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National Lampoon's Pledge This!

National Lampoon's Pledge This! is a 2006 American comedy film starring Paris Hilton, who also served as an executive producer. The film was released straight to video.

Plot
When a dorm toilet explodes on the first day back to school, a group of misfit girls are forced to leave their housing and search for a new home. They ultimately decide on pledging a sorority. However, not many sororities are normal at South Beach University. The girls decide to pledge the most popular and exclusive sorority at the university, Gamma Gamma, which is led by president Victoria English.

While pledging the sorority, Victoria sends the girls to do a task: collect used condoms. While searching the park, the leader of the group, Gloria, bumps into Victoria's boyfriend Derek, and they become close. The only reason Victoria plans to let the freshmen pledge is to display diversity, which is a requirement for the "FHM Hottest Sorority in the Country" contest. From then on, Victoria declares war on the girls during "Hell Week" but ultimately lets them join, only to kick them out once they have won the contest. This angers the leader of the misfit freshmen, Gloria. Gloria decides to quit the sorority as do her friends. Derek and Gloria realize their feelings towards each other and seal it with a kiss.

Gloria's ex-best friend, Kristen, convinces Gloria to come back. Gloria and her friends come back but only to declare war on Victoria by sneaking into the Gamma Gamma house and stealing embarrassing photos and video footage of her to show to everyone at the Gamma Gamma victory party. The video also showed her badmouthing her sorority sisters, and her past dorky self. She also reveals to Victoria that she and Derek love each other. Victoria becomes embarrassed and eventually realizes how reinventing herself made her into a bad person, so she makes a public apology to the freshmen. The movie ends with a giant food fight at the Gamma Gamma party, and Victoria saying that she loved her cover of FHM so much she bought the magazine. Gloria becomes the president of Gamma Gamma the following year.

Cast

 * Paris Hilton as Victoria English
 * Paula Garcés as Gloria
 * Sarah Carter as Kristen
 * Simon Rex as Derek
 * Holly Valance as Jessica
 * Elizabeth Daily as Catherine Johnson
 * Kerri Kenney Silver as Kathy
 * Alexis Thorpe as Morgan
 * Geoffrey Arend as Dax
 * Noureen DeWulf as PooPoo Patel
 * Kyle Richards as Lisa
 * Greg Cipes as Reed
 * Sarai Howard as Tonya
 * Amanda Lee Aday as Maxine Picker
 * Dieter Meier as Gamsie
 * Eugenio Derbez-Gonzalez as Jose
 * Preston Lacy as Randy
 * Sofía Vergara as herself/Presenter FHM Hostess
 * Carmen Electra as herself/FHM Invited Hostess
 * Paulina Rubio as herself
 * Nicky Hilton (uncredited) as Nicky
 * Amanda Rowan as Trista
 * Lin Shaye as Miss Prin
 * Mickey as Heather

Production
Principal photography began in early 2004 in Miami, Florida before Hilton started filming her theatrical debut House of Wax. Filming finished later that same year and a trailer was released on the film's official website. However, producers wanted Pledge This! to have an R-rating, which would allow more nudity in the film. Hilton disagreed with the proposal. More scenes with nudity were shot, thus pushing the film back to mid-2005.

Post production was finalized at World Entertainment - LA in Los Angeles by Edward Oleschak.

Due to the hurricanes that hit Florida in 2005, filming was delayed and then ultimately moved. This pushed the movie back to early 2006. Fans were confused that the trailer had proclaimed this film as "Paris Hilton's film debut" yet she had already appeared in 2005's House of Wax. Finally in spring of 2006, it was announced that National Lampoon's Pledge This! would be released as an unrated DVD on December 19, 2006. It was also released on a rated R edition. Hilton missed the premiere of the movie in protest to the addition of the aforementioned nude scenes. Hilton said, "I was so angry I snubbed my own premiere." In August 2008, Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc. sued Hilton in the Miami District Court, alleging she did not honor her contractual agreement to provide "reasonable promotion and publicity" for the film.

Critical reception
Pledge This! has a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews, with an average score of 2.06 out of 10.

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Maxwell Shane

Maxwell Shane (August 26, 1905 – October 25, 1983) was an American movie and television director, screenwriter, and producer.

Biography
Before embarking in a career in show business, Shane studied law at USC and UCLA law schools. He later became a journalist and moved on to become a Hollywood publicist. Along with David Hillman (father of musician Chris Hillman), he founded the Hillman-Shane Advertising Agency, in Los Angeles. Shane later became a screenwriter. Most of his early work was for forgettable low-budget films. Becoming a director in 1947, he worked on noirish films, as a writer or director, like Hell's Island, Fear in the Night and the remake Nightmare. Shane scripted City Across the River, the 1949 film of Irving Shulman's The Amboy Dukes, and directed 1955's The Naked Street, starring Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.

In 1960, he became a writer-producer for the Boris Karloff anthology television series Thriller.

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You can also customize this 4-tilde automatic signature in your preferences settings (the link at the top of all wiki pages, just to the right of "my talk"). In the user profile tab, the box marked "Nickname" is what will be displayed with your user page link. You can also create more sophisticated signatures, including custom links, if you also select "Raw signature". For example, my signature (as shown below) is generated with the following text in my "Nickname" box:
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This provides (A) a user page link with my nickname "Jeff Q"; (B) a user talk-page link with the text "(talk)"; and (C) a non-breaking space so my signature won't be split between 2 lines. You can examine the raw text of many talk pages to see the incredible variety of these customizations as well. You can also get more information about this at Help:Preferences. I hope you find this information useful. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 22:54, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Blocked
I have blocked you. You ahve been blocked before for WP:3RR violation, so this should come as no surprise. This edit summary is inflammatory and indicates that, as has been noted on the thread at WP:ANI here that you are promoting an agenda. A review of your contributions shows a long history of this, and a fixation with a single subject. I have therefore not set an expiry date on the block, since there is no indication at this time that you even accept that what you are doing is disruptive, still less any indication that you will stop. When you are ready to explain how you intend to modify your behaviour you can use unblock to request unblocking. Please remember to address the issues of disruption and edit warring in your request. I guess that building 500 copies of Stella is not an option this time. Thanks, Guy (Help!) 17:47, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Gift of a Useless Man

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Venues for the sport of rowing.

