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7th Dec 2024

Dexter (2006)

Go Your Own Way - S3-E10

Trivia: When Dexter and Rita return home from their date, Deb tells Rita that her daughter, Astor, nearly made it through Saw and Saw II while she was babysitting her, which elicits a concerned look from Rita before Deb states she was joking. Julie Benz, who plays Rita, appeared in Saw V, which was released 5 weeks before this episode first aired.

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1st Dec 2024

X-Men (1992)

Trivia: Many members of the voice cast had no idea how popular this show was until decades after it went off the air, and they started going to conventions and meeting fans.

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Trivia: In an interview with GQ, Sal said the cops have been called on the show around four times. Each time, the cops that showed up were fans of the show and understood what was going on, much to the chagrin of the persons who called the cops.

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1st Dec 2024

Game of Thrones (2011)

Trivia: "Khaleesi" became a popular name for baby girls in the United States once this show gained a following. It can be speculated that some of those parents may have regretted the namesake by the end of Daenerys's story arc.

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30th Nov 2024

Red One (2024)

18th Nov 2024

Step by Step (1991)

Trivia: Prior to appearing in this show, Staci Keanan and Christopher Castile had already worked together on two short-lived sitcoms: My Two Dads and Going Places.

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13th Nov 2024

Wicked (2024)

Trivia: The packaging for the Mattel toys for this film mistakenly contained a URL for a pornographic website. A mother in South Carolina filed a class action lawsuit against Mattel after her daughter visited the website.

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Trivia: As unbelievable as it may sound, following this film's record-breaking global earnings, Box Office Mojo recognized the X-Men series of films as the highest-grossing R-rated film franchise in history. This is despite the fact that only four of the fourteen films in the series are rated R.

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28th Oct 2024

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Trivia: Trevor Goddard's performance as Kano was so well received by fans that the character was retconned to be Australian in subsequent games.

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28th Oct 2024

The Simpsons (1989)

27th Oct 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

Bright Eyes - S1-E7

Trivia: When Bastion is killing Gyrich for almost ruining his surprise, the subtitles ironically spoil the surprise of Bastion's identity by revealing him to be the man speaking.

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27th Oct 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

19th Oct 2024

Wicked (2024)

Trivia: A fan created a poster of this film emulating the design of the musical's iconic poster. Upon seeing this image, Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, bizarrely called it the most offensive thing she had ever seen.

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Trivia: Knull co-creator Ryan Stegman was annoyed that the character was written into this film without his knowledge or input. Sony extended an olive branch to Stegman by giving him a screening of the film, which he ended up enjoying.

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Trivia: One of the special teams that players can form in this game is Wolverine, Deadpool, Blade, and Elektra, dubbed "Assassins." These four characters coincidentally briefly teamed together in the 2024 film "Deadpool and Wolverine."

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Trivia: In a surprising (and given the reception, highly questionable) move by Warner Bros, director Todd Phillips was given complete creative control over this film, including final cut, and no test screenings.

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7th Oct 2024

Speak No Evil (2024)

Trivia: The Danish couple at the beginning is likely a reference to this film being a remake of a Danish film.

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