Hi All,

I'm loooking for the name of an Australian movie from, I think, the 90's. It starred an unknown, as in not a star or actress, aboriginal girl/young woman whose character dealt with prejudice. I saw it on TV but I'm pretty sure it was a feature film. I've looked through WP's film lists and some for Aussie feature films but no titles leaped out at me. It could have been late 80's or early 2000's but it was awhile ago, most likely mid 90's. Any ideas? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.234.6.220 (talk) 00:21, 24 December 2009 (UTC) PS, it was not the rabbit-proof fence —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.234.6.220 (talk) 00:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Fringe Dwellers? Nanonic (talk) 00:49, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that's it. i looked at IMDB and another site re the film and actresses. As I recall the girl was the lead character but most other characters/leads were white, Fringe has 3 sisters and several other aboriginal leads. It really focused on this girl, she was probably pre-20's in age. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.234.6.220 (talk) 01:20, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm...on perusal of the movie at several other sites I think this is it, thanks so much Nanonic! 64.234.6.220 (talk) 03:26, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which book/movie/video game series has the most installments? jc iindyysgvxc (my contributions) 07:13, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars or Star Trek books? Choose Your Own Adventure books? There are hundreds of those. Adam Bishop (talk) 08:12, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you better define "installment"? Would the above mentioned Star Wars or Star Trek books be considered installments? If you're definition is simply "same format as the original work", I'd say that the James Bond films probably win on the film side of things. Dismas|^(talk) 11:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not even close. Hell, there are twice as many Charlie Chan movies as James Bond. Luckily, Wikipedia has an article on everything!Matt Deres (talk) 14:26, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to our article, the German Perry Rhodan series has over 2,500 published installments. Deor (talk) 19:54, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the Dragonlance book series?Lolita chan (talk) 19:05, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My local football team Barrow (England), are commonly called Barrow AFC? However most teams are not commonly called, for example, Liverpool FC, just Liverpool (even though Liverpool FC may be their official title).

I have two questions, first, why are some teams Association Football Clubs (AFC) and some Football Clubs (FC)? and secondly, why do some teams have 'Whoever' AFC/FC in their titles but others are just 'Whoever'? I hope that makes sense. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Super73 (talk • contribs) 08:19, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In the case of Barrow, it seems that the local rugby team (originally rugby union, later rugby league, now known as Barrow Raiders), were originally formed as Barrow FC in 1875. Barrow AFC were not formed until 1901. At the time, the word "football" did not specifically mean "soccer" - association football - and equally often referred to rugby football. Later on, when the latter sport became more generally known as "rugby", new soccer clubs were more likely to use the title FC, rather than needing to differentiate themselves specifically as AFC. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:44, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And your second part about some teams not using their "FC/AFC" title are just media/fans choice... They are still officially "FC/AFC"'s but just not referred to as such... Sometimes Manchester United are sometimes just refered to as "United" on television programmes, dropping the "Manchester" part entirely... This does depend on the audience however... Gazhiley (talk) 11:53, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And let's not forget that Man U's full name is "Manchester United Football Club". Most teams have "Football Club" or a slight variant in their full name; it tends to get dropped when there is another identifier like "United", but left in when there isn't another part of the name to differentiate them from other clubs/the town itself. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:21, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not any more. When the Glazers took it over, it was changed to just Manchester United... Check their Crest - it no longer features the words Football Club... Gazhiley (talk) 12:29, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A slightly different case is Toronto FC, who play in the North American Major League Soccer. Their full name as far as I can tell is "Toronto FC" - not an abbreviation for anything (because Football Club would imply Canadian Football). But then the names of Major League Soccer clubs is a bizarre mix anyway, with some names following the North American sports teams tradition (Los Angeles Galaxy) and some reusing names of famous European soccer clubs (Real Salt Lake). DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:25, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And Chivas USA takes their name from C.D. Guadalajara. Woogee (talk) 19:28, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The "A" may not stand for "Association" - maybe "Athletic", as in AFC Bournemouth. The A in "AFC Wimbledon" appears not to stand for anything - unless anyone knows different! --TammyMoet (talk) 20:17, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Quite often it's because of multiple teams (playing different sports) with the same or similar name (e.g., just a town name). In the case of Barrow, the Barrow Raiders rugby league team was originally called Barrow FC, so it made sense for the football team to be Barrow AFC. The same is probably true in many places where there's some vying for dominance among a town's preferred sport, as is the case in northern England with football and rigby league. BTW, I remember Barrow being in the league proper (old Division 4) when I was a wee kid, and would love to see them back again some day! Grutness...wha? 22:06, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did research on this, but I have been unable to find an answer, I was wondering if anyone knew the film that the following clip uses: funnyjunk.com/funny_gifs/1724/bullet+bill/ . There is a http://www. before that url, I typed it this way to avoid tripping up a spam filter.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 09:18, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_gifs/1724/bullet+bill/ Cannot see any clip, just a photo. 78.146.200.137 (talk) 12:06, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see it. It's an animated .gif. But I don't know where the clip is from. Dismas|^(talk) 12:54, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think, before Bullet Bill makes his appearance, that it's from District 9. Can anybody verify that that's Johannesburg? Woogee (talk) 19:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to remember a recent Reference Desk question about the number of people killed in two popular movies. I cannot find that question again, but I was surprised to see that the death-rate for Raiders Of The Lost Ark was something like 70 people. I do not know if that was just spam.