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Boggy Depot

Boggy Depot is the debut solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell. The vinyl edition was released on March 31, 1998, and the CD was released on April 7, 1998, through Columbia Records. The album was named after the ghost town of the same name in Oklahoma, where Cantrell's father grew up. In addition to singing, Cantrell also played guitar, piano, clavinet, organ, and steel drums on Boggy Depot. Cantrell produced the album along with Toby Wright. Cantrell's Alice in Chains bandmates, Sean Kinney and Mike Inez are featured on the album, as well as Les Claypool, Pantera's Rex Brown, and Fishbone's Angelo Moore and John Norwood Fisher. Boggy Depot debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and spent 14 weeks on the chart. The tracks "Cut You In", "My Song" and "Dickeye" were released as singles to promote the album. "Cut You In" peaked at No. 5. on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks, "My Song" reached No. 6 and "Dickeye" peaked at No. 36. "Cut You In" was nominated for two Billboard Music Video Awards: Best Hard Rock/Metal Clip and Best New Hard Rock/Metal Artist Clip. Boggy Depot was reissued on colored vinyl on December 13, 2019.

Background
In 1996, after Alice in Chains opened for the first Kiss reunion show in Detroit, Jerry Cantrell began work on his first solo album. With the help of producer Toby Wright, whom he had previously worked with in Alice in Chains, Cantrell worked on the album through 1997. Columbia originally gave a projected October 1997 release date which had to be postponed greatly. Early internet sources gave the tentative album title as "Bogey Depot."

In February 1998, Cantrell spoke about the status of Alice in Chains and his new solo project to MTV News:
 * "Well, there's really nothing's up with Alice in Chains. We've been together for 11 years now, and we've done a lot of great music together and accomplished a lot of things and that's very special to me. We're a part of a group of fans that really put their stamp on the map, actually, on the world for that matter, and far surpassed where we probably initially thought we'd get to. So that's cool. That's in the books, and that's something we did and something to be proud of. But there also comes a point in the life of any band, I think, that it's time to change, and time to try new things."

Cantrell and Columbia launched his official website, JerryCantrell.com, in March 1998 to promote Boggy Depot. This would feature song clips and the "Cut You In" music video. It also included QuickTime video interview footage where Cantrell explained that he had been wanting to venture into solo territory for a while and, with Alice in Chains at a standstill, finally had the chance. However, in the June 1998 issue of Guitar World, Cantrell made it clear that his solo venture was actually a reluctant response to Alice in Chains' diffusing:
 * "It's something I never really wanted to do, but the way things have played out, it's like, why not? To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice in Chains. It's always been my first love, and always will be, but the situation being what it is... we've been together for a long time, and right now it's kinda played out. . . Now I've got to step up to the plate and take a few swings."

Boggy Depot incorporates piano, organ, and country elements, namely in the tracks "Hurt a Long Time" and "Between". Cantrell confirmed that as a child he was "raised on country music" and that he admires the strong emotion conveyed through the genre. However, the ominous guitar styles previously heard in Alice in Chains are undeniable in tracks like "Jesus Hands" and "Keep the Light On". The tracks "Settling Down" and "Hurt a Long Time" were originally introduced during the recording sessions for Alice in Chains' self-titled album in 1995, but the group chose not to record them. As such, they were the oldest and longest-awaited songs to be introduced on Boggy Depot. Although often mistaken as a song about Kurt Cobain's suicide, Cantrell stated that "Hurt a Long Time" is actually about the suicide of his cousin Kevin.

Boggy Depot features both bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains. This further incited fans to regard it as a "lost" Alice in Chains record or as a follow-up to their 1995 self-titled release. Three other well-known bassists also contributed to the album: Rex Brown of Pantera, John Norwood Fisher of Fishbone, and Les Claypool of Primus. Cantrell credited his relationships to some of these musicians to Lollapalooza '93 where their bands often collaborated on stage.

A wide variety of equipment was utilized for the recording of Boggy Depot. In terms of amplifiers, Cantrell used the Peavey 5150 head given to him by Eddie Van Halen as well as Marshalls, Fenders, and Soldanos. The band used a lot of old RAT pedals and an Electro-Harmonix distortion on "Jesus Hands". According to Cantrell, they also used "vintage crappy mikes" including one that Toby Wright bought for $20 at a pawn shop. Cantrell used largely the same guitars as he had in Alice in Chains, including the G&L Rampage, '52 Goldtop Les Paul, and old Stratocasters and Telecasters. He also bought Nancy Wilson's Les Paul Junior which he used heavily and satisfyingly played a new '50s-era Les Paul that Gibson sent him. Cantrell also intermixed guitars on certain songs; for instance, in "Dickeye", a Goldtop was used for the left channel while his white Les Paul reissue went on the right.

Album title and artwork
Boggy Depot was named after the ghost town of the same name in Oklahoma. This is the area Cantrell's father grew up in. The album cover, photographed by Rocky Schenck, depicts a placid Cantrell covered in mud standing in a branch of Clear Boggy Creek, a place he sometimes visits to hunt or fish. He detailed the choice in an interview:
 * "As I was writing for the album, I actually made a few trips to Oklahoma. I would drive my truck down to the edge of the river where we shot the cover of the album. I wrote quite a few of the lyrics there. And I just had this [vision] of me with mud all over myself. It was kind of like an Apocalypse Now/Martin Sheen type of thing. It just fit the vibe of the stuff I was writing."

Cantrell also designed the album's artwork. The booklet photography centers around rural Oklahoma. This includes a photo of Cantrell sitting on a porch with his great uncle, Victor Lane. The disc itself depicts Cantrell with hooks attached to his face with surgical adhesive. Strings attached to the hooks are being pulled, morbidly stretching his face.

