Saw the quote "top shit dog on campus" white browsing TV Tropes today, and I know it's from a movie I've seen, but I can't remember which one. Seems like the kind of thing that a character given to malapropisms might say in a stoner comedy? I'm not entirely sure that it's from a film, but the use of an expletive would make me lean that way. Found a few uses of the quote with a web search, but nothing to indicate its origin. Thanks everybody! Kufat (talk) 01:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to this website [[1]], it says that if I type the players name twice, I would get the player but I fail to do. Is there any website where I can a easier way to get the cheat player? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.32.248 (talk) 04:32, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to GameFaqs you type the name once then press enter twice. APL (talk) 04:58, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am looking for the songs and artists of the soundtrack from The Burrowers. it was not on the page for the movie. My email is <redacted>.

Please can you send me the info and update the movie's page.

Thanks Seth Rundell —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sethrundell (talk • contribs) 04:35, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed your email as it's not a good idea to put personal information on this page... --Worm 09:39, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean The Borrowers (1997 film)? Details of the soundtrack are here[2]. Alansplodge (talk) 09:54, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that, and put a very similar response, which I removed, when I realise he probably meant The Burrowers, which is a 2007 Horror film. The problem with it being the Borrowers, is that is a fully composed film score by Harry Gregson-Williams and does not seem to include artists or songs. --Worm 09:07, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My friend Hope is an ausom singer, and she likes the music of Wolfgang Gartner like me, and she always wanted to do a song with him. I want to make this dream come true, so i'm asking you guys, is there any advice i could give her in doing a song for wolfgang gartner? Keep in mind her singing is perfect pitch and melody for his music. N.I.M. (talk) 10:07, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The basic advice for aspiring performers is that they need to get an agent. Otherwise they will be ignored. Then the basic advice for getting an agent is: Be sure not to work with an agent that charges you up front; agents are paid when their clients get work. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:56, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Once she does that, how can she convince Wolfgang Gartner to do a mix for her song? this way we can have Wolfgang Gartner featuring Hope. N.I.M. (talk) 22:35, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A reputable agent can call the agent of Wolfgang Gartner, or any other performer, composer, or actor, and the agents will talk to each other about the project and someone quotes a price to someone else, and either it gets done or it doesn't. Comet Tuttle (talk) 23:21, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comet has advised you about the traditional route. A potential new route to fame is to record a video or her singing and post it to Youtube (AKA, Google videos). If enough people view the video, it will become famous, and then she might get an answer if she contacts Wolfgang Gartner (or his agent). StuRat (talk) 00:52, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, i'll mention this to her, here's hoping her dream can come true. N.I.M. (talk) 02:10, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I'm hoping that someone can tell me the brand of hat worn by actor Jason Statham in the movie The Expendables. I've done some googling, but no luck with an exact answer. Below are some links to pictures. Thanks! Rangermike (talk) 13:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a Pic And another view Yet another view Another view

