September 20

Half-Life: Source

Is Half-Life: Opposing Force compatible with Half-Life: Source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.15.68 (talk) 15:29, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, opposing force (unless re-released) was built on the Gold SRC engine. While Half Life:Source was built using the Source engine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.155.80.115 (talk) 18:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Enzo nowadays

What is Enzo (dog actor) up to nowadays since Frasier ended in 2004?72.229.130.76 00:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well here Eddie_Crane#Eddie says that Enzo was 7 when he took over from his father Moose as Eddie the dog. If that's correct he'll now be 14 and I imagine he's probably retired as that's very old in dog years (Moose retired at 10). Exxolon 00:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- According to this, Enzo was born sometime in 1996, which makes him 10 or 11. Clarityfiend 05:04, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Beckham in "World's Worst"

The article for Countdown with Keith Olbermann says that David Beckham was once included in the shows "Worst Person in the World" segment but I can't find any evidence of this. Did this occur? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.101.45.228 (talk) 05:37, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Olbermann's show seems to be archived on msnbc.msn.com. A Google search on site:msn.com "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" worst Beckham gets 17 hits. Among them:

"'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Feb. 27". 2006-02-28. The silver to the international soccer star David Beckham, who says he's struggling to help his son with his math homework. His son is six years old....

Other countdowns may include Beckham, but I'm on dialup. / 05:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Who gets the money that movies gross?

The screenwriter? Production crew? Cast? Distributor? Or all of the above? --203.78.9.149 09:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's split according to the contract. Some portions will be flat fees, others may be percentages. In general, the highest level of ownership retains the portion that isn't specified, or absorbs the loss, as appropriate. — Lomn 14:14, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDb, Donald Sutherland turned down a percentage of the gross for National Lampoon's Animal House that would have amounted to $30-40 million, opting for a flat fee instead because he thought it would be a flop. Clarityfiend 09:22, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Species of Walt Disney's Bambi

Bambi in the movie is said to be a White-tailed Deer. However I have three problems with this interpetation:

The deer tails in the movie are not at all white.
The antlers of most male deers in the movie appear smaller to me than usual White-tailed deer antlers.
This is however contrasted by Bambi's imposing father, who doesn't appear white-tailed at all to me, but rather to be Wapiti-shaped.

Can you help me in this? --KnightMove 10:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you're able to give serious answers, please ignore the statements between the lines.

