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Post by jcm28 on Apr 19, 2019 2:17:04 GMT
Not 5 minutes ago I had to look up an actor on Castle! And there was an actress on last night ( I am working through the series) that looked so familiar. It was Meghan Markle! Duh!
Janet
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Post by mom26 on Apr 19, 2019 2:23:38 GMT
It drives my family crazy that I usually DON'T have to look it up. Recognizing actors is my super power. Same here. It completely baffles my family how I can so easily recognize actors and peg their past roles. Even when the roles may have 20 or more years between them.
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Post by Miss Ang on Apr 19, 2019 2:37:32 GMT
IMDB. Almost every time I’m watching tv. Well, not for sports or reality tv but everything else.
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Post by stampinchick on Apr 19, 2019 2:48:07 GMT
IMDB for me, too. It's usually Hallmark actors and actresses.
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 19, 2019 3:25:54 GMT
Yes!! And multiple times for the same friggin guy! We love the new FBI show. The lead actor looks SO familiar - and he's been in nothing we have watched before. And we've checked at least 3 times lol. I haven’t watched FBI but when I saw the commercial one of the actors looks like one of the guys from CSI Miami, it isn’t him, but just from what I saw on the commercial that is who I thought it was. i miss the chat boards on IMDB where people would discuss who the actor looked like.
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 19, 2019 3:28:45 GMT
It drives my family crazy that I usually DON'T have to look it up. Recognizing actors is my super power. Same here. It completely baffles my family how I can so easily recognize actors and peg their past roles. Even when the roles may have 20 or more years between them. I don’t remember exact roles or shows, but I will often tell my husband, “that guy played a doctor before, I think he had shorter hair then, what show was it?” He never remembers, so I turn to IMDB. Also, every single time my husband sees Sarah Rue he asks who she is. It cracks me up, because she is in a lot of stuff we watch for some reason. I always laugh when I see her because I know within 60 seconds he will ask who she is and what he knows her from.
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Post by Nink on Apr 19, 2019 3:29:41 GMT
You. IMDB is probably my most used app. Lol
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Post by mom26 on Apr 19, 2019 4:07:35 GMT
Same here. It completely baffles my family how I can so easily recognize actors and peg their past roles. Even when the roles may have 20 or more years between them. I don’t remember exact roles or shows, but I will often tell my husband, “that guy played a doctor before, I think he had shorter hair then, what show was it?” He never remembers, so I turn to IMDB. Also, every single time my husband sees Sarah Rue he asks who she is. It cracks me up, because she is in a lot of stuff we watch for some reason. I always laugh when I see her because I know within 60 seconds he will ask who she is and what he knows her from. My DH does the same thing with Sarah Rue! So funny. I think it's the red hair. Although, she was a short, curly blonde in Two and Half Men. Whatever it is, SR always has DH querying.
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Post by catck on Apr 19, 2019 19:32:10 GMT
I've given up asking DH what programme the actor I'm wondering about was in, now I have IMDB to hand!! So far it's saved me a lot of time as it's hard concentrating on what I'm watching when I can't think where I've seen them before.
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 19, 2019 19:40:55 GMT
What did we do before IMDB?
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 19, 2019 20:32:26 GMT
Not 5 minutes ago I had to look up an actor on Castle! And there was an actress on last night ( I am working through the series) that looked so familiar. It was Meghan Markle! Duh! Janet Meghan Markle was on Castle?? I had no idea... Just one episode I am guessing.. Now it's gonna bug me WHICH episode.. cause I didn't miss a single one.. LOVE Castle. One that I found that was completely by accident... Jan from The Office. She was on Little House on the Prairie as Willie Olsen's girlfriend/wife. (I think that was the role).. But it cracks me up since she is so bat sh*t crazy on The Office and was such as cute sweet thing on Little House.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 19, 2019 20:35:34 GMT
What did we do before IMDB? You know when I was younger I paid WAY more attention to names on the shows, because they would list them all, even special appearances and the networks didn't fast forward through them either. I think a lot of actors floated between so many shows I watched I think I was really in tune with names more than I am now, just because I can look them up. So if "John Smith" was on Love Boat, chances he will be on Fantasy Island.
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Post by angie3dpea on Apr 19, 2019 20:43:49 GMT
I’m HORRIBLE at recognizing people. Especially men who have facial hair and then don’t. Lol
The IMDB app is one of my most used apps!!
I’ve been watching Gossip Girl and have to use the app like once an episode LOL!!!!!
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Post by gale w on Apr 19, 2019 21:03:48 GMT
I google right away. I can never wait to figure it out. Pre-internet we would almost lose sleep over it sometimes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 21:10:07 GMT
I try and figure it out. If I can't and it starts to distract from the movie/show, then I'll google it. Just yesterday, we were watching The Magnificent Seven (remake) and I kept wondering where I saw the actress before. Had to google her to remember that she was in The Girl on the Train.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Apr 19, 2019 21:15:51 GMT
My husband is always consulting imdb.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 20, 2019 3:29:20 GMT
MIND BLOWN tonight:
So I posted on a thread I started that I was watching Gilmore Girls for the first time.... WHAT?? JACK (This is Us) is on GG?
I didn’t even realize it till my dd pointed it out... I feel like I lost my touch!
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Post by alexa11 on Apr 20, 2019 14:51:54 GMT
I do it all of the time- I HAVE to know! My last one was Robin Tunney- The Fix now but The Mentalist earlier.
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Post by busy on Apr 20, 2019 14:57:39 GMT
Also an avid IMDb user for this. Especially when watching old Law & Order episodes to confirm that yes, in fact, that IS *insert subsequently very famous actor in an early role*. EVERYONE was on the original Law & Order at some point lol
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Post by anniefb on Apr 21, 2019 0:41:57 GMT
All the time. It annoys me when I know I've seen someone before but can't remember in what context.
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