TV and Film Facts

    Random TV and Film Facts

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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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    It would take you a week to watch every episode of "The Simpsons" if each episode ran one after the other without stopping.
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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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    Forrest Gump Novel
    Forrest Gump Novel
    In the “Forrest Gump” novel that the movie is based on, Forrest goes into space with NASA. Upon return, he crash lands on an island full of cannibals. He only survives because he beats the head cannibal at chess everyday.
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    While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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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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    Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.
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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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