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Could Fox Mulder have arrested Stringer Bell? According to these fan theories about seemingly unrelated shows populating the same universe, the answer is: absolutely.

Caitlin Schneider


Shout! Factory

Rowan Atkinson may have more than 50 acting credits on his resume, but to most of the world he’ll always be best known as the ridiculously rubber-faced Mr. Bean.

Jennifer M Wood


The fate of J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) had millions of 'Dallas' viewers spinning all sorts of theories.

Nothing unites a nation of TV watchers like a pulse-pounding cliffhanger—especially when it involves the collective misery of having to wait up to a year to find out the answer to whatever burning questions a season finale left behind.

Jennifer M Wood




Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as Crockett and Tubbs in the TV detective series Miami Vice, circa 1988.

On September 28, 1984, 'Miami Vice' made its premiere on NBC, and a new kind of cop show was born. The series also kickstarted the careers of dozens of soon-to-be stars.

Jennifer M Wood
HBO

In 2003, 24-year-old machinist Juan Catalan faced the death penalty for allegedly shooting a key witness in a murder case. Catalan told police that he couldn’t have committed the crime, as he was at a Dodgers game at the time. When police didn’t buy his a

Ethan Trex