Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 December 10

= December 10 =

George Harrison Film
I heard that Martin Scorsese was going to make a film about his life, has production begun yet? If so, when will it be released? I read on George Harrison's page, that the article stating about the film, was retrieved in 2007. So, maybe "it is" being filmed. Thanks. (I love Wikipedia, and I'm not one of those people who gets mad and quits it) Moptopstyle1  01:08, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * The IMDB has an entry for the movie as "Untitled George Harrison Documentary (2010)". They say it's in post-production and they don't have any release date yet.  --Anonymous, 02:32 UTC, December 10, 2009.

Whoo! Thank you! Moptopstyle1 05:09, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia Song
I wrote a different version of the John Lennon song "Imagine" for Wikipedia. You know, like how the other people did with the "I Will Survive" or whatever songs for Wikipedia? Is it okay if it's added to Wikipedia? Ah, it's kind of tacky, so since this is the "Entertainment" section............Enjoy.

Here it is.


 * Imagine there's no vandals.
 * It's easy if you try
 * No stubs on some pages.
 * But perfect articles all around.
 * Imagine all the Users
 * Living for today


 * Imagine there's no citations.
 * It isn't hard to do
 * Nothing to kill or die for
 * And no cyber-fighting too
 * Imagine all the Users
 * Living life in peace


 * You may say I'm a dreamer
 * But I'm not the only one
 * I hope someday you'll join us
 * And Wiki will be as one


 * Imagine no typos.
 * I wonder if you can
 * No need for footnotes or deletions.
 * A brotherhood of man..
 * Imagine all the people
 * Sharing all Wiki.


 * Including all the commons.
 * But that might be hard to do.
 * I hope someday you'll join us
 * And Wiki will live as one.

Moptopstyle1 01:27, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * You might want to read our article scansion. DJ Clayworth (talk) 01:29, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

I said it was tacky.. Moptopstyle1 03:51, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Also check out Reference desk/Guidelines, which tells you what the reference desk is and is not for. Staecker (talk) 01:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Here's an idea for something a bit more upbeat. Maybe somewhat different words could be written for Jiminy Cricket's 1950s "Encyclopedia song". ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:53, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Good idea. I'll see what I can do. Moptopstyle1 06:46, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Wendy Williams
Is she a "Transsexual" person? Moptopstyle1 05:02, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Which Wendy Williams? Assuming you mean the talk show host or the deceased punk singer, then no, they have both been female since birth.  There is a transexual Wendy Williams, but she is neither of the above.  -- Jayron  32  05:13, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

The talk show host, sorry for not clarifying. Moptopstyle1 05:24, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * In that case, she is unambiguously a woman, and has been since birth. That would have, of course, been clear had you simply read the article about her.  How much work do you really need the refdesk to do for you?  -- Jayron  32  05:47, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh sorry. I'm a newbie. I like to hear other opinions, but I'm learning that "that's not what the reference desk is for. It is for the most factual answer." My apologizes. Next time, I'll look it up. And I have read her article, I just was not satisfied. My apologizes. Moptopstyle1 06:55, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, consider this: if you've seen her talk show, you know that she's very feminine, but not very "ladylike". If she were a male trying to pass as female, wouldn't she do a better job acting?  --M @ r ē ino 14:54, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, it isn't hard to figure out that she's a genetic and biological female from reading the article. I will note that her appearance is a common topic in hip hop lyrics, where the exact mistake that Moptopstyle1 makes is made overt (quite insultingly, I might add) in many songs.  However, the fact that she has given birth precludes any other conclusion.  There are lots of things plastic surgery can do, but medical science still cannot make it so that post-operative transexuals can have natural babies.  She is a woman, regardless of what people think of her appearance.  -- Jayron  32  16:19, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

