Pop Culture References

What Was In The FedEx Package That Tom Hanks Never Opens In Cast Away? Tom Hanks spends nearly the entirety of Cast Away with a single unopened FedEx package, but what was in there during the movie?

At CBR, I updated an article about the mysterious FedEx package in Cast Away, and added a bit about how the ending of the film meant that the package's contents could never be revealed.
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Did Carrie and Aidan End Up Together in And Just Like That...? And Just Like That… tried to make Aidan Carrie's true soulmate. But there's still the question of if they ended up together in Season 2.

At CBR, I updated an article about where Carrie and Aidan stand heading into the third season of And Just Like That...
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Jacob and Renesmee's Relationship Is Wierder Than You Remember The Twilight Saga may have had cringe-worthy moments, but they all pale in comparison to the Jacob imprinting on Renesmee.

At @CBR, I updated an article about the disturbing "imprint" situation in Twilight, adding a section about it particularly makes Edward and Bella look like awful parents.
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Did the Horse in The NeverEnding Story Have a Tragic End in Real Life? In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, discover if the tragic death of Artax in The NeverEnding Story led to a tragic result for the horse in real life

In a brand-new Movie Legends Revealed at CBR, I wrote about the real life fate of the horse that played Artax in The NeverEnding Story.
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How Popeye's Animated TV Series Debuted to Compete With...Popeye?! In the latest TV Legends Revealed, discover how Popeye's owners created a Popeye animated series to compete with...Popeye?!?

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed, I look at how Popeye launched a cartoon to compete with...Popeye?!
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Did Gene Roddenberry Try to Have a Gay Character on the Original Star Trek? In the latest TV Legends Revealed, learn what Gene Roddenberry's plans were on having LGBTQ+ characters on the original Star Trek series

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed at CBR, I wrote about whether Gene Roddenberry actually tried to do an LGBTQ+ plot on the original Star Trek series.

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How Did the U.S. Government Force Marvel to Change Iron Man's Plot? In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, discover how the United States government forced Marvel Studios to change the plot of the first Iron Man film

In a brand-new Movie Legends Revealed at CBR, learn how the United States government led to a change in the plot of the first Iron Man film.

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One Early Jennifer Aniston TV Show Killed the Cast Repeatedly In the latest TV Legends Revealed, discover the TV series that repeatedly "killed off" Jennifer Aniston and the rest of her cast

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed at CBR, I wrote about the bizarre early 1990s sketch comedy series that killed off its cast in every episode, including a young cast member named Jennifer Aniston!

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What Was Jake Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride & Frank' Shirt Referencing? In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian explains why Jake Gyllenhaal's T-shirt on Saturday Night Live was referencing.

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered at @poprefs.bsky.social, I explain what Jake Gyllenhaal's T-shirt on Saturday Night Live was referencing.

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Why Did Matthew McConaughey Get Sued Over His Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie? In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, learn the bizarre story behind Matthew McConaughey being sued over his Texas Chainsaw Massacre film appearance

In a new Movie Legends Revealed at CBR, I explain why Matthew McConaughey found himself being sued over his Texas Chainsaw Massacre film due to the film not being given a wide release.

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Did Knuckles Appear in the Finale of the Original Sonic Cartoon Series? In the latest TV Legends Revealed, see if Knuckles really made an appearance in the finale of the Sonic 1990s Saturday morning cartoon series

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed at CBR, I look into the mystery of whether Knuckles was the character with the red eyes at the end of the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon's unresolved series finale cliffhanger.

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Did Jean-Claude Van Damme Quit the Role of the Original Predator? In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, we try to get into the bottom of Jean-Claude Van Damme's disastrous stint as the original Predator actor

In my latest Movie Legends Revealed at CBR, I delve into what, exactly, happened with Jean-Claude Van Damme and his departure as the original villain in Predator.

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The Strange Story of the Infamous Red Stapler In Office Space In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, discover the strange story of how the red stapler in Office Space became a surprising reality.

At CBR, I updated an old Movie Legends Revealed with a lot more information, and the story of how the red stapler they created for the film became a whole "thing."

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Did Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's James Bond Parody Go Too Far? In the latest TV Legends Revealed, find out if Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Bond parody, "Our Man Bashir," went too far for MGM

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed, I look at how Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's James Bond parody got a little too close for comfort for MGM. www.cbr.com/star-trek-de...

How David Cross Lost $150,000 Due to Hating Alvin and the Chipmunks In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, learn how David Cross' distaste for the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies lost him $150,000

In a brand-new Movie Legends Revealed at CBR, I explain how David Cross' distaste for Alvin and the Chipmunks ended up costing him $150,000!