It's just an olive green baseball cap. Googling olive baseball cap gives a load of similar hats, or check an army surplus store near you.[3][4] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colapeninsula (talk • contribs) 22:13, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A related Q: Some baseball hats have flat bills, and others (like the ones in this Q) have curved bills. Is there any difference in how these types of hats are named ? StuRat (talk) 00:38, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If I'm reading your question correctly, you're referring to something like this. And to answer the question, in my experience, no there is no difference in name. Though one with a flat brim is sometimes specified as having a flat brim like in the link that I provided. Flat brims are, in the US, generally associated with younger wearers and have an association in many areas with hip-hop or inner-city fashions. Note: This is from my perspective as a baseball cap (rounded brim) wearing American. Dismas|^(talk) 04:46, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Baseball caps often have a "shapable brim", so you can bend it or not, depending on your preference, and it will hold its shape pretty well. APL (talk) 20:06, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Something that has always bugged me, at the climax of this film, the two main characters get out of their crashed cars and race to the finish line on foot. They are disqualified for leaving their cars, but the guy who was in third place when he too crashed was not. How are they not expected to get out of their crashed vehicles, and does that mean the guy in third just stayed in his car until the race was over? 134.126.191.109 (talk) 17:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Back in 2009, at the end of a NASCAR race, Carl Edwards left his car after a horrific crash and sprinted to the finish line. See here: [5]. I have not found the official rule yet, but I don't remember him being disqualified. (And obviously, a fictional movie will have its own unique rules) 10draftsdeep (talk) 18:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the real-life circumstance, Edwards did not finish the 2009 Aaron's 499. He was credited for the number of laps completed (187 of 188) and received the most points of the non-finishing contenders. Note that this is not the same as "disqualification", merely a recognition that the driver can't race any further. As for the original question, though, 10 is correct: movies play by their own rules to tell a story, and those rules should often not be expected to logically extend further. — Lomn 19:00, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I guess that makes sense. I wasn't expecting them to win because they crossed the last line, but I didn't get why getting out of the car on their own free will would have disqualified them but not anyone else (though we don't see anyone else leave their crashed cars) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.126.191.109 (talk) 19:30, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In actual racing, the racer who left a damaged car would be credited with a DNF (did not finish) and would place worse than anyone that DNFed after him, and batter than anyone DNFed before him. If a racer is disqualified, they are credited with a DSQ, and automatically scored last. Leaving a car does not normally disqualify someone. It should be noted that racers may finish in a damaged car; several races have been finished by drivers while in the process of crashing; notably the 2007 Daytona 500 which featured a crash right behind the leaders on the last lap; Clint Bowyer finished the race on the lead lap by crossing the start-finish line in mid air, upside down, and on fire. The 2007 race was perhaps the wildest finish since the 1979 Daytona 500, when the leaders on the last lap, Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough, crashed just short of the finish line, got out of their cars, and started a fistfight while Richard Petty slipped past to take the checkered flag. --Jayron32 03:31, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot the best one. The 1976 Daytona 500 featured a crash on the home stretch between Richard Petty and David Pearson; Petty's car stalled out but Pearson's limped over the finish line to win the race. --Jayron32 03:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And the 1992 Winston All-Star Race had an even closer finish, with the crash occuring at the finish line. --Jayron32 03:36, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I recently purchased some volumes of the show R.O.D. TV, and in some of the volumes, (seems to be only the ones that I got new, which was about three of five), there are these little cards in the insert on the opposite of the front of the case. They are about the size of the case, plastic, and about as thick as a credit card. They have very official, beautiful art on both sides of them, and say NOT FOR SALE in the corner. I was just wondering what these were, and if one came with every volume, or just certain ones. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BioYu-Gi! (talk • contribs) 19:39, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like trading cards. That series isn't listed under Non-sports_trading_card#Television, so you might want to add it there. What is the content, other than "art" ? StuRat (talk) 00:29, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, I don't know if you can consider them trading cards, they are pretty big. Like I said they are essentially the width and length of a dvd case. As for content, they have art on both sides depicting the characters, usually in provocative poses. No text other than the DO NOT SELL on the corner and the tiny copyright info in another corner. BioYu-Gi! (talk) 04:51, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are these just the normal cover art that comes with any DVD ? They are usually just glossy paper, but they might make them out of plastic for durability, I suppose. StuRat (talk) 05:05, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, totally different from the cover art. And they are in the inside of the case, in that spot where you normally have a small piece of paper listing the scenes in the movie. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 02:38, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, we're back to them being over-sized trading cards, then. StuRat (talk) 05:08, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I finally figured it out actually. They are ridiculously over-sized bookmarks. Their large size is also for writing notes, as it provides a hard surface for a piece of paper. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 14:39, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moreover, how powerful will computers have to be in order to become unbeatable in those 3 games? In what years do we estimate computers to become advanced enough to become unbeatable in those 3 games?

PS: Is there a more complex game than Baduk? How many possible moves are on that one, how powerful will a computer need to be in order to be unbeatable on that Über game, and in what year do we estimate computers to become that advanced?

--Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 01:32, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to pass this question along to wikipedia's resident chess expert. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:52, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Checkers - Computers have been able to play perfect checkers for a few years now, since 2007 according to Checkers#Computational_complexity. So they are unbeatable(subject to computer/power failures etc) in that.
• Chess - In chess the best computers became better then the best human around 1997 (Kasparov best human at time), see the Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov. Today, the best computers(Rybka(I think) are easily better. In chess there is Elo rating system that you can quite accurately work out ability and highest human is around 2800 Elo and highest computer around 3300 Elo. However, computers can still lose to humans even at fast chess where advantage of computer is greatest, mainly due to the Horizon effect, see Anti-computer tactics (gaming). It is thought unlikely computers are ever going to play perfect chess see First_move_advantage_in_chess#Solving_chess.
• Baduk - I think Baduk is like chess but I'm not sure but read here Baduk_(game)#Computers_and_Go. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 02:20, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) In 8x8 checkers/draughts, Chinook (draughts player) can't be beat. In chess they are still not perfect, but a human is very unlikely to beat the top programs. The last I heard, a human can beat a computer if played at correspondence chess with plenty of thinking time (for each). I don't know much about Baduk, but those games are generally ones where the computer doesn't do well compared to the best people. When you say "beatable", do you mean by a person? Because top programs do beat other top programs frequently. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 02:25, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In chess you can't say the number of possible moves, but you can estimate the number of total positions and according to Shannon(Shannon number) it is ' estimated the number of possible positions, is "of the general order of ${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\frac {64!}{32!{8!}^{2}{2!}^{6}}}}$, or roughly 10⁴³". Although this number is likely a bit on the high side. In short computers are not going to approach being able to calculate enough by doubling in speed every 2 years for many years and in doing so current scientific barriers such as maximum speed of light would seem to come into play. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 02:41, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I'm with Jonathan Schaeffer who said 'never underestimate the advances in technology' and so if I had to guess I'd say chess will be solved perfectly within 50 years. I'm sure almost everyone else would disagree however and I'm guessing based on observational information that could well be wrong. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 02:52, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Computer advances are slowing down and there are physical limits as to how big and how fast computers could be. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 02:55, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That slowing of advances is due to reaching the limits of classic, binary, silicon-transistor based computing. The next big quantum leaps in computational speed are likely to be made by fundemental changes in the medium (such as light-based computers) or the fundemental paradigm of computers (such as neural nets or some as-to-yet unseen computer paradigm). There were limits to how fast horses ran; no one forsaw breaking those limits until the automobile was invented. Same situation here. --Jayron32 03:08, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed Jayron32. A paradigm shift is due soon :) Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 03:21, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Those will still have limits. Light moves only so fast. It is going to take a certain amount of matter to represent a bit. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:46, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bit storage or mass storage is doubling each year from Kryder's Law, read String theory for one possible idea where storage within atomic level may go. So what you end up with is a situation from the Wheat and chessboard problem, when constant doubling (computing power and storage) gives you massive leverage over time. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 04:02, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is not going to keep doubling indefinitely. In First_move_advantage_in_chess#Solving_chess that you mentioned above, it talks about a 1965 paper saying that no conceivable computer could examine all branches of chess (of course, you can cut that down by a sizable factor, but it is still a large number). It goes on to say that 45 years of technical progress haven't significantly altered that evaluation. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 04:26, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

UTC)

Moore's law has been going fine since 1958. By saying it is 'not going to keep doubling' implies Moore's law is false but observationally evidence shows it is true. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 05:16, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It can't go on indefinitely, see Moore's_law#Ultimate_limits_of_the_law. The last time I checked, the doubling time had slowed to 26 months. I think it will fall short of what would be needed to solve chess. As the article you quoted in your first comment says, the evaluation hasn't changed significantly in 45 years. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 05:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This argument about Moore's law is an argument of semantics about what Moore's law applies to. Using solely integrated circuits, a maximum speed will soon be reached. Similarly, if integrated chips never replaced transistors, a maximum speed would have been reached long ago. If you consider Moore's law to apply to any computing device (not just computers with an IC CPU), a completely new technology may replace the integrated circuit, allowing for much faster speeds (just as the IC replaced transistors and transistors replace vacuum tubes and vacuum tubes replaced relays...). -- kainaw™ 16:54, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moore's law only needs to go less then another 50 years and chess computers will be unbeatable. The reason why 'the evaluation hasn't changed significantly in 45 years' and it will in the future is shown in Second half of the chessboard. Within the next 30 to 50 years you'll have chess computers playing at Elo rating system of 4800 to 6500 and then it will be 100% draws. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 15:38, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No one has said anything about the solving of Baduk, and how many possible moves there are in that game. Besides, another computing paradigm shift could bring us to Quantum computing, and if QC takes off in 2015, how soon would it be able to solve Chess and Baduk from then on out? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 07:10, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moore's Law can't go on indefinitely, no matter what the technology. Nothing moves faster than light and light has a finite speed. Atoms have a finite size. There are provable physical limits. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 18:11, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is semantic. What are you applying Moore's law to? The number of cores on a CPU? The speed of data moving through a circuit? The amount of data items stored in memory? The number of calculations performed in a second? Claims of physical limitations mean nothing until you state what you mean by "Moore's law". Within this thread, it is referring to the increase in a single computer's ability to perform more and more calculations a second. That is not dependent on the speed of light. It is dependent on the amount of data and the number of microprocessors you can place in a computer - assuming that a new technology doesn't redefine computers such that our current concepts of data and microprocessors is tossed out. -- kainaw™ 18:24, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think faster technology will ever be enough to play a perfect game of chess. If it is ever done, it will take a great deal of human analysis and work too. Prove me wrong - if and when it is actually done then you can tell me "I told you so". (I welcome being proved wrong on this.) Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 18:42, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Our article Solved game is relevant. Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is, although note the original question asked when will computers become unbeatable in those 3 games - unbeatable is less then ultra-weak. You can be unbeatable without perfect play, you just need to have the ability not to lose.

