Pop Culture Hyperfixations
Pop Culture Hyperfixations
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Nic Cage: Dinosaur Thief? The Unreal True Story of Cage and The Stolen Tarbosaurus Skull
Few actors can better ebody the role of a bizarre weirdo, quite like Nicolas Cage. Over his illustrial acting career, he has perfected the art of the oddball. Maybe it’s because in real life, he is just as eccentric as the characters he plays. Nic Cage has garnered a reputation for odd behavior and extravagant purchases, and none more exemplify this than his purchase of a Dinoosaur Skull Fossil. He spent over a quarter of a million dollars on it, but there was one problem. It was stolen. In today’s episode of Pop Culture Hyper Fixations we take a look at just how the star of The Wicker Man found himself as a part of a international crime investigation.
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The Absurd Yet True Story Behind Bat Boy and the Weekly World News
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Anyone who walked down a supermarket checkout line remembers the first time they laid eyes on the Weekly World News. The offbeat tabloid was the only newspaper that dared to tell the whole truth about Monsters, Aliens, and Psychics. At it's peak the paper had over one million subscribers, and a cast of recurring characters, but there is one who stood above the rest. This is the story of the cre...
The Heartbreaking Story Behind Warren Zevon's Final Late Show with David Letterman Appearance
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For years late night talk shows set the standard for television excellence. Millions of Americans tuned in before their bedtime every night just to see what their favorite host had to say that evening. It was a format that was no conducive to re-runs, meaning viewers every night turned on their television hoping they’d see something special. There have been a lot of magical moments in late nigh...
Inside Stone Cold: Brian Bosworth's Absolute Insane Biker Action Movie
Просмотров 398Месяц назад
Brian Bosworth was one of the greatest College Football players of all time. As a member of the Oklahoma Sooners, he helped lead the team to a 1985 national championship and was regarded as one of the best defensive players in the country. While he gained accolades on the field, he gained criticism off the field for his behavior. He developed a persona of “The Boz”, a loud-mouthed, cocky with a...
The Story of Be a Man: "Macho Man" Randy Savage's Rap Album That Dared Call Out Hulk Hogan
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When they write the history of pro wrestling, “The Macho Man” Randy Savage will always be near the top of all time greats. He will go down as one of wrestling’s most colorful characters and a key reason behind the rise of wrestling’s popularity in America in the 80s and 90s. However, as the new millennium drew Savage was a man without a country and looking for a new project. After a chance meet...
The Death of Maude Flanders: How Fox's Corporate Greed Changed The Simpsons Forever
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The Simpsons was a runaway train of success in the 90s, and Fox Broadcasting was raking in the dough. However, once the talent started noticing the disparity between the success of the show and their paychecks, they took action. After a work stoppage in 1998 where Dan Castelleneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Yeardly Smith, and Nancy Cartwright all held out for more money, FOX acquiesced to som...
Gallagher vs Gallagher II: How The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eventually Tore A Family Apart
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Leo Gallagher was a king of comedy in the 1980s. With his eccentric style and signature sledge o'matic, he didn’t just break watermelons but he broke records. But when an argument with his manager over the film rights to the ninja turtles turned ugly, Leo turned to his brother Ron to help him out. Thus he became the first comedian to sanction his own tribute act, Gallagher II: The Living Sequel...
The True Story of Wesley "Two Scoops" Berry: The Greatest American Gladiators Contestant of all time
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In the early 90s, American Gladiators was an absolute phenomenon. The show proved so popular Gladiators like Turbo, Zap, and Nitro became household names. They were the titular American Gladiators and they were the stars of the show, until a martial arts instructor from Duarte California Showed up, showed out, and stole the show. . This is the story of the man who competed against 13 other cont...
Oliver Trask and The O.C: Television's Greatest Villain
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When it came on the scene in 2003, The OC became a phenomenon. Millions of teens and adults were fully invested in the show’s story, and especially in the romance between Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper. As the show quickly amassed a following, first time showrunner Josh Schwartz felt pressured to pump out story after story and top every episode. This desire to constantly up the stakes lead to t...
