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September 7

Who is this man?

I'm watching an episode of Cheers which partially takes place in Cliff Clavin's apartment. There is a picture of this man in the apartment. He looks familiar but I can't place him. I thought maybe Jack Kemp but they don't look similar now that I've reminded myself what Kemp looks like. Any ideas? Dismas|^(talk) 07:36, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you know which episode it is, you can check the IMDb cast listing. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:04, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's "How to Marry a Mailman" but I think you misunderstood the question. The man pictured is in a picture in the apartment. The real life person doesn't actually act in the episode and therefore isn't listed in the cast. Dismas|^(talk) 08:19, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Google-fu be working for me today. I am pretty sure that is Anthony M. Frank, who would have been United States Postmaster General at around the time that episode aired. See [1] which looks like the same guy (your picture is fuzzy and low res, but look at his greying temples and his left eyebrow, which curls up the same way). Given the similarity in appearance, and the obvious connection to Cliff Clavin, I'd say that's my best guess. --Jayron32 12:40, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well done! It even looks like the same photograph. Alansplodge (talk) 17:02, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sweet! Well done, Jayron! Dismas|^(talk) 18:36, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting that they would use such a prop. That's called "attention to detail", even if the average viewer wouldn't get the point. Cliff being a total devotee of the post office, it makes sense he would have a picture of the Postmaster General at home. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:39, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. IMO, it's something that Cheers did very well. I have two more examples of similar background items that had some significance to the cast/crew. First is the picture of Geronimo in the background of most of the series. See Coach Ernie Pantusso for more on that. And second is when Admiral William J. Crowe appeared on the series. He was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time. He appeared in an episode during season 7. As I've been watching the series again, I've noticed that after his appearance there was a plaque with the flag of the Chairman of the JCS on it hanging behind the bar. I haven't seen the plaque again during season 8 though. Dismas|^(talk) 08:04, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Question - Religion

Can you tell me how many churches there are in Europe and Asia respectively that fall in the Protestant and Catholic category??? I can be reached at: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.172.198.234 (talk) 13:54, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia articles Religion in Europe and Christianity in Europe have a lot of information. It should be noted that the question you ask is fiendishly hard to answer, because different people have a different definition of what a "church" is. It can be used to refer to the entirety of Christianity, to a specific denomination (i.e. The Roman Catholic Church), to a specific congregation (i.e. what is called a "parish" in Catholicism), or to a structure or building where worship happens. The number of "churches" you get would require you to first define what you are specifically looking for. Also, Christianity in Europe isn't confined to Catholic and Protestant. There are also a large number of Orthodox Christians there. --Jayron32 14:10, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain "DCP (D-Cinema)"

I notice that the Toronto International Film Festival official programme describes the format of (many) films as "DCP (D-Cinema)". I have skimmed Wikipedia's article Digital Cinema Package but I'm unsure why the programme adds "D-Cinema" in parentheses. It just stands for "digital cinema", right? So is it redundant? Or is "D-Cinema" one specific type of DCP? Maybe I should have asked on the Entertainment refdesk but I'll bet there are some regulars on the Misc refdesk who know the answer to this one. Mathew5000 (talk) 16:17, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Digital cinema (or just D-cinema) is the general name for the whole field of digital cinema. DCP is a specification for the files, which a digital theatre system will project. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 16:22, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So then their parenthetical addition is entirely redundant? Because if the film is presented via DCP, it could not be anything other than D-Cinema, correct? Mathew5000 (talk) 13:08, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]