LUUWDA -- You may be interested in Arimaa, which was designed to be a computational "über-game" using only a standard chess-board and chess pieces, and without pointlessly baroque rules which don't contribute to game play... AnonMoos (talk) 11:33, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Who mixes SPG music's club hits 2009, club hits 2k9, club hits 2010 and club hits 2k10? Is it wolfgang gartner, or deadmau5? it sounds more like their style of house, so i would like to know, is it either of them, and if it is someone else, who? N.I.M. (talk) 02:12, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Email info@spgmusic.com for information they do not publish on their website. -- kainaw™ 14:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

in which year did the beatles gain fame?are they all dead?for which song did they gain fame for?why did the band oasis break up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.179.22.237 (talk) 15:57, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I gave your questions a title. The Beatles and Oasis (band) have the relevant information. Vimescarrot (talk) 16:11, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone have any info on an American disc jockey by the name of Jessie Brandon who worked on Ireland's Radio Nova in about 1985? Thanks.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 18:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to a google search, she seems to have worked for a number of radio stations, including KISW and Laser 558, and ended up back in the USA as a radio news editor for this producer of radio news and features for syndication in the late 1990s/early 2000s. She's pictured here attending a Laser reunion as part of Radio Day 2009 in Amsterdam. Karenjc 21:35, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the information and link.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 10:21, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

> I know, I know, I hear you, but I'm, (at this moment, clueless who to ask), thus, I'm asking you . . . > > Say, for Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, AND I do see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites, and I have (tried) to ask around via email unto local HB city office, newspaper, media, but thought ya might know better 'edge' for me to try. Me trying to find out what social networking website's are Hermosa Beach's 19,000 plus population on and/or using the most. I have tried to network/do homework, but, sigh . . . thanks. > > Me: http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.12.101.42 (talk) 21:20, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook is by far the most popular social networking website in America, and there's no particular reason to believe that people from Hermosa Beach prefer any other social network. Comet Tuttle (talk) 21:32, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why do I have a feeling that the analysts of Backyard Sports series are based on real life analysts like for Basketball-Barry Dejay based on Charles Barkeley or whatever his name goes; hockey analyst is based on Don Cherry; football analyst is based on Madden? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.92.154.112 (talk) 00:09, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in need of stats detailing a breakdown of "most frequent recipients" of NBA career and yearly assist leaders. For instance, I'm sure if you traced John Stockton's assist distribution, Karl Malone would be his "top assist recipient."

