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Option key

The Option key, ⌥, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. It is located between the Control key and the Command key on a typical Mac keyboard. There are two Option keys on modern (as of 2020) Mac desktop and notebook keyboards, one on each side of the space bar. (As of 2005, some laptops had only one, in order to make room for the arrow keys.)

Apple commonly uses the symbol to represent the Option key. From 1980 to 1984, on the Apple II series, this key was known as the closed apple key or the solid apple key, and had a black line drawing of a filled-in apple on it.

Since the 1990s, "alt" has sometimes appeared on the key as well, for use as an Alt key with non-Mac software, such as Unix and Windows programs; as of 2017, the newest Apple keyboards such as the Magic Keyboard no longer include the "alt" label. The Option key in a Mac operating system functions differently from the Alt key under other Unix-like systems or Microsoft Windows. It is not used to access menus or hotkeys but is instead used as a modifier for other command codes, as well as to provide easier access to various accents and symbols. In this regard, it is akin to the AltGr key, found on some IBM-compatible PC keyboards.

Alternative keyboard input
The use of the Option key is similar to that of the AltGr key on European keyboards of IBM-compatible PCs, in the sense that it can be used to type additional characters, symbols and diacritical marks. The options available differ depending on the keyboard input locale that the user has selected. For example, in the U.S. English keyboard input, Option produces the "å" character, and Option produces the cent sign "¢".

The Option key can also provide access to dead key functionality. For example, holding down Option while pressing ` will create a highlighted grave accent which will be added to the next letter if possible – so if an e is then pressed, the resultant character is è. If an r is pressed instead, the two characters are not compatible so the result is `r.

The highlighted orange keys show the accents available from the combination of the Option key and the keyboard characters e ` i n u. The accent then can be applied to associated letters both lower and uppercase. The additional characters a Mac will produce are a combination of both the Option key and the Shift key pressed down together. With this combination pressed the keyboard will now produce a different set or an uppercase version of the previous set in some cases.

Notice that holding the shift key as well as the option key while pressing a letter key may create "capital" versions of what results when the same letter key is pressed while the option key but not the shift key is held. For example:
 * Option results in å. Option results in Å.
 * Option results in ç. Option results in Ç.
 * Option results in ø. Option results in Ø.
 * Option results in æ. Option results in Æ.

The Option key is often used in conjunction with special keys like tab, delete, and return to provide alternate functions. For example, Option typically produces a line break that is not interpreted as a paragraph break.

Alternative buttons and menu items
The key is also used to provide for alternative menu items and buttons when pressed down. Examples:
 * Safari, Finder – the Option key causes the "Close Window" menu item to switch to "Close All Windows" when pressed down. Consequently, clicking a window's close box with the option key depressed invokes "close all" as well. This functionality is a de facto Macintosh standard and available in numerous other programs.
 * Dock – the Option key causes the "Hide" and "Quit" menu items in the context menu of a Dock icon to switch to "Hide Others" and "Force Quit".
 * iTunes – the Create Playlist button switches to a Create Smart Playlist button. Holding Option and clicking the green Window Zoom (+) button at the top-left forces the iTunes window into fullscreen view, rather than switching between the user-set window size and the iTunes Mini Player.
 * iPhoto – the rotate image button toggles between a "rotate right" and a "rotate left".
 * Menu bar items – the Sound icon will show Audio Device input / output settings instead of the volume control slider, the battery item will show the condition of the battery, the MobileMe sync item will show the last sync date/time of individual synced items and will offer additional menu items such as Sync Diagnostics, and the Wireless icon will show extended wireless network information and, in Mac OS X Lion, offer an item for launching a Wi-Fi diagnostic application (when AirPort is connected).

The iPhoto example is an example of a control whose behavior is governed by a preference, which is temporarily inverted by holding down the Option key. The preference in this case is which way to rotate the image: If the user changes the default rotation direction in the Preferences to clockwise, holding down Option will make the button rotate counterclockwise instead, and vice versa. It is common for such controls — that is, those whose behavior is governed by a preference — to be invertible in this way

Common keyboard navigations
In text areas, the Option key can be used for quick keyboard navigation.

 * Option – navigate to the previous/next word.
 * Windows equivalent: Ctrl
 * Option – navigate to the head/end of current paragraph.
 * Terminal equivalent: Shift
 * Windows equivalent: Home/End
 * Option – navigate caret up/down a page. Without the Option key, the Page up keys let the page view scroll up/down a page without moving the caret.
 * Windows equivalent: Page up

Alternative mouse actions
When keeping the Option key pressed when using the mouse, the mouse action can change behaviour

 * option-mouse clicking an application other than the current one, automatically hides the current application and switches to the clicked application.
 * When dragging an item (file in the Finder, or layer in Adobe Photoshop, for instance), keeping Option pressed will Duplicate it instead of moving it.

File downloads
In browsers such as Safari and SeaMonkey, the option key can be used to download a file. Pressing down the option key when hitting return in the address bar causes the URL-specified file to be downloaded. Also, pressing the option key when clicking a hyperlink causes the link target to be downloaded. Besides the option key methods, other ways of downloading includes right-clicking (or ctrl (^) clicking, in Macs) a hyperlink to bring up a context menu, then selecting the appropriate download command, or pasting a URL directly into Safari's Downloads window.

Miscellaneous
Some applications make unique uses out of the option key:

 * Terminal (including at least version 1.4.6 – no longer true as of 2.0.1, Cmd works.) – Option arrows navigates between open Terminal windows in a loop. Usually, programs use Cmd and Cmd, which are also supported for Terminal.
 * Scroll bars (including at least OS X 10.3.x) – Option-clicking a scroll bar arrow can cause the view to jump to the next page instead of moving by a few lines. Option-clicking in the scroll bar can cause the view to jump to that position instead of jumping to the next page. This behavior can be reversed in System Preferences: Appearance.
 * Startup Disk – Holding the Option Key at boot time activates a boot manager built into the firmware, where the user may choose from which drive/partition to boot the computer from, including Mac OS and Mac OS X partitions or drives on PowerPC-based Macs, and Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows partitions or drives on Intel-based Macs (running Mac OS X 10.4.6 and later with Boot Camp from Apple Inc. installed). This has been replaced by a general boot menu, activated by holding the power button on Apple Silicon-based Macs. The built-in bootloader can also boot other operating systems such as Linux; however, these are labeled as "Windows" in the bootloader.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Planned towers2

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete all pages. - Mailer Diablo 02:58, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Planned Towers

 * Pegasus Broadcasting Tower
 * CBC Real Estate Tower Auburn
 * Cumulus Tower Stowell
 * Beasley Tower
 * SpectraSite Tower Raymond
 * William M Smith Tower
 * New Wavo Tower
 * Pappas Telecasting Tower Superior
 * Central Missouri State University Tower Syracuse
 * Pappas Telecasting Tower Ravenna
 * Mann Media Tower Randallmann
 * KTBS Tower Shreveport
 * South Texas Broadcasting Tower Bold Springs
 * Young Broadcasting Tower Branch
 * Richland Towers Cusseta
 * Centex Television Tower Moody
 * Communication Site Managment Tower Farmington
 * Pappas Telecasting Tower Astico
 * Cumulus Broadcasting Tower Haynesville

All of these are planned towers listed at List of masts. Delete because Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. If any of these towers have been built already despite being listed here as planned, then we should keep, or maybe redirect them. Dave the Red (talk) 06:01, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. The only information on these pages comes directly from wireless2.fcc.gov, and if we add this link to external links on List of masts, there is no need for these articles, which should not be here according to the crystal ball policy. --Halidecyphon 07:40, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Concur, delete. Radiant_* 10:16, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all. I'm not even sure that they should get articles when they're built.  Not too much different than articles about, say, individual telephone poles, or satellite dishes.  I guess they have their hobbyists/fans (hence the articles) but this being a general-interest encyclopedia rather than a communication structure guide, an annotated list should be enough. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  16:16, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Agree with above.  Repeat information and not useful or encyclopedic.  --Randy 21:27, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all of them. Except under the most unusual circumstances, radio masts just don't need their own articles. A table or annotated list in one article should suffice—after these masts have been constructed. --TenOfAllTrades | Talk 01:18, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete even if the things get built. Most radio towers are not notable. Could perhaps be a list in unified article. Dsmdgold 02:14, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment There are a whole slew of stubby articles on non-notable towers at List of masts. Someone with more time than I have should merge those articles into one article. Dave the Red (talk) 03:13, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. Perhaps a redirect if and when built, but not really necessary. Usually, broadcasting towers are of little interest. Sjakkalle 06:36, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.