My questions are: 1) what are the death rates for the most profitable movies? 2) Are there any very succesful movies that do not involve death or the fear of death? 3) Are there any very succesful movies that do not involve any danger?

I'm starting to think that movies supply a taste of the primeval dangers that we seldom experience in modern life. 78.146.200.137 (talk) 12:04, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The question that you're referring to is up the page a couple days. Here is a direct link. As for the answer to your questions... You can see a list of the highest grossing films at our article List of highest-grossing films. The source which was used at the earlier Indiana Jones question was moviebodycounts.com [1].

Films labelled as "chick flicks" (article?), often don't have any fear or death. Many comedies fit this as well. Off the top of my head, I don't recall any "fear of death" in Office Space and that has become rather successful as a cult film. Dismas|^(talk) 13:08, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd venture that chick flicks are more likely to have fear of death than many action movies, and it seems like main characters are more likely to die in chick flicks. Action movies might have characters in deadly situations, but we're more likely to have main characters convey an actual fear of death (which might be justified) in a chick flick. 86.176.48.114 (talk) 00:09, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's just a few sections up, under "Indiana Jones". "...movies supply a taste of the primeval dangers that we seldom experience in modern life", is close to something Alfred Hitchcock used to say, that when we see movies (like the ones he made, for example) we feel good, because we realize how much better off we are. Deaths in movies are often either villains or their army being killed off, as if they were robots. The Star Wars series has a lot of this kind of thing. Presumably we're supposed to feel happy when a Galactic Empire soldier is killed, and sad when a Rebel soldier is killed - or when any "good" character dies. An extreme case could be The Ten Commandments, which is fair to label as a popular movie, which of course killed the entire ancient Egyptian army when the Red Sea closed in around them (but not the Pharaoh himself, because he's a character in the film rather than just an anonymous soldier). That's probably what led to Gene Wilder's line in Blazing Saddles: "I must have killed more men than Cecil B. DeMille." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:04, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The results for the top ten highest grossing films. Number of deaths follows the title, rank order in death league in brackets.

1 Titanic 307 (8)

2 The Lord of the Rings The Return Of The King 836 (1)

3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 90 (73)

4 The Dark Knight 36 (?) (Death of one of the leading actors).

5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ? (?)

6 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ? (?)

7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ? (?)

8 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ? (?)

9 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 468 (6)

10 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 34 human, 134+droids (?)

The highest in the death-league is second-highest in the grossing league. It is disapointing that the public still seems to have the same tastes as they did in the times of the bloody Roman gladiatorial shows. 78.146.60.228 (talk) 16:07, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Except these are only movies (and plays, if you count Shakespeare, for example). Most civilized humans have a much different reaction to "deaths" in movies than to deaths in reality, or at least can separate the two. The real-life death of Heath Ledger would be an example of that situation. Errol Flynn "killed" Basil Rathbone at least twice, in different films of course. Jack Nicholson has "died" in several movies, yet there he is at the Oscars and the Lakers games every year. Generally, players we're "supposed to care about" don't die unless it's for a specific reason that's part of the story. Hence the jokes about Star Trek (lampooned in Galaxy Quest) about an actor with a one-time small part as an anonymous crew member who of course is the one who gets killed by the aliens. Also, technically wouldn't the number of deaths in Titanic equate to the number of real-life deaths? Where did they come up 307? Did someone count the number of apparent on-screen deaths? Likewise for The Lord of the Rings. Does your source say how they determined those numbers? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We do get plenty of real-life death every day in tv news. We are still like the audience at the Coliseum. 92.24.73.139 (talk) 14:23, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And Gandalf died and came back in ROTK; did they remove a tally mark for that or what? And are they only counting humans? Orcs? Witch-kings? If you count the fell beast that Éowyn beheaded, do you also count the fish that Gollum caught and ate? Hmm, that was the other movie, though. I share BB's suspicion about these numbers. Matt Deres (talk) 17:47, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

