Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2007 July 10

=July 10=

Electroplankton: Is a sequel comming?
I've seen this game and have wondered, is there going to be a sequel? I've heard rumors of a sequel in japan. The biggest reason is that if there was a sequel there would no doubtedly be a save function, is there any information on a sequel/second extremely similler game?

Also, is there a way to save the music on the game besides putting a recording device to the DS or memorizing how you made the music?


 * According to Electroplankton, no and no. Confusing Manifestation 05:17, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Tekken 5
Where can i find the character tier?
 * Uhh, I think you're mistaken. Tekken 5 has tiers of characters, separating them in ranks. The high ranking characters are the fastest, making them the best since most Tekken characters rely on strings to deal lots of damage. Or are you talking about Tiger? --JDitto 22:26, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes i mean the tiers of characters. where can i find it?


 * The ones that are the best (at the top tiers) are at the top of the selection screen, I think. Check out this google search to check. --JDitto 16:58, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

HSBC advert music
hey up all, does anyone know(or point in the right direction)the name of the music used in the current HSBC ad (British TV), simple wee tune, sounds like a wooden glockenspiel, have tried google, ad music sites and HSBC, to no avail, oh woe is me Perry-mankster 11:59, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Trivial Pursuit Editions
We've got a Genus I edition which we are starting to get scarily familiar with. Individually, it's a challenge, but with teams of two or more we usually sail through as long as we manage to avoid a lot of those pink entertainment questions which always ask you about films from the 1940's and 50's. I was wondering if everyone could grace me with any editions you might reccomend or have played and your thoughts on them. I have heard that Genus V might be a good edition to get; tough questions and more modernised for younger people? And don't joke me about with the RPM edition either!


 * Well, how "old" (young) are you? (JosephASpadaro 18:30, 10 July 2007 (UTC))

Dance Competition on YouTube
There used to be this video on YouTube that was very popular. It appeared to be a school dance competition with all female contestants. They were dancing to hip hop. does anyone know what happened to this video?

