig, he even sold me a double cassette album partly recorded during that very gig! {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.52 (talk) 21:27, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

And, if there's an option to buy the tickets directly, rather than via Ticketmaster (or whatever they call themselves now), that will help even more, since TM won't get a cut. StuRat (talk) 18:45, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

August 4

Colbert Report chant

Usually, after the theme song and before Stephen Colbert actually starts his news satire, the audience chants something, but I can't hear what they say. Does anyone know? Thanks! 64.229.153.236 (talk) 03:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Stephen, Stephen... Hot Stop talk-contribs 05:39, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Who Is The Artist

Today in Edmonton, Alberta at Kingsway Mall, at Coles, at around 4:15 pm, I heard what sounded like Avril Lavigne singing a song. The end had a "oooh oooh ooh" pattern that was fading out. The "oooh ooh ooh" had a melody that was going up in a scale, not the classical Dorian mode scale, but also with rhythm. What is this song?Curb Chain (talk) 05:59, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

"Star" pillager in Capital One commercials

I recognize Donald Gibb in the Capital One commercials as one of the pillagers who usually gets one or two joke lines, but who is the actor with the British accent who plays the one who speaks directly to the camera and talks about the card? 20.137.18.50 (talk) 14:36, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

I believe the head Viking's name is Colin, but I am having no luck at all finding any additional information (with or without using "Colin" in my search terms). Apparently there is a Facebook fan page for the Capital One Vikings, but if it's corporate-run they probably don't have casting information. Colin certainly does have nice teeth for a Viking, doesn't he? --LarryMac | Talk 17:18, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

They might "officially" be pillagers instead of Vikings, although the web seems to be full of both. Also, the head guy mgiht be Garth, not Colin. I'm going to let somebody else take it from here. --LarryMac | Talk 17:26, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

It can be hard to find the names of commercial actors unless they are also known to you from other more credited things like movies and TV shows. For instance, I know that from the current Fruit of the Loom Fruit Guys, the green grapes are played by J.P. Manoux because of roles he had on ER, the purple grapes are played by Wayne Wilderson because I caught a reference to him in an episode of The Office, but the Apple character (no verification on this "Rad Daly" mentioned at Fruit of the Loom) and the current leaf character (which of course is not the old leaf actor F. Murray Abraham, who is mentioned at Fruit of the Loom) are not recognizable to me from anything else. 20.137.18.50 (talk) 18:12, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Not knowing which country you're in or having a link to a vid of the advert to go on, the only British actor I can find that's worked on a Capital One advert is Mark Frost. Google says that he killed a dragon in one of the ads. Nanonic (talk) 00:54, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Songs Featured in the film "Super 8"

I know that "My Sharona" and "Don't Bring Me Down" are feauted but I'm pretty sure there's others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 21:44, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

I googled [super 8 soundtrack] and among the many entries was this:[2] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:00, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

August 5

filmfare award

Who is the youngest recipient of filmfare award (south)? Who is the youngest nominee for Filmfare (South)? Is it Amruthavarshini for 'Meghamaa' song in Prayanam movie in the category of Best female playback singer Filmfare (south) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bipeta (talk • contribs) 03:10, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Identify song that plays briefly in Whites?

Hello, can anyone help me identify the song that plays briefly in the car in episode 3 of Whites when Roland is talking to the one-armed lady?

Thanks. 76.216.209.170 (talk) 03:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Adult themes

Can somebody please explain to me what exactly falls into the category "adult themes" in the TV rating system? Presumably it's not swearing, sex, bad language etc, since they have their own categories? I've always wondered. 122.110.189.64 (talk) 13:13, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I don't think I've ever seen a TV rating with "Adult themes", and it's not listed on their website that I can see. ^Avic_ennasis @ 13:45, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

In movies, adult themes are anything that isn't necessarily nudity, language, or violence, but is considered a theme in the movie that adults may want to keep their children from seeing. For example, showing a person handcuffed in a hole and screaming for help is a bit traumatic for children - so it is an adult theme. As with any rating system, it is based on opinion. You may want your children to view as much horror themes as possible for some reason. The concept of "adult themes" is very general and aimed at "more than half" the population. -- kainaw™ 13:51, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I've always understood what Kainaw stated: adult themes covers things which you may not want your children to see, but which defy categorization in the "easy" categories (nudity, gore, curse words). For example, you could have a movie which has no nudity, never swears, no overt acts of violence, but which covered some really "heady" concepts which parents may not be ready for their kids to be exposed to: say, a young teenage girl getting an abortion, or a serial killer being tracked by the police, or where there is frank (but clean) talk of sexual issues, or any of a number of other things that, say, the average 6 year old may not be emotionally ready to handle. The idea isn't to say that every 6 year old may not be ready, but that many parents may wish to watch the movie first to guage whether or not their kids can see it. --Jayron32 16:46, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The British film censors say:

