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28th Feb 2023

Black Widow (2021)

Trivia: This film marks William Hurt's fifth and final appearance as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. He died from prostate cancer the following year, and his role was recast with Harrison Ford moving forward.

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23rd Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19

Trivia: The reason why Harley is played by a different actor for this episode, and then subsequently written out of the show and replaced by Griff, is because Danny McNulty, in his own words, suffered a bipolar meltdown during the table read and ended up checking into a mental health facility for around a month. He said it ended up largely derailing his acting career until he returned to play Harley again in Girl Meets World.

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17th Feb 2023

Common mistakes

Factual error: Films set in or around the middle ages depict horses being the size of modern horses. In actuality, horses during that time period were smaller, closer to modern ponies.

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17th Feb 2023

Common mistakes

Factual error: Films depicting criminal trials in American courtrooms frequently show the defendant receiving their sentence right after their guilty verdict is rendered. In real life, people found guilty will have a separate hearing to receive their sentence several weeks later.

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Trivia: John Leguizamo was nearly cast as the Vulture before Michael Keaton finally accepted the role after multiple offers. Leguizamo stated on his Instagram account that the studio just used him as a pawn to get Keaton to accept the role, and that he could have sued if he wanted.

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16th Feb 2023

Batman Forever (1995)

Trivia: Jerry Heller filed a lawsuit against numerous individuals involved in the making of this film, alleging they used parts of his autobiography without his permission. He died about 10 months after filing the lawsuit, which was dismissed a couple years later.

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16th Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

16th Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men - S4-E9

Trivia: While filming the wrestling match between Vader and Jake "The Snake" Roberts, the actual wrestling fans in attendance didn't like Vader and shouted insults at him. Ethan Suplee said he almost got into a fight with some fans because of this, and a crew member had to tell him to stop engaging with the fans because he was mic'd up.

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15th Feb 2023

General questions

14th Feb 2023

The Dark Knight (2008)

Trivia: There was speculation that this film would receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards. Although this didn't come to fruition, the Academy Awards the following year expanded its Best Picture field from five nominations to ten, allegedly in response to the backlash it received for snubbing the film.

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Dick the Vote - S2-E6

Dick: Why should I vote for Frank Gansmiller, Frank?
Frank Gansmiller: Good question, Dick. Because I want to take money out of the drug dealers' pockets, and give it back to the people.
Dick: Frank's right. I want some of that drug money.

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Frankie Goes to Rutherford - S5-E19

Don: Come on, Sally, we're late.
Sally: Oh, gosh, OK.
Harry: Where you guys going?
Don: Uh, we're going to see the Kenny Loggins Experience. Yeah, they're a Kenny Loggins tribute band.
Tommy: Oh, they sound just like him?
Don: Well, I hope not. I hate Kenny Loggins.
(00:08:00)

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