Release and reception
Originally scheduled to be in stores on March 24, 1998, Boggy Depot was pushed back to release on April 7, 1998. A special 2-record vinyl edition of the album was released on March 31, 1998. Boggy Depot debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling more than 46,000 copies. The album stayed on the top 200 for 14 weeks.

The album received marginally positive and mixed reception from major publications. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine estimated that Cantrell was a reluctant solo artist who would prefer his work to be published through Alice in Chains. However, Erlewine claimed, "everything that an Alice fan has loved [...] is here in spades." He detailed how guitar solos tend to drag songs too long and that, while Boggy Depot lacks the "psychological weight" of Dirt, it "comes close to replicating the sound." Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone commended Cantrell's writing but gave a less enthusiastic review. He regarded it as the "same reliably hook-y '70s metal album that Alice in Chains always made" and "basically Alice in Handcuffs". Sheffield also claimed "'Breaks My Back' sounds exactly like Led Zeppelin's 'No Quarter' except it lasts eight seconds longer and fails to mention Thor. . . Nothing here would've sounded novel or Earth-shattering in 1978, let alone 1998, but Cantrell sure does know his trade."

Billboard described Boggy Depot as similar to Cantrell's work in Alice in Chains and considered it "an album that solidifies Cantrell's reputation as a singer/songwriter/performer in his own right."

In December 1999, The A.V. Club's Stephen Thompson listed Boggy Depot as a nominee for Least Essential Solo Album in his article "Least Essential Albums of the '90s". In April 2002, Thompson gave the album a mixed review, commending "My Song" and "Between" as the best tracks while regarding "Dickeye" and "Devil By His Side" as "pedestrian". He elaborated on the overall sound as "too much [...] like Alice in Chains minus a recognizable vocalist; in other words, a little bit like Creed and Days of the New." Thompson compared it to Scott Weiland's 12 Bar Blues as another "bad post-grunge solo album".

Touring and promotion
The promotion of Boggy Depot led to Jerry Cantrell's first concert experiences as a band frontman which he considered "intimidating". On June 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida, Cantrell began touring for the album with Days of the New and headlining act Metallica on their Poor Re-Touring Me Tour. For his lineup, Cantrell enlisted former Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo, Old Lady Litterbug bassist Nick Rhinehart, former Fishbone keyboardist Chris Dowd, and Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. The band also opened for Van Halen on their 1998 summer tour. Naturally, Cantrell's concert set featured songs by Alice in Chains, and he often closed with Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage/Eclipse".

Despite Cantrell's uneasiness towards performing as frontman, concerts were quickly met with praise by critics from the Los Angeles Times, Variety, and other major publications. The broad approval led Cantrell to schedule a headlining tour starting October 1 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Flight 16 filled the slot as his opening band.

"Cut You In" served as Boggy Depot's lead single and video which charted well and remained one of the album's best known songs. The track is unusual for Cantrell's style considering its use of horns. It was the number 1 most-added track at Rock and Alternative radio with more than 1,000 spins and an audience of more than nine million in its first five days. The second single, "My Song", was on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for over a dozen weeks. Its controversial music video was directed by Rocky Schenck and features performance artist Ann Magnuson. A third and final single, "Dickeye", also managed to chart albeit briefly.

On July 19, 1998, Cantrell was interviewed for the MTV program 120 Minutes which also aired the videos for "Cut You In" and "My Song".

Awards and nominations
Billboard Music Video Awards

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| 1998 || rowspan="2"|Cut You In || Best Hard Rock/Metal Clip || Nominated
 * | Best New Hard Rock/Metal Artist Clip || Nominated
 * | Best New Hard Rock/Metal Artist Clip || Nominated
 * | Best New Hard Rock/Metal Artist Clip || Nominated

Personnel
Musicians
 * Jerry Cantrell – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, clavinet, organ, piano, steel drums, producer
 * Rex Brown – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9, 10)
 * Mike Inez – bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7)
 * John Norwood Fisher – bass guitar (tracks 4, 5)
 * Les Claypool – bass guitar (tracks 11, 12)
 * Sean Kinney – drums
 * Angelo Moore – horns (tracks 2, 12)

Production
 * Toby Wright – producer, engineer, mixer
 * Scott Olson – assistant engineer
 * Mike Cresswell – assistant engineer
 * Rob Nordstrom – assistant engineer
 * Sam Hofstedt – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
 * Stephen Marcussen – mastering
 * Ron Boustead – editing
 * Jerry Cantrell – artwork
 * Brandy Flower – design
 * Mary Maurer – art direction
 * Rocky Schenck – photography

Charts
Singles – Billboard (United States)

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User talk:Agriculture/Archive3

 Please add new comments in new sections. Thanks in advance. Agriculture  Talk archives: archive1 archive2

Illinois Template - Redux
The reason I did not like the template was because it was too large. I have been playing with the idea of condensing it while still leaving in the individule links, please see User:Gpyoung/Illinois for my work on this. I know its not much smaller, but it cuts down the wasted space, making it aat least a little smaller. Tell me what you think. --Gpyoung talk 03:58, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * My concern is that the sections aren't as clear, though I agree with and support the change to the banner, the banner was a lot of wasted space. Perhaps moving the section names just above the sections and centering would be a good thing? Agriculture 04:09, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