Classification decisions will take into account the theme of a work, but will depend significantly on the treatment of that theme, and especially the sensitivity of its presentation. However, the most problematic themes (for example, drug abuse, sexual violence, paedophilia, incitement to racial hatred or violence) are unlikely to be appropriate at the most junior levels of classification. Correspondingly, there is no reason in principle why most themes, however difficult, could not be presented in a manner which allowed classification at ‘18’ or even ‘15’.[3]

So adult themes would include drug abuse, child abuse/pedophilia, rape, violence, and anything likely to encourage criminality. I imagine similar principles apply elsewhere. (The question asks about "the TV rating system" but doesn't specify which rating system. Television content rating systems is rather a long page.) --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:47, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Have The Legend of Zelda:Skyward Sword been rated by the CERO yet? Will it be rated A all ages? Can you give me a link to the Japanese website if they have one yet?69.131.127.197 (talk) 16:10, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

It's still Rating Pending. I don't know if there is a Japanese website, though I would suspect there is not. And no one here can predict what the rating will be. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:04, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Hey that was the USA rating not the Japanese. Can you email CERO or on their website? Find a Japanese website for the Game. Search for one. Is there a high chance that it will be rated A all ages in Japan?69.131.127.197 (talk) 19:24, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Which means it's probably not been rated at all. I can't read Japanese, but you are more than welcome to search for websites for yourself. CERO's website is here. According to this page, you can email them at infocero.gr.jp ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:27, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

But I also can not read Japanese. Can you find someone else that work here? If I Email them would the Email they sent will be in Japanese. 69.131.127.197 (talk) 19:43, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Any other editor is free to stop by and try to help - but no one "works" here, we are a volunteer project. And no one here can tell you what language they will reply in, however if you email them in English, I believe there is a good chance they will reply in English. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:50, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

For some reason I can not sent it. Can you petty petty please do for me?69.131.127.197 (talk) 20:22, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Nope, sorry, I suggest you contact your email provider for help if you are unable to send emails. ^Avic_ennasis @ 20:40, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Mega Man

Are all Mega Man games rated A all ages in Japan? If so add it in the CERO page or maybe I will do it for you.69.131.127.197 (talk) 18:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Why don't you check the ratings for yourself? And if you can find a reliable source/read Japanese, please add the rating to any of those articles that don't currently have one. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:07, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Gamecube games

GameCube controller connected to a Wii

Can you play Gamecube games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Walker on the Wii?69.131.127.197 (talk) 18:27, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

yes. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:10, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

You'll need a Gamecube controller. They plug into the gamecube controler ports hidden under the top flap of the console. APL (talk) 00:00, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Okami

How many Kids play Okami in Japan? That game is rated A All Ages in Japan but rated T for teen in the USA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.127.197 (talk) 18:30, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

There is no way to know how many kids play any game. You can draw your own conclusions from the "Sales" section of the Ōkami article, however. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:12, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Super Smash Bros

Bulbapedia think Super Smash Bros.Melee and Super Smash Bros.Brawl was rated B 12 and up when in reality they was rated A all ages in Japan. Can someone here do something about it? Does anyone here work here that is also with Bulbapedia edit it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.127.197 (talk) 19:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

We can not do anything about what any other website says. If you believe they have an error, you should contact someone from the staff of Bulbapedia. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:55, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

locoroco bird chirping song

One of the songs in Locoroco has a bird chirping. Which song (which level) does it belong to? It has a repeated strumming guitar, a bird chirping, and the "lyrics" are repeated "Wa-Day" overlayed with "Ah-Oh". -- kainaw™ 19:40, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The Legend of Zelda

