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"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Michael Black
2012-08-26 00:10:16 UTC
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"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
that is the dumbmest statement in the world i ever heard of
and they keep repeating it...over and over
i'm sick of it.
it's dumb!
it's sounds dumb.
I prefer, "oops!"
And you posted this off-topic article here because?
Because the first moon landing was apparently one of the most watched, if
not the most watched, bits of tv up to that point.

A hot summer day, pictures that practically look like an ultrasound, no
color then, and they land and take a nap or something. I remember going
to sleep for a bit, I was only nine, and then woke up for the walk on the
mooon, or so I remember.

There's a line about it in Don McLean's "American Pie".

There's also a Diane Lane movie (which I did sort of watch in French on
tv) that takes place during that period. She's off at a summer camp with
the kids in upstate New York, her husband is stuck in the city fixing tv
sets and can't get up that weekend because everyone wants their tv set
fixed for the Big Event (so she has a fling with the local hippie). But
it shows the people at the camp all gathered together to watch the even,
it shows the hippie in his bus with a portable tv (now a collector's item)
they start watching it but get distracted.

It was a time when people tried to shoot photos of their tv set, to record
the event, no video recorders commonly available back then. You could do
it, but you had to adjust properly.

I think the even is also well covered by The Dish, which I didn't see on
tv and only saw last year when I finally found it on VHS tape at a garage
sale. It's a different spin on the same event, though no nudity or affair
in that one.

A lot of times since then people have watched tv at the same time, but I
think too many of those times, it's been for something bad.

Michael
Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway
2012-08-26 00:41:08 UTC
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I suppose telling you who died today would be crass when you have
so much to say about movies...

-- Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
that is the dumbmest statement in the world i ever heard of
and they keep repeating it...over and over
i'm sick of it.
it's dumb!
it's sounds dumb.
I prefer, "oops!"
And you posted this off-topic article here because?
Because the first moon landing was apparently one of the most watched, if
not the most watched, bits of tv up to that point.

A hot summer day, pictures that practically look like an ultrasound, no
color then, and they land and take a nap or something. I remember going
to sleep for a bit, I was only nine, and then woke up for the walk on the
mooon, or so I remember.

There's a line about it in Don McLean's "American Pie".

There's also a Diane Lane movie (which I did sort of watch in French on
tv) that takes place during that period. She's off at a summer camp with
the kids in upstate New York, her husband is stuck in the city fixing tv
sets and can't get up that weekend because everyone wants their tv set
fixed for the Big Event (so she has a fling with the local hippie). But
it shows the people at the camp all gathered together to watch the even,
it shows the hippie in his bus with a portable tv (now a collector's item)
they start watching it but get distracted.

It was a time when people tried to shoot photos of their tv set, to record
the event, no video recorders commonly available back then. You could do
it, but you had to adjust properly.

I think the even is also well covered by The Dish, which I didn't see on
tv and only saw last year when I finally found it on VHS tape at a garage
sale. It's a different spin on the same event, though no nudity or affair
in that one.

A lot of times since then people have watched tv at the same time, but I
think too many of those times, it's been for something bad.

Michael
The Starmaker
2012-08-26 01:06:26 UTC
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"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
that is the dumbmest statement in the world i ever heard of
and they keep repeating it...over and over
i'm sick of it.
it's dumb!
it's sounds dumb.
I prefer, "oops!"
And you posted this off-topic article here because?
The Moon landing was on TV, dummie.
Ubiquitous
2012-08-26 02:10:46 UTC
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Post by Michael Black
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
that is the dumbmest statement in the world i ever heard of
and they keep repeating it...over and over
i'm sick of it.
it's dumb!
it's sounds dumb.
I prefer, "oops!"
And you posted this off-topic article here because?
Because the first moon landing was apparently one of the most watched, if
not the most watched, bits of tv up to that point.
Try again; "I saw it on TV" is not a valid reason.
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Greg Goss
2012-08-26 17:58:44 UTC
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Post by Michael Black
A lot of times since then people have watched tv at the same time, but I
think too many of those times, it's been for something bad.
Aren't the records set by things like the final game of the World Cup
or the London Opening Ceremony?
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I used to own a mind like a steel trap.
Perhaps if I'd specified a brass one, it
wouldn't have rusted like this.
Michael Black
2012-08-27 00:55:39 UTC
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Post by Greg Goss
Post by Michael Black
A lot of times since then people have watched tv at the same time, but I
think too many of those times, it's been for something bad.
Aren't the records set by things like the final game of the World Cup
or the London Opening Ceremony?
Maybe, and if so, then my comment was wrong.

O was thinking of news events, and most of them have been negative since
then when everyone was watching tv at the same time. I imagine the "We
are the World" concert or whatever it was called in the summer of 1985?
probably had a large audience. But sports if it attracts enough people
would be a positive experience rather than neagative (such as September
11th or a war).

Michael
Greg Goss
2012-08-27 07:49:39 UTC
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Post by Michael Black
Post by Greg Goss
Post by Michael Black
A lot of times since then people have watched tv at the same time, but I
think too many of those times, it's been for something bad.
Aren't the records set by things like the final game of the World Cup
or the London Opening Ceremony?
Maybe, and if so, then my comment was wrong.
O was thinking of news events, and most of them have been negative since
then when everyone was watching tv at the same time. I imagine the "We
are the World" concert or whatever it was called in the summer of 1985?
probably had a large audience. But sports if it attracts enough people
would be a positive experience rather than neagative (such as September
11th or a war).
I'm not sure how authoritative wikipedia is. Their page on this
doesn't yet include the London opening and closing ceremonies.

Beijing opening ceremonies: Between 1 and 4 billion people, including
842 million in China. Nielsen estimates that 70% of the world's
population watched some part of the Beijing Olympics.

2006 World Cup: 715 million (according to organizer) or 260 million
(600M for "some part" of the game).

Apollo 11 landing: 530M (14% of world population)

Elvis Aloha from Hawaii: 1B people (including rerun).

2011 Cricket SEMI final: 1B

The only negative items in the list are Diana's funeral and MJ's
memorial service.

Perhaps current events items like 9/11 or Katrina don't get viewership
ratings because everyone is watching a DIFFERENT network's
transmission.
--
I used to own a mind like a steel trap.
Perhaps if I'd specified a brass one, it
wouldn't have rusted like this.
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