User:LaLa
Agriculture, thanks for the heads up about LaLa's latest — unfortunately the guy is only managing to dig himself a hole — at last count he's managed to annoy 4 admins in less than 24 hours, which is a shame, since I actually think he has the potential to be a valuable contributor... Fawcett5 04:09, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Agriculture, you are welcome to use the archiving format, I think I stole it from someone else to begin with anyway... (-:  As for User:Noitall, I have been quietly keeping an eye on him since the abortive Rfc (which I did not hear about until it was already deleted). Fawcett5 19:44, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Urbana
My original comment on the talk page of User:jcarlyle Your image is not a "typical scene" from Urbana. Urbana is not known for trash, but rather as a high value housing community. It is unencyclopedia and uncalled for. Agriculture 16:07, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * While I conceed that Urbana's trash problem might not deserve top of page attention, the simple fact of life that if you live in one of Western's neighborhoods, your back alley will be filled with garbage most of the time. We aren't the chamber of commerce here; we should strive to accurately portray the city. The first thing most of my friends and relatives comment on when they visit me is the amount of trash filling the city's alleyways. Clearly, trash is a problem for Urbana. jcarlyle 00:09 Aug. 9, 2005 UTC
 * While trash may be a problem for your landlord, it is not a problem for the city as a whole, and claiming that your photo is a "typical scene" is downright false. Perhaps I should photograph my plaster wall and post it on the page saying "A typical wall in Urbana."? Utterly unencyclopedic.  I suggest you spend some time reading other articles before making changes. Agriculture 23:18, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * If one landlord were to own every property in Urbana west of Race and north of Florida, I would agree that trash was the problem of a single property owner. Yet this is not the case. Trash has been and continues to be a very visible problem in the city of Urbana. jcarlyle 01:37 Aug. 9, 2005 UTC
 * Then cite your sources. "Because I think so" is not a valid source on Wikipedia.  Urbana is known for great housing environments, not a supposed trash problem. Agriculture 00:47, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Ohio State Capitol or Statehouse
I saw you moved the Ohio Statehouse article to Ohio State Capitol. Are you sure this is correct? I looked at the State of Ohio's website and most pages call the building the Ohio Statehouse. Pentawing 02:12, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

 * One more thing: should the state capitol articles all use "state capitol" or the official titles? For instance, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the buildings are never referred to as "state capitols." Instead, they are called state houses. Pentawing 02:46, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I suppose it is a matter of question as to which is correct.  In the general term the State Capitol is the state house in many cases, but the State Capitol is not always a state house.  I'm working on bringing all the state capitols together as a coherent and fully detailed article.  What I intend to do is to restructure all the pages of XXX State Capitol to contain descriptions of all the Capitols of that state throughout history, whether state house, mansion, rented facility, or in the case of Lousiana, fortress.  We should probably discuss this more, if you like, on WikiProject U.S. state capitols, a project I've set up for this purpose. Agriculture 06:31, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I responded with my thoughts on the matter on the WikiProject U.S. state capitols talk page. Pentawing 21:29, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Decency
Hi there. I recently put my name under the wikiproject decency. Am I wanted/needed? What should I do as a member? I must thank you for forming this project to help combat indecency in wikipedia. Please let me know if the project actually wants me, and if so, what can I do to help? Yours in editing.. Banes 12:23, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Photos
Regarding photos, I think that photographs are inherently preferable to drawings, all else being equal, for a number of reasons. First of all, there's no issues of accuracy--a photo shows exactly what occurs, and there is no danger that the act is portrayed inaccurately. Secondly, greater detail is possible with photographs--for example, color and fine details, rather than the rough line sketches which are being touted as replacements. Not only that, but photographs are more likely to be seen as reliable by people unfamiliar with the act, enhancing encylopedic credibility.

As for the issue of Florida law, IANAL, and therefore don't feel qualified to comment fully. However, I believe there's some protection to be had in that the photos are being used in an educational manner, and not appealing to prurient interests. In addition, we could host the images on some of our servers in Europe or elsewhere. I don't think the legal difficulties are insurmountable--I haven't seen them mentioned up until now, and I'm not sure how seriously to take them without independent legal consultation (no offense intended, of course--I'd just like to get a professional perspective on the matter. Perhaps I'll mention it at the reference desk). HTH, and best wishes. Meelar (talk) 16:27, August 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, at least you were right on the first three photos. The three photos were up for deletion since they were mostly copyvios, no source, and the uploader, User:MrGooGah, mainly just uploaded pornography. Of course, we not always consistant on our deletions and our votes, so I hope you understood my reasoning in keeping the autofellatio image. I hope the users are not attacking you at all, but we had major problems with earlier photos of autofellatio. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:23, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

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Talk to me. --Jasonn 20:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

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Thriller (American TV series)

Thriller (also known as Boris Karloff's Thriller and Boris Karloff Presents) is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers.

Overview
Thriller was created by Hubbell Robinson for MCA's Revue Studios. Though remembered primarily as a series that emphasized gothic horror, under producer Fletcher Markle Thriller was initially a series oriented towards suspense and crime drama, in the manner of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Markle was let go after having completed eight episodes, and replaced by Maxwell Shane. Shane continued in the crime drama mold, though he began to add trappings of gothic horror to a few stories, but he too was replaced after having completed a further nine episodes. The rest of the first season and all of the second was produced by William Frye, who firmly moved Thriller into the format for which it would be most well-remembered, although non-horror crime and mystery stories would still be featured from time to time throughout the show's run.

Among the many writers for the series were Donald S. Sanford, Robert Hardy Andrews, and Robert Bloch, who adapted a number of his own stories, notably "The Weird Tailor". Authors whose works were frequently adapted included August Derleth, Charlotte Armstrong and Cornell Woolrich.

In addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff also starred in five episodes: "The Prediction", "The Premature Burial", "The Last of the Sommervilles", "Dialogues with Death", and "The Incredible Doctor Markesan".

Other actors included Leslie Nielsen in the show's first episode "The Twisted Image", William Shatner in two episodes, "The Hungry Glass" and "The Grim Reaper", Constance Ford in two episodes, Mary Tyler Moore in two episodes, Henry Daniell in five episodes, and Edward Andrews in three episodes. Child actress Beverly Washburn appeared in "Parasite Mansion"; Joan Tompkins appeared in "The Cheaters" and "Mr. George". Elizabeth Montgomery, Tom Poston, and John Carradine in "Masquerade". Carradine also starred in "The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk", co-starring Bruce Dern and Jo Van Fleet; Ed Nelson starred in four episodes: "The Fatal Impulse", "The Cheaters", "A Good Imagination", and "Dialogues with Death".