You may delete this question.... Moptopstyle1 01:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't worry; it will be buried in the archives automatically in a couple days. --M @ r ē ino 04:17, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy television shows
Please recommend shows where the actors/presenters are cheerful or enthusiastic about what they are doing/acting. Mainly where everyone seems to be having fun. Mythbusters, Glee and Doctor Who (mostly) are examples of such shows. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.8.234 (talk) 08:10, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Entertainment Tonight comes to mind. Also, most any local news show - especially the morning shift. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 08:16, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Where you live will affect which TV shows you can watch. In Britain, I'd recommend many panel games: QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week. Of course, the fact that they employ comedians - rarely funny if they don't appear to be enjoying their work - helps. Vimescarrot (talk) 09:21, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

"The Golden Girls" is a personal favorite of mine, and after you finish watching it, you leave with a smile. Check out the article for more info. Hope you find the show of your dreams. Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 03:06, 11 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Top Gear. As well as most any '80s show such as Growing Pains, Punky Brewster, Who's the Boss, etc.  Dismas |(talk) 03:35, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll check all those out. :)

UP movie adventure book
In the movie Up, in the scrap book compiled by Ellie,the title of the book, a few scribbles, and the note at the end of one of the pages was written in French in the version I watched. Was it in French in the original English version, or was it in English? 117.194.225.26 (talk) 09:25, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * In the version I watched, it was in English. I'm surprised and impressed that they translated in-movie text like that. 86.166.148.95 (talk) 13:19, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Since nearly all modern animation is done digitally (no one hand paints animation cells anymore), it is actually quite trivial to change the in-movie text like that. It probably is actually easier, in terms of labor and money, than re-recording the dialog and as simple and trivial as adding subtitles, so if you are going to go through the trouble to release the movie in different languages, I am not surprised... -- Jayron  32  16:16, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Have you ever done this? It is not "trivial".  You have to typeset the text in the first place so that all languages will fit in the requested dimensions &mdash; better make the book much wider than required for English, because German is ~20% lengthier on average.  Then you typeset it, using the appropriate fonts for Asian fonts, have it proofread a couple of times, and then you have to re-render all the frames that touch the book page.  I'll agree it's easier logistically than the re-recording of voiceover, but changing subtitles would be way easier.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:03, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Compared to old hand-painted cell animation, however, such changes are much easier. As you note, you merely need to plan ahead for multiple language versions, and I suspect most modern studios do.  -- Jayron  32  19:36, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * My quibble is with the blithe use of "trivial". Comet Tuttle (talk) 20:51, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, trivial in comparison. Will that do?  --Anon, 21:32 UTC, December 10, 2009.


 * If this were an article, and that statement were in it, I'd change "quite trivial" to "far easier now". Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Am I the only one who keeps reading the title of this question and thinks "Upper Peninsula movie adventure book"? Dismas |(talk) 23:07, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * With soundtrack by Da Yoopers, yoo betcha! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 15:02, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

The funny thing is, I've heard that they also translated the same text to Russian and what-not. They kept the font and colour combinations same, and it was so flawless that I didn't even suspect that it wasn't originally in French the first time I watched it. @Dismas: If you suffer from chronic OCD, I give you permission to change the header to something you find more suitable..... 117.194.230.235 (talk) 12:07, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

About an episode of Scrubs...
Last night, I just saw a re-run of Scrubs called "My Big Move" where Turk ignores Carla after he learned that J.D. and Carla had a kiss, then Turk forgives them. Then, there was also where Lindsay, who is a patient, was ignoring Dr. Cox. I was just wondering something: did Lindsay ever return in the series after Elliot resolved the situation? And if Lindsay was still mad at Dr. Cox, does this prove that people just have to live with other people not liking them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirdrink13309622 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * IMDB is the place to go to find this out. It gives cast lists by episode, so you can find out if a character returned or not. Whether Lindsay was still mad or not proves nothing because a) another person might react differently and b) they are fictional characters. DJ Clayworth (talk) 21:58, 10 December 2009 (UTC)