Will there be a Remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Walker for the Nintendo 3DS. How many Kids play The Legend of Zelda Games? If I have a huge idea for A The Legend of Zelda game and I sent it to Nintendo what the chances of it becoming a real game?69.131.127.197 (talk) 19:54, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker doesn't mention it, and searching for it doesn't reveal any mention of it. For how many people play, again, we ca't say, but you can look at the articles we have here for the Sales information. Lastly, it's very unlikely Nintendo would use any game ideas from outside their own company. ^Avic_ennasis @ 19:59, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Nintendo 64

Can you play Nintendo 64 games on the Gamecube?69.131.127.197 (talk) 20:25, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

No. ^Avic_ennasis @ 20:40, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Gamecube

It it easy to play Gamecube games on the Wii with the Wii Remote and that other thing that I can't spell it right?69.131.127.197 (talk) 20:29, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Depends on what you mean by easy. ^Avic_ennasis @ 20:41, 5 Av 5771 / 5 August 2011 (UTC)

That "other thing" would be the Nunchuk. Dismas|^(talk) 20:43, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

For the most part I don't think you can do that at all, can you? Usually you need more buttons than the Wiimote has. The Wii has slots for four Gamecube controllers though. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:58, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

CoroCoro Comic

Can You give me a link to pictures of CoroCoro Comic Scan of Pokemon Red and Green? Was The Legend of Zelda ever shown on CoroCoro Comic? If you go to it website and watch that video at the top and wait then you will see a Nintendo 3DS and it a picture of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D on it.69.131.127.197 (talk) 20:42, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Pokemon Anime

Was Iris raised by Pokemon? Where Iris mom and dad? What would happen if Ash Mom learn that he got in danger many time? Will we ever know who Ash dad is? Was Ash Pikachu born as a pichu? How smart is Ash? How old is Cilan? How old is Iris? Would Iris dare get a scary dragon pokemon like Hydreigon? Will Dawn come to Unova? Will N and Ghetsis be in the anime? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.127.197 (talk) 21:08, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I will give you the straight facts as I attempt to answer all of your questions:

1. Yes.
2. At home, watching Cops.
3. You know the part in Scanners where that guy's head explodes? Well that would happen here.
4. Yes, it's Darth Vader.
5. No, it was born a poor Black child.
6. Very smart.
7. Probably 37 or something.
8. Either 13 or 42.
9. Hydreigon isn't scary, it's just misunderstood. But no she won't because she's judgmental.
10. Probably not since her passport expired.
11. Maybe in an episode of Cops.

In all honesty there aren't any real answers to most of your questions. Pokemon is a very ambiguous work of art that likes to keep viewers guessing. All I can say is just watch the anime (and buy the merchandise) and wait and see if your questions are addressed--GroovySandwich 08:44, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Music video - people dressed as African animals

Sorry for the vagueness of this question, but I don't have anything but my own memory to go on. Back in about 1997-98, there was a music video getting a lot of TV airplay (at least in Europe, not sure about America), in which people were dressed as various African animals (lions, giraffes, zebras, etc.). Sort of like the new Lion King (musical), but I don't think it was affiliated with it. I'm pretty sure it was an instrumental piece (no lyrics), or if there was singing it was just "ah ah ah". Does anyone recognize this from my vague description? Can anyone tell me the name of the piece or the musician(s) who performed it? Thanks. Pais (talk) 22:39, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Sounds like Sunchyme. Nanonic (talk) 00:57, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

And here's a Youtube video. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:31, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

That's it! Thanks guys. Pais (talk) 08:17, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

August 6

Constrution of Tin Man costume from 1939 "The Wizard of Oz"

I've always wondered how he got in and out of the costume how it was made and what it was made out of — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 01:34, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

According to this, it was "constructed mainly of silver-painted buckram cloth". Unlike the other main costumes, "only pieces remain". Clarityfiend (talk) 03:28, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Buddy Ebsen was the original actor to portray the Tin Man, but he had to drop out because he had an allergic reaction to the metallic makeup. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 23:21, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

It wasn't exactly an allergic reaction, it's just that they had used a silvery powder makeup, and he ingested so much of it that it was coating his lungs and he nearly died from it. When Haley was brought in to replace him, they switched to a paste makeup. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:17, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, Bugs. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 18:30, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

International Beer Day and The Simpsons

Hello entertained-learned people ! I saw in yesterday's Main Page that 5th of August was International Beer Day , & in your article that it was an event which begun in 2007 in California. Can a simpsonologist tell me if in The Simpsons exists any reference to that main cultural event ? I'd be astonished if Homer had not heard of it ... BTW, seems "International Wine Day" simply does not exist ? What are we thinking of, here around in southern Europe ? Thanks a lot, & t.y. Arapaima (talk) 14:21, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