Would it be churlish to point out it was a work of fiction for children, and not a nature documentary? The animators were undoubtedly more concerned with making the deers as cute (or, in Bambi's dad's case, as sternly fearsome) as possible. Neil ム 11:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that any known species of deer can speak english fluently. Capuchin 11:10, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It would be more correct to state "there have been no recorded instances of a deer speaking English fluently". :) Neil ム 11:35, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Except in Bambi.. Capuchin 11:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may also notice that the ants in A Bug's Life have the wrong number of limbs. Or that toys cannot speak and move on their own as is displayed in Toy Story. Or when were dinosaurs and Homo Sapiens living together? Never. Although The Flintstones would have you believe otherwise. And this isn't limited to just childrens movies. Satellites can't be retasked and used in the way that Hollywood seems to think they can such as in Enemy of the State or Patriot Games. Dismas|^(talk) 12:56, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see I have to point out the reason for my question: Bambi is responsible for confusions in German language about certain deer nomenclature. It's a long story, but analysis and debate about it is going on. The article Bambi explicitly states that Bambi is supposed to be a White-tailed deer, and for the debate mentioned it is important to know whether this is true. If it's not, first of all this should be removed from the article. Second, I'm interested in "what else"? Did Disney Bambi suppose just to be any deer, caring only about the cuteness and not the species? Just as the ants in A Bug's Life are just any ants, not regarding which species? --KnightMove 14:01, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know the answer, but the issue surrounding the Germanic translation of Bambi would be an awesome addition to the Bambi article. Beekone 18:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All silliness aside, I think that Neil's initial answer is probably the best. I doubt that Disney had a certain species of deer in mind. After all their target audience doesn't really pay much attention to discontinuity. The deer would be more likely to be stylistic rather than an accurate depiction of real life deer species. Sorry if that's of no help. Hopefully someone will know more. Capuchin 18:56, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Many animators study the animals they are going to animate (I know that a lot of work was done watching fish/getting good knowledge of fish to ensure they capture the right 'feel' for the animals), so I suspect they will have designed Bamb around a specific deer species, even if they use artistic license to make it more screen friendly. Saying all this the below kinda shows a lot more info. ny156uk 20:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's an interesting trail to follow, starting with Bambi, which discusses the movie, and states "For the movie, Disney took the liberty of changing Bambi's species into a White-tailed deer from his original species of Roe Deer, since roe deer don't inhabit the United States, and the white-tailed deer is much more familiar," and subsequently discusses that two actual white-tail fawns from the state of Maine were shipped to California to be used as inspiration for the animators. The movie article links to Bambi, A Life in the Woods which discusses the book on which the move was based (written, intriguingly enough, in German), and which states "The company [Disney] took the liberty of changing the species into a white-tailed deer, and of putting him into an American forest." Following the link to Roe Deer, we also see, in the much-discouraged Trivia section - "The famous Disney deer Bambi was really a roe deer in the original story. Disney changed Bambi's species to the white-tailed deer because too few Americans would know what a roe deer was." Ultimately, I'm not sure why there is confusion, the original Bambi (i.e. the one in the book) was a roe deer, and the film version, for various reasons, was changed to a white-tailed deer who lived in an American forest.--LarryMac | Talk 19:04, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In what way did my question fail to describe the problem? The white-tailed deer is called this way because it has a white tail, in contrast to other deer species. So if the deers in Bambi do not have white tails, can they be intended to be white-tailed deer? I rather suspect Capuchin is right, and Disney designed Bambi not to be too species-specific. Especially Bambi's father looks so different from the others, that I suspect a different species to be the inspiration for him, than the other deer in the movie. Is the "white-deer-interpretation" backed up by official Disney statements, or just an assumption of critics that has become commonplace? (Description of the problem in German follows.) --KnightMove 22:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well. I'm pretty tempted to say "so sorry for trying to help, it's a fucking cartoon, so deal with it." But I'll give it one more shot. Here is an image from the movie. Here is a stock photo of a real live young white-tailed deer. In each image, the underside of the tail is white, the top is not. There are 263 images on that stock photo site, and it is clear that the top side of a white-tailed deer is not white. Some of the other images are of adult male white-tails; I'm can't even be bothered to deal with that complaint at this point. The first paragraph on this page describes how Walt Disney wanted to strive for realism in the depiction of the animals, and some of the things the artists did to reach those goals. There are countless other pages available on the web with a simple Google search for "Disney Bambi realism." Now based on the description of the "problem in German" below, it seems to me that the problem lies in the translation. If Bambi and his family are called roe deer, then, in the context of the movie, this is just wrong. The deer in the film are clearly supposed to be white-tails, and they look a lot like white-tails to me, given that they are simply cartoons. And because of that, of course Bambi's father will not look like a rehbock, because that's not what he was supposed to be.

Jebus, I don't even like Disney films. --LarryMac | Talk 00:29, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's very interesting, thx. I have watched Bambi these days, and there the lower side of tail and body of the deers is not white. But maybe there are different versions of the coloring? I'll try to find out. --KnightMove 01:24, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PS: "The deer in the film are clearly supposed to be white-tails, and they look a lot like white-tails to me, given that they are simply cartoons. And because of that, of course Bambi's father will not look like a rehbock, because that's not what he was supposed to be." The point is that females and youngs of white-tailed deer and roe deer are in fact very similar, so you might well identify them within artistic license. Not even for the "normal" males this would be impossible. The only essential, unsolvable problem is Bambi's father. --KnightMove 08:30, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've never actually seen Bambi, only the odd clip, but does the father look something like this?

