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July 24

Disney character?

Can anyone tell me who 'Urchin' is? Was it a character cut from the final film? - [1] - Addit 00:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

The character of Urchin, Ariel's merboy friend, is not from the film The Little Mermaid, but from the TV series based on the movie: see The Little Mermaid (TV series). --Canley 03:22, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Film based on _Beowulf_ shown on UK TV at Christmas, Channel 4 or 5

There was a film based on the Beowulf myth shown on British TV this last Christmas time, some days after Christmas day, on either Channel Four or Five. I missed the first section of it but had enjoyed the rest and wished to watch it again. I seem to remember researching it online on either here or imdb.com and reading something along the lines of the film being produced by the film studio after the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy proving that fantasy films can work at the box office, and was released sometime over the last few years. Anyway, if anyone knows the name or has any ideas please pass on the details, thanks, David. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 79.73.63.109 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi again, nevermind, i found the film now, it was actually "Sword Of Xanten", and was not based on Beowulf, but another myth. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 79.73.63.109 (talk • contribs) 01:35, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

For the record, there's a new film version of Beowulf scheduled for release in November. Corvus cornix 18:11, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Trying to track down the copyright owner of a 'pirate vs ninja' photo.

Does anyone know who originally created this 'pirate vs ninja' photo? I've tried contacting the website it is hosted on, but without any luck.

--Grey1618 11:09, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

What is this Aerosmith or Guns n Roses music video?

I think there is a Aerosmith video about a skateboarder guy? does anyone know what i am thinking of? thanks... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.39.95.41 (talk • contribs)

There's a video of Rodney Mullen featuring Aerosmith's Dream On. Could that be it? You can watch it here: [2]--Sethacus 15:33, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

thanks, but I was actually thinking of a proper music video. There's also a scene in it where the skateboarder listens to music on earphones in a music store i think?

Maybe its Guns n Roses, not Aerosmith? or someone else? Dated around late 1990s/early 00s?

Anyone????

PS3 Question

I was just perusing the PS3 article and read that the 60 GB version is being cut and that the 80 GB version will be replacing it in the US once the stocks are out. I don't have a major problem with this in itself, I am a little miffed I could've gotten 20 GB more for the same price as my 60 GB PS3, but I did have one small concern. I just wanted to know, all future games will work with the old 60 GB version, correct? Thanks. DoomsDay349 23:33, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

It's the 20 GB versions that are being cut. The 60 and 80 GB version should have no differences other than the increased harddrive space, but both have a good deal of improvements over the 20 GB vesions. And I thought they lowered the price of the 60 GB version to $499 recently (possibly due to low sales). But yes, all games should work with the 60 GB and the 80 GB, but might not be as good on the 20 GB, unless of course, there's some weird game that require more than 60 GB of space. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 03:07, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

It's all a bit confusing . . . (All the following is regarding the US market, not sure how other sales regions are/have been affected). The 20GB PS3, which used to sell for $499, was discontinued back in April (http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/04/10/sony-to-consumers-the-600-ps3-is-the-only-way-to-fly). Earlier this month Sony recently announced that the price of the 60GB PS3 would be cut from $599 to $499 and that an 80GB model would go on sale in August at $599. Then, they subsequently announced that the 60GB model was being phased out, and would no longer be produced for the American market, however they think they have enough inventory "for the foreseeable future." (more info: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070713-the-vanishing-ps3-price-drop-soon-only-one-600-ps3-remains.html). I would not anticipate any compatibility problems with future PS3 games. --LarryMac | Talk 17:52, 25 July 2007 (UTC)