WP:RD/E C #eee #f5f5f5 #eee #aaa #aaa #aaa #00f #00f #000 #00f entertainment Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment Entertainment WP:RD/E

Welcome to the entertainment reference desk.

Want a faster answer?

Main page: Help searching Wikipedia

How can I get my question answered?

Select the section of the desk that best fits the general topic of your question (see the navigation column to the right).
Post your question to only one section, providing a short header that gives the topic of your question.
Type '~~~~' (that is, four tilde characters) at the end – this signs and dates your contribution so we know who wrote what and when.
Don't post personal contact information – it will be removed. Any answers will be provided here.
Please be as specific as possible, and include all relevant context – the usefulness of answers may depend on the context.
Note:
- We don't answer (and may remove) questions that require medical diagnosis or legal advice.
- We don't answer requests for opinions, predictions or debate.
- We don't do your homework for you, though we'll help you past the stuck point.
- We don't conduct original research or provide a free source of ideas, but we'll help you find information you need.

Ready? Ask a new question!

After reading the above, you may
ask a new question by clicking here.

How do I answer a question?

Main page: Wikipedia:Reference desk/Guidelines

The best answers address the question directly, and back up facts with wikilinks and links to sources. Do not edit others' comments and do not give any medical or legal advice.

Choose a topic:

November 4

Tom Cruise's 1st HD-DVD video commentary

Watching the Mission Impossible III HD-DVD video commentary (that plays back picture-in-picture as the movie plays), Tom Cruise mention that this was his second video commentary. What was his first? --72.202.150.92 06:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That would be Jerry McGuire (the 2-disc version). - Akamad 12:39, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That does not seem to be available in HD-DVD. Is it a future release? --24.249.108.133 22:45, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Worth getting? I'm head-over-heals about HD-DVD picture in picture features. It gives me much more than DVD's simple audio commentary. --24.249.108.133 06:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Amen Break

Hello, i am doing a dissertation on the influence of the amen break and was using your list (listmania?) of songs which feature but it seems to of been removed. is there any way of getting it back? or if i could be emailed it? Thank you Andrew Jacques —Preceding unsigned comment added by CrowbarAbortion (talk • contribs) 14:43, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was deleted per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tracks that sample the Amen break, but the list is available here. —Keenan Pepper 16:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a list from the-breaks.com: http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Amen+Brother&type=4. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 18:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Miss Goolie in Chewin the Fat

What was the name of the girl that wore to much make up in Miss Goolie's class —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.39.161.228 (talk) 14:55, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

November 5

Is watching korean dramas beneficial to us?

For example, do they develop us emotionally, mentally, etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.74.134.120 (talk) 06:18, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well no more or less so than any other drama. Of course good drama is beneficial to 'us'. It makes you aware of difficult decisions, gives you opportunity to see into the mind of others, provides entertainment, would increase your vocabulary (plausibly) and would provide a bit of tension/excitement - maybe even getting your heart-rate up and doing you some good that way too! To be honest the impact is probably not huge but it surely won't harm you. ny156uk 18:05, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Korean dramas may also provide a glimpse into Korean culture that Westerners might not otherwise get. Neon Merlin 20:03, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

and i also suggest Oldboy, brilliant Korean drama/thriller. West Brom 4ever 21:33, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blue Hurricane Magic card

In 'Artford, 'Ereford and 'Ampshire, 'ow many blue 'Urricanes hever 'appened? Neon Merlin 19:59, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'ardly hany. Algebraist 20:52, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Bauer spotted in DC

On Saturday, cast and crew of 24 was in town, filming for next season. I managed to get some pictures, from the nearby streetcorner. Wanted to get closer, but they said no :( But I have this picture of Jack Bauer posted on Flickr. It's a crop of a larger picture, so unfortunately not available in higher resolution.

Jack Bauer in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

That said, Kiefer Sutherland is standing next to somebody. I think it's likely that he is Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida), but not sure enough to label the picture as such. Can anyone more familiar with the show (than myself) weigh in on this? Also, when I get around to it, I am willing to upload this or other pictures from Saturday for use on Wikipedia. --Aude (talk) 20:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think I have the answer, with enough certainty. That is Carlos Bernard. --Aude (talk) 00:32, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tony died, didn't he? Zain Ebrahim 11:58, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not saying. Some people care about spoilers. Anyway, if you read about the new season, you'd know he'd be back. - 131.211.175.100 12:22, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please Name This Movie

Moved from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Films.

