One Of Glenn Howerton's Favorite Always Sunny Episodes Was Inspired By A True Story
Charlie is one of the most cartoonish characters in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but his relationship with pears is based on a real person.
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Stories By Michael Boyle
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Rick And Morty Season 8 Will Feature More Of Rick's Grossest Habit [Exclusive]
Rick's grossest habit is making a bit of a comeback in Rick and Morty season 8, which is probably bad news for both Rick and Morty.
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The Twilight Zone Episode That Required The Cast And Crew To Eat Salads During Breaks
Filming on location can be especially tricky, but for one episode of The Twilight Zone, it required the cast and crew to change their diets.
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Why Making Severance Season 2 Left Adam Scott Exhausted
Filming scenes for Severance season 2 was so complicated that it left star Adam Scott exhausted, but he still enjoyed the challenge.
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Scream Star Hayden Panettiere Almost Auditioned For A Taylor Sheridan TV Series
Hayden Panettiere nearly auditioned for a crucial role in one of Taylor Sheridan's TV shows (one that would instead be played by one of her former co-workers).
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Benedict Cumberbatch Has One Condition To Return As Sherlock Holmes
Benedict Cumberbatch broke into the mainstream as Sherlock Holmes but he'll only return to the role if a few things happen first.
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The Real Reason Rogue One's Jyn Erso Didn't Appear In Andor
Rogue One protagonist Jyn Erso could've conceivably shown up in Andor, but showrunner Tony Gilroy had a valid reason for not including her.
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Hulu's Only Murders In The Building Could Have Had A Completely Different Vibe
The age gap between the stars of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building is what makes the mystery show work, but it was almost not part of the series.
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Why Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Couldn't Get A Best Score Oscar Nomination
The 81st Academy Awards sparked controversy when The Dark Knight wasn't nominated for Best Original Score. Here's what went down.
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Kunal Nayyar Explains Why Raj Had To Be Single In The Big Bang Theory Finale
Fans of The Big Bang Theory hated that Raj ended the show unmarried, but Kunal Nayyar thinks the series writers were wise to keep him single.
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How John Boyega Really Feels About A Kylo Ren & Rey Romance In Star Wars
As Star Wars fans continue to debate the idea of Reylo (aka a romance between Rey and Kylo Ren), John Boyega has offered his two cents on the matter.
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How Much Money Does Tony Soprano Have In The Sopranos?
It's a question that's caused curious audiences to scratch their heads for decades: exactly how rich is Tony Soprano on HBO's The Sopranos?
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How Kathy Bates Proved Misery's Director Wrong With Her Stephen King Role
Kathy Bates' award-winning performance as Annie Wilkes in Misery is untouchable, and she defied the outside factors that would usually hinder success.
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A Fan-Favorite Black Mirror Episode Features Two YouTube Gaming Cameos
Black Mirror explores the way technology could destroy us, but the sci-fi series understands the joyous impact as well, like YouTube Gaming celebrities.
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The Simpsons Revealed How Lisa And Bart Will Die (And It's Perfect)
The Simpsons feels like a show that could run forever, but if a recent episode is considered canonical, adult Bart and Lisa have the perfect ending.
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Black Mirror's Saddest Episode Was Written By The Creator Of A Beloved HBO Series
Before creating one of the most acclaimed HBO shows of all time, Jesse Armstrong wrote the saddest episode of Black Mirror.
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How Much Money Did Mad Men's Don Draper Make?
As the enigmatic creative director at an advertising firm, Don Draper on Mad Men seemed to have it all. But how much would the character have actually made?
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George R.R. Martin Had One Condition To Turn Game Of Thrones Into A TV Show
George R.R. Martin had a simple test for David Benioff and D.B. Weiss when they pitched him their idea for adapting Game of Thrones into a TV series.
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The Poker Face Season 2 Premiere Reminds Us That Cynthia Erivo Is Far More Than Just Elphaba
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo is given the chance to play multiple characters in the premiere episode of Poker Face season 2.
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Marvel's Scrapped Thunderbolts Post-Credits Scenes Featured Baron Zemo & Kang
One of the screenwriters of Thunderbolts* has shared some of his early ideas for post-credits scenes that didn't make the final cut.
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Who Is Judith's Biological Father On The Walking Dead?
Judith Grimes is accepted by Rick Grimes as his daughter in The Walking Dead, but who is her biological father: Rick or Shane?
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The Only Marvel Character To Show Up In Every Captain America Movie
Several Marvel Cinematic Universe characters appear throughout the Captain America movies, but only one of them shows up in every single film.
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Every Season Of Rami Malek's Mr. Robot, Ranked
We ranked all four seasons of the USA Network series Rami Malek Mr. Robot from worst to best. See how the series stacks up.
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What Happened To Claire Littleton On Lost? Her Season 5 Absence, Explained
What happened to Claire on Lost? The character disappeared for season 5 and returned in the last season, but let's look back at why that disappearance happened.
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Why Glenn Howerton Almost Left It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Fans of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia remember when Glenn Howerton briefly stepped away from the show, but he was actually considering leaving much earlier.
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All The Community Paintball Episodes, Ranked From Worst To Best
There's no such thing as a bad paintball episode of Community, but some are notably better than others. Here's how we ranked them.
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An Unsettling Doctor Who Season 2 Episode Echoes One Of The Show's Most Controversial Hours
Ruby returns in a Doctor-lite episode of Doctor Who, which has echoes of the controversial Tennant-era episode 'Love and Monsters.'
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