Scott215

28th Sep 2016

Logan's Run (1977)

Logan's Run - S1-E1

Trivia: In this episode, actress Lina Raymond introduces herself as "Siri" in a voice exactly like the Siri voice heard on Apple iPhones. This episode and the introduction of The Siri voice for Apple products were nearly thirty years apart.

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Trivia: In the early 1990's, Roddy McDowall (Galen) was asked what happened to Burke and Virdon after the series ended, as it was abruptly canceled. He replied they found a rocket ship ship, took off, and went back to their own Earth and time.

Scott215

6th Sep 2016

Jonny Quest (1964)

Trivia: Vic Perrin, who voiced Dr. Zin, also voiced the opening lines of the original "Outer Limits" series.

Scott215

14th Jul 2016

Jonny Quest (1964)

28th Jun 2016

The Simpsons (1989)

28th Jun 2016

Hell on Wheels (2011)

Trivia: The character of Eva (played by Robin Mcleavy) has a tattoo on her chin that is based on Olive Oatman, a real-life person who was captured by American Indians as a little girl during the 1800's until regaining her freedom from the Indians in her early adulthood.

Scott215

28th Jun 2016

Men in War (1957)

Trivia: A young Vic Morrow plays a green soldier in this film. A few years later he will be leading his own squad as a veteran sergeant in the TV series "Combat."

Scott215

27th Jun 2016

Finding Dory (2016)

Trivia: The license plate of the truck has the letter and numbers "A113", which appear on vehicle license plates of other Pixar films.

Scott215

14th Jun 2016

Angie Tribeca (2016)

Miso Dead - S2-E2

Trivia: The murder victim in this episode is named Kobayashi Maru, the same name as the no-win scenario Star Trek's Star Fleet uses to train starship crews.

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Trivia: The real Battle of the Bulge lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945. The movie makes it seem like it lasted a few days, hence the disclaimer at the end of the film.

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Trivia: The tank models used by the German commanders at their headquarters look just like the actual King Tiger and Sherman tanks used by both sides during the late part of the war, whereas the tanks used in the film look nowhere near like actual German and American tanks used during the battle.

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Trivia: The "Malmedy Massacre" actually occurred in the small hamlet of Baugnez at the crossroads where highway N62 leads to Malmedy and is 4 kilometers southeast of Malmedy proper. The massacre is called the "Malmedy Massacre" because Malmedy was the closest large village in the area and on a major road.

Scott215

1st Jun 2016

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

Trivia: The filmmakers got most of their vehicles and equipment from the Yugoslavian army, as they still had WW2 vehicles in their current inventory. The communist government of Broz Tito was more than happy to rent out their usage to the filmmakers for the extra cash.

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Trivia: Leslie Stevens, who wrote for the original series "Outer Limits", also wrote for the 1990's remake of the show.

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1st Jun 2016

Raising Hope (2010)

Trivia: Joan Staley, who played Alma in the film, was Miss November 1958 in Playboy magazine.

Scott215

30th May 2016

Paul (2011)

Trivia: The conductor of the band at the gazebo is played by Dick Wilson, who later played Mr. Whipple in the Charmin toilet paper commercials. His tag line for the product was "Please don't squeeze the Charmin!"

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