When they were writing/producing the show, they got the notice that they were being moved from a Fall show to a Mid-season replacement, and they decided to go back and make a few more episodes for earlier in the run (Karma Chameleon and Wound-Up Penguin) to serve as a better intro now that they knew how the story was…

To be fair, It's a Wonderful Life only lapsed into public domain due to a clerical error (it's copyright wasn't renewed in time, back when copyrights had to be renewed). In the normal course of events, a source work should drop into public domain before a derivative work does.

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Wikipedia mentions that a plane ticket in the pilot was for Toronto's Pearson International Airport. However, the cops use NYPD mugs.

There's been studies that show that about half the people that DVR a show don't skip the commercials when watching their recordings. So DVR numbers don't count as much as Live, but they still count.

Identical Twins = Clones

I don't think they meant that it was literally homosexual, but that it was emasculating, since the implication is that you're unable to get your woman off with just your dick, like real men can.

The trailer for the original film had all those elements too, excepting the "they're all gonna laugh at you" line:
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Considering that Gaiman wrote Don't Panic, a biography of Douglas Adams, he certainly is familiar with his work. However, Adams wasn't the first to come up with the premise. This site has a list of dozens of titles using the same premise, including the 1949 short story Poseidon by Lord Dunsany about the Greek god…

I was with you, thinking that Roger was faking his return to his planet, and would appear back at home in a new disguise, fooling Jeff, but learning his lesson not to go around naked in the house anymore.

Which he wouldn't have known if he hadn't listened to the entire commentary.

They also just premiered Continuum, which like Lost Girl is a Canadian import. They've also got the show Defiance premiering later this year, which is a cross promotion with an upcoming video game of the same name.

I don't think either is more correct "mathematically."

MST3K is definitely missed, but surely the "acceptable substitute" role has already been filled by Rifftrax and/or Cinematic Titanic?

MST3K is definitely missed, but surely the "acceptable substitute" role has already been filled by Rifftrax and/or Cinematic Titanic?

The Wizard of Oz was a flop when it was initially released (only grossing $3 million on a budget of $2.8 million). It was only with later rereleases and TV airings that the film became popular.
Rob Reiner was worried when making The Princess Bride that he was making another Wizard of Oz. His worries turned out to be…

The Wizard of Oz was a flop when it was initially released (only grossing $3 million on a budget of $2.8 million). It was only with later rereleases and TV airings that the film became popular.
Rob Reiner was worried when making The Princess Bride that he was making another Wizard of Oz. His worries turned out to be…

There's been both critical and commercial successful TV adaptations of films in the past 15 years. Some not yet mentioned:

There's been both critical and commercial successful TV adaptations of films in the past 15 years. Some not yet mentioned:

Piers Anthony is the model for disappointing continued reading of his work.