But, but . . . shurely every day ish Beer Day? :~} {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195) 90.197.66.72 (talk) 17:07, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

I've seen every episode (make of that what you will) and from memory I can't remember it ever being mentioned--Jac16888 ^Talk 14:56, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

A Film about Old Pirates today

There is a film about a forgotten island where old-time pirates have lived on. It is controlled by a modern guy who discovered them and gives them information about which boats to attack. They attack a boat/ship with the hero on it and after loads of fun film action, he defeats them. Oh yes, and one of the pirates likes to scare people with lighted tapers in his beard. Oh, and early on in the film they attack a boat that has a karate expert on it who puts up a great fight but gets killed.

Any ideas of the film title please? Gurumaister (talk) 19:07, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Haven't seen it, but maybe The Island (1980)? Clarityfiend (talk) 20:34, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

That's the one!! Many thanks, clarityfiend. Gurumaister (talk) 20:38, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

What film is this?

I am trying to ientify a film for a friend who can only remember the following:

• An old film: probably a talkie but probably in black and white.
• Film has only three main characters, a husband and wife and a thief who is trying to burgle their house.
• Plot tells the story of the same encounter between these characters three times through: once from the perpective of each of them.

Any thoughts? AndyJones (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

There's no house, but your friend wouldn't be thinking of Rashomon by any chance? Clarityfiend (talk) 21:41, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

No, definitely not that, although I can see the multiple-retellings of the same story is common to both. AndyJones (talk) 09:21, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

The Outrage[4] was an American remake of Rashomon, set in the West with a Mexican bandit the robber. I've not seen it, but from IMDb it seems quite distinctive (also, William Shatner is in it). TV Tropes has other examples of this style of storytelling[5]. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:30, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Is your friend from the UK? The BBC did a drama on this subject many years ago....probably based on the same inspiration as the two films. Can't for the life of me think what it was called though --Elen of the Roads (talk) 13:17, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

two movies?

can anyone tell me what these two movies are?

the first is in black and white (an older film?), I saw two guys go through around a corner and through a doorway, each holding a stick, before hiding on each side of the doorway. A guy followed by a woman ran through the same doorway and the two guys from earlier hit the woman in the back. The third guy turns around (in astonishment?) sees the woman on the ground, then sees the first two guys. The first two guys hit him but I think the third guy hit them too, as they all colaps on the ground or against the wall.

The other one made me think of "planet of the apes". There was a group of people in a jungle/civilisation setting, where they were fighting off apes who (when killed?) would turn into humans. There were also dinosaurs in the movie too, I think a female character encountered a triceratops at one point...

any help appreciated... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.241.16.91 (talk) 20:39, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

The second one sounds very vaguely like One Million Years B.C.. --Jayron32 21:15, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Op here. I'm pretty sure that the second film was made more recently; it was in color and the ape-human transformations looked kinda like those aging simulations...70.241.16.91 (talk) 13:33, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

The first one sounds like any number of Three Stooges episodes. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:45, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

August 7

Tekken 6 question

In Tekken 6, I've recently achieved all the levels except where you have to fight Alisa after fighting Jin Kazama and I need help. I've read questions and answers on Q&A websites, but none of them are any help to me. I'd appreciate any help because I've been trying for many many days now. I know other people have said that to try and finish her henchmen before her, but the controller leads me to her instead. SwisterTwister talk 02:16, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

9Live

Why will 9Live close down on August 9, 2011? --84.61.147.210 (talk) 08:21, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

See this article. Basically, it was no longer profitable. Nanonic (talk) 13:03, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Will 9Live be replaced by sixx? --84.61.147.210 (talk) 15:51, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Songs that reference Magic

Not a proper reference desk question, I know, but I'd be grateful for any examples to add to this brainstorm of songs which reference magic. The criteria are:

1. Very prominent references in the title, chorus or frequently-repeated phrase better than subtler ones.
2. The word "magic" preferred to related words like "spell" or "illusion".
3. Big chart hits which everyone knows preferred to obscure album tracks.
4. Songs where the connection is obvious are better than ones where you'd need foreknowledge to make the connection (e.g. The Magic Flute or Hedwig's Theme).
5. The more eclectic the list becomes, the better.

