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13th Apr 2008

Firefly (2002)

Trivia: When the crew returns from their raid of the Alliance hospital, Malcolm grabs Kaylee from behind and holds her in a friendly hug. This was improvised by Nathan Fillion, and was left in the shot because Joss Whedon felt it was such a natural movement for Malcolm to make. (00:37:00)

12th Apr 2008

Firefly (2002)

Question: I've noticed that on the show, people use "gorram" a lot. Is that phrase used as a euphemism for "God damn"?

Chosen answer: Yes, this was done to allow them to swear without causing a problem with the censors. They also swear quite a bit in Chinese.

12th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

The Girl in Question - S5-E20

Question: In a flashback, Darla and Drusilla imply that they engaged in a threesome together with The Immortal. Considering that Darla is Dru's grandsire (and a siring line seems to follow the line of a human family), doesn't that seem a bit incestuous?

Chosen answer: Dru is the only vamp to refer to her grandsire as grandmother. Since they were not blood relatives in life it wouldn't be considered incestuous. But if was you'd have to keep in mind that they have no souls, therefore, no conscience.

12th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Question: When a vampire sires a human, why is necessary for the human to drink some of the vampire's blood?

Chosen answer: If all that was necessary was for a vampire to drink from a human, then every person the vampire fed from would rise as a vampire, resulting in colossal over-population. There has to be an exchange - the factors that make a vampire what they are have to pass into the newcomer - the only way to do this is through the blood.

12th Apr 2008

Firefly (2002)

Question: In some scenes, why do the Serenity crew members speak Chinese?

Chosen answer: One of the premises of the show is that the two major Earth societies that survived, and ultimately merged, were the Chinese and Americans. As a result the common language includes much Chinese. Clothing, signage, and building designs also have a heavy Chinese influence.

11th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Not Fade Away - S5-E22

Trivia: Angel's plan to kill the ranking members of the Circle of the Black Thorn bears a striking similarity to the mass murders ordered by Michael Corleone in the climax of The Godfather and its sequels.

10th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Smile Time - S5-E14

Trivia: Gregor Framkin, the creator of the "Smile Time" show-within-a-show, is played by executive producer David Fury.

10th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Smile Time - S5-E14

Question: In the "Don't" room, who was the man with the towel over his head?

Chosen answer: It was David Fury, one of the show's writers and producers.

9th Apr 2008

The Crucible (1996)

Trivia: Daniel Day-Lewis is Arthur Miller's son-in-law.

9th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Trivia: Once Spike appeared on the show, Billy Idol's punk-rocker look became a running gag. Numerous times, Spike claimed that he invented the look, and Idol stole it from him.

9th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

The Cautionary Tale Of Numero Cinco - S5-E6

Revealing mistake: When Angel says to Wesley that "Fred has got something," and then walks out of the room, Angel's reflection is visible in a window pane in front of him. It's very brief, but it's there. (00:31:05)

9th Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

Season 5 generally

Question: Since season four ended with Cordelia in a coma, was Spike written into this season to fill the void created by her absence?

Chosen answer: In short. No. Joss Whedon had originally want to do a spin-off of Buffy starring Eliza Dushku and James Marsters. Dushku turned it down to do Tru Calling so Marsters went onto Angel.

8th Apr 2008

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Question: What kind of accent does Daniel Day-Lewis speak with?

Chosen answer: Daniel Day-Lewis based his voice for and characterization of Daniel Plainview in part on old recordings of the director, writer, and actor John Huston. An article by Christopher Goodwin in the Sunday Times (of London) revealed Paul Thomas Anderson sent Day-Lewis documentaries about Huston while Day-Lewis was preparing to play the role.

Just watched it. Sounds exactly like Huston in Chinatown.

8th Apr 2008

Sweeney Todd (2007)

Question: After Sweeney kills Signor Pirelli, why isn't Toby curious about where he is/why he's missing?

Chosen answer: Because Toby is glad to be free of him; Toby doesn't care where he is, just so long as he's gone.

4th Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Trivia: Buffy and Willow were the only characters who appeared in every episode. Because it would have been difficult to incorporate a storyline for him, Xander is missing only from "Conversations With Dead People."

1st Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Band Candy - S3-E6

Trivia: When their personalities are magically changed to their teenage selves, Giles and Joyce listen to the Cream song "Tales of Brave Ulysses" in one scene. Giles later listened to the song again in "Forever" after Joyce's funeral.

1st Apr 2008

The L Word (2004)

Trivia: Except for the pilot, all of the show's episode titles begin with the letter "L."

1st Apr 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Trivia: In 2004, Adam Busch (Warren Mears) began dating Amber Benson (Tara). Ironically, it was Warren who killed Tara in season 6.

1st Apr 2008

Angel (1999)

The Trial - S2-E9

Trivia: This episode marked the first mention of Daniel Holtz, Angelus' nemesis from the 18th century. Holtz later made his first on screen appearance in "Heartthrob."

31st Mar 2008

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

Chosen - S7-E22

Trivia: Near the end of the episode, Giles mentions that there is another Hellmouth in Cleveland, Ohio. In "The Wish," in which Cordelia wishes Buffy had never come to Sunnydale, Buffy is serving as the Slayer in Cleveland.