Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 May 17

= May 17 =

I have some questions about the show called The_oc! Please help!
1. Why did Marissa_Cooper and Alex_Kelly_(The_O.C.) break up? 2. What is your favorite episode of the OC? 3. Why was Marissa killed off? 4. Is Gossip_Girl similar to the OC? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:30, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Is there a phone number or e-mail address for Julie Kavner manager who voices Marge Simpson?
Is there a phone number or e-mail address for Julie Kavner manager who voices Marge Simpson? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:34, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The definitive way to find this is at the Screen Actors Guild web page created for the purpose, which is this link. You have to register with them before using the Web form.  You can also call them at the phone number listed at the link.  I don't think they are going to have managers of actors, but they will have agents for sure.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 16:58, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Help! I have some Star Wars questions!
1. How old was Anakin_Skywalker when he became Darth Vader? 2. How old was Anakin when he died? 3. How old was Luke_Skywalker when he died? 4. How old was Padame when she died? 4. Do Luke and Obi-Wan's force ghosts exist? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:33, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Attempting to answer 4: I am hardly a Star Wars buff, but I know enough to know that there is an accepted cannon of Star Wars continuity that exists outside the movies, in things like animated series and novels that I have never read, so someone may correct me on this.

The easy answer is "no." All the characters in Star Wars, including the ghosts, are fictional and never really existed. But, I think what you're asking is if the ghosts in the movie really existed in the movie, or if they just existed in Luke's mind...like figments of his imagination. As far as I know, in the movies at least, the ghosts of Obi Wan, Darth Vader, and Yoda never directly influence any of the events in the movie. They just appeared to Luke during times of great stress (like when he was lost in the snowstorm on Hoth in EmpireSB), or during moments of deep reflection (like at the very end of ReturnotJ). This implies, to me at least, that they are probably mere figments of Luke's imagination, which is heightened by his growing awareness of the force...and that they are not actual ghosts. I'll support this by giving the example that, in EmpireSB, there is a scene where Luke is nearing the completion of his Jedi training with Yoda, and enters into a cave, only to encounter a realistic version of Darth Vader in a battle. Of course, the "real" Vader was alive and well during this time, and could hardly be a ghost in that case. This goes to show (again, at least in my opinion) that Luke had the propensity to "see" visions, and the visions of the ghosts were all just in his mind. Quinn &#10025; STARRY NIGHT 03:47, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Neptunekh2 can answer most of these questions (especially those that relate to character ages and biographical information and stuff like that) at Wookiepedia, whose URL is http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page . -- Jayron  32  04:55, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * From Wookipedia, we get Anakin was 23 when he became Darth Vader and 46 when he died. Padme was 27 when she died. Luke was somewhere between 63 and 156 when he died (it is not a well established event in the timeline) Rmhermen (talk) 17:50, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Wookiepedia has an article on force ghosts which establishes them as real and temporary and a knowledge possessed by few Jedi. This is also based on material outside of the movies. Rmhermen (talk) 17:54, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Help! I needs some fantasy book recommendations!
1. I'm wondering if anyone know of any books that have a gender bending theme with a fantasy theme like a guy reincarnated as a girl or a guy and girl switching bodies?

2. Can anyone recommend any books about Gynoid which are female robots with a human appearance. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:51, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * You have already posted 2. on the Science Refdesk, where responses have begun. Please do not post the same question to multiple desks.


 * Re 1.: Do you mean by "fantasy" to exclude works which are more often described as "science fiction." While technical arguments can be made that the latter is a subset of the former, genre enthusiasts generally treat the two as different though overlapping.


 * Sticking for the moment, pending your clarification, to works generally categorised as fantasy, the theme has existed since classical Greek literature/legend. In more modern literature, the first that springs to mind is Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography. Others will doubtless nominate further works. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.232 (talk) 10:26, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Turnabout (1931) by Thorne Smith. Pepso2 (talk) 14:28, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Sam Newfield / Fred Olen Ray - B-movie directors
Uhm what's going on here? Are these two the same guy or what.. -- &oelig; &trade; 01:57, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Huuh? Other than the fact that Fred used the pseudonym Sam Newfield (after the other Sam was already dead), I don't see any connection. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:55, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * And "Sherman Scott", And "Peter Stewart". I guess he's just a big fan.. -- &oelig; &trade; 06:46, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

what is this song?
there was this song i heard on the radio with the lyrics:

"i don't mind (you?) coming every day" "i don't mind...(i can't remember what was between) pouring rain" "see the girl with the golden smile" "ask her if she... stay a while"

thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.241.26.57 (talk) 04:09, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The line is "see the girl with the broken smile/ask her if she wants to stay awhile", and it's the Maroon 5 song titled "She Will Be Loved". -- Jayron  32  04:50, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Who is he?
http://i.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_110101/20110101_5720332f2088ed10916cTr8DWwXaRWoR.jpg

218.188.16.142 (talk) 09:38, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Could be Derren Brown perhap?-- Jac 16888 Talk 14:18, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Name of movie
Hi,

I'm trying to find the name of a movie/tv show I saw as a little kid which I can only remember very small snippets of and vague impressions. So this might sound very weird but here goes. The movie setting is somewhere with snow, and I think a couple of businessmen (I think maybe insurance salesmen?) break down and seek shelter. The woman they seek shelter with suffers from diabetes and she goes into a comma at one stage and I seem to remember them trying to force feed her bananas. Then in the end they're rescued by a old(er) lady in a huge truck/prime mover thing.

I know that sounds very vague and nonsensical but I'm hoping someone can piece together my childhood recollections and let me know what movie it was!

