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  1. NBC wanted to film season 1 in black and white because they didn't believe the show would last more than 1 season. He offered to pay the extra $400 per episode needed for color filming. Screen Gems executive Jerry Hyams advised him, "Sidney, don't throw your money away." The first season was filmed in black and white, then colorized much later. The male lead could be so hard to work with that the producers seriously considered replacing him with another actor. Darren McGavin was at the top of the list for his replacement. They even wrote out a story with him losing the star and McGavin finding her. However, studio executives liked the male lead much more than the producers did. George
  2. "There's no right, there's no wrong, there's only popular opinion." "Hey... is that the cops? I'm an innocent victim in here! I was attacked by a coked up whore and a - a f--kin' crazy dentist!" "Oh, wouldn't it be great if I *was* crazy? Then the world would be okay. " George
  3. That's it. I was afraid that including that on the first round would be too easy. That which I feared... George
  4. Carrie Fisher Amazon Women on the Moon Rosanna Arquette George
  5. And you get that delightful Lysol smell with each breath! George
  6. Name the actor: Jamie O'Hara Nick van Owen Russell Durrell Norman Bates Peter Novak Pendleton Wise George
  7. Kirstie Alley Mad House John Larroquette George
  8. When I first worked at Dow, there were not enough offices for all of the chemists, so, occasionally, desks were found in the labs, surrounded by yellow tape on the floor. As a general rule, one had to wear monogoggles in the laboratories but not in the offices. One was allowed to sit at a desk in the lab without them. I referred to this as the "Les Nessman Safety Rule," as, somehow, any bad actors in the air would know to stop at the yellow tape. I find the six-foot, "social distancing" rule almost as silly, as if there were something magic about six feet. George
  9. Well, at least you picked someone from the Jumanji films. I'm guessing that no one has seen any of the films I listed, so I'll give it to WW for getting one right. The other actor is KEVIN HART. George
  10. I'm sure that Raf was alluding to something, perhaps the theme song, which I don't remember. But it's got to be WKRP in Cincinnati. George
  11. No. The other actor is not usually considered an action/adventure type. He was in one more movie with Johnson, Unfortunately, that movie is Jumanji: The Next Level George
  12. Yeah, but when you said he was contemporary with Henry V, particularly, it threw me off. George
  13. You have one of the two (Johnson). Diesel was not in Central Intelligence nor Jumanji. George
  14. Two actors needed to win this round: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Central Intelligence F&F Presents Hobbs and Shaw* George "One of the actors has only a cameo in this film
  15. I presume you italicized Joseph Fiennes for emphasis, but I'm still lost. George
  16. American Graffiti came out when I was in college, and Smith (as Terry) looked an awful lot like my roommate. George
  17. Cannery Row. Starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. Nolte had customarily played tough guy roles, so it was thought that a 181 IQ wouldn't be believable. Winger had been topless in Slumber Party 57, and would later do nudity in An Officer and a Gentleman and others, but not in this film. Nolte and Winger would also star in Everybody Wins. You're up! George
  18. I should probably clarify the "major motion picture" bit. This movie did NOT do well in the box office. In fact, Raquel Welch made more in her lawsuit than the movie netted. With a good cast, and based on a serious novel, Welch THOUGHT it would be a major flick, unlike her light fare, like 1 M BC or Fathom. George
  19. I know he was in the first two: Charles Martin Smith? George
  20. No. Raquel Welch was offered the second lead in this film. Though she had had starring roles, this would have been her first lead in a major motion picture. She even, reluctantly, agreed to do a nude scene. She was later fired and replaced by a much younger actress. Welch sued for breach of contract, and eventually won over 20 million dollars. Interestingly, her replacement did NOT have a nude scene in this movie (even though she had been nude in an earlier movie and would do nude scenes later, as well). The movie is based on a famous novel by an American author, published in 1945. It also includes elements from its not-so-famous sequel. The male lead told Rolling Stone magazine during production that he was a fan of the author's work. He also admitted to having to wear a girdle to flatten his belly. In the interview, he called the girdle a "Richard Dreyfuss special". This film was about 20 years after One Million Years BC. She was about the same age as the male lead (slightly older, actually). It was a very different dynamic with her replacement (who is not related to her). The story is about a marine biologist and a "floozy." For some reason, screenwriter-director David S. Ward lowered the (male) lead character's stated I.Q. (181 in the book sequel) for his film by 30 points. An Intelligence Quotient of 170 and above are considered "super-genius" (versus the "genius" I.Q. of 140 and above). Perhaps Ward didn't believe that the star would be believable with such a high I.Q. The two stars teamed up again eight years later to portray a private detective hired by a (supposed) good Samaritan. The story takes place on a street in Monterey, CA, during the Depression. George
  21. Raquel Welch was offered the second lead in this film. Though she had had starring roles, this would have been her first lead in a major motion picture. She even, reluctantly, agreed to do a nude scene. She was later fired and replaced by a much younger actress. Welch sued for breach of contract, and eventually won over 20 million dollars. Interestingly, her replacement did NOT have a nude scene in this movie (even though she had been nude in an earlier movie and would do nude scenes later, as well). The movie is based on a famous novel by an American author. It also includes elements from its not-so-famous sequel. The male lead told Rolling Stone magazine during production that he was a fan of the author's work. He also admitted to having to wear a girdle to flatten his belly. In the interview, he called the girdle a "Richard Dreyfuss special". This film was about 20 years after One Million Years BC. She was about the same age as the male lead (slightly older, actually). It was a very different dynamic with her replacement (who is not related to her). The story is about a marine biologist and a "floozy." For some reason, screenwriter-director David S. Ward lowered the (male) lead character's stated I.Q. (181 in the book sequel) for his film by 30 points. An Intelligence Quotient of 170 and above are considered "super-genius" (versus the "genius" I.Q. of 140 and above). Perhaps Ward didn't believe that the star would be believable with such a high I.Q. The two stars teamed up again eight years later to portray a private detective hired by a (supposed) good Samaritan. George
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