Cubs Fan

4th Jun 2019

The Flash (2014)

Elseworlds, Part 1 - S5-E9

Trivia: When Oliver and Barry breach to Earth-38, the transition music is Remy Zero's "Save Me", famous for its use as the theme song to Smallville. Other homages include the same barn used for the Kent farm and Lois calling Clark "Smallville."

Cubs Fan

4th Jun 2019

The Flash (2014)

30th Sep 2018

Undercover Boss (2010)

Chicago Cubs - S2-E7

Trivia: Todd Ricketts was chosen to go undercover because it was felt that his brother Thomas, the public face of the Cubs' front office, would be too recognizable.

Cubs Fan

21st Sep 2018

Joan of Arcadia (2003)

30th Aug 2018

The Muppets (2011)

Trivia: The first Muppet movie to give top billing to the human actors instead of the Muppet characters and/or their puppeteers.

Cubs Fan

30th Aug 2018

The Jungle Book (1967)

Trivia: King Louie is largely an original character created by Disney; he doesn't appear in the "Jungle Book" anthologies, since orangutans aren't native to India.

Cubs Fan

Trivia: In the original script, Marge had the prophetic vision of the town's destruction. It was changed after the writers realised that the family ignoring Grandpa was more plausible.

Cubs Fan

19th Aug 2018

Blade Runner (1982)

Trivia: The word "replicant" doesn't appear in the Phillip Dick novel.

Cubs Fan

19th Aug 2018

Blade Runner (1982)

Trivia: This is Ridley Scott's favorite film of his own, and the Final Cut released in 2007 is his favorite version.

Cubs Fan

2nd Aug 2018

Jaws (1975)

2nd Aug 2018

Jaws (1975)

Trivia: Quint's recounting of the USS Indianapolis attack is Steven Spielberg's favorite scene.

Cubs Fan

27th Jun 2018

24 (2001)

Trivia: Because of his commitment to the film, Harrison Ford was unable to play Han Solo in the NPR radio dramatization of Star Wars. The role was taken over by Perry King, who had been among those auditioning for the role in the movie before Ford was cast.

Cubs Fan

Trivia: The seventeen-year manhunt for Ted Kaczynski was the longest and most expensive in the history of the FBI. Before he was turned in by his brother David, the now-famous composite sketch of Kaczynski in a hoodie and aviator sunglasses was the closest they ever came to IDing him.

Cubs Fan

10th Jun 2018

The Orville (2017)

UNABOM - S1-E1

Trivia: In one scene, Fitz explains to his superiors what an emordnilap is, a word or phrase similar to a palindrome that reads one thing forwards and something else backwards. The word "emordnilap" is itself "palindrome" spelled backwards.

Cubs Fan

5th Jun 2018

Merlin (2008)

Trivia: For her role as Morgana, Kate McGrath uses her natural Irish accent.

Cubs Fan

24th May 2018

Beetlejuice (1988)

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