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Post by babclayman on Oct 20, 2023 9:50:02 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 677
It is actually possible to pull the Sword from the Stone at Disney World. It mainly comes down to three variables, one is the time of the day (Late Morning or Early Afternoon), the second requires you to use the side handles when pulling, rather than the vertical one; and thirdly, both feet need to be on the ground or the small step behind the sword, do not place your foot on the stone or anvil.
Random Fact # 4, 678
Early casting calls for "Power Rangers: Samurai" included a comedy duo called "Skinny Mack and Big Jack". These characters would go on to become the return of Bulk and Spike (Skull's Son). One episode that was planned would have also seen Bulk try to become the Brown Samurai Ranger, based on an unadapted "Shinken Brown" episode of the Shinkenger Sentai.
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Post by Belchic on Oct 22, 2023 14:24:22 GMT -5
Random Fact #4679
Clarabelle Cow was one of the original Disney characters who has been alongside Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse since their beginnings with "Steamboat Willie". Though she started off as just a basic generic cow but soon after evolved into an anthropomorphic cow with more of a personality. Though she only appeared in a small handful of cartoons along with Horace Horsecollar in the early 1930's, and both of them kind of faded off into obscurity since Donald Duck and Goofy were overshadowing them in terms of popularity. In the early days, Clarabelle didn't really speak much. Most of her vocabulary was reduced to just generic cow sounds like "moo". There was an exception in the 1935 short, 'Mickey's Fire Brigade" when she was voiced by Elvia Allman. Her only appearances (along with Horace Horsecollar) in the 1940's were in the shorts, "Mickey's Birthday Party" and "Symphony Hour". Her big comeback didn't come until decades later in the 1990 Mickey Mouse featurette, "The Prince and the Pauper", and Elvia Allman even reprised her role as her voice. Though after that, Clarabelle would once again fade into obscurity especially after Allman's death in 1992. It wouldn't be until the 2001 series, "House of Mouse" when Clarabelle would start to become a slightly more active character in the Mickey Mouse universe now with April Winchell providing her voice, and she now had a more lovable personality being more of a bumbling, clumsy, and kind-hearted character. Since then, Clarabelle was slowly starting to become more recognizable, and even though she still doesn't get as much spotlight as the main six members of Mickey's gang, she has developed quite a bit of a cult following making her become an ensemble dark horse to a lot of Disney fans. Sadly, her counterpart, Horace Horsecollar, hasn't been getting the same level of recognition, which is why she is more often paired with Goofy rather than Horace.
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Post by Trey_Vore on Oct 24, 2023 22:17:19 GMT -5
Random Fact #4680:
In an early draft of the original script for Star Wars, Luke Skywalker was at one point going to have a more menacing sounding surname.
His working name was "Luke Starkiller".
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Post by babclayman on Oct 25, 2023 11:20:32 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 681
On the topic of Early Drafts of "Star Wars", a number of Ralph McQuarrie's Concept Pieces were reused when developing the "Rebels" Series. Lothal’s design is based on early Concept Designs for Alderaan. McQuarrie’s designs for Chewbacca & R2D2 are also reused for "Rebels" Characters, Zeb & Chopper respectively. Ralph McQuarrie's Concept Art for the X-Wing's would be reused as the Resistance X-Wing's in the Sequel Trilogy.
Random Fact # 4, 682
An Early Draft of "A New Hope" was adapted by Darkhorse Comics in 2013, titled "The Star Wars". In this Comic Story, Han Solo is a Non-Human Species with Green skin and Gills, Darth Vader is not a Force User with the Sith role being taken by Prince Valorum, Luke is a General for Aquilae with Annakin Stark!ller as his Apprentice, R2D2 & C3PO being Imperial Droids who fled and joined the Rebels, R2D2 could speak without beeping, Princess Leia having two brothers, Lightsabers being a common weapon rather than used mostly by Force Users, the De@th Star is instead a Space Fortress, and Annakin goes to it intentionally with just R2D2 to rescue Leia.
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Post by babclayman on Oct 27, 2023 11:20:53 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 683
During the credits for "Elemental", the film was initially going to depict Ember and Wade returning home with the reveal that they had a baby made out of Steam. It was cut from the credits as the writers wanted the audience to settle with the characters before introducing some as big as that.
Random Fact # 4, 684
In the first "Spider-Man" Game by Insomniac, The Black Symbiote Suit was considered as one of the Character Skins, but was scrapped as the game's director decided that it deserved to have a bigger role than just an unlockable cosmetic feature. The Symbiote and Black Spider Suit may a MUCH LARGER role in the Follow-Up Game.
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Post by babclayman on Oct 29, 2023 11:33:36 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 685
The premise of the 1991 "Addams Family" Film, is that a Loan Shark has her Son, Gordon pose as Fester to infiltrate the Addams household and find the hidden vault where they keep their fortune. However, it is then revealed that Gordan is indeed the real Fester. Originally, the Draft Script kept it ambiguous as to whether Gordan was the real Fester or not. The cast members were concerned about the ambiguity of the storyline, and so nominated Christina Ricci (who plays Wednesday in the film) to plea to Producer, Scott Rudin and Director, Barry Sonnenfeld two weeks before shooting, that Fester should be the real one. Ironically, Sonnenfeld remembers that the only cast member who didn't mind the ambiguity was Christopher Lloyd, the one playing Fester!
