Have you ever watched a particular episode of a TV show, or a movie, or even a play that stuck with you or that you couldn't shake for a good long time? What was it?

When I finished Bioshock Infinite. Poor Elizabeth.

The first time I saw “The Matrix” (the first movie), I couldn’t shake it for months. I found the philosophy behind it totally intriguing.

This episode of “Homicide:Life on the Street,” a superb police series that ended too soon, really stands out in my mind.

It mostly takes place in a small interrogation room and ends with more questions than it started with. Incredibly fine writing and acting, most notably by the late Moses Gunn (this was one of his last appearances before his death). I encourage your watching it on Youtube.

When I first saw Hitchcock’s The Birds as a kid, it scared the shite outta me. Whenever I saw a stupid blonde woman rowing a boat in a fur coat, i’d piss myself laughing wonder why…just why?

Star Wars has forever changed my life.

When cable was new we had CNN, I think it was. In New York some guy walked into a deli with a 5 year old on a dog chain. The little boy asked the clerk to please call his mommy and daddy. The guy yanked him out of the shop and disappeared. I watched for days, but never heard another word about it.

Another thing I saw was them pulling a dead little boy, about 9, out of an untended, scum covered swimming pool in a neighbor’s back yard.

I quit watching everything after that.

The Children of Men, by PD James. Of all the apocalyptic things I’ve seen/read, that was the most intense on a personal level. For those who haven’t seen the movie or read the book, it tells the story of the world – specifically England – 18 years after the last human child was born – in a case of worldwide infertility.

Oddly, the book tells the story more believably than the movie, but the fact that movie put the “fault” on the female body, and the book on the male made the movie more emotionally disturbing to me.

This scene from Glengarry Glenross.

That episode of The Fresh Prince where Will meets his father.

I love it when hilarious shows air occasional serious, emotional segments, and the actors pull it off so well. Also, the last M*A*S, Cheers, Friends shows.

@Dutchess_III: I’m actually coming up on the last episode of Cheers! I’ve been watching Cheers from episode one, right on down the line, for a few months now. I love Netflix.

Wow….cool!

The first time I was shocked by a film, I mean totally freaked out, was about 1960 when they showed The Bad Seed(1956) on TV. I still remember trying to wrap my seven year old head around it. It really bugged me that the little psycho in the film was my age and a girl. I thought all psychos looked like Anthony Perkins. Blew my mind, especially when the little creep set her gardener on fire and got away with it. I looked at girls a little differently for a long time after that.

Oh man @Espiritus_Corvus… “The Godfather” when I was 13. The sex against the door…and the freaking horse head in the bed.

I recently read The Road and am still surprised by how much emotion it was able to elicit in me. It left me feeling depressed and hopeless and yet I immediately wanted to read it again.

I’m still not over Trinity killing Rita in the season four finale of Dexter.

God yes.

This clip (language NSFW) from the show Queer as Folk is one of them. Brian’s mother was a cold-hearted bitch who buried her nose in the Bible while her husband physically and verbally abused their son. It was wonderful to see him unleash on her, and I think Gale Harold did an amazing acting job in this scene. This scene and this scene also stuck with me.

I have to agree about the last episode of House. It was brilliant.

I also really loved And Justice For All with Al Pacino. Aside from the speech that made him famous, I love the part where he nearly tears that lawyer apart for screwing up the drag queen’s case. I don’t know why, but I loved it. Here’s the scene, starting at 2:05.

There are a lot more, but I’m short of time. I’ll probably add more later.

Going back a long time, The Exocist freaked me out. I was underage to watch it and I wouldn’t sleep with the light off for weeks.

Silence of the Lambs gave me the willies.

Midnight Express, I still think about scenes in that film. Disturbing.

There have been documentaries, especially those about murder or worse, child sex offences or murders, that stick with me.

Midnight Express…..I didn’t want to leave the house after that.

That was Exorcist!

I know @Dutchess_III. Great film though. Haven’t seen it for years.

You know it’s gonna come on soon now. And you’ll owe me a coke @Bellatrix!

I watched Limelight when I was about ten years old. I thought it was boring, overlong, and hated it, and for years refused to watch it. I watched it back in January, and was amazed by how much depth and beauty it held. For months I was just in awe. I watched it again the other day.

Also the first time I watched Groundhog Day. I was so frustrated and depressed (I use that term lightly here) that the main character was stuck in a time loop for so long, unable to properly build relationships or move on with his life. It didn’t help that I read on IMDB that the time loop could have lasted 10 years, according to the director. I think the ending was supposed to be happy and provide some sort of relief to the audience, but I was just like, “No! How on earth do you rebuild your life after something like that?!” For once I would have rather had the whole he woke up and it was all a dream sort of ending. Haha, yeah…I really got into that movie. xD

THE OMEN.

All in the Family, a pioneer television series really had some scenes that will stay with me. It also taught me that most times, people take themselves too seriously. The funniest “Bunkerism” I remember was the first time he referred to his Attorney’s as “Seven savage Jews that will pick your bones clean” I, being about 10 at the time, didn’t completely comprehend some of the humor, but through the lens of hindsight. It was a great show.

I remember Archie being out on a ledge of a tall building. He was (uncharacteristically of him) trying to save some guy who was going to jump. The audience started chanting to Archie “Jump! Jump! Jump!” Archie said, “It’s not me you want! It’s da udder guy!” The whole thing was impromptu and it was GREAT!