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April 24

SNL personnel questions

I don't watch SNL or anything else due to not having TV, but I occasionally watch clips on youtube and other sites. I've been using WP, IMDb and other sites to figure out who these actresses are, but to no avail. So... Who is the actress who played Harry Potter in THIS skit and the short old maid in THIS skit (The other two are Scarlett Johannson and Tina whatsername), and who's the actress playing Jane Pauley in THIS skit? Thanks in advance. Anchoress 01:27, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

The actress in the first two is Rachel Dratch; I'm not sure about the third one. The third one is Kristen Wiig. Carom 01:42, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Wow, thanks for the quick and complete response. Anchoress 01:49, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

No problem (too much time on my hands, really...). Carom 03:06, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

get me this quote

who said'they get both sides of the fence' whoever said it is an entertainer.either a musician or actor.its a male.plse help —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.24.124.23 (talk) 10:08, 24 April 2007 (UTC).

'both sides of the fence' is a widely popular saying, so this will be tough. do you have any more of the quote to go on? do you know the context in which it was said? the_undertow ^talk 22:12, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

j pop - lookng for a hit of early 2003

Hi there!

Does anyone know what is the name of the artist and the title of a hit I heard all around Japan in Jan 2003 - it is by a female pop singer - and as I don't speak Japanese I haven't any idea of her name or the title!!

It was really popular - being played on the radio and in shops

Any help appreciated!!

Thanks

That is really really broad. Really popular artists include Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki though. You can start there. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 04:23, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

You will have to find the Oricon charts for January 2003. Unfortunately I have started collecting Oricon songs only from April 2006. And Oricon website is in Japanese. Shinhan 18:25, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Older Carbon/Silicon downloads

Does anyone know where I can find the mp3s from all the Carbon/Silicon (Mick Jones' band) albums? They were pulled from the website and I can't find them. Thanks --Teutoberg 20:17, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

i checked the website and they seem to be in working order. are you having a problem downloading? the_undertow ^talk 22:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

April 25

Name that tune

I'm wondering if anyone can help identify a song for me. It sounds like house or trance music, with a heavy bass, and the vocals are a repetition of what sounds to me like "Barba Leeeeeee, Baaarba Lee," except I'm sure those aren't at all the lyrics, I just can't make it out. Not even sure if it's in English. But it's a very popular song, I must have heard it a thousand times even though this type of music isn't as popular in the US. If I played it, I'm sure plenty of people would recognize it, I just don't know what it's called. Any ideas? zafiroblue05 | Talk 00:11, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Can't help you with a name, but if it's a very popular song it's likely by Enigma, Deep Forest or Chemical Brothers. I know that's probably not much help. Anchoress 00:16, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm basically positive it's not the Chemical Brothers, and I doubt it's either of the other two. The song I'm thinking of sounds more trance-y than the first couple videos of those two that I saw on YouTube. Don't know if this will help, but the lyric, as sung, has three notes in ascending order. It could be "I belieeeeeve [last syllable drawn out a lot], I [drawn out a bit] believe," but again, I don't know the words. zafiroblue05 | Talk 01:03, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Right. What about Delerium? Anchoress 01:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I wish i knew the lyrics to the pulp victim track but i guess i will never know, cant find on google why should i find it here????? bakane =(

Long shot here, but Pulp Victim's "The World '99"? --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 04:11, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

That's closer, but the song I'm thinking of has a heavier bass, more distorted vocals (which I think are female but are distorted enough it's almost hard to tell). I don't think it's Delerium, either, but again I'm only going on a couple of samples when they have obviously made many, many songs. To be honest, the song I'm thinking of is perhaps not from a particularly prominent group/DJ: instead, I think it'd be more a big one-hit-wonder - not one of many singles by someone but instead someone's one and only huge hit. zafiroblue05 | Talk 04:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Did you hear the whole song or just a clip? Because in the song I mentioned, there's a kid or a female voice saying something similar to Barba..something three times. I keep hearing it as Bulbasaur though. The clip I heard on amazon didn't play the better known parts. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 04:54, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Assuming this is a (poor version) of the song, I heard the whole thing. That song is relatively similar to it, but the song I'm thinking of is more minimalistic, perhaps - almost solely the pounding bass, while The World has many other tracks in it, it seems - and more party-ish, if that makes sense. zafiroblue05 | Talk 06:57, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Yea, that's it, but it's a version I've never heard before, as far as I can tell. I'll try to think of more songs when I get home later though. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 14:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

