Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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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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Jason Earles played as a teenager in Hannah Montana, but he was actually born in 1977.
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The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.
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Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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