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🎉 THE A-TEAM rolled onto screens 42-years ago

The show’s unforgettable theme tune was composed by Mike Post, who also crafted the signature music for other classics like THE ROCKFORD FILES, MAGNUM P.I., HILL STREET BLUES, L.A. LAW, and QUANTUM LEAP. Talk about a hitmaker!
January 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
🎉 MYTHBUSTERS premiered 22-years ago

The show once tested a combination of common materials that resulted in an extremely powerful explosive. They deleted the footage and contacted DARPA to warn them about the potential misuse of the combination.
January 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
❤️ Remembering Eartha Kitt on their Birthday🎂

1927-2008

She spoke four languages and sang in eleven, showcasing her linguistic prowess in many live performances

She was an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, frequently performing at benefit events for HIV/AIDS organizations
January 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🎉 STAR TREK: VOYAGER began its journey home 30-years ago

Kate Mulgrew was not the original choice for Captain Janeway; Geneviève Bujold was initially cast but left after two days of filming

The series won seven Emmy Awards during its run, primarily for its outstanding special effects and makeup
January 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
🎉 THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE premiered 10-years ago

The series was Amazon’s most successful original show

Extensive research was conducted to blend World War II Nazi and Imperial Japanese cultures with 1950s American culture, creating a unique alternate dystopian world for the series
January 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Emily Watson! 🎂

She has earned two Academy Award nominations for BREAKING THE WAVES and HILARY AND JACKIE. She won a BAFTA for APPROPRIATE ADULT, a SAG Award for GOSFORD PARK, and an Emmy nomination for CHERNOBYL
January 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
❤️ Remembering Carl Weathers on their Birthday🎂

1948-2024

While auditioning for the role of Apollo Creed alongside Sylvester Stallone in ROCKY, Weathers criticized Stallone’s acting, which led to him getting the role
January 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
🎉 TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES blasted on to screens 17-years ago

With $3.8m* per episode budget for Season 1, the show’s creators drew inspiration from the original TERMINATOR’s modest $18.2m* production budget on how the scale the show and shape the storyline

*Adjusted for inflation
January 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
🎉 A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS premiered on Netflix 8-years ago

Neil Patrick Harris, who portrays Count Olaf, performed the show’s theme song, “Look Away”

Count Olaf’s eye tattoo was temporary in Season 1, but Neil Patrick Harris got it permanently inked before filming Season 2
January 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🎉 BATMAN jumping unto TV sets 59-years ago

The series was initially planned as an hour-long show, but ABC split it into two half-hour episodes airing on consecutive nights, giving rise to the famous cliffhanger catchphrase, “Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!”
January 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🎉 METROPOLIS turns 98-year old today

Its special effects were pioneering, including miniatures, a swinging camera, and the Schüfftan process, which used mirrors to create the illusion of actors on miniature sets

Adjusted for inflation, Metropolis’ budget is $19-$25 million US dollars
January 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
🎉 Happy Birthday, J.K. Simmons! 🎂

He portrayed J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN trilogy and reprised the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, becoming a rare actor to cross cinematic universes
January 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Norman Reedus! 🎂

Norman Reedus and Hideo Kojima first teamed up for the canceled game SILENT HILLS. Their bond grew with DEATH STRANDING, which Kojima pitched to Reedus over sushi. Even without a script, Reedus jumped on board, trusting Kojima’s vision
January 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Eddie Redmayne! 🎂

Earned the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING — A Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in RED in 2010 — Two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in CABARET
January 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Kate McKinnon! 🎂

McKinnon has been nominated for 10 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning in 2016 and 2017 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

McKinnon co-created the Audible audio series HEADS WILL ROLL with her sister Emily Lynne
January 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Haven’t see that
January 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Clancy Brown! 🎂

He has appeared in both the STAR TREK and STAR WARS franchises, making him one of the few actors to do so

His distinctive deep voice has made him a popular choice for voice acting, and he has voiced characters in over 70 different animated productions
January 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Dafne Keen! 🎂

In LOGAN, Keen’s gymnastics and aerial arts background shined as she performed many of her own stunts and wire work. At 4’11” and 90 lbs, finding a stunt double was tough. Her audition tape even featured her climbing and leaping off furniture, showing off her agility
January 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
🎉 Yesterday, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE premiered 32-years ago

Was the first STAR TREK series TV show to use CGI for exterior space shots, marking a tech leap for the franchise

The USS Defiant also became the first full-fledged STAR TREK starship to feature a CGI model in regular production
January 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Kate Bosworth! 🎂

Was accepted to Princeton University but deferred multiple times to pursue her acting career

To prepare for her role in 21, Bosworth and her co-stars were trained in card counting techniques to accurately depict the strategies used by the MIT Blackjack Team
January 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🎉 THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES turns 18-years old today

The character of Sarah Jane Smith first appeared in DOCTOR WHO in 1973 and became one of the longest-serving and most beloved companions

All 5 seasons are currently streaming on Max
January 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Sir Anthony Hopkins! 🎂

He donated £1M to Snowdonia National Park, funded the Anthony Hopkins Centre at Royal Welsh College, and supports Greenpeace, YMCA, and rehab programs. A patron of RAPt and aids charities like Starlight Children’s Foundation and Women in Recovery
January 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Val Kilmer! 🎂

To accurately depict Holliday’s death due to tuberculosis in TOMBSTONE, Kilmer lay on a bed of ice during his death scene, causing visible shaking and discomfort

Holliday plays Chopin’s Nocturne; Kilmer, not a pianist, practiced for months to perform it well.
December 31, 2024 at 10:38 PM
🎉 AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE premiered 24-years ago

A spin-off from SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, where the main characters first appeared as detectives

Had a feature-length film adaptation titled AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS, released in 2007 (and where the poster art is from)
December 30, 2024 at 8:37 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Jude Law! 🎂

An active advocate for Breast Cancer Care, Education Africa, Friends of the Earth, Macmillan Cancer Support, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Make Poverty History, PETA, Peace One Day, Respect for Animals, Soccer Aid, UNICEF, and Young Vic Theatre.
December 30, 2024 at 12:57 AM