You could contact the person that uploaded the YouTube clip that you referenced and ask them what the song is.... Dismas|^(talk) 19:51, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Dario G Sunchyme? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY2OFztWiuY) (once it gets going)? I'm sorta thinking probably not but just in case. ny156uk 16:48, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

total long shot but i'm trying to think of songs with african-style vibes (like Pulp Victim's). Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea? ny156uk 17:18, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

In the odd case that anyone comes across here, I just now found the song I was thinking of: Call on Me (Eric Prydz song). zafiroblue05 | Talk 05:55, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Oils ain't oils, Sol.

Anyone know where I can find a recording of the "Oils Ain't Oils, Sol" ad online? It was an Australian TV commercial from the 80s. Pesapluvo 04:27, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Requisition

Sir, This is Nirmal,i would like to know about south india NRI's details who are all staying in foriegn countries. it is very helpful for my project —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nirmal pureheart (talk • contribs) 09:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC).

Dance Dance Revolution

Are there any DDR console games available in Australia? --Candy-Panda 11:11, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

DDR seems to be released under the Dancing_stage name in Europe and Australia/Oceania. Konami has an Australian website, http://www.konami.com.au/, that should have more information. gorffy 23:24, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

To concur: All official releases of DDR in Australia (and, in fact, in regions where PAL is the standard rather than NTSC, I believe) are named "Dancing Stage", including "Dancing Stage Fever", "Dancing Stage Max" (quite hard to get one's hands on, according to a friend of mine) and "Dancing Stage Party". The last time I went to Konami's Australian site it was dedicated to poker machines, but it appears they've changed their tune recently (apparently by moving the pokies to konamiaustralia.com.au) so maybe it is the place to look, otherwise try the list under "Songlists and Codes" on DDRFreak or maybe look on Konami's UK or Europe sites, if you can find them since most of the Dancing Stage PlayStation games are held in common (sorry but my net access is a little hobbled at the moment or I'd provide more direct links). If you're looking for games on a console other than PS/PS2, then there were a couple released for the DreamCast but I suspect they were Japanese only and will require heavy tracking down, there is Dancing Stage: Mario Mix for the GameCube (not particularly challenging though, apparently), and I'm not 100% sure but I think there was something released on XBox although probably not locally. Confusing Manifestation 06:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much! --Candy-Panda 07:02, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

No problems. Always happy to help a fellow DDRer, especially an Australian one. Confusing Manifestation 07:11, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Pokémon Pearl

Anyone know how to make the third Gym Leader, Maylene, go to her gym so I can fight her? --66.203.32.62 13:24, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

GameFAQs is your friend, too. Spiral Wave 00:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Tell her she's looking a little porky?213.48.15.234 07:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

WWPD? (What Would Pikachu Do?)--Kirby♥time 21:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

April 26

needy depressive TV/Movie/cartoon character or famous (real) person

Hi there.

Not sure if this is a good place to look, but I have a project for which I have to come up with a famous person who is: needy, maybe sad/depressed, clingy, maybe inappropriately emotional/over-emotional.

I've tried Google and Wikipedia searches, but am having difficulty.

The character has to be famous enough that I can act a little and they'll know who I am, or at least after having introduced myself (the average person would have to recognize the name and/or costume and/or characteristics, or famous line, etc).

Can be a character in a movie, a real famous person, a cartoon character, a muppet, TV character, fictional character from literature - anyone that people would recogize. Doesn't even have to be a person, really (I've thought of Eeyore, for example, but he's not quite right - sad but not need/clingy)

If you can help I will be grateful!

thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.112.57.40 (talk) 01:38, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

I was thinking of Eeyore myself. How about the Snuffuluffagus on Sesame Street ? Or there's the character Milton from the cartoon and the live action movie Office Space. For clingy there was also the character Janice on Friends. Charlie Brown also seemed rather depressed, always wanting to talk with the little red-haired girl, but never having the courage, and always trying to kick the football, knowing full well it would be pulled away at the last moment (wearing his characteristic shirt would make the character identifiable). StuRat 04:53, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

