TV and Film Facts

    Random TV and Film Facts

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    The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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    All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
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    Sesame Street's Scariest Episode Never Aired Again
    In 1976, an episode of Sesame Street was aired that scared kids so much, they've refused to air it ever since.
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    Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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    Jim Carrey Was Offered the 8th Doctor's Role in Dr. Who, but Turned It Down
    Jim Carrey was offered the role of the 8th doctor in Doctor Who, but he declined.
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    HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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    The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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    Harry Potter's Tom Riddle Has a Different Name Depending on Which Language the Book Is In
    In the Harry Potter series, Tom Riddle has a different name depending on which language the book is in, in order to preserve the anagram in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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