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May 27

The Weather channels local on the 8's

Why isnt my local on the 8's local? It shows all USA weather, not my region's weather.Accdude92 (talk) 02:33, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

The Weather Channel's FAQ[1] may help. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:11, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

CAlgary Flames player stanley Cup

Who was that Calgary Flames player that had bushy beard and bald head and was holding the Stanley Cup? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.104.102 (talk) 15:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Possibly Lanny McDonald. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:41, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Lanny McDonald is a good bet. Mingmingla (talk) 17:26, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

I can't get no Satisfaction, opera cover.

Hello, I just found this 30 Sec video of a Song I've been looking for a looong time, Can anybody help me find who it's by? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wg8CYURFtI&feature=watch_response_rev

I've been looking for this for yeaaars, Now i only need to know by who and what the name of this is. :(

Thanks for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.220.32.107 (talk) 15:26, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Can nobody even try to help? :( I put a youtube link, can someone use Shazam? :'( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.220.32.107 (talk) 01:54, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Can No-one even try using Shazam?????????????????????????? 85.220.98.158 (talk) 10:40, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

I'm on a work PC without sound, but I'm pretty sure the singer is Benedicte Adrian, who I know did an opera version of I can't get no satisfaction together with Ingrid Bjørnov. It's probably on the Dollie De Luxe 1985 album Rock vs. Opera. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 15:15, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you soooo much my friend!!! Greetings from Izeland.

Name of banned film

I am searching for the name of a banned film I saw few years ago. It is not in English (I think it is in Spanish) and the theme is that a young girl along with an adult are spending time in a jungle. The adult is busy with his work and the girl roams around in the jungle where she meets a boy who lives there too. Thats all I remember. I think the movie has many gruesome scenes for which it was banned.-Shahab (talk) 16:45, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Some of that sounds like Cannibal Holocaust, but I'm not totally sure. Adam Bishop (talk) 20:59, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

No. I recall that the film has around 3-4 characters only. Thanks for replying though-Shahab (talk) 06:15, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Would you by any chance be confusing this with Salò? That was particularly gruesome, for which it was banned most everywhere for about 25 years, but it's not set in a jungle. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 07:32, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

I doubt it as Salò also contains many "cast members"........ gazhiley.co.uk 13:55, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

It's just that it met the 3-4 character test, and I can't offhand think of another movie that might qualify. But Shahab has gone missing for the past 6 days, so we may never know ... -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 22:46, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

May 28

Chibiusa

The age of Chibiusa of Sailor_Moon in the manga should be mentioned in her article. I found a source that talks her age in the manga: http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/sailormoon/settei.html It says at this source she has an apperance of a first grader. Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:31, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

The best place to discuss changes to an article are on the article's talk page. So, go to Talk:Chibiusa to discuss it. And since answering one of your questions usually leads to a similar question on my own talk page, I'll point out now that I don't know anything about Sailor Moon. So please don't post any SM questions on my talk page, Neptune. Dismas|^(talk) 01:03, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Where can I watch the credits of 90210_(TV_series)?

ok so I'm the hugest 90210_(TV_series) fan i know... its my life everyday lol I'm obsessed but theres something I wish I could ask Darren Star but i can't so ill ask my fellow wikipedia peeps. Where online can I watch a full intro of the90210_(TV_series)? cast all 3 seasons? Please help! Neptunekh2 (talk) 03:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Youtube has intros/credits for seasons 1, 2 and 3 together, 4 and 5. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:50, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Hume Cronyn or not Hume Cronyn

