5 Most Disturbing Unknowns In Television - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-09-2013, 03:46 PM

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We’ve all been there. Watching some soap opera, a kids’ show, HBO powerhouse when all of a sudden something doesn’t seem right. None of your beloved characters has flat out said it. You haven’t seen any blood. The culprits are technically innocent until proven guilty. But nonetheless, there is still an uncomfortable creep up your spine as if something is just…not okay.

There have been a number of articles and opinion posts about disturbing television scenes, endings, and characters (hello, Trinity…) But what about those scenes when something feels wrong, disturbing, or dangerous, but it’s not essentially in front of your eyes? The genuine scare factor of horror films like The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Paranormal Activity (2007 – the first film only, of course) is the camera fall, the cut to black, the unknown. Our imaginations are sometimes scarier, creepier, and more disturbed than what is on the screen in front of us. The implications of the following five television episodes have left audiences reeling for years after their debuts.

By the way, there are SPOILERS here.

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visaman666 · 10-09-2013, 06:36 PM

Another one of those lists. I have only seen the Sopranos. I thought they might have mentioned the frogman episodes from the Beverley Hillbillies.

MacLeaper · 10-09-2013, 08:00 PM

Out of those, I've only seen the "ALF" episode. Though I've seen plenty of "Dinosaurs" as well- can't remember if I saw the series finale in the original run or not, but I certainly loved watching it. (And I thought both the endings of "ALF" and "Dinosaurs" were great and daring endings. But with "ALF", that wasn't intended to be the ending- the original airing even had a "To Be Continued" text shown on screen. And thankfully, the 1996 "Project: ALF" movie happily wrapped it up- and it's hilarious! Well worth the watch- I've seen it many times.) Of course, that's the only two series out of those that I care about, so... Interesting list though.

10-09-2013, 08:00 PM	#3
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	Out of those, I've only seen the "ALF" episode. Though I've seen plenty of "Dinosaurs" as well- can't remember if I saw the series finale in the original run or not, but I certainly loved watching it. (And I thought both the endings of "ALF" and "Dinosaurs" were great and daring endings. But with "ALF", that wasn't intended to be the ending- the original airing even had a "To Be Continued" text shown on screen. And thankfully, the 1996 "Project: ALF" movie happily wrapped it up- and it's hilarious! Well worth the watch- I've seen it many times.) Of course, that's the only two series out of those that I care about, so... Interesting list though.
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10-09-2013, 06:36 PM	#2
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	Another one of those lists. I have only seen the Sopranos. I thought they might have mentioned the frogman episodes from the Beverley Hillbillies.