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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Tim Allen did not attack Democrats on Facebook with list of 'interesting points'
Claim: Comedian Tim Allen wrote a long Facebook post attacking liberals and Democratic politicians detailing 'some interesting points to think about prior to 2020, especially to my friends on the fence.' Rating: Comedian and Actor Tim Allen has been the target of a persistent internet rumor claiming he wrote a list of "interesting points" criticizing Democrats. Various versions of the post originally gained traction in 2019 and persisted in 2025. The posts were spread among conservative social media users like musician Ted Nugent and contained numerous, dubious observations criticizing Democrats and liberals. Though we first debunked this claim in September 2019, the post made a comeback in mid-2025. Reshared on Facebook in May 2025, alongside a photo of Allen, it stated (in part): TIM ALLEN - ON TRUMP: Whatever your feelings for Trump, these are some interesting points that Tim Allen makes. Put your hatred aside and think about these observations. Tim Allen is credited with writing this ... Tim Allen wrote... Here are some interesting points to think about prior to 2020, especially to my friends on the fence, like moderate Democrats, Libertarians and Independents and the never Trump Republicans and those thinking of "walking away" from the Democratic party:- Women are upset at Trump's naughty words -- they also bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Gray.- Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders. It seems women's rights only matter if those women are liberal.- No Border Walls. No voter ID laws. Did you figure it out yet? But wait... there's more...- Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege. And just like that, they went from being against foreign interference in our elections to allowing non-citizens to vote in our elections.[...]- We are one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally. We are fighting evil. However, as we reported before, the comedian and actor did not write the above post. We found no evidence on his social media profiles, or in his interviews that he made the above statement. As such, we rate this as an incorrect attribution. Snopes did trace one example of the purported quote to an August 2019 Facebook post from a user who went by the name "Tim Allen" and appeared to reside in Virginia. He shared the "interesting points" message on his personal account and was among the early users to share a post with those views. Nugent shared a version of the post in August 2019 without tying it to Allen and with a number of modifications. By that time the post had appeared online for several months with some of the musings adapted from other social media posts: Pearls of wisdom Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk. If women are upset at Trump's naughty words, who in the hell bought 80 million copies of '50 Shades of Gray'? Jim Comey answered, "I don't know," "I don't recall," and "I don't remember" 236 times while under oath. But he remembered enough to write a book. President Trump should nominate Hillary Clinton for the next opening on the supreme court. Then he can finally get her investigated. Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders. It seems women's rights only matter if those women are liberal. No Border Walls. No voter ID laws. You figured it out yet? Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege. Per our past reporting, the section of the Facebook post about being "one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally" was its own meme back in January 2019. The line about "foreign interference" in elections was posted separately in social media content from April 2019. Allen has spoken publicly about his conservative views. In a 2017 interview, he likened being a conservative in Hollywood to living in 1930s Germany. He did also call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump "horrible, embarrassing, and shameful." This is not the first time we have covered posts sharing a celebrity's alleged political views. In May 2025, we reported on a deepfake video of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour explaining why she permanently removed U.S. President Donald Trump from the Met Gala invitation list. The video had been manipulated from real footage of Wintour to show her falsely saying: "We make room for art, culture and the true spirit of innovation, rather than making way for someone who blatantly belittled women, mocked immigrants and regarded aesthetics as a bargaining chip." Wintour never used those words. In sum, there is no evidence of Allen writing the above Facebook post, despite holding conservative views. It was thus incorrectly attributed to him. Snopes' archives contributed to this report. MacGuill, Dan. "Did Comedian Tim Allen Write a Viral Facebook Attack on Democrats?" Snopes, 4 Sept. 2019, Accessed 15 May 2025. Mumford, Gwilym. "Tim Allen Condemned for Comparing Hollywood to 1930s Germany." The Guardian, 21 Mar. 2017. The Guardian, Accessed 15 May 2025. "Tim Allen Breaks Silence on Capitol Attack: 'Shameful' and Bad for Conservatives." Accessed 15 May 2025. Wrona, Aleksandra. "Video Showing Anna Wintour Saying Why She Banned Trump from Met Gala Is a Deepfake." Snopes, 8 May 2025, Accessed 15 May 2025.
