u/Ambitious-Welder-159

I think a big reason Raiders and Last Crusade are the best in the series is they have the best "MacGuffins".

I think a big reason Raiders and Last Crusade are the best in the series is they have the best "MacGuffins".

There are lots of reasons why Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade are considered by many as the best Indy movies but I think a big one is they both have the best artifacts at the center of the plot. Each is perfectly set up in an early exposition scene and then paid off in the climax. Compared to the other they're easy for audiences to understand. The ark is a chest that when opened unleashes destructive power while the Grail is a cup that gives whoever drinks from it eternal life. You get why the characters would go to great lengths to find them.

u/Ambitious-Welder-159 — 14 hours ago

Wow, a lot of classic shows debuted during the 1965-66 TV season!

From the fall of 1965 to the spring of 1966 saw the premieres of 15 now classic shows on the 3 networks ABC, CBS and NBC. That's an amazingly high number! An average season at best has 8 or 9 shows that become hits. Gidget and Honey West only ran for one season but they developed cult followings and are remembered later. And of course 65-66 was also one of the worst shows of all time, My Mother the Car!

u/Ambitious-Welder-159 — 4 days ago

The political event that started each decade since 1900

I had pop culture events involving music, TV and movies on the list that began each decade but decided to save those for later and just make this list all US and European political events.

The 1900s: The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901

The 1910s: The death of UK's King Edward VII in May 1910

The 1920s: Prohibition begins in January 1920

The 1930s: Stock Market Crash in October 1929 starting Great Depression

The 1940s: Germany invading Poalnd in September 1939 starting World War II

The 1950s: Korean War begins in June 1950

The 1960s: John F. Kennedy becomes president in January 1961

The 1970s: The Kent State shootings in May 1970

The 1980s: Ronald Reagan becomes president in January 1981

The 1990s: "Operation Desert Storm" in January 1991

The 2000s: 9/11 attacks

The 2010s: Osama Bin Ladin is killed by US Navy SEALs in May 2011

The 2020s: Worldwide pandemic lockdown begins in March 2020

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u/Ambitious-Welder-159 — 5 days ago
▲ 70 r/conan

His 2010s talk show was not Conan's first appearance on a Ted Turner owned network. On February 9, 1995 the then NBC late night host was presenting Clambake(1967) starring Elvis Presley on TNT's "Our Favorite Movies".

u/Ambitious-Welder-159 — 9 days ago

I always liked Beck. "World Peace Rap" and "Undercover Office Potty" are some of my favorite SNL sketches from the 2010s. I'm glad he was beloved by people at the show.

u/Ambitious-Welder-159 — 20 days ago