These questions are fully explained at the movie body count site mentioned above. They only count visible, on-screen deaths. Off-screen deaths, and things like planet explosions with millions of deaths, such as in the latest Star Trek, don't count. They do tally animal deaths, but don't include that in the overall number. They even break it down by how many things each major character kills. John Rambo in the latest Rambo has the highest individual kill total that I noticed at a quick glance. —Kevin Myers 18:27, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to me that in the original Star Wars, the Death Star destroyed an entire planet, and Obi-Wan commented on thousands and/or millions of souls being extinguished (or something like that - it's been awhile). ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:06, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the same reasoning,l the death count in the new Star Trek film is over 6 billion, according to what's said on-screen. Grutness...wha? 21:56, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And by that reasoning, over 6 billion are killed in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galazy when Earth is destroyed. -- kainaw™ 22:06, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Come to think of it, in The Lathe of Heaven (film), one of the chief protagonists situations results in the extinction of nearly every human on earth - the figure 6 billion is specifically mentioned. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:17, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In Star Trek Generations, entire solar systems are destroyed, so presumably many billions of humanoid aliens are killed, more than in the new movie. Adam Bishop (talk) 05:24, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I remember that an old edition of Guinness Book of Records had Red Dawn as the most violent film. Probably there are decency-in-the-media groups counting expressions of violence in film. From the RD article:

At the time it was released, Red Dawn was considered the most violent film by the Guinness Book of Records and The National Coalition on Television Violence, with a rate of 134 acts of violence per hour, or 2.23 per minute.[2] National Review Online has named the film #15 in its list of 'The Best Conservative Movies'.[3]

The NCTV or the NRO can helpyou find violent movies.

--Error (talk) 01:57, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,
I've been trying to figure out what company made these miniatures, how old they are, and what series of miniatures they would be from. I've been looking around the internet, but so far no luck.

They are made of metal, probably Pewter as the metal is somewhat soft. There is no date, product number, code or indication of any kind what set or company they are from. They are from a medieval Fantasy setting like Dungeons & Dragons or Lord of the Rings. They seem to be designed for war-style combat as most pieces have between 2-5 characters, and are smaller scale than most miniatures.

- There's pieces that are about 2" long with 5 characters per piece,characters are about 1/2" tall. Some are obvious Dwarves/Dwarfs, and others that are similar height that seem like armored goblins.

- 1 1/3" long pieces that have 2 horse riders on them that are about an inch tall, they also seem to be either dwarves or goblins, many bear lances but some have horns or standards (large banners on poles)

- 1 1/3" long pieces that have 2 dog-like creatures and their "master". Included picture shows separate creatures, but I think they are similar pieces cut into thirds.

- A few different monsters: some are like reptile-like Centaurs, there's 3 headed monsters with long necks, large spikes on their backs & hooked tails that seem like 3 headed manticores and a monster with a similar face to the previously mentioned hounds.

If it's any help to gauge era, a robot miniature stamped "1987 Ral Partha" came with them, but it's quite apparent that it isn't in the same series of miniatures.

Image links:

Basic Miniatures: http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/metal_miniatures.jpg
All 1 x5 Miniatures: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_dwarf.jpg
All Horsemen: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_horsemen.jpg
All Dog-Like Creatures: http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/ralparth_hounds.jpg
Monster Miniatures: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_horsemen.jpg
Robot Miniature: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_mechwarrior.jpg

Thanks in advance for any advice!

05:49, 25 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dtmatrix10 (talk • contribs)

On Chuck, what does John Casey mean when he says "Chuck me"? It is a common phrase I am unaware of? One particular time he says it is in the last few moments of the last episode of season 2.Maddie ^talk 05:59, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Never seen the show, but the two meanings I instantly think of are using the word "Chuck" to mean "throw", or using it to replace "fuck". Either of those sound plausible? Vimescarrot (talk) 11:55, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is a rather lame joke playing on the uncommon English-language profanity, "Fuck me!", which is an expletive used when something has gone wrong. Comet Tuttle (talk) 08:13, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm positive that when I was younger, I had a copy of the animated film of The Snowman which didn't feature the song Walking in the Air — it was purely instrumental. The Wikipedia articles, however, don't seem to mention such a version, and nor can I find any reference to it elsewhere. Does anyone know anything about this song-less edition? -- 203.97.105.173 (talk) 06:24, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This post on IMDb may be of interest to you. I hope this helps. JW..[ T..C ] 18:31, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It does. Thanks very much. -- 203.97.105.173 (talk) 02:46, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For a movie similar to Blazing Saddles. Same western style theme and general hilarity. However, this movie has a scene with a man in a freakishly tall white cowboy hat. He takes off the tall hat, only to reveal an equally tall skyscraper of red hair. The man was dressed in all white as well. Any help is welcome, thanks The Reader who Writes (talk) 02:26, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is it a live-action film, or is it a cartoon? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:14, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Western (genre) comedy films would be a good place to start. --Jayron32 05:04, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A live action film. The Reader who Writes (talk) 05:15, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be "Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato…parola di Spirito Santo" ("Blazing Guns" in the US)? IMDb. The main character dresses in white, and if I remember correctly, also has a rather large (white) hat. I hope this helps. JW..[ T..C ] 05:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

