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Five Great Rupert Crosse Guest Appearances

Five Great Rupert Crosse Guest Appearances

In a feature spotlighting character actors who routinely do strong guest appearances on TV series, Brian spotlights five fine TV performances by Rupert Crosse
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How the CBA Almost Ruined the Three-Point Shooting Contest Before It Could Debut

How the CBA Almost Ruined the Three-Point Shooting Contest Before It Could Debut

In a new Basketball Legends Revealed, discover how the Continental Basketball Association almost ruined the NBA's Three-Point Shooting Contest before it got a chance to debut
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Five Great Judyann Elder Guest Appearances

Five Great Judyann Elder Guest Appearances

In a feature spotlighting character actors who routinely do strong guest appearances on TV series, Brian spotlights five fine TV performances by Judyann Elder
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Are The Rookie and The Recruit Connected?

Are The Rookie and The Recruit Connected?

In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian tries to figure out if The Rookie and the Netflix series, The Recruit, are part of a shared universe
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Five Great Thalmus Rasulala Guest Appearances

Five Great Thalmus Rasulala Guest Appearances

In a feature spotlighting character actors who routinely do strong guest appearances on TV series, Brian spotlights five fine TV performances by Thalmus Rasulala
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Did a Little Girl Fake Her Father’s Iraq War Death to Win Hannah Montana Tickets?

Did a Little Girl Fake Her Father’s Iraq War Death to Win Hannah Montana Tickets?

In a new TV Legends Revealed, learn whether a little girl wrote an essay lying about her father dying in Iraq to win Hannah Montana tickets.
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Five Great Gloria Foster Guest Appearances

Five Great Gloria Foster Guest Appearances

In a feature spotlighting character actors who routinely do strong guest appearances on TV series, Brian spotlights five fine TV performances by Gloria Foster
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When Did Lost Jump the Shark?

When Did Lost 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) Lost jumped the shark.
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Five Great J.A. Preston Guest Appearances

Five Great J.A. Preston Guest Appearances

In a feature spotlighting character actors who routinely do strong guest appearances on TV series, Brian spotlights five fine TV performances by J.A. Preston
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Can an A.I. Write a Decemberists Song?

Can an A.I. Write a Decemberists Song?

Colin Meloy of The Decemberists embarked on a fascinating experiment to see if an artificial intelligence could write a song that would sound like an actual Decemberists song
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