I was just wondering if anyone remembered the title of this 80's movie where a Princess from the middle ages was cursed into a statue then revived by some schmo in the present day. Thanks to anyone who can help. Nintenboy01 23:32, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only one I can think which fits is Mannequin, though she was Egyptian. And, er, a mannequin. Liquidfinale ^{(Ţ) (Ç) (Ŵ)} 23:45, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It could also be Mannequin: On the Move. IrishGuy ^talk 01:18, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys. It turns out it was Mannequin: On the Move after all. Nintenboy01 14:50, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

November 6

saw 4

Just curious if anyone has seen the movie "saw 4" and what they think of it? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.46.156 (talk) 01:01, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See opinion and fact. The reference desk is for factual questions. It is not a message board for opinion discussions. -- kainaw ™ 13:51, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you go to the article Saw IV and follow the links in the 'External links' section, you'll find loads of stuff about what people thought of it. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 13:58, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HOW CAN I GET BROADCAST RIGHTS TO 'ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?'

How can I get broadcast rights or franchise to produce and broadcast the tv show 'are you smarter than a 5th grader in Nigeria? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Context Media (talk • contribs) 09:48, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Contact Zoo Productions. -- kainaw ™ 13:54, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

November 7

80's Movie with Courtney Thorne-Smith

I remember seeing a movie many times on HBO as a kid. It had Courtney Thorne-Smith as a lead character. I know that the title included "18" somewhere, but have not been able to come up with the rest of it. Any idea of what it may be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.79.148.253 (talk) 02:08, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB's filmography for Thorne-Smith includes a 1986 title Welcome to 18. / edg ☺ ☭ 02:20, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

transformers movie

what about that mystery trailer that showed before the film? Does wikipedia have the answer?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.76.248.193 (talk) 03:14 07 November 2007 (UTC)

Did this trailer have giant monsters in it? Cloverfield is said to be the working title (meaning it will almost certainly be released under a different title) of a film whose trailer opened at least some showings of Transformers. Cloverfield at IMDb

Found this by doing a Google search on transformers mystery trailer. / edg ☺ ☭ 05:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pls. identify this song:

There was some song I heard on one of the national radio stations and I got hooked onto it. The catch is the name of the song isn't mentioned but I remembered a portion of it. The portion of the jazz instrumental song having a tempo of est. 119 BPM goes like this:

......

(B-B B-B B-B B-B B B)3 (C-C C-C C-C C-C C C)4 C#4

C#4 D4 C#4 G#3 F#3 C4 B3 G#3 B3 C4 A3

E4 G4 C#4 G#3 F#3 C4 B3 G#3 B3 C4 A3

E4 G4 C#4 G#3 F#3 C4 B3 G#3 B3 C4 A3...

((E F E F E F E F E C)4)x2

(E F E F E F G F E C)4

(CDEF#)4-A4 G4 F4 A3 C4 F#4 G4 F#4 A3 .......

Lastly, what's the name of this very common jingle (C5--G4-G4-A4-G4---B4-C5)? --Bruin_rrss23 (talk) 15:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Shave and a Haircut. -- kainaw ™ 15:32, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The first question is an excellent one for Musipedia.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:39, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It's going to take some time to find the song (since I could have slipped some of the notes above by a semitone, but at least an online service has been found to help me identify the song I was looking for. --Bruin_rrss23 (talk) 08:41, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Burt Lancaster movie

Please help me name a Burt Lancaster movie. All I can remember is a scene of him being chased by a tractor with large hayrakes and that it was a contemporary, (for the time - late 50's through 60's), setting. Anyone know the title? Thank you, Mooney. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.146.184.9 (talk) 19:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're probably thinking of The List of Adrian Messenger, in which a tractor with rakes was actually used as a stationary booby trap against people on a fox hunt. Lancaster is not one of the hunters, but is one of several stars who appear in the movie in character roles in disguise; George C. Scott has the starring role and has his normal appearance. --Anonymous, edited 00:36 UTC, November 8, 2007.

Thank you so much! That certainly seems to fit. Mooney 12.146.184.9 19:42, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Old Sierra Game

I am looking for an old game that I think was made by Sierra. It was made sometime around the 90's for the computer, and it involved your character having to place holes in the ground for the bad guys to fall into. But like I said I think it was Sierra, if anyone has any information it would be a great help. BioYu-Gi! 20:26, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lode Runner perhaps? (from Broderbund, but does involve hole-digging) --LarryMac | Talk 20:51, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that might be it! I do remember it bring a really long game, and yeah it fits the description. Thank you! BioYu-Gi! 20:08, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No scratch that, I found some videos and that's not it. I don't think I'll ever find it, all I remember is holes that bad guys fall into, and lots of green. Thanks anyway. BioYu-Gi! 20:08, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lode_Runner:_The_Legend_Returns by Sierra has 150 levels, divided into groups of (10? 15? don't remember; I'll have to, um, dig it out again) levels, with the groups all having similar levels. Some groups can certainly be described as "lots of green" and you have to dig holes for the bad guys to fall into, or they will eat you. -SandyJax 20:25, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Internet Slang

