The Big Bang Theory (2007- )is a popular American comedy TV Show which airs on CBS network. The show tells the story of a woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists, and shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.
The show is created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. The Big Bang Theory (2007) stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, and Mayim Bialik in the lead roles.
The show has won numerous awards including a Golden Globe. Well, today I have a list of interesting facts and details about tv show The Big Bang Theory (2007). Let’s have a look.
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20. Jim Parsons (Sheldon) actually learned to play theremin for the show, which is widely regarded as one of the hardest instruments to play.
19. During the third season, the producers became aware of a series called "The Theorists," produced and broadcast in the country of Belarus. It was a virtual copy of The Big Bang Theory (2007). Legal action over copyright infringement would have been futile, since the production company was pretty much owned by the Belarus government. However, a lawsuit turned out not to be necessary, because when word got out that the show was a rip-off, the actors quit and the show was immediately canceled.
18. On January 3, 2013, it was announced that a team of Brazilian Biologists named a newly discovered orchid Bee as Euglossa bazinga. This was to honor the show and specifically Sheldon's catchphrase "bazinga." Executive producer Steven Molaro responded in a press release: "We are always extremely flattered when the science community embraces our show. Sheldon would be honored to know that Euglossa bazinga was inspired by him. In fact, after Mothra (1961) and griffins, bees are his third-favorite flying creature."
17. Sheldon's soothing song, "Soft Kitty", is based on an Australian children's song from Executive Producer Bill Prady's daughter's pre school.
16. Floors two, three, and four of Sheldon and Leonard's apartment building are the same set just re-dressed for each scene. This can be seen in the fact that the scuff marks on the moulding are identical on each level as they walk up the stairs.
15. Howard's mother's voice is heard throughout the show, but her face has never been actually seen on-screen. She died after the actress who plays her Carol Ann Susi died of cancer.
14. Out of the main male cast-members of The Big Bang Theory (2007 -), Howard is the only one who hasn't seen Penny naked in person; despite being the first to flirt with her.
13. As avid comic-book fans, the guys frequently talk about comic book characters or are wearing t-shirts. They frequently mention DC Comics characters such as Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, the Flash, and Wonder Woman. Both DC Comics and the series are owned and produced by subsidiaries of Time Warner.
12. Wolowitz says that Spock had a date every seven years. He is referring to the Vulcan mating cycle ( Pon Farr) that occurs every seven years. Vulcans must mate in the time of Pon Farr, otherwise they will die. So Spock has a mandatory date every seven years.
11. Creater of The Big Bang Theory (2007) Chuck Lorre stated in an interview that Penny's surname is Barrington, the reason is yet to be revealed.
Sherlock (2010 – ) is a blockbuster British TV show created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The show is based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories. The show stars Benedict Cumberbatch (as Sherlock), Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey, Mark Gatiss and Andrew Scott in the lead roles.
Sherlock (2010 – ) tells the story of famous sleuth Sherlock Homes and his partner Dr. John Watson as they solve crimes in 21st century London.
The show has won numerous awards including a nomination for Golden Globes. Today, I have a list of interesting facts and details about Sherlock (2010 – ). Let’s have a look.
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11. When a new episode of Sherlock airs on BBC the whole cast will go over to Martin Freeman's (John Watson) and Amanda Abbington (Mary Watson) house watch the episode as it airs.
10. Many of the crew in Sherlock (2010) are related. Sherlock's parents are actually actor Benedict Cumberbatch's parents, Wanda Ventham andTimothy Carlton; Amanda Abbington (Mary Morstan) and Martin Freeman (John Watson) are real-life partners; Producer Sue Vertue is writer Steven Moffat's wife, and co-producer and writer Beryl Vertue is his mother-in-law; Writer Mark Gatiss' husband is the barrister in "The Reichenbach Fall"; Steven Moffat's son plays Sherlock Holmes as a child in "His Last Vow".
9. Sherlock sometimes uses a memory technique that he calls a "Mind Palace." This is not an invention of the screenwriters. It is a method of aiding memory that dates back to ancient Rome. One of history's most famous real-life practitioners was the sixteenth-century Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, who introduced the method to China.
8. The role of mortician/doctor Molly Hooper was never in the books or short stories and was only meant to be a one-off character to further indicate Sherlock's lack of social skills, particularly addressing any romantic encounters. However, Moffat and other producers loved Louise Brealey's performance so much that they decided to expand her character.
