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November 2

strange instrumental song

I don’t know what genre to classify this song as, but I don’t recall it having vocals. I may have heard it on Adult Swim at one point. Here’s a clip where it plays for a few seconds (try to ignore the visuals): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E_eYmb712c&t=6m28s

Does anybody know what song this is? --66.190.99.112 (talk) 08:01, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like vocals through a vocoder. Is that the part you mean? --Michig (talk) 08:05, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes? I don’t know what that sounds like in other examples. (Mostly I just want the title of this song.) --66.190.99.112 (talk) 08:15, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hand size of Marilyn Monroe

In Stole, Kelly Rowland sings "Mary's got the same size hands as Marilyn Monroe..." - what does this mean? Who cared about Monroe's hand size? --KnightMove (talk) 10:04, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The lyrics continue "She put her fingers in the imprints At Manns Chinese Theater Show". That's how Mary found out her hands were the same size as Marilyn's. A rare occasion to actually compare your hands with those of movie stars. ---Sluzzelin talk 12:24, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

TV Shows with complete cast/character changeovers? (USA/Primetime)

I'm looking for USA TV shows (Drama or Comedy) that had a *complete* changeover of cast/characters between their first season and their last. No reality shows (Survivor with a host other than Probst would otherwise qualify) and nothing like Outer Limits where the cast changed more or less every episode. If M*A*S*H had made a 12th season without Hawkeye and Margaret, that would quality since Klinger wasn't main cast in Season 1. Any ideas?Naraht (talk) 14:22, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Right off hand, without looking it up, I believe Law & Order would fit your description.--William Thweatt ^Talk^Contribs 14:54, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

With the fairly recent passing of Jeanne Cooper, I'm certain that the still-ongoing The Young and the Restless already fits the bill. I'm sure that other long-lived soap operas would also count as well ~Helicopter Llama~ 15:50, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ER is the one that jumps to mind. --— Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 19:37, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Law & Order: Criminal Intent would be another one. By the 9th season, none of the original season one characters were involved. D'Onofrio and Erbe did return for a shortened 10th season to wrap up the series though. NYPD Blue almost qualifies. By the 12th (final) season Dennis Franz's Andy Sipowicz character was the only remaining character from the first season's main cast. Greg Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) was only a recurring character in season one.--William Thweatt ^Talk^Contribs 23:38, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Inspector Rex series would fit your description. I am pretty sure, that all main characters (including the dog) changed multiple times. Obviously not an original US show, but it was shown in the USA. GermanJoe (talk) 02:25, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Only Camryn Mannheim maintained the same role/position through all episodes of The Practice. Harris and Balducco were in every season, but their jobs and professional relationships changed. Only James Spader and William Shatner appeared in every episode of it's spinoff, Boston Legal David E. Kelly seems to have a habit of simply disappearing characters without explanation, especially the eye-candy. μηδείς (talk) 03:46, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

MadTV had a full turnover, but it was arguably not primetime.

SG-1 had a full turnover except for Christopher Judge and Amanda Tapping, although many characters returned for guest appearance and made-for-TV movies. μηδείς (talk) 04:04, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(And of course there's Doctor Who, but that's British.) μηδείς (talk) 03:46, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Does a show like Saturday Night Live count? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:15, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WWE Raw has even outlasted The Undertaker (though he still technically works there). A more primetime and US example would be WWF Prime Time Wrestling on the USA Network. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:31, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]