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Dreamweb[edit]

I used to play this game as a kid, and would love to play it again, I have managed to find copies of it on several websites, and all seem to be the same version, however for the life of me I cannot get it to work, there seems to be no .exe file to load up the game, if any one could help me with this I would be eternally grateful. Zionist —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.172.59.90 (talk) 08:40, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the Dreamweb article mentions it is for DOS and Amiga, maybe you downloaded the Amiga version? If that is the case, then some emulator (like UAE) might help. Lukipuk (talk) 21:11, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Televison series in the United States[edit]

Resolved

StuRat (talk) 19:50, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I recall on a couple of occasions seeing a few minutes of a television series here in the United States sometime in the 2001-2006 time frame that featured (besides a seemingly low production budget) a group of people wandering about on various wilderness adventures. The regular characters included a slightly "Indiana Jones" type male lead character with a few companions, one of which was a blond woman who was dressed as a sort of tribal native with more primitive clothing. (which oddly enough was always very clean and well groomed...as I said, low on budget and realism was obviously not a strong point of this production) Anyway, the show struck me as humorous due to the fake special effects and poor acting. Does anyone know what I am thinking of? I don't think it even aired in 'primetime' as I remember seeing it in late afternoon or early evening. cheers and thanks, 10draftsdeep (talk) 18:59, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There was a TV version of The Lost World on about then that seemed to roughly match your description. It might be this one: [1], which ran from 1999-2002 but was probably in reruns for a few years after. The Indiana Jones-type character was "Challenger": [2], and the blond was "Veronica": [3]. Is that it ? StuRat (talk) 19:32, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think that is it! Thanks StuRat. 10draftsdeep (talk) 19:44, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. StuRat (talk) 19:49, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

identifying a song by a line and an instrument[edit]

I was at my local post office mailing some packages. Over the loudspeaker, a song came on. It's one I'm trying to identify. One line sings "The sun is sure to shine". A glockenspiel is heard throughout portions of the song, sung by a woman. Who knows what song I'm talking about?24.90.204.234 (talk) 23:28, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly "Blue Sky" by Hale? That line is in the lyrics, though I know nothing about the band... Grutness...wha? 00:09, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeh I listened to that on YouTube because I thought it might be after a Google but it's got a male vocalist and the glockenspiels are replaced by guitars. Can't seem to find anything else with that lyric --Coolcato (talk) 00:17, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You, originally by Led Zeppelin contains the line "If the sun refused to shine" which could certainly have been misinterpreted above. The song, like much of the Led Zeppelin catelog, has been covered by about 1000 different bands and artists in about 100 different genres, it could have been that song. --Jayron32 00:27, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's not "Blue Sky" by Hale. Like I told you before, a woman is doing the singing, and a glockenspiel is played in portions. But the singing in the song you described is done by a man. The song I'm trying to identify is a pop song.24.90.204.234 (talk) 01:03, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Emily Wells has this song where she plays the glockenspiel in parts, and sings the words "sun shine", but it's hard to imagine this getting played at the local post office. There are several versions of this on YouTube, but the audio is not great (as is usual on YouTube), and the glockenspiel isn't always clearly audible. —Kevin Myers 07:20, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's not an Emily Wells song. Like I told you before, the song is in the pop genre. Wells is performing a nature-based song.24.90.204.234 (talk) 14:04, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just a friendly hint when asking for help around here, the expression "Like I told you before" can often be quite grating and taken as being quite patronising... Especially when repeated... You will probably get a little more help if you avoid saying things that can interpreted as such... Just a little bit of advice... Gazhiley (talk) 13:21, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]