3000 Facts about TV Shows

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 330
Release	: 2016-04-22
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 1326635573

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Dolly Parton produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Peter Dinklage has never read Game of Thrones even though he is the star of the show. Samuel L Jackson showed up unannounced on the set for Breaking Bad, while he was dressed as his Avengers character, Nick Fury and demanded to be on the show. The producers refused. In Doctor Who, the Twelfth Doctor's costume was inspired by David Bowie. Matthew Perry plays Chandler in Friends. He says he can't remember a single thing from the show throughout three seasons. In The Simpsons, Hans Moleman has died at least 15 times. Many mobsters contacted James Gandolfini to tell him his performance was excellent in The Sopranos but warned him not to wear shorts in the show. Kenneth from 30 Rock is immortal. The first episode of Game of Thrones was so bad, it had to be reshot. Millie Bobby Brown was 11 when she was cast as Eleven in Stranger Things. The Tourette Syndrome Association praised the show, South Park, for its accurate portrayal of the Tourette's condition.

1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 3

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 148
Release	: 2016-05-31
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 1326660551

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The first series on HBO was Fraggle Rock. The show, Friends coined the term "friend zone." The premise for Knight Rider was made up as a joke. All the main actors of The Walking Dead have a Last Supper on the day they film their death scene. The first and last conversation in Seinfeld is about a button. Homer Simpson is based on Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The Big Bang Theory was meant to be called Lenny, Penny, and Kenny. Thomas the Tank Engine was nominated for two BAFTAs. Breaking Bad was remade in Mexico. The show, Wonder Woman was criticised because the title character shows her back. The Sopranos was meant to be a film. Despite what many sources say, Star Trek is not the first show to have an interracial kiss. The story of Stranger Things is based on a real project the CIA committed where they researched telekinesis and telepathy. Kit Harington plays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones. His great-grandfather invented the flushing toilet.

3000 Facts about Animated Shows

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 302
Release	: 2016-04-22
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 1326635875

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The Simpsons is banned in Burma because "the show has too much yellow."In South Park, Stan's dog is voiced by George Clooney.Scrooge McDuck is the world's richest fictional character.In Family Guy, Meg's heart is in her head.Betty Boop was a dog in her first appearance.James Avery voiced Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also played Uncle Phil in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Ukraine's government believes Spongebob SquarePants is "a real threat to children."The Road Runner Show was created to mock the absurd violence in Tom and Jerry.Bugs Bunny isn't a rabbit.In Scooby-Doo, Shaggy's real name is Norville.Mister Freeze's backstory was created in Batman: The Animated Series and was then incorporated into the comics.Simpsons toys are banned in Iran.Fans can't decide whether Avatar: The Last Airbender is an anime or not.Four actors died while working on the show Spider-Man.

3000 Facts about Animated Films

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 336
Release	: 2017-07-30
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 0244023360

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Despite Toy Story's legacy, it didn't win a single Oscar. Somebody counted every single spot in 101 Dalmatians. There's a lot. Animators stopped working on The Lion King because they were certain it would fail. It made over $900 million. The original Cinderella story is 2,700 years old. The trailer for Lady and the Tramp spoilt the ending. It took 28 years to make The Thief and the Cobbler. Everybody mispronounces Mowgli's name in The Jungle Book. Walt Disney hated Peter Pan. There was meant to be 27 Emotions in Inside Out. Most of Disney's classics like Pinocchio and Bambi made very little money because they came out during World War II.

3000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 314
Release	: 2015-11-30
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 132649287X

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The dog in The Wizard of Oz was paid twice as much as some of the actors. Citizen Kane was booed at the Oscars every time one of its nominations were announced. Marlon Brando didn't read the script when he was shooting Apocalypse Now. Instead, he turned it into a hat. Sean Connery turned down the part of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings. He would've been paid $560 million. Goldfinger is the first film to show a laser. Although Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar for Gone with the Wind, she wasn't allowed to go to the premier because she was black. Steven Spielberg thought the themesong for Jaws was so bad, he thought the composer made it as a joke. Groundhog Day takes place over 27 years. All of the Ping-Pong balls in Forrest Gump are computer-generated. In Toy Story, the carpets in Sid's house have the same design as the carpets in The Shining. It took eight years for Christopher Nolan to write Inception. Back to the Future is banned in China because they Chinese find time-travel disrespectful to history.

3000 Facts about Actors

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 336
Release	: 2016-06-12
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 1326701134

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Benedict Cumberbatch was kidnapped while in South Africa. He convinced the kidnappers to let him go by pretending to be brain-damaged. Brad Pitt has a condition that prevents him from recognising faces. Michael Fassbender's character in Prometheus is based on David Bowie. Tom Cruise's real name is Thomas Mapother IV. Tom Hardy comes up with characters by watching reality tv shows. Morgan Freeman is a private pilot. During interviews with Robert De Niro, journalists are forbidden to talk to about wine. Until Jack Nicholson was 37, he thought his mother was his sister and his grandmother was his mother. Alan Rickman was 42 when he starred in his first movie. Robin Williams was voted the Least Likely to Succeed while he was in high school.

3000 Facts about Historic Figures

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 357
Release	: 2018-03-10
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 0244673837

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This book is a compilation of 1000 Facts about Historic Figures Vol. 1-3 Stalin executed scientists because they didn't believe him that plants can be Communists. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. Lenin died when part of his brain turned to stone. Princess Diana once visited a gay bar dressed as a man. Martin Luther King won a Grammy. The Queen of England owns all the dolphins in British waters. Albert Einstein couldn't drive. Galileo didn't believe in comets. Aristotle thought the Moon was alive. Florence Nightingale popularized pie-charts. Alexander Graham Bell tried to teach his dog how to talk.

Inherit the Earth

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 202
Release	: 2015-06-09
Genre	:
ISBN	: 1326300644

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Red is an ape that becomes separated from his father. He is terrified that a wild animal has attacked him. But as he makes his way through the woods, he stumbles upon something far stranger; an animal community hidden in the forest. He is welcomed with open arms by all sorts of animals he has never seen or heard of in his life. As they make him a part of their society, he learns the great truth. The Humans are gone. It's time for the animals to inherit the Earth.

1000 Words You Should Use More Often

by James Egan

Author	: James Egan
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Total Pages	: 178
Release	: 2017-09-16
Genre	: Education
ISBN	: 0244933537

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Kakistocracy - A government run by the worst people Absquatulate - To leave without saying goodbye Acyrologia - Improper use of a word Anecdoche - A conversation where everybody is talking but nobody is listening Baisemain - Kiss on the hand Cagamosis - An unhappy marriage Fanfaron - An empty boast Jettatura - An evil stare Lethologica - The inability to remember a specific word Mammothrept - Spoilt child Nodus Tollens - The realization that your life doesn't make sense to you anymore Ochiba - A piece of art made from fallen leaves Pandiculate - Stretching and yawning Percussive Maintenance - The act of bashing something over and over until it works Quietus - Finishing stroke Raconteur - A person who tells entertaining anecdotes