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Another list for us to beat up: Top 20 most powerful moments on TV

Posted by amoxy (aka amoxy) Jul 11 '12, 10:07

No Moon Landing?
No USA-USSR Hockey Match?
And Whitney Houston's death over JFK's assassination???

Though you can't argue with #1

It is very current with only 2 events before 1990 (news.yahoo.com)

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#14 doesn't even come close... - Mel Profit Jul 11, 10:23
Many of these are ongoing coverage over several days (Katrina, oil spill, earthquake, riots). Only a few are breaking news moments. - Mop on Mac Pro Jul 11, 10:21
Two other things that should be on the list: The 1972 Munich Olympics and the TV movie "The Day After" -- nm - amoxy Jul 11, 10:20 4
- Watergate/Nixon resignation; Fall of Saigon,etc; Roots; Reagen shooting; last MASH ep. -- nm - zork Jul 11, 10:26 1
  - all worthy of being on the list. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 11, 10:26
- awww Radioactive Mahoney -- nm - Jovian Jul 11, 10:22 1
  - One of the few movies I like him in -- nm - amoxy Jul 11, 10:23
this is what 20something recent college grads get to write BS articles like this -- nm - Jovian Jul 11, 10:19 2
- grrr. *This is what you get when you let 20something college grads write your articles -- nm - Jovian Jul 11, 10:20 1
  - Why dontcha walk this one off there champ? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 11, 10:21
What was the moment on tv of the Japanese quake? it happened overnight in the US - Will Hunting Jul 11, 10:18
And they have the wrong Royal Wedding. -- nm - Jim Jul 11, 10:12 6
- Agreed. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jul 11, 10:19
- they really dont have Kate and William's listed of Di's do they?? -- nm - Jovian Jul 11, 10:18 4
  - Of course they do....Di's was 30yrs ago...this is a recency test only. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 11, 10:19 1
    - yup. -- nm - znufrii Jul 11, 10:20
  - Ayup -- nm - Jim Jul 11, 10:19
  - ^instead -- nm - Jovian Jul 11, 10:18
#11? really? -- nm - znufrii Jul 11, 10:12 1
- That should be Jackson. No way Houston should be on that list. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jul 11, 10:19
No Michael Jackson death? Um that shut down the internet, and was way bigger than Whitney -- nm - MDH Jul 11, 10:11
#6, 10 and #15 all feel low. - Strongbad Jul 11, 10:09

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