DuncanHill 23:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is no yes or no to the question, judge yourself: [1]

--KnightMove 23:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

White-tail deer can certainly be larger and imposing - check out the image of the mount of the world record deer: [2] There is no need to say that Bambi's fathers was based on a different species than white tail. While the record deer had a large 14-point rack of antlers, Bambi's father seems to be a very large 10 point. Rmhermen 14:04, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Problem in German

Have a look at Deer: "Depending on their species, male deer are called stags, harts, bucks or bulls, and females are called hinds, does or cows. Young deer are called fawns or calves."

In German, it's as complex, but different. The word Hirsch in its broadest sense might describe any species of deer, or any individual of deer. In a narrower sense, it's used as part of some species' names, or especially for male, adult deer. Female and young deer usually are denominated in cattle terms: Kuh (cow) and Kalb (calf), e. g. for US elks, Wapitikuh and Wapitikalb. It depends on the context whether Wapitihirsch describes any elk, or an elk stag. In most cases, Hirsch is to be interpreted as a Red Deer stag.

Unfortunately, Roe Deer - in German Reh - is excluded from this terminology, and in contrast follows goat terms. The male is called Rehbock (buck), the young Kitz (kid). While the Reh is a Hirsch regarding the biological family, the common meaning of Hirsch does not include the Reh.

But in the German translation of the Bambi film, the deer are called Reh, whereas Bambi's father is no way a Rehbock, but an imposing Hirsch. That's why German-languaged children (and adults alike) often believe Hirsch and Reh to be male and female of the same species, which is definitely wrong. This is called the Bambi lie or Bambi error. --KnightMove 23:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A fine frenzy of nine inch nails

Besides A Fine Frenzy and Nine Inch Nails are there any other "groups" with only one member? I'm possibly not stating the question quite right but I think you can see what I'm driving at. Dismas|^(talk) 13:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Divine Comedy are certainly sometimes only Neil Hannon. DuncanHill 14:17, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suicidal Tendencies is Mike Muir and whoever he can get to back him up as a band. The same is becoming rather true for the Infectious Grooves as well. Then, there's Alice Cooper - in which Alice Cooper was the name of the band but became one man who hires a backing band. -- kainaw™ 14:37, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Almost every electronic musician ever? I mean, they just use pseduonyms, but I don't see how that's different from A Fine Frenzy. Some non-electronic people include Mice Parade and Eluvium. Recury 14:53, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Streets, Bright Eyes...if Billy Corgan could play the drums, Smashing Pumpkins would be a one-man band... Adam Bishop 15:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

White Stripes is a one-"man" band. :) Corvus cornix 17:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

lets see...Death, The Album Leaf, Necrophagist (early years), Dethklok, Foo Fighters (first album was all Dave Grohl)

point is- there's PLENTY. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.155.80.115 (talk) 18:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I got the point. Thanks for the links and such, all. And I just want to say that the White Stripes comment was funny! Dismas|^(talk) 21:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Simply Red became a one man band due to Mick Hucknell continually fallnig out with his band mates and rpelacing them. 212.240.35.42 10:32, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 21

Miami area hiphop scene..

I'm far from an expert on hiphop, much less the Miami scene. A new editor has created LFMG (Left Field Muzik Group) about a local hiphop band. I've done some cleanup for the article, but I'm not sure it satisfies WP:MUSIC. Was hoping putting a note here might find someone local who's aware of some sources. Thanks. Into The Fray ^T/C 00:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name of Educational Film (German)

Odd question, but my mother has described this film series to me and I absolutely must see it for myself. Around 1976, my mother studied the German language at Reading High School in Pennsylvania, USA. She describes a black and white filmstrip designed to help students learn conversational German through the use of common speech paired with illogical or unexpected situations and activities. A notable example of the illogical nature of these films is a scene in which several old men in long, black capes are seen on a beach, engaging in a game of human chess. At this time, they are discussing a reasonable activity, such as planning for a dinner party. While these films sound ridiculous, the concept is quite interesting, as it is impossible for the student to guess the speech from contextual clues. If possible, I would like to determine the name of the film (series?) so that I may attempt to find and watch this hilarious educational aid. Freedomlinux 00:13, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Based purely on my recollection of high school German, I think the film series that you're looking for is called "Guten Tag." --M @r ē ino 19:53, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Based on Mareino's comment, I went looking for information on the Guten Tag series of educational films. The staid official history of the Oregon university experiment with the series sounds little like the description I found on another page where it describes one of the films:

