OT: Peak moments in TV history
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I'll see your dueling banjos peak moment and raise you a creepy pre-rape dueling banjos peak moment scene:
I was taking a Poli Sci class at Rutgers when that was going on. It was called Governments of the Eastern or Soviet Bloc, something like that. Each time we went into class, another government would fall. The professor was like, "Well I was GOING to talk about x, today, but that government no longer exists." It was pretty funny, but we still had plenty of discussion material to work with.
Our first attack on Iraq in January of 1991 for me. I remember watching it in CCD of all places.
You can start a whole sports thread on this. Many to choose from.2 moments in 1986
A little before my time, but must be on this list
>>The Queen's Messenger was aired by General Electric in Schenectady on September 11, 1928, becoming the first television drama ever. The director of the program was Mortimer Stewart and one of the actresses was a retired Broadway star actress, Izetta Jewel Miller.<<
>A brief clip of the recording of "The Queen's Messenger," the first televised drama.<
>>The Queen's Messenger was aired by General Electric in Schenectady on September 11, 1928, becoming the first television drama ever. The director of the program was Mortimer Stewart and one of the actresses was a retired Broadway star actress, Izetta Jewel Miller.<<
>A brief clip of the recording of "The Queen's Messenger," the first televised drama.<
It was definitely a big deal, but MTV was already getting more popular by then. Once they got wider distribution on cable systems in 1982, things really started to take off.
MTV is to blame for introducing the first reality-TV show, “The Real World”, which was anything but the real world. Would’ve been more accurately titled “The Scripted, Overly-Dramatic Music Playing, Totally Fake World”.
I instantly formed a pretty much neurotic hatred of reality-TV which has only grown more neurotic over time. I can’t bear to be in ear-shot of that cringy awful fake drama music sound every reality TV show employs.
Except for Duck Dynasty, which, while reality TV, was actually pretty good (and didn’t do the intolerable dramatic music thing). Pretty sure MTV’s introduction of realty-TV was the first sign of the impending apocalypse.
I was home with the chicken pox and watched it live. I remember my Grandmother balling her eyesout
I think the first season of Real World was closer to real, but not really real. Then it just became more scripted and manipulated over time. Then things just got plain silly with Road Rules. I really can’t watch any of those shows.
yeah- but that buildup to Thriller was as strong as any Movie buildup we have ever seen.
Very true and it set the table for future video premiers which were really promoting new album releases. Van Halen “Jump” was one of those on NYE in 1984.
2 moments in 1986
My personal favorite,. Coming back from 0-2 to win the NL pennant.
The first two Real World seasons were quality TV. The real problem came in Season 3 when the show's producers realized that the biggest pop culture moment of the second season was when the group threw David out of the house, so they cast Puck specifically to antagonize all of the other roommates for the entire season (hoping to get a similar result). This became the blue print for almost every reality show that came after it ... cast one or two complete a-holes because the friction will make for interesting television.
I know the VP who was responsible for Real World, Beavis and Butthead, Unplugged, Remote Control, Road Rules and other shows (at Comedy Central he got South Park, Daily Show and Chappelle's Show on).
He was actually pretty deep into music culture but MTV was having a problem keeping viewers for more than a few minutes. People checked-in to see their fav vids/songs and then stopped watching. The task at MTV became keeping viewers engaged for more than a few minutes.
Kevin Powell from first NYX Real World went to Rutgers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Powell
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I never liked soaps but campus would be desolate when Luke and Laura came on. That was a real curve ball. The show was ready to be cancelled
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Remembering Luke & Laura's Record-Breaking, Controversial 'General Hospital' Wedding, 40 Years Later
Even 'General Hospital' star Genie Francis said Luke and Laura's origins were 'awful.'
My wife was devastated to find out when a friend went on House Hunters that they already bought their house, the other two options were just faked for the show. Reality TV was never the same after that 😂
Ya know I really enjoyed American Pickers when it came out and through a lot of its run. But in the latter part of the series you can really see where the haggling is forced. Mike will say "$X", the seller will say: "$X + $100", they'll go back and forth and settle on $X + $50. It's gotten way too predictable and silly.
GH and All my children were hot in the 80s. People would schedule classes around themI never liked soaps but campus would be desolate when Luke and Laura came on. That was a real curve ball. The show was ready to be cancelled
Remembering Luke & Laura's Record-Breaking, Controversial 'General Hospital' Wedding, 40 Years Later
Even 'General Hospital' star Genie Francis said Luke and Laura's origins were 'awful.'
I never liked soaps but campus would be desolate when Luke and Laura came on. That was a real curve ball. The show was ready to be cancelled
Remembering Luke & Laura's Record-Breaking, Controversial 'General Hospital' Wedding, 40 Years Later
Even 'General Hospital' star Genie Francis said Luke and Laura's origins were 'awful.'
I was in Katzenbach on Douglass when the cliffhanger happened on “Moonlighting.”
You could hear every girl in the dorm gasp when it went down.
This thread most likely makes no sense to anyone under 35 lol
The Heidi Bowl!
There have been a few tv moments in history that have to stand out, but for sports fans who were around then. This has to be the one!
If you weren’t around then, you have to check this out.
Quite unbelievable!
A lot of tv sets were lost that day by pissed off fans.(no bs).
Unfortunately you have to go to YouTube to watch it.
I recently quized my college-aged nieces on old bands. Specifically, I was trying to find out what was the most popular band from my youth that twenty-year olds had never heard of. I assumed it would be something like the Gin Blossoms or Stone Temple Pilots. It turns out that they had never heard of the Police, or the Cars, or U2. And they had heard of the Rolling Stones but didn't know any of their songs. Surprisingly, they all knew Hall and Oates.
Would the have a better idea if you said Sting or Bono?
Funny that you mentioned The Police
For some strange reason- Eddie Murphy’s “Roxann” was in my head all day yesterday. And I spent all day just singing it like him
Maybe because legal issues between Hall and Oates were just all over the news?