why is there a delay between my tv and my hdtv?Accdude92 (talk to me!) (sign) 04:12, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could you further explain what you mean? Do you have a standard television next to a HD television with both tuned to the same show? And there is a lag in what is shown on the HDTV when compared to what is being viewed on the standard definition TV? Dismas|^(talk) 05:41, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is this the digital delay? It's a well-known effect, that there is a time-synch delay between analogue and digital broadcasts. It can be up to 30 seconds. I've just done a quick google for "digital delay" and can't find anything on it, but that's possibly because it's called something official which I don't know! --TammyMoet (talk) 17:14, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I get the same thing, with a standard TV and an HD TV on the same channel. The delay (on the HD TV) is probably less than a second but it's still noticeable. The same thing happens when flipping between a regular channel and an HD channel on the HD TV, there is a slight delay. (I have also noticed that there is no delay if I am talking to my parents on the phone (200 km away) and we are both watching the same HD channel, if that means anything.) Adam Bishop (talk) 00:33, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If your "tv" is an older receiver, it probably receives only analog television, but a newer "hdtv" receives digital signals. TammyMoet is correct about digital delay: The digital signal goes through a lot of processing on its way from the original playback or live source at the TV station to its transmitter. The delay is generally less than a second. Then, your receiver takes another second or so to decode the digital signal it gets in order to display it on the screen. By the way, what you refer to as an "hdtv" is actually only a digital TV with an ATSC tuner, capable of diplaying true HDTV programs as well as upconverted standard definition programs. --Thomprod (talk) 14:44, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[[TO WHOM EVER IT CONCERNS

I AM ANIL KUMAR from India(kerala).MY six year old son sarank dev have done a FIRE ESCAPE act on 24/12/09 in our home town named punalur.could you please inform me whether my son have set a record? If yes what are the procedures that has to be followed in giving his name in the world record list —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarank dev (talk • contribs) 04:55, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This sounds exactly like the stuff the Guinness Book of World Records documents. You should find a way to contact the publishers of that book, and see what their procedures are for getting listed... --Jayron32 05:00, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can register with Guinness' web site at this link after Jan. 4th. They are on holiday right now. They will better be able to tell you what you need to do. Dismas|^(talk) 05:43, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A quick note of caution: because of the danger involved and the fact it involved a minor, Guiness might not allow a challenge such as this. Our article doesn't mentioned fire escape acts specifically, but mentions that sword swallowing was "closed" at least for a while. I'm sure they can fill you in on the details once you register. Matt Deres (talk) 17:01, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have for years been interested in watching Doctor Who. However, I can never figure out how to start. I hate getting into things in the middle. I like to start at the beginning and see it through to the end. Well... there were 26 seasons spanning 1965-1989. Then movies and specials. It started up again in 2005 and is still airing. At present there are 755 episodes in total. I'm at a lose of where to start, so I never have. As much as I would prefer to start at the beginning, with such volume that may not be realistic practical. How important is chronology to the series? Where is a good or acceptable point to get into the series? And what are the pros / cons for starting at a certain point? (Please no spoilers.) Thanks. Piyopiyo (talk) 07:47, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, I don't think the early episodes even exist, as their tapes were wiped. The show has changed quite a lot over the years in terms of improving the technological look of it. I don't follow the show well enough to know, but it's possible there are DVD's available, and if they have any of the occasional specials that included several of the different doctors together, that could be an interesting place to start, to get a flavor of the show and the various ones who played the part of The Doctor. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:09, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was like you and didn't know where to start. Then about a year ago, I got the first season (series) of the recent re-start. I suggest starting this way for a few reasons. 1) The new shows give you a good starting place if you don't know the history behind all the old foes. 2) The production values and "look and feel" of the show are what you would probably be used to. The old episodes might look so antiquated that the set design turns you off before you have a chance to give the story an objective view. 3) From what I've read, the part of the Doctor's companion is fleshed out more in the new series than it was in the old. The Doctor's companion used to be little more than a device for the Doctor to tell the audience what was going on and why it was important. Dismas|^(talk) 11:08, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The producers were well aware that many of their target audience would never have watched the old series when they re-launched Doctor Who in 2005. So they designed it so that anyone who's not watched Doctor Who before can pick it up easily. Starting at the 2005 re-launch should work well. Vimescarrot (talk) 11:58, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Concur - start with the 2005 relaunch series with Christopher Eccleston then go onto the David Tennant stories. If you like these then you can consider going back into the 'classic' series. Exxolon (talk) 14:49, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I absolutely agree. You don't need to have seen the old ones to appreciate the new series (although there are things in the new ones designed to appeal to people familiar with the old ones - you just won't notice these, they won't detract from the plot). This is, as Vimescarrot says, entirely intentional. --Tango (talk) 15:15, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There was a lot of variation in the old ones with regards to companions (or assistants as they were often called in those days). Assistants ranged from 20th Century Earth humans (male and female) to Time Ladies to cavewomen to little tin dogs. Different assistants had different roles, some bigger than others. --Tango (talk) 15:15, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Part of the appeal of Dr Who is that it changes with each change of Doctor - so watch some of each and see which you like best. Overarching storyline is not a major feature of the show and there are often large inconsistencies (most often between Doctors). I would be hard pressed to name my favorite doctor. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 15:35, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Given the fact that the show's been on for decades, I would guess that almost all fans started "somewhere in the middle". I started with Tom Baker and The Hand of Fear. The suggestion to begin with the 2005 relaunch is an good one. However, if you want to get more of a sense of the history of the show, you may want to do some time traveling of your own. See if you can find a list of the best episodes of all time (such as these: [2] [3] [4]) and watch them in chronological order. While starting with the 2005 relaunch is convenient, nobody can possibly consider themselves a true Doctor Who fan if they haven't seen Genesis of the Daleks or Castrovalva. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 17:03, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you are loath to start with the reboot, and want to get a feel for the 'classic' series without worrying about continuity, you could do worse than check out the film Dr. Who and the Daleks, which is non-canonical, and has the ever-watchable Peter Cushing as the Doctor. Also the audio adventures of the Eighth Doctor are very good, and are set up so previous knowledge is not really necessary.84.13.235.199 (talk) 18:34, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

