Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Entertainment : Television triivia

Entertainment : Television

» The television show Seinfeld was set in New York City; however, the exterior that was used for Jerry Seinfeld's apartment house is actually in Los Angeles, California.

» The TV sitcom Seinfeld was originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles. The pilot, which was broadcast in 1989, also featured a kooky neighbor named Kessler. This character later became known as Kramer.

» The U.S. television drama Law and Order is titled New York District in France.

» The working title of the TV series Dallas was Houston.

» "Man – woman – birth – death – infinity" were the opening words of the Ben Casey television series in the 1960s.

» CBS Evening News with anchor Walter Cronkite was network TV’s first 30-minute evening newscast. It was expanded from its previous 15-minute format beginning with the September 3, 1963 telecast. At the end of that inaugural 30-minute show, Cronkite first uttered his famous tagline, “And that’s the way it is.”

» Frasier's radio station, KACL 780 AM, is named after the hit TV show’s three executive producers: David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee.

» Seinfeld creator Larry David modeled the show's character George Costanza after himself.

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