Archive for the 'TV Legends Revealed' Category

Was Spock Originally Going to Have Red Skin on Star Trek?

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: Spock was originally going to have red skin on Star Trek. Few characters in television history seem […]

Did a TV Writer Once Get a Parking Spot for His Pseudonym?

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: A TV writer’s pseudonym had his own parking space at Paramount! One of the (many, many MANY) […]

Was a Glee Plot Involving a Boy Not Being Allowed to Sing a “Girl” Song Drawn From Chris Colfer’s Life?

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: A plot line on Glee about a character not being considered for a “girl” song actually happened […]

Did The Big Bang Theory Originate the Term “Bazinga”?

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: The Big Bang Theory originated the term “bazinga.” It is interesting just how long some TV shows […]

Was Perry White Nearly Played by a James Earl Jones on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman?

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: Perry White was nearly played by a black actor on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of […]

Was Ray Palmer on Arrow Originally Going to be Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle?

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: Originally Blue Beetle was going to take over Queen Consolidated on Arrow instead of the Atom. When […]

Was the Apartment Building in 227 the Same One Used on Sesame Street?

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: The show 227 used the same set as Sesame Street. 227 was a starring vehicle for Marla […]

Was Gabrielle Reece Cast as the She-Hulk in a Failed She-Hulk TV Pilot?

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: Gabrielle Reece was cast as the She-Hulk in a failed She-Hulk TV pilot. The creation of the […]

Does Walter O’Brien Seriously Have the Fourth-Highest IQ Ever Recorded?

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: Walter O’Brien has the fourth-highest IQ ever recorded. Television shows and motion pictures very often base their […]

Did Barack Obama Personally Squelch a Saturday Night Live Sketch?

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: Barack Obama personally squelched a Saturday Night Live sketch While Saturday Night Live (SNL>) has been doing […]