"All sense or order is foiled by the continued re-appearance of a crazed trombone player, who invades practically every scene, attempting to foil any sense of order. This zaniness is in keeping with much of this, the earlier ‘Guten Tag’ series, many episodes of which featured introductory sequences taking place in unlikely-sized constructivist sets of everyday objects (oversized alarm clocks, etc.)." From what I gathered in my search, it seems the original set of twenty six films were in black and white, but a second set of twenty six films were in color and tended to have more structure to the plot. 152.16.16.75 01:33, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your informative responses! Based on the references provided, this is likely the film series to which I am referring. Now, I shall start my search for these films, but it may be difficult to locate German films with the name "Guten Tag". Freedomlinux 02:31, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since your userpage indicates that you are in the U.S., I'll mention that several pages I found indicated that "the sole United States distributor is: International Film Bureau, Inc." Here is the catch: I can't find a website for IFB; there is no recent information about it and it doesn't have a Wikipedia article. It may be out of business or it may have merged with another company. Depending on the source, the company's address was listed as:

6 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois

332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604

332 Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60604-4382

If you're unable to track down International Film Bureau, Inc., you may want to write to the University of Calgary, as they currently list the series of films in their catalog of available educational films (warning - slow website). They may be able to direct you to a source. Alternatively, you may want to try searching the web for references to the creators of the series. The Oregon experiment has a footnote that says the first twenty six films were "written by Rudolf Schneider and produced by the Studienprogramm des Bayerischen Rundfunk in collaboration with the Goethe Institute (Munich)..." 152.16.59.190 06:44, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dramatic scenes with classical music

I'm trying to think of various instances where a classical soundtrack plays during a dramatic or action-packed scene in a film (or TV show, etc.) where the rest of the soundtrack is modern. I'm especially interested in instances where everything else is muted except the soundtrack. Examples:

"Bach Concerto in E Major" in The Boondock Saints ("There was a firefight!")
StarCraft: Brood War intro song (technically opera)
Song used in "Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!" episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

I know that this effect has been used a good number of times (not quite enough times to be a cliche, but close) but I can't think of any other instances atm. Help?--SeizureDog 04:13, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The one that immediately comes to mind is Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries, played during a scene in Apocalypse Now. I don't remember whether everything else was muted, but the music would have just about drowned out the choppers anyway. Also, Maria Callas was singing opera during Philadelphia. -- JackofOz 09:37, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, I recently saw Apocalypse Now, and the battle sounds are mixed-in with the music. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 11:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Platoon (movie) has such a use, of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, where everything bar the music drops out. There is a parody of it which might fit your criteria even better, in a brilliant episode of the brilliant Spaced, a very funny comedy with all-modern music apart from that one scene. The episode's called "Gone". It also uses Barber's Adagio for Strings. Neil ム 14:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about anything by John Woo? Doesn't he have a gunfight scene in every one of his movies without only classical music playing? -- kainaw™ 14:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure the ending of The Sum of All Fears (film), the car bomb scene, has no other sounds than opera-like music (though recently composed). It may not quite fit the original question, though, since the movie has some New World vs Old Europe themes, and the music style emphasises the victim's position in that confict (as presented in the film). /85.194.44.18 17:15, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Based purely on the soundtrack (I don't have access to the film at the moment), I believe The Fast & the Furious and it's sequels have classical (orchestral) soundtracks at certain points. The scores were composed for the films, though, so I'm not sure that's what you're looking for. --Kateshort forbob 23:59, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Another one I've just remembered is the part in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) where Jesus is carrying his cross to Calvary, during which the only sound is the Introit from Verdi's Requiem. It's very moving, even now over 40 years on. And I think the Resurrection was accompanied by the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah-- JackofOz 00:54, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm on a roll. The Australian movie Don's Party opens with an extract from Janacek's piano piece In the Mists, and The Unbearable Lightness of Being uses Janacek's music extensively (although I only saw it once and I don't remember whether the other sounds were muted). -- JackofOz 00:58, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The tree shooting scene in Rollerball ?..hotclaws 07:23, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nice to see quite a number of instances being reminded here. Oddly enough, I'm not really seeing any that are making me think "oh yeah! I forgot that one" though. I'm still interested in any more you guys can think of, so keep them coming.--SeizureDog 08:28, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about the beginning of Casino (movie), with the St. Matthew Passion over the explosion? --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 00:00, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Woo hoo! In all my time here, that's my first 00:00 timestamp! Yay! (I am very easily entertained.) --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 00:01, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is the aria from Lucia de Lammermoor in The Fifth Element, which cuts back and forth between the gunfight and the singing (but I don't remember if it has other sound in it, and then it becomes a techno remix or something so maybe that doesn't count...) Adam Bishop 02:13, 24 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.210.170.48 (talk) [reply]

