Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 May 8

= May 8 =

movie and video game ratings
hi, i'm from india. here, we don't have strict rules and regulations for movies and games adn even a 12-year old can play gta: san andreas, regardless of whatever rating.. i want to know if in the US, the UK and Australia and other developed countries, the video game and movie ratings are stictly adhered to or not.

thanx —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.50.134.5 (talk) 05:48, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Not in England. I believe there is some kind of movement towards making games have "real" ratings (The current ratings are ignored because as far as I'm aware, there is no law to back them up) but it's not happened yet. Vimescarrot (talk) 10:18, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The guys on the other desk claim otherwise. But I've never seen a shop refuse to sell a minor a copy of GTA. Vimescarrot (talk) 12:50, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Please note this is already being answered on the misc desk as well, and has had more responses. Please do duplicate postings. Gazhiley (talk) 11:19, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * There is an industry ratings board in the U.S. Some large stores like Wal-Mart may restrict sales to minors, but for the most part the ratings serve only as an advisory and are not enforced by any government body. Tomdobb (talk) 12:27, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Answered in more detail at the Miscellaneous refdesk. In future please don't crosspost questions.  Tempshill (talk) 16:29, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

"Reflection's" highest note
What and when is the highest note sung in the Christina Aguilera song "Reflection"? Thanks. TravisAF (talk) 21:55, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

New Episode of Lost on Cinco de Mayo
Has a new episode of LOST ever been broadcast (on any station) on Cinco de Mayo? I mean new for whatever country it was broadcast in. Thanks a lot, this is pretty important and I can't find an answer anywhere else. 98.165.40.158 (talk) 22:43, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Not in the United States, because Lost has always been shown on Wednesday in the U.S. and May 5 has not fallen on a Wednesday since the show debuted. Assuming that the show stays on Wednesday, there probably will be a new episode on May 5, 2010. If you just need to find any country that has shown a new episode on any May 5, you might want to try posting on the Lost message board at the Internet Movie Database or somewhere like that, ask if any country shows Lost on a Tuesday, and when you find one, ask if they had a new episode last Tuesday (May 5). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:20, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * All the dates on which new episodes of the series have been broadcast, all over the world, are listed here. I didn't scan the tables looking for May 5, sorry. --Richardrj talkemail 05:45, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks a lot. 98.165.40.158 (talk) 03:16, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Black Tie
What is the brand and style of black ties  black ties that punk bands and/or rock bands wear? I think there is a special material that is used for these ties.68.148.149.184 (talk) 23:11, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Well from I see they look like skinny-ties (i.e. very thin all the way with very little increase in width towards the bottom) and usually they look like they're made of some non-reflective fabric - maybe wool (probably not) or something felt-like. Some sites have polyester ones but I think they'd shine too much. ny156uk (talk) 23:45, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Given the DIY ethic of most punk bands, there is probably not one industry standard tie. My guess is "whatever was at the store they stumbled into and thought looked kinda cool" is close to universal... --Jayron32. talk . contribs  00:10, 9 May 2009 (UTC)