Bishop73

6th Dec 2022

Smallville (2001)

Gone - S4-E2

Trivia: The Daily Planet article about Lionel Luther being found guilty was reported by Perry White. When Perry was seen in season 3, he was a disgraced reporter, after Lionel got him fired, who worked as a tabloid reporter. He vowed to get sober and get his career on track at the end of the episode "Perry." He isn't physically seen again until the end of season 9.

Bishop73

3rd Dec 2022

Smallville (2001)

22nd Nov 2022

Smallville (2001)

Stray - S1-E16

Trivia: When Lex arrives by limo to the Kent's, he gives Clark a sword. He tells Clark "it's a foil. Every hero should have one." This is a reference to Lex being a literary foil to Superman.

Bishop73

20th Nov 2022

Smallville (2001)

Metamorphosis - S1-E2

Trivia: The song Greg is listening to while driving before the bugs swarm him is "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, another bug reference.

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Trivia: When Albert is hallucinating, the guardian of the future sheep is voiced by Patrick Stewart in an uncredited role. Stewart has done voice work on other Seth McFarlane films and shows, such as "Ted" and "American Dad."

Bishop73

8th Nov 2022

Slacker (1991)

Trivia: At the end of the credits it says "This story was based on fact. Any similarities with fictional events or characters is entirely coincidental."

Bishop73

6th Oct 2022

She-Hulk (2022)

The Retreat - S1-E7

Trivia: At the end, when Jen is leaving Blonsky's place, the tow truck company is "Slott Towing." This is a reference to Marvel Comics writer Dan Slott, whose work includes launching a new She-Hulk series in 2004 focusing on She-Hulk as a "superhuman lawyer."

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Trivia: At the end of the credits, after the list of songs, are the names of the pets owned by the production crew. Some names happen to include Ace, Arrow, Flash, Harvey, Lex, Pingwin, and Super.

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Trivia: As stated before, the end credit scene features Black Adam and his dog Anubis. Both were voiced by Dwayne Johnson. Johnson is starring as Black Adam in the (upcoming as of now) DC film of the same name.

Bishop73

16th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

Lipschitz Live! - S4-E13

Trivia: When the real Colin and Roxanne are leaving the hotel and saying they're going to buy the station, Colin adds "I think we'll buy that channel that shows nothing but science fiction programming." This is a reference to the Sci-Fi Channel. Fox cancelled the series after Season 3, but the Sci-Fi Channel picked up the series for Season 4 and 5.

Bishop73

16th Sep 2022

She-Hulk (2022)

Is This Not Real Magic? - S1-E4

Trivia: This episode features Rhys Coiro (as Donny Blaze). Near the beginning of the episode, Wong is starting to watch "The Sopranos" and Madisynn tells him it's the episode they kill Adriana. Adriana was played by Drea de Matteo. Coiro and de Matteo both appeared on the series "A Million Little Things" as husband and wife (Mitch and Barbara Nelson).

Bishop73

16th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

Luck Of The Draw - S1-E10

Trivia: In this episode, it is said Joycelyn Elders is president. In real life, she was Surgeon General of the US from 1993-1994. She was a big proponent of sex education and practising safe sex. The main focus on this episode was population control, and using contraceptives is a good way to help that. In the episode, she was at the dedication of the re-opening of the "Thomas Malthus Center for Sexual Ethics and Education."

Bishop73

16th Sep 2022

The Detour (2015)

Season 3 generally

Trivia: In Inkognito, Alaska (where the Parkers have fled to), an alpaca has been mayor for 15 years. This seems to be a reference to a real life situation where in Talkeetna, Alaska a cat named Stubbs was mayor. In real life, Talkeetna is unincorporated and just a historical district with no mayor, so Stubbs was just an honorary mayor. Stubbs was said to be a tourist attraction and in s03e03, "The Mark", it's said the alpaca mayor may have increased tourism by 4%.

Bishop73

16th Sep 2022

She-Hulk (2022)

Trivia: She-Hulk started to break the 4th wall as early as 1989 in "The Sensational She-Hulk" by John Byrne. This is well before Deadpool started to break the 4th wall in 1997. Show producer, Kevin Feige has said much of the show takes inspiration from the "The Sensational She-Hulk" series.

Bishop73

16th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

Trivia: John Rhys-Davies, who was the first main star to leave the series, was often critical of the show's writing and writers. He said many didn't even read science fiction which led to them borrowing from other works. Works like "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World", "Tremors", "Night of the Living Dead", "The Island of Dr. Moreau", and "Dracula." There was even an scene where Quinn had to cross an invisible bridge similar to Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade, which Rhys-Davies starred in.

Bishop73

13th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

A Current Affair - S5-E7

Trivia: This episode alludes to President Bill Clinton's sex scandal. In the episode, the President is named Jefferson Williams. Bill Clinton's full name is William Jefferson Clinton.

Bishop73

12th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

Greatfellas - S2-E10

Trivia: This episode features singer Mel Tormé, playing an alternate version of himself. Mel Tormé is the father of show creator Tracy Tormé.

Bishop73

12th Sep 2022

She-Hulk (2022)

8th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

7th Sep 2022

Sliders (1995)

Slither - S3-E22

Trivia: This episode is about a bunch of snakes turned deadly when two "tri-adders" (a fictional species described as python like) are capture and one breaks free. Kari Wuher, who played Maggie and relatively new to the show, was in the film "Anaconda." "Anaconda" premiered two weeks prior to this episode being aired.

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