My list begins:

• You Can Do Magic - Limmie & the Family Cooking
• Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
• A Kind of Magic - Queen
• Magic - Pilot
• I put a Spell on You - Nina Simone
• Love Sex Magic - Ciara & Justin Timberlake AndyJones (talk) 11:06, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

The Marvelettes with My Baby Must Be a Magician Britmax (talk) 11:13, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Magic Moments Britmax (talk) 11:15, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Do You Believe in Magic (song) Staecker (talk) 11:43, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Magic by Olivia Newton-John. Britmax (talk) 11:49, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Ramble On by Led Zeppelin. The Wizard by Black Sabbath. Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. --Saddhiyama (talk) 11:51, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

"Ramble On"? That doesn't exactly meet the OP's criteria as it's not very prominent and, dare I say, barely a passing mention is made in the line "How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air." It's basically a song about losing a girl. Dismas|^(talk) 12:06, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps not. But it is a well-known song by a wellknown band, and it does have an entire verse dedicated to Tolkien's Middle Earth universe (which can be said to be magical in its own right). --Saddhiyama (talk) 12:11, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

"Black Magic Woman" - Santana, err... I've heard this song for years and always thought it was written by Santana but apparently not. psst... Song titles should be in double quotes per MOS:TITLE --Dismas|^(talk) 11:57, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Here's a list I extracted from my record collection:

• Magical Musical Tour - Pink_Lady (an LP)
• Animal Magic - QED
• The Magic Of New Pop Music - Deus
• Magic Carpet Ride - Bedlam
• The Egyptian Magician - The Jerky Boys
• Magic (Asadoya Yunta) - Blondie
• By The Light Of A Magical Moon - Marc Bolan
• Magic Garden - Dusty Springfield
• Magic - Ladyhawke
• He's Got Magic - Fox
• Magic Machine - Fox
• The Magic Is Still There - Renee Geyer
• Some Kinda Magic - Goanna
• Magic Man - Heart
• Magic Woman Touch - Hollies
• Magic Touch - Mike Oldfield
• I'll Be Your Majick - Def FX

--TrogWoolley (talk) 16:11, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

• "Magic" by The Cars, the EP Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles, as well as the song and album and TV show and tour. Maybe "Miracles" by the Insane Clown Posse. --Jayron32 18:41, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

If Jazz standards count, That Old Black Magic by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer (1942). AndrewWTaylor (talk) 20:31, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

You Can Do Magic by America. The title is the same but this 1982 song is different from the Limmie & the Family Cooking's 1973 song. Oda Mari (talk) 08:00, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

"Magic" by Bruce Springsteen. --Viennese Waltz 08:02, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

"Abracadabra" might actually be the worst song ever, but it's very well known and very about magic. Look out though, because it will reach out and grab ya. Recury (talk) 20:05, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

		The Music Barnstar
		For a far better answer than I could have hoped for, I award the entertainment ref-deskers this musical barntar. Excellent work, guys, thank you! AndyJones (talk) 21:00, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

August 8

backyard monsters rail gun?

Do rail guns in backyard monsters shoot through buildings and blocks? 70.241.16.91 (talk) 20:16, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Old black and white film w/old lady held hostage by hoodlums(?)

I remember watching this film a long time ago but I have no idea what its title is. It was a black and white film, I'd say mid-fifties or early-sixties but I'm not too sure. The plot involved an old lady being held hostage - or something to that effect, I can't fully remember the circumstances - in her home by a trio (I think) of, I don't know, bad guys. I remember quite clearly that she stabs the lead bad guy in the eyes with knitting needles before she makes her escape. And I think that the old lady was crippled too. Hope I'm not being too vague--GroovySandwich 05:12, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

You may be thinking of The Ladykillers. It's from 1955, but it's in colour, and the hoodlums don't really hold the old lady hostage, and I don't remember her needling them. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 12:53, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

The Desperate Hours (film) is in black and white and has a trio of bad guys, but the hostages are a suburban family. --LarryMac | Talk 13:45, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

There's no stabbing of the eyes, but Ethel plays a wheelchair-bound old lady who gets Barrymore than she expected when she invites some people into her home in Kind Lady (1951). Clarityfiend (talk) 20:16, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Kind Lady might be it. I'll look into it, thanks--GroovySandwich 20:51, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Naruto in Pakistan

when will you start naruto dubbed on cartoon network pakistan?

