31 Random Bits of TV Trivia We Cooked Up in Our Secret Underground Laboratory Despite Constant Interruption From Our Ditzy Sister

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31 Random Bits of TV Trivia We Cooked Up in Our Secret Underground Laboratory Despite Constant Interruption From Our Ditzy Sister
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When you brew up a perfect batch of TV facts, you then have to decide what to do with them? Do you somehow use them for world domination, or maybe just bestow them on the little people who couldn’t create them themselves? 

Luckily for you, we’ve decided to be nice and go the bestowing route. Enjoy these, because next time, you might not be so lucky.

What We Do in the Shadows

Mark Hamill is a big fanboy of the fake doc What We Do In The Shadows. Не tweeted about it multiple times to recommend it to his followers, and the people behind it cast him in the TV show, to his glee. CRACKED.COM

Empire

LUCIOUS LYON is JAY-Z (among other people). The Jay-Z story ... very much inspired Lucious Lyon, Empire co-creator Danny Strong has said. Inspiration also comes from Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, and more. CRACKED.COM

George Takei

Celebrities Who Ran For Office George Takei The Star Trek actor dabbled in the political arena throughout his life. Не was an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1972, and in 1973 he ran for LA city council. Не was appointed to the Southern California Rapid Transit District, serving from 1973 to 1984. CRACKED.COM Cham Charrenty Delegate, Heaber, Deportation Extreo Active Gette merican CAVEL Libertier PESSON EDUCATION Moderater, Committy affairs Peters НА - AL OF id 300m COUNCIL DESTRICT FOR

Seinfeld

SEINFELD Elaine gets a gun. ald bis In The Bet, Elaine purchases a gun on a dare. However, despite getting the green light, the cast and crew refused to film it. CRACKED.COM

Good Morning Sacramento

CRACKED CARA DELEVINGNE WAS ANNOYED OFF THE НОР. Good Morning Sacramento introduced her as Carla Delevingne, then belittled her about her attitude, saying, You seem a little irritated. We'll let you go take a little nap and maybe get a red bull.

Lucy Lawless

Battlestar Galactica Lucy Lawless turned down the part of Ellen Tigh. Lawless was the first choice for the character, but she went, I don't play anyone's wife. That's boring. She was much more excited later, when she was offered to play a Cylon. CRACKED.COM

The Late Night Wars

Letterman vs. Leno: The Late-Night Wars. When Johnny Carson left The Tonight Show, Letterman was widely expected to replace him, but Leno got the gig. Letterman left NBC to host The Late Show on CBS - opposite Leno's time-slot. They competed for ratings over the next two decades, and the Conan situation really amped up the beef. CRACKED

Up Late With Alec Baldwin

In 2013, Alec Baldwin chased down a TMZ paparazzo and called him homophobic slurs. VILATRE HARR de INSTON MERIC So MSNBC first suspended his talk show Up Late with Alec Baldwin for two weeks, then cancelled it. Funding for his radio show dried up, AT&T cancelled a paid speech of his, and his bank didn't renew their contract with his charity foundation. CRACKED.COM

The Golden Girls

CRACKED.COM The Golden Girls Rue McClanahan (allegedly) kept all of Blanche's clothes. McClanahan had so many of Blanche's polyester pants, padded blouses, and dresses that she had her apartment's kitchen transformed into a closet.

The Office

At one point, they wanted Mike Judge to do the American version of The Office. They sent him the British version, along with some of its reviews, one of which said The Office succeeds where movies like Office Space failed --and, apparently, that's part of why he passed. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Monk

CRACKED.COM MONK STANLEY KAMEL FIRST EPISODE LAST EPISODE The season 7 premiere Kamel died deals with Monk trying in 2008 after to come to terms with the loss of his therapist, suffering a Dr. Kroger-who also heart attack. died from a heart attack.

The Seinfeld Finale

SEINFELD CRACKED.COM Wanting to end it before any of fthe funny was compromised, Seinfeld called it quits after 9 seasons on May 14, 1998. After almost being cancelled early on, it became the #1 show by the 1994-95 season, averaging just over 30 million viewers per episode. It rose back to #1 in season 9, and the finale brought in a whopping 76.3 million viewers.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

CHASE UTLEY ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA UTLEY 20 CRACKED.COM Mac writes a letter to hero Chase Utley: 'I would love to meet you someday. I know I can't throw as fast as you, but I think you would be impressed with my speed. I love your hair. You run fast.' 'Years later, Utley threw the first pitch to actor Rob McElhenney before an actual game.

Billions

The first non- binary character 2017 CRACKED.COM Non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon's character on Billions, Taylor Mason, is a highly-intelligent go-getter.

The Sopranos

CRACKED COM Adriana La Cerva's death has been a bit controversial. Since the hit was only heard off-screen, many fans have a long held belief that she was actually let go and survived. THE Söpranos The writer of the episode, Terence Winter, says that she was killed off-screen because he didn't want to see that kind of violence inflicted on such a beloved character. To be crystal clear, he is quoted saying. She's dead, definitely.