Other performers included: Rip Torn, George Grizzard, Natalie Trundy, Bethel Leslie, Patricia Medina, Patricia Barry, Richard Anderson, Richard Chamberlain, Elisha Cook, Conrad Nagel, Larry Pennell, Russell Johnson, Diana Millay, Philip Carey, Kathleen Crowley, Susan Oliver, Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., J. Pat O'Malley, Robert Vaughn, Marlo Thomas, John Ireland, Jeanette Nolan, Virginia Gregg, Hazel Scott, Lloyd Bochner, Scott Marlowe, Judson Pratt, Olive Sturgess, Mary Astor, Marion Ross, Hazel Court, MacDonald Carey, Donna Douglas, Natalie Schafer, Phyllis Thaxter, Estelle Winwood, Antoinette Bower, Jane Greer, Dick York, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Carlson, William Windom, George Kennedy, Cloris Leachman, Monte Markham, Nancy Kelly, Patricia Breslin and Edward Binns.

In Danse Macabre, Stephen King's 1981 history and critique of horror fiction, King suggests that Thriller was the best series of its kind up to that point.

Alfred Hitchcock hastened the demise of the series after he came aboard on NBC with The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, an expanded one-hour version of his previous half-hour series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Hitchcock apparently did not want two similar one-hour shows on at the same time.

In a review of the anthology's 2010 DVD release, The Hollywood Reporter said "Not all the episodes work, and the transfers can be a bit grainy. But when they do—the strong shadows living in the black and white, the awesomely overwrought score by composers Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens (if only they had music like that again), the storytelling not using gore and cheap scares as crutches—the results are genuinely goosebump-inducing."

Episodes
Due to a number of TV stations that pre-empted Thriller in favor of local programs, Thriller only ran for two seasons starting September 1960. A few minutes into each episode, Boris Karloff introduces the title of the episode, the "major players" (actors) in that episode, and states that "as sure as my name is Boris Karloff, this is a thriller!" Karloff also appeared as an actor in five episodes over the duration of the series.

Season 1 (1960–61)
The show premiered on September 13, 1960 with the episode "The Twisted Image". It had 37 episodes in the first season (in addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff starred in one episode in the first season: "The Prediction").

Season 2 (1961–62)
The second season of Thriller started on September 18, 1961 with the episode "What Beckoning Ghost?" and had 30 episodes in the season (in addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff starred in four episodes in the 2nd season: "The Premature Burial," "The Last of the Sommervilles," "Dialogues With Death," and "The Incredible Doctor Markesan").

First soundtrack
Each episode of the first season featured a specially composed score; the main theme and majority of writing was by Pete Rugolo, with additional compositions by Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens. In 1961, The Original Music of Thriller, composed, arranged and conducted by Rugolo, was released on Bob Shad's Time label.

Track listing
All compositions by Pete Rugolo.
 * 1) "Theme from "Thriller"" – 1:33
 * 2) "The Hungry Glass" – 4:14
 * 3) "Voodoo Man" – 2:55
 * 4) "The Guilty Men" – 3:06
 * 5) "Girl With a Secret" – 2:24
 * 6) "The Purple Room" – 2:40
 * 7) "Twisted Image" – 1:47
 * 8) "Rose's Last Summer" – 2:42
 * 9) "Worse Than Murder" – 2:04
 * 10) "Child's Play" – 2:13
 * 11) "Finger of Fear" – 3:31
 * 12) "The Man in the Middle" – 2:55

Personnel

 * Pete Rugolo – arranger, conductor
 * Frank Beach, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Uan Rasey – trumpet
 * Milt Bernhart, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino – trombone
 * George Roberts – bass trombone
 * James Decker, Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi – French horn
 * Gene Cipriano, Bob Cooper, Norman Herzberg, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang, Bud Shank – piccolo, flute, bass flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bassoon
 * Red Callender – tuba
 * Laurindo Almeida, Robert Bain – guitar
 * Red Mitchell, Joe Mondragon – bass
 * Caesar Giovannini, Jimmy Rowles – piano
 * Jack Cookerly – organ
 * Dorothy Remsen – harp
 * Larry Bunker, Frank Flynn, Milt Holland, Louis Singer, Alvin Stoller – percussion, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, timpani, congas, bongos, snare drum, bells, chimes, gong, triangle, temple blocks, jawbone, gourd, timbales, maracas
 * Herman Clebanoff, Sam Freed, Benny Gill, Mort Herbert, Anatol Kaminsky, Nathan Kaproff, Lou Klass, Marvin Limonick, William Miller, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld, Irma Neumann, Jack Pepper, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russo, Leon Trebacz – violin
 * Justin Di Tullio, Armand Kaproff, Raphael Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Marie Manahan, Joseph Saxon, Harold Schneier, Eleanor Slatkin – cello

Second soundtrack
After a creative change during the first season, Rugolo was one of the crew to be removed (although his theme music was retained). Goldsmith and Stevens replaced him, scoring the rest of the run between them.

The British label Tadlow Music released two albums featuring several of Goldsmith's scores, re-recorded by City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Nic Raine.

