If you're reading this website, you probably don't need me to say much to convince you to go read Vanity Fair's amazing oral history of Freaks and Geeks. They even reunited the entire cast for a class photo! Seriously, set aside some time to read this one. It's worth it.
More than a few popular film franchises were released out of chronological order — the best examples are the four Indiana Jones movies (introduced in 1981 and nearly ruined in 2008) and The Godfather trilogy (starting in 1972 and ruined in 1990). Both examples are well-known and, for the most part, well-loved.
Less well-known, and certainly less beloved, is the Ernest series, featuring the country-bumpkin’ character of Ernest P. Worrell (played by the Shakespearean actor Jim Varney, who has since passed away). Originally the character was used to pitch various TV commercial products in the south, but soon blossomed into a character known around the world — okay, maybe [...]