The Blues Brothers (film) has "The Ride of the Valkyries" with just "I've always loved you" as the only words at the same time. The rest of the film has more modern musicPolypipe Wrangler 02:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What about 2001: A Space Odyssey - stacks of classical music, including contributions from two unrelated Strausses. Side note: Kubrick commissioned Alex North to write an original score, which he did, but Stanley didn't like what North came up with and chose existing classical pieces instead. But North's original concept has survived, been recorded and is apparently quite well known. I must listen to it some day. -- JackofOz 21:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jadrien Steele

What is Jadrien Steele doing nowadays? His last acting appearance was in the independent film Approaching Union Square. Before that, he was in the 1988 TV movie A Father's Homecoming, the PBS production of Strange Interlude, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Secret Garden. He also guest-starred on an episode of Valerie (TV series) and Crossbow (TV series). He played the younger son of Harrison Ford in The Mosquito Coast. From 1975 to 1985, Steele played John Reid "Little John" Ryan in Ryan's Hope. During that time, he was a member of the original cast of Nine (musical) on Broadway. He played Young Guido's schoolmate from 1982 to 1984. Who knows what Steele is doing nowadays?72.229.130.76 05:00, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to [3], he's become something of a jack-of-all-trades. A novelist, screenwriter and stage director. And, considering his most recent screen credit was last year, after a long break, I wouldn't be surprised if he was getting back into acting.--Sethacus 13:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for a song "Just The Way You Are"?

I'm trying to find the title and artist of a song that I remember was popular in the early 2000s. It was kind of a dance song. Some of the lyrics I remember went something like this: "I like the way you talk, the way you used to kiss me, I like you just, just the way you are doodoo dooooo doodoodoodoo doooo doodoodoo doodoodoodoo doooo here it goes". Anyone know this song? If it helps I remember the singer may have had curly brown hair in the video clip... --Candy-Panda 08:41, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Just the Way You Are" (not the same song as the classic Billy Joel song) by Milky. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 09:15, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's it! Thank you very much. :) --Candy-Panda 09:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome :) --Richardrj ^talk ^email 10:05, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rush hour 2

Is rush hour 2 a secret agent film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjamer07 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No. One main character is a police man on duty. The other is a police man visiting from out of town. -- kainaw™ 18:33, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

90's UK book about how much money pop stars made

I recall hearing about a book published in the UK that gave details of how much money pop groups and performers had made. This was probably in the 90's or perhaps the late 80's. Anyone know the title of the book please? 62.253.52.156 19:12, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 22

Madonna biography

Isn't it a widely reported fact that an obsessed fan was arrested and convicted in 1985 for stalking Madonna at her Beverly Hills home? Answer me in you next edit of the Madonna Ciccone biography with more information. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.209.135.35 (talk) 04:12, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Hoskins was convicted for stalking Madonna in her Beverly Hills home in 1995. Is this the incident you are refering to? Rockpocket 05:17, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name of sitcom animated to look like a video game

Does anybody know the name of a sitcom animated to look like an old video game, with 8-bit color and big pixels? The primary characters work for a video game company.