Thanks --58.175.33.56 (talk) 10:48, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know, but here's an article from 2002 about Diabetes in the Movies that might be a good place to start. --M @ r ē ino 02:25, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The Comic Strip presents... Four Men In A Car, on which we don't have an article. 80.254.147.84 (talk) 16:11, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Haha, thanks heaps!! Glad this actually exists and it's not just a wierd dream or something I had! --58.175.33.56 (talk) 07:49, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. The salesmen were Adrian Edmonson, Rick Mayall, Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson, the diabetic woman was Jennifer Saunders, and the woman in the truck was Dawn French. 80.254.147.84 (talk) 15:34, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * You should be able to change your WPA key by going here: http://192.168.1.1 and looking for something about Security options. The username is often admin with no password, if you haven't already set one. Foofish (talk) 19:19, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Where is Leo McGarry at the start of 'The Ticket'
SPOILER WARNING

At the start of episode 1 series 7 of The West Wing we get a nice teaser from the future, after Bartlet has stepped down. We find out where CJ ends up, Danny, Toby, Kate Harper, Will and so on. Josh turns up but his job isn't revealed, as that would be a spoiler. But Leo McGarry isn't even there. In-story this would be because he is dead (having died on election night), but at the time this was filmed John Spector was alive and kicking, and his character's death not planned. There are any number of reasons why this could be true, his fate could have spoiled the election result too, but that could probably have been worked around. Have the producers or anyone involved ever stated why he wasn't present, or can we speculate wildly? Prokhorovka (talk) 11:48, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * John Spencer (actor), who portrayed Leo McGarry, died on December 16, 2005. However, he was in the hospital at the time, which implies that he was sick previously.  Episodes are sometimes filmed out of order for logistics reasons, but the first episode of season 7 was aired on September 25, 2005, and probably recorded much earlier, so he was probably OK back then.  (His last episode, The Cold, didn't air until March 12, 2006, so it looks like they typically had at least a 3 month delay between filming and airing.)  However, many shows with an "ensemble cast" will alternate cast members between episodes.  Heroes (TV series) is known for this.  They do this for several reasons:


 * 1) So the show doesn't become dependent on any one cast member (or on as few cast members as possible). This is in case they become sick, die, or choose to leave (or demand a higher salary to stay).


 * 2) This allows the actors to also take time off for other projects.


 * 3) They can have two units working simultaneously, one filming one episode with cast A in location X, and another filming another episode with cast B in location Y. This gives them more flexibility to make episodes more quickly, when needed.


 * I don't know which of these reasons might have applied in his case, though. He didn't appear to be working on any other projects.  It might well be that he didn't feel well, even then, and so requested time off work whenever his presence wasn't mandatory. StuRat (talk) 19:58, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Don't forget, McGarry was named as the Vice-Presidential nominee at the end of season 6 - had he been shown in the 7th season flash-forward, the level of security he had and way he was addressed would have immediately answered the question of who won. By not showing him, they avoided that --Saalstin (talk) 00:16, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

The Last Story in CoroCoro Comic what the hell was they thinking!
Why was The Last Story in CoroCoro Comic Feb 2011 issue when it was rated B:12 and up? Look at the box and go to www.jbox.com and look at CoroCoro Comic Feb issue on the fourth scan. How I found out well at the bottom of the scan it said MistWalker and The Last Story was one of them and the scan had the CoroCoro mascot on it then I went to GameFAQs and compare and it the same thing. It was B because of Violence,Sexual content and Crime. The Magazine main target is elementary aged boys 6 and up. Image a Japanese kid who is six year old and read CoroCoro Comic then he saw The Last Story.He want to buy the game but he is not allowed to get any games that is rated higher than a A. He learn that the game is rated B 12 and up by going to a store or on the website so he can not get the game until he is 12 year old. This is weird. What I want to know if this ever happen before,Are most of the games on CoroCoro Comic rated A,Did they never had a game rated higher then a B like they would never have Grand Theft Auto,Manhunt,No More Heroes and Mortal Kombat games. I really want to know. It is very weird that CoroCoro Comic had The Last Story on it when CoroCoro Comic is for young children young as 6. Or did they think small children are not the only one read CoroCoro Comic and that why they did it? I live in the USA and I know about the CERO rating. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kidspokemon (talk • contribs) 20:57, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * It's almost impossible to make any sense out of your post. Please rewrite it, broken into proper sentences. Hint: When you use "and" 5 times in one sentence, it's a good bet that it's a run-on sentence.  Also, we need to know what country you live in to have any hope of knowing what a "B 12" rating means. StuRat (talk) 21:02, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * It is not necessary to scold the querent's grammar. I found it all pretty clear.  He or she is asking about a problem where a kid-oriented manga, named CoroCoro Comic, contained an ad for a video game that's rated for teenagers &mdash; in the US, an analogy might be a comic book aimed at kids, like Uncle Scrooge, containing an ad for a Batman video game that's rated "T" for "Teen" by the ESRB.  (CERO is the Japanese video game rating system.)  For the original poster:  Sorry, I don't read that manga; all I can say is that every magazine and manga has a set of advertising policies or standards, and every magazine has a list of types of advertisements they will not accept.  As an easy example, a magazine for children would be expected to never accept ads for alcoholic beverages.  Some magazines aimed at kids may think it's OK to take ads for video games that are rated for teenagers; the only way to make sure is to contact the magazine.  You can find the information in the magazine's masthead, or on the website.  Good luck.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:41, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, since you were able to decipher it, the other question is why the video game maker would choose to advertise in a place which doesn't match their target age group. I imagine that some older kids do read the kid's magazine, so maybe that's why.  It also might just have been a mistake. StuRat (talk) 23:06, 17 May 2011 (UTC)