Fiction Empire

THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN 1953 Literature

THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
Channel 4
TV station.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 1962 Literature

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Channel 4
Joke McMurphy makes about the Big Nurse's suggestion of additional measures following his first experience with electro-shock therapy: "Y'know, she might be right, Doc, look at the good that few measly volts have done me. Maybe if we doubled the charge I could pick up channel eight, like Martini, I'm tired of layin' in bed hallucinatin' nothing but channel four with the news and weather."

THE TOWERING INFERNO 1974 Film

THE TOWERING INFERNO
Channel 4
TV news crew at the dedication of the Glass Tower.

WAR GAMES 1983 Film

WAR GAMES
Channel 4
Local news crew that reports on NORAD's full-scale nuclear alert following David's first game: "A spokesman places blame on a computer malfunction."

JURASSIC PARK 1990 Literature

JURASSIC PARK
Channel 4
TV channel featuring Carnivore Country that Dr. Grant discovers in his hotel room at the Safari Lodge. Chapter: Jurassic Park.

HERO 1992 Film

HERO
Channel 4
TV station.

FLOUNDERING 1994 Film

FLOUNDERING
Channel 4
In John's daydream, his neighbor that smokes crack is the leader of the People's Freedom Fighter Street Army that takes over Channel 4's news room.

TRUE LIES 1994 Film

TRUE LIES
Channel 4
TV news.

SPACE JAM 1996 Film

SPACE JAM
Channel 4
TV news that reports on Michael's poor baseball performance.

SOUTH PARK 1997 Animated Series

SOUTH PARK
Channel 4
TV station in Denver, Colorado.

FIGHT CLUB 1999 Film

FIGHT CLUB
Channel 4
Reporter Laura Sanchez reports on Project Mayhem's attack on Parker Morris building. Angel Face thinks she's hot.

UNBREAKABLE 2000 Film

UNBREAKABLE
Channel 4
TV news.

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 2010 TV Series

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Channel 4
Local news crew at press conference.

THE EVENT 2010 TV Series

THE EVENT
Channel 4
Local news crew reporting on the vice president's "assassination attempt"

LET ME OFF AT THE TOP! 2013 Literature

LET ME OFF AT THE TOP!: MY CLASSY LIFE AND OTHER MUSINGS
Channel 4
Local news team.

BOJACK HORSEMAN 2014 Animated Series

BOJACK HORSEMAN
Channel 4
TV station with local news team interviewing Secretariat on TV in flashback.

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE 2016 Animated Film

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE
Channel 4
TV station.

POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU 2019 Film

POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU
Channel 4
TV news.

FAST X 2023 Film

FAST X
Channel 4
Local news team - generic NBC affiliate.

SCREAM 6 2023 Film