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.44.189 (talk) 05:52, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, found it. Code Monkeys on G4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.44.189 (talk) 06:42, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 23

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat is in a lot of martial arts and action movies. Did he ever take martial arts? And if so which one(s)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.242.119.35 (talk) 04:12, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Our article doesn't mention it. Rmhermen 05:39, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It would appear he is not trained in martial arts. In an interview with TIME magazine about his role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: [4]

TIME: Did you get injured?

Chow: Yuen Wo-ping, the kung-fu director, managed me very well and gave me as much protection as he could. He knows I'm not a martial arts man. And when you're hanging 60 feet up in the air in a bamboo forest, you need protection.'

Rockpocket 19:57, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In the grim adventures of billy and mandy, what happened to that old lady?

That old lady that mandy met in that haunted house who beat grim in everything. after they scared billy away with that ghost thing what happened to her? everything was ruined and mandy couldnt find her anywhere, what happened to her?!!

episode: who killed who?--arab 05:03, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Have you checked out List of characters in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 07:40, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Ross quote

Hi, I'm looking for a quote from Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting. In Korea Bob Ross is mainly known for saying "참 쉽죠? Very easy, huh?" instead of "happy little trees." To tell you the truth, I was amazed when nobody in the Anglosphere seemed to mention that quote. (On the other hand, "happy little trees" seem to have been lost in translation in Korea.)

A few days ago I saw a dubbed Japanese clip of Bob Ross and heard "簡單でしょう?" — Isn't that simple? So now I'm more curious than ever. What were his original words, please? --Kjoonlee 19:33, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He does talk a lot about how easy his techniques are and how anyone can do them, but I don't remember him using a stock phrase every time. Recury 00:45, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to recall that he said "nice and easy" a lot, and Google seems to confirm this (or at least that other people also associate that phrase with him). Adam Bishop 02:08, 24 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.210.170.48 (talk) [reply]

Bob ross is a straight fuckin gangster. Just thought I'd say that. --MKnight9989 13:23, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That would be "was". He's now pushing up happy, little daisies. StuRat 17:02, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He's a gangster even in death. --MKnight9989 14:25, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 24

Villa Alegre

Back in the 1970s, I used to watch this PBS children's show Villa Alegre (TV series). On one episode, one segment featured two kids building a boat with wooden sticks and a balloon. When the let their project go, the girl leans a little forward to retrieve it. Next, there was a gurgling sound which might've came from the girl. Did she fall in and drown? Is she all right? Is my instinct right?72.229.130.76 01:37, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would expect the sound came from the gas escaping from the balloon underwater. The girl wasn't likely to drown with the dozens of members of the film crew right there to rescue here, even if she did fall in. StuRat 17:00, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New new new new new .... new york

Template:Spoiler How long does Jack Harkness live between Last of the Time Lords and when he dies in Gridlock (Doctor Who)? Is there ever a figure given for how far in the future is new new york? --⁪froth^t 06:23, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The episode New Earth is set in the year five billion and twenty-three, Last of the Time Lords is approximately now. I'm sure you can do the math. I'm ignoring the part between New Earth and Gridlock, because it can't be long. Novice Hame was still alive. In short: about 5 billion years; the British billion. If I remember correctly 5 billion years in our future is about the same time as The End of the World. I've found a Dutch timeline about the whole Jack thing here - Mgm|^(talk) 18:37, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Any reason for saying the British (long scale) billion? 5 billion years (short scale) into the future is when the Sun is expected to die. 212.159.16.171 00:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was in the script. Isn't that a good enough reason? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:40, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Endspoiler

Prison break season 3?