Buzz Feed
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
'90s Stars Who Quit Hollywood
Plenty of performers who rose to fame in the '90s went on to become household names. Others, however, faded from the spotlight, choosing to pursue more "normal" careers or low-key lifestyles instead. Here are 22 '90s stars who ditched Hollywood: Jonathan Taylor Thomas exited Home Improvement before the series ended, appearing in only three episodes of the final season. Trading acting for academia, he attended Columbia, Harvard, and St. Andrew's University. In 2013, he told People, "I'd been going nonstop since I was 8 years old. I wanted to go to school, to travel, and have a bit of a sit in a big library amongst books and students — that was pretty cool. It was a novel experience for me." He went on to work mainly as a director and voice actor. However, he's done a few small acting roles over the years, most notably guest-starring on his former co-star Tim Allen's show, Last Man Standing. Tim is open to having JTT return for his new show, Shifting Gears. He told Us Weekly, "Everything is a possibility. He just came back [to the last episode we filmed]. He showed up on the literally my kid. I raised that kid for eight years on Home Improvement. All of these are my kids, and I'm kind of sick about this." After The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ended, Karyn Parsons had trouble finding roles because of the lack of opportunities for actors of color at the time. She co-created her own sitcom, Lush Life, but it was canceled after only four episodes because the new Fox studios execs decided to pull the plug on all the new comedies at the time. Eventually, she moved to NYC, where she met her husband and started a family. She told Vice, "My interests were changing. It became very difficult to do everything, to memorize lines for a part and have to get someone to last-minute watch the kids — to race across town and do all that, and if you got a call back, do it again. I'd find myself dropping the ball a lot." She switched her focus to writing. Then, in 2005, she founded Sweet Blackberry, a nonprofit that teaches kids about the lesser-known aspects of Black history. She said, "When I was pregnant with my daughter, that's when I started really thinking about what are they going to teach her in school, and what am I supposed to teach her? How do I supplement her education as a parent? As I was talking a lot about Black history and stories that you don't hear about, my husband was like, 'You need to do this.'" In 1997, Rick Moranis took a step back from acting to focus on his kids after his wife, Anna, died from breast cancer. In 2015, he told The Hollywood Reporter, "I took a break, which turned into a longer break. But I'm interested in anything that I would find interesting. I still get the occasional query about a film or television role...I was working with really interesting people, wonderful people [in Hollywood]. I went from that to being at home with a couple of little kids, which is a very different lifestyle. But it was important to me. I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever. My life is wonderful." At no point did he actually consider himself "retired" from acting, but shifting his focus was important for his family. He said, "It wasn't a formal decision. It began in an already busy year, where I declined a film that was being shot out of town as the school year was beginning. But I was fortunate to be able to continue to make a living writing and doing voice work in Manhattan." He was reportedly set to reprise the role of Wayne Szalinski in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk, but according to lead actor Josh Gad on Twitter, production has stalled multiple times. Omri Katz told Bronx Buds, "I left the industry not too long after Hocus Pocus and kind of never really looked back." He also told Bloody Disgusting, "I grew up in the industry, so that's kind of all I knew. I think I was soul searching and wanted more of a human experience; just see what else is out there, see the world, and be normal. I didn't really have that growing up." However, he returned to LA after spending time surfing, snowboarding, and traveling. He said, "I wanted to get back into acting for all the wrong reasons — to make money so I could escape again — and that didn't work out too well. I had to get a real job, the first one in my life!" He worked as a hairdresser until he transitioned to the cannabis industry. He said, "Obviously, I had to be discreet, stay under the radar, but I've been doing it ever since. I have my own brand called The Mary Danksters. We're doing everything the legal way, and I'm really excited to see where this industry takes me. It's been a tough thing to navigate, but I feel confident that I've got something to contribute." After roles became harder to come by, American Pie actor Chris Owen took a job as a server at a Santa Monica sushi restaurant. In 2014, he told the New York Daily News, "Life doesn't always go the way you planned. I love acting, and this job lets me stay in the fight...I get recognized a lot. I walk up to the table and see the look in their get excited, and it feels good. I like connecting with people