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February 2

Metal Blade Records and distribution deal with Enigma Records

Hi, I'm Sparkle and Fade, and I am currently researching the Metal Blade Records article. I have verified that Metal Blade had signed a long-term distribution and development deal with Enigma Records in 1987, and recently became aware that founder Brian Slagel had said something about signing with Greenworld Distribution under the Enigma Records division back during its founding long before the aforementioned distribution deal. However, I've been unable to retrieve said information anywhere. If anyone can verify this for me, it would be highly appreciated. —Sparkle and Fade (talk • contributions) 00:48, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

From one interview with Slager:^[1]

"What [the release of Metal Massacre] did get me was a distribution deal with this company Greenworld that ended up being Enigma."

From another interview:^[2]

"[After Metalworks Records went out of business] I was able to get the rights [to Metal Massacrre] back eventually, and then put it out again with one of the other distributors, also in Los Angeles, called Greenworld."

‑‑Lambiam 17:19, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! This has been really helpful in my research for the article. —Sparkle and Fade (talk • contributions) 21:04, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mick Wall writes about the relationship between Brian Slagel and Metallica, along with working with independent distributors, including Greenworld, in "Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica." The book is not in our collection, so I can only see snippets in the catalog. It looks like it details a lot of the relationship between Slagel and Ulrich. It also discusses the early days of using independent distributors and how the records would sell out quickly and they had to keep producing more. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 20:46, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A snippet from the book, p. 74:

"Slagel negotiated his own distribution deal with Green World, later known as Enigma. It was through Green World that his Metal Blade label would blossom into an actual record company, rereleasing the original Metal Massacre album – the new pressing of which would also replace the original Metallica four-track with the new, eight-track version on No Life 'til Leather – and putting together a follow-up release, Metal Massacre II."

‑‑Lambiam 09:32, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 6

Prince Wednesday has predicted smallest tower in the world

in Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood episode named Prince Wednesday Goes to the Potty they broadcast date: September 17, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-17), but they said smallest tower in the world 2001:44C8:4446:6855:B0EE:C038:4F25:5742 (talk) 15:03, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It depends. "Prince Wednesday" might perhaps have a name inspired by folk lullaby L'Empereur, sa femme et le petit prince. At least, its soundtrack and voice-over and prosody sound basically similar to it, to my ears. --Askedonty (talk) 17:56, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand neither the question (if it is a question) nor this seemingly unrelated answer (if it is an answer). ‑‑Lambiam 12:31, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's cartoon reference, before going to bathroom 2001:44C8:4446:6855:B0EE:C038:4F25:5742 (talk) 12:40, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you predict something that has already happened? Then I predict the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Could you remind me what the questions is? ‑‑Lambiam 18:23, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lambiam: I should have waited until the question was made clear before giving an only partial answer by the way. Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood follows the Neighborhood of Make-Believe in which "Rogers deliberately makes the distinction between the real world and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe", thus the question, less ambiguously I take it than others sometimes found on this desk is about whether the "smallest tower in the world" in the episode might be alluding to "the result of a fraudulent investment scheme", aka Wichita Fall's World's littlest skyscraper. My answer is that there are other many other aspects to consider and no conclusion can be taken to this point, yet the idea might be lying somewhere behind distantly, though much too distantly for implying anything deliberately nor directly hinted from the scenarii IMhO. --Askedonty (talk) 13:37, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@2001:44C...4F25:5742, the Tokyo Skytree had been completed earlier in 2012 and was so tall with its 634 m (2,080 ft) that Prince Wednesday had to find an other way still to compete during that same year. --Askedonty (talk) 15:01, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a Lego model of the Seattle Space Needle which is pretty small. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:24, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Was it predicted by Miss Elaina? ‑‑Lambiam 21:18, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, Daniel before go to bathroom 2001:44C8:4446:6855:B0EE:C038:4F25:5742 (talk) 00:14, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still confused, but I was very entertained by the article on the World's littlest skyscraper.

Well, I have not the slightest understanding of the original post or any of the responses. My life is in ruins. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:44, 9 February 2025 (UTC) [reply]

For your consideration and, hopefully, enlightenment. Miss Elaina and Prince Wednesday are recurring characters in the animated series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. In the episode "Prince Wednesday Goes to the Potty", Prince Wednesday, assisted by Daniel Tiger, builds what he calls "the tallest tower in the world" by stacking lots of blocks. Miss Elaina announces that she has built "the smallest tower in the world" – which consists of just one block. ‑‑Lambiam 22:18, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My life has been renovated. Thank you. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:10, 10 February 2025 (UTC) [reply]

February 9

References for missing Ed, Edd n Eddy season 1 Storyboard artists

I'm curious if there's sources that mention/have the storyboard artists for episodes 2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. I want to make the article the best it can be. LarryL33k (Contribz) 03:33, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 10

Why is there no content about Kanye West's antisemitism?