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Crenshaw

Crenshaw may refer to:

People

 * Johnathan Crenshaw, an armless painter from Miami

Places in the United States

 * Crenshaw, Los Angeles
 * Crenshaw High School
 * Crenshaw County, Alabama
 * Crenshaw, Mississippi
 * Crenshaw, Pennsylvania

Transportation

 * Crenshaw Boulevard
 * Crenshaw station (C Line, Los Angeles Metro)
 * Expo/Crenshaw station (E Line, Los Angeles Metro)
 * K Line (Los Angeles Metro), known during construction as the Crenshaw/LAX Line

Other uses

 * Crenshaw (surname)
 * Crenshaw Company, a blockade running company during the American Civil War
 * Crenshaw House (disambiguation)
 * A type of true melon
 * Crenshaw Site, an agreed point of burial mounds in Arkansas
 * Crenshaw (mixtape), a 2013 mixtape by rapper Nipsey Hussle

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Talk:Vladimir K. Zworykin

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Zworykin is offically listed as an '26 alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh, I believe for a PhD in physics. See, for example, this pdf I don't know anything more specific concerning the relationship, but the absence of mention in this entry has already caused one mistaken edit of the alumni list. Oh, it's also in one of this entry's external links: "He also enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh where he received the Ph.D. in 1926." - Hesychast

What happened to Rosing?
Tube says that Rosing disappeared during the Revolution, this article said (in text I've commented out) that Rosing died in exile in 1917. Can anyone tell me what happened to him? Tube doesn't give a lot of details for non-central persons in the history. Sigh. So many facts, so many things to check. --Wtshymanski 01:51, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Tube is wrong; Rosing died in exile in 1933, two years after being exiled to Arkhangelsk by Joseph Stalin. Here is one source: . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pavel92 (talk • contribs) 04:32, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Philo T. Farnsworth
I think we need some discussion here about Farnsworth, particularly the patent battle between Farnsworth and Sarnoff and Zworykin's part in that. Also an analysis of who really was the "father of television"? I would do it myself, but... Chrisw404 08:37, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

 * totally agree. Although I'd hate to see Zworykin's article devote a lot of text to Farnsworth, it should at least be mentioned, as these two interacted early on while developing their systems, and then spent some time in court battling later on (the system did eventually declare Farnsworth's patents to be the valid ones that described television, even with RCA's lawyers and money backing Zworykin).  For now, I've just linked to the Farnsworth article near the top of this one, but it does seem strange that such an important battle between these two doesn't get a single mention anywhere else in the article.  What's going on with that? User:Renauldo64 11:04, 6 Jan 2007

Ugh! Tube is certainly not a thoroughly-researched book, my copy is full of red ink. I would take anything you read in there with a shaker of salt. Secondly, there is no definitive "father of television". Baird was the first person to achieve results, ie. true TV pictures, but there were extremely important contributions before and after this event by several key figures - earlier ones are Nipkow, Rosing and Campbell-Swinton. Later on, Farnsworth's camera tube is of course fundamentally different from Zworykin's, so the strange perception from some recent authors that they are essentially the same system is laughable to those who are willing to understand how the tubes actually work. Neither of these men came up with all of the essential theories behind their systems either, in particular Campbell-Swinton and Kalman Tihanyi deserve credit for their ideas. Also, Rosing of course, who continued his television research until 1931 when he was exiled to Arkhangelsk by Joseph Stalin. Rosing died in exile in 1933, (not 1917). Please also be wary of the current horribly oversimplified dichotomous approaches to this history of Farnsworth vs. RCA (and nobody else) as it is inherently inaccurate, there are more players that cannot be reasonably written out of history, even when only considering the early American electronic era of TV 24.57.195.98 17:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

It looks like there were a bunch of "fathers of television." I think it was joint effort. Kitty2008 02:03, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

What is his patronymic?
I have seen Кузьмич and Козьмич.

My Russian Language textbook uses the former.

Killer Swath (talk) 03:37, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Use Козьмич (it is the official patronymic; it is also supported by the fact that he was born in the family of the merchant Козьма Алексеевич Зворыкин, who was in the first guild of merchants). --P.P. (talk) 04:03, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Age at death
RCA released article when he died saying he was born July 30 and died 1 day short of 93rd birthday. This article much more recent has him dying on 94th birthday. Are we sure of this? (Pershingboy)63.3.10.130 (talk) 01:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * The Russian WP article has a cited note that says he was born 29 July (NS; or 17 July OS), which happened to be the same day of the year as the day he died. OR, but probably someone converted 17 July to 30 July by adding 13 days to it, which would have been correct had he been born in the 20th century, but he wasn't.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  02:33, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Were these backwoods Russian churches so confused that they didn't even know what YEAR it was? Come on...--Wtshymanski (talk)

Date of birth
The box on the right and the start of the article list multiple different dates (1888 or 1889?)... russian version does not list 30 July. Is this unknown? or just a typo? 83.171.182.234 (talk) 11:16, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Multiple references list July 30th, not July 29th: britannica.com, nytimes, nasonline. I do not actually see "July 29th" in the translation of the reference for July 29th. I also don't see the old school date of July 17th. That being said, if the old school date is proven to be July 17th, then the new school date would be the 29th (+12), not the 30th. Most sides I found quoting the July 29th date were referenced circularly to wikipedia, except for a site that relied on "recollections of" several people (rbth.com). Wiseprincebambi (talk) 01:56, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

This resource lists multiple potential dates - Albert Abramson "Zworykin, Pioneer of Television", University of Illinois Press, 1995, p. 215. Zworykin himself gave dates of July 7th and July 13th to the US State Department. When questioned about the discrepancy, he said he was using an old Russian calendar that was 13 days behind (the Julian calendar was 13 days behind in 1937). However that does not explain the two dates, nor why his naturalization certificate was then created with a July 17th date in 1945, since that date should have been Gregorian. Because Zworykin was born in the 1800's, the conversion at the time of his birth to Gregorian would have been +12. SO, if his birthdate was July 7th (using his Russian Julian calendar) that converts to July 19th Gregorian; if it was July 13th (again Julian calendar) then the Gregorian date would be July 25th Gregorian. How the state department then came up with July 17th is unclear, as is why it should be considered Julian. Additionally, if July 17th is the correct Julian date, and he continued to celebrate it using the Julian calendar in the 1900's, though his official Gregorian birthdate would have been July 29th, he would have been celebrating it on July 30th every year since his old calendar was now 13 days off instead of 12. Wiseprincebambi (talk) 03:00, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

weasel words in opening paragraph
Do we really need the sentence "His last prominent supporter would seem to be..."? I do not understand what "support" means in this context, can someone explain?

As long as there is mention of Farnsworth in the article, should Zworykin's Russian collaborator Semyon Kataev also be mentioned? He ended up patenting a device very similar to iconoscope in USSR 3 months before Zworykin's filing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.64.219.139 (talk) 23:38, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Deleted 1923 statement
I removed the unreferenced "not in 1923, as popular accounts would have it". Wikipedia should state what is correct, not what is incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guyburns (talk • contribs) 02:34, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

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Garry Breitkreuz

Garry W. Breitkreuz (pronounced Bright-Krites) (born October 21, 1945) is a Canadian politician. He was the Conservative Party of Canada member of the House of Commons of Canada for Yorkton—Melville from 1993 to 2015. He was formerly a member of the Reform Party of Canada (1993–2000) and the Canadian Alliance (2000–2003). While he had no formal position in the cabinet, as an Opposition member he was Deputy House Leader of the Opposition, Conservative Party Deputy House Leader, Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition, Chief Opposition Whip, and Critic to the Solicitor General.

Breitkreuz has been known to be the most outspoken member of the House of Commons on his opposition to the Canadian gun registry.

In 2005, Breitkreuz was granted the Sport Shooting Ambassador Award by the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities.

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User talk:Kappa/Records

Certification valid?
The diff InShaneee provides as evidence that he tried and failed to resolve the dispute (#2 in that section, currently link [11] overall) predates the creation of this RFC by three minutes,  and followed the listing on the main RFC page by more than an hour. I cannot see how this can be interpreted as a prior failed attempt at resolution. —Korath (Talk) 06:07, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

 * And the other diff is about me, was posted without my consent or knowledge, and in fact shows a (minor) dispute that was successfully resolved. In other words, I don't see how this RFC is valid. Radiant_* 07:29, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)

 * Complete concurrence with both of you. This is one of the ugliest things I have seen since I entered Wikipedia. Sjakkalle 12:07, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:NAO~enwiki

Featured Articles:
When In America, Do As The Romans A compelling look at the similarities of the two empires.

