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Ted Lasso’s Final Two Songs Have an Interesting Litigious History Ted Lasso from Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso’s Final Two Songs Have an Interesting Litigious History

The final two songs played on the series finale of Ted Lasso have an interesting litigious history with each other
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Ted Lasso Homages an Iconic Cheers Nod to Nick “Coach” Colasanto Coach on Cheers

Ted Lasso Homages an Iconic Cheers Nod to Nick “Coach” Colasanto

The finale of Ted Lasso had a wonderful easter egg homaging the Cheers series finale, which was itself a tribute to the late, great Nicholas Colasanto.
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Why Succession Couldn’t Have a Godfather Ending Michael Corleone and Kendall Roy

Why Succession Couldn’t Have a Godfather Ending

While Succession and The Godfather are both tragedies, Succession couldn't have the ending that The Godfather did.
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How The Knicks Became the First NBA Team to Force a Game 7 Down 3-0 The 1951 New York Knicks

How The Knicks Became the First NBA Team to Force a Game 7 Down 3-0

With the Celtics heading to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals after being down 3-0, let's take a look at the first NBA team to take a series to the Game 7 after...
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When Did L.A. Law Jump the Shark? The cast of L.A. Law

When Did L.A. Law Jump the Shark?

In a feature looking at if or when a TV series "jumped the shark," Brian asks you all to determine when (or if) L.A. Law jumped the shark.
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What Happened When the Paul Lynde Show Was Merged With Temperatures Rising? The revamped second season of Temperatures Rising

What Happened When the Paul Lynde Show Was Merged With Temperatures Rising?

In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how the Paul Lynde Show was merged with the hospital sitcom, Temperatures Rising, to little success
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When Seinfeld Improbably Made Johnnie Cochran a Recurring Character Phil Morris as Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld

When Seinfeld Improbably Made Johnnie Cochran a Recurring Character

Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Johnnie Cochran improbably became a recurring character on Seinfeld.
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Taylor Swift’s New Song is Breaking People With ‘I Wouldn’t Marry Me Either’ Taylor Swift on a talk show

Taylor Swift’s New Song is Breaking People With ‘I Wouldn’t Marry Me Either’

As people read the lyrics for Taylor Swift's latest song, social media has been having a shared reaction to a particularly devastating lyric from "You're Losing Me"
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Who Is the ‘Boy’ In Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘because i liked a boy’? Sabrina Carpenter in her music video for "because i liked a boy"

Who Is the ‘Boy’ In Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘because i liked a boy’?

In a feature explaining who songs were written about, Brian explains who the boy is in Sabrina Carpenter's "because i liked a boy."
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Curt Hansen Missed Out on Being the Leader of Big Time Rush, But At Least He Got to be Zac Efron Curt Hansen as Dak Zevon

Curt Hansen Missed Out on Being the Leader of Big Time Rush, But At Least He Got to be Zac Efron

Today, in the latest look at celebrities/characters being featured under different names, see how Curt Hansen missed out on starring on Big Time Rush, but at least he got to be Zac Efron on...
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