for that brief moment in time." He's continued acting, most recently appearing in the movie Money Game. Yasmeen Ghauri left the modeling world behind in the mid-90s, per Vogue. After retiring from the catwalk, she married and started a family with Ralph Bernstein. She went on to be an advocate for breast cancer research and environmental causes. Following a decline in music sales, Vanilla Ice decided to turn to house flipping after he made a major profit selling off the homes he'd purchased when his rap career took off. In 2014, he told the New York Daily News, "I thought, 'Is it that easy to make money?'" He returned to school to study design and construction, then went on to balance his music career with his contractor career. He said, "I'm a weekend rocker. Monday, it's back to work." In the 2010s, he hosted two DIY reality shows — The Vanilla Ice Project and Vanilla Ice Goes Amish. According to the Independent, Bridget Fonda retired from acting in 2002. She had actually signed on to a recurring role on The Practice in 2003, but after "miraculously" surviving a car accident a few weeks before the series went into production, she was replaced. In 2023, she reportedly told a paparazzo at an airport that she wouldn't return to acting because "it's too nice being a civilian." Here's a slightly more recent picture of her from 2009. In 1997, following his declaration of bankruptcy and the death of his friend Tupac Shakur, MC Hammer reconnected with his Christian faith. He was ordained as a minister in the Church of God in Christ. Soon after, he began leading his own "Hammertime" hip-hop gospel prayer services. In 2000, he told the LA Times, "Whether the bankruptcy played any role in my refocusing, that's great. Hallelujah, I hope it did! But the most important part of what occurred to me was love, missing the love of God in the way that I had known it...I ran from being a preacher! I didn't want to be a preacher. I knew that once I became a preacher that I would be held to more responsibilities. I already had a burden to my community." Here's a more recent picture of him. In 2000, Matilda star Mara Wilson left acting, shifting her focus to writing instead. In 2016, she told NPR, "There wasn't like one big moment where I knew I was done. ... The rejection hurt because it had been just such a prominent part of my life for so long. It had been the thing that defined me. I remember in college, I would sleep through my acting classes — I would self-sabotage — because I was so afraid to let people see me as an actor. I was at NYU, and I knew there were a lot of good actors there, and the thing about acting classes is you're playing parts you don't usually play. ... [You have to] not be afraid to make mistakes. Well, I was terrified; I was frozen with fear." She continued, "That's when I started focusing more on writing. Writing I'd always loved. Even on the sets of various movies, I would always be in my trailer writing stories — usually very similar to whatever Judy Blume or Beverly Cleary or Bruce Coville book I was reading at the time — but I loved to write. I started writing dialogue, and I started doing performance pieces — like 10-minute solo performance pieces — and eventually I did a one-woman show, and that felt so much more real than being on a set every day. There's a saying ... 'If you can live without it, you should,' and I found that I could." Alongside writing, she's continued to work as a voice actor. Smoke Signals actor Evan Adams has done a few small acting roles over the years, but he's done more work in two other fields — playwriting and medicine. According to his official website, he graduated from the University of Calgary with his medical degree in 2002. He's served as the first Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor in the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, BC Ministry of Health and the Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia. Now, he's the Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority. Here's a more recent picture of him. A Little Princess actor Liesel Matthews hasn't acted since 2000. According to Vice, Matthews was a stage name — she's actually Liesel Pritzker, heiress to the family who founded Hyatt hotels. In 1995, she told Entertainment Tonight, "I don't think I want to become a huge actress or anything. And I wouldn't make it a career. It would still be a hobby." Per Vice, Liesel majored in African history at Columbia. During her freshman year, she sued her dad and the Pritzker cousins, alleging they'd cleared out her and her brother's trust funds in a way "so heinous, obnoxious, and offensive as to constitute a fraud." According to Vanity Fair, the cousins allegedly made a "secret pact" to divvy up the family fortune in a way that excluded Liesel and her brother. In 2005, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the siblings settled the lawsuit, each receiving $450 million in cash and other trusts. Leisel went on to found the impact investment organization Blue Haven Initiative alongside her husband, Ian Simmons. Never Been Kissed actor Leelee Sobieski left acting to focus on her growing family. In 2016, she told Us Weekly, "I don't do movie stuff anymore. I am totally