7. Through the series, several Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle are alluded to, either as episode names or in passing. For instance, "A Study in Scarlet" becomes "A Study in Pink", "The Greek Interpreter" becomes "The Geek Interpreter" etc.
6. The actual address used for filming the exteriors of 221B Baker Street is 187 North Gower Street, London NW1.
5. In season two episode one, A Scandal in Belgravia, Sherlock tells Adler about "Coventry". He says "In the second world war the Alies knew that Coventry was going to get bombed because they'd broken the German code but they didn't want the Germans to know they'd broken the code so they let it happen anyway". Cumberbatch later plays Alan Turing, the mathematician who broke the German enigma code, in The Imitation Game (2014).
4. At one point in the series, Watson gets fed up with hearing Holmes talking about his intellect and how emotions are unimportant to the point that he sarcastically calls Holmes "Spock". Benedict Cumberbatch appeared in the Star Trek film "Star Trek: Into Darkness" as Kirk and Spock's arch-nemesis, Khan.
3. Although John and Sherlock aren't the wealthiest of people and Sherlock is frequently seen on different occasions denying any reward in money for his job. Watson's clothes do not reflect this, in fact his famous black jacket costs £750, shoes £175, knitted jumper over £200 and his watch a staggering £3000. Sherlock's famous coat is also a staggering £1,750.
2. "Jim" Moriarty's appearance is subtly the exact opposite of Sherlock's; Sherlock's hair is long and curly, while Moriarty's is clean and combed. Sherlock wears an open collar while Moriarty always wears a tie. As well, Sherlock dons his classic long overcoat with his high collar popped, while Moriarty's is a shorter, trimmer jacket with a Nehru collar. And in most cases, Sherlock is clean shaven whilst Jim wears light five o'clock shadow on his face.
1. In "A Scandal in Belgravia, S2 E1" the scene where Sherlock is unlocking Irene Adlers phone, he types the numbers "7437" which are letters "SHER". Because of that, the letters make a sentence "I AM SHERLOCKED".
Prison Break (2005-2009)is an American popular TV Show created by Paul Scheuring that was broadcasted on Fox for four seasons from 2005 to 2009. The show stars Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies, Wade Williams, and William Fichtner in the lead roles.
Prison Break (2005-2009) is story of an innocent man, who is sent to death row due to a political conspiracy and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out from the inside out and clear their names off the crimes.
The TV show has won many awards and been critically acclaimed. Let’s look at some of the interesting facts and details about Prison Break (2005-2009).
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13. 13 prisons banned the show.
12. It took 4.5 hours to apply the tattoo to Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield) on set.
11. Prison Break (2005-2009) was initially considered as a possible 10-part mini series, which allegedly drew interest from big names in the film industry such as Steven Spielberg and Bruce Willis. However, the mini series never materialized.
10. Creater Paul Scheuring had said that the initial concept for the series (a man deliberately getting himself sent to prison in order to break out again) was suggested to him by a female colleague of his. He thought it was a great idea, but was initially stumped as to why someone would embark on such a strange mission. He later came up with the idea of the wrongfully accused brother, and the conspiracy subplot. He then started work on writing the pilot script for the show.
9. Several characters are named after presidents and politicians. Lincoln Burrows and Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell are named after Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Michael Scofield, Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin and Alexander Mahone are named after politicians Edward Scofield, Benjamin Franklin and William Mahone. Also Paul Kellerman is named after Roy Kellerman, the Secret Service agent who was riding in President John F. Kennedy's limousine at the time of his assassination.
8. If you were to have a tattoo like Michael's, it would take around 200 hours to make and it would cost around $15,000-$20,000.
Breaking Bad (2008-2013) is an American crime/drama TV show created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The show stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, and Jonathan Banks in the lead roles.
Breaking Bad (2008-2013) is the story of a chemistry teacher diagnosed with a terminal lung cancer teams up with his former student to cook and sell crystal meth.
The show aired for 5 consecutive seasons on AMC channel and won 2 Golden Globe awards. Today, I have put together a list of interesting facts and details about Breaking Bad (2008-2013). Let’s have a look.
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13. On the season one DVD audio commentary, Vince Gilligan revealed that character Jesse Pinkman was originally going to die by the end of season one. However, they changed their minds after seeing Aaron Paul's performance.
12. The actor who portrays Walter Jr. in the series (RJ Mitte), actually has cerebral palsy like his character on the show. However, his real life affliction is much milder than his character's, and he had to learn to walk with crutches and slow down his speech to play the part.