While I love Dr. Who and the Daleks, I'm not sure how wise it is to suggest it as a way to get a feel for the old series. And it might have the unfortunate effect of causing them to watch the second film. You would not want to be responsible for that. I'd agree with starting at 2005, then watching some of the 'best' episodes from the previous seasons. I'd throw The Five Doctors out there: while it isn't great by any stretch of the imagination, it is quite fun and is full of bits from the first 20 years. 86.176.48.114 (talk) 00:00, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all of the advice. There seems to be general consensus to begin with the 2005 re-launch. From the discussion, it seems this new series was designed without need for knowledge of the older series, so it may be a good place to jump into the series with minimal problems. I think that I'll give that a try. As I progress through the series I may look into some of the earlier episodes. Thank again, Piyopiyo (talk) 09:13, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Do you know the title and singer of this song of the 80's? Thanks. Michael Laurent (talk) 10:27, 26 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.169.247.106 (talk) [reply]

I would try and help, but I've got difficulties opening the .ogg file. Do you have the sound bite in a more user-friendly format? TomorrowTime (talk) 11:32, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Here is a mp3 file. Thanks. Michael Laurent (talk) 13:09, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmpf, sorry, I can't help you :( Hope anyone else knows the answer to your question. TomorrowTime (talk) 16:14, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I hope so. Thank you for your try! Michael Laurent (talk) 17:08, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to presesnt a movie RADHA the movie in Wikipedia and had asked the questuion a few hours ago, but I am yet to recieve the answer, when will iget an answer so as to post the details pertaining to the movie RADHA gthe movie —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muraligshankar (talk • contribs) 15:26, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, someone has already replied to you. In short, it is unlikely that an unreleased movie would be notable for its own article. However, if you can muster together enough reliable sources, it may be possible. Articles for foreign movies are certainly allowed on the English Wikipedia, but you may want to start with writing an article in your native language first, at least until you get the hang of how stuff works. A list of other Wikipedias can be found here. Good luck. Matt Deres (talk) 17:07, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have several SingStar discs for the PS3. Is there a way of looking at all my songs together - I would imagine there would be a way of pooling them all together, then picking one out and getting a 'Insert Disc 2' message for instance. 84.13.235.199 (talk) 18:37, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is a song with the lyrics "aiyoo aiyoo eiii" in the background while a the front sings. It sounds like a rock song. What is the artist and name of the song?174.3.102.6 (talk) 01:26, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By chance, is it "Toora Loo Aye Eh" (I have no idea how to properly spell it). That is a common background chorus in Irish music. I haven't heard it many times while sober and I haven't had a drink in 20 years. So, don't trust my memory. It could be something like "Too Looroo Aye Eh". I'm just certain it ends with "Aye Eh". -- kainaw™ 03:23, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know any of the main lyrics? If it's Hedley I imagine it would be On My Own, Never Too Late, or Cha-Ching. Adam Bishop (talk) 03:45, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(@ Adam (refering: Hedley [refering to the Hedley songs])) Nope, none of those songs.174.3.102.6 (talk) 04:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Toora Loo Ay Eh is a line in Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, which is probably the biggest pop song to use the line. But yeah, it does show up all over the place in Celtic music. --Jayron32 05:06, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dang it! I was just going to say that Dexy's Midnight Runners song! I have it! It's pretty great. It's all "Too-ra-too-ra-too-ra-eh. Eileen I'll sing this song forever." Or something like that. haha. Anybody miss me? haha. Don't answer that. Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 06:10, 27 December 2009 (UTC) Oh, and Dexy's Midnight Runners are Irish, and I believe that the whole "too-ra-too-ra-eh" is in tune of an old Irish Folk Song, I don't know what it's called, could be "Endearing Young Chums" or something like that. Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 06:13, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dexy's Midnight Runners are definitely not Irish. Kevin Rowland, the leader, is from Birmingham, England, and the members were originally all local to Birmingham. The tune played on the fiddle at the beginning is "Believe me if all (those endearing young charms)", which was originally sung many years before by Count John McCormack, who was indeed Irish. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:12, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" by Gloria Estefan (at least the "aiyoo aiyoo eiii" part).