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Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024) The End

S1E1

First episode kickstarts with a sneak peek into the normal world that turns upside down by a nuclear attack. While some take shelter in underground bunkers, others run from the disaster until it finally hits them.

A few minutes into the series we are taken to an unreal world, 219 years ahead of the attack, where the survivors of nuclear attack have built a secure life inside the vaults.

*One of the men that dig up The Ghoul uses a Junk Jet, a weapon from the Fallout games that is essentially a steam-powered potato gun, literally shooting whatever junk items you're carrying.

#Fallout #2024 #The End #S1E1 #nuclear attack #underground bunkers #disaster #survivors #tv series #Ella Purnell #action #adventure #based on video game #just watched #series premiere

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Melissa Gilbert,Melissa Sue Anderson and Mitch Vogel in Little House on the Prairie (1974) The Love of Johnny Johnson

S1E5

Friction results between the Ingalls sisters when young Laura falls hard for handsome Johnny Johnson who, in spite of all her efforts to get him to see her as more than just a little girl, seems to only have eyes for older Mary...

*The song that Charles plays on the fiddle to put Carrie to sleep is the Little House theme song.

#Little House on the Prairie #1974 #The Love of Johnny Johnson #tv series #Melissa Gilbert #Melissa Sue Anderson #Mitch Vogel #S1E5 #falling in love #jealousy #sisters #family #drama #romance #western #period drama #just rewatched #Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Mister Ed (1961) The First Meeting

S1E1

Wilbur Post and his wife, Carol, move into their first house. They find the previous tenant's horse abandoned in the backyard barn. Carol insists on selling the animal, but Wilbur wants to keep it. To his surprise, the horse agrees with him...

*Allan Lane, who provided the voice of Mister Ed, originally didn't want his name listed in the credits. So Mister Ed was listed as himself. When the show became a hit, Lane changed his mind. However, the producers wanted to keep the mystique about the talking horse going, so they never put his name in the credits. To appease Lane, the producers increased his salary instead.

#Mister Ed #1961 #tv series #comedy #family #fantasy #sitcom #early tv #The First Meeting #S1E1 #young couple #horse #talking horse #new house #just watched

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Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Lail in Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

Dir.Emma Tammi

In the year 2000, a desperate young man takes a job at an infamous, long-abandoned pizzeria with a dark past, bringing his little sister along. As they uncover the restless spirits and vengeful animatronics within, they must confront their own haunting memories. With the help of an enigmatic police officer, they battle to save their souls and unravel the sinister secrets lurking at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

*The opening credits are depicted in Atari based computer graphics, showing the events that lead to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria closing for business. This style of storytelling is present in the majority of the games, foreshadowing the true story behind the events of the franchise.

#Five Nights at Freddy's #film #movie #2023 #Josh Hutcherson #Elizabeth Lail #Emma Tammi #horror #mystery #fantasy #thriller #year 2000 #abandoned pizzeria #animatronics #memories #dreams #Freddy Fazbear's Pizza #based on video game #guard #killer robots #ghost child #missing child #just watched

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MyAnna Buring in In the Dark (2017) Ep1

DI Helen Weeks, pregnant by boyfriend and colleague Paul Hopkins, returns with him to her home town of Polesford, where Stephen Bates, husband of old school-mate Linda, is chief suspect in the disappearance of schoolgirls Abigail Toms and Poppy Johnston, being the last person to see Poppy alive. When Abigail's body is found there is evidence that she had been in Stephen's car and that he watched child porn. Though not officially on the case Helen is keen to support Linda. Searching the woods where Abigail was found Helen surprises taxi driver Gavin Sweeney, boyfriend of another school-mate Paula whilst ex-cop turned pub owner Trevor Hare is convinced of Stephen's innocence. Then Helen gets a shock phone call regarding her unborn child's paternity.

*MyAnna Buring (DI Helen Weeks) & Ben Batt (DI Paul Hopkins) also worked together on episode 2.2, Episode #2.2 (2015), of Prey (2014), as Jules Hope & Joseph Kijek respectively.

#In the Dark #2017 #ep1 #crime #drama #mystery #MyAnna Buring #DI Helen Weeks #disappearance #schoolgirls #tv series #mini tv series #murders #past #secrets #friends #relationships #just watched

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Stellan Skarsgård and Jared Harris in Chernobyl (2019) Please Remain Calm

Ep2

With untold millions at risk, Ulana makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery and warn him about the threat of a second explosion.