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2024 PCR Star Wars Tournament- Winner! Come see who won our tournament of the top Star Wars characters of all-time!

Come see who won the Pop Culture References Tournament at @poprefs.bsky.social of the top Star Wars character of all-time! popculturereferences.com/2024-pcr-sta...

2023 PCR Star Wars Tournament- Final Four Come cast your vote for the fifth round of our tournament of the top Star Wars character of all-time! It's the Final Four!

Vote for the Final Four of the Star Wars tournament at @poprefs.bsky.social! All #1 seeds made it to the Final Four, so now the REALLY hard decisions happen! popculturereferences.com/2023-pcr-sta...

Why was an Adventure Time Episode Forced to Become About Soup? In the latest TV Legends Revealed, see how a classic Adventure Time episode was forced to change its plot to be about...soup?!

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed at CBR, I wrote about a classic Adventure Time episode that was forced to be about...soup?!

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2023 PCR Star Wars Tournament- Elite Eight, Day 1 Come cast your vote for the fourth round of our tournament of the top Star Wars character of all-time!

Vote for the Elite Eight of the Pop Culture References Tournament at @poprefs.bsky.social!

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Why Grease's Iconic Dance Sequence Didn't Make Any Sense In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, discover the reason why the iconic Grease dance contest didn't make any sense

In a brand-new Movie Legends Revealed, I explain why the famous dance contest in Grease doesn't make a lot of sense.

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Why the Government Forced All in the Family to Change Time Slots In the latest TV Legends Revealed, see how the U.S. Government somehow decided that it needed to have a say in All in the Family's weekly time slot

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed at CBR, I wrote about the fascinating situation when the United States government decided it didn't like All in the Family's time slot (and Norman Lear's successful lawsuit arguing against the forced time slot change)
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When Video Games Just Stop Trying It's interesting watching a mobile video game you once enjoyed just fall apart over time

At @poprefs.bsky.social, I talk about the interesting experience about having a mobile game that you like just fall apart over the years.

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2023 PCR Star Wars Tournament- Round 2, Day 1 Come cast your vote for the second round of our tournament of the top Star Wars character of all-time!

Go vote for the second round of the Pop Culture References Star Wars Tournament at @poprefs.bsky.social! popculturereferences.com/2023-pcr-sta...

Candy Crush Saga's Response to Royal Match Passing It in Sales is to...Do More Ads? Candy Crush Saga has been passed by Royal Match in the world of tile-matching

At @poprefs.bsky.social, I wrote about giving Candy Crush Saga another shot now that it has been passed in sales by Royal Match, and not being impressed by what I found. popculturereferences.com/candy-crush-...

2023 PCR Star Wars Tournament- Round 1, Day 2 - Pop Culture References Come cast your vote for the first round of our tournament of the top Star Wars character of all-time!

Go vote for the last two regions of Round One of the Pop Culture References Tournament this year at @poprefs.bsky.social! It's Star Wars characters this year.

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2023 PCR Star Wars Tournament- Round 1, Day 1 Come cast your vote for the first round of our tournament of the top Star Wars character of all-time!

Go vote in the third annual Pop Culture References Tournament at @poprefs.bsky.social! This time, we're looking for the best Star Wars character of all-time!

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Line it is Drawn: The Ghostbusters Take on Comic Book Ghosts and Demons In a brand-new Line it is Drawn, our artists drew your suggestions for the Ghostbusters taking on comic book ghosts and demons

In a brand-new Line it is Drawn for @csbg.bsky.social, our artists drew your suggestions for the Ghostbusters taking on comic book ghosts and demons

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As Wordle Hits 1000, the NY Times Gets More Aggressive In Its Sales Pitch The New York Times has become the most aggressive yet in trying to "sell" Wordle players on getting a subscription as the popular game hits 1000

At @poprefs.bsky.social, I wrote about the New York Times getting the most aggressive it has gotten so far in trying to "sell" players on subscribing as Wordle hits 1000 #Wordle1000 popculturereferences.com/as-wordle-hi...

Was Whoopi Goldberg Forced by a Judge to Make a Dinosaur Buddy Cop Movie? In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, learn whether a judge essentially forced Whoopi Goldberg to appear in a dinosaur buddy cop movie

In a brand-new Movie Legends Revealed at CBR, learn how Whoopi Goldberg was essentially "forced" to do a dinosaur buddy cop movie. www.cbr.com/whoopi-goldb...

The Secret Reason Why Fonzie Jumped the Shark on Happy Days In the latest TV Legends Revealed, learn the surprising reason why Fonzie jumped over a shark in an infamous Happy Days moment

In a brand-new TV Legends Revealed, find out the surprising reason why Fonzie jumped the shark on Happy Days. www.cbr.com/the-secret-r...