When the defense attorney appeared in The Postman Always Rings Twice, I thought hey, for once whatsisname gets a break from playing the nerdy accountant/bureaucrat/alderman. But when I looked up Hume Cronyn's credits I saw nowhere near as many familiar titles as I expected. For whom did I mistake him? —Tamfang (talk) 07:40, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Difficult question. Many character actors have specialized in (or been typecast in) roles of that sort. One that might be confused for Cronyn if you squint real hard is Donald Meek, but that's just a guess. Deor (talk) 12:22, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Definitely not him, thanks. —Tamfang (talk) 23:14, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Can you think of any more films your character actor might have been in? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:15, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Watching the trailer for People Will Talk — yeah, it is Hume Cronyn that I'm thinking of. (He wears the usual glasses in that one.) Yet apparently I had only seen him in Lifeboat and Shadow of a Doubt. —Tamfang (talk) 00:00, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused. Are you saying that you didn't find Hume Cronyn in the credits for The Postman Always Rings Twice? Because he's right there on IMDb. Or, are you saying that you sometimes mistake another actor for Hume Cronyn? Because in his later years (not really, in younger years), I thought he kind of resembled Ray Walston. Kingsfold (Quack quack!) 19:29, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

But Walston wasn't known for playing "the nerdy accountant/bureaucrat/alderman". That was much more Donald Meek's territory, or John Fiedler's. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 22:23, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps I had blended him with Charles Halton (whom I just saw in Room Service). —Tamfang (talk) 08:48, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Tomar Re Character Correction

Dorian Kingi was listed on Wikipedia as doing the motion capture for the character, Tomar Re, in the up coming "Green Lantern" 2011, directed by Martin Campbell. Which he DID DO ALL THE MOTION CAPTURE FOR TOMAR RE for three months in New Orleans. Why was he recently removed as having that credit on Wikipedia? Here is Dorian Kingi's IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1141776/#Actor 76.173.235.244 (talk) 07:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

1980s film about women in an East Indies prisoner's of war camp in WWII

Hello! I am taking the change that some very well informed film enthusiast will know the answer to my question and help med to find a film I am looking for, because I don't have that much to go on. The film in question would have been made in the 1980s or perhaps early 1990s; the plot is about the western women in the East Indies or Malaya, who where placed in prison camps during the Japanese occupation in the WWII, and it takes place in the camp and describes the women's lives during the war until liberation. I remember that at least some of the film is voiced by one of the women, who tells the story to the watcher. I also recalls that most of the women where British, though at least one was an Australian. Many of the actresses playing the parts where well known in the late 1980s, but I can't remember who they where; one was a British actress with wavy curly dark-blond hair, who I think was popular in the 1980s and who played a former upperclass woman by the name of Audrey. Another characther from the film was an energetic Australian woman. Looking at what I can recollect, it may not be helpfull, but perhaps some one can give me some suggestions? I have not seen it for many years, but I would like to find it again. If you could suggest films with a similar plot made in this period, then I could just google them and recognize the film right away. Thank you very much in advance! --Aciram (talk) 20:49, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Are you sure it was a film and not Tenko? Britmax (talk) 21:02, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Your description reminded me of Tenko which was a TV series not a film. That article contains a link to Paradise Road (1997 film) which also could be your film. Sussexonian (talk) 21:11, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you everyone for your answers, I applogise for not responding untill now! No, I distinctly remember it to be a film. And Tenko does not seem to have the characther Audrey played by the actress a remember so well. The film was made from a novel, which I remember seeing in a bookstore about the same time I saw the film in the early 1990s. I resently saw Paradise Road, which reminded me of this older film I saw so many years ago. But this is good suggestions, because it could very well have been some other version. --Aciram (talk) 16:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Could it have been one of the several TV or film versions of Neville Shute's A Town Like Alice? HiLo48 (talk) 22:32, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Good suggestion. I do remember now, that the women was moved between camps. But the plot of the film seem a little different, as in my film, the main coverage was of the camp, which does not seem to be the case in A Town Like Alice. --Aciram (talk) 16:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Now I recall the name of one of the actresses: Gena Rowlands! She played the part of a doctor in this film. --Aciram (talk) 12:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

The film is Silent Cries (1993)! --Aciram (talk) 12:48, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Pussy Galore

I think the social reception bit of the Pussy Galore article is fascinating, but I'd like a few clarifications if there are any old-timers about. Firstly, I would like to know if there is a difference in the way Britain and the U.S. view the word pussy. The fanny discrepancy is well-documented, for example. Secondly, I would like to know if the impact/intensity of the word pussy has changed at all between 1964 and the present day? The Pussy Galore articles notes Sean Connery's unusual pronunciation of her name due to censorship (which I don't think would matter today) but the newspapers of the time apparently lead the charge for her to be called Pussy and not Kitty? Curious for any insight someone who was around back then can provide! thank you. The Masked Booby (talk) 22:57, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

The word "pussy" came into its own when Mrs Slocum of Are You Being Served? (1972-85) regularly used it. It was always in reference to her cat, but that was never made explicit, so listeners were free to imagine ... something else.