11. When characters on the show are smoking meth, they are actually smoking sugar or rock candy but do not inhale.
10. The pseudonym for 'Bob Odenkirk''s character Saul Goodman is derived from "it's all good, man."
9. While describing the show to Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan told him he wanted to start off with a nerdy Mr. Chips type character and transform him into Scarface by the end of the show.
8. Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) says his trademark word "bitch" 54 times throughout the series.
Person Of Interest (2011 – ) is an American Mystery/Sci-fi TV Show which revolves around an ex-assassin and a wealthy programmer, who save lives with the help of a Artificial intelligence surveillance that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes–including the civilians’ roles–are left a mystery.
Person Of Interest (2011 – ) is created by Jonathan Nolan and stars Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Amy Acker and Sarah Shahi in the lead roles.
Today, I have put together interesting facts and details about the tv show Person Of Interest (2011 – ). Let’s have a look.
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12. Harold Finch's (portrayed by Michael Emerson) fiancée, Grace Hendricks (recurring, seasons 1-3) is portrayed by Michael Emerson's real life wife, Carrie Preston.
11. It was in between the show's second and third seasons that Edward Snowden came forward with details on PRISM, a government program designed to spy on U.S. citizens in order to detect terrorist threats, which is very similar to the show's fictional "Machine" and how it operates. This similarity is later referenced in Person of Interest: Lethe (2013), where, at the end of the episode, PRISM is listed as a decoy of The Machine.
10. The alias of the secretive John Reese is an homage to Batman's The Riddler (i.e. E. Nigma is made to sound like enigma) as Mr. Reese is made to sound like "mysteries".
9. The opening sequence contains one or two scenes from the current episode, always at the point Finch says, "...victim or perpetrator, if your number's up, we'll find you."
8. The character of John Greer is portrayed by John Nolan, uncle of series creator/Producer Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan Nolan is younger brother of Visionary director Christopher Nolan.
7. In Person of Interest: Blue Code (2012) it is established that John Reese is originally from Puyallup, Washington, which is 95 miles away from Mount Vernon, Washington, the real life birthplace of Jim Caviezel, who portrays Reese.
6. All of Reese's aliases have the first name John (John Reese, John Rooney, John Warren, John Anderson, John Wiley, John Campbell, John Randall, and John Hayes) except for his first alias in the pilot (James J. Manzione) and Mission Creep (Tony Miller). He also goes by "Detective Stills" and "Marshall Jennings", having "borrowed" their shield/star somewhat permanently. However, these aliases are usually only used when necessary to gain access to an area or information that would otherwise be much more difficult if not impossible.
5. In season 1 episode 7, we see a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo on Will's floor. Jim Caviezel (John Reese) played the role of Edmond Dantes in the 2002 version of the film.
4. It is mentioned throughout the series that Mr. Reese was a former military Special Forces operative (Army Special Forces and Army Ranger) who then became a CIA Operative before coming to work with Mr. Finch.
3. Throughout the first season, John Reese can be seen using a Nikon D3100 camera.
2. Shaw (Sarah Shahi) appeared in Psych in a 2009 episode as a "Person of interest". Shaw was quoted in a 2009 episode as being a "Person of Interest" by the chief of police 2 years before Person of Interest premiered in 2011.
1. In surveillance camera shots from The Machine's perspective, The Machine assigns color-coded boxes to individuals it is monitoring at that time. White boxes are default and the most common, while white boxes with red corners identify (irrelevant) perpetrators. Individuals knowing about The Machine get yellow, threats to the system red boxes. Later, the show introduces blue boxes for agents of Primary Operations (relevant numbers) and a black box with yellow corners for its Analog Interface.
Suits (2011 – ) is an American comedy/drama tv show about a brilliant college-dropout Mike Ross, who is on the run from a drug deal gone bad and finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City’s best lawyers.
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Suits (2011 – ) is created by Aaron Korsh and stars Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres and Rick Hoffman in the lead roles.
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Suits (2011 – ) is a brilliant TV show with a great sense of humor. Today I have put together a list of interesting facts and details about Suits (2011 – ).
Have a look.
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11. Like father like son!
Actor Stephen Macht (playing Professor Gerrard I n the show) is the real life father of Gabriel Macht (playing Harvey Specter).
The two lead actress Meghan Markle (Rachel Zane) and Abigail Spencer (Dana “Scottie” Scott) were both born on the same day: August 4, 1981.