[5] Clarityfiend (talk) 07:48, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, none of these sound like the Canadian band Hedley. Is the OP the same guy who keeps asking about random songs he's head in Edmonton? Adam Bishop (talk) 08:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Has anyone mentioned "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral"? -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 18:34, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It does sound kind of like that old Bing Crosby number, at least as far as the words are concerned. Side note: An obvious artist to cover that Irish song would have been Lou Rawls, but apparently not. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:03, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is probably equally off-track, but the Irish Rovers covered a song whose tag line was, "Too-ra-loo, too-ra-lay, with my too-ra-lie, oo-ra-lie, oo-ra-lie-ay." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:05, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It could be the cover of that song by Van Morrison (who is Northern Irish) - his version is called "Tura-Lura-Lura (That's An Irish Lullaby)" and a version of it accompanied by The Band appears on the magnificent The Last Waltz live album and concert video. --Dweller (talk) 10:57, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But the OP didn't say anything about Irish music. I don't suppose we're going to get any further information now, though. Adam Bishop (talk) 03:50, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I have a question about "Dr. N!Godatu", the forgotten series of cartoon shorts from the Tracey Ullman Show. What's the significance of Dr. N!Godatu's surname? Is it supposed to be a specific parody of something? This site provides a lot of information on the shorts, but I see nothing that sheds much light onto the character's name, other than how it is pronounced. (And admittedly, I'm not 100% sure of that either; I've only seen a few brief clips of the series, and her name is not pronounced in any of them.)

Thanks! Zagalejo^^^ 06:31, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some African languages have a sound very much like what the site you referenced says: "pronounced without a vowel sound preceeding the N and a clicked G". African names including this sounds were sometimes written with an apostrophe: "N'Goro" and "N'Komo". These days the same names tend to be written without the apostrophe (I don't know if the pronunciation has been Anglicized too). I suspect the name is a parody of this.

Anne McCafferey used names with apostrophes in her Dragonrider series, and when Terry Pratchett parodied the series in The Colour of Magic he used names with exclamation marks in. Maybe there is a link there. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:15, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking the name might have something to do with African languages, although the character doesn't look like she's supposed to be African, so I don't know... Zagalejo^^^ 04:55, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to record hd output from my sky hd box. I have ofcourse the sky box, my laptop which has a dvd recorder and blueray player and I have a hauppauge hd pvr. The pvr is supposed to have sorted this for me but it has componnent connections for hd but the sky box uses hdmi, s-video and scart outputs. can anyone help with this quandry. Thanks Jas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaspalsinghjawanda (talk • contribs) 19:50, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please do consider the information found in the article "High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection" (HDCP) before even trying it. Apparently the hardware presupposes what you're trying to do is illegal, without consulting Fair Use or any other laws first. I note that nobody has developed any hardware or software yet that consults the law or a lawyer before deciding to allow or disallow recording. Consider this sentence from the article "Sky+ HD": "The box is High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) compliant." I would opine (speculate, guess) that S-Video will work, if both source and destination support that interface. Please note that my recommendation is technical not legal, and is not meant to be construed as advocacy of illegal copying, only for information about legal copying. —Aladdin Sane (talk) 21:35, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Even on S-Video, RCA connections (and anything else), the "copy protection bit" will be set. I don't know of any digital recorders you can purchase that ignore the copy protection bit. You can hack most of them (which is often illegal) or buy a box to suppress the copy protection bit (which is often illegal). -- kainaw™ 05:55, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, there are no bits in an analog connection, but the Sky HD box may still be implementing something like Macrovision, which has been around since the days when VHS was the most common in-home video technology. --LarryMac | Talk 18:34, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just remembered what you were talking about. Now you've injured my brain: Why did I need to recall that? —Aladdin Sane (talk) 03:54, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, there is no easy and legal way to do what you want. I have successfully recorded from my Sky+ HD box to a regular DVD recorder using a SCART lead. When I asked Sky about the possibility of recording to a BluRay disk instead, they said the output was only available for recording in Standard Definition. I thought I might be able to take output from a HDMI cable instead, but I have yet to find a BluRay recorder which can take input from a HDMI cable.