I need help translating a couple phrases. Is there a list somewhere? --Ninjawolf 20:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Urban dictionary? list them here Jack THE Pumpkin KING 21:06, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just want to know if there is a list --Ninjawolf 21:10, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Jargon File might be useful; links to the actual list are within that article. --LarryMac | Talk 21:15, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

November 8

Surround Sound

Hey. I was just wondering if there is such a thing, in North America, as home theater systems that are larger than just 1200 watts? I went on to JVC, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, even Sanyo and they all only have, if not, less than 1200 watters. Canada or US seem to have none.Jwking 00:58, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adcom and Sunfire are two companies (I'm sure there are others) that make 300 and 400 watt per channel amps for home use in 5.1 and 7.1 channel configurations. Depending on the number of channels, you'd have 1500-2800 watts peak (and that's not counting a separately powered subwoofer). Another way to do this with consumer equipment would be to have a large dedicated amp for each channel.

Hopefully you plan on sitting very far from your speakers. / edg ☺ ☭ 01:12, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WHICH MOVIE

Can anyone help me answer the question as to which movie to this day made the most money? Thanks in advance! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.46.156 (talk) 03:04, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's Jurassic Park. Cheers,Je t Lover (Report a mistake) 03:06, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to be more specific, because there are various scales used - Made the most money how (e.g. just from box office sales, or including videos/DVDs, or including merchandising spinoffs)? How are you measuring the money (in absolute dollar terms, or adjusting for inflation, or based on some other kind of consumer price index)? I think that if you work just off box office takings, and adjust dollar amounts for inflation, Gone With the Wind is pretty high up the list, for example. (Addendum) I notice we have a List of biggest opening weekends, which links to BoxOfficeMojo, which includes this list, which indeed suggests that if Gone With the Wind's box office takings were adjusted for inflation, they would be worth over a billion modern US dollars. Confusing Manifestation 03:55, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Titanic wins on Wikipedia's List of highest-grossing films and Box Office Mojo's list of the same, both based on unadjusted total box office receipts. In inflation adjusted receipts, Gone With the Wind leads considerably over second-place Star Wars on Box Office Mojo. / edg ☺ ☭ 04:29, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name of a song

What's the music in this neat video? Thanks! — 189.15.67.168 16:42, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. It's certainly exactly in the vein of Soul Bossa Nova, including what does sound like Rahsaan Roland Kirk on flute. --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 19:09, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

edutechnoenteratainment???

hello- the other night - in the middle of the night - i found something wonderful on wikipedia and i bookmarked it. lo and behold, it's disappeared on my mac! i can't find it anywhere. is there a way to track my wiki use? i use the site often.

You might consider creating an account, so that you can add articles to your watchlist. --barneca (talk) 18:52, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I keep searching for something I found on wiki a few nights ago...can't remember the term. it is very important to find, and may work into a dissertation. I belive it was a word like edutechnology or edusociology or something, means basically bites of educational material embedded in media technology - for example - grey's anatomy conveying serious information about strokes and health or cartoons teaching children to read. There is a specific term, and I can't find it!

thank you oodles! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.80.170.2 (talk) 18:35, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may be thinking of Edutainment. 86.21.74.40 18:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

November 9

Golden eagle show

What was the name of the cartoon show which features a golden eagle, a huge one and the plot is in the desert? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.130.232 (talk) 00:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may be thinking of The Mysterious Cities of Gold and it's golden condor. 86.21.74.40 00:53, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Rescuers Down Under? Rmhermen 05:13, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SG-1000 MK-IV and MK-V

Does anybody know anything about the SG-1000 MK-IV or MK-V? I saw a blurb about it on this Wikipedia and on the sv.wikipedia.org, but there's not a whole lot of information. I need pictures and info and stuff like that.

AlexanderTG 20:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

November 10

Movies

What is the highest grossing movie ever? What are the next three movies that follow it? Bosambus5 00:37, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See this. Cheers,Je t Lover (Report a mistake) 00:43, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Wizard of Oz

In the movie, as the twister is twirling, Dorothy is sitting on her bed and there is a pieced quilt on the bed with a fan type pattern. Please advise if you know what the pattern of the quilt might be.192.103.208.16 04:37, 10 November 2007 (UTC) Thanks babs babs_esas@hotmail.com[reply]

Can anyone help me ID this Daily Show/Colbert plugged book

Okay, so I believe it was around this summer, or earlier, not sure which show it was plugged on. It is definitely something to do with U.S. politics, that is left leaning, may have a religion tie in. Also, may be somewhat of a rude title, only mildly though. I looked through the Daily Show guests listing on here, to no avail, didn't recognise the authour in the Colbert guests (would be nice if the plugged book/item, etc was on the Colbert page too, as the Daily Show). Okay, so any help would be appreciated! Baseballfan 08:46, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Leave Britney alone...

...by not buying her albums until she puts safety on the streets and the risk to our lives first by spending some of it on a chauffeur. Clem 13:37, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]