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10-15-2009, 06:47 PM
(xposted from the smooth few films forums):
Collecting geeky references in the episodes. If you're into that kind of thing:
Episode 1: Cast Aways
6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon)
André the Giant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_Giant)
Virtual Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy) & Sega Saturn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_saturn)
HD DVD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hd-dvd)
John McTiernan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001532/)
Kevin Rose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose)
Battlestar Galactica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_galactica)
Superman III (the one with Richard Pryor) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086393/) NOT
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (the one with Nuclear Man) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094074/) NOR
Superman Returns (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/) (the one with Kevin Spacey)
Superman II (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081573/) (the one with General Zod)
Ocarina of Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time)
Mario 3 speed run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ras23YC9UvE)
Vin Diesel was in Saving Private Ryan (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/) with Tom Hanks who was in Forrest Gump (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/) with Robin Wright Penn who was in The Princess Bride (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/) with Andre the Giant
Dick in a Box (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg)
Steve Wozniak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Enterprise)
Seinfeld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld) (is a show about nothing)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/)(cast)
Tom Hanks (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/)(cast)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: 'fully armed and operational...' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxMd93aCvd0)
River Tam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_the_Firefly_universe#River_T am)(cast)
Serenity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_(film))(cast) (also "I aim to misbehave cast")
Om Nom Nom (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/om-nom-nom-nom)
Michael J Fox was in Back to the Future (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/) with Christopher Lloyd who was in Suburban Commando (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103003/) with Hulk Hogan who was in Wrestlemania 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_III) with Andre the Giant
P.O.D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.O.D)
Dreamcast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast)
Se7en (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/) (what's in the boxcast? it's your wife's headcast)
*important to note: the Richard Pryor Superman references refers to a scene where a character is turned into a robot. That character is NOT played by Richard Pryor, even though he is in that movie.
Episode 2: Tech Yeti
War Games (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/) ("Protovision I have you now")
"I'm in his network, stealin his packets" (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/in-ur-base)
Castle Crashers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Crashers)
Wookiees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wookiee)
Twitter Fail Whale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#Outages)
Tecmo Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecmo_Bowl)
The Matrix (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/) is a ripoff of Dark City (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/)
Back to the Future (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/)
Primer (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/)
Robert Zemeckis's career (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/)
The Settlers of Catan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers_of_Catan)
Quake Live (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_Live)
Peggle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggle)
JK Rowling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling)
Felicia Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia_Day)
RTFM (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rtfm)
Grand Theft Auto IV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV)
Serenity (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/) ("i aim to misbehave")
Die Hard (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/) ("you ask for miracles...")
Predator (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093773/) ("so you cooked up some story...")
The Dark Knight (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/) ("why so serious?")
A Few Good Men (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/) ("you want the truth?")
Ghost Busters (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332/) ("What did you do, Ray?")
Collecting geeky references in the episodes. If you're into that kind of thing:
Episode 1: Cast Aways
6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon)
André the Giant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_Giant)
Virtual Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy) & Sega Saturn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_saturn)
HD DVD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hd-dvd)
John McTiernan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001532/)
Kevin Rose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose)
Battlestar Galactica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_galactica)
Superman III (the one with Richard Pryor) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086393/) NOT
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (the one with Nuclear Man) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094074/) NOR
Superman Returns (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/) (the one with Kevin Spacey)
Superman II (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081573/) (the one with General Zod)
Ocarina of Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time)
Mario 3 speed run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ras23YC9UvE)
Vin Diesel was in Saving Private Ryan (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/) with Tom Hanks who was in Forrest Gump (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/) with Robin Wright Penn who was in The Princess Bride (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/) with Andre the Giant
Dick in a Box (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg)
Steve Wozniak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Enterprise)
Seinfeld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld) (is a show about nothing)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/)(cast)
Tom Hanks (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/)(cast)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: 'fully armed and operational...' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxMd93aCvd0)
River Tam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_the_Firefly_universe#River_T am)(cast)
Serenity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_(film))(cast) (also "I aim to misbehave cast")
Om Nom Nom (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/om-nom-nom-nom)
Michael J Fox was in Back to the Future (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/) with Christopher Lloyd who was in Suburban Commando (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103003/) with Hulk Hogan who was in Wrestlemania 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_III) with Andre the Giant
P.O.D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.O.D)
Dreamcast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast)
Se7en (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/) (what's in the boxcast? it's your wife's headcast)
*important to note: the Richard Pryor Superman references refers to a scene where a character is turned into a robot. That character is NOT played by Richard Pryor, even though he is in that movie.
Episode 2: Tech Yeti
War Games (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/) ("Protovision I have you now")
"I'm in his network, stealin his packets" (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/in-ur-base)
Castle Crashers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Crashers)
Wookiees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wookiee)
Twitter Fail Whale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#Outages)
Tecmo Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecmo_Bowl)
The Matrix (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/) is a ripoff of Dark City (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/)
Back to the Future (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/)
Primer (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/)
Robert Zemeckis's career (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/)
The Settlers of Catan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers_of_Catan)
Quake Live (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_Live)
Peggle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggle)
JK Rowling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling)
Felicia Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia_Day)
RTFM (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rtfm)
Grand Theft Auto IV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV)
Serenity (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/) ("i aim to misbehave")
Die Hard (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/) ("you ask for miracles...")
Predator (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093773/) ("so you cooked up some story...")
The Dark Knight (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/) ("why so serious?")
A Few Good Men (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/) ("you want the truth?")
Ghost Busters (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332/) ("What did you do, Ray?")