However, Panasonic make a couple of BluRay recorders which claim to record onto a BluRay disk from a HD Freesat signal (via the internal hard disk). Other recording in high definition, for example from an external source, is severely restricted - effectively from your own HD camera only. Astronaut (talk) 02:13, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a WP article on the stadium that was proposed for the New York Jets in Manhattan? (This was a proposal that obviously lost out to Meadowlands Stadium.) Comet Tuttle (talk) 04:53, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Normally wikipedia wouldn't likely create a separate article about a structure that never got beyond the planning stage. However, there also seems to be a shortage of information about how the actual new stadium came to be. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:01, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think West Side Stadium is what you are looking for./Coffeeshivers (talk) 11:06, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent and thank you! In your face, Bugs. Comet Tuttle (talk) 08:32, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This image of Tommy carrying his White Ranger Morpher from which Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode is? 200.112.20.10 (talk) 13:22, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The screenshot is from season 2 "Best Man for the Job". There is a YouTube link to this episode. David Pro (talk) 20:37, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After As The World Turns ends on September 17, 2010 and it doesn't find a new home, would Televisa make an English language version of one of their telenovelas to replace it or will they expand The Bold and the Beautiful by one hour?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericthebrainiac (talk • contribs)

If they haven't said, we don't know. They probably haven't even decided yet. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:05, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

in teh event of a tie, the strongest link gest to decide who to vote off - but what happens if the strongest link is also one of the people that is the subject of in the tie? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.132.25.232 (talk) 19:24, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It seems pretty unlikely that the strongest link is also the weakest link. DJ Clayworth (talk) 19:41, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They might be voted as such due to tactical voting. That being the case, it's as normal: the strongest link can choose between dismissing themselves or their opponent. Which do you think is more likely? It's happened quite a few times before. Vimescarrot (talk) 20:10, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I guess this is answered now, but just for my benefit can somebody say what this question is about? I expected a flurry of "what are you talking about" replies. Staecker (talk) 04:19, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reading The Weakest Link should clarify things. 75.157.57.12 (talk) 04:29, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hey guys can you help me with a movie. i remember watching it as a kid but cant remember what its called. it was a comedy i believe, i remember this guy and a girl were in a pool and the guy acted like a shark and rapidly moved her all around the pool... ya it was weird,--Lpoi88 (talk) 22:29, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rugby is played in many countries around the world, but there is an obvious tilt towards commonwealth countries. Traditionally, these countries used (and still use, to some extent) non-metric measurements. However, rugby is all metric, and seems to have been for quite some time. However, you sometimes hear commentators slip, and refer to the 22 (metre line) as the 25 (yard line), which indicates that imperial measurements were used before. I am interested in information about when the change happened, and about the decisions made. If distances were just converted and then rounded, it would have become the 23 metre line. Also, no other distances seem to have changed numbers, despite going from yards to metres. The 15 metre line for the back end of the lineout, for example, seems to give more space than a 15 yard one, and that would affect the tactics a bit. You would think that they would try to avoid affecting the game play when just changing the definitions. Or was it e.g. a 50 ft line before? Some pointers to articles about this would be appreciated. /Coffeeshivers (talk) 13:01, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This doesn't exactly answer the question, but it turns out there are two different versions of the game, as discussed in Comparison of rugby league and rugby union. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:16, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW< If the sport is simply called "rugby" it almost always means union. Grutness...wha? 22:57, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am quite aware of that. I meant union, which I guess I should have mentioned. Sorry about that. (Those in the know could have concluded I couldn't have meant league, since it neither has line outs nor a 22 metre line.)/Coffeeshivers (talk) 13:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My guess is that it occurred in different countries at different times, rather than at any one time, depending on when the country went metric. The 22-metre line has been called "The 22" in New Zealand ever since I've been watching the sport (starting in the late '80s). I would have expected something at History of rugby union if the conversion had been universal at one particular time. For some bizarre reason our article on the rules of the game are part of Playing rugby union rather than a stand-alone article at Rules of rugby union - and they don't have anything on the history of rule changes, sadly. Grutness...wha? 22:57, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why was Kristen Stewart made to wear glasses in Speak? What did this contribute to the plot or character? And what was she anyway? --Tim —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.230.231.84 (talk) 17:31, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For those wondering, the OP seems to be referring to Speak. Dismas|^(talk) 18:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've not seen the movie, but none of the posters or pictures at IMDB show the character with glasses. The second part of your question sounds like it might be homework. As for "what was she" you might want to explain the question a little more, as the literal answer "an actor appearing in a movie" won't be very helpful. DJ Clayworth (talk) 19:08, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not homework; I doubt this movie is of any value to any educator. I am the kind of person who likes to anyalze these little details in movies. And I meant what was she, like nearsighted, farsighted, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.230.231.84 (talk) 19:30, 29 December 2009 (UTC) [reply]