Btw, referring to the very people most likely to be able to help you as "old-timers" is hardly likely to endear you to them. The opposite, probably. We demand RESPECT!  :) -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 23:22, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Interesting. Where I come from, old-timer is not disrespectful. def ... though I suppose anything could be disrespectful given the right(wrong?) tone of voice :-) The Masked Booby (talk) 08:12, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

We do have a Disambiguation page for Old-timer, with several alternative usages from which one could choose. I like the "group of dragonriders who are brought forward in time". Appeals to my sense of adventure. HiLo48 (talk) 08:19, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

May 29

Blu-ray_player question

Does anyone know where I can find a multi region Blu-ray_player in the Greater Vancouver area? Neptunekh2 (talk) 19:55, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

My Philips BDP3100 can be easily made multi-region. I don't know if it is available in Vancouver. Astronaut (talk) 12:15, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Apocalypse Now

After tuning into the end of this movie for the Nth time, I'm reminded of some questions I have about it...

• Is there any potential basis in fact for some of the bizarre scenes? The camps without commanding officers, surfing between bombs, the weird way of sacrificing a water buffalo with a machete, the idea of some American military person off in Cambodia leading a killer cult? The chopping off of the arms of kids injected with polio vaccine? Or is it all florid imagination?

• A crucial feature of the end of the movie is that the crew of this little boat can call in an airstrike from "Almighty". My interpretation tends to run that this is not just a handy amenity to be used at Willard's discretion; but rather that the airstrike must have been a back-up contingency plan - something that would be executed in the not unlikely instance that the whole crew should suffer an unfortunate accident during their little diplomatic visit to Cambodia. But this interpretation leads on to several unusual conclusions:

• I otherwise never understood Kurtz's decision to more or less let Willard kill him. There's some monologue that he "wanted the pain to end" and "even the jungle was out to kill him" or even that he wanted to "die like a warrior" but it didn't make sense to me. But if Kurtz's people catch the cook during a radio test for the airstrike, then they know what is coming. Kurtz's choice to let Willard kill him can actually be seen as an altruistic sacrifice for his people, to spare them the collateral damage of a more conventional attack.

• The final scene of the movie then makes much more sense. We see Willard being called on the radio by "Almighty", and he simply reaches out and shuts it off. Then there is a scene of helicopters flying through the air, flames, and repeated, "the horror". What that means, then, is that he is making a conscious decision not to abort the military's airstrike. Given that there's a cult of crazies out there looking to follow anyone who comes out of the temple with a machete, who have given his men much grief, there's a certain appeal to this. He's given them the chance to drop their weapons and leave. The only problem is that per the Apocalypse Now article, this interpretation was supposedly specifically opposed by Coppola. Yet I wonder if he wanted to make available different levels of understanding for such a film.

• Note that these two things together essentially invert the roles of the two main characters: Kurtz selflessly dying to save his civilians, and Willard committing a mass murder beyond everything Kurtz has done. Wnt (talk) 23:45, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Truly this deserved to be asked at the Humanities refdesk, on account of the quality of the film, but I thought there might be people here with unusual sources of information. Wnt (talk) 23:37, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't have sources for the following offhand and am in a hurry but wanted to give at least one response to aid your googling. The water buffalo kill was supposedly something that the locals were about to do anyway and they asked whether the crew wanted to film it. "Yeah," they said, and it ended up in the movie; so that scene is presumably the most true-to-life scene in the film. Presumably you know about Hearts of Darkness which I certainly recommend since you're a fan. Comet Tuttle (talk) 05:04, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I'd wondered about that. In a modern film, alas, they'd have spent ten million dollars trying to make a dead or plastic water buffalo look alive, and failed. I take it there's no PC litany about animals not being harmed in the making of this film... B) Wnt (talk) 18:51, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Some of those things seemed, unfortunately, quite possible in war. For comparison with "leading a killer cult", we have the group of US soldiers in Iraq who raped and murdered a girl and her family. While I'm not aware of their being any religious justification stated for these actions, I have to think that the victims being Muslim figured into the soldiers' total contempt for them.

