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 programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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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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The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
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C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars.
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