There is absolutely no information on Kanye West's wikipedia page about his raging antisemitism. You need to include it. 2603:3024:1700:1800:FD99:6405:D5:CEF0 (talk) 22:19, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is mention of his views at Kanye West#Views, in the second paragraph. HiLo48 (talk) 22:53, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And in the linked article Views of Kanye West. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 22:54, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Together, this content about Kanye West's antisemitism comprises some 2,400 words, which is more than "absolutely no information". ‑‑Lambiam 11:15, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 11

Hercule Poirot BBC Radio

In 1986 Peter Sallis was said to have voiced Hercule Poirot in Hercule Poirot's Christmas and John Moffatt was said to have voiced Hercule Poirot in the 1987 BBC Radio play titled The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Although on TV Brain it shows that Peter Sallis also voice Hercule Poirot in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd from this link here Link is this true or false. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 17:09, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The BBC Radio links show John Moffatt in The murder of Roger Ackroyd [3] and Peter Sallis as Poirot in Poirot's Christmas [4].

Hope this helps? Knitsey (talk) 17:16, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also in 1986, Maurice Denham played Poirot, for example [5] this was the 6 episodes for The Mystery of the Blue Train. Knitsey (talk) 17:21, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to ping, sorry, Matthew John Drummond Knitsey (talk) 17:22, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 13

Tropes

TV Tropes is a page about tropes (plot conventions, plot devices, fiction genres, etc). It has entries for all tropes they can identify, explaining what it is, how it works, how it relates with other tropes, and examples of it. Of course, being a wiki that anyone can edit it is not a reliable source... but is there a reliable source (meaning, that it may be cited in wikipedia articles as a source) that does a similar job, cataloging and explaining tropes? Cambalachero (talk) 19:09, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 14

Armchair Theatre episodes

There are two surviving episodes of Armchair Theatre that I'm wanting to watch but I have been having trouble trying to find them online. So does anyone know where I can watch the episodes "Into the Dark" (1964) and "Beyond our Means" (1973). Matthew John Drummond (talk) 01:22, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I found many more on Youtube than just the two you listed. Searching for "armchair theatre 1964" brought up 75 episodes, each about an hour long. Do you believe that any of them are the television series you are referring to or a series with a very similar name? 68.187.174.155 (talk) 14:17, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's not really answering the question. List of Armchair Theatre episodes confirms that the two episodes mentioned by the OP exist, however they are not available to watch on YouTube (I checked). The OP is asking where he can watch those specific two episodes, given that they are not on YouTube. --Viennese Waltz 14:40, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see. I read the question as "There are two (and only two) surviving episodes" (my bias added in parenthesis). So, I searched to see if any episodes were available. I also checked the library catalog and there are four DVDs. The episode listings on those four volumes do not include either requested title. I do not see any other volumes of any kind available in physical media. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 17:49, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 15

World series 2005 (cricket)

It is a fictional cricket tournament held in zimbabwe and south Africa in June 2005 Australia won after beating india by 5 wickets in the final 2405:201:1B:3156:803F:9ACA:21C2:1712 (talk) 17:31, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is your question? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:24, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Armchair Theatre Into the Dark what happens

I've been wanting to know what happens in the (1963) Armchair Theatre episode Into the Dark. What is the plot of the episode and what happens by the end of the episode. So can someone tell me exactly what happens in it from start to finish. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 23:54, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that this episode is considered 'lost', and that (for example) IMDb's entry for it has no plot, suggests that there is no known record of the script or plot that anyone else (such as the assiduous compilers of IMDb) knows of. Doubtless TV companies' archives will have long ago been scoured for it without success.

In effect you are asking if anybody has a detailed recollection of a TV play that was aired, possibly only once and likely live with no recording being made, 62 years ago.

There is a remote possibility that the only surviving member of the listed cast and crew, the 90-y-o Wendy Craig, has a copy of the script. You might try contacting her. Good luck! {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.8.123.129 (talk) 10:13, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I episode has survived from this link here Link. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 11:38, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there's your answer. Sign up for a Gold subscription account on that site (£50 for a year, £6 for a month), and see what that record contains. Given your interest in old TV episodes from this era (evident from your previous queries), it should be well worth it to you. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.8.123.129 (talk) 14:59, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 16