Caravan to Vaccarès

In the 1974 film Caravan to Vaccarès (film), is the Graham Hill who is listed as being the Helicopter pilot the Graham Hill racing driver? (I know the article links to that page, but wonder if it should). -- SGBailey (talk) 16:19, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

According to IMDB it is indeed Graham Hill the driver. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 16:38, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

And his appearance in that film, and in three others, is mentioned in his own article. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.201.110.250 (talk) 16:39, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Ahh. Thanks -- SGBailey (talk) 08:48, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

A Mercenary Film

This is the reference desk so why do I always feel so guilty when use it? I feel I am imposing LOL. Ah well, here we go . . .

There is a film about a mercenary group and the early part covers their training. In one scene, the training sergeant takes the men through some bush country and we get some interesting insights into bush/jungle fighting. Later he visits the commanding officer and says that he suspects some of the men may be planning to do him an injury and asks for some back-up help that night. I don't remember what follows. I thought the film might be the Wild Geese as its plot and structure are so similar in the beginning. But it isn't as neither of the two scenes above are in the Wild Geese.

Does anyone know which film I am looking for please? Gurumaister (talk) 19:39, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

I once asked a question here and was told in no uncertain terms that I'm a regular answerer so I have no business asking questions myself. The editor who wrote those utterly stupid words has been rotting in hell ever since, as far as I know. Except for banned users, ALL editors are equally welcome to ask questions here. Please never feel guilty about doing so. I don't. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 20:20, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Just a WAG, but the bit about men in the jungle plotting to frag their seargent reminds me a bit of Platoon. --Jayron32 20:23, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

(I'm also a regular answerer (not as prolific as Jack, though!) and still ask questions.) As to the film, you say about merceneries - people with no set allegiance except for their own financial gain. What sort of period was the film made? When is it set? (Around the same as The Wild Geese?) In any case, you may find Mercenaries in popular culture#Films helpful. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 20:26, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Probably not it considering there aren't any mercenaries in it and it was released a couple decades after The Wild Geese but the original description made me think of Basic. Dismas|^(talk) 02:59, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

THIS YEAR

Newly released movies are often advertised on TV with the phrase "THIS YEAR". What's this all about? Are they saying that if you only go to the movies once this year, this is the one you should see? Seems a dumb way of marketing things, because the studio will be putting out other movies this year, and surely they don't want you to miss any of them. So, it can't be that. Any clues, folks? -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 20:25, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Because if you wait till next year, you can probably see it for free? --Jayron32 20:29, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Since the ones I've seen say things like "the funniest movie you'll see this year", I think it is a convenient period. If they said "ever", you'd start thinking of all those films back when; such a claim is easily repudiated. A year seems like a long period of time, but if you have say, a dozen good comedies, it's within the range where personal choice comes into play. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 20:38, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

What bothers me about that is when the year's just started and they're already marking films as the "Most [insert adjective] film of the year!" It may as well be the "Most [whatever] movie until something better comes out next week."--GroovySandwich 20:57, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

No, I'm not talking about marketing hype like "The .... est film this year". It's just the specific 2-word phrase "THIS YEAR" that is spoken by the announcer and shown in caps on the screen, somewhere towards the start of the ad. Occasionally it's "THIS SUMMER", but that's an issue because summer where I am is not summer where these movies are made (Hollywood). -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 21:33, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I got that. That's why I left the comment I did above. The ad is trying to get you to feel a sense of urgency (as in YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM THIS YEAR) hoping you'll forget that there is very marginal value that you get from paying $15 or more per person to see a film that you can see for $1.50 or $2.00 in six months, and which will be on one of the TV movie channels like Encore or Starz or something like that in a year. If you think rationally about your movie viewing habits, you don't get an extra 1000% enjoyment out of a film you see in its first run than you do in seeing the same film in a discount theater in a few months. Because they DON'T want you to think rationally about the choice, they need you to want to see the movie NOW and so use a clever bit of lying we call marketing to get you feel urgency. --Jayron32 22:34, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

I don't really know anything about it, but I strongly suspect, that part of it is probably to drive home the fact that this isn't a teaser for some film that'll be out who-knows-when, it'll be out soon, so watch for it. Thing about advertising is that even if the listener could logically puzzle something out in a half-second's thought, it still might be worth saying to make sure that they not just understand it, but remember it and think about it. (I mean, you don't actually need to be reminded that Coca-Cola is delicious,refreshing, and served ice cold. You know that. But telling it to you often still somehow makes you more likely to buy a coke.)APL (talk) 23:56, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