The "chopping off of the arms of kids injected with polio vaccine" falls within the logic of "total war". That is, if winning is the only goal, and you don't care who suffers or dies in the process (including your own people), then anything can be justified. For comparison, we have the Nazi massacres of civilian bystanders in retaliation for the actions of partisans whom the authorities couldn't capture. StuRat (talk) 06:38, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I understand that in moral terms, for example the Talmud says something like "whoever destroys a life, destroys the world." But aesthetically, this is not the same thing. A few parts of the movie seem so closely based on reality, it makes me if some others are based on instances I've been unaware of. Wnt (talk) 03:52, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

• Regarding the surfing Liutenant Colonel Kilgore (who loved the smell of napalm in the morning), Apocalypse_Now#Cast mentions some inspirations for the character, if one wanted one could research these real people and see if any of them surfed or otherwise did some of the wild stuff Kilgore was noted for (like the Death Cards). --Jayron32 20:44, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

May 30

old fantasy movie i saw on betamax

greetings. i would like to inquire if anyone could recall this movie. the protagonist is an adolesent dwarf, who took care of a baby, and with him are his dwarf companions. i think a dwarf named 'blubber tuck'(?) was one of them, a bald adult dwarf. humans are also seen in the film. thanks for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.67.147 (talk) 02:47, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Maybe Willow (film)? Incidentally, the entire film was up in little pieces on YouTube. To avoid tedious WP:ELNEVER arguments I'll avoid linking to it directly; besides, that is unnecessary if you can use a search bar. I won't pretend to evaluate the odds that that is a licensed distribution... Wnt (talk) 03:22, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes, this is it, thank you very much. i just want to read this story on wikipedia but i didnt know the title. thanks gain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.67.147 (talk) 04:30, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

FYI, the bald guy was Burglekutt. Staecker (talk) 23:06, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Networks' past projects

Sometime in the 1980's, ABC had these public service announcements. One was for Don't Do Drugs. One was for Don't Drink and Drive. One was for Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS). Meanwhile, CBS had this literacy project called Read More About It. The project had referals to books after the closing credits of certain television specials, mini-series and television movies. In the early 1990's, ABC had these public service announcements. One was for Children First. One was for Never Stop Learning. I'm interested in more information about all of the past projects I've mentioned. Where can I find the information? Anyone know?24.90.204.234 (talk) 04:09, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

The networks all have websites for the PSAs; ABC's is A Better Community, NBC's is The More You Know, and CBS's is CBS Cares. I assume the ones you mention are all part of the same series, but if not, hopefully this is somewhere to start. Adam Bishop (talk) 11:40, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I already know about A Better Community, The More You Know, and CBS Cares. The ones I've mentioned are older. The ones you've mentioned are more recent. Additionally, in 1986, as the Statue of Liberty was bound to celebrate its centennial, CBS had this project called An American Portrait. It profiled Americans who've impacted many people's lives. They included sports figures, entertainers, etc. In 1988, as America was bound to elect a new President, CBS had this project called A Presidential Portrait. The concept was similar to An American Portrait. I'm also interested in more information about those other two projects.24.90.204.234 (talk) 20:45, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

If it is of any interest, GI Joe always ended with "now I know and knowing is half the battle." I don't think that was from the studio. I think it was from the GI Joe show itself. -- kainaw™ 12:37, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

