Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

The 'Avengers' Comic That Basically Created The Modern Superhero Movie
We owe the entire MCU to one of Marvel's least family-friendly comics ever.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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Netflix's 'Record of Ragnarok' May Finally Make You Love Anime
Come on over to the weeb side and watch the Biblical Adam punch Zeus.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Captain Picard's Sadness Flute From 'Star Trek: TNG' Is Up For Sale
Own a piece of (existentially depressing) ‘Star Trek’ history!
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- By JM McNab
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Jameela Jamil's 'She-Hulk' Character Is One Marvel's Saddest Supervillains Ever
"Chased into the woods for lying" is not exactly top-tier villain origin material.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Why We Didn't Get 'Back to the Future' Hoverboard Toys In The '80s
Power of Merchandising > Power of Love
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- By JM McNab
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6 Famous Cartoon Characters That Started Out In The Weirdest Places
You know how sometimes, a show forces new characters on us, trying to sneak in a pilot for a new series? Sometimes, the result doesn't suck.
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- By Tara Marie
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'Dirty John' Has No Idea What Kind Of Show It Is
The true-crime drama based on a podcast is apparently ... an anthology show?
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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Don't Actually Admit You Came On 'The Bachelorette' To Be Famous, Dummy
This might be the dumbest move in 'Bachelorette' history.
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- By Dan Duddy
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Why Movie Franchises Have Such Confusing Titles: Origins
Or, How Hollywood learned to stop worrying and love the colon.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Animators Once Threatened Walt Disney With A Guillotine
Let the Goofy class oppress the Pluto class no more!
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- By Cedric Voets
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'Loki' Has a Real 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' Vibe
Lady Loki is the new Sean Connery.
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- By JM McNab
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6 Secret Movie Crossovers (Revealed Through Props)
Since the film industry has existed, crossovers have hinted at a vast, unified film reality. And sometimes the worlds are united by the simplest of things.
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- By Tara Marie
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Netflix's New Dating Show Looks Like A Furry's Fever Dream
Bring on the nightmares of dolphin/human hybrids.
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- By Carly Tennes
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Hold Up ... Popeye Was A Real Guy?
Canned spinach wasn’t his thing though ...
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- By Oona O'Brien
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6 Comic Villains That Should Be Paired With Other Heroes
Sometimes, if you really look at it, that famous hero/villain pairing doesn't actually make a whole lot of sense.
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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