The Story of Manhunt: John Cena's Forgotten Fake Reality Show
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When Survivor became a runaway hit, every major network tried to create their own reality game show franchise. The perpetually fledgling UPN Network was no exception, when in August of 2001 they debuted their crack at the genre with Manhunt. Starring a then unknown John Cena, Manhunt featured contestants on an island being hunted down with paintball guns all in a quest to earn 250,000. But what...
Stuart Saves His Family: The Forgotten Saturday Night Live Movie Bomb
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The early 90s were a golden age for Saturday Night Live, so much show that the iconic sketch show began making a leap to the big screen. After the success of Wayne’s World, more and more iconic characters tried their hand at film to diminishing returns. But there was one movie that officially killed the experiment dead for a couple years, Stuart Saves his Family. This is the story of how a movi...
The Story of Sonic Blast Man: A Game So Dangerous It Holds a World Record
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For years a debate has raged on about just how harmful video games can be. While most of the dialogue has been if games harmed people mentally, what if I told you about a game that harmed people physically. That game was Sonic Blast Man, and in the early 90s it took American arcades by storm. It was one of the most popular arcade cabinets of that era, but it was also found to be too dangerous f...
Vanilla Ice Flips Out on Jon Stewart and Denis Leary: The MTV 25Lame Incident
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Description As the new millennium drew closer, MTV began looking at itself in a historical concept. They decided to run a series of specials about iconic music videos on their network. One of those specials was called 25 Lame and was hosted by Denis Leary, Jon Stewart, Chris Kattan, and Janeane Garofolo. The comedians were scheduled to come on and make fun of MTV’s worst videos. The show was go...
The Unreal True Story behind Bob Saget's Secret Pro Wrestling Career
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The world of professional wrestling has seen all manner of authority figures, but only one company had the vision to make Bob Saget their Commissioner. This is the story of a small independent wrestling company named Chikara who made Saget their commissioner and the night they shocked everyone by getting him for an on screen appearance. You’ll hear about how the he fit into a major storyline, h...
The Quick Rise and Fall of Late World with Zach: The Forgotten Zach Galifianakis Talk Show
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In 2002, VH1 wanted to rebrand their network with a younger demographic. To do so, they decided to launch a new talk show and hired an unknown standup comedian named Zach Galifianakis. Late World with Zach premiered in the Spring of 2002, but the ratings were so bad it was almost immediately in danger of cancellation. With the show failing and nothing to lose, Late World with Zach became bizzar...
"The Mayor is Dead" How Opie and Anthony's April Fools Prank Changed their Careers
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"The Mayor is Dead" How Opie and Anthony's April Fools Prank Changed their Careers
Zimmer vs Pedro: The Story of how the Yankees and Red Sox 2003 Basebrawl Came to Be
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Zimmer vs Pedro: The Story of how the Yankees and Red Sox 2003 Basebrawl Came to Be
The Shocking Story Behind I Love You to Death: A Movie Less Strange than the Real Thing
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The Shocking Story Behind I Love You to Death: A Movie Less Strange than the Real Thing
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin almost Left Wrestling for a T.V show?
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin almost Left Wrestling for a T.V show?
The Story of the Triumph and Pets.com Sock Puppet Rivalry that Ended Up in a Lawsuit
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The Story of the Triumph and Pets.com Sock Puppet Rivalry that Ended Up in a Lawsuit
How an NFL Quarterback Went to an Everclear Concert and Ended Up in Court
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How an NFL Quarterback Went to an Everclear Concert and Ended Up in Court
The 2002 Sans Halen Tour that jumpstarted the Sammy Hagar vs David Lee Roth Feud
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The 2002 Sans Halen Tour that jumpstarted the Sammy Hagar vs David Lee Roth Feud
The Night John Carpenter Broke Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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The Night John Carpenter Broke Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Secret Pro Wrestling Career of Tonya Harding
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The Secret Pro Wrestling Career of Tonya Harding