That was endorsed by the National Child Safety Council. Anyway, what does that have to do with the projects I'm trying to find more information about?24.90.204.234 (talk) 17:52, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Identify the music in this commercial

Is it something familiar? Or was it composed just for the commercial? Thanks, Oh, well (talk) 09:58, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

You can email Coca-Cola here to ask them. Nanonic (talk) 12:50, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

The main melody is similar to Coca-Cola's current musical jingle, so the music is probably proprietary (that is, written for the commercial). --McDoobAU93 21:17, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Patton (Movie)

First a thank you today to those that have served. About 18m into the movie, Patton rolls into II Corps HQ on a halftrack. He is standing up front holding onto a Ma Deuce. On the front fenders is a flag with 2 stars on the right, and a sign with WTF on the left. As the scene progresses it is obvious that he feels that no one in the outfit knows what they are supposed to be doing. So my questions: Does WTF refer to its common usage today? and Was this common knowledge at the release of the film ('70) or during WWII? 70.177.189.205 (talk) 16:48, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

WHAG here but the letters "TF" in a military setting generally refer to "task force". --TammyMoet (talk) 17:37, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

WTF lists Western Task Force. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:20, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Freshwater boating in the U.S.

Hey all. I recently acquired a used ski boat, and have been enjoying it putting around near my home and watching the sunsets with my wife. But now I am comfortable with driving the boat, and I'd like to do more things. My main concern is understanding right-of-way on the water, as well as correctly navigating channels by the channel-markers. Are the rules for this pretty much universal, and, if so, is there a good, easy to understand, resource someone could point me to? I am getting conflicting information from various "seasoned" boaters regarding my questions. For instance, I was told that you should always yield to a boat that has someone (or something) under two. A skier, for instance. I've also been told to stay to the right of the channel markers. But then someone tells me the exact opposite, or gives conflicting advice. Websites seem to conflict one another as well. I have a very good understanding of right-of-way and yielding laws when driving...but with a boat there are so many more variables. Plus, boats don't have the luxury of brakes :) Thanks! Quinn ^{❀ BEAUTIFUL DAY} 23:22, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

It's possible that the "rules of the road" vary by state. In all likelihood your state's Department of Natural Resources (or equivalent) will have a website and/or pamphlet describing how to operate boats on state waterways. (e.g. Minnesota ("Land of 10,000 Lakes") is here - your state probably has something similar.) These tend to be less extensive than (road) motor vehicle laws, and "don't be a jerk" tends to summarize most of them. Regarding yielding to boats with skiers under tow, even if not required that's a good rule to follow, as if the boat has to slow down/turn suddenly the skier may be thrown or loose hydroplaning (on the flip side, the person towing the skier shouldn't be a jerk and should keep clear of other boats' paths). Likewise with yielding to/slowing to no-wake speeds around non-motorized boats. I believe that which side of the channel markers you pass on depends on which side of the channel they're marking. -- 140.142.20.229 (talk) 23:44, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I strongly suggest a boating class, either through the state or through United States Power Squadrons [2]. The basics are simple (in fact, some laws apply equally to boats and cars) but it is simple, too, to get in over your head. Great Lakes, oceans, powerful rivers, commercial traffic, locks and dams, all require extra attention, caution and preparation. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 01:36, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

You should definately get your local laws and take any class availible locally, or contact the agency which has jurisdiction over the waterways you will be using; they would LOVE to have you knowing how to operate the boat in their waterways. IIRC, from my youth boating around Lake Winnepesaukee, channel markers are usually colored by the side you should pass them by. On Winnepesaukee there were red and black markers, and you always passed by the Red markers on (say) the north or west side and the black markers on the south or east side (I don't remember the specific correct directions, but it was something like that). That allowed you to navigate correctly; because sometimes the markers were directing you into a channel, like the deepest water and so the best place to navigate, and sometimes the markers were directing you away from an obsticle, like a submerged rock or sandbar. So sometimes you wanted to go between them, and sometimes you wanted to go around them, so you needed to know the compass direction each color was directing you to pass them by. --Jayron32 20:33, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I went ahead and enrolled in a weekend class provided by the local water supply district. The organizer said I was the only one to enroll, so they may have to cancel if no one else does. But he also told me, if that's was the case, he'd meet me out on the Reservoir that weekend and "show me the ropes." I guess Southern hospitality has its advantages. Thanks all! Quinn ^{❀ BEAUTIFUL DAY} 04:27, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