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9. Just after mighty Game of Thrones!
BuddyTV rated Suits (2011 – ) the second best new TV show of 2011 just after Game of Thrones (2011), which was rated as number one.
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8. Have u seen Louis Litt’s assistance..?!
The act of character Louis Litt talking to his assistant Norma despite not showing her character even once in the show is inspired from the character FBI agent Dale Cooper in the hit TV series “Twin Peaks”.
Actors Gabriel Macht and Patrick J Adams who play Harvey Specter and Mike Ross respectively made their directorial debuts in Season 4 with Gabriel Macht directing 11th Epsiode and Patrick J Adams directing 14th Episode.
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3. Know Harvey Specter!
Character Harvey Specter received his undergraduate degree from New York University.
Character Louis Litt discovers Mike Ross didn’t attend Harvard because he didn’t recognize Louis’s Order of the Coif key. However, Harvard does not have a chapter in the Order of the Coif, so Louis could not have received this honor.
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1. Louis litt up!
Character Louis litt officialy litt 16 people up in the first 4 seasons.
Dexter (2006-2013) is a popular American drama/mystery/crime TV show based on a Miami police forensics expert, who moonlights as a serial killer of criminals whom he believes have escaped justice.
Dexter (2006-2013) is created by James Manos Jr and is based on a book written by Jeff Lindsey. The show stars Michael C Hall (as Dexter), Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, C.S. Lee, Lauren Luna Velez and many other actors.
Today, I have put together a list of interesting facts and details about Dexter (2006-2013). Have a look.
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13. Jennifer Carpenter’s character Debra Morgan, known for her frequent swearing, used the word “fuck” 996 times throughout the show’s 8 season run according to a count made by fans of the show.
12. During Season 8, Angel Batista wasn’t always played by David Zayas. His son David Zayas Jr. stands in for his father in some shots, as the two look remarkably alike.
11. Though they play brother and sister in the series, having met on the show, Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter married on 31st December 2008. They subsequently divorced in December 2010, but continued to work together in the show.
10. Sgt. Angel Batista at times refers to Dexter as “socio” when speaking to him as a friend or in confidence. This is a clever English/Spanish play on words. While “socio” in Spanish means “associate” or “partner”, it is also the beginning of the word “sociopath/sociopatico” (in both English and Spanish)
9. Dexter’s famous ‘knock-out’ syringe ostensibly contains a solution of what he refers to as M-99 (Etorphine Hydrochloride), an animal tranquilizer more potent than Morphine used by veterinarians to sedate creatures as large as elephants. The substance can only be legally acquired and administered with a DEA license.
8. The names Dexter Morgan and Debra Morgan refer to the two laws of famous Mathematician De Morgan – valid rules of inference in propositional logic. Informally, the laws are “not (A and B) is the same as (not A) or (not B)” and “not (A or B) is the same as (not A) and (not B)”. They describe their mentality towards the existence of each other: Neither Debra nor Dexter can live without the other. Both characters express that several times throughout the series.
Homeland (2011) is a popular mystery/thriller American TV series which airs on Showtime. Homeland (2011) is created by Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and stars Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, and Rupert Friend in the lead roles.
The tv series revolves around a prisoner of war Marine Nicolas Brody, who is hailed as a hero after he returns home from eight years of captivity in Iraq. Intelligence officer (CIA) Carrie Mathison is the only one who suspects that he may have been “turned”.
Today, I have put together a list of interesting facts and details about Homeland (2011 – ). Have a look.
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13. To prepare for her role in the series, Claire Danes met with CIA officers, and also watched videos made by bi-polar disorder patients and consulted with author Julie Fast who suffers from the same disorder.
12. Some of the photographs that are interspersed over the course of the opening credits sequence are actual pictures of Claire Danes as a young girl.
11. British actor Damian Lewis landed the lead role of Brody without an audition. The series creators Howard Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa were so impressed with his performance in the under-rated movie Keane (2004), they offered him the part over the course of a phone call.
10. Morena Baccarin (Jessica) said in an interview that she and Claire Danes (Carrie) attended the same Junior High School together and were even in the same homeroom for much of that time.
9. US President Barack Obama’s favorite TV-show. He liked the series so much he ordered the DVD box set.
8. Claire Danes stated in an interview that writer Meredith Stiehm was deeply involved in writing the character of Carrie, not only because Stiehm was the only female writer on the show but also because her sister suffers from same Bipolar disease as the character Carrie.