an outsider! I … am just a mom and an outsider... I am just focused on my kids. I think that's mainly why I stopped." Describing her life with her fashion designer husband, Adam Kimmel, she added, "I help my husband with what he does. And I paint, secretly!" However, in 2018, she re-emerged as an artist under the name Leelee Kimmel. She told Artnet, "I kept working fervently in secret. Painting was always my goal; I just kept getting distracted with work things and paying end up going from one role to another with all this energy behind them, and you just become emptier and emptier and emptier — you end up having no real experiences. To cry, you end up drawing on the experiences of another character you played. I don't want my children to look at Netflix and see me on screen in the arms of someone who's not their dad." In 2017, The Adventures of Pete & Pete actor Michael C. Maronna told Talk Nerdy With Us, "After Pete & Pete was done, I went to college and travelled around a little bit. I was auditioning after college and then started working as an [electrician] doing lighting, and I've been in the union for the past ten years." Then, in 2020, he told Rewind It Magazine, "I was always interested in the technical aspects of film production and spent my whole life on sets, whether film, TV show, or commercials. I have worked in the theater as well and have family in the stage business, but it didn't hold the same allure for me." "On Pete & Pete, production was on location and shot on 16mm film, as opposed to a television show shot on videotape in a studio. This afforded me a lot of opportunities to get to know the process and the equipment and to ask the crew a lot of questions. After the first season of half-hour episodes, the grips gave me a tool belt with some tools as a wrap gift. It was very sweet. A couple of seasons later, I just kept asking questions of the gaffer, and eventually he offered me a job after the show ended. My first proper electric job was on a film called Six Ways To Sunday. I auditioned for the lead role and ended up driving the electric truck for it. A lot of crew from Pete & Pete worked on the job, so it was a nice transition. The pandemic shutdown put a lot of shows on hold for a few months, but I've been back to work for a while. Currently, I'm working on Dickinson Season 3, starring Toby Huss," he said. In 2017, Michael's The Adventures of Pete & Pete costar Danny Tamberelli told Talk Nerdy With Us, "I worked for Nickelodeon until 2000. I was on All That, and then I went to college and tried to be a normal kid." He reconnected with Michael years later. Danny continued, "We had done some Pete & Pete reunions prior to the Splat being invented in 2011 or 2012, so that was when we started hanging out again. That's when we decided to do a podcast." They co-host the podcast The Adventures of Danny and Mike, and they also had small roles in I Saw the TV Glow together. Here's Danny more recently. Hook actor Charlie Kosmo told Case Western Reserve University's The Daily, "As I recall, I mostly wanted to get out of school and make enough money to buy a Nintendo. I never saw acting as a lifelong career ambition." He left acting and had a "relatively normal" high school experience, then in college, he filmed Can't Hardly Wait but decided that full-time acting wasn't his calling. He said, "I think I managed the trick of leaving voluntarily just about the time I would have been thrown out anyway." After graduating from MIT, he worked in various government positions before going to law school. He went on to become a law professor. However, he's appeared in a few movies over the years, most recently A Different Man. The Crying Game actor Jaye Davidson's last acting role was in 2009, though he's been predominantly absent from the he public eye since 1994. In 2019, director Neil Jordan told Yahoo Entertainment, "Very wisely actually, Jaye made one other movie for which he made a ton of money. He then said, 'Look, this is not for me.' You know? He went back to his life. He's a very happy man now. He's bulked up now. … Different person now. But very healthy and very good." Jaye reportedly lives in Paris and works as a fashion stylist. Here's a more recent photo of Jaye. In a 2013 blog post, Mrs. Doubtfire actor Lisa Jakub wrote, "You've probably left a job before. Why did you leave? Probably because you didn't enjoy it anymore. Maybe something about that job didn't feel authentic to you or fit in with what you wanted from life. There were probably parts of your job that you really liked, but one day, when you made your pro and con list, the con side was longer. Maybe you had done the job for 18 years – like I had. Maybe it was time to do something new. That's why I left my job. I didn't hate it. It wasn't awful, and I'm not whining about how hard my life was. Parts of it were really wonderful for a while. But then I got to the point where it just wasn't fun for me anymore." She continued, "So, I decided I should leave before I became one of those alcoholic/eating disorder ravaged/drug addicted train wrecks of a former child actor. I had no desire to be a cautionary since I left LA a decade ago, I've been trying to bury Lisa Jakub. I've buried her with