First Tadlow CD released in 2017:

 * 1) The Grim Reaper – Prologue (1:49)
 * 2) The Grim Reaper – Suite (7:22)
 * 3) The Grim Reaper – End Titles (1:20)
 * 4) Hay-Fork And Bill-Hook – Prologue (2:30)
 * 5) Hay-Fork And Bill-Hook – Suite (6:15)
 * 6) Hay-Fork And Bill-Hook – Finale (1:27)
 * 7) Well Of Doom – Prologue (1:37)
 * 8) Well Of Doom – Suite (8:42)
 * 9) Well Of Doom – Reunited (0:55)
 * 10) Mr. George – Prologue (1:29)
 * 11) Mr. George – Suite (7:06)
 * 12) Mr. George – The Swing (0:53)
 * 13) The Poisoner – Prologue (1:06)
 * 14) The Poisoner – Suite (8:22)
 * 15) The Poisoner – End Titles (0:57)
 * 16) Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper – Prologue (2:38)
 * 17) Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper – Suite (6:51)
 * 18) Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper – “Not John, Jack” (0:26)
 * 19) End Titles – Suite (8:24)

Second Tadlow CD released in 2018:

 * 1) GOD GRANTE THAT SHE LYE STILLE – Prologue / Roll Call (1:46)
 * 2) GOD GRANTE THAT SHE LYE STILLE – Suite (13:53) Silly Dog / The Search / Apparition / Locked Doors / Historical Records / I’ve Won
 * 3) THE BRIDE WHO DIED TWICE – Prologue / Roll Call (3:14)
 * 4) THE BRIDE WHO DIED TWICE – Suite (6:46) Consuelo / Respect / Bad News / Wedding Guests / Shot
 * 5) LATE DATE – Prologue / Roll Call (2:09)
 * 6) LATE DATE – Suite (8:58) Aftermath / “It Was You” / The Plant / Confession
 * 7) THE WEIRD TAILOR – Prologue / Roll Call (2:05)
 * 8) THE WEIRD TAILOR – Suite (10:03) Finest Material / “Leave Me Alone” / Late Work / Delivery / The Freezer / “Not So Idle Hans”
 * 9) MASQUERADE – Prologue / Roll Call (1:53)
 * 10) MASQUERADE – Suite (10:38) Up the Stairs / Every Man for Himself / Spoil Sports! / Honeymooners / The Cellar / Escape / Coffin Made for Two
 * 11) TERROR IN TEAKWOOD – Prologue / Roll Call (2:18)
 * 12) TERROR IN TEAKWOOD – Suite (5:09) The Box / Ground Plaster Cast / Fist Fight
 * 13) TERROR IN TEAKWOOD – Nocturne for Violin and Piano (4:30) Composed by Caesar Giovaninni Violin: Lucie Svehlova / Piano: Jaromir Klepac

Comic book
Gold Key Comics published a comic book version of Thriller, beginning in October 1962.

The title changed to Boris Karloff: Tales of Mystery after the TV series ended; the comic book series lasted until the very end of 1979, long after the death of Karloff himself. Dark Horse Comics published an archive reprint of the series beginning in 2009.

Home media
On August 31, 2010, Image Entertainment released Thriller: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. The 14-disc set contains all 67 episodes, remastered and uncut, with new commentary tracks and separated music tracks.

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About FRED
Barbershop quartets typically have had relatively staid names like "The 139th Street Quartet", "The Confederates", "The Accidental Four", "Center Stage", "Sundowners", etc. FRED is the only competition-level quartet to take on a name that is simply a person's name. It's as if the four guys were sitting around one day and said "well, what should we call the group? How about Fred?" (meant as a joke) The name stuck, and it makes sense because they are a comedy quartet, which is a rarity at serious competition level singing.

The vast majority of barbershop quartets sing "standard" barbershop material in a "standard" way. That is, the emphasis is on the sound, the blend, i.e. all the things which competition judges care about. FRED, on the other hand, is more like a vaudeville show, with much of their repertoire comprised of standard barbershop tunes with altered (read: funny) lyrics, which are composed primarily by their lead, Rick LaRosa. And according to barbershop rules, these lyrics have to fit the tune and rhythm of an existing barbershop "standard" tune. So, "Makin' Whoopie" becomes "We're Nincompoopy", etc. Jared Carlson, the tenor, is the comic, or the butt of many of the jokes in the lyrics. Much of the humor stems from barbershop terminology, so it could be lost on those not familiar with Barbershop music.

Even though the emphasis is on humor, they are an excellent quartet. Clay Hine, the bari (baritone), is an excellent arranger, and arranges for other groups in addition to FRED. Indeed, the year FRED won the International Competition, both of their last round selections were arranged by Hine. AND, both of the last round arrangements of their chief rivals that year, the 2nd-place group Platinum, were also arranged by Hine, including "Auld Land Syne", which has one of the most thrilling hair-raising tags ever composed.

Fred is the first "comedy quartet" to win the SPEBSQSA International Competition, doing so in 1999. Their climb to the top took less than a decade, from being Dixie Chapter Champions in 1991, they placed in the top ten at the International in 1994, then finished fourth twice (1996 and 1998), with a second place sandwiched in between in 1997. As an example of their creativity, in the last round in 1999 they sang a parody of the barbershop standard "Who'll Take My Place in Your Heart When I'm Gone", and changed it to "Who'll Take Fourth Place in Your Heart When We're Gone" (referring to 1996 and 1998).

(The only other comedy quartet to finish in the top 5 was Chordiac Arrest, which placed 5th in both 1988 and 1989.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.149.61.226 (talk • contribs) 22:06, July 25, 2005.

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Michael B. Jordan

Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Jordan reprised his role of Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023); the latter also marked his directorial debut.

Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He went on to play Reggie Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and Vince Howard in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019), in which he portrayed Bryan Stevenson. He has also starred in and produced the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.

Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2020 and 2023. Also in 2020, he was named People's Sexiest Man Alive, and The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. Jordan is also a co-owner of English Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth.

Early life
Michael Bakari Jordan was born on February 9, 1987, in Santa Ana, California, to Donna and Michael A. Jordan. He has an older sister and a younger brother. His family lived in Santa Ana, CA for two years before moving to Newark, NJ where Jordan grew up. He attended Newark Arts High School, where his mother worked as a teacher, and where he also played basketball.

1999–2008: Beginnings
Jordan worked as a child model for several companies and brands, including Modell's Sporting Goods and Toys "R" Us, before deciding to embark on a career as an actor. He launched his career as a professional actor in 1999, when he appeared briefly in single episodes of the television series Cosby and The Sopranos. His first principal film role followed in 2001 when he was featured in Hardball, which starred Keanu Reeves. In 2002, he gained more attention by playing the small but pivotal role of Wallace in the first season of HBO's The Wire.