Money Heist

MONEY HEIST In the hotel bar scene where Berlin confronts his son, a musician is singing Can't Take My Eyes Off You. The singer is Cecilia Krull. She also sings the show's theme song, My Life Is Going On and the guy accompanying her on piano in the scene is Manel Santisteban, the guy who composed the show's theme song. CRACKED.COM

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Will Smith and Janet Hubert had such a rocky relationship behind the scenes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that she blamed him for her getting fired from the show. VS After she got fired, Smith allegedly made some comments insinuating that Hubert wanted the show to be centered around her and would be bitter towards him regardless of his actions. Over 15 years later, Hubert - who wasn't done feuding -- said she'd never have a reunion with an asshole like Will Smith. CRACKED COM

We Baby Bears

July on HBOmax July 19 we Baby Bears The show is a spinoff of We Bare Bears, following young versions of the bear trio on more magical journeys to other worlds. CRACKED.COM

Donald Glover

Donald Glover bought forbidden snacks CRACKED.COM When Jimmy Kimmel asked him how he spent his first 30 Rock check, he said Can I be honest? Like, Gushers. I wasn't allowed to have candy as a kid, SO I was like, 'I'm balling.

The ‘IT’ Series

Stephen King Movies Original vs. Remake 1989 IT The first part of the remake was an improvement over the original miniseries. The sequel lost all momentum, became formulaic, and fizzled out by the end. 2017-2019 CRACKED.COM

Arrested Development

JESSICA WALTERS WAS SLOWASINEDS-3HL-ONIH39 YELLED AT ON THE SET OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. CRACKED.COM After Jeffrey Tambor went off script and was improvising in a take, Walters tried to reset the scene and take it from the top - her being a more traditional actress. Tambor went off on her and she apologized, but she was clearly shaken, later saying it was the first time she was yelled at like that on set.

Miles O’Brien

CRACKED.COM Miles O'Brien didn't even have a name. The everyman Irish engineer was completely nameless in the first episode of The Next Generation, and didn't get a full name until the show's fourth season. From a mere extra, he grew STAR TREK up to be a regular in two different Trek series.

Geordi La Forge

GEORDI LA FORGE WAS NAMED AFTER A STAR TREK FAN. Screenwriter David Gerrod suggested honoring the memory of George La Forge, a quadriplegic fan of the original series who passed away in 1975. CRACKED.COM

The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough declared that The Thorn Birds TV adaptation is instant vomit. Despite being the second most watched miniseries in TV history, the author would refuse to talk about it during interviews. In 2009, McCullough helped develop a THE musical based on Colleen THOR! her book that better BIRDS reflected her writing. CRACKED CON

Rachel Bloom

COMEDY NERD Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creator Rachel Bloom auditioned for SNL once. She did Katharine Hepburn auditioned to play Bugs Bunny in Space Jam-which, alas, did not work out. CRACKED.COM

The Rings of Power

June on prime video September 2 The Rings of Power It could have been a Netflix show, but Amazon outbid them for the book rights in 2017. CRACKED.COM

Harley Quinn

HARLEY QUINN HARLEY QUINN WAS INSPIRED BY DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Writer Paul Dini came up with Harley after seeing Arleen Sorkin dressed up as a court jester during a dream sequence. Sorkin would actually end up voicing Harley in the cartoon. CRACKED.COM

Cowboy Bebop

Live-Action Adaptations of Cartoons Then vs. Now 180 170 160 150 140 Cowboy Bebop This ultra-cool space-western-noir anime had 26 classic episodes from 1998 to 1999, and a well- received movie in 2001. The 2021 live-action Netflix show, however, got mixed mixed to (very) negative reviews, and was canceled after its first season. CRACKED.COM

David Wise

CRACKED.COM WHO WAS DAVID WISE? НЕ WROTE THE ORIGIN STORY FOR OPTIMUS PRIME AND THE RIDDLER. Wise penned three episodes for Batman: The Animated Series, including the one where Edward Nygma becomes the Riddler. Не also came up with Optimus Prime's origin as an Autobot named Orion Pax.

Kit Harington

CRACKED.COM GAME OF THRONES KIT HARINGTON CRIED WHEN НЕ HAD TO KILL DAENERYS. In order to be surprised and use that fresh emotion for his performance, Harington never read the script until gathered with the other actors. Emilia Clarke said that during the tsble read of the finale, he genuinely cried at Jon Snow stabbing Daenerys.

JB Smoove

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM JB SMOOVE PITCHED A TON OF ODD SKETCHES TO SNL THAT GOT REJECTED. NB One of them, for example, was about a bank teller who gets a job as a Subway sandwich maker and compulsively licks sandwich ingredients as if they were stacked dollar bills.

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