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When In American, Do As The Romans
Hi there. I was wondering what the article When In American, Do As The Romans was about? I don't understand. Nothing links to it, and it's written from a first-person perspective. Was this meant to be a user subpage? --Ciaran H 23:05, May 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * NAO seems to have recreated America vs. Ancient Rome, which was deleted by vote at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/America_vs._Ancient_Rome . Wikipedia policy calls for speedy deletion (see criterium 4). However, NAO, this is very interesting material. There's actually a place for this kind of material, called H2G2 (that's the wikipedia article on it, but there's a link at the bottom of the page where you can go and sign up and post this article). I highly reccomend you post this there after we delete it again here. By the way, it is very, very bad manners to recreate a deleted article. Halidecyphon 04:37, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Bad Sex in Fiction Award

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An obvious question the article should address: which authors have showed up in person to claim their prizes, and which have stayed away? Doops 06:09, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Also a list of the award presenters would be good. I know that Bianca Jagger presented it one year and her (ex)husband Mick, the next. Bianca said something like "Bad sex is better no sex at all but if it stays bad get a divorce." This is not an exact quote. Eddie Punch 21:33, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Plus. I haven't encountered any real example of this, but I would vouchsafe that there are plenty, and I will look for them when it's not late on a Saturday-- is this not one of the most disgusting prizes in existence? In a world where overall respect for literature is lower than it has ever been, the fact that a prominent magazine is Out To Get those within the field who make a mistake in one or another book is despicable. It sickens me-- I'm sure it sickens others. I will prove it, enter it into this article. Chicopac (talk) 08:34, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

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Paule Brunelle

Paule Brunelle (born August 21, 1953) is a Canadian politician. She was the Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from the riding of Trois-Rivières from 2004 to 2011. She was the Bloc critic on Intergovernmental Affairs and Industry. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Brunelle is a businesswoman and an executive director.

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Audio player

Audio player may refer to:

 * Cassette player, a piece of hardware for playing audio cassettes
 * CD player, an electronic device that plays audio compact discs
 * Digital audio player, a piece of hardware for playing audio files
 * Audio player (software), a piece of computer software for playing audio files
 * MP3 player, a digital audio player

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The Charm of the Highway Strip

The Charm of the Highway Strip is the third studio album by American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, released in 1994. It was the fourth Magnetic Fields album to be recorded, but was released five months prior to their intended third album Holiday, which was delayed for more than a year due to label issues. The Charm of the Highway Strip was also the band's debut release on Merge Records.

Content
Its title, lyrics and musical styling are a nod to country music, though the songs of Stephin Merritt remain rooted in classic pop and synthesizers. Virtually every song deals with roads and travel, and several songs' lyrics implicitly reference vampires.

The title of the album comes from a quote by J. B. Jackson, 1959: "Let us hope that the merits and charm of the highway strip are not so obscure but that they will be accepted by a wider public."

This is the group's first full album in which songwriter Merritt also takes lead vocals. He designed the record's cover art, and has stated it is the album of his he is most satisfied with thus far in his career.

Legacy
Arcade Fire covered "Born on a Train" during a live performance on the KCRW program Morning Becomes Eclectic. Lush covered "I Have the Moon" as a B-side on their 1996 single "500 (Shake Baby Shake)". The song was also included on the B-sides collection Topolino and on the Chorus box set.

The song "Dust Bowl" was used during an episode of the television series version of This American Life ("Pandora's Box").

Indie rock band Country Westerns included a cover of "Two Characters in Search of a Country Song" as the final track on their self-titled debut album.

Track listing
All songs written by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel
The Magnetic Fields
 * Stephin Merritt – vocals, instrumentation
 * Claudia Gonson – management
 * Sam Davol – cello

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User talk:Dave42

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. There is no need to put "coming soon" in before you create an article. One reason that it is a bad idea is that there is something called "random page" and it looks bad if they end up at your page and there is nothing there. So I am going to delete it, and you can come back and create your article when you have your information. Academic Challenger 06:12, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Shades of Gray (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

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As the only clip show in the series (or any Star Trek series)...

Before anyone mentions The Menagerie from TOS, I would argue that is not a traditional clip show as the footage from the original pilot, The Cage, was not aired on television until years later, while clip shows use previously-aired footage. --Feitclub 06:14, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

"Also an award-winning book about the civil war". Which civil war? I suspect it's the American one, but as surprising as this might sound to a lot of people, the USA is not the whole world. — J I P | Talk 10:07, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Worst Episode Ever
I have never met a single Trek fan who disagreed with the assertion that this was the worst episode in the entire TNG series. 68.218.212.225 08:23, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

This episode is nothing like the Menagerie. The menagerie at least had an interesting plot, this one is only a confused compilation of past clips intertwined with a nonexistent plot filled with meaningless medical jargon. This is the worst episode in Star Trek, period, and the most annoying.

Yes, this is probably the lamest TNG epiosde, but you can blame greedy Hollywood unions for that, the writers went on strike and they needed one more script to finish the season and they bailed before they got it finished. So to make the season quota they made this filler piece of crap with thrown together scenes from other episodes. Cyberia23 22:27, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Clip show! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.67.104.4 (talk) 16:41, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

I always thought this was a good episode. However, when I first saw it, it was in syndication and I hadn't yet seen all of the preceding episodes.-- WizWheatly  (ftaghn) 19:38, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Terrible safety procedures
Geordi brought the organism back aboard without using a sample container?! This thing had no known treatment! At least Spock used a "tool box" in "Operation--Annihilate!" What if he accidentally got jostled and let loose on his forceps? Was the property master short of materials that day? GBC (talk) 07:44, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

 * This really isn't relevant to the article. But, because it's asked, remember that this episode was written so as to be shot quickly with minimal sets. I doubt it went through the usual vetting given the circumstances of its production. Daniel Case (talk) 17:40, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Strike or budget problem?
This article explains that the clip show format was necessary because the show had run out of funds By the end of the season. However, the article Clip show states that it was because of the writers strike. -- Brianhe (talk) 18:57, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't have access to the source here [Gross; Altman (1993)], but the claim in clip show is unsourced. Chris857 (talk) 19:03, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * That was one of the excuses bandied around - but mostly because the shorter season was overall due to the 1988 Writers Guild of American Strike - but this simply delayed the start of the series and resulted in using a Star Trek: Phase II script for the first episode of the season. They had plenty of time to do a full length episode at the end, just not the cash because they'd overspent on Sherlock Holmes and the Borg. I have access to the source which if I remember right was made up of quotes from Maurice Hurley and Rob Bowman. Miyagawa (talk) 19:22, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Still better than the filthy book.
Star Trek did it first and better. Christian ain't got nothing on Commander William Riker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.142.160.165 (talk) 10:36, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

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Maß

Maß (pronounced ) or Mass (Swiss spelling, elsewhere used for dialectal ) is the German word describing the amount of beer in a regulation mug, in modern times exactly 1 L. Maß is also a common abbreviation for Maßkrug, the handled drinking vessel containing it, ubiquitous in Bavarian beer gardens and beer halls, and a staple of Oktoberfest. This vessel is often referred to as a beer mug by English speakers, and can be correctly called a beer stein only if it is made of stoneware and capable of holding a regulation Maß of beer.

Linguistics
The word "Maß" can be of either neuter or female grammatical gender. In its neuter form, das Maß, it is the German word for "measure". Its feminine version, "die Maß", is used in southern Germany and Austria to refer to a one-liter glass beer mug or its contents. It is spelled "Maß" or "Mass" (both spellings are permissible) in Germany and Austria, and "Mass" in Switzerland. The plural is also Maß.

A stoneware mug is a form of beer stein, another type of vessel which may only be referred to as a Maßkrug if capable of holding a regulation quantity of beer.

Measurement
In the Southern German areas (Austro-Bavarian), the Maß originally measured 1.069 L. Other German-speaking areas had different measures; in Switzerland between 1838 and 1877, and in Baden until 1871, the Maß was 1.5 liters.

The modern Maßkrug is slightly larger than 1 liter, with a fill line denoting the level to which the beer must be filled; the area above the line denotes space for the head to expand. Selling beer in mugs with a fraudulent or missing calibration mark is also prosecuted as fraud. An "Association Against Fraudulent Pouring [of Beer]" ("Verein gegen betrügerisches Einschenken") in Munich fights for the customer rights of beer drinkers, and is mostly active on Oktoberfest.

In the more northerly parts of Germany, the Maß has mostly fallen out of use, except for Bavarian-themed events, since beer for immediate consumption there is usually sold in smaller amounts, from 0.2 - 0.5 L,

Other

Mugs are frequently decorated with a print of the logo of the brewery.

Some beer gardens and restaurants rent space out to patrons to store their mugs, which often have personalized engravings on their lids. For a small monthly fee, the establishment will also wash one's mug.

According to physicist Erich Schuller of the Institute for Forensic Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, a Maßkrug is an "effective percussion tool" in which each strike is potentially life-threatening. An empty Maß weighs 1.3 kg and can produce a force of 8500 N in a violent blow, far surpassing the 4000 N required to break a human's skullcap. Some cases have occurred, though, in which the Maßkrug yielded. Presumably, these mugs had reduced strength due to wear.

Maßkrugstemmen/Masskrugstemmen/steinholding
The endurance sport of Maßkrugstemmen involves holding a filled 2.4 kg Maß at arm's length. The world record is 45minutes and 2seconds. While the sport is believed to have originated in Bavaria, Germany, competitions are now seen worldwide. A governing body has been created in the United States as the U.S. Steinholding Association.

