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14 TV Commercials Made By Famous Movie Directors

It takes a long time for movies to be written, produced, shot, and edited for audiences—that's why, on average, a director releases a movie every two to three years. In between, some notable directors keep in practice by making commercials for high-end na

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Bates Motel Recap: Episode 1, "First You Dream, Then You Die"

Everything You Need to Know About Norman Bates

6 Fictional Houses You Can Move Into

Most of us, at one point or another, have coveted a house that's not real. While most of us will never realize those real estate dreams, there are a lucky few who have. Here are a few fictional houses you can really move into.

12 Very Special 'Very Special Episodes'

From the creepy bicycle man to Alex Keaton's alcoholic uncle, here are some of TV's most memorable teachable moments.

8 Short-Lived TV Shows That Should Use Crowd Funding To Make a Movie

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a film adaptation of the series; it raised $1 million in under 5 hours. Here are eight other short-lived cult TV shows that might want to consider using Kickstarter to fund a featu

11 Characters Played by Different Actors

Having more than one actor portray the same character happens more often than you’d think on many popular TV series. The reason behind the switcheroo is not always explained to the viewing public, which means of course that we automatically assume the act

46 Lessons Learned Making Mister Rogers & Me

Mister Rogers and Benjamin Wagner really were neighbors. Here are 46 things Wagner learned about this great man and his essential, pioneering work.

9 Established Movie Directors Who Also Worked on TV

Most directors start their careers working on television before taking the plunge into moviemaking. When a director shifts their focus to the small screen, it is often seen as a step back in their career—but sometimes the transition revitalizes their crea

7 Seinfeld Plots That Happened in Real Life

These people have played out Seinfeld moments in real life.

What 1967 Thought 2001 Would Look Like

A Guided Tour of Animaniacs: Volume 4

We sat down with Tom Ruegger and Rob Paulsen to get all the behind-the-scenes details about the show’s final episodes.

7 Television Shows Saved by Their Fans

Never doubt the power of a devoted audience: Time and again, adoring fan bases have brought television shows back from the brink of cancellation—or actual cancellation. Shows like Family Guy and Futurama were resuscitated long after cancellation by the i

12 Subjects We Didn't Realize Had Their Own Fan Fiction

After we stumbled across some incredible Bill Nye fan fiction, we decided to see what else is out there.

11 Internet-Related Plots from '90s TV Shows

What was cutting edge at the time seems clunkier than Zack Morris’ cell phone today. So fire up that old modem and enjoy the dated technology of your favorite '90s shows.

5 Stars Who Badmouthed Their Own TV Shows

Two and a Half Men’s Angus T. Jones isn’t the first actor to publicly bash his own show. (Jones, who called the show "filth" earlier this week, has since backpedaled and apologized.) Here are a few other stars of series past who couldn’t resist airing the

6 Amazing Plots from Bill Nye Fan Fiction

Today is Bill Nye’s birthday—and to commemorate the occasion, we delved into the sometimes steamy (let's just say Doc Brown is involved), always wacky world of fan fiction based on everyone's favorite science guy. (We tried to keep it clean, but you might

Pigs, Sharks, And Snowmobiles: Kari Byron Talks Hosting Large Dangerous Rocket Ships

Science Channel As co-host of MythBusters, Kari Byron deals with explosions, rocket sleds and general chaos all the time. But not even that experience could prepare her for the spectacle that is Large Dangerous Rocket Ships (LDRS), an annual competition-

Creating The Walking Dead's Creepy Zombies

Gene Page/AMC Forget the humans—the most compelling characters on The Walking Dead, which has its third season premiere tonight at 9pm on AMC, are obviously the zombies. These shambling, flesh-hungry undead are the creations of special effects makeup art

11 Long Celebrity Marriages That Ended in Divorce

When some celebrity couples divorce, it's not at all surprising (here's looking at you, Kim and Kris). But when couples like Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito announce they're divorcing after 30 years of marriage, it comes as a true shock. We really thought t

How to Get on Saturday Night Live

If comedy was like a run for president, then the hallowed halls of Saturday Night Live would be the White House.

11 Game of Thrones Cakes

Last week I noticed that I'd seen more than one awesome cake decorated on the theme of the TV show Game of Thrones. Actually, I could count several, so obviously there were even more such cakes on the internet. Has any other TV show inspired so many baker

11 Awkward Canadian Game Shows

Some of America's best-known game show hosts are actually Canadian -- including Alex Trebek, Monty Hall, and Alan Thicke. But in Canada, the game show landscape has featured plenty of painfully weird ways to win a few bucks (sorry, Loonies). Here's a ru

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