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December 18

Screenwriters over 70

Can anyone list any television or film screenwriters over the age of 70 that still work today? 50.68.252.153 (talk) 14:26, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Woody Allen - most recent work is 2016 and nothing says he has retired. Wymspen (talk) 15:27, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Stoppard (age 80) is still active. 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:16C:7A91:B68E:A1BB (talk) 21:48, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

William Goldman is still puttering along at age 86. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:45, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oliver Stone is 71, Buck Henry is 87, James L. Brooks 77, Bo Goldman 85, Eric Roth 72, Mel Brooks (2015 TV special, 2009 TV series Spaceballs) 91, Alvin Sargent 90, Barry Levinson (maybe) 75, David Lynch 71, Martin Scorsese 75, and David Peoples 76 or 77. (David Mamet is only a whippersnapperish 70.) Clarityfiend (talk) 03:13, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a Wikidata query listing screenwriters born before 1947 with a work released after 2016 (although I can see a few dubious entries in there). -Canley (talk) 06:31, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nice querying. Noticed that out of 50 entries (+2 dupes), only two (4%) are female: Agnès Varda & Eleanor Coppola —2606:A000:4C0C:E200:16C:7A91:B68E:A1BB (talk) 08:21, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Phil Taylor World Championship darts

What are the heaviest and lightest set of darts Phil Taylor has won the World Championship (BDO or PDC) with? (Mobile mundo (talk) 18:33, 18 December 2017 (UTC))[reply]

What song was Colleen listening to on Life in Pieces?

If I can find a video of the episode that aired December 14, I'll post a link and the time the song aired.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:38, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If your cable service carries the On Demand feature, you might be able to watch that episode and pinpoint the time. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:55, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would have to pay extra for that so I looked online. At least for today the episode is here.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:08, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

OK, as soon as you figure out the point in time in the video, let us know. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:15, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of commercials, many for prescription drugs. 17:59.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:19, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Can't access that video from outside the US but have you tried Shazam or SoundHound? Regards So Why 16:02, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I can go through all that again. I'm at a library and I don't think I have anything like that at home either.And I try to avoid downloading anything unnecessary. There is something like a soundtrack listing but it's for earlier seasons, so if this is added, that will come later.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:05, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't recognize the song, and unfortunately they're talking over it. The raspy voice sounds a bit like Janis Joplin, though I doubt it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:46, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It seems familiar for some reason.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:51, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's "Painkiller" by Judas Priest. jh51681 (talk) 16:03, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That doesn't explain why it would be familiar, but now I know what it is. I was going to have to change the link after this week's episode was the most recent. Heavy metal was also part of that episode, but sadly, I know that one was "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24".— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:13, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]