*After Ulana Khomyuk identifies the isotope that triggered the alarm as Iodine 131, a byproduct of nuclear reactor fuel, her coworker suggests "Ignalina". Ignalina refers to a nuclear power plant in Lithuania operating 2 RBMK-1500 reactors similar to Chernobyl's RBMK-1000 reactors. The decommissioned Ignalina power plant doubles for Chernobyl in this series.

#Chernobyl #2019 #tv series #mini tv series #Please Remain Calm #Ep2 #Ulana Khomyuk #Stellan Skarsgård #Jared Harris #Boris Shcherbina #Valery Legasov #hbo chernobyl #Chernobyl disaster #1986 #based on true events #drama #history #thriller #Soviet Union #Cold War #just rewatched #helicopter

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Coriolanus (2011)

Dir.Ralph Fiennes

Writers:John Logan and William Shakespeare

The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, a great soldier and a man of inflexible self-belief despises the people. His extreme views ignite a mass riot. Rome is bloody. Manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, Coriolanus is banished from Rome. He offers his life or his services to his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius.

*Sir Ian McKellen credits Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus as one of his favorite Shakespearean performances on film.

#Coriolanus #2011 #film #movie #William Shakespeare #Ralph Fiennes #original dialogue #Shakespearean language #ancient Rome #drama #thriller #war #values #just watched #awarded film #Gerard Butler #Vanessa Redgrave

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Shailene Woodley and India Eisley in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) Falling in Love

S1E1

After losing her virginity to Ricky Underwood at band camp, Amy Juergens discovers that she's pregnant. As Amy contends with her family life, and struggles to come to terms with her pregnancy, she seeks solace from her friends, Lauren and Madison. Meanwhile, Grace Bowman, the most popular girl at school, promises abstinence to her parents.

#The Secret Life of the American Teenager #2008 #tv series #teens series #Falling in Love #S1E1 #first episode #pregnant teen #relationships #school #comedy #drama #family #Shailene Woodley #India Eisley #just watched

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Simon Templeman and Toks Olagundoye in The Neighbors (2012) Pilot

S1E1

Soon after arriving in their new home, the Weavers discover all of their neighbors are from a distant planet called Zabvron...

*When Larry Bird enters the Weaver house after his wife kicks him out, he begins crying by oozing green liquid out of his ears over his neck. We see Marty Weaver's reaction. In the next shot, the green liquid is suddenly gone from Larry's neck.

#The Neighbors #2012 #tv series #Pilot episode #S1E1 #Simon Templeman #Toks Olagundoye #suburbs #aliens #sitcom #comedy #family #scifi #transformation #just watched

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T.R. Knight,James Franco and Sarah Gadon in 11.22.63 (2016) The Truth

E5

Everything begins to fall apart as Jake struggles to live two lives: teacher and time traveler. When Sadie's life is threatened, Jake has to make a terrible choice, leaving Bill to his own devices. Lee Harvey Oswald takes steps that will lead him into a date with destiny.

*Jake tells Sadie that he was actually born in 1978. This is also the year James Franco was born.

#11 22 63 #tv series #2016 #The Truth #Sadie #truths #violence #two lives #time travel #time traveller #1963 #T R Night #James Franco #Sarah Gadon #drama #mystery #romance #Ep5 #just rewatched

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Hill Harper and Vincent Ventresca in The Twilight Zone (2002–2003) Shades of Guilt

E3

A black man begs Matt McGreevey for a ride in his car since he is being pursued by someone, but Matt refuses and drives on, and sees him being attacked by a gang behind him. That night, Matt suffers several wounds he can't explain to his wife, and the next morning appears to have gained a tan overnight and learns that the man, a college professor named John Woodrell, was beaten to death in a hate-crime. His family and friends point out he didn't know who the man was or why he was running, but Matt, defensive about not being racist, still regrets not helping him since he knows why he didn't stop. It may be too late, though, since his skin continues to darken until he's mistaken for a mixed, then an African-American, man, then he looks exactly like the victim...