Any one know whos playing the song "along the watchtower" whit jimi hendrix in spanish, in the first episode on season 3 of Prison break? The song is about 16min in to the episode. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.8.1.75 (talk) 10:39, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Portia De Rossi's high school

What high school did Portia De Rossi attend? --Candy-Panda 11:09, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to Bikini Magazine, Portia de Rossi, then known as Amanda Lee (Mandy) Rogers went to Geelong Grammar School, in Geelong, just outside Melbourne (copy of article here, also mentioned here.) Neil ム 15:16, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FX Nip/Tuck

On FX they have two commercials advertising a new season of repeats of Nip/Tuck. On the long version it shows two guys walking and they get to a bridge leading to a city with thousands of people on it. I've determined that the background song is 'Heart Shaped World', but I was wondering if anyone knew who sang the version IN THE COMMERCIAL. I know chris isaak recorded it originally, but the version in the commercial is sung by a woman. I don't think it was Chely Wright or Jessica Andrews, although it could've been. --MKnight9989 12:17, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wicked Game - The Giant Drag version of the song can be heard in the preview commercial for Season 5 of Nip/Tuck. Lanfear's Bane 09:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The name of the game

the name of the game but what is the name of the game 2:16 ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by What's the name of the game? (talk • contribs) 22:59, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm gonna guess it's Ludo. See also the comments under this version of the same video. --LarryMac | Talk 00:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not going to dare going into YouTube at work (our blocked-site filters come up with really scary messages), but I presume the links are referring to the excellent ABBA song? If so, then yes, it is Ludo. I used to have a board game set with snakes and ladders on one side and ludo on the other, and I remember thinking (even at about 5 years old!) that it was interesting how they were playing on an almost identical board to the one I had! Hassocks5489 11:25, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 25

Searching for a comic!

This is a comic I read when I was maybe 4-5, so it must be from the seventies or early eighties, I gave up hope finding it long ago. Me idiot never thought of searching it through the internet :S . This is my second try. It´s a hard one.

I have only clues, some details. But no story, no title, no country, although I don´t know why it may be italian or maybe it was in italian :/ . Here are some vague clues:

1. It has this surreal atmosphere, I think black and white.

2. There is a very long stair maybe like a world of stairs at some point.

3. I think at the end there was a man (somewhat old?) who was literally puppeteering the world, and suddenly over this man was another one puppeteering him and so on I think.

4. There was a bleeding nose I don´t remember why, maybe cut by a fingernail?!

5. There were beautiful woman/women. They had a little the Angelina Jolie lips. And I´m 100 % sure there was at least one wearing two funnels as a bra.

P. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.127.46.121 (talk) 00:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Close to home

I read in People Weekly that Tawny Cypress reunited with her once-estranged father, a Hurricane Katrina victim, sometime prior to filming K-Ville (TV series). What's the story behind this? And what's the show's theme music?72.229.130.76 02:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Episode of COPS in USSR

Apparently there was an episode of COPS filmed in the former soviet union. All I can find are mentions of the episode having existed, anybody know of somewhere I could find it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.193.171.109 (talk) 02:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I saw an episode of Cops filmed in Russia. Can't remember when, though.

172.130.156.174 02:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

COPS in Russia Episode 114, Season 1. It was first aired on Saturday June 17, 1989. The show doesn't appear to have been released in DVD in seasons, though some episodes have been grouped together by theme, so you might be able to find it on one of them. Otherwise you best bet would be to catch it in syndication. Rockpocket 18:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Naked News

Does anybody have an uncensored version of the "Naked News" clip shown on the episode of "Most Outrageous TV Moments"? I think it was aired 1-20-06. I said, does anybody have it? I don't have any money right now. Anyway, I don't do online subscriptions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.130.156.174 (talk) 02:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, sadly I'm sure somebody does.--Mrs Wibble-Wobble 13:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Go to NakedNews.com, get an account, and go to the archives. -- kainaw ™ 14:04, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OP has modified their original question since Kainaw's helpful suggestion. Sadly, it looks like no one here is able to offer it to you.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:56, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube has a buttload of Naked News clips. Neil ム 21:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

axe commercial song

hi!!i have seen this advertisement of 'axe pulse' in which a bloke dances to a song which goes like-"i like to party...and everybody does.." in a party with two women. Its a pretty old ad but can someone help me !!i want to know the artist of this song and from where can i get it?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arya237 (talk • contribs) 05:36, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It would help if you shared this information of who the artist is...--SeizureDog 05:37, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Make Luv. Lanfear's Bane 09:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Grease: You're the One that I Want!

