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January 11

Confrontation: Jekyll and Hyde

Does anyone know who sang the original Confrontation (the one that was released on an actual album) in Jekyll & Hyde (musical)? Not the Hasselhoff version though. According to the article, it's Colm Wilkinson, but I'm not exactly sure. Can anyone verify this? Also, any info about the original composers etc... would be helpful also. Thanks! Valens Impérial Császár 93 00:16, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

According to the concept album's page on amazon, "Confrontation" wasn't one of the songs on the original 1990 concept album, which is the album Wilkinson was on. Corvus cornix_talk 22:04, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I actually have the CD pictured here (to the right) just a few feet from my desk, as I read your question. So, I went and grabbed it. The song "Confrontation" does appear on the CD in Act II. It is actually the third-to-the-last song of the entire CD. Only "Facade Reprise" and "Finale" follow it. As you would expect from the title of the song and the plot line of the musical, "Confrontation" is just that ... a confrontation between the characters of Jekyll and Hyde. The characters of Jekyll and Hyde are played/sung by Robert Cuccioli on this CD. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 05:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC))

I just saw your second question, as well. This particular CD comes with a 20-25 page booklet that lists several credits, etc., but "Composer" is not among them. Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 05:16, 17 January 2008 (UTC))

Porn

Why do women in pornographic films keep their shoes on? --67.185.172.158 (talk) 05:53, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

To keep the retifists happy?? Though the people with the foot fetishes might not like it as much, Maybe the sets have cold floors, or OSHA has some strict rules... Honestly I think it is just kind of random, with no special reason. Dureo (talk) 10:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

This is a porn FAQ. "Stripper shoes" (technically platform heels) are considered part of the costume. Taking them off would break the illusion for some viewers, like removing the wig and false eyelashes.

Alternative answer: porn sets may be dirty or unsafe for bare feet. I recall (but can't find) a Brandy Alexandre interview where she explained walking barefoot on (presumably 80s) porn sets dirtied one's feet quickly. (Good grief Google is useless on search strings like "Brandy Alexandre" feet interview "Dana Lynn".)

Incidentally, I don't think OSHA takes much interest in actual porn shoots, tho if you work in the DVD warehouse, you have a right to job safety. There was a brief period where it seemed OSHA could get involved over the occupational hazard of AIDS transmission. [1] / edg ☺ ☭ 12:05, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Cal/OSHA has a quite detailed page regarding health and safety for the adult film industry; it's largely, but not entirely, concerned with disease transmission. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 12:32, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Movies about Pankration?

Are there any movies about Pankration (the ancient Greek olympic sport)? Or howabout any fiction books (novels)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.71.223.87 (talk) 06:17, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't know of any, but that Human Weapon show had an episode about it. Recury (talk) 18:10, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Bend it like Beckham -- any relation between book and movie?

According to our article, Narinder Dhami wrote a book called Bend it like Beckham. But our page on the movie Bend It Like Beckham doesn't mention Dhami at all -- nor does the imdb page. What's the story? Was Dhami dissed by the movie producers? Was the book written after the movie? Are they somehow utterly unrelated? —Steve Summit (talk) 06:22, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, the obvious explanation would be that it's a novelization -- or in other words, No, yes, and no, respectively. And if you google on Dhami, Beckham, and novelization, you'll find plenty of confirmation of that. --Anonymous but original, 07:15 UTC, January 11.

Thanks! (I suppose I shoulda done that muhsself...) —Steve Summit (talk) 13:29, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

katie morgan

I know she has been in the porn business for quite a long time but i cant recall seeing her in any anal scenes just wondering if anybody knows of any scenes featuring her performing anal because i would love to get my hands on them —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.77.135 (talk) 16:01, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

The list of movies she's appeared in on the adult film database may help you. 62.136.142.213 (talk) 19:31, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Kryten

I didn't notice for quite a long time that Kryten of Red Dwarf speaks with American vowels (or rather Canadian according to his article). American characters in British comedies typically talk like cowboys (e.g. Graham Chapman as movie producer, David Calder in Sleepers), but Kryten's dialect is quite bland, and I haven't caught him using American vocabulary. I'm curious: what does Kryten sound like to Old World audiences? —Tamfang (talk) 20:08, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

He sounds a bit sort of mid Atlantic and nothing like the real voice of the actor Robert Llewellyn who plays him. Neither British nor American. You could say his accent was not of this world but pleasant nevertheless. However he tends to roll his rs which may make him sound slightly American to some people.--TreeSmiler (talk) 21:44, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Clarification for New World readers: when Tree says "mid Atlantic", it does not refer to a part of the US, but to sounding "neither British nor American". --Anonymous, 05:22 UTC, January 12, 2008.

Kryten's pronunciation is properly rhotic, but neither he nor any real (Anglo-)American rolls the Rs! —Tamfang (talk) 19:57, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I always thought Llewellyn was American, actually...he sounds like Niles Crane to me! Adam Bishop (talk) 22:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh no, Robert Llewellyn is extremely British (and talks with a British accent). And thats why I think someone else does the voice of Kryten--TreeSmiler (talk) 05:31, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

According to our article Kryten, Llewellyn has said that Kryten speaks with a "bad Canadian accent". DuncanHill (talk) 15:19, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

OK but does he say that he (Llewellyn) himself does Krytens voice? I cant find anything about that.--TreeSmiler (talk) 15:24, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

It certainly implies it, and (Original Research alert!) I have heard Llewellyn doing the Kryten voice on other programmes, such as Scrapheap Challenge and Hollywood Science. He is, after all, an actor, and actors often learn to do different voices. DuncanHill (talk) 15:29, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

By the way, Chris Barrie (Rimmer) is a remarkable mimic. One of the bonus DVDs has him reading the script of an unproduced episode; his Lister and Kryten are spot on, though his Cat is iffy. —Tamfang (talk) 19:57, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Consider "Bodyswap", an episode in which Chris Barrie played Lister and Craig Charles played Rimmer; their voices were dubbed and it's rather obvious. Have you ever seen a Kryten scene where he seemed to be dubbed? Also see the bloopers (series 3+ bonus discs); Llewellyn often ad-libs in Kryten's voice. —Tamfang (talk) 07:00, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Recommendations for US TV drama series

I'm looking for recommendations for American drama series that I might enjoy, past or present. I'm a big fan of what I would describe as the quality end of US TV, specifically Lost and E.R. However, I am not particularly interested in police procedurals or legal dramas. What other shows would you recommend I follow? Many thanks. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 22:34, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Would you be interested in something like Heroes (TV series)? Corvus cornix_talk 23:14, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

The Sopranos is surely the most successful (rightly so, IMO) US drama of recent years (if you've resisted watching it fearing it'll be a schlocky Godfather retread, dont' fear, is much better than that). The West Wing is, for the most part, excellent, providing you like all-talkie-little-action drama. You might like St. Elsewhere and Thirtysomething too. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)