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Why did the IT Crowd choose to use a real telephone number?
In The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2 "Calamity Jen", a new number for the emergency services is advertised.
According to UkPhoneInfo,
The 0118 area code covers Reading and the surrounding area.
I used to live in Reading and had an 0118 9…
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Why does Brody's wife call him by his surname?
I don't think I've ever heard Brody's wife call him "Nicholas" throughout the first two seasons of Homeland. Why does she always call him by his surname?
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Why doesn't the restaurant resemble an actual Cheesecake Factory?
Since the early days of the Big Bang Theory, Penny's character (and later Bernadette for a time) has worked at The Cheesecake Factory. Clearly, this chain of restaurants has some sort of advertising agreement with the show.
However, their…
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Where was this scene of 'Highlander: The series' with standing columns shot?
In season 6 episode 3, Duncan meets another immortal in a place with a lot of standing columns which hold up nothing. The episode takes place in France.
I haven't found any information about this location. I expect it was either an art installation…
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How can a chess game with clock take 5 hours?
In the 4th episode Beth plays against a Russian boy, at some point he says "the game is going on for 5 hours, you should seal your move".
How can a game with a clock take 5 hours?
In one of the earlier games the rules was 120 minutes with a max of…
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Luke's failure at the cave
In The Empire Strikes Back, when Luke is leaving for Bespin, Yoda implores him to remember his failure at the cave. Obviously, this is a reference to the cave that was strong in the Dark Side and where Luke faced the Vader illusion. However, what…
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Why was a newspaper crossword puzzle used to find prospective code-breakers?
Anyone familiar with newspaper crossword puzzles knows that anyone with even only a modicum of intelligence can solve even the most difficult puzzles, given a little perseverance / (years of) practice. Crossword puzzle afficionados have long since…
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Did Ducard make a mistake or willingly overlook this detail in Batman Begins?
In the beginning of the film Batman Begins after Bruce takes down the league of shadows' monastery, he saves Ducard's life and leaves him with one of the locals who says:
I will tell him you saved his life.
Later in the movie, when Ducard and the…
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Why did Jon Snow admit his fault in S08E06?
Why did Jon admit that he killed Daenerys in Game of Thrones S08E06? Why didn't he just tell that she flew away with her dragon? He could say that, escape from the Unsullied and then tell the truth. I understand that there was blood and a melted…
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Why did they go to Dragonstone?
In Game of Thrones S08E04,
Dany accompanies a few ships of unsullied on their way to King's Landing. While Jon and his army go by land, Dany has time for a detour to Dragonstone. To my understanding, Dragonstone has been deserted since they mined…
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Has there been evidence of any other gods?
IIRC, the only god we've seen real evidence of in Game of Thrones is the Lord of Light. We see it when Beric comes back to life, and well as a couple times with Melisandre (birthing the shadow and bringing Jon Snow back).
But, has there been any…
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Why did Missandei say this?
In Game of Thrones S8 E04, "The last of the Starks", Cersei kills Missandei, before killing she asks if Missandei has any last words, and Missandei replies
Dracarys!
Why did she say that, but nothing else?
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Why didn't this character get a funeral at the end of Avengers: Endgame?
In the movie Avengers: Endgame, Tony (Iron Man) is memorialized at the end of the movie with a funeral attended by the Avengers and their friends, but why didn't Black Widow get the same treatment?
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What is the reason for the many directors used in the Game of Thrones series?
A total of 9 directors have been used to direct the Game of Thrones TV series till date.
I was left wondering as to why use so many directors for a single plot story! Wouldn't their individual styles and approach to the story contaminate each other?…
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Was Deborah Voorhees cast due to her surname?
In Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, the character of Tina is portrayed by an actress named Deborah Voorhees. She coincidentally shares the same surname (even spelled the same) as Jason Voorhees, who is the main antagonist in the majority of the…
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