going to college, getting married, becoming a writer, and learning how to use my stove. I've been trying to forget that the old life existed. Everyone has something that they try to cover up about themselves, something that makes them feel different and a little strange. Something that they worry will make them not quite fit in, like that quickie divorce or the strange uncle or the funny-looking thing on their foot. Movies happen to be that thing for me." In 2015, she published the book You Look Like That Girl: A Child Actor Stops Pretending and Finally Grows Up. After The Wonder Years ended, Josh Saviano went on to study political science at Yale. Then, for 12 years, he worked as a corporate and intellectual property transactional attorney and played a role in the onset of influencer marketing. He co-founded Spotlight Advisory Group, where he serves as president. Here's a more recent photo of Josh. Clarissa Explains It All actor Jason Zimbler went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in theatre directing. He worked as a professional theater director and served as the Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp's theatre program head, director, and educator. In 2013, he told The New York Daily News he was balancing directing with his career as a software developer/designer for HBO. Sleepless in Seattle actor Ross Malinger's last acting credit is an episode of Without a Trace from 2006. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he went on to work in author sales, managing Automotive Legends until its closure in 2009. And finally, according to his official website, Highlander: The Series actor Peter Wingfield initially left medical school a month before graduation to pursue acting. Then, in 2011, he took a step back from acting and returned to medical school. According to the Paths Podcast, he now works as an anesthesiologist at LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Conan O'Brien joins 'Toy Story 5' as voice of new character
US TV host and comedian Conan O'Brien has been cast as the voice of Smarty Pants in Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5. The film is set for a theatrical release on June 19, 2026, reported Variety. The film is the fifth instalment in Pixar's Toy Story film series and the sequel to Toy Story 4 (2019). It is written and directed by Andrew Stanton. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are set to reprise their respective roles of Woody and Buzz Lightyear from the first four main films, with Anna Faris, Ernie Hudson, and Conan O'Brien joining the cast. The film is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton, co-directed by McKenna Harris and produced by Jessica Choi. O'Brien shared the news on his social media handle, saying jokingly that he was willing to play the role of Woody or Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen). However, he came to know that Smarty Pants is "the best character of them all," as per the outlet. Toy Story 4 released to excellent reviews and grossed more than $1 billion globally. With a global opening of $244.5 million, the picture set a new record for the biggest animated film launch at the time. Earlier this year, Allen said the new Toy Story film will mainly focus on Jessie, the cowgirl first introduced in Toy Story 2 and voiced by Joan Cusack. "I can tell you that it's a lot about Jessie," Allen said, adding, "Tom (Hanks) and I do -- Woody and I -- do realign. And there's an unbelievable opening scene with Buzz Lightyear. I can give you that, but I can't give you much more," reported Variety.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
31 TV Shows That Were Once Wildly Popular But Are Now Completely Forgotten
Is there a TV show you used to love, but it seems like nobody else remembers it? Recently, Redditor u/lonelylamb1814 asked r/television about "shows you're surprised are now culturally forgotten." Here are 31 of the top responses: 1."Ally McBeal was pretty huge for a short time. Calista Flockhart was a household name. It even had that weird dancing baby. It's almost totally forgotten now." —JohnnyFootballStar 2."Melrose Place was fucking huge in the '90s. People would have watch parties, and Kimberly's scar reveal was late-night talk show fodder for weeks. There was even a Seinfeld episode about the show! And now? It's total pop cultural crickets." —JamMasterJamie Here's the scene: 3."People claim Game of Thrones's popularity/presence evaporated overnight because of the terrible finale, but in reality, that happened with How I Met Your Mother." —Dnashotgun 4."Desperate Housewives was 'water-cooler' TV at one point in history…But in general, any TV show older than about 15 years." —Msdamgoode 5."Home Improvement was a huge ratings draw (Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson declined a combined $75 million for a ninth season) and probably the third most successful '90s sitcom after Seinfeld and Friends, and yet, it's not talked about anymore, something that the other two clearly have achieved." —mxinex 6."Rugrats. Kids don't know who Tommy Pickles or any of the other Rugrats are, and that freaks me out." —Krazy_Kane 7."The O.C. was an absolute cultural phenomenon from 2003-2006. Now, it