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10th Jul 2022

Boy Meets World (1993)

On the Fence - S1-E2

Trivia: When he's being sprayed with water guns by all the other students in the cafeteria, Cory says "Oh my G..." The cast wasn't actually allowed to say "Oh my God" on the show, so Cory only enuncing the G sound was Ben Savage catching himself. (00:02:13)

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3rd Jul 2022

Boy Meets World (1993)

Pilot - S1-E1

Trivia: The pilot episode had to be shot twice. The network was reportedly unhappy with the first result, and according to the Pod Meets World podcast, Michael Jacobs rewrote the pilot in one night.

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30th Jun 2022

X-Men (1992)

Trivia: When Thanos arrives at Titan, he is greeted by Doctor Strange, who is sitting down and playing with some rubble in his hand. When Iron Man, Thor and Captain America first see Thanos after he destroys the Avengers compound in Avengers: Endgame, he is similarly sitting down and playing with rubble in his hand. This could mean that Doctor Strange was mimicking what Thanos would do in the one out of 14,000,605 possible futures that he saw in which the heroes would defeat Thanos.

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Trivia: SPOILER: When Wanda kills Professor X inside the mind of her possessed alternate self, it first appears that she snaps his neck. However, if you watch it in slow motion, you can see she actually rips his head in half.

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26th Jun 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

19th Jun 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

Trivia: Moses Ingram received racist attacks and death threats from overzealous fans for her role in this series. Lucasfilm actually warned her prior to signing onto the series that she would likely be the target of vitriol from racist fans, following similar attacks on John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran.

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Trivia: During the course of the highly publicized Depp v. Heard trial, Amber Heard claimed her role in this film was drastically reduced because of her allegations of domestic abuse against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. The producers of the film have disputed her claim.

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19th Jun 2022

Preacher (2016)

Trivia: Arseface is based on James Vance, a teenager who made a suicide pact with his friend Ray Belknap, after the two became intoxicated while listening to the band Judas Priest. Vance survived his suicide attempt, but was left with a horribly disfigured face. His parents went on to unsuccessfully sue Judas Priest, blaming the band for their son's suicide attempt.

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19th Jun 2022

Lady Bird (2017)

Trivia: At one point, this was mathematically the best-reviewed film of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, briefly surpassing the honor held by Toy Story 2. Upon learning this, Cole Smithey - who calls himself the world's smartest film critic and is known for having contrarian reviews - deliberately changed his review from "fresh" to "rotten," as he didn't feel the film deserved the distinction of being the best-reviewed film of all time.

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19th Jun 2022

Loki (2021)

19th Jun 2022

The Mandalorian (2019)

Trivia: Gina Carano was fired after season two for repeatedly making inflammatory posts on Twitter, including spreading disinformation about the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and wearing masks in public, as well as comparing political discourse in America to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Prior to her firing, she was set to have a larger role in the shelved spin-off series "Rangers of the New Republic." Carano ended up filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against Disney in 2024.

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19th Jun 2022

Jurassic World (2015)

Trivia: This is the only film in the franchise to feature an onscreen death of a female character.

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19th Jun 2022

Dexter: New Blood (2021)

Trivia: One of the main reasons for this series being made was because fans generally had a very negative reception to how the original series ended. While this series as a whole was liked by fans compared to the later seasons of the original series and despite the efforts of the creators to give fans a more satisfying ending, the finale seemed to upset fans more than that of its predecessor. As of this writing, it even has a lower IMDB rating.

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19th Jun 2022

She-Hulk (2022)

Trivia: Alison Brie expressed interest in the lead role after Kevin Feige stated that they were looking to cast an "Alison Brie-like actress."

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Trivia: The studio asked Johnny Depp to resign from his role as Grindewald for this film, owing to allegations of domestic abuse by his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp later sued Heard for defamation and won the case.

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19th Jun 2022

Triple Frontier (2019)

Question: Is there any significance to "Orion" by Metallica playing over the end credits?

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