I realize this is incredibly detailed info, but do you know of any way I can find or filter info like that? I appreciate your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.36.108 (talk) 01:29, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You'll want to contact Elias Sports Bureau, the official record keeper of all things statistical in all of the major American sports. When you're watching a game, and the broadcaster says "Derek Jeter has hit more homeruns on a Tuesdays in June than any other shortstop in history", you can bet it was Elias that produced that stat. I am not certain how one gets Elias to do research for you, presumably it costs money. If you are doing the research for your job, then your employer may be able to assist in this. --Jayron32 04:13, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all. Does anyone know who the long-haired guest is on this Conan O'Brien GIF (SFW): [6]? Thanks - Akamad (talk) 01:51, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's Andrew W.K.. ---Sluzzelin talk 01:54, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Sluzzelin. - Akamad (talk) 02:00, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am from India and recently i copied a film on a CD-R from my computer using Realplayer. But, when i tried to play on my DVD player, it did not respond at all. Could u please tell me the reason for this? If u want to play in ur DVD player, then what should i do to copy from my computer? Bye, Signeed Kvees. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.100.1.97 (talk) 10:45, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So if I understand it, you have a movie file that you can play on your computer using RealPlayer, something like an .avi file or an .rm file, yes? Unfortunately these files cannot be read by DVD players. You need a software like Nero to convert the movie file into a DVD. --Viennese Waltz 10:58, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, you need a DVD-R, not a CD-R to play on your standard DVD player. Googlemeister (talk) 21:14, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As a side Q, what do they call the format on a standard DVD ? I call it "VOB format" since the actual video is a series of files with that extension. There are also BUP and ISO files that have to do with the menu logic, and occasionally a few image files with cover art. Also, what's the name of the BluRay format ? StuRat (talk) 04:26, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See DVD and BluRay.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:07, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I remember the tune and some words to a song I heard when I was younger. The song is old and definitely not a recent one. The lyrics go "Where are we going, I don't know / When are we going to get there, I ain't certain / All I know is, we are on the way." Anyone know this song? Eagles 24/7 (C) 22:43, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. The opening number from one of my favorite movies, Paint Your Wagon (film), which includes Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin attempting to sing, and Harve Pressnell belting out a great rendition of "They Call the Wind Mariah". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:54, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's it! Thanks, Eagles 24/7 (C) 22:57, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the audio: [7] A great rendition by a male chorus. Actually, I'm teasing about Eastwood and Marvin. They did fine with their numbers. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:59, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I just listened to it. I mistook the "I"s in the song for "we"s. Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:03, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They kind of jump around between "I" and "we" in that song. Here's Harve Presnell's big number:[8] Lots of good songs in that film, and "Mariah" is probably the best-known. When you listen to "We're On Our Way", you have to shut out the weird images on that youtube and instead imagine a watercolor of a wagon train which "comes to life" near the end of the song. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:05, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You'd think that when someone uploads a song to YouTube they accompany it with related images, like the cast or the movie poster, but that's just plain stupid what that uploader did. Presnell had a great voice, wow. Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:19, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If they had uploaded the video because they were a huge fan of the film and wanted to share that, maybe. Clearly, they are instead a fan of Sunderland FC, and know the song due to its strong association with Sunderland, and its use as a victory song. So, they have uploaded the song/video for Sunderland fans, and Sunderland fans are more likely to want to look at Sunderland-related pictures than pictures from the film. If you upload a video, you can add pictures that express what you associate with the song. 86.161.108.241 (talk) 15:18, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I did not know that the song is associated with Sunderland FC. I figured it may have something to do with it, but I think it would still make more sense to include more pictures associated with the film in the video. Eagles 24/7 (C) 00:50, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It never would have occurred to me that a soccer team would have adopted it as a theme. That explains the pictures, anyway. At least they included a picture of the movie poster, as a hint of where the song came from. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:58, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is the voice of the Biz witch Kymmie Mason or is it Catherine Thompson, who voices capitalest peg and biz quiz host? N.I.M. (talk) 00:34, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I consider the Internet Movie Database user ratings to be very useful in determining whether a film is worth watching.

I find the listings of top films by genre especially useful in locating good films, but it is quite limited when there is such a rich trove of data.

Are there any free websites/services that incorporate the Imdb user ratings for films in a more expanded dataset? I would like to search, for instance, for something like "western films made in the 1980s with an Imdb rating greater than 7.0".

