Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2008 May 21

= May 21 =

seeking identity of guest star series finale of Shark
Seeking the identity of the woman, who played I think her character name was Megan Collins, but not sure may have heard wrong. Her character was dressed in a t shirt, denim mini and mid calf boots, stopped to give directions to a person in a car, and then was shown dead. No dialogue but am hoping that someone here can help me with discovering her name. Thank you very much for your time and trouble and do hope that someone can help me out with this info Gatesvilledude (talk) 12:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The article on Leighton Meester states that she played a character named "Megan" in Shark . TV Guide, IMDb and other sites confirm that she played a character named Megan in episodes 16, 18, and 19 of the series' first season. No surname is given though, and "Megan Collins" led to nothing. ---Sluzzelin talk  12:31, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

hospital TV show's theme song
I seem to recall that a TV show whose action took place in a hospital had a theme song called "St. Elmo's Fire". Can anyone confirm this, confirm whether it's the same song as in the article St. Elmo's Fire (song), and name the TV show, please? (Already checked: St. Elmo's fire (disambiguation), St. Elmo's Fire (song), Chicago Hope, Special:WhatLinksHere/St. Elmo's Fire (song), and a glance at Special:WhatLinksHere/St. Elmo's Fire.) Thanks much!&mdash;msh210 &#x2120; 16:08, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't know about the theme, but are you talking about the show St. Elsewhere? AlexiusHoratius (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hm, I don't know. Does anyone know its theme song?&mdash;msh210 &#x2120; 18:45, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Frankenstein film
I have a memory from my childhood of a film version of Frankenstein in which at one point the monster strangles a woman and her head comes off. I think that this same film also opens with a scene in the arctic, perhaps on a floating iceberg (although this might have been a different film). If I remember right, the film was in black and white and I would have seen it on television in the 1970s which can at least give a post quem ad non date for the film. Any ideas on what I had seen? Donald Hosek (talk) 16:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Not black and white, but the arctic bit and the head coming off reminds me of Frankenstein: The True Story, a made-for-TV version from the 70's. Astronaut (talk) 02:19, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The arctic bit is likely to be straight from the original novel, so that can crop up in a lot of versions. Donald, you may find Frankenstein (film) useful, as that lists about a couple of dozen of Frankenstein films. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 09:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Great kudos to these guys for qualifying for the German top-flight league for the 2008/9 season, but... how? With a home "stadium" that seats <7,000, surely there are regulations that would have kept them back. Certainly in Scottish, English and various other leagues they would have failed a test of their home facilities. So, are they finding residency elsewhere for their first 1. Bundesliga season, or are things more lax in Germany and squidging their home fans, as well as all the away support Bayern Munich usw can provide into such a small arena acceptable? Theediscerning (talk) 18:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theediscerning (talk • contribs) 18:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * According to the DFL's licensing regulations (pdf-file!) (§6, section 3), a Bundesliga stadium is required to hold at least 15,000 spectators, including 3,000 seats. The new stadium, the Rhein-Neckar-Arena is currently under construction and scheduled to be finished by 2009. According to the German article on the de:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, the club is negotiating with the city of Mannheim about using the Carl-Benz-Stadion for eight games during the 2008/2009 season, but this stadium too is in need of a 1.5 million Euro facelift, according to that same article. Kudos go to players, but also to Dietmar Hopp's fat wallet which has and will continue to support the club, and lent it the nickname TSG 1899 Hoppenheim — again, according to the German article. ---Sluzzelin talk  11:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Opener to Dream Theater
at the Dream Theater concert last night, (may 20th, at the Orpheum in Boston, MA)

there was a song played before they came on. I think it was a cue from a film score. I've searched but as yet been unable to identify the cue....Help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by NetLace (talk • contribs) 21:08, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You're much more likely to get an answer to a question like this if you post it to a Dream Theater fan forum. People who come here know a lot of things, but they may not know the ins and outs of Dream Theater pre-show concert tapes.  Good luck, --Richardrj talkemail 07:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)