Greatest TV scenes ever

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masterclass here from offerman in non-verbal communication, body language, action, and reaction.  and he's probably had to build a new trophy case to accommodate it.

bartlett was wonderful but ultimately, overshadowed.

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On 2/27/2024 at 1:28 PM, Beau Vine said:

 

Immediately came to mind when I saw thread title

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On 2/27/2024 at 2:39 AM, NWBuck said:

Couldn't have scripted it better 

 

Holy fuck, I can't believe that's the best quality clip available. I upped a better version.

 

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For Seinfeld, this one is my favorite:

 

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WKRP surprisingly holds up. The turkey drop episode was good too. 

 

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Newsradio Jimmy James' book reading:

 

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Hold the door.

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Give me Janice whacking Richie. It was such a shocking sequence. You spend the whole episode thinking Richie is going to kill Tony, and nope. Janice takes care of it. 
 

 

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6 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

 

Which one is the crying emoji again?

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6 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

 

The Americans was such a great show, and the final episode wrapped up the show as good as any finale I’ve ever seen. 

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4 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

For Seinfeld, this one is my favorite:

 

The amazing thing about that is Larry wrote it on the fly the night of the taping and Jason memorized it (theater training) and delivered
 

 

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The first scene of the first episode of The Wire might be the best part of the whole series. I was immediately hooked after seeing it. "Got to. It's America, man."

 

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this mid season cliffhanger from ER blew me away at the time 

 

 

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South Park has a few potential ones, Warcraft, Casa Bonita, LOTR video tape return, Scientology, Mormons, etc. Tons to choose from, but I think this is the top moment:

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The opening scent to Mr. Robot was such a great way to start the show:

 

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some of the greatest emotional impact scenes on tv. 84 Emmy nominations, 20 wins, puts it up there with the blue bloods. pun intended lol

 

 

 

 

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10 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

Community Remedial Chaos Theory:

 

 

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13 minutes ago, MagicSoccerSpray said:

 

I see your debate of man's inherent nature, and raise you a Koogler:

 

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Wings, Joe and Helen have it out.  Brian with words of wisdom at about :40 secs, they get rolling at about 2:50, Helen with the plane at 4:20, it just keeps rolling.

 

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13 hours ago, HiggyBaby said:

this mid season cliffhanger from ER blew me away at the time 

 

 

Well, shit, if we are going to do ER, we might as well full send an ugly cry:

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ksTY6Dvf0&ab_channel=DavideBerolani

well fuck youtube for age restricting this scene.  It's the FUCK scene from The Wire.

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A couple of great confrontation scenes...

EDIT: I can't find the clip where Skylar is kicking Walt out after his surgery and confronts him on all his lies..."I called your mother...Oh thank you for that....."

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these two kinda go together and most of the josh+amy stuff is vintage sorkin.

a lot of actors can't handle sorkin, many of whom were in the newsroom cast, which sucks for newsroom.  mary louise parker is as good as anyone i've seen at it.  if she had been cast as mandy from the jump, it would've prevented a lot of headaches.

 

speaking of which, the clip above (from 20 hours in america, arguably the best ww episode), features tyler the campaign intern, played by john gallagher, jr, who was later cast as one of the main characters in the newsroom, and one of the better ones imo.  kinda fun trivia.

for a drama, this episode has 5-7 lol moments, which even for sorkin is saying something.  it's just a hilarious episode.

also, for some reference on how tv has changed, for better or worse.  when the awards are given out, comedies and dramas traditionally are divided not by joke density, but by episode length.  it's not right or wrong, just how it goes. 

the bear isn't a traditional comedy but will win best comedy every year it's around.  should it have gone against succession, a much more straightforward drama, that i would argue might be a funnier show top to bottom?  not for me to say. 

but every episode of season 3 ted lasso (an obvious "comedy") was longer than any west wing episode ever produced.  again, just fun trivia.

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Cheers: Shock Aversion Scene

 

 

 

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Expanding to include television skits because Clayton Bigsby is 1st ballot Hall of Fame material. 

 

 

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57 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

these two kinda go together and most of the josh+amy stuff is vintage sorkin.

a lot of actors can't handle sorkin, many of whom were in the newsroom cast, which sucks for newsroom.  mary louise parker is as good as anyone i've seen at it.  if she had been cast as mandy from the jump, it would've prevented a lot of headaches.

 

speaking of which, the clip above (from 20 hours in america, arguably the best ww episode), features tyler the campaign intern, played by john gallagher, jr, who was later cast as one of the main characters in the newsroom, and one of the better ones imo.  kinda fun trivia.

for a drama, this episode has 5-7 lol moments, which even for sorkin is saying something.  it's just a hilarious episode.

also, for some reference on how tv has changed, for better or worse.  when the awards are given out, comedies and dramas traditionally are divided not by joke density, but by episode length.  it's not right or wrong, just how it goes. 

the bear isn't a traditional comedy but will win best comedy every year it's around.  should it have gone against succession, a much more straightforward drama, that i would argue might be a funnier show top to bottom?  not for me to say. 

but every episode of season 3 ted lasso (an obvious "comedy") was longer than any west wing episode ever produced.  again, just fun trivia.

Man, speaking of Dusty TV moments, In Excelsis Deo is up there:

 

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On 2/27/2024 at 9:29 AM, utee94 said:

That's a great Wonder Years scene.  And this one is my all time favorite:

 

Definitely a favorite scene.

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Needs the follow up when Tony finds the tooth in his pants cuff.

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John Amos, and the role he played in Good Times, should get a lot more discussion as seriously good TV in a comedy. 

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On 2/28/2024 at 11:08 AM, henrygandorf said:

 

masterclass here from offerman in non-verbal communication, body language, action, and reaction.  and he's probably had to build a new trophy case to accommodate it.

bartlett was wonderful but ultimately, overshadowed.

That was one of the best hours of TV I've ever watched.  Such a great episode.

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Always Sunny, Frank's Pretty Woman

 

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So many great WW scenes, but this is one of my favorites. Sam at the end kills me. 

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so while we're on the subject, i watch tv before i go to bed. in fact, i keep it on while i fall asleep, it's one of the more annoying things i do, according to ex-girlfriends and current wives. anyhow, i was watching the west wing, then i was ready to roll over, so i put on the office, and then just for fun, i was trying to think if there was any actor who appeared in both. i haven't done any research to see if this actor was the only one, but i thought of one, and it took a full half hour.

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amy adams.  not bad.

 

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6 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

so while we're on the subject, i watch tv before i go to bed. in fact, i keep it on while i fall asleep, it's one of the more annoying things i do, according to ex-girlfriends and current wives. anyhow, i was watching the west wing, then i was ready to roll over, so i put on the office, and then just for fun, i was trying to think if there was any actor who appeared in both. i haven't done any research to see if this actor was the only one, but i thought of one, and it took a full half hour.

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amy adams.  not bad.

 

David Wallace from the Office played a congressman in one episode of the first season of West Wing.

Bonus trivia from The Newsroom: The actress who plays Maggie’s roommate Lisa, who dates Jim, is the one in The Office that hooks up with Dwight at other Jim and Pam’s wedding.