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Wisner Washam

Wisner McCamey Washam (born September 8, 1931) is an American soap opera writer, best known as the head writer of All My Children, from 1981 to 1987.

Early life and career
A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After working in local television and radio in Charlotte, he moved to London where he studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. From there, he returned to New York where he worked for four seasons with the American Shakespeare Festival in Connecticut and on national tour.

Off-Broadway he was stage manager for The Fantasticks, The White Devil, and The House of Blue Leaves. He toured the US as stage manager for Victor Borge, then worked with Mike Todd's America Be Seated as well as The Birds and The Orestea in the Ypsilanti Greek Festival. On Broadway he was understudy and stage manager in Neil Simon's Star-Spangled Girl, Plaza Suite (he also assisted Mike Nichols in directing the national tour), The Prisoner of Second Avenue, There's A Girl in My Soup, and The Riot Act.

All My Children
He was groomed by All My Children creator Agnes Nixon to take the reins in the 1980s while she focused on other endeavors. From 1981-83, he shared head writing duties with Nixon, and from 1986-87, was co-head writer with Lorraine Broderick. Washam took a break from the show for nearly three years, but returned in time for its 20th anniversary.

From 1989-92, Washam served as Associate Head Writer (alongside Broderick through 1991, followed by Megan McTavish), with Nixon head writing the show. Washam chose to leave All My Children once again, upon McTavish's ascension to the head writing post.

Later career
After leaving All My Children Washam worked in Paris while assisting development of the European soap opera which eventually aired as Riviera. He created the concept for a new Fox primetime soap, and was also involved in the development of a German soap opera, Take Your Chance. He has written both a screenplay and a novel entitled The Cloning which has been modified under the title "Has The Pope Lost His Marbles?" His second novel is "Edie's Story." His latest publication is a potpourri of his writings entitled "Scribbles." All are available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. Washam won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Team as All My Children's co-head writer alongside Nixon in 1985, and another with Broderick in 1988. His third daytime Emmy was in 1993 with CBS's "The Guiding Light."

Personal life
Washam married soap opera and Broadway actress Judith Barcroft on June 15, 1969. They have a son named Ian Miller Washam (who played Little Phillip Brent on All My Children in the 1970s) and a daughter, Amy Washam Masterson, and three granddaughters.

Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards

WINS
 * (1985 & 1988; Best Writing; All My Children)
 * (1993; Best Writing; Guiding Light)

NOMINATIONS
 * (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991 & 1992; Best Writing; All My Children)

Writers Guild of America Award

NOMINATIONS
 * (1991 & 1992 seasons; All My Children)

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Talk:Flash (DC Comics character)

Carmine Infantino
I think there should be something (a section?) on the contribution of Carmine Infantino - to my mind the greatest Flash artist. His covers for The Flash (and Batman) defined the look of silver age DC.Twizzlemas (talk) 18:03, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Jon Fox
This article also includes no information on Jon Fox. I'm requesting it, but I am not really well qualified to supply it.

Walter West
This article has absolutely no information on Walter West, aka Flash IV (some information about him here: http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/walter.html). First appearing in 1999, he was the only of the many Flashes from alternate timelines who we've met across the years (such as John Fox) that actually stayed for a relatively long time in the mainstream timeline, going as far as filling in as Flash in the Titans and the JLA after leaving his alternate present while Wally was not around (rather than being Flash in the distant future and travelling to the past for kicks and for the sake of discrediting his predecessor, like John Fox). I wanted to bring up the subject of Walter West because if someone new takes over as Flash within the pages of Infinite Crisis, 52 or the new Flash title, I don't want people incorrectly refferring to him as "Flash IV", instead of "Flash V". --Ace ETP 00:59, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Ace, the problems with counting Walter West as a Flash is that: 1) He is an alternate version of Wally, and 2) DC themselves do not count him as an "offical" Flash. As far as DC is concerned the only people to officially hold the title of the Flash is Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and (as of Flash: Fastest Man Alive #2) Bart Allen.  What I think would be a good idea, so that Walter and other simular characters don't get left out in the cold, is to have a section for unoffical/alternate reality/substitute/possible future Flashes.--Cnjartist 17:33, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree that walter West should be included in the Other Flashes section or at least somewhere on the page but definitely not in the main Flashes sectionw ith Jay, Barry, Wally, and Bart. He was a member of the Justice League and worked with the Titans during Wally West's time away. He was referred to on the wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justice_League_members as Dark Flash. He needs to have a small write up on here. To not include him in soem small manner woudl be ridiculous.--Brianmccollum (talk) 20:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

older comments
Is that section on Jay Garrick correct? He derived his powers from breathing "vapors" of hard water? Folks, vapor equals steam. And hard water is what makes it hard to get clothes clean downstream from the refinery. That's like gaining powers from being bitten by a spider while a radio is active nearby. Maybe it was "heavy water" instead, although that's hardly more impressive.

 * Yes, it's correct. Flash Comics #1 does indeed list the cause of Jay's super speed as "hard water". The writer may have meant "heavy water", but that's how it wound up in the text. No more ridiculous than the Whizzer getting superspeed from an infusion of mongoose blood. --khaosworks 06:26, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * It's since been retconned into "heavy water," simply because the "hard water" angle is so flimsy. The section needs an update. Canonblack 21:40, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Few points, "lightning" doesn't travel anywhere as fast as light, look it up. Light travels around 186,000 miles per sec and lightning 60,000 miles per sec. Light's lot faster.

 * Speed of "thought" is only around 30 m/s, so it's not that fast. Yes, electrical impulses do travel faster, but they're not considered to be "thought". It's not greater than speed of light, that's for sure. 62.248.150.20 (talk) 14:29, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * It's a comic book, for crying out loud. Stan Lee had Bruce Banner become the Hulk from gamma ray radiation, even though gamma rays would never do that. You have to suspend disbelief, or consider that maybe science is different in the comic book world. Science proves Superman could never exist, but you can assume that science is different in the DC Universe. Besides, everything you're saying is original research. If someone of notability published a paper on the science behind the Flash, you could add things from that paper into this article under a "Science of the Flash" section or whatever, but until that happens, everything said is original research, and thus has no place on Wikipedia. Anakinjmt (talk) 15:26, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Film
I definatly remember seeing a Flash film. Looked to be made in the 70s or 80s. Why is there no mention of it?

 * Because it doesn't exist. You're probably remembering The Wizard of Speed and Time? --khaosworks 11:47, July 10, 2005 (UTC)

 * He may be remembering the pilot for the 1990 TV series starring John Wesley Shipp. It aired originally in a two hour time slot as a standalone film before the series launched.  During the series run, it was repackaged as a two-part episode.  After cancellation, only the pilot was available on VHS, leading many to believe that it was a direct-to-video movie. Canonblack 21:40, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

There really is a Flash film ,saw it more than 15 yrs ago.It shows flash gaining his powers in a lab accident.movie also shows flash getting a knife wound.--203.122.61.29 06:02, 20 December 2005 (UTC)Guliver 11:32 dec 20,2005
 * That's the pilot for the TV series. --khaosworks (talk• contribs) 07:16, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

I also remember this film, I rented it and seen it many times as a child far away from the USA, could it be the pilot? it looked like a full plot to me. Still this would explain why i cant find it on many movie database sites. The only clear picture i remember is the hero running after a bus, after the accident, then overcoming the bus, and then realizing hes running on water. Can anyone confirm there wasnt such film but its the pilot? Mpicco

Impulse
Since Bart has taken up the mantle of Kid Flash, thereby being the heir apparent to Flash shouldnt there be a section about him in this page? I would write one but I guess I want to make sure that wasn't an argument already had and that I wouldnt be stepping on any toes.--AjaxSerix 14:30, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, Bart already has his own page. I don't think we need a whole section about him on the page. It would be interesting to have an article on the future Flashes, though. No mention of John Fox(Comics) in the article. (Bart, Iris West II, John, etc.)
 * Toffile 14:49, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * No need for it. There's a Kid Flash article already. Once there you'll see links to three different articles: Wally's, Iris's and Bart's. Lesfer ☎ 19:54, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Creation science
Can somebody include who created Jay, Barry, et al.? ("You're really not Barry, are you?") Trekphiler 09:58, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * The creators are listed in Jay's, Barry's and Wally's articles. Lesfer ☎ 12:43, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

DVD
Don't forget to put in the main article the release(jan/10/06) of the tv series on DVD.

Powers and abilities
In the Flash's most recent race with Superman, two things were revealed. A.) Wally can outrun Superman, and that it is not a competition anymore. B.) That Wally, too can vibrate through solid objecst, (without making them explode). I feel the page should reflect that.