Under what circumstances did she wear glasses - to read with? Or to see at a distance? Or both? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:10, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My dad wants me to try to find a song but he cant tell me anything except what its about. Anyways, there's this boy who wants to buy roses for his dead sister but he cant afford them. The boy sees a pretty girl get roses from the rose guy for really cheap just because she's a pretty girl. And that's all I have. :(

Any help would be appreciated but I'm not expecting great things :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.230.206.44 (talk) 00:16, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I googled "roses dead sister" and got this, which informed me of the existence of the song Roses for Mama, which was a hit for C. W. McCall in 1977. It may be the song you're after. Or maybe not. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 06:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

wikia:wowwiki:Party loot#Looting while in a party describes disadvantages of each of the loot distribution systems. Have there been any experiments with improving the Round Robin system (e.g. by randomizing the turn order) or the Group Loot system (e.g. by limiting the number of Need rolls per player per corpse)? NeonMerlin 00:24, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello all ^-^,im currently working on my book,and i need some street directions for the town of wiki! (ok stupid joke i know,but im not that good at joking lol)

anyways,i need some links here for the wiki (which is almost to immense to browse without help)...like,any good articles referencing long diatribes concerning apocalypse,H.G. wells was a good start for me on the wikiquote engine,but i find that the page on wells isnt enough,i need more,because i find with my book writing the more info i read,the easier i can make ideas ^^

also i need some help on wikiquote,i need to find quote paths similar to certain characters like,viggo from ghostbusters two is a good example....

ty for the data mining help freinds ^^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.0.10.54 (talk) 00:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Book of the Apocalypse has a lot of stuff concerning the Apocalypse. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

well yeah but i was raised in such a way that i learned almost as much as i could bout the bible :/ sorry....im talking about like,cool stuff that is abstract,like h.g. wells,viggo the carpathian,to some lesser extent marry shelley`s frankenstein (dont know if i spelled the woman`s name right)

i do have alot of studying on my side....but i know that it is little compared to the knowledge collectively of humanity as a whole....especially where wikipedia is concerned,so i hope maybe you guys have some ideas...:/im kinda blank minded at the moment —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.0.10.54 (talk) 00:57, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Frankenstein isn't apocalyptic fiction really. Some stuff like John Milton's Paradise Lost would be better for "old" apocalyptic lit, but if you want some interesting takes on The Rapture, you could read Robert Heinlein's Job: A Comedy of Justice, which has Heinlein's typical wit. You could also read the Left Behind series, but it really is some awful stuff. As a Christian myself, I am constantly embarassed by that mess. --Jayron32 01:18, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

exactly,i dont think people really understand the point of the biblical stuffs,people think that the "apocalypse" as mentioned will be something within there perception...hell is only a human word,i do beleive that the film "event horizon" with sam neil in it kind of touches to some extent on what the apocalypse will actually contain

but on topic,yeah,i love abstract thinking,the plot behind the halo series (as depicted in the videogames,because i think the books are utterly ridiculous in depiction),v for vendetta is also a good movie...intelligent discussion is at such a premium these days,which is why ive come to wikipedia for discussion an advice on which topics to peruse...oddly enough i also praise alot of the plot behind the movie "conan the barbarian",it reflects (though in a severely misguided way) on my non-mainstream version of christianity...norse mythology is a good place to look as well,but like alot of ancient texts converted to modern english,i find that i cannot understand the wording very well,due to the ancient beleif systems being almost incompatible with modern understandings...

but yeah,i suppose ill look up paradise lost while im on my nightly data mining trip,i appreciate the info...

on a weird sidenote,i adhere to songs like manowar`s "brothers of metal" and "call to arms",almost in a religious context...a suppose it`s a joke of a question to ask what that kind of beleif classifys as,luls —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.0.10.54 (talk) 02:15, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is the bandana being worn in this video single sided or double sided?

Where can I find single sided bandanas of this style?174.3.102.6 (talk) 07:50, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I was looking for a song (as well as the group who does the song) in the RñB genre, but I could'nt find it. I'm not sure what the title is, but I think it's "I'd rather be alone" and some of the lyrics that lead up to the song goes like this: "...Too late too work it out, 'cause I know my heart's filled with too much doubt. To ever try it again, I guess deep down I know you'd have to go, but it just istn't fair, cause I still care. Although I love girl I'd rather be alone..."

Thanks, NirocFX —Preceding unsigned comment added by NirocFX (talk • contribs) 08:58, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

With regards to my previous question headlined, "Song". I found out that the group's name is 4xample, but there doesn't seem to be an article on them...

Thanks, NirocFX