In March 2003, he joined the cast of All My Children, replacing Chadwick Boseman, playing Reggie Montgomery, a troubled teenager, until June 2006 when Jordan was released from his contract. Jordan's other credits include guest starring appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace and Cold Case. Thereafter, he had a lead role in the independent film Blackout and starred in The Assistants on The-N. In 2008, Jordan appeared in the music video "Did You Wrong" by R&B artist Pleasure P.

2009–2012: Friday Night Lights and Parenthood
In 2009, Jordan began starring in the NBC drama Friday Night Lights as quarterback Vince Howard, and lived in an apartment in Austin where the show was filmed. He played the character for two seasons until the show ended in 2011. In 2009, he guest-starred on Burn Notice in the episode "Hot Spot", playing a high school football player who got into a fight and is being hunted by a local gangster. In 2010, he was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by 'Nylon'' Magazines Young Hollywood Issue.

In 2010, he guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Inhumane Society" as a boxer involved in a Michael Vick-inspired dog fighting scandal. That year, he landed a recurring role on the NBC show Parenthood playing Alex (Haddie Braverman's love interest). This marked his second collaboration with showrunner Jason Katims, who was in charge of Friday Night Lights. BuddyTV ranked him #80 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". Jordan voiced Jace in the Xbox 360 game Gears of War 3. In 2012, Jordan appeared in the George Lucas-produced film Red Tails and played lead character Steve Montgomery in Chronicle, a film about three teenaged boys who develop superhuman abilities. He also guest-starred in an episode of House final season, playing a blind patient.

2013–present: Breakthrough
In 2013, Jordan starred as shooting victim Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station, directed by Ryan Coogler. His performance garnered critical acclaim, with Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter stating that Jordan reminded him of "a young Denzel Washington". Following his role in Fruitvale Station, Jordan was named an "actor to watch" by People and Variety. Time magazine named him with Coogler one of 30 people under 30 who are changing the world, and he was also named one of 2013's breakout stars by Entertainment Weekly and GQ.

In 2015, he starred as Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, in Fantastic Four. The film was universally panned by critics, holding a 9% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and was a bust at the box office. However, later in 2015, Jordan rebounded with critical acclaim when he starred as Donnie Creed, the son of boxer Apollo Creed in the seventh Rocky film, Creed, his second collaboration with Coogler, which co-starred Sylvester Stallone. Jordan prepared for his role as a boxer in Creed by undertaking one year of rigorous physical training and a stringent low-fat diet. He did not have a body double during filming and was "routinely bloodied, bruised, and dizzy" when fighting scenes were being filmed.

In 2016, Jordan featured in the popular sports game NBA 2K17, portraying Justice Young, a teammate of the player in the game's MyCareer mode. In October 2017, it was announced that Jordan was cast in a supporting role as Mark Reese in the upcoming Netflix superhero series Raising Dion. In February 2018, Jordan starred as the villain Erik Killmonger in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Black Panther; this marked Jordan's third collaboration with Coogler. His performance in Black Panther received critical acclaim, with Dani Di Placido of Forbes stating that Jordan "steals the show", while Jason Guerrasio of Business Insider wrote that the actor "plays a Killmonger fueled with hate and emptiness – we won't give away why – but he also delivers it with a swagger that's just a joy to watch ... the movie takes off more in story and viewing enjoyment whenever Jordan is on screen."

Later in 2018, Jordan starred in Fahrenheit 451 with Michael Shannon and Sofia Boutella. The television film was distributed on HBO by HBO Films. That same year, Jordan reprised his role as boxer Donnie Creed in Creed II, a sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky film series. Creed II was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on November 21, 2018. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and it went on to debut to $35.3 million in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $55.8 million), marking the biggest debut ever for a live-action release over Thanksgiving.

He also voices the character Julian Chase in Rooster Teeth's animated series Gen:Lock, which he also co-produces through his production company, Outlier Society Productions since January 2019. Jordan portrayed attorney Bryan Stevenson in a legal drama, Just Mercy, which he also co-produced. The film, based on a real-life story, was released in December 2019 to critical acclaim. Jordan stars in Without Remorse, based on the book by Tom Clancy, as John Clark, a former Navy SEAL and director of the elite counterterrorism unit Rainbow Six. Originally planned for release on September 18, 2020, it was released on April 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jordan reprised his MCU role as Erik "Killmonger" Stevens in two episodes of the first season of What If...? (2021), and in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), and made a cameo appearance in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021). He also starred in A Journal for Jordan (2021), directed by Denzel Washington, as a soldier who "kept a journal full of poignant life lessons for their newborn son, Jordan, while deployed overseas." Jordan made his directorial debut with Creed III, a sequel to Creed II, in addition to producing and reprising his starring role as boxer Adonis Creed. It was released on March 3, 2023.

Michael B. Jordan's influences for filmmaking are: Steven Speliberg, Martin Scorsese, Alfonso Cuarón, Ryan Coogler, George Lucas, and Christopher Nolan

Upcoming projects
He is slated to reteam with Coogler for the fourth time in Wrong Answer, a film based on the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Jordan is also set to appear in a second remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Jordan is also set to appear in the vampire film Blood Brothers. His production company Outlier Society signed a first look deal with Amazon, and is also developing Val-Zod, an HBO Max series featuring a Black version of the DC Comics character Superman.

, Jordan will produce and star in the sequel of I Am Legend with Will Smith.

Personal life
Jordan has resided in Los Angeles since 2006. He grew up in a religious household and considers himself to be spiritual. , he lived with his parents in a Sherman Oaks home that he purchased. Jordan is also a fan of anime, particularly Naruto: Shippuden and the Dragon Ball franchise. Jordan grew up in Newark, New Jersey and is a lifelong fan of the New York Giants.

In November 2020, the actor began dating model Lori Harvey, daughter of comedian Steve Harvey. In June 2022, it was announced that the couple had ended their relationship.

