Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2012 March 1

= March 1 =

Ex-Beatles' opinion of fans' obsession with the Beatles
The Beatles were only around for seven or eight years, but they've inspired books on the most esoteric aspects of the band's story, plus movies, tours, museums, etc. It's gotten to the point that a town in Arkansas even put up a monument to commemorate the fact that the Beatles once changed planes at their airport (see the "Stopover of the Beatles" article in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas).

You know the famous Saturday Night Skit where William Shatner told the "Trekkies" to "Get a life?" Have/did the ex-Beatles ever commented on the ridiculousness of the world's Beatles obsession? I'm know that John Lennon's Playboy interview made it clear he thought a lot of it was odd, but did any of the others ever make such a comment, especially more recently? -- Mwalcoff (talk) 03:12, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * A few years ago Ringo Starr posted a video on his website asking fans not to ask him to send them autographs any more as he was fed up of doing them. If you can still find it, it makes entertaining watching! --TammyMoet (talk) 11:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Peace and love!  WormTT   &middot; &#32;(talk) 11:13, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I recall being once at the Omni in Atlanta and seeing a rather large plaque commemorating that Elvis played a show there once ... I've had the privilege of seeing a little bit of backstage in my time. In my experience, most band members (obviously of far less moment than The Beatles) get thoroughly tired of the fan attention.  You haven't lived until you've walked outside of a hotel in Sao Paulo and see 500 teenage girls hanging around because a band they like is staying there ...--Wehwalt (talk) 11:20, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Don't Bother Me. I'm signing autographs For No One after the 20th of October. It's All Too Much. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:29, 1 March 2012 (UTC)


 * This is not exactly a new problem. A line from a Gilbert and Sullivan song mentions "... those pestilential nuisances who write for autographs ..." ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:47, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Who is the group at the beginning of this video?
What is the song and group at the beginning of this video? It's killing me; is it LMFAO? Magog the Ogre (talk) 05:27, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Flo Rida, "Good Feeling". Toodles.  Official video in case you wanted the original.  -- Jayron  32  05:32, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah; maybe the connection I'm hearing is David Guetta? Magog the Ogre (talk) 05:58, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Flo Rida has done some work with David Guetta, but not that song. The main producer on that track appears to be Dr. Luke. -- Jayron  32  06:06, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I assumed Guetta was involved the first time I heard this, too, but was surprised to find he wasn't. Mingmingla (talk) 20:26, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Any movies about the First Fitna?
Are there any movies, TV series, or TV miniseries depicting the Rashidun Caliphate, particularly the First Fitna? I'd be amazed if there's nothing but documentaries, because the political intrigue and struggle is a gripping story, but I've yet to find anything. Ian.thomson (talk) 15:25, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Not something I know much about, but I found a film called Hazrat Awais Qarni R.A. which you can see here. It's in Urdu I'm afraid. We have an article on Uwais Qarni who was killed at the Battle of Siffin during the First Fitna. Alansplodge (talk) 01:55, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
 * This isn't very helpful but I'm almost certain I've seen movies about that period on Saudi T.V. Channel II, in Arabic. There are definitely movies about the foundation of Islam, of course. Adam Bishop (talk) 23:53, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Since I only know English, Arabic and Urdu wouldn't work for me unless it was subtitled.  It's odd that there are several English films about Muhammad (who many people don't like to have portrayed), but none about Ali, who, for the most part, is admired by non-Muslims who read about him. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:48, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, a film about Ali would undoubtedly make a modern political statement and cause problems between Shias ans Sunnis. I suppose that's why there may not be many films about the fitnas, no one wants to portray Islam at war with itself like that. I remember seeing one (on the aforementioned Saudi TV 2, with very bad English subtitles) about a period of early Islam when a local Christian ruler wanted to attack the Muslims. The Christian guy was the same sort of evil scheming stock character sometimes filled by a Muslim character in western films, it was pretty amusing. (Although of course that was a real event...the name of the incident escapes me, but if I could remember, I could find the name of the film, and then maybe some other films about the same era, which may help find films about the fitna, if there are any.) Adam Bishop (talk) 08:27, 4 March 2012 (UTC)