BioChannel Special - Gallery of featured episodes
About the Show
Bio Channel Specials take the Emmy-winning, in-depth perspectives of the "Biography" franchise a step further, examining not only the lives of exceptional people but also of incredible and often historic events. These series of special documentaries follow the remarkable, the tragic, and always true stories of the world and its people, both famous and notorious.
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The Tragic Side of Comedy - Full Episode (BIoChannel Special) (81:24)
The Tragic Side of Comedy - Full Episode
Those who makes us laugh the hardest sometimes seem to have the most troubled souls. Friends, colleagues, psychiatrists, and authors look and the lives and work of John Belushi, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, and others.
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - The Final Edit (BioChannel Special) (2:40)
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - The Stairs (BioChannel Special) (2:53)
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - The Final Scene (BioChannel Special) (3:00)
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - Making it Real (BioChannel Special) (3:00)
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - Earnie Shavers & Joe Frazier (BioChannel Special) (2:41)
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - Dolph Lundgren (BioChannel Special) (1:21)
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - The Final Edit
Sylvester Stallone describes the first public screening of "Rocky."
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - The Stairs
Sylvester Stallone and crew members talk about filming the scene where Rocky runs up the stairs.
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - The Final Scene
Director John G. Avildsen talks about the intended ending of "Rocky" and how the poetic ending was conceived on set.
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - Making it Real
The crew of "Rocky" studied fights to make sure that the makeup for boxing sequences looked real and brutal.
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - Earnie Shavers & Joe Frazier
Frank Stallone recalls when Sly Stallone got into the ring with boxer legends Earnie Shavers and Joe Frazier.
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance - Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren studied chemical engineering at MIT before being cast in "Rocky IV."
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