Random Fact # 4, 686
In "Friends", while Chandler & Monica become a couple in Season Five, it almost happened much earlier. The writers first considered having them get together during Season Two and seriously pitched the idea at the beginning of Season Three, but decided not to as there was already a huge romantic storyline with Ross and Rachel and they didn't want to split focus. After Ross and Rachel broke up they tested the waters for Monica and Chandler's relationship late in Season Three and with the audience's enthusiastic response, began laying the groundwork throughout Season Four, before the two then got together during Ross' London Wedding.
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Post by babclayman on Nov 6, 2023 11:25:18 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 687
The Original Filming Model of the USS Enterprise from the Original "Star Trek" Series would sit on Gene Roddenberry's Desk, before it went missing around the time of producing the first "Star Trek" Film. In Late October, 2023, someone listed a Model on EBay, saying they found it in an Abandoned Storage Unit, and just assumed it be a replica. However, people examined the photos, and noticed a business card stuck to the back of the model’s base with sticky tape, reading “Richard C Datin, Jr of North Hollywood, California", who be the original model builder! The listing has been taken down, as I assume they're bringing people in to verify if it is indeed the original model!
Random Fact # 4, 688
In "Power Rangers: Zeo", The identity of the Gold Ranger was originally planned to be Ryan Steele from another Saban Show; "VR Troopers". This is why Brad Hawkins, Ryan Steele's Performer did the voice of the Gold Ranger, before his identity was revealed. This was changed for the triplet Triforians, and then having Jason return to take on the powers.
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Post by babclayman on Nov 7, 2023 12:23:14 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 689
When Bill Murray did the voice of Garfield in the 2004 Film, he initially agreed to the film, thinking it was a Coen Brothers Film, the directors of "Fargo" & "The Big Lebowski". This confusion came from the fact that the Screenwriter of the film is Joel Cohen, whom Murray misread for Joel Coen!
Random Fact # 4, 690
The Main Street of Disneyland Paris was originally planned to be based around the 1920's, with Speakeasies, Jazz, Gang Members Roaming About, and an Elevated Railway. This idea was changed, when it was realized just how violent the era was and most likely not the most appropriate setting for the Entrance of a Family Park.
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Post by babclayman on Nov 10, 2023 10:10:09 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 691
In the early Eighties, Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to make a Video Game about Popeye the Sailor. The game itself would have taken inspiration from the short; “A Dream Walking”, with the setting being a construction site. However, due to not being able to obtain the Popeye License, as well as the graphical limitations of the time, the idea had to be re-themed. That game became; Donkey Kong! So, technically, Mario was created because they couldn’t get the Popeye License!
Random Fact # 4, 692
The original plan for “The Simpsons” Episode; “Kamp Krusty”, was for it to be a Feature Length Simpsons Film! However, this was changed as the writers couldn’t find a decent way to stretch the premise to Ninety Minutes, and even had issues when it was rewritten for an Episode’s Length. It wouldn’t be for another Fifteen Years that “The Simpsons” would get a Feature Length Film.
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Post by Belchic on Nov 12, 2023 22:28:07 GMT -5
Random Fact #4693
Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin fame, actually played guitar on the soundtrack to the 1964 James Bond film, “Goldfinger”, five years before Led Zeppelin formed!
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Post by babclayman on Nov 18, 2023 11:46:30 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 694
On average, Mariah Carey earns around Three-Million Dollars each Holiday Season for the royalties of "All I Want for Christmas Is You." This doesn't include how much she makes from Holiday-Themed Merchandise, Concerts, Specials, Book and Film based on the song.
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Post by babclayman on Nov 21, 2023 11:38:20 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 695
In the original draft for "Attack Of The Clones", the name of the Jedi who commissioned the Clones from Kamino was called "Sido-Dyas," an alias for Darth Sidious / Palpatine, with Kenobi and Mace Windu noting that no such Jedi exists. However, In the draft, one instance of Sido-Dyas was misspelled as "Sifo-Dyas", and so in later drafts, Sifo-Dyas and Sidious became two seperate characters, with Sifo-Dyas a real Jedi who commissioned the Clones in secret. His story would be further explored in "The Clone Wars" Series. Basically, a character was created because of a typo!
Random Fact # 4, 696
In "Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel", the Marvel Heroes get their powers switched around. One such case is Iron Man getting Thor's Powers. In an early version of the story, this meant that Iron Man would have gained the ability to wield Mjolnir, but Marvel did not allow this, since wielding the hammer is more about worthiness than actual power. According to Co-Creator Swampy Marsh, the conversation that Iron Man & Thor have in the aired version is based on their writers' conversation with the Marvel about what can and can not be done with or without Mjolnir.
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Post by Trey_Vore on Nov 27, 2023 21:07:52 GMT -5
Random Fact #4697:
November 27, 2023, is the 10th anniversary of Disney's Frozen!
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Post by babclayman on Dec 3, 2023 14:00:45 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 698
Early drafts of Rankin Bass' Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer included a Delivery Stork character, but when the idea of having a narrator character was introduced, the stork was cut for time.
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Post by Trey_Vore on Dec 11, 2023 21:14:53 GMT -5
Random Fact #4699:
In the mid-1980s, Mel Brooks would start filming a parody film called Spaceballs. This movie was a parody mainly of Star Wars but also branched into Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Alien.
When he presented the idea for the film to George Lucas for his blessing, he did love the idea for the film and said it could work even if it wasn't meant to be a comedy.
There was a catch though--in order to get George Lucas's blessing on making a parody film of such a hot property, Mel Brooks was not to go and start selling any Spaceballs merchandise. The reason for this was because it would be very easy for Spaceballs action figures to get mixed up as Star Wars figures and lawyers could easily find reason to sue for copyright infringement.
It was done, but Mel Brooks would go and make jokes about merchandising throughout the movie as a way around this issue.
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