TV series trivia | 100 did you know facts about famous shows (Part 6)

TV is becoming a medium that rivals cinema. Each year we see more and more tv series and most of them are almost perfect.

So let’s find out some things about TV series that left their mark.

American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series
Sometimes abbreviated as AHS
It is created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk
It was created for the cable network FX
Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own “beginning, middle, and end”
Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events
Many actors appear in more than one season, but often play a new character
Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Lily Rabe have returned most frequently, all appearing in nine of the ten seasons
Frances Conroy appearing in seven
Kathy Bates appearing in six
Other notable actors such as Denis O’Hare, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Jamie Brewer, Angela Bassett, Adina Porter, and Finn Wittrock appear in five of the ten seasons
The first season, retroactively subtitled Murder House, takes place in Los Angeles, California, during 2011
It centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants
The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place in Massachusetts, during 1964
It follows the stories of the patients and staff of an institution for the criminally insane
The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, during 2013
It follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them
The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place in Jupiter, Florida, during 1952
It centers around one of the last remaining American freak shows and their struggle for survival
The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place in Los Angeles, California, during 2015
It focuses on the staff and guests of a supernatural hotel
The sixth season, subtitled Roanoke, takes place in North Carolina, during 2014–2016
It focuses on the paranormal events that take place at an isolated farmhouse haunted by the deceased Roanoke colony
The seventh season, subtitled Cult, takes place in the fictional suburb of Brookfield Heights, Michigan, during 2016–2017
It centers on a cult terrorizing the residents in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. presidential election
The eighth season, subtitled Apocalypse, features the return of the witches from Coven as they battle the Antichrist from Murder House in an attempt to prevent the apocalypse
The ninth season, subtitled 1984, takes place outside of Los Angeles, California, during the titular year, 1984
It focuses on a group of young staff members at a summer camp getting ready to reopen after a massacre
In August 2018, the series was greenlit for a tenth season
In January 2020, FX renewed the series for three more seasons
Although reception to individual seasons has varied, American Horror Story largely has been well received by television critics, with the majority of the praise going towards the cast
Particularly Jessica Lange, who won two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performances
Kathy Bates and James Cromwell each won an Emmy Award for their performances
While Lady Gaga won a Golden Globe Award
The series draws consistently high ratings for the FX network
Its first season being the most-viewed new cable series of 2011
Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series
It was created and produced by Vince Gilligan
The show aired on AMC from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013
The show consists of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes
It was set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and tells the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid and dispirited high school chemistry teacher who is struggling with a recent diagnosis of stage-three lung cancer
White turns to a life of crime, partnering with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), by producing and distributing crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family’s financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal underworld
The title is a Southern colloquialism meaning to turn to a life of crime
Gilligan characterized the series as showing Walter’s transformation from a soft-spoken Mr. Chips into Scarface
Among the show’s co-stars are Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte as Walter’s wife Skyler and son Walter, Jr., and Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris as Skyler’s sister Marie Schrader and her husband Hank, a DEA agent
Others include Bob Odenkirk as White’s and Pinkman’s sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman, Jonathan Banks as private investigator and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut, and Giancarlo Esposito as drug kingpin Gus Fring
The final season introduces Jesse Plemons as the criminally ambitious Todd Alquist, and Laura Fraser as Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, a clumsy business executive secretly managing Walter’s global meth sales for her company
Breaking Bad’s first season received generally positive reviews
The rest of its run received universal acclaim, which would make critics laud it as one of the greatest television series of all time
It had moderate viewership in its first three seasons
The fourth and fifth seasons saw a significant rise in viewership when it was made available on Netflix just before the fourth season premiere
By the time that the series finale aired, it was among the most-watched cable shows on American television
The show received numerous awards, including 16 Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Satellite Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Peabody Awards, two Critics’ Choice Awards, and four Television Critics Association Awards
Cranston won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times
While Aaron Paul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series three times
Anna Gunn won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series twice
In 2013, Breaking Bad entered the Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed show of all time
Better Call Saul, a prequel series featuring Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito reprising their Breaking Bad roles
It debuted on AMC on February 8, 2015
It has been renewed for a final sixth season
The sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie starring Aaron Paul was released on Netflix and in theaters on October 11, 2019
Better Call Saul is an American television crime drama series
It was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould
It is both a spin-off and a prequel of Gilligan’s previous series, Breaking Bad
Set in the early-to-mid-2000s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series develops Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), an earnest lawyer and former con-man, into a greedy criminal defense attorney known as Saul Goodman
Also shown is the moral decline of retired police officer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), who becomes closely affiliated with the Juarez drug cartel to support his family
Jimmy and Mike’s interactions remain sporadic until their respective storylines fully converge
The show premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015, airing five seasons to date
A sixth and final season, consisting of 13 episodes
This season is scheduled to air in 2021
At the start of the series, Jimmy works as a public defender
Struggling financially, he lives in the back room of a nail salon which doubles as an office
His romantic interest and former colleague, Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn), is an attorney at Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill (HHM), a law firm co-owned by Jimmy’s brilliant, but unwell brother, Chuck McGill (Michael McKean) and proud associate, Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian)
After hiring Jimmy as legal representation, Mike provides advice and security for Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), an intelligent drug dealer who later becomes an informant for Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), an ambitious drug lord and legitimate businessma
Their operations are disrupted by members of the violent Salamanca family, including Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton)
Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito reprise their roles from Breaking Bad, as do many others who make guest appearances
Better Call Saul has received critical acclaim, with particular praise for its acting, characters, writing, direction, and cinematography
Many critics have called it a worthy successor to Breaking Bad and one of the best prequels ever made
Some critics deemed it superior to its predecessor
It has garnered many nominations, including a Peabody Award, 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, eleven Writers Guild of America Awards, five Critics’ Choice Television Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Golden Globe Awards
The series premiere held the record for the highest-rated scripted series premiere in basic cable history at the time of its airing
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police procedural comedy television series
It was created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur
The series revolves around Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), an immature but talented NYPD detective in Brooklyn’s fictional 99th Precinct, who often comes into conflict with his new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher)
The rest of the cast features Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz, Terry Crews as Terry Jeffords, Melissa Fumero as Amy Santiago, Joe Lo Truglio as Charles Boyle, Chelsea Peretti as Gina Linetti, Dirk Blocker as Michael Hitchcock, and Joel McKinnon Miller as Norm Scully
The series is produced as a single-camera comedy
Fox originally ordered 13 episodes for its first season, eventually expanding it to 22 episodes
Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered on September 17, 2013
On May 10, 2018, Fox canceled the series after five seasons
The following day, NBC picked up the series for a sixth season
It premiered on NBC on January 10, 2019
The eighth season is set to premiere in 2021
The series has been acclaimed by critics for its cast
Especially Samberg and Braugher
It has won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Samberg has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Braugher has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
He has won two Critics’ Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
The series has also received particular praise for its portrayal of serious issues while retaining a sense of humor
For its portrayal of LGBTQ+ people, the series won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series