#The Twilight Zone #2002 #Shades of Guilt #tv series #Hill Harper #Vincent Ventresca #drama #fantasy #horror #black man #racism #changing #victim #regrets #E3 #attack #time travel #African American #just watched

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Laurence Fishburne in Hannibal (2013) Sorbet

S1E7

The BAU is called in when a man is found in a hotel room bathtub with his kidney removed and Graham must determine whether this is the act of an organ harvester or if the Chesapeake Ripper has claimed his first victim in two years. Meanwhile, Crawford continues to be haunted by the discovery of Miriam Lass's arm. Dr. Bloom suspects that Crawford has become obsessed with catching the Ripper, and is putting Graham in danger by making him chase the Ripper.

*The green bathroom where the victim's body is discovered is modelled after the setting of the bathtub scene in The Shining (1980).

#Hannibal #2013 #tv series #Laurence Fishburne #Sorbet #S1E7 #Chesapeake Ripper #Dr Hannibal Lecter #murder #organ harvesting #crime #drama #horror #profiler #police investigation #just watched

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Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon, and Shailene Woodley in Big Little Lies (2017) Serious Mothering

S1E2

Jane deflects questions from Ziggy, Madeline is outraged over a slight from Renata, and Celeste suggests she and Perry see a counselor.

*Perry Skypes Celeste and she asks him if it was midnight where he was. He was in Vienna. It was dark outside in California where Celeste was. There is a 9 hour time difference between the two. If it was midnight in Vienna it would have been 3 pm in California.

#Big Little Lies #2017 #tv series #Serious Mothering #Laura Dern #Reese Witherspoon #Shailene Woodlwy #women #coastal town #mothers #kids behaviour #boycott #school play #birthday party #relationships #crime #drama #mystery #just watched

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Claire Forlani and Eion Bailey in Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) Crouch End

E2

The career devoted Lonnie Freeman and his wife Doris Freeman are in London in honeymoon. Loonie receives a message from the important client Squales inviting the young couple to have dinner with him in his house at Crouch End. While going to the dinner party, Doris is advised by the cab driver to return from Crouch End, which would be a thin spot in another dimension. Lonnie does not accept the non-sense explanation and have a weird experience with Doris...

*Lonnie makes a joke about his wife Doris' behavior towards an old British couple, remarking that they love having an American come to their country and tell them what to do. Doris is played by Claire Forlani, who is actually British.

#Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King #tv series #2006 #Crouch End #E2 #drama #fantasy #horror #young couple #honeymoon #London #dimensions #monster #based ob short story #lost #missing #just watched #Claire Forlani #Eion Bailey

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Kate Winslet and Evan Peters in Mare of Easttown (2021) Enter Number Two

E3

As Mare and Colin parse new physical evidence, phone records lead to an unlikely suspect. After lashing out at Helen about a possible custody fight over Drew, Mare receives some unprompted advice from Richard on how to move forward with Carrie. Later, Kenny and Mare face the consequences of their misguided attempts to protect their families.

*Although this episode takes place in January/February, autumn leaves are shown on the trees when the trees should be bare.

#Mare of Easttown #2021 #tv series #Enter Number Two #E3 #police investigation #suspects #relationships #family #Kate Winslet #Evan Peters #crime #drama #mystery #just watched

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Isabelle Aronsson in Veronika (2024) The Boy in the River

E1

Veronika struggles with nightmares and a secret pill addiction. After a family picnic, she starts to get visions of a dead boy but refuses to believe it. However, as more people appear in the visions, Veronika questions her sanity.

#Veronika #tv series #2024 #Swedish tv series #Isabelle Aronsson #The Boy in the River #police officer #nightmares #vision #dead boy #crime #drama #thriller #Ep1 #just watched

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Patria (2020) Octubre benigno

E1

Bittori, the widow of a Basque businessman murdered by ETA, goes back to her hometown to uncover the truth about his husband's killing.

*While El Txato is having his siesta shortly before his murder, the radio gives that day's football results. Despite this apparently being October, the results correspond to those games played on 27th-28th January 1990. Furthermore, it is only 3.55 p.m., yet the majority of these games were played at 5.00 p.m.

#Patria #tv series #2020 #Octubre benigno #Basque #ETA #killing #truth #families #Spanish #relationships #drama #rain #murder #series premiere #E1 #just watched