 * Which race? If you're thinking the one post-Blitz, he can't vibrate through objects. I think you're referring to when Superman grabs him, but I think it's more that he shook free, rather than go through him. Also, the powers and abilities are more of a general section, made to reflect all 3 Flashes, not just Wally. However a mention might be good.--Toffile 01:24, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

In the novel by Mark Schultz, "Stop Motion", Wally learns to vibrate through objects without destroying them and to run faster than light. The speed of all of the Flashes is explained as moving between quantum states rather than between points in space. Of course, one may object that a novel is not cannonical. Good book, though. Rick Norwood 13:17, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

I would like to point out that in worlds finest comics 198 Flash runs faster than superman. Lightwhip

--I am surprised no one listed speed healing, so I threw in a blurb about it - someone clean it up please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.94.96.31 (talk) 19:17, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Dan DeDio
I just noticed. First, we had Stan the Man and Roy the Boy, now we have Dan the God. Rick Norwood 20:04, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

The Fastest Man Alive
I wanted to start a thread, discussing who will be in the new series. The following is my rationale for the Wally West - Flash to be featured in [[The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive]]: David Goyer is currently writing a script treatment featuring Wally as the Flash;  featured art of the next JLA series in the February Wizard issue showcased Wally; Wally has a longer publishing history than Barry,(Kid Flash - Flash, over 40 years), as opposed to Barry's mere 30 years. - ss

 * Nah, I think it's Bart. Superboy-Prime stated that the speedsters held him for years under a red sun, meaning that Bart could now be old enough. it could explain Robin's pause in TT#34 when talking about Bart. The similaries to Barry's costume could be Bart's tribute to his grandfather. And wouldn't it be just like DC to have Wally's fate mirror that of Barry by going into the future with his wife and twins? CovenantD 17:01, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

I think it's probably too early to know exactly who the new Flash will be. Dan DiDio has been quoted as saying the Flash that appears in Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1 may not be the Flash that stars in the book. There's a strong chance it could be Bart, but we know Jay Garrick is still around (and there was talk that Goyer's movie would be about Jay) and both Wally and Bart's fates are currently unknown. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.137.100.108 (talk • contribs)

 * Although, I agree that Wally may be in the future, possibley along with Bart, Robin's "pause" was followed by "kind of retired" which seem to be similar to inactive.  In the March Wizard issued, Bart was the character to watch, because Dido stated he wasn't fully invested in the superhero biz, and could easily leave it behind. -ss

It's definitly Bart. In an interview on comicfoundy.com, the new series writers Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo had said that Bart is the new Flash.--Cnjartist 16:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Related characters
Now that somebody has created a Fictional speedsters category, this entire list is redundant. I'm separating it out into it's own List of fictional speedsters. CovenantD 01:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

John Fox
Hey, I was wondering if any of the other major Comic book buffs can get a mention of John Fox in there. John Fox (although breifly mentioned) was a future version of the flash from the 25th century. He donned a blue and black costume. Any mention of it would be awesome. Thanks! 75.3.49.181 19:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I came in here to mention Fox, as well as Jesse Quick. Should we really say only four characters serve as the Flash, when two more serve for a notable period of time? --Chris Griswold 12:39, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm all for including them, as well as the smattering of other future Flashes, Lady Flash, et al. --Joe Sewell 16:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * As I mention up at the very, very top (the Walter West entery) there should be a section for unoffical/substitue/alternate timeline/possible future Flashes. This way, John Fox, Walter West, Jesse Quick and all the others can at least get acknowledged in some way. The one caveat I would sugest is to keep the list to characters who have appeared in one way or another in the DC Universe and to include the book and issue number(s) that they appeared in (if alternate timeline/future) or were using the Flash name (unoffical/substitue).  Any of the Elsewhere books, novels, other media (like tv & movies) should get listed somewhere else.  --Cnjartist 17:59, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Faster than a speeding calendar
Can somebody confirm the cover date of Showcase 4? Daniels' DC Comics has it Sept. (Or maybe I noted it wrong?) Trekphiler 10:17, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It was dated October 1956. Furthermore it was a bi-monthly title with the first 4 issues being Apr, June, Aug, Oct so there is no September issue. STFmaryville 10:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

For Front Picture
I was wondering if this would be a better front picture: Image:The FlashII.JPG
 * That might be better, Flash should be in motion. Finite 21:30, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. The Alex Ross art of Barry for this article is similar to the image (from the waist-up, flat smile) used for Barry's article. STFmaryville 10:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Movie
The whole movie section is kinda "clunky". Could someone spruce it up a bit?

Also, there's a lot of "crystal ball" language in there and not a lot of solid information, outside of the fact that the movie is in a beginning stage of development (especially considering no one has been cast in the title role officially), so short of that, speculating a release date on a movie that hasn't even begun filming yet seems a little silly. Wayman975 20:52, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Smallville referrence
In the Smallville referrence, it says that it's "unknown" whether Bart Allen will grow up to resemble either version of the Flash, except that there's a version by the name of BART ALLEN. Where's the mystery here? It's pretty obvious that Bart Allen is going to remain Bart Allen.

Do you suppose someone can kind of edit that? -Emhilradim 02:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I was actually thinking of doing so. Currently, it says: "The Bart Allen version appeared on the television show, Smallville, on January 18, 2007, as the crimefighter, Impulse." I don't think that at any point, BA - as he is referred to in the series, has fought any crime whatsoever (except forcountering Luthor's plans in 33.1, which essentially amounts to corporate espionage). In fact, wasn't he something of a petty criminal to begin with? As well, was he referred to as Impulse in the series? there is a referencein the Smallville article that references Bart Allen as "IMPULSE", which is technically inaccurate. There is no Barry Allen in the Smallville universe, and it seems clear that Bart is to become the one and only Flash. Gi ve me some feedback, and then we can edit the article accordingly. :) Arcayne 19:18, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * In Justice, Oliver specifically refers to his code name as "Impulse". Smallville cannot use the name "the Flash" because of the film that David Goyer is working on; it is the same reason behind them not being able to have Bruce Wayne appear on the show as a young adult. I don't know about Barry Allen, but Bart Allen intitially started out as "Impulse", and didn't become "The Flash" until he was an adult. But, you are right in the fact that Bart has never fought crime, and the term "crime fighter" shouldn't apply to him, at least they have never shown him fighting crime or mentioned it. Bignole 20:03, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

List
Hey dudes just started work on List of superheroes named The flash I figure it's pretty useful to have a list of all of them, including kryad, Blaine etc. i welcome your comments and help getting this article up to scratch. Lightwhip 10:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Hacked?
Came to this page and all I saw was the phrase "Drunken Weasel" repeated over and over. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.232.156.120 (talk) 06:41, 31 January 2007 (UTC).
 * as did I

thought I would mention that it looks like someone changed the beggining of the article stating "The Flash's real identity is Daniel Sandler. He is much faster than Zachary Szames." this is obviously a joke by someone I hope someone reads this and fixes it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.149.138.145 (talk) 00:58, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Female Flash
Is there a female 'version' of this character? I can't find out conclusively from the articles. Is Fury similar or does she have other powers that detract from her ability to move fast? Or can she even move similarly fast (as the Flash)? Mr.bonus 15:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

At the end of one issue of Wally West's run one of the Russian speedsters dons the Flash costume. The next issue she hits on him and he sets her straight. After that she disappears until many many issues later as a villain again.
 * Jesse Quick went by the name Flash for a short time. --17:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/christina.html Maybe this one?Brian Boru is awesome 19:18, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There's a female Flash in Kingdom Come, although she looks more like a Kid Flash. Doczilla 04:58, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I believe that the annotations of KC have always had her as "Kid Flash II", from Waid and Ross on down. - J Greb 06:24, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Queen
I always thought their song "Flash" is referencing this creature. Is it not?
 * No, i think Queen's Flash is about Flash Gordon.

