26 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About TV For Saturday, December 20th

Tuning into your favorite show just got more interesting now that you know all the BTS tea.
26 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History About TV For Saturday, December 20th

Usually, when you engage with a piece of media, you want to be taken to another world. You want to believe in the facade that has been crafted for your viewing pleasure. That's what the directors, producers, actors, set designers and film crew want, too; they worked so hard to make everything believable. But sometimes, the stuff that happens behind-the-scenes makes for the hottest tea. A good chunk of it shouldn't really change your enjoyment of your favorite TV show, but sometimes, BTS knowledge can really affect how you see the show. I wonder if any of these facts will warp your perspective – only one way to find out!

Family Guy

Quahog, Rhode Island FAMILY GUY CRACKED.COM Seth MacFarlane has supposedly said the city was based on Cranston, Rhode Island, but Providence, Rhode Island's skyline can be seen in almost every episode.

Cygnus X-1

CYGNUS X-1 ISN'T SPACE LAS VEGAS. FUTURAMA The prisoner of Benda WHAT HAPPENS IN CYGNUS X-1 STAYS IN CYGNUS X-1 The caption at the start of the episode isn't just a shout-out to the city of vice-Cygnus X-1 is a black hole, so it's physically impossible for anything not to stay there. CRACKED.COM

Las Vegas is kind of a black hole, too. 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine stephanie Beatriz botched her audition for Amy santiago. Being a fan of Andy Samberg, she got really nervous when she had to shoot a screen test with him. She was much more comfortable auditioning for Megan, a part which was developed into Rosa Diaz. CRACKED.COM

Succession

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM McKay helped shape Succession. SUCCESSION McKay is Succession's executive producer. Не also directed the pilot, which meant he was involved in the casting of it, creating the style, the look, the music. I really, really enjoy doing that.

Jim Parsons Loved Working With Laurie Metcalf

Jim Parsons had a dream come true. The Big Bang Theory There were many things that Parsons loved about Season l's The Luminous Fish Effect, but he called meeting and working with Laurie Metcalf a dream come true. CRACKED

Game of Thrones

When Dany burns the temple in Game of Thrones, that wasn't CGI. Even the exterior was practical-they really built the set and burned it, and the flames went up to some 80 feet in the air. CRACKED.COM

The Freddy Krueger References in Stranger Things

The Stranger Things 4 trailer and all the Freddy Krueger references CRACKED.COM Not only is Robert Englund starring in the fourth season of the show, but his character wears a fedora much like Freddy, and during a dinner scene with his family, Dream A Little Dream Of Me is playing.

The Walking Dead

DANAI GURIRA mastered the blade. Gurira mastered sword-fighting - although maybe not to quite the same degree as her character - over an intense amount of training before The Walking Dead, and years more during theater college. She even frequently practices it as part of her daily exercises. CRACKED.COM

Game of Thrones

Sophie Turner adopted her direwolf. Turner says she and her family fell in love with Lady, real name Zunni, during filming. When Lady met her end on Game of Thrones, Zunni was supposed to be rehomed, however, the Turner family decided they would adopt the dog instead. CRACKED COM

Sophie Turner is a more accurate Sansa than whatever the writers were doing towards the end there. 

Johnny Carson vs. Joan Rivers

Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers. With appearances on The Tonight Show in the '60s, Carson made Rivers a household name. When she got her own late night show in 1986, he never spoke to her again. Even Leno upheld her Tonight Show ban during his tenure, but Fallon had her on in 2014. CRACKED

The Wire

AND THE EMMY DOESN'T GO TO: THE WIRE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES The Wire is often considered one the best shows of all time-the Emmys, however, weren't impressed. While the show did get nominated for writing twice, it was never in contention for best drama, and none of the countless brilliant performances ever got nominated. CRACKED.COM

Homeland

CRACKED COM Halle Berry could have been the star of Homeland. The network really wanted Berry in the starring role, but the show's creators were dead set on Claire Danes (to the point that the character was named Claire in early drafts of the pilot's script).

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