Futurama Blindsided Billy West By Having Him Audition For Fry
Billy West hadn't expected to audition for Fry in Futurama and had to invent the character's voice right on the spot.
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The Modern Star Wars Universe Owes Its Existence To An RPG Most Fans Have Never Played
The expansion of the Star Wars universe required some worldbuilding, much of which came from a 1987 roleplaying game.
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Carol Kane's Star Trek Costume Made Starfleet History In One Small Way
Carol Kane is one of the best additions to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and this particular sartorial flourish just makes the character pop.
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Patrick Stewart Flat-Out 'Rejected' The First Script For Star Trek: Insurrection
Patrick Stewart didn't love the first script he got of Star Trek: Insurrection, but that conflict led to a better story.
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Data's Emotion Chip Drove A Wedge Between Brent Spiner And Star Trek's Writers
In the Star Trek films with The Next Generation cast, Brent Spiner's Data had an emotion chip implanted ... and then taken out again.
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How Futurama Created Hypnotoad's Horrible Yet Hilarious Sound
The Hypnotoad is one of the best running gags on Futurama, and it would be nothing without its unique sound, which has a fascinating back story.
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Doctor Who Companion Ruby Sunday Is Another Mystery For The Doctor To Solve
New Doctor Who companion Ruby Sunday has something in common with Amy Pond, Clara Oswald, and River Song: a mystery.
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Why Freddie Prinze Jr. Is Firmly Against Kanan Appearing In Live-Action Star Wars
Most of the Ghost Crew from Star Wars Rebels have made the leap to live action, but Freddy Prinze Jr. thinks Kanan already had the perfect ending.
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Patrick Stewart's Star Trek Romance With Donna Murphy Was Butchered In The Editing Room
In Star Trek: insurrection, stars Donna Murphy and Patrick Stewart shared not one but two kisses that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Marvel's What If...? Let Imaginations Run Wild For An '80s Avengers Line-Up
What If...? season 2 includes a 1980s-inspired Avengers team featuring Hank Pym and several other older MCU superheroes.
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Best Anime Of The Fall 2023 Season: From Frieren To Scott Pilgrim
When it comes to anime, Fall 2023 featured stone-cold masterpieces, exquisite international collaborations, and one of the greatest anime seasons of all time.
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The Second Half Of Futurama Season 11 Has Something In Store For Star Trek Fans
Futurama has always had strong ties to Star Trek, but the series creators have promised that the second half of the new season will be especially Trekky.
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Do Star Trek Characters Celebrate Christmas? A /Film Investigation
Do any of the characters on Star Trek celebrate Christmas? Is Christmas still a thing in the future Gene Roddenberry created? Let's dive in.
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Why It's Always Sunny Refuses To Reveal The Waitress' Real Name
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's creators know the real name of The Waitress, played by Mary Elizabeth Ellis, but there's a good reason they avoid it.
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How A Cylon From Battlestar Galactica Ended Up In The A-Team's Opening Credits
If you ever noticed what looked like a Battlestar Galactica Cylon in the opening credits of The A-Team ... you were right! Here's why that's there.
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Pieces Of M*A*S*H's History Are Buried Somewhere Beneath The CBS Lot
When the characters of M*A*S*H buried a time capsule in Korea, the cast members playing them held a similar ceremony on the CBS lot.
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Why Paramount TV's President Once Threatened To Fire Patrick Stewart From Star Trek
Patrick Stewart was nearly fired from Star Trek: The Next Generation when the actor put his foot down and Paramount TV's president put his down even harder.
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The Prototype For Alfred Hitchcock Presents Was A Forgotten Box Office Flop
Alfred Hitchcock Presents borrowed from Hitch's The Trouble With Harry, a comedy that, after its failure, the director worried would ruin his maiden TV voyage.
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Every Director's Cut You've Ever Seen Owes Its Existence To The Twilight Zone
A behind-the-scenes conflict during post-production on the Twilight Zone episode 'The Obsolete Man' led to the invention of the concept of a 'director's cut.'
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Star Trek: Enterprise's Most Contentious Scene Involved T'Pol, Trip, And A Lot Of Goo
On Star Trek: Enterprise, T'Pol and Trip often had to rub each other down with decontamination goo. It was meant to be sexy, but missed the mark.
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Why Aquaman Was Off-Limits In Justice League Unlimited
Thanks to an Aquaman TV show that never actually got made, the King of Atlantis wasn't part of the team in Justice League Unlimited.
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Arcane's Kevin Alejandro Recruited An Avatar Voice Acting Pro To Help With Jayce
To prepare to play Jayce in Arcane, Kevin Alejandro relied on a legendary Avatar: The Last Airbender actor and former leader of the Lost Boys of Neverland.
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Emily Deschanel Locked In Her Bones Role With One Improvised Moment
Bones star Emily Deschanel was in a close competition with another actor, but her audition with David Boreanaz tipped the balance.
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The Short-Lived All In The Family Spinoff Norman Lear Wished He Could Have Finished
Norman Lear tried to recapture his old sitcom magic by revisiting All in the Family with the 1990s spinoff 704 Hauser, but it didn't work out.
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The Character That Joss Whedon Thinks Got Short Shrift In Buffy Season 7
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was full of great characters, but Joss Whedon thought one got short shrift. Or did he intentionally short shrift them?
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How An Agatha Christie Novel Inspired One Of Star Trek DS9's Most Disturbing Episodes
Agatha Christie's 1939 novel And Then There Were None was the basis for a pretty dark episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Broadway Almost Brought A Beloved Simpsons Episode Full Circle For Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons is known to parody many musicals, and this parody of The Music Man almost got Conan O'Brien a starring role on Broadway.
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