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March 16

Movies download

Any sites where we can download all english movies free for android phone? Thanks

Learnerktm 04:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

If they are completely free of charge, you're probably dealing with movie piracy, which is not something we can direct you to, by the rules here. You can watch videos on sites like YouTube, but these are not theatrical releases. If you want to watch theatrical movies, pay services like Netflix and other similar services are your only legal option. --Jayron32 05:31, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

A trouting for you :) There are many free and legal ways to download movies. Most of them are not especially good movies, but still... SemanticMantis (talk) 21:03, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

There are many, many movies in the public domain. See List_of_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States. For the most part, if something is considered PD in the USA, then it is PD in the rest of the world too. To download many of the titles from our list (freely and legally!), check out OpenFlix [1], or this site [2], or this torrent tracker [3]. Once you have them downloaded, you might need to convert them to put on your android phone. I'd recommend asking a separate question about that if you don't know how. SemanticMantis (talk) 21:03, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

The Untouchables (original TV series) spin off ?

There were two episodes of The Untouchables featuring Barbara Stanwyck as police detective Agatha Stewart and Ed Asner as police detective Frank something: [4]. This looks very much like the set-up for a spin-off. So, did it ever occur ? What was the name ? Do we have an article on it ? StuRat (talk) 06:13, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Given that IMDb shows no other roles for Stanwyck named either Agatha or Stewart, I'd guess not, though Asner played several other Franks. —Tamfang (talk) 07:25, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Well, they might have made a spin-off pilot that never aired. I'm not sure that IMDB would know about that. StuRat (talk) 17:02, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Obviously it was for a TV series called The Unwatchables. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:26, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Here are a couple of quotes on the subject from the book The Untouchables by Tise Vahimagi

"In September 1962, Barbara Stanwych had been signed up by Desilu to star in two episodes of The Untouchables to be developed as pilots for a new one hour series titled The Seekers."

"Unfortunately, these Stanwych pilots were overly talky and slow-moving, following the step-by-step paces of the central characters as they conducted their missing persons' investigations. Nearly every dialogue exchange was loaded with (1930s) facts and details, reflective of the 1950s Dragnet procedurals. Presenting little or no action, they were almost the opposite of all that The Untouchables fire-power presented. Not surprisingly, the expected Seekers series failed to materialise."

--TrogWoolley (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks ! How did you find that info ? Do we know how far in the process it got ? Were they ever aired under the name The Seekers ? StuRat (talk) 17:46, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

The info came from the book The Untouchables by Tise Vahimagi. As above, it says the Seekers series was never made. --TrogWoolley (talk) 15:13, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

I sure hope they didn't spell her name "Stanwych" throughout. I could never watch Double Indemnity again without feeling this strange yearning for a ham sandwich. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:54, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Then you're lucky they didn't misspell another star as Edward G. Reubenson, as that would leave you "double in enmity" towards the movie. StuRat (talk) 06:25, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

What Saturday morning cartoon villain played the organ?

I was watching a movie or a TV program and noticed how much watching someone play the organ reminded me of this villain. Back then, there were only three networks in the United States. I know he wasn't on PBS. There were special keys on the organ, even though it was mostly a regular musical instrument, which activated weapons.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 19:47, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Doctor Claw from Inspector Gadget ? He normally sat at a computer, but I could easily imagine him sitting at such an organ for an episode. StuRat (talk) 21:38, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Or even hammering away on a computer keyboard while being accompanied by ominous pipe organ music might do the trick! ---Sluzzelin talk 23:29, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Gargamel once used a "Ghoulliope" (the name is probably based on the calliope). ---Sluzzelin talk 23:23, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Master Blaster, from Kidd_Video, sat behind a musical keyboard. The entire show was also built around music, so this might be worth a look. OldTimeNESter (talk) 17:34, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

I forgot to come back. No, computers as we know them today didn't exist. I did remember one other thing. Like Uncle Bill on Family Affair, he had a butler. He used to say, "Excellent, Mr. French" a lot.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:41, 18 March 2015 (UTC)