Sports ownership
In December 2022, Jordan was announced as part-owner of English football club AFC Bournemouth. The club was taken over by the consortium group the Black Knights Football Club led by fellow American Businessman William Foley. Jordan led the minority ownership group with Kosmos Founder Nullah Sarker.

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Sunbird (disambiguation)

Sunbird may refer to:
 * The bird family Nectariniidae
 * Holden Sunbird, a mid-sized sedan automobile
 * Mozilla Sunbird, a calendar and scheduling program
 * Pontiac Sunbird, one of two kinds of car made by General Motors
 * Stanton Sunbird, New Zealand homebuilt motor glider
 * Sunbird, a person, especially an older person, who moves to a more desirable climate
 * Sunbird, a children's imprint of Penguin Group
 * Sunbird, a spell in the MMORPG Wizard101
 * Sunbird, a short story by Neil Gaiman
 * Sunbird (album)
 * The Sunbird, a book by Wilbur Smith
 * Three-legged crow, a Chinese mythological bird with association to the sun
 * Verilite Sunbird, 1980s United States civil utility aircraft

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Talk:Dr. Ian Malcom

I'm turning this into a redirect as there really isn't any significant discussion of the character here, just a plot summary. We already have an extensive plot summary at Jurrasic Park. Tobycat 04:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:Xanfan

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HiteJinro

HiteJinro Co., Ltd. is a South Korean multinational drink, brewing and distiller company, founded in 1924. It is the world's leading producer of soju, accounting for more than half of that beverage's domestic sales. It also manufactures a variety of other alcoholic beverages including red wine and whiskey. Distilleries are located in Icheon, Cheongwon, and Masan, with the Masan plant geared toward exports. In addition, Jinro produces the Soksu brand of bottled water at a factory in Cheongwon. In 2006, the company was acquired by Hite, a popular beverage company whose main product is beer.

Jinro soju is known by the brand name Chamisul, which is the world's most popular liquor. Part of their marketing strategy is to use temperature sensitive paper on their bottle label. A tab in the shape of an Asiatic Toad (the company's mascot) is white when the bottle is warm and becomes blue when the bottle is cold, indicating that the soju is ready to drink.

Jinro has been named the top-selling spirit in the world in the Millionaires' Club 2016, after selling 73.8m 9-litre in the year 2015.

Beer

 * Terra
 * Hite (Hite EXTRA COLD)
 * Max
 * Dry Finish D
 * Stout
 * Exfeel S
 * Filite
 * Queen's Ale – Blonde Type
 * Queen's Ale – Extra Bitter Type

Soju
Jinro is the largest manufacturer of soju accounting for half of all white spirits sold in South Korea. Soju accounts for 97% of the category. Global sales in 2013 were 750 million bottles; the second-largest spirits brand, Smirnoff, sold less than half that number. The most popular variety of soju is currently Chamisul (참이슬 - literally meaning "real dew"), a quadruple-filtered soju produced by Jinro. Other brands include:
 * Chamisul Classic
 * Chamisul Nature
 * IlpumJinro
 * JINRO GOLD
 * Chamisul Damgeumjoo
 * chamisul fresh
 * jinro 24
 * chamisul grapefruit
 * chamisul green grape
 * chamisul plum
 * jinro tok-tok sparkling soju peach
 * jinro tok-tok sparkling soju pineapple

Whiskey

 * Kingdom
 * Cutty Sark

Wine

 * HiteJinro wine

Subsidiary brands

 * Seoksu natural mineral water
 * Puriss

Success of Chamisul & Chamisul Fresh
Jinro launched Chamisul in South Korea on October 19, 1998. Their goal with the new brand was to break the stereotype that soju had to be 25% ABV to be palatable. The success of the brand changed the image of soju from a strong hearty spirit to a "soft and clean" one. The name Chamisul has been commonly associated with soju ever since and its introduction marked an historic breakthrough in the soju market, in terms of its quality, brand power, and sales volume. Chamisul was initially launched as a 23% ABV product when it was released. It has subsequently been revised to 20.1% ABV, while its sister sub-branding "Chamisul Fresh" is sold at 17.2% ABV. These two brands are currently leading the domestic soju market.

The brand has gained huge popularity by using bamboo charcoal filtration method since its launch. The recipe has also been renewed seven times since.

Chamisul has become a common placeword for soju in South Korea. The brand has been holding a 50% (or more) share of the domestic market since two years after its initial release.

Impact on Korean drinking culture
Hitejinro’s product line includes six beers, most notably the Hite label; seven soju lines, including the Korean favorite, Chamisul; two whiskey variations; and one wine. Together, this has garnered them a sizeable market share. Hite Brewery Co., Ltd. is the leading player in the Korean alcoholic drinks market, generating a 50.2% share.

Jinro's brand of soju is the biggest-selling spirit in the world, according to a survey by the UK-based Drinks International magazine, easily outselling vodka and whisky brands last year.

Average adult annual consumption of spirits in South Korea is 9.57 liters, the world’s highest, according to 2005 data from the World Health Organization published last year. The Korean landscape of drinking has resulted in numerous street brawls, increased family violence and other crimes involving drinking. This prevalent problem is further exacerbated due to very minimal government punishment when a crime is committed with alcohol.

Due to these occurrences, Hite-Jinro has begun putting warning labels on bottles of Chamisul and Beer products with messages reading: "No more drunken violence! Let's improve wrong drinking culture!"

"We felt tremendously responsible for social problems caused by drinking... we will help with efforts to change our drinking culture to a more positive one," said a sales manager at Hite-Jinro, quoted in Chosun Ilbo newspaper.

Expansion outside Korea
Soju sales are soaring and foreign companies are considering buying into one of the few Korean industries to relish the economic crisis. But outsiders face tough, patriotic competition.

With HiteJinro's most notable drink, Soju, it has quickly gained momentum and popularity as a vodka substitute. The spirit, which is distilled from rice, barley, and koji, has become a popular import; though, with the company operating in Russia, the US, South Korea, China and Japan, the Korean giant has begun setting its sights on India with a new bottling deal.

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