 * That's correct. Queen's song Flash (song) was the theme song for the movie Flash Gordon (film). Dugwiki 22:47, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Removed reference to 'The Dukes of Hazzard', Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane's basset hound
FYI I removed the reference to 'The Dukes of Hazzard', Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane's basset hound "Flash". There was no indication in the associated article indicating that the dog's name had anything at all to do with the comic book character. It's quite possible the name has nothing to do with "The Flash". Of course, if someone can find verifiable information that Rosco's dog was specifically named after the comic book character, feel free to readd the info with citation. Dugwiki 22:44, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

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Merge from List of superheroes named The Flash
Well it's the same info as this article except this is written better. --EXV // + @ 05:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd vote to delete the other article completely. All the information is duplicated in this one. Spanneraol 23:43, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Merge - this character list does include quick bio's of other characters that should be included. 66.109.248.114 19:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge the list into this article. That list adds nothing to justify its separate existence. Doczilla 08:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge unique characters who lack their own article under an 'other Flashes' section, thoroughly delete anything for characters having their own articles. ThuranX 20:24, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge - replicated information and the bit that isn't can easily be slotted in here. (Emperor 00:59, 6 July 2007 (UTC))
 * Merge --get rid of duplicated material A gx7 01:18, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge - pretty much for the above reasons. Mostly duplicate info, and little other than that. Duggy 1138 07:45, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge - seems unanimous, do it! --Jamdav86 16:34, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Flash Ring
I was skimming the article and there seems to be little reference to the Flash ring. As I recall, in addition to being the house for the costume of Barry, Wally and Bart, the ring also served a one of the metaphysical mediums between Linda and Wally that helped to anchor him to her, I believe shown in the "Dead Heat" storyline (I'm not sure though). If an editor with a stronger Flash background were to include mention of the ring and it's uses under maybe power and ablities and equipment (with possible inclusion of the treadmill) the quality of the article may be improved. 66.109.248.114

i edited your article here. it's Linda and Wally, not Barry. Teen Titan

Questions about location of article
Question: Should this article remain at Flash (comics)? Granted, most of the time when people think about Flash in comics, they think about The Flash, but there is Flash Thompson, who is a Spider-Man character, and definitely in comics. Since there are different Flashes in comics (not the superhero), shouldn't this be at Flash (DC Comics) or Flash (superhero)? Anakinjmt 01:43, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Flash Books
I'm working on short stories about Flash:

Wally West: THE FLASH FLASHPOINT

Bart Allen: IMPULSE KID FLASH KID FLASHPOINT THE NEW FLASH

Hunter Zoloman: ZOOM

Bart Allen Clone: INERTIA

--Jlaflasher (talk) 00:31, 21 December 2007 (UTC) JLAFLASHER

 * And your point would be...what, you think they should be included in the article? Until published...no. Anakinjmt (talk) 15:28, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Charming. A random IP decides to attack me. How...juvenile. Anakinjmt (talk) 20:50, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Teleporter
Although I had not added the cat to the various Flashes, I saw that they were removed, I wanted to discuss other's interpretations of the Flash's powers. Recalling Crisis and Zero Hour; Barry goes back in time appearing a different points/people before ultimatly becoming the lightning bolt that gave him his powers; Wally went back in time to be the "inpirational uncle" that he recalled as a child. Both of these instances appear that the characters arrived in a different time and position from which they originated, which in my mind would be the break the space/time continueum thus teleportation. This is not a typical interpretation of their powers and feedback would be appreciated. -66.109.248.114 (talk) 00:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC).

 * FWIW...
 * Phasing and super speed, the primary stichk of the Flashes, don't imply teleportation except by misdirection.
 * Beyond that... time travel may involve a type of teleportation based on the character concept. Again, with the Flashes the bulk of the stories bear out that the time travel is an extension of the super speed and it is actual travel taking subjective time. Taking particular examples where nothing is stated, one way or the other, is assuming a power not stated. With the specifics cited:
 * Barry's final run in Crisis is just that, a run. From the story - He's trying to disrupt the Anti-Monitor's by circling at ever increasing speed. The result of his running and the nature of the power source is that he intersects random point in time and space. It's also useful to note that the different POVs of those intersections have the Flash appearing differently — static before the reveal, running diffing it.
 * Wally inspiring himself is a bit odd. The story I'm recalling dealt with someone else moving Wally back in time (JLA/WildCATs). Could you expand on the story you're referencing?
 * - J Greb (talk) 23:23, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Fully aware that this is 100% splitting hairs conversation. I understand that primary power is speed; even if time travel is an extension of speed, there a some powers which can inferred derived from those powers; specifically in the case of durability and superstrength.
 * Barry's final run from crisis was not limited to crisis storyline. Once Barry's run started to intercect at different points of time in a non linear fashion, it could be considered teleportation.
 * Wally in Flash #0, after creating an inverted energy vortex (Zero Hour), runs through the speed force and through time ending in Center City to meet an 8yo self.
 * The running itself from point A->B precludes teleportation in the same time table; however one the two went back in time to different points it think it qualifies. Barry and Wally may not have disappeared in a puff of sulfury smoke or blinked like a Japanesse fan boy, but extremem effort should not discount the end result of their actions. -66.109.248.114 (talk) 03:02, 28 February 2008 (UTC).

 * The salient point I was making was "actual travel taking subjective time". Teleportation is bing, done. A "no time elapsed" for the 'porter.
 * The time travel, and the dimension shifting, that feature in Flash stories include the element of the Flash making a journey taking some degree of time. - J Greb (talk) 03:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Infobox image
This is what the image - File:Flash Pack.jpg - we currently have covers: Of those, the one thing that is a stretch is the inclusion of the Kid Flash design - it isn't a topic directly covered within this article.
 * Basic costume design of the Golden Age version of the Flash.
 * Basic costume design primarily associated with the Silver Age and "modern" Flashes.
 * Basic costume design primarily associated with the Silver Age and "modern" Kid Flashes.
 * Artwork the is done in a reasonably "neutral" comic book art style.

Replacing that image though should be done with an eye to what the primary topic of the article is and what the primary function of the infobox image should be.

The primary topic of this article is "The Flash" as a comic book, comic book character, and comic book plot element. Right now, most of that is covered in 7 other article - 2 for comic books, 4 for characters, and 1 for "In other media". The remainder - the "Alternate versions" and the in story "Legacy" - were returned here as not really long enough to justify being split off.

The primary function of the infobox image is to provide a readily identifiable visual cue as to the article contents. The best fit for that function would be to illustrate the most immediately identified character design(s) for "The Flash". That would be the red shirt, blue pants and Mercury helm and the red suit with yellow belt, boots, and trim.

If an image includes characters that aren't "The Flash", it isn't a good replacement. If it is just one character, it's trading to keep the same weakness of the current image. If it is more, it is increasing that weakness. And for clarity sake: "aren't 'The Flash'" includes cases where the character has never been "The Flash" or the character had been "The Flash" but is shown in a different costume.

- J Greb (talk) 06:39, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Hard water vs Heavy water
Is there a reference stating when the "hard water" to "heavy water" vapor source of superpowers retcon occurred? -- 111.84.119.217 (talk) 13:38, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

The Dates in This Paragraph Must Be Wrong, at Least the First One
ay Garrick was a popular character in the 1950s, supporting both Flash Comics and All-Flash Quarterly (later published bi-monthly as simply All-Flash); co-starring in Comic Cavalcade; and being a charter member of the Justice Society of America, the first superhero team, whose adventures ran in All Star Comics. With superheroes' post-war decline in popularity, Flash Comics was canceled with issue #104 (1949). The Justice Society's final Golden Age story ran in All Star Comics #57 (1951; the title itself continued, as All Star Western).--24.241.6.149 (talk) 00:25, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Super-strength? 1/2MVsquared
Doesn't his speed imply he would be as powerful, in the sense of kinetic energy, as any other Hero? Or is that even if his punches were delivered extremely fast, his hands are not structurally strong enough to actually, for example, punch through a wall?

Nonetheless, he would be many times stronger than a regular human, it seems.--Jrm2007 (talk) 14:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2018
I wanted to change the description of Dark Flash (and name) from: "Dark Flash is a Doppelganger of The Flash from Earth-X. His true identity has not yet been revealed. The Dark Flash is scheduled to be a villain for the crossover event between The Flash, Supergirl, Green Arrow and The Legends. He isn't a Flash from the future that becomes the good Flash, He is just a version." To: "Blitzkrieg is a doppelganger of The Flash from Earth-X. His true identity has not yet been revealed. Blitzkrieg is scheduled to be a villain for the CW Seed series Freedom Fighters: The Ray. He is voiced by Scott Whyte."

I wanted to change Dark Flash to an updated version of the character as well as update the name to Blitzkrieg, which is his actual name. It states that the "Dark Flash" will be introduced in the Crisis on Earth-X crossover, even though in said crossover, "Dark Flash" was not used, and it was Eobard Thawne (aka Reverse Flash) that was used instead. I also wanted to change the category it's under to "Different Flashes" from "Others to carry the mantle of the Flash". My source is the Wikipedia article for Freedom Fighters: The Ray, as well as the show itself which started airing a few months ago. Theflash56 (talk) 06:53, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Blaine Allen, Jace Allen
Descriptions of these two versions of the Flash need their own section separate from Sela Allen. Additionally, the image of Blaine Allen underneath this Kyraid should be moved to this section as well. TheMeaninglessMrNomer (talk) 21:07, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 28 August 2020