is barely spoken about, and when it is, it is just referred to as another random teen show from the era and not a culturally defining one." —Dabrigstar 8."Scrubs has vanished for how big it was; honestly felt like it was on par with Friends at one point." —Wanbizzle 9."My answer will be American Horror Story. It's basically nothing now, when it was HUGE just a few years ago." —paulojrmam 10."Moonlighting was also massive. It helped to create the modern network dramedy. Launched Bruce Willis's career and was one of the go-to examples of 'will they/won't they' couples on TV for a long time. But it always had production issues, irregular scheduling, and never got the numbers to make up a syndication package, so it faded from view. Yet recently, it's shown up on a few different streaming services and seems like it might also be having a bit of a revival." —Belgand 11."Now, the one that nobody talks about is Thirtysomething. It wasn't just a massive hit, it was the defining yuppie show. It doesn't seem to be streaming anywhere. Even if it had an audience and wasn't just 'that show your parents used to watch' for people that are now past their thirties themselves, it's no longer easily accessible." —Belgand 12."Murphy Brown, as it even had its own presidential-level scandal, when VP Dan Quayle criticized Brown (a fictional character) specifically as a single mom, and the show responded the next season. [Editor's Note: According to CNN, in the Season 5 premiere, Murphy responded to Qualye's speech by inviting several "non-traditional" families onto her broadcast. She said, "I'd like to introduce you to some people who might not fit into the vice president's vision of a family. But they consider themselves families nonetheless. They work. They struggle. They hope for the kind of life for their children that we all want for our children."] Quayle's remarks caused quite a stir in the media, and Brown was also a divorced, professional, successful female character — not exactly a regular occurrence on TV at the time. Nobody talks about it much anymore." —Hippies_Pointing Here's the scene: 13."When I was a kid, I honestly thought Jimmy Neutron was as big as SpongeBob and Fairly OddParents in their primes, so it does surprise me that there isn't as much nostalgia for this compared to other 2000s cartoons." —Upbeat_Tension_8077 14."Babylon 5 is more relevant than ever, but unfortunately, it never had the staying power of any Star Trek series, despite it being pretty popular in its heyday." —NovaHorizon 15."I'm kinda surprised how quickly the Arrowverse (especially Arrow and The Flash) disappeared from pop culture. Seems like they were decently popular (at least among young people), and now they almost feel forgotten." —mrmonster459 16."3rd Rock from the Sun." —EyesWithoutAbutt "That show absolutely holds up. I've taken a couple of ten-year breaks from watching it, and each time I go back to it, it's still laugh-out-loud funny. Surprising for a laugh track sitcom from the '90s." —SleepyFarts 17."24 seems to have vanished from pop culture." —Wazula23 18."Although it was before my time, I was surprised to learn that George R. R. Martin had been nominated for an Emmy for working on a show called Beauty and the Beast as a writer. I'd never even heard of it." —Big_I 19."I'm surprised The Larry Sanders Show isn't more talked about — ran for a long time, hilarious show with a great premise." —Truethrowawaychest1 20."Nip/Tuck. That shit was nuts at the time." —Msdamgoode 21."Picket Fences was such a huge deal when it was on. It's never mentioned anymore." —gothamsnerd 22."It was a while ago, but NYPD Blue incited a lot of alarm when it first aired because of the language and nudity, which was on network TV (though late at night). I remember people protesting and everything." —foxsable 23."Heroes. 'Save the cheerleader, save the world.' Then they did, but they wanted to milk the cow, and everyone forgot about it." —poopapat320 24."Fringe was pretty fucking rad when that was airing. Most people haven't heard of it, let alone seen it." —Nillows 25."Boardwalk Empire. It was HUGE…. And now it's all but forgotten." —EmergencyCritical890 26."The Good Wife. I still tell people it's one of the greatest television shows. And I loved The Good Fight as well, but hardly anyone knows about that one." —Grand_Menu620 27."The Walking Dead felt like it was up there with Game of Thrones as water cooler talk and as the biggest show in the world 12 years ago. Now it's almost forgotten about." —Stpbatman 28."Bonanza was on the air for fifteen years." —thefuzzybunny1 29."Mad Men. I don't think it's like 'forgotten' per se, but IMO, it should be around the top ten shows of all time discussions, but rarely is. Which really suprises me, honestly." —Wolfwing777 30."I'm always surprised how little people talk about Mr. Robot anymore compared to how culturally dominant it seemed when it was airing. Maybe it just got too real?" —littlebigcheesefries finally: "Boston Legal was hot when it was on. Everyone was talking about it. Now I never see it anyplace." —clinging2thecross Is there a movie you love that no one else seems to remember? What makes it worth watching? Let us know in the comments! Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fact Check: No, Tim Allen didn't attack Democrats on Facebook