My first thought was Princess Diana, but that's hardly useful if you want a fictional character. --Charlene 05:53, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Maybe the Donkey from Shrek? Also, Ricky Gervaise's character, David Brent, from The Office (UK) would be perfect but might not meet the recognizable criteria depending on where you're from. Finally, the girlfriend from My Super Ex-Girlfriend seems also to fit the bill...judging from the preview I saw anyways...Azi Like a Fox 06:02, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

• Annie from "The Smoking Room.hotclaws**== 11:08, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Hamlet. Corvus cornix 17:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle. ---Sluzzelin talk 06:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Droopy Dog. Dismas|^(talk) 09:06, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Marvin_the_Paranoid_Android.--Kirby♥time 21:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Strong Sad (although he might be somewhat obscure). --3M163//Complete Geek 00:12, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

My first thought was DEFINITELY Eeyore. Winnie the Pooh (and Tigger too), to a lesser extent. Of course, this is probably just because I've been subjected to way too much of that damn series over the years (I play RPGs, thus Kingdom Hearts, and... well, let's just say my mom has a Tigger tattoo, that should tell you where she stands on it) -- Phoeba Wright^OBJECTION! 06:05, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Romeo from Romeo and Juliet. bibliomaniac15 23:10, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Ally McBeal jnestorius^(talk) 18:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

pain killers

am looking for a celebrity.the first clue is that he is american and was addicted to painkillers and that he married a woman who wasnt american —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.49.84.185 (talk) 09:27, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

• Could be Burt Reynolds? It's not mentioned in the WIkipedia article, but according to Time magazine he was addicted to pain killers after a jaw injury. He was married to British comedian Judy Carne for two years in the 1960s. --Canley 10:05, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Good thing there's not a do your own trivia policy. Anyways, beats me, but here's a couple lists of famous addicts(drug/alcohol) for you or anyone else so inclined [1] [2]. Azi Like a Fox 10:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

April 27

Who was Dixie Ray in pictures by Edward Steichen and Dalvador Dali?

Steichen did a nude photo and Dali, a nude painting, but who was she? A pornographic movie using her name was made in 1983.

Tekken

Is tekken tag better or tekken 5? Not the dark resurrection. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 219.88.75.219 (talk) 04:38, 27 April 2007 (UTC).

Ultimately this is personal taste and I doubt we can tell you which game is better. But if you're looking for a general consensus, try Metacritic and GameRankings, which collect the opinions of many. Spiral Wave 08:35, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

ohh both are really good but i like the whole tag team element in tekken tag :D

new hip hop duo

does anyone know who im talking about i saw this feature on this new hip hop duo on MTV base , i think their from chicago and their 2 friends from high school or college (something like that) and they want to bring real hiphop back so the new generation knows what hip hop was originally about and their music is sick they have got real skill and talent I MUST KNOW WHO THIS DUO IS!!! BRING REAL HIPHOP BACK :D —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.42.99.196 (talk) 09:02, 27 April 2007 (UTC).

American TV

I'm the UK which has a pretty different system of TV so when it comes to American TV schedules I'm something of a confused outsider. I know that the big shows all uniformally seem to start in the Autumn, go on hiatus around the beginning of December when reruns and the occassional pilot are shown until Febuary when the second half of the season begins in time for sweeps week. I have a couple of questions though:

1. Why is there this break in the middle of the season? I can appreciate taking a week or two off around Christmas and New Year, which is what would be done in the UK where this time would be spent with seasonal shows, but why the need for almost 2 months off.

2. What actually happens between April/May when most shows seem to end their run and Octoberish when they start their next season? This gap seems alien as someone in the UK who's used to big shows starting all year round.

Edit: 3. Why are there seemingly randomly placed reruns during "half seasons"? For example I've noticed that right now shows like Bones and Heroes only seem to be showing a new episode every couple of weeks with a rerun inbetween, this is another entirely alien concept to someone brought up with UK TV. --Kiltman67 18:44, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

The seasons are much to do with the Nielsen Ratings system, particularly with regards to the "Sweeps". The mid-season breaks and re-runs mid season are also ratings related. In shows like Lost, with complex plot strands, if you don't start watching from the start it can be very difficult to catch up. So they run catch-up shows and re-runs to try and increase their viewing figures during the season. The mid-season breaks coincide with the space between the Sweeps. The idea is that you get large viewing figures for your cliff-hanger mini-finale in the November sweep, and then for the first episode back in the February Sweep. Mid-season breaks also help ease the productions schedule of shows such as Lost where there is a large cast and on-location filming.