To APL and Jayron. If they are urging you to go the cinema to see the movie (rather than waiting to see it on TV or DVD or downloaded or wherever else), then surely they want you to go NOW, THIS WEEK, VERY SOON, because gone are the days when movies were screened for years or even months at a time. They have short runs, usually a few weeks tops. "THIS YEAR" could mean in up to 11 months' time, when the movie has long since ceased being screened. It just seems way too loose if it's designed to get you off your butt and go to the movies; it's sort of like "When are you going to clean up your room, Johnnie?" - Soon, Mum, I promise. (Sometime this year.)-- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 01:35, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Haha. Now I want him to say "This is the most tremendous movie you'll see EXACTLY SIX WEEKS FROM NOW." APL (talk) 01:52, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

It's not that the actual phrase "this year" is calibrated so that you'll mark your calendar and schedule a date in the next 12 months to see the movie. They are trying to engender an emotional response. Again, by resorting to reason to disect the meaning of the advertisement, you are missing the point. The advertisers are NOT appealing to your sense of reason; they are attempting to influence your decision by causing an emotional response, one of urgency, if you try to analyze exactly why the phrase is inaccurate in a logical and even-headed manner, then you're probably not the response they are looking for. They just want you to feel impatient about seeing the movie; advertisements are rigorously tested and I am fairly confident that they probably tested various phrases for their effect on people and their likelyhood to see a film, and that phrase probably won. Again, not because they asked people "If we said, "this year", when would you expect to need to see the film", but because the phrase itself, and also likely its context and its delivery, engendered a emotional (read: not rationally thought out) sense of urgency in enough people to make it a useful phrase. This is basically how all of marketing works; 99% of the stuff you spend money on you likely wouldn't if you sat down and did a rational analysis of what you should and shouldn't purchase. The goal of marketing is to seperate you from your money by seperating you from rational thought, and instead try to get you to make decisions based on emotional response. --Jayron32 03:31, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Colour me an alien, then, because it just doesn't have that effect on me. If I'm told to do something this year, that's tantamount to telling me to never do it at all. How can "this year" possibly create any sense of urgency in people? -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 11:58, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

As I understand it, when they say "THIS SUMMER" or "THIS YEAR" it's because A) they don't have a firm release date at the time of the trailer's production or B) it is being released on different dates for some unspecified reason. I've also seen things like "JUNE 20XX" or "DECEMBER 20XX". Dismas|^(talk) 02:43, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

OK, that makes more sense. They'd only market the movie in a particular place if the movie is actually being screened there, or will very soon commence its run there. So they have the flexibility to choose the markets where the ad is currently relevant, and hold off in other places until it's actually about to be screened there. That's good, but what they lose by having one ad for all markets is loss of temporal specificity, so the most accurate thing they can say in a generic ad without misleading anyone is "This Year". Swings and roundabouts. I think I'd rather see different ads for different places, with the time varying, but there's obviously a cost factor. It's amazing how, even though the modern age has given us all such a huge variety of options and choices, sometimes the technology works against us to deny us the choices we used to take for granted. Or old fogies like me did, anyway. But that's a rant for another day. Question resolved to my satisfaction. Thanks all. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 03:37, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

It could be that they really haven't made the final decision on release date yet, even though they are showing the trailer in order to stimulate audience interest. They might be hedging for unanticipated production delays, or information on release date decisions made by competing studios. I seem to recall reading more than one piece of entertainment news about a movie release being moved in order to gain a better competitive position against other major movie releases. 130.188.8.11 (talk) 14:16, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

August 9

western chess

what uscf rating would a player need to have to be classified as a "tournament player"? 70.241.16.91 (talk) 04:35, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

United_States_Chess_Federation#Ratings does not seem to have "tournament player" as a classification or a rating. If you register for and compete in tournaments, that might just make you a tournament player; though I am not a competitive chess player and someone else may be able to provide more context for the terminology. I just note that the distinction is not made in the Wikipedia article. --Jayron32 04:39, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Maj. Bloomfield & cap. Martino in 24

Does anyone knows why there was episode honored for those marines on sixth season?[6]-Henswick (talk) 06:59, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

This Marine Times article has a fair amount of information. --LarryMac | Talk 12:45, 9 August 2011 (UTC)