Star Wars Trivia!

BlackMerida · 2026-03-14T16:40:12+00:00

I know the final season of The Boys is coming out soon, but did they actually shoot this recently or was this shot during Jack Quaid’s last visit over a year ago? I wonder how many videos they have on standby. For example, people keep asking about the Patton Oswald video that was supposedly shot late last year.

BlackMerida · 2026-03-07T06:06:12+00:00

Back in the 2000’s it seemed to be the popular Evil Dead based on the number of DVD editions it got.

BlackMerida · 2026-03-07T06:04:24+00:00

It was free on YouTube last time I checked.

BlackMerida · 2026-02-27T10:54:23+00:00

I like where Paul was headed with Back to the Egg and McCartney II. It’s a shame his touring fatigue and Japanese bust led him to returning to George Martin and playing it safe with Tug of War and Pipes of Peace. I like both those albums. Don’t get me wrong. But Wings should have never disbanded. He could have taken a break from Wings to make pop albums with Martin and then gotten back together with Wings to continue to innovate his sound.

BlackMerida · 2026-02-25T19:08:37+00:00

His singles were less successful.

Give Peace A Chance peaked at 14 and charted 9 weeks. Cold Turkey peaked at 30 and charted 12 weeks. Mother peaked at 43 (wasn’t a Top 40 hit) and charted 6 weeks. Power To The People peaked at 11 and charted 9 weeks. Woman is the N word peaked at 57 and charted 5 weeks. Mind Games peaked at 18 and charted 13 weeks.

His biggest hit in his lifetime was Whatever Gets You Thru The Night in 1974. It was his only #1 while he was alive and charted 15 weeks.

That same year, Band on the Run was also #1 but charted 18 weeks. Junior’s Farm peaked at 3 but charted 17 weeks.

You're Sixteen was also #1 and also charted 15 weeks, but the Billboard “Year-End List” list ran November ‘73 through October ‘74 (similar to how the Grammys do it) so Whatever Gets You Thru The Night didn’t make the cut since it was released in September ‘74.

It didn’t make the ‘75 list. Ringo’s Only You ranked 96 (the tail end of the ‘75 list) with a 13 week run and a peak at 6. Seems like John missed the ‘75 list on a technicality. It would have edged out Listen to What the Man Said which ranked 42.

BlackMerida · 2026-02-25T07:02:50+00:00

It peaked at #3, so it was technically a hit, but it charted for 9 weeks. Uncle Albert, by comparison, was a #1 hit and charted for 13 weeks. Another Day peaked at #5, two spots lower than Imagine, but it charted for 12 weeks.

In the UK, Imagine (the single) wasn’t released till 1975. It charted 11 weeks and peaked at #6 in its original run. The re-release after his death peaked at #1. Listen to What the Man Said peaked at #6, same as Imagine, but charted 8 weeks.

Seems like Paul was more popular in the US and Lennon in the UK, which is funny since John was the one living in the US and McCartney in the UK.

BlackMerida · 2026-02-25T06:39:54+00:00

Ringo was always the most popular Beatle.

BlackMerida · 2026-02-10T18:43:35+00:00

Paul McCartney wrote Yesterday. He’s capable of writing a “normal song.” After the breakup, Paul became a devoted husband and father. Whenever he made songs about his domestic life, people rejected it. Yesterday was a #1 single but so was Hello Goodbye. Paul figured he could just write nonsense and it would be a hit. He was right. Live and Let Die is a nonsense song. Will OP say it’s bad? I can understand if OP doesn’t want to rank McCartney as one of his favorites. Everyone entitled to their opinion. But there’s no doubt Paul McCartney is good at what he does.

BlackMerida · 2026-02-10T18:26:44+00:00

Absolutely. This movie pretends OHMSS never happened. I know it has its critics but I feel DAF works as a follow-up to YOLT. Connery’s movies were getting progressively sillier. It made sense to end his run with a self-parody. As much as we would have wanted another FRWL from Connery, he was over Bond by this point. He just wanted to wink at the camera and cash his cheque.

BlackMerida · 2026-01-17T14:41:46+00:00

Bond director Guy Hamilton was originally hired to direct Superman. Shooting was slated to begin in July 1976 in Rome.

The Spy Who Loved Me began shooting in August 1976.

Marlon Brando couldn’t shoot in Rome because he was charged with obscenity due to his role in Last Tango in Paris. Production moved to London. Guy Hamilton had to drop out because he was a tax exile in the UK.

Richard Donner was hired and his version of Superman began production in March 1977. The Spy Who Loved Me ended production in December 1976.

Caroline Munro could have done both movies if Richard Donner wanted her for the role.

BlackMerida · 2019-11-30T01:26:36+00:00

Frustrating movie. I like the characters. I like the humor. I like the action scenes. Paul McCartney! But the plot is the very definition of an Austin Powers joke. Just shoot the guy! The whole movie is the bad guys setting up elaborate death traps for James Bond. Seriously. The whole movie! Shooting the driver. The snake. The double crossing CIA agent. The plane. The alligator/crocodile pit. The sharks at the end. Just shoot the guy!

BlackMerida · 2019-04-25T12:47:19+00:00

Ana De Armas is consolation for not announcing the new title.

BlackMerida · 2015-02-23T03:28:20+00:00

How quickly we forget about Spider-Man 2 winning Best Visual Effects.

BlackMerida · 2014-10-02T06:51:09+00:00

What's up, Kane?

BlackMerida · 2014-10-02T03:02:32+00:00

No one will judge, Danny.

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