In the breaks between seasons, they generally show repeats of old shows. Many US sports play through the summer, so they will also be televised then. Hope that helps. Rockpocket 19:10, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for answering my first couple of questions. Are sports the reason that it's just reruns over the summer? I keep hearing about various shows being axed, especially by Fox among others and I can't help but wonder if taking some of the new shows from October-May and moving them into the summer would be better for their ratings, of course with some overlapping because October-May is longer then June-September

From a business POV it seems a little strange. If we think of October-May and June-September as two seperate markets and the TV channels as companies trying to sell a product, if there was too much competition in one market for your product to be successful then you'd try and sell it in another market with less competition.

Anybody have any idea on my third question? I did wonder if since TV shows are getting more arc based in the past few years they were trying to make more mini-cliffhangers, but it's not during the sweeps and from what I remember they were doing it before the trend towards arcs began. --Kiltman67 20:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

US television programming is a brutal business. Its very difficult to appreciate quite how money-driven it is from a UK perspective, where major channels have at least some level of public service agenda. Everything, and I mean everything, is ratings driven. If a show is not getting sufficient ratings, the advertising income drops and the show gets pulled. A show like last year's Sons & Daughters was critically acclaimed but was up against the dreaded American Idol. ABC filmed 11 episodes, and showed 10 of them to a small but growing audience share. However, as the season finale approached ABC calculated that by showing a repeat of America's Funniest Home Videos they could get more viewers so they did that instead of showing the final episode (which looks like it will remain unaired). It seems crazy that they would cancel it with just one episode left, but those considerations don't apear to matter.

The other side of this coin is that shows that do generate good ratings are under huge pressure to continue way past their creative lifespan (see Jumping the Shark). This is why you don't get shows like The Office made in America that are hugely popular and critically acclaimed, but only last two seasons. If its popular, it continues until it is no longer popular, then it gets axed. There are a few exceptions to this (The Sopranos and Seinfeld spring to mind.)

Some shows such as The Nine struggled for ratings, so they pulled the plug half-way through the season, and then plan to show the remaining episodes to fill time in the summer, or when the ratings are not counted for advertising purposes. It does seem strange that the summer market is not better exploited with new shows, but I expect that serial viewing figures are much lower in the summer, as Americans go on vacation and spend much more time outside. Plus, there is the issue of the logistical aspects of the ratings system, which created the televisions seasons in the first place. Rockpocket 21:01, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

As Rockpocket mentioned, the summer is full of reruns and such because it's the summer. People are going on vacations and spending more time outside. So if the television people try to pull them inside to watch they have that much more of a hard job doing that. And the payoff just isn't there. But by having sweeps near the end of winter when people are getting cabin fever, they can easily grab viewers who want to forget that they're still inside. Dismas|^(talk) 21:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for all the information. I always suspected that there was a difference in ratings between the UK and US at Christmas where British shows can do great ratings, I didn't know it would be the same during the summer.

Certainly as a British person I wish America broadcasters would spread new shows out across the year. You get bombarded with shows from October to May and then you're left with nothing til the next October. --Kiltman67 21:43, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm a Brit too, and my first Christmas in the US - being away from my family - I thought I could take some solace in the fact that I could watch some good television over the Christmas break. Little did I know that the Christmas special is very much a British phenomonen and US television is dire over the festive period. The following year I realised a trip to Las Vegas is a much better use of my Xmas holiday! Rockpocket 22:12, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

One more thing to note is that as production costs have risen, a "full season" of a weekly TV series has become shorter and shorter. Once upon a time (say around 1955, but I don't know how long it lasted) a weekly show had 39 new episodes each year and then went off the air for 3 months -- and it was in that era that the custom was established that the major new shows all start in September. By the 1980s or thereabouts, a season was down to 26 episodes. Now it's typically 22. They're trying to dilute the product as much as they can get away with to cut down costs, right? So they give you a run of new episodes on consecutive weeks to get you in the habit of watching every week, then they turn off the tap for a while and show reruns or something else altogether. --Anon, April 27, 22:36 (UTC).

