It was as close to perfect as you can ask. My favorite moments: 1. The subtle joke in the Simpsons clip where Maggie builds the blocks to read "WORLDWIDE PANTS" 2. Seinfeld's reaction to JLD's Top 10 entry. 3. The morning show segments 4. Seeing Michele O'Callahan in the memoriam section of the finale. 5. That final shot of Harry skiing, which was extra sweet if you remember the backstory from a bonus segment from the Foo Fighters residency in October (www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm1SlkrEP40)
The single best moment, the moment I'll take away from the finale: When Dave introduced Regina and Harry and they cut to them in the audience, there were two things I noticed. One, that Harry had that look on his face that every kid has when they're dragged to something for their parent. He looked uncomfortable, embarrassed by the attention, and like he'd rather be at any other place in the physical universe than there. Two, that there was another kid right by him, who likely was Harry's friend. The kind of thing that a parent concedes to their kid: do you want to bring a friend to tag along?* He seemed to be slightly awestruck at that moment. * Can you imagine being the kid's parents? "Harry wants me to go to his dad's last show. Is it okay?" What the hell are you going to say? And how desperately are you hoping the invite is for parents, too? I don't know if Dave just saw the discomfort on his kid's face, or if Harry really had asked him prior to the show, but Dave quickly noted that Harry asked him to introduce his friend Tommy Roboto. They cut back to the seats, and Harry's face had totally changed. He was thrilled now, and Tommy seemed to laugh at the absurdity of this. Cut back to Dave, who is laughing now at the whole thing. At that moment, he seemed to be a dad, thrilled that his kid was laughing again. Several writers noted that Dave closed by using the phrase "for the final time on television" and wondered if that meant Dave was closing the door on anything television related. After thinking, I interpreted that as pulling a reverse Johnny: Johnny said he'd be back and never did; Dave said he wouldn't be back, but if he did, it'd be a delightful surprise. On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 1:34 AM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > Julia on the top ten was great. > > I thought the whole show was great. > > While I didn't see the morning show often, I started watching on NBC. > I even had a tshirt "there is no Off on the genius switch" > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