May 31

"... the lonely apricot betimes"

I'm haunted by a memory of hearing Eric Idle speak a lot of semi-nonsense in iambic pentameter, pausing after the above phrase. Does it ring a bell with you? Assuming it's in MPFC, can you say which episode? (I thought it might be the wine shop scene in 'Dennis Moore' — "I've caught poetry" — but no.) —Tamfang (talk) 00:03, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

A bit of context bubbles up from the swamps of memory: the speech may be a series of rhetorical questions to which the answer is "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom." And maybe Terry Jones retorts, "It's only a bloody parking ticket." —Tamfang (talk) 00:15, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

It's the first skit in episode 1x03 "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away". The whole episode is on YouTube, but I won't link to it since it must be a copyvio. Deor (talk) 01:02, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

What is the fantasy novel in which the currency is called "barrels"?

I read a book, maybe 10 years ago, in which water was scarce and so the currency was coins called "barrels" to signify that they were worth a barrel of water. What is the name of this book? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fuggahugga (talk • contribs) 00:30, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

According to one commenter here, the World of Air in The Death Gate Cycle may have used "barls", short for barrels, for coinage. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:06, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Netflix

Why doesnt Netflix have certain movies and shows?Accdude92 (talk) 03:10, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Just like anyone else, they have to negotiate with whoever owns each movie, to try to get a good deal. If they can't get a movie at a price where they can make a profit, they don't. StuRat (talk) 03:38, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Netflix's DVD rental service has almost everything that's available on DVD or Bluray from a major publisher and quite a bit from smaller publishers. Many shows simply aren't available on DVD. And there are a few shows that came out once on DVD and are n olonger available. Netflix sometimes has those, but, obviously, once the disk is damaged or lost they can't replace it. Of course, if it's not on DVD, Netflix can't force publishers to print DVDs!

Their streaming service is missing a lot, but like StuRat says, they need to negotiate with whoever owns the movies, and many publishers are very wary of online distribution. I'm not sure why, but probably they're worried about committing to one service then realizing they could have made more profit on another service. Not to mention their stupid paranoia about piracy. APL (talk) 07:43, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

One of the issues regarding streaming media, especially older shows and movies, is that the revenue sharing isn't properly negotiated for old media, i.e. stuff that predates streaming as a concept. There's a sort of "standard" contract for movies and TVs, such that certain percentages of sales and revenues are divied up among all of the players involved, so that the actors get x% of each movie ticket sold, each DVD sold, each commercial shown during a TV viewing, each action figure sold, etc. etc. The directors, producers, studio, distributors, etc. also get their own stakes. This is all negotiated well ahead of time, and is usually part of the standard contracts for all involved. The issue is that streaming media is so new, that no one knows what to do with that money that's coming in from streaming media. Since the studio that made, say, Smokey and the Bandit didn't forsee streaming media, it didn't negotiate how to divvy up the profits from streaming media among people involved with that film. So that has to be dealt with. This is exactly what the TV Writers strike a few years ago dealt with, see 2007–2008_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike#New_media, and is still an ongoing issue in the film and television world. New films and TV shows have stuff like profits from streaming media built right into the standard negotiations, which is why streaming tends to be heavier represented among the really new stuff (not to mention that the newer stuff sells better. Is anyone really looking to stream old episodes of B. J. and the Bear?) --Jayron32 20:25, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Netflix has lots of old streaming video. For example, I just finished watching the original Twilight Zone series. As long as the old agreements were for ratios, not fixed amounts, I don't see why the same logic wouldn't apply directly to streaming. That is, everybody gets the same slice of the streaming pie as they got from other sources of revenue. Although, if the original agreement had one split for video-tape rentals and another for "other sources of revenue", the question might come up as to which best applies to streaming. That is, can streaming video be just considered to be an updated form of video-tape rental, or is it a completely new thing ? StuRat (talk) 17:52, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

