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What happens to actor salaries around seasons 6-7 of a show?
Many successful (broadcast, United States) TV shows last about 5-7 seasons. Somehow I'd gotten this story in my head in which this was a combination of two factors:
TV shows become more attractive ...
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Alternate conclusions of The Usual Suspects
I've heard Stephen Baldwin talk about The Usual Suspects fellowships who meet and try to pin the Keyser Söze identity on characters other than Verbal. I know that Verbal is the true Keyser Söze, but ...
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Was the Jonny B. Goode scene from Back to The Future inspired from Top Secret?
Maybe it's just me, but I was watching Top Secret for the first time today, and I realized that the scene where Nick (Val Kilmer) sings Tutti Frutti by Little Richard felt a lot similar to the scene ...
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Why were 2 episodes left off of the “The Tick” DVD releases, and why was Season 3 never released to the US?
In the US, The Tick cartoon had two releases: The Tick vs. Season One and The Tick vs. Season Two, but
Season One is missing the episode "Tick vs. The Mole Men"
Season Two is missing the episode ...
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Is there any romantic angle suggested between Po and Tigeress
I am a big fan of the Kung Fu Panda movies and I just finished watching the second part.
I noticed that there are a lot of scenes where the director was hinting at some kind of special bond between Po ...
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80s/early 90s animated movie with a brother and a sister eating forbidden food off a table
I've been trying to figure this one out forever!
I was a child watching this movie and it has bothered me ever since. I've had this one image from the movie stuck in my head for a long time and I'm ...
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Why is there no Wilson brother in the new Wes Anderson movie?
Wes Anderson's new movie, Moonrise Kingdom, does not include any of the Wilson brothers, i.e.- Luke, Owen or Andrew in the cast.
In every previous film a Wilson brother has been cast. In fact Owen ...
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Why would Randall be out of a job?
In Monsters Inc. Boo fights back against Randall and gives Sulley a chance to grab him by the throat and restrain him. Boo roars at Randall as Sulley holds him and Sulley says something like:
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In The Prestige, did Angier know that Borden was backstage at his final magic show?
I recently rewatched The Prestige and find this question to be central to understanding the plot. In the final narration Cutter seems to be challenging the audience to discover a further, hidden ...
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in 1980s “Scarface” was Omar really an informant?
"Scarface" with Al Pacino as Tony Montana features a scene where Bolivian kingpin Sosa kills Tony's colleague Omar, saying Omar was an informant.
Later, back in Miami, an angry Frank Lopez tells Tony ...
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What are the key differences between the movie and TV versions of Quatermass and the Pit?
The Hammer movie version of Quatermass and the Pit was released in the mid 1960s and was one of Hammer's best movies. But the original script was broadcast live on the BBC in the 1950s in six 30 ...
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Does Bane's voice change in this scene because of plot?
There's a part in The Dark Knight Rises that's stumped me - it sounds like Bane's voice is suddenly and significantly changed (beyond his normal post-production mask-speak). It sticks out to me so ...
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Why they don't show subtitles for Spanish dialogues in Breaking Bad
I am a huge fan of Breaking Bad and I am currently watching season -3.
One thing that I have noticed is that there are several scenes where characters
talk in Spanish and some of these scenes are ...
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Teenager must look after father after a mountain climbing accident
I'm looking for an English-language mini-series for children/teens that was aired in Norway around 1977-1979, so it was probably a few years old by then. It was from the USA or Canada. It was ...
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How did they shoot/record the One Day More scene?
In Les Miserables, I understand all music numbers (every scene, that is) were recorded live on set with the actors leading an accompanying pianist off-site. How then could they shoot the One Day More ...
