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TV SERIES · 2012– · USA

Vegas

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  1. #001

    The lead character Ralph Lamb, played by Dennis Quaid, is based on the real-life Sheriff Ralph Lamb, who served in that office from 1961 to 1979 and acted as a consultant on the series at the age of 85 (as of the show's September 2012 premiere).

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  2. #002

    When Dennis Quaid first met the real-life Sheriff Ralph Lamb, whom he plays in the series, the two men immediately took a liking to each other and discovered they shared the same birth date and the same shoe size. As a result, Quaid was able to wear Lamb's actual boots while playing the character.

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  3. #003

    The series' costume designer, Kathleen Detoro, found a turquoise ring specially for Carrie-Anne Moss and gave it to her. Moss liked the ring so much that she wore it constantly on set and in her scenes; if you look closely at her hands, you can see the ring.

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  4. #004

    In Vegas, James Russo's character kills Jonathan Banks's character. Ironically, in Beverly Hills Cop, Jonathan Banks, who plays Zack, kills James Russo's character, Mikey Tandino.

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  5. #005

    Guest actors Jonathan Banks and William Russ appeared in CBS's Wiseguy.

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  6. #006

    Sarah Jones and Jason O'Mara both worked with Sherri Shepherd. Sarah and Sherri appeared in the series The Wedding Bells, while Sherri and Jason appeared in the film One for the Money.

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  7. #007

    The T-Bird first used by Ms. Moss (pale yellow) is actually a 1963 model, judging by the three-louvered chrome pieces on its doors. There is an older model, probably a 1961, that looks white or pale pink. A 1961 Continental would have had to be available by September 1960. Perrin's blue-and-white 1962 Coupe DeVille, however, would not have been available.

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  8. #008

    The limousines at the end of Season 1, Episode 3 are a 1963 Cadillac Seventy-Five series and two 1965 Lincoln Lehman-Peterson extended models, identifiable by their unique chrome-trimmed rear light lenses.

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  9. #009

    Melinda Page Hamilton, who plays "Ginny" in Episode 10, also appeared alongside Sarah Jones (Mia Rizzo) in the series Damnation.

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  10. #010

    James Mangold was an executive producer of ABC's Men in Trees, in which Jason O'Mara had a regular role.

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  11. #011

    Dennis Quaid and Enver Gjokaj appeared in the film The Express.

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  12. #012

    Jonathan Banks and James Russo also appeared together in Beverly Hills Cop. In the early stages of the film, Jonathan Banks's character plays a valet sent to recover the bonds stolen from James Russo's character, Mikey Tandino. In the film, he kills James Russo's character. In the series Vegas, James Russo's character kills Jonathan Banks's character.

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  13. #013

    Shawn Doyle and Jason O'Mara appeared in The Republic of Doyle.

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  14. #014

    Sarah Jones and Shawn Doyle appeared in HBO's Big Love.

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  15. #015

    Both Sarah Jones and Jason O'Mara appeared in a short-form series for the web channel WIGS. Each episode ran between 5 and 10 minutes. Sarah appeared in Kendra, and Jason in Dakota.

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