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Most memorable TV moment?
Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at 8:46 PM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
The Emmys are coming up, and though you and me can't have a say in who wins Best Drama, Best Comedy, etc., we can decide the two most memorable TV moments (one comedy, one drama). The top two moments will be revealed during the Emmys broadcast on Sept. 21.
I (Heather) was intrigued. I love award shows, but for the past few years have been having apathetic feelings toward the Emmys. NBC's "Friday Night Lights" being shut out in the acting categories is, in my opinion, a travesty. The show, which is about so much more than football, is a critical success and Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton receive heaps of praise — except when it comes to the Emmys. I get tired of seeing HBO shows, which have bigger budgets and more freedom than shows on broadcast networks or basic cable, sweep categories. Yes, I loved "Sex and the City." "The Sopranos" is a modern classic. But I think there should be a division between those souped-up mega shows and the ones that we can watch without paying a premium. With that little Emmy rant out of the way, let me get back to the matter at hand: Voting on those memorable moments. Before I even looked at the nominees (20 in comedy, 20 in drama), I thought about what moments are memorable to me: Ross and Rachel's first kiss on "Friends," the final scene of "MASH," who shot JR on "Dallas," Julia getting her head stuck in the Abbot bannister on "Designing Women," Matt Damon's guest spot on "Will and Grace," and the arrival of Addison Montgomery Sheppard on "Grey's Anatomy." Turns out Emmy and I have somethings in common. Some of my moments made the list and I'll certainly be voting for them. Others left me a little curious. The season one finale of "American Idol" is a contender in the comedy category. Memorable? Without a doubt. But why include a reality show? If "Idol" makes the cut, the final tribal council of "Survivor: Borneo" surely should be on the list. Of course, the Beatles' first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" is on the list and it's hard to argue against that one. The clips include some of TV's most classic shows from past and present from "Little House on the Prairie" to "Sex and the City" and "The Waltons" to the "X-Files." The Emmys certainly did a good job of covering a lot of ground, including some unexpected choices like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Duel."
And a new memorable TV moment is surely in the making: The MTV Video Music Awards are on Sept. 7 and Britney Spears is going to be in the house. Not to mention this year's host is wacky British comic Russell Brand. Who knows what could happen. What are your favorite TV moments and what do you think of the top 40 choices? Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Carol Burnett in the window curtain dress scene.
Good call on Carol Burnette.
I also like Chuckles the Clown on Mary Tyler Moore.
Though it's hard to top finding out who shot JR, I think I'm on board with the final scene of M*A*S*H, though I'd also have to say that the scene where Radar announces to the OR that Henry Blake's chopper went down is right up there with it.
As far as Friends goes, as much as I can't stand Ross' character, The One with the Holiday Armadillo makes me laugh no matter how many times I watch it.
Oh, and from childhood, I'd say the episode of Punky Brewster in which Cherie taught us the dangers of hiding in refrigerators. :-)
Bob Newhart rolling over in bed one final time...
"Favorite" or "memorable"? Most memorable was Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV.
And one of my favorite "gotchas" was the finale of ER predecessor "St Elsewhere" all being the product of the mind of the doctor's autistic son.
And since it's lunchtime, I'm reminded of the "Twilight Zone" episode "To Serve Mankind".
Lucy and Ethel working at the candy factory.
The Emmys are asking for most memorable moments. I guess it could be your favorite or a moment that stands out in your memory. I remember watching "Dallas" with my parents and Who Shot J.R. and Patrick Duffy being in the shower definitely stand out but aren't among my favorite TV moments.
As for Jack Ruby shooting Oswald, it's definitely memorable. But the Emmys honors (mostly) scripted TV. Otherwise, news events would surely rank high on everyone's list: For me it would be Sept. 11 and the Challenger explosion. Or Kerri Strug's final vault at the '96 Olympics. The first moon landing. It could go on and on. I'm sure the Emmys don't want to compete with that.
Wow, you guys are thinking of great examples. I LOVE the Twilight Zone. The two most memorable for me are "Eye of the Beholder" and "Time Enough At Last." Great stuff, there.
"QUITTERS, INC." and "SECONDS"
I would like to see QUITTERS, INC. I think that this Stephen King tale was in his NIGHT SHIFT book, but, also, made it into a segment of an old B&W series of horror tales, like Night Gallery, or, another quasi-Twilight Zone series.
Great story of a man who thinks he wants to quit smoking. He goes to a group called QUITTERS, INC. Once you sign with them, they get very, very serious about getting you to quit smoking. A rather terrifying tale. I think it was re-done as a segment in the movie CAT'S EYE. The B&W version was the best. Just can't remember in what program it aired.
SECONDS 1966 (Rock Hudson thriller)
"There is a very secret organization that offers wealthy people a second chance at life; the customer picks out someone they want to be and the organization surgically alters the customer to look like the intended person, stages the customer's death, gets rid of the intended person and the customer has a new life. There's only one thing they didn't count on...."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060955/plotsummary
My second Cousin, Nedra Volz.
She was a big band singer, with Cato's Vagabonds, and then with Will Osborne. Cato's Vagabonds were big competitors with Lawrence Welk in the northern states. She only recorded on 78, that was in 1933. It was the flip side of Will Osborne's INKA DINKA DOO. Haven't tracked it down yet, but I haven't given up on finding it, either.
Nedra was in 13 episodes of the Dukes of Hazard, as Miz Tinsdale, the postmistress, 24 episodes of Differnt Strokes as Adelaide Brubaker, and Filthy Rich (15 episodes) as Winona 'Mother B' Beck. She was on All in the Family, Good Times, Hart to Hart, One Day At a Time, Maude, Rhoda, Eight is Enough, Night Court, Alf, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Coach, Love Boat, and many, many more. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0901839/filmoseries
My favorite Nedra appearance was when she played the role of a fiesty old protestor in the pilot episode of WKRP. I believe I remember her in an episode of Fernwood 2 Night, but I can't recall her role.
I wish that I had gotten to meet her. There was a signed glamor photo to my father, her cousin, from the 30's big band days that I found in my fathers Army trunk, when he passed. It was signed, and her son authenticated it. I had no idea who she was. My sister told me that she had done some TV, that is all we knew at that time.
Nedra Volz (June 18, 1908 – January 20, 2003)
DRAMA..... voted for "TO SEVRE MAN" just about my most favorite Twilight Zone episode.
COMEDY.....voted for "JOB SWITCHING" which rivals stomping the grapes for my favorite I Love Lucy episode.