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I'm watching the rehashing of the drunk disease storyline from Star Trek in Star Trek: The Next Generation and it has to have the most pointless and awkward moment in tv history - Tasha Yarr successfully seducing Data. Yes, she seduced an android who then went into her bedroom with her after a set of thinly-veiled innuendos. Awkward and entirely pointless.

Interesting that I thought it was one of the most amusing moments in televison history. :p

"In the butt Bob".


Best moment EVER!

Chelsea Clinton picking her nose during Bill Clinton's Inauguration in '93.

"In the butt Bob".


Best moment EVER!

....where is this from? It is extremely familiar but can't place it.

The guy who shot himself on live television in the 80s.

The guy who shot himself on live television in the 80s.Hm. There was a journalist who did that in the '70s. I wonder if she started a trend?

Hmm I dunno, the rape scene in Battlestar Galactica series 2 was pretty unpleasant.

....where is this from? It is extremely familiar but can't place it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bV3OPeeKyU

Hm. There was a journalist who did that in the '70s. I wonder if she started a trend?Seems that way:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Chubbuck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Dwyer

I seem to recall this rather infamous scene in Happy Days involving a jet ski and a shark... ;)

Hmm I dunno, the rape scene in Battlestar Galactica series 2 was pretty unpleasant.

Not quite as shocking as the attempted rape of Edith on All in the Family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Dwyer

Sonofabitch I watched that!!! :mad:

Seems that way:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Chubbuck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Dwyer

I have to say, those would make some awkward dinner conversations :(

I seem to recall this rather infamous scene in Happy Days involving a jet ski and a shark... ;)

Okay, you win the thread.

I seem to recall this rather infamous scene in Happy Days involving a jet ski and a shark... ;)
Water skis, not jet ski.[/nitpick]

Not entirely unrelated, in the movie 'Johnny Dangerously' when the characer, Danny Vermin is showing off his new gun, an eighty-eight magnum and he says of it, "It shoots through schools!"

That scene is just about the only scene in the history of media that actually grows more awkward with each passing year. :p

Okay, you win the thread.

Yay! A thread win! :)

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I don't think that was pointless, it's an important question. Robots don't reproduce so they obviously don't do sex or even have a gender. But on the other hand gender and sex are important aspects of human interaction. So if you build a robot to interact with humans on an equal level do you ignore those aspects since they are irrelevant to the robot or do you build the robot with a gender and functional "equipment" because those aspects are an important chapter in human interaction?

The most awkward TV moment I can recall right now was when a middle aged man and a younger hot blonde woman where commenting a sports event. The guy was talking about how important healthy food was for the competitors' shape. When he mentioned cucumber the chick suddenly beamed right at him with the biggest smile I've ever seen and squeaked "There are many ways to have fun with a cucumber!". It took him 5+ seconds before he could get another word out and carry on.

Not entirely unrelated, in the movie 'Johnny Dangerously' when the characer, Danny Vermin is showing off his new gun, an eighty-eight magnum and he says of it, "It shoots through schools!"

Wow...

I cannot believe that got by.

Wow...

I cannot believe that got by.

The movie is twenty-three years old. It was a more innocent time. *sighs wistfully*

Sonofabitch I watched that!!! :mad:

I've seen it. Truly disturbing, especially since he doesn't die immediately. You can see the lights go off after about five seconds.

Most awkward moments in television history

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0geu6UE10hGEU4AdApXNyoA?p=Stephen%20Colbert%20Emmy%20Awards&ei=UTF-8&fr=moz2&fr2=tab-web
awkward and coolest moment in television history.. at the same time.
FTW :D :D :cool: :D

The movie is twenty-three years old. It was a more innocent time. *sighs wistfully*

I'm still fairly surprised it got through.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0geu6UE10hGEU4AdApXNyoA?p=Stephen%20Colbert%20Emmy%20Awards&ei=UTF-8&fr=moz2&fr2=tab-web
awkward and coolest moment in television history.. at the same time.
FTW :D :D :cool: :D

Fun. :)

Connie Chung singing. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=AiMvXCp2Qvo)

Actually I take that back. Rapping Karl Rove (http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYZre8kEsuw) was the most akward thing ever.

Why has no one brought up Janet Jackson's bewbz!!!

Why has no one brought up Janet Jackson's bewbz!!!

Because that offended no one.

Why has no one brought up Janet Jackson's bewbz!!!

Because it never happened. :p

No, I'm serious. Nobody watching it saw a tit. I should know; I watched it. If I saw a tit, I'd say, "Ooh! Tit!"

There was no tit. It was photoshopped in later. *nod*

Why has no one brought up Janet Jackson's bewbz!!!

Because boobs arn't awkward :confused:

Because boobs arn't awkward :confused:

Exactly, boobs are hot!

I prefer this Colbert moment (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879).

I prefer this Colbert moment (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879).

The White House Press Corps dinners are all kinds of akward. Every year.

Exactly, boobs are hot!

Well that too, but I was thinking more seeing a breast on cable television isn't as taboo as we think.

I prefer this Colbert moment (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879).

I LOVE IT!!

I LOVE IT!!

Me too, but everyone in that room other than Colbert, it seemed, was feeling a bit out of sorts. He let everyone have it.

I'm watching the rehashing of the drunk disease storyline from Star Trek in Star Trek: The Next Generation and it has to have the most pointless and awkward moment in tv history - Tasha Yarr successfully seducing Data. Yes, she seduced an android who then went into her bedroom with her after a set of thinly-veiled innuendos. Awkward and entirely pointless.

