Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2007 July 28

Welcome to the Wikipedia Entertainment Reference Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.

July 28

Peanuts cartoon: day Snoopy wonders if Dilbert creator can draw his cartoon

On what day did Peanuts feature a cartoon where Snoopy was drawing a comic, but realized he couldn't draw and thought "I wonder if that guy who draws Dilbert is available"?

It seems very unlikely that such a Peanuts cartoon ever existed, at least legitimately. Crossovers like that were entirely out of character for Schultz. However, I did find a few Snoopy/Dilbert sites that have been replaced with cease-and-desist orders. At a guess, you probably saw one such third-party comic. — Lomn 21:53, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure I saw it on peanuts.com. The fact that Schulz rarely mentions other artists (he made an oblique reference to Walt Disney once) is what made it stick out in my mind. It was part of a series of strips where Snoopy is trying to draw a comic (I used to visit peanuts.com daily back in those days-- it wasn't a one-off thing) Kelly.terry.jones 23:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Followup: Peanuts strip 2011-10-11 has Linus asking Snoopy "What's the name of the guy who draws 'Dilbert'?"

Belle and Sebastian

Are any of the members of this band socialists? If not, does anyone know the meaning behind the song "Marx and Engels"?

Not sure...but try www.songmeanings.net often it is just people's interpretation but sometimes they mention things that the band members have been quoted as saying/explained at concerts etc. ny156uk 19:19, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Lupe Lamora's doomed lover

Who played the ill-fated lover of Lupe Lamora in Licence to Kill?

Lupe's lover, Alvarez was played by Gerardo Albarran--Sethacus 05:33, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

American Radio Station titles

Why do US radio/TV stations seem to have random initials as names? As a Brit I'm often baffled trying to work out why anyone would call a station KVRX or whatever

See Call sign. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 11:35, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Call signs for broadcast radio and television stations in the US are assigned by the Federal Communications Commission or FCC when the station is granted a license. Owners may request a particular call sign and many are actually acronyms which reference the original owner, such as WKBD "Kaiser Broadcasting Detroit" or WGN for "World's Greatest Newspaper".Thomprod 13:29, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

North American call sign is more specifically relevant to the editor's question.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 11:38, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

It's not always random. It has K at the start for west of the Mississippi; and some have specific names. Examples in my area are KSANTA (christmas music station) and KWAX (at the University of Oregon.) It relates to laws. 71.34.241.239 18:17, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

80/90s cartoon

I am trying to recall the name of an animated series that aired on Agro's Cartoon Connection in Australia in the early 1990s. It was set in space and the characters were part human, part machine. There was some connection with birds as one of the characters had a pet eagle (also part machine). Those are the only scant details I can remember. It's possible I'm conflating details of TWO cartoons. I can't really remember. Kewpid 15:25, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Silverhawks? --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 17:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Empire At War

Star Wars: Empire at War has 3 factions: the Rebels, the Empire, and the Black Sun Pirates. Where is a mod that lets you play as Black Sun (which is initially unavailable) in Galactic Warfare and Skirmish, but other than that does nothing to the game? 71.34.241.239 21:55, 28 July 2007 (UTC)