It’s five decades old now but that didn’t stop the ‘greatest shot in TV history’ going viral all over again
It goes without saying so much that we’re almost embarrassed to say it, but the production values of telly today aren’t just a world away from the back end of the 1970s, they’re in a different galaxy.
And yet all the money in the solar system surely couldn’t better this ‘greatest shot in TV history’ – courtesy of the great James Burke – from his Connections series back in the day.
And that particular day is the launch of Voyager 2 on 20 August, 1977, a clip that went wildly viral all over again this year as we look back on our most popular posts of 2023.
In 1978, James Burke made this perfectly timed shot on television and is widely considered "The Greatest Shot In Television History" pic.twitter.com/qDCYgyZNaa
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) May 17, 2023
Take that, Brian Cox! No, obviously we love you both.
I’d never seen this before. Absolutely extraordinary. https://t.co/s47n5xxZeY
— Matthew Turner (@FilmFan1971) May 17, 2023
I retweet this every time it comes up. The most mic drop moment in the history of television. https://t.co/wi1jdxgasb
— Mr Demos of Pnyx (@gem_ste) May 17, 2023
Doesn't matter how many times I see it, it's still amazing. https://t.co/srmvqa5N6D
— The_Content_Apologist (@andreww1967) May 17, 2023
Kids these days can greenscreen this, but this was peak television journalism! https://t.co/srZiEl9bp5
— Arnav Gupta (@championswimmer) May 17, 2023
Incredible. Wow. https://t.co/iISqg8pPjG
— Justin Peters (@JustinPetersMin) May 17, 2023
Man never pointed at anything again, afraid he was too powerful. https://t.co/4Hlmy4p1h8
— thom (@ManOnThe100) May 17, 2023
Although not everyone agreed …
No way, this is 100x better. pic.twitter.com/YXGITN4PFA
— Gypsy (@GypsyD24) May 17, 2023
Source Twitter @historyinmemes