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Consensus to move to Flash (DC Comics character): Although this was never the intension for the RM discussion, consensus has formed here for this article to be moved to the above target taking into consideration the opposes   Megan☺   Talk to the monster  10:41, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Flash (comics) → Flash (character) – Proper designation, per WP:NCC.  Dark knight  2149  10:19, 28 August 2020 (UTC) —Relisting.  ~ Amkgp  💬  15:15, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Seems too vague, especially since Flash (G.I. Joe) is a page. Nohomersryan (talk) 17:45, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Move to Flash (DC Comics) to disambiguate between other characters named Flash in other comics and other media, as well as Flash comics titles like Flash Comics, The Flash (comic book), The Flash (DC Rebirth), etc. Fundamentally, this article is not about a single character, but acts as a WP:BROADCONCEPT covering the superhero identity and publication history in DC Comics. -- Netoholic @ 19:47, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose per User:Nohomersryan. Also "(comics)" seems to be a standard disambiguation for comics characters. J I P  | Talk 21:50, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Per WP:NCC, it's absolutely not.  Dark knight  2149  21:04, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Flash Gordon. In ictu oculi (talk) 08:50, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Move to Flash (DC Comics character). I get the nominator's point, but as shown above, "character" is ambiguous. Also, Flash (DC Comics) could be considered ambiguous with titles such as Flash Comics and the other options presented above. "DC Comics character" cuts out all the ambiguity while still complying to WP:NCC to some extent. Steel1943  (talk) 17:09, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Move to Flash (DC Comics character) per Steel. --Gonnym (talk) 10:15, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Move to Flash (DC Comics character) per Steel. Dimadick (talk) 18:06, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2021
31.124.224.174 (talk) 14:06, 13 January 2021 (UTC)support the flash
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. RudolfRed (talk) 17:14, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2022
i alawys liked the the fash his fast he time tarvel samrt strong vorteres he my favorteie super hero — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.189.117.24 (talk) 15:23, 29 April 2022 (UTC)  a tv show made by someone named barry allen actully created

Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2022
Under, please change Wally, his wife, and twins (which twins?) to Wally, his wife, and their twins. 96.8.24.95 (talk) 04:47, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Also change Shortly after to Shortly thereafter, as it currently reads as if it’s referring to a time after The New 52 was launched rather than stating when it was launched. —96.8.24.95 (talk) 04:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Last one, under, please add a comma to and, as a result, or else the existing comma makes no sense. —96.8.24.95 (talk) 04:59, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Actualcpscm (talk) 23:40, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2022
At the end of, please replace

with 151.132.206.250 (talk) 16:50, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please explain how your suggested change is an improvement over the current revision. Colonestarrice (talk) 04:01, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Hat note
Hat note should become . --2001:1C06:19CA:D600:BDA7:A90B:769:D20D (talk) 04:48, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅: Many thanks for your suggestion! Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 23:07, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

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Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. About 70% of the studio lies within the unincorporated county island known as Universal City while the rest lies within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA". It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios theme park resorts located across the world.

Outside the theme park, a new, all-digital facility near the Universal Pictures backlot was built in an effort to merge all of NBCUniversal's West Coast operations into one area. As a result, the current home for KNBC, KVEA and NBC News with Noticias Telemundo Los Angeles Bureaus with new digital facility is on the Universal lot formerly occupied by Technicolor SA. Universal City includes hotels Universal Hilton & Towers, the Sheraton Universal Hotel, and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops, restaurants, an 18-screen Universal Cinema and a seven-story IMAX theater. In 2017, the park hosted 9.056 million guests, ranking it 15th in the world and 9th among North American parks.

The first studio tour
In 1914, German American immigrant Carl Laemmle bought the Taylor Ranch in the San Fernando Valley and founded Universal City as a gigantic studio with a zoo, its own police and mayor and Native Americans living on the premises. On March 14, 1915, Laemmle opened Universal Studios in a two-day grand opening event with 10,000 attendees. He later invited the general public to see all the action for an admission fee of just five cents, which also included a boxed lunch with chicken. There was also a chance to buy fresh produce, since then-rural Universal City was still in part a working farm. This original tour was discontinued around 1930, due to the advent of sound films and the stages being not sufficiently soundproofed.

Backlot fires
Universal Studios Hollywood's backlot has been damaged by fire nine times throughout its history. The first was in 1932, when embers from a nearby brush fire were blown toward the back lot, causing four movie sets to be destroyed and resulting in over $100,000 damage. Seventeen years later, in 1949, another brush fire caused the complete destruction of one building and damage to two others. In 1957, the New York street film studio set was destroyed by an arson fire, causing a half-million dollars in damage. Ten years later, in 1967, twice as much damage was done when the Little Europe area and part of Spartacus Square was destroyed. It also destroyed the European, Denver and Laramie street sets. In 1987, the remaining portion of Spartacus Square was destroyed along with street sets and other buildings. As with the 1957 fire, this was suspected to be the result of an arsonist. Just three years later, another fire was deliberately started in the back lot. The New York Street set, the Ben Hur set and the majority of Courthouse Square were destroyed. In 1997, the seventh fire occurred at the back lot. A portion of Courthouse Square was again destroyed, though most survived.

2008 fire
The most damage was done on June 1, 2008 when a three alarm fire broke out on the back lot of Universal Studios. The fire started when a worker was using a blowtorch to warm asphalt shingles being applied to a facade. The Los Angeles County Fire Department had reported that Brownstone Street, New York Street, New England Street, the King Kong attraction, some structures that make up Courthouse Square, and the Video Vault had burned down (not to be confused with the actual Film Vault; the Video Vault contains duplicates of Universal's film library). Aerial news footage captured the Courthouse building surviving fire for the third time in its history, with only the west side of it being slightly charred. Over 516 firefighters from various local fire departments, as well as two helicopters dropping water, had responded to the fire. Fourteen firefighters and three Los Angeles County sheriffs' deputies sustained minor injuries. The fire was put out after twelve hours, during which time firefighters encountered low water pressure.

Destroyed were 40,000 to 50,000 archived digital video and film copies chronicling Universal's movie and TV show history, dating back to the 1920s, including the films Knocked Up and Atonement, the NBC series Law & Order, The Office, and Miami Vice, and CBS's I Love Lucy.

Universal president Ron Meyer stated "Nothing irreplaceable was lost. We have duplicates of everything that was lost."

Several days after the fire, it was reported that the King Kong attraction would not be rebuilt and would eventually be replaced by a new attraction that had yet to be announced. In August 2008, Universal changed its position and announced plans to rebuild the King Kong attraction, basing the new attraction on the 2005 film adaptation.

It emerged only in June 2019, in an article published by The New York Times that the fire had totally destroyed Building 6197, a warehouse adjoining the King Kong attraction, which housed a video vault and, significantly, a huge archive of analog audio master tapes belonging to Universal Pictures' former division the Universal Music Group (UMG). The collection included the master tape catalogues of various labels acquired by Universal over the years, including Chess, Decca, MCA, Geffen, Interscope, A&M, Impulse, and a host of subsidiary labels. Estimates of the individual items lost range from 118,000 to 175,000 album and 45rpm single master tapes, gramophone master discs, lacquers and acetates, as well as all the documentation contained in the tape boxes. Many of the tapes destroyed contained unreleased recordings such as outtakes, alternate versions of released material, and instrumental 'submaster' multitracks created for subsequent dubbing and mixdown to the final master tape. Randy Aronson, who was manager of the vault at the time of the fire, estimates that as many as 500,000 individual song titles were lost.

Among the losses were all of Decca's masters from the 1930s to the 1950s and most of the original Chess masters which included artists such as Chuck Berry, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, and most of the John Coltrane's master tapes from his later career on Impulse Records; the Chess, Coltrane and Impulse Records recordings were later confirmed to have survived. In a statement issued on June 11, 2019, UMG disputed The New York Times article saying it contained "numerous inaccuracies", as well as "fundamental misunderstandings of the scope of the incident and affected assets," but was unable to publicly disclose details due to "constraints".

Following the publication of the New York Times story, Questlove of The Roots confirmed that the master tapes for two of the band's albums, including unused material and multi-track recordings, were lost in the fire. Similarly, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic said he believed the masters for the band's 1991 album Nevermind were "gone forever" as a result of the fire. Representatives for R.E.M. announced they would investigate the effects the fire may have had on the band's archival materials, while Hole, Steely Dan, Rosanne Cash and Geoff Downes made statements on their possible losses from the fire.

A representative for Eminem confirmed that the rapper's master recordings were digitized months before the fire, but did not confirm whether the physical master reels of his recordings were affected. UMG archivist Patrick Kraus assured that the Impulse Records, John Coltrane, Muddy Waters, Ahmad Jamal, Nashboro Records, and Chess Records masters survived the fire and were still in Universal's archive.

Park development
Shortly after Music Corporation of America (MCA) took over Universal Pictures in 1962, accountants suggested a new tour in the studio commissary would increase profits. On July 15, 1964, the modern tour was established to include a series of dressing room walk-throughs, peeks at actual production, and later, staged events. This grew over the years into a full-blown theme park. The narrated tram tour (formerly "Glamor Trams" ) still runs through the studio's active backlot, but the staged events, stunt demonstrations and high-tech rides overshadow the motion-picture production that once lured fans to Universal Studios Hollywood.

