28 Bits of TV Trivia That Have Been Sitting on a Dusty Blockbuster Shelf for Decades

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28 Bits of TV Trivia That Have Been Sitting on a Dusty Blockbuster Shelf for Decades
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We take streaming for granted these days, but do you oldies remember the first time you could get entire seasons of your favorite shows on DVD? How good did they look all lined up on your shelf? Magical. And the special features… Forget about it.

They’re all collecting dust in your mom’s basement now, or possibly going for like 50 cents each in a hefty box at a garage sale, but we’ll always have our sweet, sweet memories.

How does this pertain to a list of awesome TV facts? We have no idea. We just needed some TV nostalgia this morning. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the facts.

 

South Park

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS FOX TURNED DOWN THE SHOW. SOUTH PARK Before landing on Comedy Central, Trey Parker and Matt Stone pitched the show to Fox. Executives at Fox turned them down because they didn't think a show about kids could work and wanted it to be more family-centric. CRACKED.COM

The Sopranos

BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS CRACKED.COM HBO WASN'T THE SHOW'S FIRST HOME. HBO THE Söpranos It was originally picked up by Fox, however, the network passed on the show after reading the script for the pilot. According to creator David Chase, Fox thought the therapy angle would be too much for audiences.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Recurring at Late Night Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Created, puppeteered, and voiced by Robert Smigel, Triumph first appeared in 1997on Late Night, and followed Conan to The Tonight Show and his TBS show. Не was nominated for a Best Comedy Album Grammy in 2005. CRACKED

The Office

THE OFFICE WAS ALMOST CANCELED. The first season got a lukewarm reception, with viewers thinking WORLD'S it was just an inferior rehash of the British original. A second BEST season was greenlit only because the head of NBC really BOSS believed in the show - and because Steve Carell became a big name in comedy around that time. CRACKED.COM

The Handmaid’s Tale

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JOSEPH FIENNES REFUSED TO FILM A SCENE. THE HANDMAID'S TALE The script for season two originally featured a scene in which Commander Waterford rapes his wife Serena. Fiennes says he went out on a limb to get the scene removed because it didn't track well with him. CRACKED.COM

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

July on NETFLIX July 21 JAPANK season 3 Jurassic World CAMP TOCCOUN camp cretaceous Henry Wu makes a cameo in the show, one of the few direct ties to the movies. Here he's voiced by Greg Chun and not BD Wong. CRACKED.COM

Source: Screen Rant

The Thing About Pam

March on hulu The Thing About Pam March 9 The Thing About Pam is Renée Zellweger's turn as a murderous housewife in this show based on a true story. CRACKED.COM

Source: Variety

King of the Hill

There was almost a live-action spin-off. CRACKED COM A live-action adaptation of Monsignor Martinez, the Mexican soap opera show was filmed. But Fox got cold feet about airing a whole movie about a gun-happy priest, and ultimately shelved it.

Game of Thrones

HBO hated Game of Thrones' pilot, SO they almost nixed the show. GAME OF HRONES They only said yes when nearly the whole pilot was reshot.

Star Wars Underworld

In 2005, ABC neartly launched a series called Star Wars Underworld. It was a mobster soap opera. Scriptwriters cranked out 50 hours' worth of what Geo

Honestly, this sort of thing would do great now; I mean, look at the Mandalorian.

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