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Why didn't Bilbo become a creature like Gollum?
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, it is shown that Bilbo keeps the ring for almost 60 years, not as much as Gollum (who kept it for centuries). But still Bilbo remains totally unaffected by the powers/burden of the ring. Why…
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Why do British sitcoms have much fewer episodes than American ones?
Through Netflix & Amazon streaming, I have recently "discovered" a bunch of really good British sitcoms that I never knew existed.
Although I think some of these comedies are as good or better than anything on U.S. television, my only complaint is…
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Why didn't Voldemort create a seventh Horcrux not knowing Harry was one?
From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince we can know that Voldemort wished to make 7 Horcruxes. But we know that Voldemort's 7 Horcruxes included Harry. But as this was unintentional, Voldemort didn't know about this.
Then why didn't Voldemort…
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How is Team Scooby Doo (Mystery Inc.) funded?
Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred usually solve ghost-related abnormal crimes every day, with their Great Dane dog partner Scooby Doo, while traveling across the country (sometimes abroad). They don't seem to be doing any jobs. Although it's noted that…
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What actually happens when a telephone rings in a movie or TV show?
In a movie or TV show, when a telephone rings is the sound coming from
The actual telephone in the studio/location?
A person from the crew creating a ringing sound?
Post-production?
For example, I was watching an episode of Inspector Morse…
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Why was there a robot in Rocky IV?
In Rocky IV (1985), Balboa gifts Paulie a talking and moving robot which could do following things:
Talk and act like humans.
Patch up to phone lines in house.
Voice modulation according to needs. Paulie teaches it to talk in girl's voice.
Provide…
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Why did the Night King attack the furthest target first?
In "Beyond the Wall" (Game of Thrones, S07E06), the Night King throws a spear towards one of the three dragons, which is seen somewhere very far. Meanwhile, Daenerys, along with her other dragon, probably Drogon, is seen somewhat nearer to him and…
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Why did Morpheus tell Trinity to stay off the freeway?
In The Matrix Reloaded the following dialogue happens between Trinity and Morpheus during a car chase:
Trinity: You always told me to stay off the freeway.
Morpheus: Yes, that's true.
Trinity: You said it was suicide.
Morpheus: Then let us hope…
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Why didn't Hans Gruber know what Mr. Takagi looked like?
Hans Gruber is portrayed as being highly intelligent and organized. In most situations throughout Die Hard, he is calm and in control. The attack on Nakatomi Plaza was obviously meticulously planned.
When Hans Gruber is looking for Mr. Takagi to…
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Banner's control of Hulk in Avengers
During the climatic battle, Banner says 'That's my secret. I'm always angry', and transforms into the Hulk. Does this imply that Banner learned how to control Hulk?
If this is the case, why did he transform during the Helicarrier attack?
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What is the purpose of this "red room" in Stranger Things?
In Stranger Things, we frequently see Jonathan go inside this to "refine" his photos or something. I don't quite understand what happens here.
He puts the photo in water, and somehow this makes it more clear? An example is in the first season when…
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Couldn't one or two or three dragons take care of the Army of the Dead in like a couple hours?
If fire annihilates the Dead, why are they such a threat? Wouldn't Jon Snow just ask to borrow Khaleesi's babies for an afternoon?
I'm aware that Dany is the only one who can control her dragons.
My point is this: Jon Snow is trying to unite…
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Why all the fancy technology in most movies?
In most of the movies and TV-series I have watched, whenever there is some kind of "technology" involved (say, like a tracking device or hacking something important), there is a lot of unnecessary, impractical key-pressing and fancy colors and…
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In Back to the Future Part II, how could old Biff have made it back to 2015?
In Back to the Future Part II, Doc picks up Marty in 1985 and takes him to 2015. Then old Biff realizes the Delorean is a time machine. Old Biff steals the Delorean and travels from 2015 to 1955 to give the 1955 version of himself the 2015 sports…
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Why was there a 14 year gap between The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2?
The Incredibles was made in 2004. In the ending it was clearly shown that Pixar is going to make a second part. But Incredibles 2 appeared only in 2018, after 14 years. What caused such big delay? Was it just because Pixar was busy with making other…
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