OT: Peak moments in TV history
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Other things that come to mind - Women's figure skating finals in 1994 after the Nancy and Tonya lead pipe incident. LOL!
I believe the MASH finale is still the highest ranked TV show in history (i.e., % of viewers watching).
I believe the MASH finale is still the highest ranked TV show in history (i.e., % of viewers watching).
This is a great watch. So much going on that day…
June 17th, 1994 - Stream the Film on Watch ESPN - ESPN
Stream the film June 17th, 1994 on Watch ESPN. Quick-cut archival footage captures the various sporting events on the day in question and the event that overshadowed them all: O. J. Simpson's run from the police.
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Holy crap. Was that really the day of the NYR parade? I was at that one. What a crazy day.This is a great watch. So much going on that day…
June 17th, 1994 - Stream the Film on Watch ESPN - ESPN
Stream the film June 17th, 1994 on Watch ESPN. Quick-cut archival footage captures the various sporting events on the day in question and the event that overshadowed them all: O. J. Simpson's run from the police.
“Who shot JR?” episode on Dallas.
The “WKRP in Cincinnati” Thanksgiving episode.
The “WKRP in Cincinnati” Thanksgiving episode.
Obviously:
"One small step for man ....."
"One small step for man ....."
some good pics but moon landing and 'thriller' need to be added
Many folks say it didn’t happen
Miracle on Ice
Elvis on Ed Sullivan - for the impact it had
Elvis on Ed Sullivan - for the impact it had
Coverage of JFK's assassination:
It’s funny, I know it was on TV, but for me anyway it seems to transcend that medium and became more than just something we saw on screen.
Eagle Landing
JFK Funeral
Olympic Hockey 1980
Beatles 64
Berlin Wall Fall
OJ
Live Aid
Roots
Reagan/Carter debate
CNN Premieres Cable News 1980
JFK Funeral
Olympic Hockey 1980
Beatles 64
Berlin Wall Fall
OJ
Live Aid
Roots
Reagan/Carter debate
CNN Premieres Cable News 1980
That's what this generation is completely missing out on. Subscription streaming services have killed any sense of national conversation and water cooler talk.
Water cooler talk? That would mean people would have to come into the office. Elevator talk? Nah, people just stare at their cellphones and avoid eye contact.
Back to TV moments:
The Birth of Legends:
The shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby on live TV two days later.
The Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954; the Kennedy/Nixon debates of 1960. Both were key events in establishing TV's importance in American politics. Were it not for TV, McCarthy might have retained his influence and Nixon might well have been elected President in 1960. For different reasons, McCarthy and Nixon looked bad on TV.
Obviously not the best…but the 2nd plane hitting the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001..on live TV..definitely has to be up there as a memorable moment no one will ever forget
A different world back then. There were 3 major news networks, local news was 30 mins and national news was 30 mins. Today there are hundreds of channels, many 24/7 news channels competing for ratings. Technological innovation and progress changes culture, society . It always has been the driving force of change in the world.
I, like many others watched the miracle on ice game, not realizing the game was long over, and we were watching it on tape delay
Found that out years later
Did it really take this long for this comment?
I knew it was on tape delay because I had heard a 2nd period score listening to the radio as I was driving. But they didn't even broadcast the whole game, though they did the 3rd period.
I remember Jim McKay's intro to the coverage that night and I noticed people celebrating with American flags sneaking into the background. I didn't think much of it at the time and it all made sense later. It was easier to avoid scores back then.
Many remember it this way, but during the game broadcast, at period breaks, ABC went to live “man on the street” Reports with a young Jim Lampley in Lake Placid.
While he did not give away the result, the large crowd around him chanting USA really should have been a giveaway.
Yeah it went over my head too. But we should have known!
The thing was a win in this game seemed inconceivable at the time. It was documented in the movie, but what was the score of that exhibition loss a little while before the Olympics, 10-3?
WKRP episode with the Turkey drop was one of the greatest things I have ever seen. Still laugh when I think about it
1969 landing on the moon. I remember my parents rented a TV in order for all of us to watch it.
