Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

20 Characters You Never Realized Are Based On Real People
People larger than life translate well into a fictional setting.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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'Saved By The Bell' Is Now Officially In The 'Franklin And Bash' Universe
This might be the unlikeliest crossover in TV history.
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- By Dan Duddy
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'Joker' Made A Billion Dollars, And That's Too Much Money To Ignore
Somehow the most popular Joker movie is also barely a Joker movie.
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- By JM McNab
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We Used Math To Prove Being Santa Would Be Endless Torture
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- By Jordan Breeding
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15 Embarrassing Phases Fictional Characters Want You To Forget
Midlife crises are inevitable.
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- By Cracked Writers, Andres Diplotti
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Tell Us Now: Movies/TV We'd Like To See In 2021
A new year means new hope for the media we consume.
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15 Game Show Scandals That Sure Look A Lot Like Cheating
Et tu, Coolio?
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- By Jesse
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The Weird Confusing Tale Of The Most 'Huh?' Movie Joker: Jared Leto
The main lesson from Leto's performance is 'real monsters should have nothing to prove.'
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- By JM McNab
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'The Happiest Season' May Be Mediocre, But It Is So, So Important
'The Happiest Season' is no 'Citizen Kane', but it still carries a crucial legacy
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- By Carly Tennes
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15 Fictional Things That Happen All The Time (Except That No, They Don't)
These are way less common than you think they are.
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- By Andres Diplotti
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R.I.P. David Prowse, The Actor Who Was Darth Vader (And Blew His Secret)
Hold your James Earl Joneses close
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- By JM McNab
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That Time DC Comics Turned The Joker Into David Bowie
All the Jokers are the same guy reinventing himself, Bowie-style.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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The Most Hated Star On 'Game Of Thrones' Set? The Cat.
They couldn't even give us this.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A Dark Knight's Tale: How Heath Ledger Created A 21st Century Joker
The first Oscar-winning murder clown performance.
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- By JM McNab
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Bonkers Ways Famous Creators Made Iconic Works
Sometimes great art comes from weird places.
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- By Andrea Meno
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