Claim: Comedian Tim Allen wrote a long Facebook post attacking liberals and Democrat politicians detailing 'some interesting points to think about prior to 2020, especially to my friends on the fence.' Rating: Since 2019 and into mid-2025, a Facebook post attributed to comedian and actor Tim Allen spread across the internet. Various versions of the post originally gained traction among right-wing social media users like musician Ted Nugent and contained numerous, dubious observations criticizing Democrats and liberals. Though we first debunked this claim in September 2019, the post made a comeback in 2025. Reshared on Facebook on May 13, 2025, alongside a photo of Allen, it stated (in part): TIM ALLEN - ON TRUMP: Whatever your feelings for Trump, these are some interesting points that Tim Allen makes. Put your hatred aside and think about these observations. Tim Allen is credited with writing this ... Tim Allen wrote... Here are some interesting points to think about prior to 2020, especially to my friends on the fence, like moderate Democrats, Libertarians and Independents and the never Trump Republicans and those thinking of "walking away" from the Democratic party:- Women are upset at Trump's naughty words -- they also bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Gray.- Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders. It seems women's rights only matter if those women are liberal.- No Border Walls. No voter ID laws. Did you figure it out yet? But wait... there's more...- Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege. And just like that, they went from being against foreign interference in our elections to allowing non-citizens to vote in our elections.[...]- We are one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally. We are fighting evil. However, as we reported before, the comedian and actor did not write the above post. We found no evidence on his social media profiles, or in his interviews that he made the above statement. As such, we rate this as an incorrect attribution. Snopes did trace one example of the purported quote to an August 2019 Facebook post from a user who went by the name "Tim Allen" and appeared to reside in Virginia. He shared the "interesting points" message on his personal account and was among the early users to share a post with those views. Nugent shared a version of the post in August 2019 without tying it to Allen and with a number of modifications. By that time the post had appeared online for several months with some of the musings adapted from other social media posts: Pearls of wisdom Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk. If women are upset at Trump's naughty words, who in the hell bought 80 million copies of '50 Shades of Gray'? Jim Comey answered, "I don't know," "I don't recall," and "I don't remember" 236 times while under oath. But he remembered enough to write a book. President Trump should nominate Hillary Clinton for the next opening on the supreme court. Then he can finally get her investigated. Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders. It seems women's rights only matter if those women are liberal. No Border Walls. No voter ID laws. You figured it out yet? Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege. Per our past reporting, the section of the Facebook post about being "one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally" was its own meme back in January 2019. The line about "foreign interference" in elections was posted separately in social media content from April 2019. Allen has spoken publicly about his conservative views. In a 2017 interview, he likened being a conservative in Hollywood to living in 1930s Germany. He did also call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump "horrible, embarrassing, and shameful." This is not the first time we have covered posts sharing a celebrity's alleged political views. In May 2025, we reported on a deepfake video of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour explaining why she permanently removed U.S. President Donald Trump from the Met Gala invitation list. The video had been manipulated from real footage of Wintour to show her falsely saying: "We make room for art, culture and the true spirit of innovation, rather than making way for someone who blatantly belittled women, mocked immigrants and regarded aesthetics as a bargaining chip." Wintour never used those words. In sum, there is no evidence of Allen writing the above Facebook post, despite holding conservative views. It was thus incorrectly attributed to him. Snopes' archives contributed to this report. MacGuill, Dan. "Did Comedian Tim Allen Write a Viral Facebook Attack on Democrats?" Snopes, 4 Sept. 2019, Accessed 15 May 2025. Mumford, Gwilym. "Tim Allen Condemned for Comparing Hollywood to 1930s Germany." The Guardian, 21 Mar. 2017. The Guardian, Accessed 15 May 2025. "Tim Allen Breaks Silence on Capitol Attack: 'Shameful' and Bad for Conservatives." Accessed 15 May 2025. Wrona, Aleksandra. "Video Showing Anna Wintour Saying Why She Banned Trump from Met Gala Is a Deepfake." Snopes, 8 May 2025, Accessed 15 May 2025.
