May 16th, 2009 by admin
In the first season of Supernatural, the Winchester brothers ran across a Tulpa, a spirit that was brought to life thanks to the power of the Internet in an episode called Hell House. They compared it to the story of Golem, a legend that says that a group of monks meditated so hard they were able to bring a stone figure to life.
May 10th, 2009 by admin
Most of the time any number you see or hear on a TV show will be a fictitious number beginning with 555. But sometimes real numbers are used as either a marketing ploy or just as a kick - in other words, as an Easter Egg for fans to find.
Here are a few examples.
(Note that most of these numbers no longer work, it’s the nature of beast)
– Supernatural
In the episode “Phantom Traveler,” Sam and Dean call dad’s cell phone and they hear a message from John telling people to call his son Dean if they need help. He gives the number 866-907-3235. At the time, if you called the number, you got Dean’s voicemail saying: “This is Dean Winchester. If this is an emergency, leave a message. If you are calling about 11-2-83, page me with your coordinates.” It was recorded by Jensen Ackles and the 11-2-83 is the date of their mother Mary’s death.
May 5th, 2009 by admin
THE MASSIVE DYNAMIC STORY
In 1992, after years of hard work and research, William Bell had finally succeeded in the creating the biomedical marvel that would change the face of medicine and assure his place in science history. His prototype nanoelectronic circuit enabled the translation of neural impulses into electronic data, a major breakthrough in moveable prosthetics. Bell decided the time had come to found a company that would, as he put it, “satisfy the technological needs of this century and the next.” With the backing of a small group of investors, BELLMEDICS was born.
Welcome to the Fringe.
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April 26th, 2009 by admin
This week, Elisa (Salma Hayek) returned to 30 Rock and Jack (Alec Baldwin) declared his undying love and devotion. Only one problem. Elisa has a deep dark secret. And where do you go when you want to find out someone’s deepest secrets? To the Internet of course.
And this is what they found.
April 18th, 2009 by admin
Whenever you hear a phone number on TV, it will usually start with the numbers 555, as in 555-2354.
555 is technically a directory assistance exchange but a large block of numbers inside this listing have been designated for use by TV shows and movies.
The reason behind this is simple. If you use a phone number on TV, people will call it. Just ask anyone who owned the number 867-5309 in the 1980’s. This number was used in the Tommy Tutone song Jenny and shortly after the phone company was swamped with complaints about people calling the number and asking for Jenny!
Common use of the 555 exchange dates back to the 70’s, though there have been reports of it appearing even earlier. If you’re really into it, someone has put together a huge list of the 555 numbers that have been used in the media. You’ll find another list here.
Things really get screwy when fictional characters know that the 555 number is a fake, as in the “Burn, Baby, Burns” episode of The Simpsons.
But not all phone numbers given out on TV are fakes. Stay tuned and I’ll tell you about a few that were very, very real.
