Phaneron

29th Aug 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

Trivia: If a cast member wanted to keep an article of clothing worn by their respective character, the producers required them to trade one of their own pieces of clothing for it.

Phaneron

26th Aug 2023

Watchmen (2009)

Trivia: This film has a couple of (seemingly deliberate) nods to the much-maligned Batman and Robin. One is that Ozymandias' suit has nipples on it, similar to the suits of the title characters of the aforementioned film, which is one of its many sources of criticism. The second is the trailer used the song "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" by the Smashing Pumpkins, which is the closing track on the Batman and Robin soundtrack.

Phaneron

26th Aug 2023

Boy Meets World (1993)

17th Aug 2023

Breaking Bad (2008)

16th Aug 2023

The Punisher (2004)

15th Aug 2023

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: One of the antagonists in this series will be a character named Valerie Cooper. Despite debuting in Marvel Comics in December 1983, this will be the first time she has appeared in a medium outside of the comics.

Phaneron

15th Aug 2023

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: A.J. LoCascio is taking over the role of Gambit from Chris Potter.

Phaneron

8th Aug 2023

Secret Invasion (2023)

Trivia: This series depicts the Super Skrull as having the superpowers of various MCU characters. In the comics, the Super Skrull has the powers of the Fantastic Four.

Phaneron

8th Aug 2023

Barbie (2023)

Trivia: This is the first film directed solely by a woman to earn $1 billion at the global box office. Other films with female directors to have earned $1 billion, such as Frozen or Captain Marvel, had a male co-director.

Phaneron

Trivia: Fabian Marta, one of the patrons who helped crowdfund this film, was ironically arrested and charged with child kidnapping in August 2023. Additionally, Tim Ballard, on whom this film is based, stepped down from Operation Underground Railroad in the same year after receiving multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

Phaneron

Trivia: With his appearance in the post-credits scene, Loki became the first character to appear in each of the five phases of the MCU.

Phaneron

Trivia: This is reportedly the final film of the DCEU. Warner Bros. opted to start over because of dwindling fan enthusiasm and diminishing box office returns, and brought in director James Gunn of Guardians of the Galaxy fame to shepherd in a new franchise.

Phaneron

28th Jul 2023

The Marvels (2023)

24th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: This is the first Christopher Nolan film since 2000's Memento not to be distributed by Warner Bros. Nolan's partnership with the studio soured over his dissatisfaction with their decision to release new films on HBO Max on the same day as their theatrical releases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phaneron

24th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Answer: The black and white scenes are shown from the perspective of Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.), whereas the scenes in colour are shown from Oppenheimer's perspective.

Casual Person

24th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

20th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: This film, combined with Barbie, became an internet phenomenon, dubbed "Barbenheimer", due to the fact that the two films were released on the same day, with some filmgoers opting to see the movies together as a double feature for no other reason than their vastly different subject matter.

Phaneron

20th Jul 2023

Deadpool 3 (2024)

Trivia: After 24 years and 10 appearances, this film will mark the first time Hugh Jackman will don Wolverine's classic yellow and blue costume.

Phaneron

Dick and Taxes - S4-E12

Question: When Mary asks Dick what he expected for not paying his taxes when he learns he owes thousands to the IRS, he responds with, "I certainly didn't expect my girlfriend to wear my ass as a snowshoe!" I'm not sure I have ever understood this joke. What is the meaning behind it?

Phaneron

Answer: The writers often have Dick respond to Mary with a retort that he thinks is in the common vernacular but makes a mistake in wording that is often funny. Dick seems to be imputing a criticism from Mary and responds with a corruption of the more common "I'm going to wear your ass like a hat!" I doubt it has anything to do with owing taxes. Probably just one of the writers assuming a common regional phrase would be universally recognized.

That makes total sense. I always interpreted it as perhaps snowshoes are an expensive item, and given that he was blaming Mary for his newfound financial woes, he was equating her living off his generosity and used snowshoeing as a metaphor.

Phaneron

1st Jul 2023

Secret Invasion (2023)

Trivia: Nick Fury's wife is played by Charlayne Woodard, who previously played Samuel L. Jackson's mother in the films "Unbreakable" and "Glass."

Phaneron

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