In 1965, the War Lord Tower opened as one of the first attractions in the theme park. One of the early struggles for Universal was coming up with things for young children to do. The existing small Ma & Pa Kettle Petting Zoo was expanded into the Ark Park. This area encompassed the Mt. Ararat petting zoo with over 200 animals and birds representing 30 species and a Noah's Nursery and a Noah's Love Inn playhouse for children and animals. This was followed by the opening of the Animal Actors' School Stage in 1970. In 1968, the Screen Actors Guild enacted a rule prohibiting visitors from most soundstages. This new rule, coupled with more productions being shot on location, meant the backlot tram tour could not show visitors much in the way of real movie and television production. Jay Stein, President of the Recreation Division, championed the idea of creating exciting experiences for visitors in place of viewing actual production. Later that same year, the Flash Flood set was opened and this first special-effects attraction proved to be a hit. 20,000 gallons of water rushed 200 feet down a narrow Mexican village street, uprooting an old tree and threatening to engulf the tram. The Parting of the Red Sea attraction opened in 1973. In 1974, the Rockslide staged event was added to the Studio Tour. The following year, The Land of a Thousand Faces opened on the Upper Lot. In 1979, the Battle of Galactica replaced Rockslide as a staged event on the Studio Tour. In 1989's The Wizard, it was the site of the fictional Video Armageddon competition which gave way to the Nintendo World Championships held in 1990.

The Flintstones Show opened, replacing the Star Trek Adventure. In 1991, E.T. Adventure opened as the park's first "dark ride," an industry term for an attraction that uses ride vehicles to take passengers through an indoor show building. Around the same time, sister park Universal Studios Florida opened, which had its own, similar E.T. attraction. The Florida version was more of a conventional theme park and paved the way for the Hollywood park's evolution. In 1993, Back to the Future: The Ride replaced Battle of Galactica. In 1996, Jurassic Park: The Ride opened. In 1997, The Land Before Time show replaced Rocky and Bullwinkle Live only to be replaced with Coke Soak a year later, and Totally Nickelodeon replaced the Flintstones Show. In 1999, T2-3D: Battle Across Time and a Chicken Run Walkthrough opened on the Upper Lot, and Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue was closed.

In 2000, the Rugrats Magic Adventure replaced Totally Nickelodeon. In 2001, the Nickelodeon Blast Zone opened, and Animal Planet Live replaced the Animal Actors' School Stage. In 2003, E.T. Adventure was closed to make way for Revenge of the Mummy, which opened in 2004. The following year, Fear Factor Live replaced Spider-Man Rocks. In 2007, Universal's House of Horrors replaced Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula. Both Back to the Future: The Ride and Lucy: A Tribute were closed, being replaced in 2008 by The Simpsons Ride and the Universal Story Museum respectively. Also in 2008, the Nickelodeon Blast Zone was re-branded to the Adventures of Curious George. In 2009, Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical replaced Fear Factor Live in the Upper Lot.

In 2010, the Special Effects Stages and Backdraft attractions were closed to make way for Transformers: The Ride 3D, which was announced in 2008; Special Effects Stages moved to the former Creature From The Black Lagoon building and removed the last "s" from its name. King Kong 360 3-D also opened. On May 24, 2012, Transformers: The Ride 3D opened on the Lower Lot. On December 31, 2012, Universal Studios Hollywood closed T2-3D: Battle Across Time for Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, which opened in 2014.

In April 2014, the park announced Springfield, a new dining complex to be built around the Simpsons Ride. The new eateries feature "signature eateries from Krusty Burger to Luigi's Pizza and Phineas Q. Butterfat's 5,600 Flavors Ice Cream Parlor to iconic watering holes like Moe's Tavern and Duff's Brewery". It opened on March 28, 2015.

On May 7, 2015, Universal Studios announced it formed a partnership with Nintendo to create attractions and merchandise based on Mario and other Nintendo characters. The following year, the area was called "Super Nintendo World", and was confirmed that it would come to Universal Studios Japan in 2020 as well as Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood later on.

On August 13, 2017, Shrek 4-D closed after 14 years to make way for the DreamWorks Theatre. In 2018, Jurassic Park: The Ride was closed and refurbished into Jurassic World: The Ride, which opened in 2019.

On April 10, 2019, the park announced The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!, an attraction based on The Secret Life of Pets. The attraction was set to open on March 27, 2020, adjacent to the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem attraction. However, Universal announced a temporary closure starting on March 14, 2020 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Universal Studios Hollywood could reopen with reduced capacity beginning April 1, 2021. At the end of March, it was announced that the park would reopen to California residents on April 16, 2021. Universal also announced that The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! ride would be open to the public on that day, together with a new, fully articulated version of the Indominus Rex in Jurassic World: The Ride.

On March 10, 2022, Universal Studios Hollywood announced that its version of Super Nintendo World would open in 2023. On December 14, 2022, Universal officially announced that the land would open in Hollywood on February 17, 2023. The area soft-opened under technical rehearsals for reserved-guests on January 12, and officially opened as planned on February 17, about a month and a half before the release of Universal/Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

On July 12, 2023, it was announced that a Fast & Furious-themed roller coaster was being built. In May 2024, the coaster was revealed as Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, with an expected opening in 2026.

The International Broadcast Center (IBC) and main press center (MPC) will be located at Universal Studios Hollywood during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Areas and attractions
Universal Studios Hollywood is split into two areas on different levels, connected by a series of escalators called the Starway. These areas are known as the Upper lot and Lower lot. As of 2021, Universal Studios Hollywood contains ten rides, seven shows, and two play areas. Each lot features a collection of rides, shows and attractions as well as food, beverage, and merchandise shops.

Upper Lot
The Upper Lot consists of a variety of family-based attractions. The theming of the Upper Lot includes a Mission Revival entrance pathway, known as Universal Boulevard, that features the large Universal Plaza that opened in 2013. There are not as many fully themed lands as there are small environments linked together with a common Art Deco theme that reflects the glamour of Old Hollywood. Universal Boulevard is home to Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular, and the DreamWorks Theatre, the latter which currently serves as the main location for Kung Fu Panda Adventure, a slightly modified version of Kung Fu Panda: Unstoppable Awesomeness from Motiongate Dubai.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter soft-opened February 12, 2016, and officially opened April 7, 2016, and is the largest themed area in the Upper Lot, featuring the animatronic and screen-based thrill ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which is housed in a replica Hogwarts castle, featuring actual props from the films in the queue. In addition, this area includes the family-friendly roller coaster Flight of the Hippogriff, and the interactive Ollivander's Wand Show where a wand picks a witch or a wizard. Two live shows, Frog Choir and Triwizard Spirit Rally, are featured on the outdoor stage. In addition to attractions, the themed area features multiple shops, a Hogwarts Express train picture spot, The Three Broomsticks restaurant, and a variety of outdoor vending carts selling food and drink. Souvenirs and food based on the books and films are sold in the area too.

Lower Lot
The Lower Lot is the smaller of the two lots. There are five rides at this section of the park that each have height restrictions. It features Jurassic World: The Ride, Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge and Transformers: The Ride 3D.

Jurassic World: The Ride, is a water adventure ride that takes visitors through the events of the film Jurassic World, ending with an 84-foot (25.6-meter) drop. Outside the ride stands the Raptor Encounter, a show that happens throughout the day, and the Dino Play jungle gym area for children too small to ride. Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride is a high speed indoor roller coaster transporting guests through moments reminiscent of the 1999 Mummy franchise. Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge is an interactive dark ride attraction featuring augmented reality technology based on the Mario Kart franchise, which is located inside of Super Nintendo World. Transformers: The Ride 3D uses high tech technology to simulate a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons with 4K-3D screens and flight simulator ride vehicles. The Lower Lot also features several gift shops and quick service restaurants.

Halloween Horror Nights
It is Universal's Halloween-themed annual event that lasts for a month and half at both Hollywood and Orlando parks.

In 2023, Universal Studio Hollywood featured eight scary haunted houses including: The Last of Us, Stranger Things, and The Exorcist: Believer. It also included the popular Terror Tram. In the Halloween Horror Nights on 2023 at Universal Studio Hollywood, two new live experiences were added, Blumhouse: Behind the Scenes and The Purge: Dangerous Waters.

Public transportation
Universal Studios Hollywood can easily be accessed by public transportation at Universal City/Studio City. The Metro B line subway train runs between Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, Westlake, Koreatown, East Hollywood, and Hollywood.

Passengers can also arrive at the entrance of the theme park entrance by several Metro bus routes. Metro Local lines 150, 155, 224, and 240 stop at Lankershim Blvd & Universal Center Drive (front entrance). Metro Local line 165 and Metro Shuttle line 656 Owl stop farther away from the entrance, at Ventura and Lankershim Boulevards. At the front entrance (Universal Center Dr. & Lankershim Blvd), there is a free shuttle tram which takes the passengers directly towards the theme park entrance.

Awards
In 2021, The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood won the award for 'Outstanding Attraction' at the Themed Entertainment Association's (TEA) Thea Awards.

In 2023, Universal Studios Hollywood's attraction Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge received the 'Best New Family Attraction' at the Golden Ticket Awards.

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