If we ignore sites like NetFlix for now and go to things like TV channel catch up sites, why would their streaming service automatically be considered more like video rentals then broadcast? And if you have a streaming based service where you pay a monthly fee and can watch whatever you want (as opposed to a video on demand/PPV service where you pay for everything you want with no monthly fee), is this really more similar to video rental then traditional broadcast rights? Note that the video rental agreement was viewed as unsatisfactory by many in the WGA anyway (and I think other unions), this is discussed in the article. Nil Einne (talk) 14:07, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Movie Music

In the Pelican Brief, what is the name of the operatic music heard when Darby goes to the Memorial service? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.95.61.18 (talk) 11:40, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Here is a soundtrack list. 216.93.212.245 (talk) 22:01, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

tv. show? movie?

hi all, I would guess around several years ago, i saw part of something on t.v. where this bartender or someone went outside with a bunch of other guys to fight, and two of his buddies are asked to help him by their girlfriends so they go outside... and the bartender or whatever has already beat up the other guys but thinks that his two buddies helped him... even though they did nothing... the bartender or whatever goes inside and one of his buddies punches himself then the other buddy in the face so it looks like they were in the fight... anyone know what this is? 69.154.180.133 (talk) 17:26, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Its How I Met Your Mother, episode called The Fight--Jac16888 ^Talk 17:29, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Boss fights

1. What is the tallest boss ever created not including final boss. 2. What is the tallest 16 bit boss ever not including final boss . 3. the tallest 8-bit boss ever created. 4. What is the a tallest final boss. 5. what is the tallest superboss. 6 what is the tallest boss including final boss. 7. what is the tallest optional boss fight thats not a superboss. 8. the tallest mini boss. --109.76.35.231 (talk) 19:50, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

• The tallest mini boss? Is that like being the world's tallest midget? --Jayron32 20:14, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

(For reference of other editors) He's refering to Boss (video gaming). That question *might* have been answerable in 1994, but there's too many video games and too many ways to measure "tallest." Do you mean "tallest according to height in pixels," "tallest compared to the player, or "tallest in feet/meters according to the game's story?" Ian.thomson (talk) 20:22, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Absolutely, but I can't help mention the game Shadow of the Colossus which famously features only epic boss battles against massive bosses. APL (talk) 20:42, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

In AdventureQuest, there's a boss so tall that only his shoes fit on the screen. If you wish, I can find the name of the boss for you. StuRat (talk) 17:31, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

I was meaning tall in meters but wouldn't some of final fantasy boss fights rank up there as being the tallest and some RE boss fights too but those are the only big boss fights I can think of. --109.76.2.18 (talk) 22:08, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

In Shadow of the Colossus, the final boss is 60m tall. Which is pretty big for a little guy to fight with only a sword, and no particular magical powers.

I keep mentioning this game because the whole point of the game is how huge the bosses are, and figuring out how to fight them. (It usually involves climbing around on them.)

On the other hand, there have been a few Fantastic Four games, I'm sure Galactus has featured in a few of them. He's a devourer of worlds and is often drawn big enough to stand next to the Earth.

While we're on the subject of destroyers of worlds, we have to mention all those Star Wars games that feature the Death Star as the final boss. The Death Star was over a 100km tall.

Wouldn't surprise me if there were games about even bigger things. APL (talk) 01:42, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

The last boss in God of War 2 was a titan wasn't it? That would be hugely tall. Googlemeister (talk) 13:30, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

June 1

DOLLY PARTON Song

Its a song about her heart being broken, she's a used up has been type woman, destroyed. Something about fixing her heart, the foundation or wholes, gaps, fill them with yourself. And she'll be good to go, you'll be suprised. Something to this effect. I tried googling, no luck, only heard once. Much obliged, --i am the kwisatz haderach (talk) 15:22, 2 June 2011 (UTC)