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POP CULTURE
Patrick Duffy swore his oil tycoon character was gone for good. Nearly doubling his salary changed his mind.
Suit up, gladiators.
The avant-garde drama starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves changed the path of director Gus Van Sant’s career.
Walt Disney's most trusted animators were anything but out of touch.
When 'Dallas' debuted in 1978, the world wasn’t quite ready for the nighttime soap opera. The first season consisted of a five-hour mini-series, and the second season expanded into 24 episodes; both seasons had low ratings.
It took Eva Gabor and Johnny Carson only a few minutes to sell 3 million boxes of the game.
A decade before 'Entourage' made him a mega-star, the director of this cult comedy had to fight to cast Jeremy Piven.
Sometimes an actor’s relationship with a character just runs its course and the actor is anxious to say goodbye to the part forever. (Spoiler: They didn’t always get their wish.)
She was the most famous woman in Romania during the 1980s, but no one had ever seen her face.
Despite consistently poor reviews, the series spawned seven feature films, one live-action series, a cartoon, and a possible upcoming reboot.