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February 22

Avatar, Delgo

Did the movie Avatar steal some of the scenes and/or ideas from Delgo (film)? Because I was surfing the web the other day, and I found something that pointed out a bunch of similarities between the two films. Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 04:43, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's also quite a bit like Pocahontas. The story isn't very imaginative but I doubt that you'll ever find James Cameron admitting to stealing the story. Dismas|^(talk) 05:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Haha! So true, yeah I saw the Pocahontas thing to on the same site. The man has won a billion awards today on the British Academy Film Awards, but he didn't win Best Director. Currious. Oh well. If only, if only, "Nowhere Boy" can win. :)Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 05:54, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The fourth paragraph of the Critical reception section of the Avatar article also suggests similarity to Dances with Wolves, Poul Anderson's 1957 short story Call Me Joe, where a paralyzed man uses his mind remotely to control an alien body, and FernGully: The Last Rainforest. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 15:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I suppose Hollywood has lost a lot of their creativity. Seems Avatar just seems to be a different take on Dances With Wolves and Pocahontas. Oh well. But, you know, "Inglorious Basta***" (hee hee)is one of a kind though, unless, somebody knows something I don't! Tell me if you do! Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 19:17, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A small gang of heroes, assisted by a few capable and beautiful women, single-handedly wins a war by brutally killing the main bad guy? I'm sure I've never seen that before. Oh, wait. I have. Hollywood makes that movie at least ONCE A YEAR. My favorite was called "Star Wars". APL (talk) 16:02, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah!!! Well, the thing is (hee hee) I haven't SEEN Inglorious.... but I've just wanted too, and I've assumed that it was just about Americans killin's Nat-sees. Never realized that! HA! Okay, well then, what's similar to "Psycho" the Hitchcock film? (I have a feeling many things are similar) Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 02:43, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"There are no original ideas" is a common enough search for Google to autocomplete it. Indeed, virtually any piece of fiction you kind find is inspired by an earlier work. Vimescarrot (talk) 20:44, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I agree, same goes with music. I forget her name, but a popular folk-like female singer (Melisa something), commented and said "We are just re-writing the Beatles songs." (I agree with that too) You can even see similarity in the plots of the Beatles song "Another Girl," and Beyonce's song "Irreplaceable." Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 20:59, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A bit off topic, but I agree. Julian Lennon stated that all popular music is just rewriting the Beatles songs. Perhaps that is why his most popular song was cowritten by Paul McCartney. I just searched, but couldn't find a similar sentiment quoted from Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, James McCartney, or Zak Starkey - though I'd be very surprised if they didn't think so. The funny thing is that John Lennon stated multiple times that the Beatles songs were their take on American music from the 40's and 50's. So, are we all just stealing from whomever came earlier? -- kainaw ™ 16:10, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmmm. Very curioussss... Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 02:39, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Modern Warfare 2

what is a Modern Warfare 2 10th prestige server? what does it mean exactly? i heard about them but what does it mean exactly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.246.254.35 (talk) 05:15, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This same question was asked three days ago. If questions here go unanswered, it's likely because none of us knows or feels especially moved to go looking. Therefore, I suggest you find an online forum dedicated to Modern Warfare and ask there. Someone there is much more likely to know. Dismas|^(talk) 05:18, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CAN SOME1 JUST ANSWER ME I NEVER JOINED ANY FORUMS sry caps woops —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thekiller35789 (talk • contribs) 15:38, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

10th prestige is a player rank/level. A 10th prestige server is an online game server for 10th prestige players. What is confusing? What is complicated? If you don't explain what you don't understand, we can't help. -- kainaw ™ 18:12, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Scooby-Doo vs Giant Chicken

Odd question: I have a vivid memory of seeing an episode of Scooby-Doo it which the gang went to some farm in the mid-west and ended up being chased by a giant chicken about 2-3 stories tall. Looking through the Scooby-Doo episode summaries though, I can't find any mention of it—am I just crazy, blind enough to miss it, or thinking of something else entirely? --jwanders^Talk 06:43, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This link[1] has something about a giant chicken. See if that's what you're thinking of. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:56, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Poster called The Rock Pile

I have a picture of Rock Stars piled up with the Beatles at the top of the pile. The picture is entitled The Rock Pile. Do you know where I can get a "clean" picture of this for framing? My picture is a poster and has been folded and creased. My husband owns a recording studio and would love it to be framed.

I would appreciate any help or ideas you could give me to acquire this picture.

Thanks, Lori —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.27.40.41 (talk) 15:25, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As a last resort, if the original poster isn't too damaged there are people who can scan it and restore it to (more or less) original quality. I've seen this offered in various photography shops. TomorrowTime (talk) 15:31, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The scanning idea is a great idea, your pictures sounds like the Sgt. Pepper cover, but hee hee, I know it's not. Moptopstyle1 ("I Feel Fine.") (talk) 19:24, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, you can scan it and see if http://tineye.com can locate websites that contain the image. If so, those websites may have the poster for sale. Personally, I'd like to see the poster. -- kainaw ™ 01:36, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OT, but thanks for the website. Looks like it could be useful for finding out if a picture has been photoshopped. TresÁrboles (talk) 03:11, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I use it extensively for questions asked here. For example, someone above asked about a picture with a little red book in it. I checked Tineye and quickly found the original picture without the little red book on it. -- kainaw ™ 03:15, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]