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in TVIn the Heritage Auctions sale of HBO’s “Succession” memorabilia, which item fetched the highest price?
Answer: Roman Roy’s eulogy cue cards from HBO’s “Succession” sold for $25,000 at a Heritage Auctions event, alongside other memorable items from the show after its four-season run.
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in TVWhich TV series broke records with the most nominations at the 2024 Golden Globes?
Answer: HBO’s “Succession” dominated the TV categories at the 2024 Golden Globes, announced on Dec. 11, 2023, scooping up nine nominations and setting a new record for a TV show. This drama about a dysfunctional media family’s power struggles proved a critical darling in its final season, surpassing LA Law’s eight nominations in 1990.
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in Classic TVWhat is the last name of Samantha, the sassy publicist on HBO’s Sex and the City?
Answer: Samantha Jones was played by Kim Cattrall, who won a Golden Globe for her performance in 2002. She was one of the four main characters of the show, along with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis). The show ran for six seasons and spawned two feature…
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in TVIn the grand finale of HBO’s Succession, who ended up sitting on the corporate throne of Waystar Royco?
Answer: In a twist of events that could only be expected in the world of Succession, Tom “The Underdog” Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) ascends to the throne of Waystar Royco as CEO in the series finale, titled “With Open Eyes,” which aired on May 28, 2023. Shiv Roy, initially considered the favorite for the CEO position.…
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Why did Warner Bros. Discovery ditch HBO from its Max streaming service name?
Answer: According to JB Perrette, president, and CEO, of global streaming and games for Warner Bros. Discovery. HBO stands for “edgy, groundbreaking entertainment for adults” and is unsuitable for the upcoming Max service’s full range of content offers. This includes kids and family programming from Warner Bros., Discovery, and DC Comics. The company announced the…
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in TVWho is the ruthless and powerful patriarch of the media mogul family in HBO’s Succession?
Answer: Logan Roy, played by renowned Shakespearean stage actor and Emmy winner Brian Cox, is the founder and CEO of the fictional Waystar-Royco, the global media and entertainment conglomerate on HBO’s Succession. He is also the father of four children – Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor – who constantly vie for his approval. Cox and…
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in TVOn HBO’s Succession, what is Pierce Global Media?
Answer: Pierce Global Media (PGM) is a fictional media conglomerate with news outlets and television networks featured on HBO’s Succession. The company is a major plot point in the show’s final season, inspired by Rupert Murdoch’s purchase of the Wall Street Journal in 2007. Logan Roy’s company in the series Waystar Royco is loosely based…
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in Classic RockWhat incident is referred to in George Michael’s hit Outside?
Answer: In 1998. George Michael was arrested by an undercover police officer for engaging in a lewd act in a public restroom in Beverly Hills, California. The arrest led to him being outed as gay by the tabloids, who had been trying to expose his sexuality for years. As a result of the scandal, Michael…
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in TVWho is Bill in HBO’s The Last of Us?
Answer: Nick Offerman, best known for playing Ron Swanson in Parks Recreation. plays Bill on HBO’s The Last of Us. Bill’s character in the video game that inspired the show cannot soften or change his harsh exterior. In contrast, critics praised Offerman’s Bill’s profound emotional journey in the TV series, showing both Bill’s tough edges…
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in TVIn HBO’s adaptation of the video game “The Last of Us,” what’s causing humans to behave zombie-like?
Answer: HBO premiered its big-budget version of gaming sensation “The Last of Us” on Jan. 15, 2023. The series’ creators, Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) and Neil Druckmann (a creator of the video game) incorporated a scene before the opening credits in which a scientist explains that a mind-controlling fungus could thrive on a warming planet.
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in Classic TVWhat was Paulie’s last name on The Sopranos?
Answer: Sopranos actor Tony Sirico, who played Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri on the classic HBO show, died on July 8, 2022, aged 79, in an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale. According to his manager, the actor had been living with dementia for the last couple of years.
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in TVWhich TV show earned the most nominations for 2022’s 74th Emmy awards?
Answer: HBO’s Succession topped the list of most-nominated shows for 2022’s 74th Emmy awards, with 25 nominations, including best drama series and three of eight slots for supporting actor in a drama. The White Lotus and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso are the following most-nominated shows at 20 nods each
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in TVOn Game of Thrones and its prequel House of the Dragon, what’s the house of the dragon’s name?
Answer: “House of the Dragon,” set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” follows the story of House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne after their father’s death. HBO released the first official trailer for “House of the Dragon” on July 20,…
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in FilmsWhich Nirvana song is featured in 2022’s The Batman?
Answer: Nirvana’s “Somethin in the Way” appeared in the trailer for “The Batman” and the film itself. The director, Matt Reeves, told The Washington Post that he envisioned Bruce Wayne as a young Kurt Cobain, bursting with talent but not interested in the fame that comes with his unique abilities. “The Batman” started streaming on…
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in Classic RockWho was Taylor Hawkins drumming for before joining the Foo Fighters?
Answer: Taylor Hawkins joined the Foo Fighters when he was drumming for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill tour. Young Hawkins can be seen in the HBO 2021 Morissette documentary Jagged._x000D_
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in TVWhere does the HBO period drama “The Gilded Age” take place?
Answer: HBO’s The Gilded Age is set in New York in 1882. The series, created by Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes, premiered on Jan. 24, 2022.
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in Classic TVWho created Fraggle Rock in 1983?
Answer: Jim Henson created Fraggle Rock, which aired for 96 episodes on HBO from 1983 to 1987.
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in TVHBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary is titled “Return to…” what?
Answer: HBO Max named its highly anticipated 2022 Harry Potter reunion “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.” The special airs on Jan. 1, 2022, 20 years after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone — the first film of J.K. Rowling’s franchise.
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in Classic TVHow did Sex and the City characters refer to Chris Noth’s role in the original series?
Answer: Chris Noth portrayed John James Preston, AKA Mr. Big in the original Sex and the City series. The show creators only revealed Mr. Big’s real name in the series’s final episode. In Sex and the City: The Movie, Mr. Big and Carrie Bradshaw quietly marry at New York City Hall, celebrating afterward at a diner…
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in TVWhat was the sentence The Jinx’s New York real estate heir Robert Durst received in his murder trial?
New York real estate heir Robert Durst, 78, received a sentence of life in prison without a chance of parole Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, for the murder of his best friend Susan Berman in December 2000. Durst was arrested in 2015 following his decision to participate in The Jinx, a documentary that unearthed new evidence…
