12 Television Characters We Never See (Even Though They Were On TV)

Since Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot," the characters we don't see have been far more powerful than the ones we do. We've never seen Waiting For Godot and never go to the theater, so we looked at Wilson, Nanny, and 10 other TV personalities...

Sudden Impact: Nine Fictional Characters Who Were Suddenly Killed by a Truck (or a Similarly Oversized Vehicle)

LostBefore helming this summer's reboot of Star Trek, Lost mastermind J.J. Abrams was the patron saint of sudden bus accidents. Abrams is known for creating drama through mystery and the unknown, but sometimes all the drama in the world can't do...

Seven Movie Posters That Almost Were

Traditionally, historians don't like to play "what if" with history. You can't change the past, so better to focus on what did happen, not what could have happened. Of course, while history majors were getting their PhD's, the rest of us were...

7 Bands Still Missing From Guitar Hero

As games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have grown increasingly mainstream, so has the music inside the game. Most of the songs in the original Guitar Hero were covers, but newer games like Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band 2 spoil would-be musicians...

Heavy Metal Superpowers

When Bob Dylan and Bono talk about the power of music, they're clearly speaking philisophically. They don't actually believe music gives them supernatural powers. Heavy Metal bands do. Here's a sampling of some famous '80s guitar gods who used the...

The 10 Grossest Hollywood Thumbs-Into-Eyes

(Compilation video after the jump)Blade RunnerHorror films enjoy including eye-gouging for gross-out effect. Philosophical films like Blade Runner, however, tend to use the move as a sophisticated Oedipal metaphor. Either way, we the audience get...

9 (Very) Short-Lived Celebrity Talk Shows

The Magic Hour with Magic JohnsonHow long did it last?: Eight weeks.Just because someone is good at something, doesn't mean they are good at everything. You wouldn't ask David Letterman to play point guard. Yet someone at Fox decided Magic Johnson...

Your Guide to Fictional Little People

Seven Jokes That Came True

Some jokes are funny because they're true. Here are seven jokes that were funny because they weren't true, yet. Joke: The Chris Rock Show (1997) Reality: OJ Simpson's "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened" (2006) In...

Seven Cinematic Sub-Sub-Genres

"Mr. Mom" ComediesIt's easy to see why producers are attracted to stories of souls swapping bodies. It's like two fish-out-of-water comedies for the price of one. The old guy's trying to skateboard! The woman is burping and scratching herself! The...

10 Films Not Good Enough For DVD

When "Waterworld" and "Showgirls" can claim DVDs of their own, it takes an especially bad movie to remain stuck on VHS in 2008. The following 10 films are not on DVD... and should probably remain that way.Howard the Duck (1986)Casual Star Wars...

A Brief History Of Cars Crashing Through Walls On Sitcoms

One of the defining characteristics of the traditional sitcom is the presence of three walls, which means driving a car through one of those walls is one of the most exciting things that can possibly happen. Here, collected for the first time...