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28th Feb 2023

Black Widow (2021)

Trivia: This film marks William Hurt's fifth and final appearance as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. He died from prostate cancer the following year, and his role was recast with Harrison Ford moving forward.

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23rd Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19

Trivia: The reason why Harley is played by a different actor for this episode, and then subsequently written out of the show and replaced by Griff, is because Danny McNulty, in his own words, suffered a bipolar meltdown during the table read and ended up checking into a mental health facility for around a month. He said it ended up largely derailing his acting career until he returned to play Harley again in Girl Meets World.

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Trivia: John Leguizamo was nearly cast as the Vulture before Michael Keaton finally accepted the role after multiple offers. Leguizamo stated on his Instagram account that the studio just used him as a pawn to get Keaton to accept the role, and that he could have sued if he wanted.

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16th Feb 2023

Batman Forever (1995)

Trivia: Jerry Heller filed a lawsuit against numerous individuals involved in the making of this film, alleging they used parts of his autobiography without his permission. He died about 10 months after filing the lawsuit, which was dismissed a couple years later.

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16th Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

16th Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men - S4-E9

Trivia: While filming the wrestling match between Vader and Jake "The Snake" Roberts, the actual wrestling fans in attendance didn't like Vader and shouted insults at him. Ethan Suplee said he almost got into a fight with some fans because of this, and a crew member had to tell him to stop engaging with the fans because he was mic'd up.

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14th Feb 2023

The Dark Knight (2008)

Trivia: There was speculation that this film would receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards. Although this didn't come to fruition, the Academy Awards the following year expanded its Best Picture field from five nominations to ten, allegedly in response to the backlash it received for snubbing the film.

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5th Feb 2023

Game of Thrones (2011)

The Kingsroad - S1-E2

Trivia: Although they are the show's two top-billed actors, the shot just before Ned Stark and Jon Snow part ways as the former heads to King's Landing and the latter heads to Castle Black is the only shot of the entire series where Sean Bean and Peter Dinklage are on screen together. (00:21:25)

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2nd Feb 2023

Game of Thrones (2011)

Trivia: Daniel Portman, who played Podrick Payne, is the son of Ron Donachie, who played Ser Rodrik Cassel.

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2nd Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

2nd Feb 2023

Game of Thrones (2011)

2nd Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

2nd Feb 2023

He Got Game (1998)

Trivia: On January 21, 2014 while playing for the Miami Heat in a game against the Boston Celtics, Ray Allen wore a jersey with "J. Shuttlesworth" as the name on the back.

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2nd Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

The Thrilla' in Phila' - S2-E21

Trivia: Despite all evidence to the contrary, guest star Yasmine Bleeth allegedly denies having appeared on this show. It was suggested on the Pod Meets World podcast recap of this episode that she agreed to appear on the show without ever knowing what it was called.

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2nd Feb 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Trivia: Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle have admitted to having been uncomfortable with filming romantic scenes throughout the show and lamented not having an intimacy coach on set.

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2nd Feb 2023

Booksmart (2019)

Trivia: This film shares a lot of similarities with the 2007 film Superbad. In fact, Beanie Feldstein, who plays Molly, is the sister of Jonah Hill, who plays Seth in Superbad.

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2nd Feb 2023

Game of Thrones (2011)

Trivia: Although he plays the younger brother, in real life Rory McCann is older than all three actors who played Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane. He is even older than The Mountain's most tenured actor, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, by more than 19 years.

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