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February 16

Bookmice episodes

I am going to make a Bookmice Wiki and improve the Bookmice article. But I need to watch all 67 episodes before I do so. So can I have some help finding a way that I can watch ALL of the episodes from #1-#67? I would prefer it free, but if I have to pay for them, I guess that's okay too. It's such an unpopular series, it's so hard to find. MadisonGrundtvig (talk | contribs) 03:06, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Wow, that's quite a level of commitment to an article. Why are you so committed to an unpopular series? StuRat (talk) 03:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I watched an episode on YouTube, which on YouTube there are only three of, and I really liked it. So I want all the episodes. But I'm serious. I REALLY want to know. I looked on several download websites and it only seemed to have the 4 episodes that were on YouTube (which explains where the user got those episodes in the first place or vice versa). Set aside the show being quite creepy (I don't know why), the fact that the rest of the episodes are hidden from me is creeping me out. I'm also kind of angry for not being able to find these episodes. Maybe I should contact absolutely anyone involved in the show (such as actors/actresses, TVOntario, etc.) if the episodes are impossible to find on the internet, which I'm actually afraid of. But still I'd like to find an answer to this question. Where can I find episodes to watch, and is it even possible at all to find these episodes? MadisonGrundtvig (talk | contribs) 03:20, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Wow, a series that ran for one season, 23 years ago. Have you tried contacting the show's producers or anyone else affiliated with it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:21, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

That's what I just now did. I sent a message to TVOntario, so I SHOULD have a response by this Wednesday, but they may not be of much help, I don't really know. I guess, yeah, I should research the show more and do more research on the production. Plus, I'll try contacting all actors/actresses as well. Which leads to one more question. After production of a TV show, where is the first place that the producers or whoever save the episodes that they created? These Bookmice episodes have to be saved somewhere in this world... MadisonGrundtvig (talk | contribs) 04:26, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

They don't necessarily have to be saved anywhere. Many of the original Doctor Who episodes are lost since the BBC didn't keep the film. Dismas|^(talk) 04:47, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, that sure sucks. I guess it is likely that the episodes will never be seen again. }': But I have to try. It is very likely that the four episodes that are available are only available because someone recorded the episodes off of their television many years ago when it was actually airing for whatever reason we may never know, and didn't get around to or didn't care enough to record every episode. Computers back then were not used as much as now, especially for the purposes we use them for now. If the show had aired anytime in the last 5 or 6 years, I can guarantee you that all of the episodes would be on the internet to watch somewhere. But unfortunately, this is an old, scarcely known, and great television show that who knows if was even in the least bit popular at the time it ran. I might just have to face facts and give up if contacting all these people doesn't work. (I've contacted an actress and the network so far) MadisonGrundtvig (talk | contribs) 05:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

If you work on the article, don't forget that it should be based on reliable, published sources.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:58, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I would guess that the actual producer of the show would still have the originals in a vault somewhere. Of course, that doesn't mean they will make them available. There's a cost to putting them all online, and they would only do so if they thought there was enough demand to make it worth their while. Too bad they don't have something like the US Library of Congress, but for TV in Canada. (A copy of each new book published in the US must be sent there.) StuRat (talk)

You might try eBay: they probably won't have them for sale, but you would find people who make their living selling things like this, and they might know how feasible it is to track them down. OldTimeNESter (talk) 20:05, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Are movie premieres (celebrities on the red carpet) televised?

Can we watch old movie premieres (celebrities on the red carpet) online? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.65.117.118 (talk) 06:55, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

For the first question (the heading), some are televised, and some aren't. For the second question, sure, just search Youtube for "old movie premieres celebrities on the red carpet" and you will find plenty.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:05, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Rammstein's "Stripped" with female voice

Does anyone know the title of the remix of Rammstein's "Stripped", where the beginning is sung by a female? I heard it yesterday.--93.174.25.12 (talk) 10:34, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

One possibility is the Shiny Toy Guns' version, though that's a cover, and arguably of the original song by Depeche Mode, not of Rammstein's own cover, so I'm not sure at all that's what you mean, but if it is, the female vocals at the beginning are by Carah Faye Charnow. ---Sluzzelin talk 11:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

It's Shiny Toy Guns, I've just checked, thanks.--93.174.25.12 (talk) 16:10, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

the boehm clarinet system

As a beginner to the clarinet, I am struggling to master the fingering.There seem to be a number of metal levers (is that the right word?) numbered in a very arbitrary fashion. I can understand that 3 and 3a for instance open the same holes although using the fingers of different hands. But I do not understand the order in which the levers are numbered 1 to 12. Is there a logical explanation? Or did the higher numbers just get attached to levers that were invented later? Thank you for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.12.62.84 (talk) 15:34, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

It just so happens that we have an article that might  be helpful: Boehm system (clarinet).    ~:71.20.250.51 (talk) 22:49, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Regarding the "metal levers", that's what they are (or that's what they operate), but they're normally called keys.

I couldn't find anything on the origins or reasons or evolution of sequences in the actual numbering system.

A number of published clarinet guides/schools use line drawings of the instrument, highlighting which keys need to be pressed for which notes. If you perform a google image search of "clarinet" + "boehm" + "fingering" + "chart" you will find examples online. This might be easier and less distracting than remembering which number represents which key or tone hole. ---Sluzzelin talk 11:15, 17 February 2014 (UTC)