Any leads would be great. 83.70.241.114 (talk) 03:25, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think you can do that on their advanced title search page: [9] which is linked to from their advanced search page [10], which is linked to from a tiny link that just says "search", right at the bottom of the main page. (Pretty sure this will do the job - it has the example "Want to get a list of comedies from the 1970s that have at least 1000 votes and an average rating of 7.5 or higher?") 213.122.45.84 (talk) 05:07, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• facepalm* I've been using that site for a decade and never come across that page. It's perfect, thanks. 83.70.241.114 (talk) 16:44, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon has some new entries for "LEP Version" of CDs? What is meant by LEP? It seems to indicate that the liner notes are left out, but there's no real explanation. Is it like the old days of record cut-outs? Are they bootleg versions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.224.196.192 (talk) 04:04, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Longer/Extended Play ? StuRat (talk) 04:15, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It stands for "Limited English Proficiency". These are copies intended for "markets" where English is not the first language. Therefore the liner notes are either simplified or left out altogether. And by the way StuRat, if you don't know the answer, don't guess. --Viennese Waltz 08:38, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I heard a long time ago that Bananarama were such a band, but I've found nothing online that corroborates with this. Is there any evidence of popular music "artists" who actually neither sang nor played (nor wrote) the material attributed to them? Is there any list of such artists on WP?--Leon (talk) 08:16, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The "unique" style of Bananarama's singing certainly suggests that they were the ones singing on their records - personally, I've never heard the story that they didn't. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:08, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Milli Vanilli and some members of Boney M. famously didn't sing on their records. Both of these acts had the same manager, Frank Farian. --Viennese Waltz 08:30, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Monkees allegedly never played on any of their records or television performances. Songwriters Boyce and Hart were the real musicians behind the scenes. In fact the only actual musician in the Monkees was Mike Nesmith. I'm not sure about the singing.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 10:17, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So far as the Monkees are concerned, that's a bit of a misconception. Peter Tork was a folk musician who played clubs before he was cast in the series. As the series went on, and later after the TV shows ended, all four played and sang on the Monkees records, and all toured playing their instruments and/or singing (though supported by other musicians). Much of the myth about the non-musicianship of the Monkees was created by the British music press aiming to compare them unfavourably with the Beatles - though, in fact, many if not most pop records of the time were largely performed by session musicians. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:03, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This depends on the music genre. In Rock music, it is common that the artists create their own songs (and, as a result, it seems incorrect when someone does not do so). Tango is different, most performers do not create their own songs (or create just a limited number). As a consequence, there are specialized artists in tango: performers and composers. It is thus common that a same song is performed by many artists, but unlike rock music there isn't an "original" and a "cover" version, all versions may be equally legitimate (notwithstanding that some versions may have more popular reception than others). But in short, to critizise tango performers for not writing their own songs would be as out of place as critizing a rock band for lacking a conductor like those of orchestras. MBelgrano (talk) 11:48, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah no-one mentioned tango. The OP's question was precisely about the "incorrectness" you refer to in rock/pop music. No point in bringing tango into it. --Viennese Waltz 13:15, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I mentioned Tango as an example, the original question starts from an asumption that is not as universal as he thought (that most artists write their own songs, with just some infamous exceptions). He may not find the list he requests because in some cases the entries may be so controversial, but in others were simply accepted that way at their genre or time period. MBelgrano (talk) 13:33, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Erm, I didn't think I was that unclear, I was mostly referring to the performance of music, hence why I put "nor wrote" in brackets. I was mostly interested in that bit.--Leon (talk) 14:30, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It has only been common in rock music since the 1960s - started, primarily by the Beatles, and later followed by others as the vogue for self-expression in music took over. Before then, most singers, either of rock and roll or "classic" singers such as Sinatra, had no role in writing their material (although of course there were exceptions such as Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly), and many of them played no instrument either. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:12, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guys, the question is not about musicians who didn't write their own music; there's been nothing unusual about that for centuries. The question is about musical acts that didn't really do any of it (composing, singing, playing, etc.) besides looking nice. I don't know of any more examples besides those already mentioned, but the OP might be interested in our article on Gorillaz for a vaguely related topic. Matt Deres (talk) 19:33, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are also numerous examples of "bands" formed to promote a record put together by an entirely different set of musicians. One example, off the top of my head, were B. Bumble and the Stingers, where a touring band was formed in the early 1960s out of an existing band who were unconnected with the session musicians who made the recordings released under their name. And a precursor of Gorillaz, of course, were the Archies. Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A more recently uncovered example is the Belgian punk rock singer Plastic Bertrand, who - it emerged this year - did not sing on any of the early records released under his name, including the 1977 hit "Ça plane pour moi". Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:15, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wombles (band), on the other hand, did write and perform all their own songs, despite being fictional characters played by interchangeable musicians. 81.131.6.177 (talk) 21:10, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not really "interchangeable" - the music was all written by Mike Batt, and session guitarist Chris Spedding and drummer Clem Cattini performed both on the records and on-stage in Womble costumes. Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Especially in the 1960's, it was common to bring in "professional" musicians to play on albums even if the band would play live. Though each could play musical instruments, the Beach Boys didn't actually play the instruments on many of their albums (though they did sing; those are their harmonies). See The Wrecking Crew (music), who 'actually' played on most of the Beach Boys best known works, as well as providing backing musicians for much of the major pop acts based in California in the 1960's. Likewise, though many Bob Seger albums are credited to "Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band", much of his songs and albums featured other backing musicians instead, notably the Swampers. In the 1980's and 1990's, expecially because of the Video age, some musicians and singers got "written out" of bands because they didn't have the right look; often the hot chick lip syncing in the video wasn't the one actually singing. See Martha Wash, who was definately NOT the woman in the video to Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). --Jayron32 06:11, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