Some of the continuing shows such as Lost, Jericho, Friday Night Lights and 24 are no longer running reruns. They just go on hiatus. That's because the networks have realized that people are not interested in watching a rerun of the middle episode of a continuing storyline, when rewatching what they saw doesn't make sense. And besides, you can usually catch the episodes you missed on the networks' websites. And 24 has now decided not even to start airing until January, then run all new episodes, then quit. Corvus cornix 23:41, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

April 28

Miss Panama 2007?

A few mpnths ago around Feburary 2007 it was mentioned that Miss Panama 2007 was Diana Bracho in Wikipedia and in the Miss Panama beauty pageant website ran her likeness. What happened that Sorangel Matos is now the Miss Panama representative in Miss Universe? Was it a beauty pageant scandal involving Diana? Or did Diana resign the title? Please help.

The only Diana Bracho Google brings up was born in Mexico. Also, the history of the Miss Universe 2007 article only shows Sorangel Matos being added to the list on April 16. There was no listing for Panama before that. Clarityfiend 00:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Classical music concert calendar

I'm imagining a website where you can select a classical muisc composer and see a list of upcoming performances (in all major cities) of that comoser's work. Even if you couldn't select a composer, a concert calendar where you could easily browse through performances of more than one well known symphony group (or concert hall) in more than one city, that would be cool.

I'm not looking for Ticketmaster or a similar ticket-selling website--I'm thinking more of an informative website for classical music fans. Maybe such a thing does not exist, but if it does I'd like to know about it.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 14:39, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

You might try http://www.classical.net/. Corvus cornix 00:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Boosey & Hawkes maintains a service like this on their website for all the composers that they publish (quite a large number.) Just click on “composers and repertoire” in the first menu, then find the “composers” tab in the upper left corner of the screen, scrolled down to and click on the composer you want to look up, and, when their page comes up, click on the “performances” button at the top of the screen. You should see a list of all major planed future performances of that composer’s music anywhere in the world. For instance here’s the list of future performances of music by John Adams.— S.dedalus 20:28, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

This is great stuff. Thanks! Not as broad as what I envisioned, but does it include several of my favorite composers and is therefore very useful. I'll actually be attending an Adams concert in the near future.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 01:08, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

http://www.concert-diary.com/home/frame.asp?when=4&ref=13 is the most compreshensive one i know. --Alex16zx 09:22, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

April 29

The Rocker, a Rock Opera

I have written a rock opera called The Rocker and it is going to be performed in the next couple of months and the page I put up has been deleted. There are no adverts. Why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jamesmarkhetterley (talk • contribs) 15:31, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

Hello, Jamesmarkhetterley. Here's the deletion log. Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? might help explain some of it and what you can do about it. ---Sluzzelin talk 15:39, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

American TV Part II: Production schedule vs. airing?

I thought this was different enough to be a separate thread, and not part of the earlier "American TV" thread... because that thread got me thinking: What's the typical delay between when an American television show is filmed, and when it finally airs? When I was little, I assumed they filmed a TV show the week before I watched it but clearly that's not the case! So how much time elapses? During the summer hiatus, are they busy filming the next season's episodes, or are the producers, actors, and crew on vacation too? 71.112.112.56 16:34, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure, but noticed there is often a much larger gap for the pilot, sometimes years. I attribute this to the long approval cycle for new shows. StuRat 17:37, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Reality shows sometimes air months after their final tapings. For example, the US Survivor and The Amazing Race are completely filmed and completed before they ever even begin airing (except for the final episode of Survivor which is aired live. That has to be a particularly difficult period of time for the contestants, not only those who are waiting to see if they have been chosen to win the million dollars, but all of the other contestans, who are not allowed to comment on their time there until the episodes are aired.) Corvus cornix 20:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

So, for example, Lost Season 1 started pre-production on 26 January, 2004. Soundstage filming started on March 9, on location filming on March 17. The pilot wrapped on May 1 and aired (in the US) on 22 September. However, the pilot is usually shot further ahead of time, once the show is picked up, there is a much shorter wrap to screen time. For example, the eisode ...In Translation was shot in a week between January 9 and January 16, 2005. After shooting there would be another week of editing and post-production and it aired a month later on February 23, 2005. Rockpocket 23:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Game shows are taped a couple weeks before they air. There were stories in the newspapers about Ken Jennings losing on Jeopardy at least a week or so before his final appearance on the show. Quite often shows like this will tape three or four shows in a day for a few days and then take a long weekend of sorts. Dismas|^(talk) 02:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Name that Dreamcast RPG

