A while back, I wrote a Movie Legends Revealed about the amazing story of how the makers of the movie Scream discovered the Ghostface mask they used in the film. Among the people who read that initial article was a man named Loren Gitthens, who had a fascinating story to tell about the Ghostface mask […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Jon Polito’s public complaints about the direction of Homicide: Life on the Street got his character killed […]
In this Movie Legends Revealed, learn what George Lucas had planned for Darth Vader at first.
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to board games and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of all board game urban legends so far. BOARD GAME URBAN LEGEND: The board game Operation was sold for just $500. For over fifty years, fans of […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Inara on Firefly had a syringe that was originally going to tie into a very dark rape […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE/TV URBAN LEGEND: MGM gave up the rights to Lassie in exchange for not paying $40,000 in back pay to […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Radar O’Reilly’s left hand was never shown on M.A.S.H. One of the few actors to star in […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: There was nearly a love triangle between Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and DOCTOR OCTOPUS in Spider-Man […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Marge Simpson’s hair hides two rabbit ears. Something that we’ve dealt with repeatedly in this column is […]
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Josie and the Pussycats did not receive any money for the excessive product placement within the film. […]
If you enjoy this site, there's a good chance you'll enjoy my books from Plume Publishing (a division of Penguin-Random House Books) Was Superman a Spy? and other Comic Book Legends Revealed! and Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?. Plus, my newest book from Triumph Books, 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
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WHY DOES BATMAN CARRY SHARK REPELLENT?
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WAS SUPERMAN A SPY?
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