Who are the 'biggest' U.S entertainment stars that no-one in the UK has heard of?
Define biggest/most famous/most popular however you like. Whether it be by income, fame, record sales, column inches written about them etc. I am inspired to ask the question by seeing U.S pop stars or members of boybands on TV programmes that show you their houses (cribs?) Well theyre living in mansions and are obviously multi millionaires, but neither me or any of my friends know who the hell they are. Any suggestions?
 * You were probably watching MTV Cribs, whose article conveniently lists every single person who has ever been on the show. If it makes you feel any better, I'm American and have no idea who a lot of the musicians are either. I doubt there are very many people who can name a member of 112 (band), for instance. Recury 17:12, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Good luck in picking the brains of Americans as to whom they think people in the UK have never heard of, and/or asking British people to list people they have never heard of. I'm not saying the question's not interesting, but is there a logical way this can be expertly answered?
 * I'm sure someone on here has lived in both places long enough to have an idea. Or a British person can look at the articles of people they haven't heard of to get an idea of how big they are. Recury 20:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well one group of people that nearly nobody in the UK has heard of would be the actors on American Daytime soaps such as "All my Children".It was one area of American TV programmes that were for the most part not shown in the UK so that no matter how big you were in the US you would be an unknown in the UK . Garda40 20:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * American wrestlers - so many of them are apparently notable, but I have only encountered them through my efforts at dablink repair. DuncanHill 20:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Not even The British Bulldog? Well, I would think the biggest source of this kind of thing would be the football/football disconnect. Does a Brit know who LaDanian Tomlinson is? I know the average Sports Center watcher doesn't know Thierry Henry. It sounds like the OP is mostly looking for musicians though, since they mention record sales. Looking through the list more carefully, the show seems to have a lot of R&B singers on, I don't know how big that is over there. Recury 20:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Some American friends of mine were incredulous when they found out I had no idea who Jimmy Buffett was. I don't think I've ever heard him mentioned in British media. mat_x 20:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Jimmy Buffett is a good example. His is an institution in America yet he is almost unheard of in the UK. You generally have to look outside movies and music, though, to TV personalities and comedians that have not made it across the Pond. A few other examples from personal experience (a Brit living in the US): Jimmy Kimmel, pretty much any country music "star", (e.g. Toby Keith), Kelly Ripa, Bill O'Reilly, Dave Chappelle, Kristin Cavallari, Carlos Mencia, Rush Limbaugh and Danny Bonaduce. I expect 99% of Brits would have no idea who any of these folks are. Rockpock  e  t  21:05, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * A few more to add to the mix, Dan Rather and Katie Couric, Dave Matthews (though he probably known to some British music fans), Dick Clark and Bill Nye (the Science Guy) (Whom an American friend and I were discussing for ages, with me under the impression we were referring to Bill Nighy - a talented actor and science educator!) Rockpock  e  t  21:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Of ALL the above, I have heard of Rush Limbaugh (though I thought he was a senior Republican), and Dan Rather (and I actually DID know what he was). DuncanHill 22:48, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I had heard of Katie Couric, but only because of her legs. --Richardrj talkemail 04:54, 12 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Pretty much the same of Duncan, although I did know who Rush Limbaugh was from watching internet 'discussions' :-) This reminds me of the more modern The Parent Trap, when the identical twins (one British, one American) discover that the British one has no idea who Leonardo Dicaprio is, but loves Oreos dipped in peanut butter as much as the American one. I was screaming at the screen "Of course she'd have heard of Leonardo Dicaprio! She'd probably have seen Titanic and Romeo + Juliet. But she'd probably never have eaten an oreo!" It seemed odd to me that a big film company could show so little understanding of British youth... Skittle 09:58, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, Hollywood got the ambulance sirens wrong in Mrs Miniver, and it's been downhill ever since. DuncanHill 10:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Argh! On this theme, I've just watch "Lady and the Tramp". In it, the 'British' bulldog describes Tramp as 'a bit of alright'! Dear God! If you're going to use an idiom you're unfamiliar with, check what it means first! Skittle 22:51, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm not British, but can I add my 2 cents worth. Wanda Jackson recently did some shows here. She was touted with phrases like "famous songstress", "The First Lady of Song", etc. I had never heard of her before, and neither had anyone here I've asked. -- JackofOz 22:11, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Not to worry, Jack, I'd never heard of her either, till you posted this. :)  Corvus cornix 22:07, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've learned a lot of US names trying to get the jokes on Family Guy. Anyone in Country Music, we get loads of rap/rnb rubbish but noone at all likes Country over here. Cyta 15:49, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The folks here and here would probably argue differently. The latter site claims to get almost 30,000 hits a day.  --  JackofOz 03:59, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Cyta's comment makes me think of Questionable Content and Nothing Nice to Say, two webcomics that frequently mention musicians (and even genres) that I've never heard, yet I fancy I understand the jokes anyway, at least partly. &mdash;Tamfang 03:52, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Comic book name
I vaguely remember a comic that featured a spaceship that consisted of two vertical rounded rectangles joined near the top with a crossbeam of some sort. I'm not sure, but I think there was a clear bubble in the middle for the passengers. Does anybody remember what this was from? Clarityfiend 19:55, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


 * This was back around the 1970s if that helps. (Yeah, I'm an old geezer.) Clarityfiend 18:10, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, hm. I can more or less see it in my mind, but can't pin it down.  (That I remember it, even dimly, suggests that it was Marvel not DC.)  What sort of ship did the Guardians of the Galaxy have?  &mdash;Tamfang 19:27, 14 July 2007 (UTC)


 * It wasn't Guardians of the Galaxy. I've never even heard of them before. Clarityfiend 03:29, 15 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Do you recall what kind of comic it was? American? Super-hero? Your description reminds me somewhat of a spaceship used by the villain Thanos (sound familiar? We have a good article on him, but his ship isn't pictured) in cosmic-themed Marvel comics from that period. Matt Deres 18:48, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 * No superheroes or extraordinary powers that I can recall. Just a futuristic space series of some sort. I first thought it might have been Space Family Robinson, but the covers don't look familiar. Clarityfiend 21:38, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Large washing machine on flight deck of Star Trek
Some time ago I was watching a Star Trek, or one of its spin-offs, episode, when I briefly saw what appeared to be a large white washing machine in the background. The chubby guy with the beard was in the foreground.

Does anyone know anything more about this? 80.3.40.168 20:36, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Do you mean Commander Riker? That narrows it down to The Next Generation, but you'll have to be more specific. Adam Bishop 20:50, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, it was Commander Riker. Thats really all I know about it.


 * Try the Memory Alpha reference desk ; that's jam packed with Star Trek fans! Laïka  21:15, 10 July 2007 (UTC)