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 ====== Gregg Turkington ====== ====== Gregg Turkington ======
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-**It's movie time!**\\ +**It's movie time!** 
-- Gregg Turkington, various occasions+<WRAP attribution>--- Gregg Turkington, various occasions</WRAP>
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 |  <WRAP classicinfobox>**Gregg Turkington**</WRAP>  || |  <WRAP classicinfobox>**Gregg Turkington**</WRAP>  ||
-^ First Apperance | //[[pod1]]//|+^ First Apperance | [[pod1]] |
 ^ Aliases | Mister Movies, The REAL Mister Movies, [[bilbobogart]]| ^ Aliases | Mister Movies, The REAL Mister Movies, [[bilbobogart]]|
 ^ Relatives | [[greggs_dad]] (father)\\ [[greggs_brother]] (brother)| ^ Relatives | [[greggs_dad]] (father)\\ [[greggs_brother]] (brother)|
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 Turkington is a prolific movie buff, having watched movies his "whole life."[(cite:oscar1>[[oscar1]])] He is also a notable film collector, having founded the [[vfa]] in an effort to promote movie preservation, after his [[greggscollection|personal movie collection]] was destroyed while filming //[[decker2]]//. Turkington is a prolific movie buff, having watched movies his "whole life."[(cite:oscar1>[[oscar1]])] He is also a notable film collector, having founded the [[vfa]] in an effort to promote movie preservation, after his [[greggscollection|personal movie collection]] was destroyed while filming //[[decker2]]//.
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 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
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 In 2015, Heidecker, having moved to [[wp>Jackson Hole|Jackson Hole, Wyoming]], leaving control of the show to Turkington. Turkington began hosting the show himself, with a focus on continuing to maintain the level of movie expertise and guest quality Heidecker had set. However, Heidecker soon moved back to Los Angeles, and took control of the show back from Turkington. At the same time, Heidecker had brought Turkington onto the production team of the second season of //Decker//, titled //[[decker2]]//, to assist Heidecker, who was feeling overwhelmed by the creative requirements. Turkington found the experience creatively fulfilling, despite an incident near the end of production in which his personal collection of movies, used as props in the series, was destroyed during filming. In 2015, Heidecker, having moved to [[wp>Jackson Hole|Jackson Hole, Wyoming]], leaving control of the show to Turkington. Turkington began hosting the show himself, with a focus on continuing to maintain the level of movie expertise and guest quality Heidecker had set. However, Heidecker soon moved back to Los Angeles, and took control of the show back from Turkington. At the same time, Heidecker had brought Turkington onto the production team of the second season of //Decker//, titled //[[decker2]]//, to assist Heidecker, who was feeling overwhelmed by the creative requirements. Turkington found the experience creatively fulfilling, despite an incident near the end of production in which his personal collection of movies, used as props in the series, was destroyed during filming.
  
-During the //[[oscar3]]//, an annual event in which Turkington frequently would attempt movie-related publicity stunts as the finale to the specials, Turkington revealed the existence of a living [[dean]], having allegedly faked his death in 1955. Heidecker was shocked, finding it hard to believe that Dean was in fact still alive.+During the //[[oscar3]]//, an annual event in which Turkington frequently would attempt movie-related publicity stunts as the finale to the specials, Turkington revealed the existence of a living [[jamesdean]], having allegedly faked his death in 1955. Heidecker was shocked, finding it hard to believe that Dean was in fact still alive.
  
 In late 2015, Turkington was approached by a fan of //On Cinema//. The fan, saddened by the destruction of Turkington's movie collection, offered Turkington ownership of a storage facility in [[wp>Victorville, California]], in which the entire stock of an out-of-business movie rental store was being store, unused. Turkington relocated to Victorville and founded the [[vfa]] to properly archive and catalogue the enormous collection he was now steward of. In late 2015, Turkington was approached by a fan of //On Cinema//. The fan, saddened by the destruction of Turkington's movie collection, offered Turkington ownership of a storage facility in [[wp>Victorville, California]], in which the entire stock of an out-of-business movie rental store was being store, unused. Turkington relocated to Victorville and founded the [[vfa]] to properly archive and catalogue the enormous collection he was now steward of.
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   * Gregg claims to be a Guinness World Records holder, having watched [[501moviesin501days|501 movies in 501 days]]. However, the validity of whether or not this is actually a world record to be achieved is disputed.   * Gregg claims to be a Guinness World Records holder, having watched [[501moviesin501days|501 movies in 501 days]]. However, the validity of whether or not this is actually a world record to be achieved is disputed.
  
-===== [META] Trivia =====+==== [META] ====
   * Gregg Turkington is portrayed by, well, [[wp>Gregg Turkington|Gregg Turkington]], an actor, comedian, musician, and writer best known for his work as "America's Funnyman" [[wp>Neil Hamburger|Neil Hamburger]].   * Gregg Turkington is portrayed by, well, [[wp>Gregg Turkington|Gregg Turkington]], an actor, comedian, musician, and writer best known for his work as "America's Funnyman" [[wp>Neil Hamburger|Neil Hamburger]].
  
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