Talk:Yahoo Serious

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I assume that the university in question here is the one in New South Wales but that probably needs to be clarified - click on the link to see what I mean.

You'd think so, since it's supposed to be support for the claim that he's an 'icon' in Australia. But then, given that he's really not, it could mean Newcastle, UK... ;-) -- Perey 07:17, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

I came here to question the claim the Yahoo Serious is regarded as an icon in Australia, and found that someone else has too. He is rarely mentioned, hardly known (except famongst people of the right age like me who saw the wide publicity for Young Einstein) and certainly not an icon. Receiving an honorary degree from the university you dropped-out of does not prove you are an icon. Honorary degrees are really just publicity stunts for the Univeristy. Asa01 19:46, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

While I am going I also question the claim about Australia being a passing fad in the US. The nation seems to have an enduring or recurring fascination with Aust, seen after Serious with Steve Irwin, til he too got old. I know what I want to say in the para so will overhaul it when I have more time. Asa01 19:49, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

OK I have deleted the claims he is an icon. I was going to re-word the bit about him being a one-hit-wonder filmmaker, but ultimately opted not to because (A.) the earlier paragraphs already state this, and (B.) it is very common in Australia for directors to have a major film hit and be flavour of the month but to then subsequently fail to recreate that success in future projects. Something connected to the tiny film industry in Aust (a director may spend a decade making their film - mostly pre-production), funding issues, competition from Hollywood, etc. Some directors do have a second or a third hit film, but many do not, and many with multiple hits are those who went to Hollywood. So not really all that notable nor worth reiterating. Asa01 06:10, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Kokoda? 2 Actual film gross? 3 When??? 4 Yahoo & Yahoo! 5 Name Change

[edit] Kokoda?

I've read through the credits of the 2006 film KOKODA and his imdb profile and can't find his real or stage name anywhere. Plus, I've never heard that Serious was involved in this film prior to reading this wikipedia article. Therefore I'm deleting the final paragraph.

This guy is a jerk.

Now calm down, there is a likelyhood that this guy is a jerk but you shouldn;t really be saying things like that on Wikipedia. Atlantis Hawk 06:07, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Actual film gross?

This article claims that Young Einstein grossed over 100 million dollars worldwide. The article for the film claims that it grossed around 11 million. One or the other (or both) is inaccurate.

I've checked IMDb, and www.boxofficemojo.com, they both report the $11 million gross as soley the United States gross.

[edit] When???

"A video of Mr. Serious beatboxing has been making the internet rounds of late."

I have a problem with the above sentence, because it contains an example of a practice that is compromising the quality of uncounted Wikipedia articles: the failure to specify a date, however approximate. "Of late" helps the reader not at all. When was the above sentence written? There is no guarantee that any given reader will have the slightest clue. It is clear that the statement will soon become an anachronism. Kipholbeck 06:46, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yahoo & Yahoo!

Interesting that about Yahoo Serious suing Yahoo! over the name. When I first heard of Yahoo!, Yahoo Serious was the first person I thought of. El charangista 01:50, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name Change

Just FYI, there seems to be no reason that he can't change his name back; Australia has no limit on numbers of name changes. However, it now needs to be done through the government, with many forms and proof of intent and such. Yahoo's previous change was by deed poll, which means you just declare 'Hey, everyone, call me Dave now.' and you file something saying, 'Bob is now Dave'. So presumably the paperwork played a part, but there's no reason he can't change back if he wants.Thespian 00:09, 5 March 2007 (UTC)