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October 29

Southland (TV Series)

I was really looking forward to the second season of Southland that was supposed to begin on NBC in the United States last week, but the network pulled the plug on it before the first episode. Press reports (TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly) indicated that the producers were shopping it around to other networks. Have any of our Hollywood insiders heard anything positive about the rescue of this fine show?Chief41074 (talk) 02:50, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If so, it hasn't been added to the Southland (TV series) article. Comet Tuttle (talk) 23:36, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I checked there yesterday. Thanks.Chief41074 (talk) 13:34, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The only articles I have seen are the ones you mentioned, saying that it was being shopped around. So I don't think there has been any other announcement. Until we hear otherwise, consider it canceled. —Akrabbim^talk 13:57, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys.Chief41074 (talk) 03:26, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidentally enough it was announced yesterday (Nov 2) that it has been picked up by TNT. The info has been added to the Southland (TV series) article.152.132.9.130 (talk) 16:28, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again. You guys rock!Chief41074 (talk) 16:58, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

whats the name of the music in that bambi commercial

What's the name of the music in that one Bambi commercial about wildfire prevention? I've been hearing it everywhere and it's stuck in my head. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.205.24 (talk) 03:34, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a youtube of it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:54, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, but the name of the music isn't stated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.205.24 (talk) 03:57, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, like could you direct us to a copy of the commercial with its music so we can all listen to it? Not everyone in the world has seen the commercial you are referring to. --Jayron32 03:59, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(ec)The reason I asked is that if you can provide a link to it, others could listen to it and maybe would recognize it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:00, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.205.24 (talk) 04:01, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That link is about "The Pet Shelter Project". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:06, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, okay, maybe this one will work--GroovySandwich 04:08, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pachelbel's Canon. Another rendition: [1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:10, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's it. Thanks--GroovySandwich 04:14, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's a great piece of music, and he's known mainly for that, which is better than being totally obscure, I reckon. Someone once issued a CD with like 12 different artists performing it. Naturally, it was called Pachelbell's Greatest Hit. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:17, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See one of the funniest reference-desk threads of all time. (And, Bugs, see my external link in that thread for my reaction to the concept of the CD you mention.) Deor (talk) 14:57, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The flip side of that ref desk idea was a signboard for an NPR station that played classical music all the time, and which said, "Yo quiero Pachelbel". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:08, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Great cartoon. One man's heaven... The Canon as a "round", eh? I was reminded then of an obscure Victor Borge bit, where he was playing a crescendo of some kind, probably by Bach, which was the same small set of notes, played over and over, each set dropping by one key from the previous, ever lower in key, until Borge said, "He must have had something else on his mind when he was writing this!" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:12, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not that obscure, Bugsy; I recognised it straight away. It's on "Comedy in Music", originally recorded in 1954. It was long available on an LP pressing, which is how I acquired it in the early 1970s (and still have it), but it's now available on CD. (Mind you, my knowing something doesn't necessarily mean it's not obscure - my friends would probably say it proves it's obscure. :) -- JackofOz (talk) 20:34, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Billie Piper's mouth

I'm watching the Doctor Who episodes in which Billie Piper returns, and noticing that her upper teeth look different and she has acquired a bit of a lisp. Was she injured? —Tamfang (talk) 05:54, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There was some online speculation that she had veneers fitted or other dental work; other people suggested she was having trouble with Rose's accent after not doing it for years - although this would only explain the lisp not the teeth: Yahoo answers DigitalSpy forums Daily Telegraph Daily Mirror, but I can't find anything conclusive. At least this proves that lots of other people noticed the same thing. --Lesleyhood (talk) 11:33, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Electronic Songs

There is one song with the lyrics "metropolitan girl ... cosmopolitan" by what sounds like Black Eyed Peas.

Another song has the lyrics "tipsy" and "dj". ("tipsy" may be repeated and if so, it's warped like it got slowed down.) This is by an artist that sounds like "Keira".

What are these songs?174.3.111.148 (talk) 06:24, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

90' s tv show

There was what appeared to be an American show in the 90’s on South African Television about a private detective, he had a black pony tail, and always wore hawaiin shirts. The theme tune had the words: ‘’any way the wind blows, it blows right back to you’’ Does anyone know the name of this show or more specifically who same the theme tune or any other relenent information Thank you very much —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.172.58.82 (talk) 15:34, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Heat aka Sweating Bullets. --LarryMac | Talk 15:45, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]