Cubs Fan

28th Mar 2008

Angel (1999)

Long Day's Journey - S4-E9

Trivia: When the gang's memories are reversed back to the age of 17, Cordelia says "Hello, salty goodness" upon seeing Angel. She said the same thing upon seeing him for the first time in the Buffy episode "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date."

Cubs Fan

The Simpsons Movie mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When the angry mob is outside the Simpsons' home, Lisa sees Colin in the crowd. Carl is next to him, with his torch in his left hand. In the next shot, when Carl sets fire to a bouquet Colin brought for Lisa, Carl's torch is now in his right hand. (00:33:55)

Cubs Fan

27th Mar 2008

Guitar Hero

Factual error: Judas Priest's "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" is incorrectly listed as "You Got Another Thing Comin'."

Cubs Fan

Season 7 generally

Trivia: Principal Wood was given the gender-neutral name "Robin" because when the season began production, the producers were unsure about what gender the character would be. So they gave the character a name that could have applied to either a male or a female.

Cubs Fan

24th Mar 2008

Angel (1999)

Seeing Red - S6-E19

Trivia: Many gay and lesbian rights groups were angered by the decision to kill Tara. Joss Whedon has argued that the decision was made not because Tara was gay, but because she was involved with Willow; had Willow remained with Oz, he would have been killed instead. Killing Tara was a way for the writers to advance Willow's storyline and transform her into Dark Willow for the season finale.

Cubs Fan

21st Mar 2008

Angel (1999)

Chosen answer: Quinn didn't die until three years after being written out of the show. According to Joss Whedon, the character, while popular, simply failed to mesh well with the pre-existing characters brought across from the Buffy series, and the reluctant decision was taken to write the character out of the series; it was also mentioned by producer David Fury that Whedon liked the idea of messing with the audience a bit by introducing a main cast member, then defying expectations by killing them off swiftly, although he also mentioned this was not the original intent with Doyle.

Tailkinker

Trivia: While Joss Whedon considers the 1992 movie non-canon, two characters were carried over: Buffy herself (obviously), and her first Watcher, Merrick. Merrick only made one appearance on the show, through a flashback, and was played by Richard Riehle; in the film, he was played by Donald Sutherland.

Cubs Fan

School Hard - S2-E3

Trivia: The Anointed One was killed in this episode because over a season hiatus, Andrew J. Ferchland had grown too much. Had he remained, it would have been obvious he had aged, which would have contradicted the established concept that aging is something vampires don't do. For most, if not all, of his scenes, Ferchland remains on his knees.

Cubs Fan

18th Mar 2008

Ed Wood (1994)

18th Mar 2008

Ed Wood (1994)

Trivia: The film's production costs were greater than the total costs of all the films Ed Wood himself made.

Cubs Fan

18th Mar 2008

Angel (1999)

Trivia: Aerosmith's "Same Old Song And Dance" was originally supposed to be a cover version. After hearing the cover's poor quality, Neversoft contacted Joe Perry, who provided them with the master track.

Cubs Fan

10th Mar 2008

24 (2001)

10th Mar 2008

MLB 08: The Show

Factual error: The Seattle Mariners' AA affiliate, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, have the logo patch of their previous affiliate, the Chicago Cubs, on their jerseys' right sleeve.

Cubs Fan

Trivia: Joss Whedon also wrote the 1992 "Buffy" film. Because of the dramatic differences between his screenplay and the finished film, he doesn't consider it canon as established by the TV series. In fact, the series isn't based on the completed movie at all: it's based instead on the screenplay Whedon initially wrote.

Cubs Fan

9th Mar 2008

General questions

I've noticed that occasionally, some of the no. 1 films at the box office are also some of the worst reviewed by critics. Why is this?

Cubs Fan

Chosen answer: The films are reviewed by critics, but attended by the regular movie-going public. Critics see every movie, so they have a tendency to get (a) jaded or (b) overly critical. They tire of plot devices and story lines that they have seen all too many times and often wish for more intelligent writing and witty dialogue. However the movie-going public is, admittedly, less demanding. They easily flock to movies that simply appeal to the masses.

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