In the above-named TV show, the viewing audience selected two actors to be cast in the lead roles of Sandy and Danny in a Broadway production of Grease. That production was supposed to have opened in August (or so) of 2007. Does anyone know how these two actors fared in their performances? Are there any reviews, etc.? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro 15:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC))[reply]

They opened in July. The critical response was lukewarm, with most agreeing that Laura Osnes puts in a better performance than Max Crumm. Some reviews: [5][6][7] [8]. If you are interested, here is what the other contenders are up to. Rockpocket 18:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I saw Juliana Hanson in a production of Les Miserables in Sacramento this past summer. She played Eponine. Corvus cornix 21:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone know of a program/wikipedia article on those pics made of text?

I found a wikipedia article once but can't find it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.183.196.100 (talk) 21:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about ASCII art? SaundersW 21:25, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

British sketch comedy show, perhaps?

Does anyone know what show this comes from? --Ouzo 22:33, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it may be this show Filthy Rich & Catflap .Garda40 00:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aha! Found the video. Thanks! --Ouzo 01:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Phil Collins Vocals

Phil Collins from starting his solo vocal career in 1981, his vocals have changed tremdendously. It had happened especially through 1989 thru 1997. His singing was different in No Jacket Required than it was ...But Seriously. Anyone know what happened?--75.44.155.52 22:47, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who knows? People's voices change as they get older. I note that, early on in his time with Genesis, Collins sounded a lot like Peter Gabriel, which is perhaps why he was chosen as Gabriel's replacement. Another good example is Greg Lake. His voice today is deeper and huskier than the early days of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Why? Age, most likely rather than anything else (i.e. health problems). It could also be recording (different studios, different producers, different sound guys.)--Sethacus 01:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alcohol, smoke, and obesity affect the voice (ie: Rod Stewart and Neil Diamond). Then, as Sethacus stated, some singers are able to force their voice outside their natural range when they are young, but lose the ability as they age (ie: Robert Palmer). -- kainaw ™ 15:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As Sethacus remarks, in his early days as vocalist with Genesis, Collins did sound a lot like Peter Gabriel. I recall an interview where he said that he was Genesis drummer at the time when Gabriel left, and the group were looking for a new vocalist. It was hard to get the other members to take him seriously as a singer, and so he deliberately made himself sound like Gabriel. I suppose that as time has gone on he has been able to find his own voice, particularly as a solo performer. SaundersW 16:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

September 26

Theater; Multi-purpose room

I would like to know what is a FRY TOWER in a theater or multi-purpose room ? Somebody can help me about that?

Thanks a lot. 02:19, 26 September 2007 (UTC)117.7.121.99c 02:19, 26 September 2007 (UTC)117.7.121.99 Nguyen viet Cong[reply]

Could you maybe mean a fly tower? — Michael J 03:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Want to know a name of a rap music (maybe japanese rap music)

I want to know the name of a rap music and i don`t know the lyrics. So, I recorded in the computer a audio file of me singing the music (i am not a singer, so the quality of the singing is very bad, but someone the heard the music that i want to know the name and knows the name of the music, will know what music i am singing).

http://www.fileshost.com/en/file/6611/er-wav.html Exdeathbr 13:39, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

mlb entrance songs

what is josh willinghams from the florida marlins entrace song? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.3.169.223 (talk) 20:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name of song

An older man sings it, I think hes African American, I think its an oldies song, it goes like this:

(This is somewhere in the middle)

"Always take half a chance, it reminds me of what I had. How I try to control myself........ Thought I try try to control myself......My heart stops beating because I love you...."