I'm trying to remember the name of a Dreamcast Turn-Based RPG developed in Japan and released here. The only thing I can remember about the game is one of the characters: a well-endowed redhead with an elaborae hairstyle who has a special "Rage Attack"; when her rage meter is full, she can uleash her rage upon enemies and inflict massive damage. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spade9 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

It's not Skies of Arcadia, is it? There wasn't a "rage attack" as such, but you could save up your action points to spend on a super move. If it is this, the girl would be Aika. She certainly has the hair. Spiral Wave 20:10, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

'Allo 'Allo

A thought, which I don't see addressed in the article 'Allo 'Allo. When they dubbed 'Allo 'Allo to show it in other countries, did they preserve the use of different accents to show different languages? And did they keep Crabtree's mangled vowels? I'm just intrigued as to how it translated, as apparently it did. Skittle 20:14, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

In French, Officer Crabtree spoke like an Englishman speaking French, according to a show I saw on the BBC. As an Englishman, his French sounded alright to me, certainly no worse than mine!137.138.46.155 11:30, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Obedience to rebellion?

In pretty much all of the Pokémon games, if you're traded a high-level Pokémon (e.g., Level 60) and you only have, say, three badges, that Pokémon won't obey you. Is it possible to train your own Pokémon (e.g., ones you've caught and raised) to such a high level that they won't obey you anymore?--the ninth bright shiner ^talk 22:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

To expand this, why the heck do sentient and semi-sentient creatures choose to be subservient to puny, weak human beings? bibliomaniac15 00:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Probably has something to do with the Poké Balls.--the ninth bright shiner ^talk 01:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I also wonder why they always use the creatures to engage in fighting rather than just using them as pets or something. A.Z. 06:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

...Aaaaanyway... the short answer here is "yes". For example, in the original red/blue/yellow games, getting a badge from Misty makes pokemon up to level 30 obey you, getting one from Erika raises that to level 50, and so on. Whether you caught them or not is irrelevant. This is alluded to in the pokemon anime (which was meant to give hints to young players), where Ash's charmander refuses to obey him anymore once it evolves into a charmeleon.

In practical terms it's hard to raise your own pokemon so high too early, because without having the necessary badges you can't open up the next segment of game where the enemies are tougher. Hence the XP they gain drops with each level they raise, as your opponents become relatively weaker, and their level progression slows to a crawl. So the effect is usually only noticeable in traded pokemon which are already above your 'threshold'. Spiral Wave 10:01, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Vehicles in San Andreas

When you've been awarded a car in San Andreas (I am playing the PC version) you seem to be able to garage it at your house for as long as you like. Similarly, when you pop into a shop or similar and leave it parked outside, it is still there when you emerge. However, when you have to leave your car at another location, for instance at another gang member's house before you embark on a mission, it immediately vanishes, and does not reappear in your garage or appear again when the mission is completed. Anyone know a way to stop this happening? Or am I doing something wrong? FreeMorpheme 22:27, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

The game does this naturally and as far as I know, you can't prevent it. It only holds a certain amount of information (what vehicles you've left where, the positions of corpses/bloodstains/street damage, etc) in memory; when you pop into a store it remembers what you left nearby, and when you leave things in the garage the details are saved to your file. Apparently the memory gets cleared every time you begin a mission, so unfortunately the game will forget the location of things like parked cars, dead bodies, and the oversized novelty hats I like to hide behind restaurants. Down M. 13:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

April 30

Copyright with Movies

Yo, Are past movie posters still bound under copyright, because Wikipedians still use them in articles. You see, I'm making a website for a school project and my group and I were planning to use a scene from the Kingdom of Heaven movie poster. The Updater would like to talk to you! 03:59, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Move posters are under copyright. We use low resolution copies of movie posters under the Fair use rationale in US copyright law. Rockpocket 04:16, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

TRIVIA QUESTION

AMAN IS BORN IN 1955 HE IS 18TH YEARS OLD HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE

HE WAS BORN IN WARD #1955 OF THE HOSPITAL OF THE SCREAMING SAINTS —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sluzzelin (talk • contribs) 12:39, 30 April 2007 (UTC).

The riddle was written in 1973? Down M. 13:26, 30 April 2007 (UTC)