...also "Ride On Time" by Black Box, who featured model Catherine Quinol miming to sampled vocals by Loleatta Holloway. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:41, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone please find me some progressive house songs or remixes by wolfgang gartner? N.I.M. (talk) 18:09, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you checked his myspace page? -- kainaw™ 18:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Every time i try it i get a server error thing. N.I.M. (talk) 18:44, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Still probloms, someone please list me his progressive house songs or provide a link to one asap, i would like some progressive stuff by wolfgang gartner, because i heard he does progressive, but i'm not sure, and when i type in wolfgang gartner progressive house on youtube, it brings up his electro works but nothing progressive by him. N.I.M. (talk) 19:27, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking for a good early double act clip similar to this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm0hOJFCRD4 but perhaps a bit easier to understand (i.e. not the humour but the individual elements of old stage double acts, the slapstick, the straight and funny man, etc.). Would vaudeville double acts ever have been performed in front of a mic? I'm specifically looking for old stage performances, and not skits as a part of a movie/show, like most of the Laurel and Hardy clips I could find. Basically I'm looking for an example that shows off what double acts were like in the 30s, so I don't really need anything groundbreaking or hilarious. Anybody recall anything? Thanks! 173.183.68.27 (talk) 01:39, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I think my problem is that most of the clips I've found of Laurel and Hardy and Abbot and Costello are from their movies; there doesn't seem to be much from their stage performances, so if anybody knows where I can find some of those please let me know! 173.183.68.27 (talk) 01:47, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Al Shaw and Sam Lee. [11] Pepso2 (talk) 02:48, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You may get more mileage from searching for modern-day recreations of 30s humour. For example, Bernie Winters and Roy Hudd recreated Flanagan and Allen. I once saw the double act Jewel and Warriss in Blackpool in the 1970s: my parents informed me they'd been around since they were children in the 1930s! Another thing you may wish to search for is The Crazy Gang. This was an aggregate of already famous performers. Nervo and Knox were among them, but there were about 7 others. --TammyMoet (talk) 10:47, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I know you don't want skits in movies, but even so the various Will Hay films I've watched include verbal banter similar to the You Tube link. He was I believe a musical hall performer and only had a brief movie career of a few years in middle-age. You havnt said if audio clips from radio shows (usually recorded in theatres in front of an audience) will do or if it has to be visual as well. 92.15.23.156 (talk) 19:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Recreations that are closer to the vaudeville era, like films from the 1930s, would be more likely to be "authentic", as everyone who produced them likely would have had a good deal of first-hand vaudeville experience themselves. I would be surprised if very many actual vaudeville theater bits were recorded, for technical reasons at the very least. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:03, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For about a 5-second version of an obvious vaudeville parody, go to about 5:45 of this clip:[12] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:11, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ideas people, these help a lot! 173.183.68.27 (talk) 00:55, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One comment: In the early days of TV they basically just put Vaudeville acts on, as they hadn't yet figured out how to make TV shows yet. So early variety shows tended to show those, and they were also incorporated into sitcoms, like I Love Lucy, and other programs. Jack Benny might be another example. Here's a brief skit he did with a boy:

Jack: "What are you hobbies ?"

Boy: "I play the violin."

Jack: "Really, you play the violin, just like me ?"

Boy: "Well, I used to play just like you, but then my Mom heard me and made me take lessons."

StuRat (talk) 03:05, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I remember there was a video game for Sega Genesis and it was about an airplane flying through the land and killing the enemies. I remember the Japanese name and it was Tora Tora Tora! and I forgot its English NA name. Do you know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.89.41.241 (talk) 02:50, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fire Shark. A screenshot of the title screen of Tora! Tora! Tora! shows the same Japanese title as the one listed in the article. Xenon54 (talk) 02:59, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

鮫！鮫！鮫！ is not Tora! Tora! Tora!. It's Same! Same! Same!/Shark! Shark! Shark!. Oda Mari (talk) 06:35, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone help me please... Have just looked at the lyricist Gus Khan and would like to know if there is anywhere I could obtain actual wording of all his songs please. Ted —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gumnuts (talk • contribs) 07:07, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The spelling of his name is Kahn. Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:55, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