Комментарии

  • @otaking3582
    @otaking3582 4 дня назад

    If he can steal the Declaration of Independence, a dinosaur skull should be easy.

  • @SwiftNipples
    @SwiftNipples 4 дня назад

    Always excited to see what you're going to talk about. I love the variety of the channel. My best attempt at combining my favorite dinosaur and Cage movie: National Treasur-itops.

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 12 дней назад

    you know, i watched this in group

  • @stacymw83
    @stacymw83 14 дней назад

    I love this movie !

  • @Awesoman
    @Awesoman 15 дней назад

    When Zevon announced that he was terminally ill, Bob Dylan adjusted his setlist at the time to perform multiple songs from him. ruclips.net/video/QoZdkIdIgsg/видео.htmlsi=QnUivYUTHvmNN0ss

  • @IAmKillEveryone
    @IAmKillEveryone 17 дней назад

    i still think a buddy cop action/comedy show with stone cold and ice t would do numbers. ice t is the no-nonsense veteran that plays by the book, stone cold is a loose cannon.

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 18 дней назад

    my fave wwn story? dracula was a woman. aside from the title, the story was true, as it was about elizabeth bathory

    • @PopCultureHyperfixations
      @PopCultureHyperfixations 18 дней назад

      Oh god her story scared the crap out of me

    • @intellectually_lazy
      @intellectually_lazy 14 дней назад

      @@PopCultureHyperfixations i actually already knew about her, but i was just delighted to find the article about her under that hyperbolic title. it occurs to me nmow, i'd call it click bait and it's piss me off

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 18 дней назад

    i'd vote for bat boy now

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 18 дней назад

    damn! been binging riverdale, never read archie. was it always like that?

    • @intellectually_lazy
      @intellectually_lazy 18 дней назад

      i do 'member the time they drove all the way to springfield to toss homer out their car

  • @SayHello2Kevin
    @SayHello2Kevin 18 дней назад

    I still remember as a kid having my mom go to the next checkout lane over because I was scared of Batboy 😅

  • @frenchabortion
    @frenchabortion 18 дней назад

    I am SO excited. You have NO Idea ahahah

  • @damoneubanks9075
    @damoneubanks9075 18 дней назад

    Dave has been trolling Sammy for almost 40 years and Sammy takes the bait every single time.

  • @DrinkYourNailPolish
    @DrinkYourNailPolish 19 дней назад

    I used to work in a grocery store and read WWN and the Sun on my lunch break. I always got a kick out of those crazy magazines. 😂

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 19 дней назад

    but tell me, what happened to the shaved ape baby saddam hussein and osama bin laden adopted after they got gay married?

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 19 дней назад

    just looking at the description. i knew the demise of wwn couldn't stop bat boy when he made a guest appearance on american dad. i was also concerned to learn of his health issues

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 19 дней назад

    first! love wwn! too much bat boy after a while... when they came out with the comic strip featuring lil kim, for some reason

  • @EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p
    @EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p 23 дня назад

    Dave at the 7:50 mark is awesome.

  • @puffeiffer
    @puffeiffer 24 дня назад

    The BEST line in the entire film was one word. Stuart, as a waiter, saying “No” to a restaurant diner’s request for a second cocktail. The second was “Is there any way you can get to a pound cake?”.

  • @dimethedude
    @dimethedude 25 дней назад

    Maaaaaan Gallagher on o and a with Patrice Classic must listen So damn funny Made me a Gallagher fan

  • @OGRaka
    @OGRaka 25 дней назад

    I only found out about Warren Zevon through that Adam Sandler movie in 2009s “Funny People” his music was like poetry, really amazing!

  • @johnphantom
    @johnphantom 26 дней назад

    I listened to Zevon in the 1970s on my dad's McIntosh stereo with Bose 901s my dad built. He is in my playlist, Lawyers Guns and Money is my favorite.

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    bruh, when i told my friends about this the other day, it was because we were listening to ice ice baby after all these years, and singing along because we know all the words. that definitely says something, doesn't it?

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    thanks so much! that was so much more epic than i remember, and thanks too, for making me realize the whole thing is really sad, even tho' i'm laughing my ass off right now

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    oh, stewart and kattan were the other two. i couldn't remember, but i couldn't forget leary and garrafalo were there, and i think leary was the one that got hit with that piece of the cut-out - i'm not there yet - instant comeback killer!

