Joey Shabadoo
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Before starring in Episode IV: A New Hope, Mark Hamill had never seen a single Star Wars film.
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Drago
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Mark Hamill wishes he'd never seen a single Star Warts film.
Drago
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J K Rowling was a massive fan of the Dukes of Hazzard, and this is why she named Hogwarts in honour of her favourite character, Boss Hogg.
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Ming the Merciless
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The first reply to SETI was in 1979. ET is expected to arrive in 2021.
Drago
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ET was originally intended to be shaped like Buzzby, the small yellow bird in the British Telecoms adverts, and was going to be called BT accordingly.
The prime minister of the time, Lewis Collins, got wind of this and sent a cease and desist letter to Steven Spielberg, who was so upset he got drunk and shaved all the feathers off the alien model. Thus ET was born.
The prime minister of the time, Lewis Collins, got wind of this and sent a cease and desist letter to Steven Spielberg, who was so upset he got drunk and shaved all the feathers off the alien model. Thus ET was born.
classic33
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You mean to say Spielberg plucked Busby!!
Drago
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Yep, Spielberg himself. To this day the RSPCA still have a fatwa on him.
Joey Shabadoo
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It's rumoured Bear Grylls thrilled Bambi.
classic33
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Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, producer and director of the film version, and the then Patrick Moore, were all members of the British Interplanetary Society.
The first two had visits from Senior NASA staff, the third was present at mission control throughout the Apollo 10 & Apollo 11 missions. As a senior advisor to NASA.
Oddly, although Clarke and Kubrick were co-authors of the book 2001: A Space Odyssey, only Clarke is credited with being the author. With the film version being released first.
The first two had visits from Senior NASA staff, the third was present at mission control throughout the Apollo 10 & Apollo 11 missions. As a senior advisor to NASA.
Oddly, although Clarke and Kubrick were co-authors of the book 2001: A Space Odyssey, only Clarke is credited with being the author. With the film version being released first.
Drago
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The character Arthur from On the Buses, was named after Arthur C. Clarke.
