Something to celebrate
What do Dorothy Gale, Superman and Sam and Dean Winchester have in common?
They鈥檙e all from Kansas.
Well, technically, Superman is a child of the planet Krypton, but when his rocket ship landed on earth, he was raised by Martha and Jonathan Kent in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas.
The town蘑菇视频 name became the title of a 10-season television series that followed Clark Kent (Tom Welling) coming to terms with his powers, and included actors portraying comic favorites like Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Superman foil Lex Luthor.
The Smallville native has been featured in numerous other movies, television shows and cartoons, including the upcoming retooled 鈥淛ustice League鈥� which premieres March 18 on the HBO Max streaming service.
The movie was initially released in 2017 and panned by fans.
The film蘑菇视频 original director, Zack Snyder, stepped away from the film when his daughter died, and another director stepped in for post-production duties.
The upcoming 鈥淛ustice League鈥� is being billed as the 鈥淪nyder cut,鈥� and includes new footage and reshot scenes. It increases the length of the movie from almost 2 hours to 4 hours.
And some fans accidentally got an early preview of what Kansas蘑菇视频 superhero son and his superhero buddies do in the recut movie. News outlets reported an error Monday led to an early release of the Snyder film on the streaming service. It was corrected quickly, the streaming service noted in a statement.
The Winchester brothers, around whom the series 鈥淪upernatural鈥� is crafted, were born in Lawrence. Their story played out over 327 episodes in 15 seasons, frequently returning to their Kansas roots in mention or location.
And who could forget Dorothy Gale, the farm girl taken by a tornado somewhere over the rainbow.
What she says in 鈥淭he Wizard of Oz鈥� as she enters Munchkinland and the movie shifts from black and white to color is often misquoted.
Many think she says, 鈥淭oto, we鈥檙e not in Kansas anymore,鈥� but what she actually says is, 鈥淭oto, I鈥檝e a feeling we鈥檙e not in Kansas anymore.鈥�
Three films set in the state 鈥� 1990蘑菇视频 鈥淒ances with Wolves,鈥� 1992蘑菇视频 鈥淯nforgiven鈥� and 1931蘑菇视频 鈥淐imarron鈥� 鈥� won the Academy Award for best picture.
Dozens of other films and television shows are set there, too, which means there are plenty of options to celebrate the state on Monday, observed as National Kansas Day.
Other days to celebrate include:
March 11: National Promposal Day, National Johnny Appleseed Day, World Kidney Day
March 12: National Girl Scout Day, National Plant a Flower Day, Middle Name Pride Day
March 13: National Earmuff Day, National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day, National Good Samaritan Day
March 14: National Pi Day, National Write Down Your Story Day, International Ask a Question Day
March 15: National Everything You Think is Wrong Day, National Kansas Day, National Napping Day
March 16: National Everything You Do Is Right Day, National Artichoke Hearts Day, National Panda Day
March 17: National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, St. Patrick蘑菇视频 Day, Submarine Day