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August 27

James Burke's connections

Hello. I understand maybe this is not the right place to ask this question, but its worth to give it a try.

Where can i find or buy Connections, Connections 2 and 3 dubbed or translated into spanish language?. The only place i seem to found it was through Amazon however its on english.

It is nothing personal, its just there are some words and idioms among aphorisms Burke's persona likes to use in the show and i dont get it.

Any clues? HappyApple (talk) 17:34, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

I hope you can find them. I don't know that they ever have been translated into Spanish, but those are some of the best science docmentary series I have ever seen. Connections and Connections 2 still rank among my favorite programs ever. Good luck, and I hope you can find them in a language that works for you, because they are really smart and entertaining! --Jayron32 21:49, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

You could always ask on the Language RefDesk for explanations of the terminologies that puzzled you. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230,195} 90.197.66.90 (talk) 07:36, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

As i recall, yes there exists spanish versions albeit latino dubbing.

Examples i've remember to have seen before have been uploaded are through these Youtube videos Revolutions from Connections 2 [1] originally aired on The Discovery Channel-Latin America in the 1990s, 1995 through 1998 perhaps.

Connections 1 from 1979, called there Relaciones [2] was also dubbed to latino spanish and i recall were aired through venezuela television RCTV (not sure if was this tv station or other), as the dubbing was made there for latin american viewers.

I've been trying over and over to look for any copies for sale or anywhere of these latino versions but are nowhere to be found. Is there anything i can do? HappyApple (talk) 12:03, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Arthur Fiedler

Was Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops ever given the nickname "Pops" Fiedler. I could not find this answerMarstin97! (talk) 21:43, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

If you can't find evidence that he was, then you should always assume that he wasn't. Any positive assertion requires positive evidence. You can find no proof that he wasn't given any of a near infinite number of nicknames; so its meaningless. --Jayron32 00:15, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

A funny idea given his longevity at the helm, but we watched him all the time on TV and no one ever called him "Pops". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:42, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

He does seem to have been called that at least twice [3] [4] , but the name apparently didn't catch on. On the other hand Google gives plenty of evidence that he was known as Mr. Pops. --Antiquary (talk) 09:19, 28 August 2011 (UTC)