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    by '99 it was so much funny baggin' on him, even ice had to get in on it

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    "before i ever do that, i'll slice out my tongue and die and come back as vanilla ice's son, and walk around the rest of my life spit on and hit with shit every time i sung" -eminem

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    "i tell people i got shot in the butt, but they don't know it was a toilet paper cut, white, white baby"

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    just one of those things that make you say, hmm

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy 27 дней назад

    i watched this in 1999. i was just telling someone about it the other day

  • @justinrowland5191
    @justinrowland5191 28 дней назад

    I watched this in real time. Opened me up to his music. Lettermans cool.

  • @kennethnorman8079
    @kennethnorman8079 29 дней назад

    Zevon is missed. Zevon shouldn’t be inducted into the Hall of Fame until there is an open bar. Thank you for not mentioning the Hindu Love Gods.

  • @billepperson2662
    @billepperson2662 29 дней назад

    I remember when this was happening, vh1 made a documentary about his life post terminal diagnosis

  • @D_RoeVS
    @D_RoeVS 29 дней назад

    This video ass

  • @WarningPointless
    @WarningPointless Месяц назад

    Absolutely FANTASTIC video here!! So much love and thought put into this- I hope more and more people are able to see this 💖

  • @gabriel-diez
    @gabriel-diez Месяц назад

    Well, time to check him out

  • @grillagameswrestling4286
    @grillagameswrestling4286 Месяц назад

    Carmelita by Zevon is one the best songs of all time

  • @cosmoissleeping
    @cosmoissleeping Месяц назад

    Zevon was criminally underrated

  • @domonicperkins9191
    @domonicperkins9191 Месяц назад

    Phenomenal video documentary. For fans of H.S.T. and Zevon, there's a phenomenal series of documentaries the filmmaker Wayne Ewing did following Thompson during the late 90's and 00's. Zevon appears in most of them, most notably in one called "Breakfast with Hunter" where Zevon does a great acoustic rendition of Lawyers Guns and Money, Thompsons favorite Zevon track. He also reads a fiery letter Thompson penned in "Back Story of The Rum Diary" 'round the 34 minute mark which, is also exceptional. What I mentioned can be found here on RUclips.

  • @BlameMaxSand
    @BlameMaxSand Месяц назад

    I certainly remember this as one of, if not the, last episode I watched when it was new, and while I won't say I was mad or appalled at the time, I still don't watch the show. I wouldn't waste much energy complaining about it, didn't realize I had a complaint LOL, but it most certainly turned me off the show even tho I wasn't aware at the time.

  • @Ronkarona
    @Ronkarona Месяц назад

    Warren zevon was the ultimate

  • @zorantaylor3190
    @zorantaylor3190 Месяц назад

    I think if I had to pick one, the Signature Warren Zevon Songwriting Move would be the way he brings an incredibly sophisticated sense of phrasing to songs that are melodically very simple. When he sings "Drugs and wine and flattering light, you must try again 'til you get it right...." in "The French Inhaler", he's just singing over Gmaj and Dmaj, but the little rhythmic subdivisions that make the phrasing of it so ear-catching are at the level of like a Cannonball Adderly sax solo.

  • @billygarcia9885
    @billygarcia9885 Месяц назад

    You do NOT need to give ma the hard sell on Warren Zevon, I’ve been a huge fan of his since I was in college. I remember working for a pizzeria in Madison, Wisconsin and screaming along to his songs in a rusty Ford Taurus on my deliveries. I still scream his songs when I drive, Excitable Boy is a desert island album pick.

  • @jacobkaulback2181
    @jacobkaulback2181 Месяц назад

    Great vid. I thought I was the only person who enjoyed both pro wrestling & Zevon. Good look dude. I think Empty Hearted Town may be my fav song but Hockey Song a close second for me

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy Месяц назад

    too bad for them, i guess, voice changer rays with chronotons hadn't been invented yet

  • @intellectually_lazy
    @intellectually_lazy Месяц назад

    i grasp it. i 'member. kid, i used to watch 'em on tracy ullman

  • @greeneyedbaldy
    @greeneyedbaldy Месяц назад

    "All good things must come to an end." I wish Fox had gotten that memo sometime in the early 2000s.

  • @yournamehere6002
    @yournamehere6002 Месяц назад

    It's actually a really interesting failure. I never thought Stuart Smalley was funny, but the movie actually plays more as a drama than comedy.