I don't know, what about the Cylon's back lighting up during sex in Battlestar Galactica II? What was the reason for that? It was pointless and silly.

Or how about the whole "Spock's Brain" episode from ST:TOS?

Or the Sara Sidle/Grissom love affair in CSI - that's just scary.

I could go on, but I'll stop now.

Me too, but everyone in that room other than Colbert, it seemed, was feeling a bit out of sorts. He let everyone have it.

I think the following year's pussified dinner was WAY more awkward, I mean seriously-Rich Little? What county fair did they dig him out of? And rapping Karl Rove? Nothing could have said "insular" more. It was pretty clear with such a wuss showing that they had been struck to the bone by last years dinner.

I think the following year's pussified dinner was WAY more awkward, I mean seriously-Rich Little? What county fair did they dig him out of? And rapping Karl Rove? Nothing could have said "insular" more. It was pretty clear with such a wuss showing that they had been struck to the bone by last years dinner.
T3h win.
Colbert's was the only Correspondent's dinner I've seen that wasn't horribly awkward. Of course, I was too young for Clinton's reign, so maybe it is just the Bush-effect that makes things terrible.

Also, I'm surprised this little dandy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDUIc1c5RiM) hasn't come up. Myers' reaction was the most perfectly wonderful thing to come out of Hurricane Katrina.

excellent one happened today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlo4u_8g60

Panoramas John Sweeney Shouts at a scientology represenatative

good viewing :)

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

the only one I can think of was during a news cast.

This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who in the future, will likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any!
We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked:
"So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?"
Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!

I remember seeing this on one of those collection of bloopers and practical jokes.

other sports quotes (http://www.sportshollywood.com/dumbquotes.html)

excellent one happened today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlo4u_8g60

Panoramas John Sweeney Shouts at a scientology represenatative

good viewing :)

Video is unavailable :(

Video is unavailable :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpnGz9QJRQs&mode=related&search=BBC%20One%20Panorama%20Reporter%20John%20Sweeney%20loses%20his%20temper

dunno why it isn't available try this one

other sports quotes (http://www.sportshollywood.com/dumbquotes.html)

No 'The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey'? For shame.

No 'The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey'? For shame.

sorry, hey, how about posting some from other countries!

The rugby ones are great... but then it could be that I have no clues to the terms of Rugby. :D


but I do like the one I read from Reader's Digest.

[golf] "yep, now [golfer's name] is approaching the green, and a bit of trivial for you listeners out there. every morning before a tournament, his wife takes his balls out and kisses them for luck... oh my god, what did I just say!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc3KDmX96jw&mode=related&search=

Tom Snyder is a total fucking dick here, and the end of the tape is the most awkward, hilarious shit ever.

"In the butt Bob".


Best moment EVER!

That unblinking grin on the hubby's face was PURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFECT!!!!

:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc3KDmX96jw&mode=related&search=

Tom Snyder is a total fucking dick here, and the end of the tape is the most awkward, hilarious shit ever.
I really don't like those guys.

I really don't like those guys.

The shit-eating grin John gave was priceless.

The shit-eating grin John gave was priceless.

Do they think they're being clever or...?

Do they think they're being clever or...?

...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MziHkbJRMdU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MziHkbJRMdU

Definitely more awkward, but Lydon fucking with Snyder was a lot funnier. The grin, man, the grin!

Stargate SG-1's two hundredth episode, "200."

Seriously...the entire freaking episode is one gigantic awkward moment. What the bloody hell were they thinking? It was one of the most awful pieces of television I have ever watched in my life, and I've seen episodes of soap operas and random Disney Channel shows(not whole episodes of either, mind, but snippets.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc3KDmX96jw&mode=related&search=

Tom Snyder is a total fucking dick here, and the end of the tape is the most awkward, hilarious shit ever.

Who are they? They're kinda funny, but I've never heard of their music. Looks like it was from the 80s. That might explain it! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MziHkbJRMdU

Also good! :)

Who are they? They're kinda funny, but I've never heard of their music. Looks like it was from the 80s. That might explain it! :)
There's no way you're real.
Stargate SG-1's two hundredth episode, "200."

Seriously...the entire freaking episode is one gigantic awkward moment. What the bloody hell were they thinking? It was one of the most awful pieces of television I have ever watched in my life, and I've seen episodes of soap operas and random Disney Channel shows(not whole episodes of either, mind, but snippets.)
What happened?

There's no way you're real.

What happened?

If it's the one I'm thinking of it's one of the only ones I've seen recently, where a TV producer is visiting to research the possibility of doing a show based on SG-1. It's an old plot device for long running series, from Seinfeld to Sanford & Son.

There's no way you're real.


Sorry, I was unfamiliar with the guy's later work. Public Ltd. didn't ring a bell at all. ;)

If it's the one I'm thinking of it's one of the only ones I've seen recently, where a TV producer is visiting to research the possibility of doing a show based on SG-1. It's an old plot device for long running series, from Seinfeld to Sanford & Son.
No one ever did it as well as Seinfeld, though.

I think if you took SW ep.II, edited out everything but the anakin emotional scenes (ie. half the movie), you would have one super-dense awkward mixture of fake tears and even faker angst. It would destroy the universe.

I think if you took SW ep.II, edited out everything but the anakin emotional scenes (ie. half the movie), you would have one super-dense awkward mixture of fake tears and even faker angst. It would destroy the universe.

Yes, that movie was truly awful.

Yes, that movie was truly awful.

An atrocity to the SW franchise... and that's saying something :p