Game Of Thrones (2011- ) is an American fantasy/drama tv-series which revolves around several noble families, who fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.
Game Of Thrones is based on novel (A Song By Ice And Fire) written by George R. R. Martin. The cast list is very long still some familiar faces are Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, and Natalie Dormer.
Well, nearly every one knows about this epic tv-series. I have put together a list of interesting facts and details about Game Of Thrones. Let’s have a look fellas.
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12. Jack Gleeson (Joffrey) received a letter from author George R.R. Martin after the show aired, stating “Congratulations, everyone hates you!”
11. There is not a single character that appears in every episode of Game Of Thrones.
10. Gandalf’s sword, Glamdring, from Lord of the Rings trilogy and Hobbit trilogy, is in the centre of the iron throne.
9. In the year 2012, over 160 baby girls in the U.S. were legally named “Khaleesi”, after the Emilia Clarke’s character in the show, although it is not the character’s name (Daenerys) but a title.
8. Game Of Thrones is the first TV series in history to be screened in IMAX theaters.
7. In Westeros, bastards (also ‘natural child’ or ‘baseborn’) born to nobles are given surnames different than their father’s, according to the region they were born in. These surnames are mostly associated with the geographic or climatic features of the respective regions. I.e. in the Reach – the bastards surname is Flowers; in the Westerlands – Hill; in the Iron Islands – Pyke; in the Riverlands – Rivers; in Dorne – Sand; in the North – Snow; in the Vale – Stone; in the Stormlands – Storm; in the Crownlands – Waters. The special surnames apply only to noble-born bastards, who are openly acknowledged by their noble parent. Therefore, bastards both of whose parents are commoners, or noble-born bastards that are unacknowledged by their noble parent (like Gendry) cannot use the special surname. A noble-born bastard can be legitimized by royal decree, thus is considered as trueborn child and changes the surname to the father’s. However, the social stigma of the bastard may not always be lifted even after legitimization.
6. The official words of House Lannister “Hear Me Roar!” are seldom mentioned. Their unofficial motto “A Lannister always pays his debts” is often used, mostly in negative context, meaning that Lannisters always repay unkindness with unkindness.
5. According to George R.R. Martin, “The Lord of the Rings” was a major influence behind his “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, which the television series is based on.
4. This is the television series with the largest ever cast.
3. As of 2014, Game Of Thrones is the most watched HBO TV-Series of all time, with an average viewership of 16.1 million (Season 4), slightly ahead of a record which was previously held by The Sopranos (1999-2007).
2. Each season of Game Of Thrones shoots annually from July to December. Two units, the ‘Wolf’ and the ‘Dragon’, shoot concurrently in various countries.
1. Many of the characters have nicknames, mostly based on specific deed, behavior or physical feature of the person in question. The nicknames can be derogatory (Kingslayer) or for mockery (Brienne the Beauty). For example:
Eddard Stark: Ned
Jaime Lannister: the Kingslayer
Tyrion Lannister: the Imp or Halfman
Varys: the Spider
Sandor Clegane: the Hound
Gregor Clegane: the Mountain that Rides (or simply the Mountain)
Petyr Baelish: Littlefinger
Jeor Mormont: the Old Bear
Loras Tyrell: Knight of Flowers
Olenna Tyrell: Queen of Thorns
Roose Bolton: Leech Lord
Aerys Targaryen: the Mad King
Viserys Targaryen: the Beggar King
Theon Greyjoy: the Turncloak
Melisandre: the Red Woman
Vargo Hoat: the Goat
Robb Stark: the Young Wolf
Brienne: the Beauty
Qhorin: Halfhand
Mance Rayder: the King Beyond the Wall
Davos Seaworth: the Onion Knight
Jon Umber Sr.: Greatjon
Jon Umber Jr.: Smalljon
Eddison Tollett: Dolorous Edd
Samwell Tarly: the Slayer
Gerold Hightower: the White Bull
Arthur Dayne: Sword of the Morning
Brynden Tully: Blackfish
Oberyn Martell: the Red Viper
Oberyn Martell’s bastard daughters: the Sand Snakes.
This week marks Michael C Hall’s 44th Birthday(1st Feb 1971). Michael is well known for the titular character “Dexter” and as mortician David Fisher in “Six Feet Under”. He is mostly famous for being Dexter. He won a Golden Globe for his character in Dexter(2006-2013). On this occasion I have put together 12 best Quotes of Michael from Dexter.
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