what watch model does sheldon wear in the tv series the big bang theorie? --helohe (talk) 10:43, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can't seem to see it on here but this site (http://www.sheldonshirts.com/) is great if you're into the things they wear on the show. Personally love the ridiculous belt buckles that halowitz (spelling) wears ny156uk (talk) 20:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're combining his names. It's Howard Wolowitz. Dismas|^(talk) 21:36, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh yeah knew something didn't quite add up but being the ultra lazy person I am didn't bother looking it up online! ny156uk (talk) 21:55, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While I was watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I heard a cool jig being played in the backround during the scene at the wedding. Anyone have any idea what it was called.75.55.212.251 (talk) 17:05, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Might be worth checking here - http://www.deathlyhallowssoundtrack.com/ they have all the tracks from the soundtrack to listen to a portion of online for free so maybe it'll include the bit you mean (unfortunately not always the case though). ny156uk (talk) 20:35, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is this it[13]? Alansplodge (talk) 12:54, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I heard something about wolfgang gartner doing a song with a sertin someone i know, is this true? Where is wolfgang feat. Nissae Isen anyway? N.I.M. (talk) 13:36, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to expand your question to let the rest of us know what you are talking about. Perhaps a link to this Wolfgang Gartner? And what did your hear and about who? - or are we expected to guess who you know? Astronaut (talk) 13:50, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IN 1999 B.B.KING WAS AT HIS FAVORITE CHARITY FUND RAISER CAMP HOPE. GIBSON GUITAR COMPANY MADE SEVEN HAND PAINTED AND SIGNED LUCILLES FOR THAT CHARITY FOR AUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE (SIX) BECAUSE I HAVE ONE.WHAT IS THERE WORTH?? I TRIED TO GET INFO, BUT NEVER SUCEEDED. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.89.111.98 (talk) 22:59, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your best option is to contact Gibson directly. I had a friend that had a valuable antique Gibson guitar, and every luthier she brought it to told her to contact Gibson's main offices in Nashville, Tennessee for more information. Here is their "Contact us" page at their website. --Jayron32 00:57, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have recently seen The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and there's a thing I don't understand: what are they doing fighting against Brainiac in the opening? Wasn't that a DC character? MBelgrano (talk) 23:08, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen the series, but that kind of thing happens from time to time; see Fictional crossover. If you can find a reference in a reliable source, why not add this to List of crossovers in fiction. Astronaut (talk) 00:02, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps it happens from time to time in comics, but how often does it happen in TV? The most a TV animated series may get is to mix contemporary animated series of the same studios, like Superman and Batman or Spider-Man and the X-Men with their 90's series. A Marvel-DC crossover in TV, as far as I know, has never been done. MBelgrano (talk) 00:12, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, to give more context, I'm talking about this. There's that giant skull-shaped robot with tentacles that Iron Man destroys after his fligth, and again with Thor's thunder at the end. If that's not Brainiac, who is it supposed to be? A new giant robot that looks like Brainiac? MBelgrano (talk) 00:19, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not Brainiac, they're agents of HYDRA. The picture in our article is slightly obscured, but their symbol is taken from the mythological hydra, but it's kind of combined with an octopus' tentacles (perhaps due to their relationship with Commander Kraken?). You can see it better here. I've never seen the show, but our article makes it clear that HYDRA is a central antagonist. Matt Deres (talk) 00:58, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone please add the new episode of wordgirl Bend it like Becky / Questionable Behavior (1/3/11), my source is here but i try to ad this episode, and i end up wiping out a few sections by mistake when i unhide the '60 308' row. Please help asap. N.I.M. (talk) 01:48, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What's that song with a singer that sounds like Emily hains that is a house track that goes "No i just can't fight this feeling. we should be lovers, we should be lovers. No i just can't fight this feeling..." What's it called and is that Emily Haines singing? Sure sounds like her. N.I.M. (talk) 02:05, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it is Can't Fight This Feeling by Junior Caldera, and the singer is Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Adam Bishop (talk) 02:40, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's the one, thanks! N.I.M. (talk) 11:26, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I remember seeing a commercial for AT&T. In it, there's this woman working with her computer on a project for an art gallery. Fantasy is playing in the commercial. How does the song connect to the project the woman is working on?24.90.204.234 (talk) 08:02, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like something up to interpretation. The producers of the ad had a vision, which explains their song choice, so you would probably want to ask them. Of course, each viewer could have their own interpretation, as well. --McDoobAU93 17:09, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will any bowl games air on NFL Network this year? Yes this is an Americentric question. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 16:49, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to this, looks like all but two are on ESPN or its partners/subsidiaries. Of the other two, one is on CBS and the other is on Fox. --McDoobAU93 16:54, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Where is the page? www.only-hit.de.tl --91.64.44.189 (talk) 18:00, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]