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24th Apr 2008

Vantage Point (2008)

Question: What was the significance of Rex's cameraman being in on the assassination plot?

Chosen answer: It's not stated in the film, but if I had to make an educated guess I'd say his job is to make sure the news channel doesn't get any footage of any of the terrorist agents or the window the shots come from.

24th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Lineage - S5-E7

Trivia: In one scene, Wesley's father mentions the destruction of the Watcher's Council building, which happened in the Buffy episode "Never Leave Me."

24th Apr 2008

Toy Story (1995)

Trivia: After the "Hey Hamm, I'm Picasso" gag, Mr. Potato Head says to a toy hockey puck, "What are you looking at, you hockey puck?" As an insult comic, Don Rickles (who voices Potato Head) was famous for calling people a "hockey puck" in his routines. (00:04:20)

24th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Becoming (1) - S2-E21

Plot hole: In the flashback to Buffy in L.A., how did Angel get there with the front windshield of his car blacked out? Being a vampire, he obviously needs it during the day, but he also wouldn't be able to see traffic. And it just seems to be too much of hassle for him to remove it at sunset, just to reapply it at sunrise, just to remove it again, etc.

24th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy Vs. Dracula - S5-E1

Question: In one scene, Spike tells Riley that he personally knows Dracula. While I know it's possible Spike is lying, I'm curious: if it's true, does Dracula know Angel, as well?

Chosen answer: In the TV series, the answer is anything you want it to be since Dracula never appeared again. But, in 2006 (that's 6 years after the episode was broadcast) a serial comic book was released 'Spike vs Dracula' and Angel does indeed know Dracula. But, again, this isn't the TV show, it's a comic book based on the TV show. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_vs_Dracula_(Angel_comic)

24th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy Vs. Dracula - S5-E1

Question: How was Dracula able to enter Buffy's house/bedroom without an invitation?

Chosen answer: Joyce invited him in offscreen. In a subsequent scene, Joyce mentions to Willow and Tara that she wouldn't normally invite a strange man into the house.

24th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Trivia: Before production began, an idea popped up that Buffy would be able to identify a vampire solely by their outdated clothes. While this idea was eventually abandoned, it was toyed with in "Welcome to the Hellmouth" when Buffy sees Willow talking to a vampire in 70s-style dress with his sleeves rolled up and his collar upturned.

24th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Inca Mummy Girl - S2-E4

Trivia: This episode marked the first appearance of Oz's band Dingoes Ate My Baby. The band was first mentioned by Cordelia in the unaired "Buffy" pilot as a band playing at The Bronze.

23rd Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Why We Fight - S5-E13

Plot hole: In the flashbacks, there is hardly any use of language from the 1940s.

22nd Apr 2008

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Question: In the flashback to Bourne's initiation, who is the man he kills?

Chosen answer: Either a criminal or a prisoner of war. Either way, "who he is" is of little consequence. All that matters is that Bourne killed him without knowing whether or not he deserved to die.

22nd Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Ground State - S4-E2

Factual error: In the flashback to Gwen as a child in 1985, she is dressed in a jacket tagged with an "Old Navy" zipper. That clothing store chain wasn't founded until 1994.

21st Apr 2008

Enchanted (2007)

Trivia: One of the elderly men dancers in "That's How You Know" appeared as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.

21st Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer mistake picture

Deliberate mistake: While it is established that Angel doesn't age, it's obvious across both Buffy and Angel that David Boreanaz gets older. More unavoidable than deliberate, but still worth noting.

20th Apr 2008

Quiz Show (1994)

Trivia: Ethan Hawke makes an uncredited cameo as a Columbia University student.

19th Apr 2008

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Question: Was Merrick's surname ("Jamison-Smythe") ever mentioned in the film?

Chosen answer: No. It's not at all clear in the film whether Merrick is a first name or surname, with the full name only appearing later in other literature.

19th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Trivia: Angel and Lindsey McDonald were the only characters who appeared in both the series premiere and series finale. Harmony Kendall was the only character from the finale who also appeared in the unaired "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" pilot.

19th Apr 2008

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Live Free or Die Hard mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When McClane and Farrell are fired upon during the escort to DHS, Agent Johnson is killed and slumps against the steering wheel, and in the next shot the deceased's foot slips off the brake so the car jolts forward and hits the FBI's SUV in front of them. Four shots later, in the interior shot from the back seat directly behind McClane ducking inside the car, we see Agent Johnson sitting upright very much alive, at the left side of the screen. (00:38:35)

17th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

School Hard - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: When the Anointed One is killed by Spike, he disintegrates into dust. But in the overhead shot, there is no dust on the floor, even though it should have fallen through the bottom bars of the cage.

14th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Trivia: Nathan Fillion auditioned for the role of Angel. Fillion later appeared as Caleb in the show's final season, and played Malcolm Reynolds on Joss Whedon's "Firefly."

13th Apr 2008

24 (2001)

Day 4: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. - S4-E13

Trivia: Adoni Maropis filmed scenes as the father of the sporting goods store owners, though his scenes were eventually deleted. Maropis later played terrorist Abu Fayed in Day 6.