History TakeOurWordForIt / LiveActionTV

* In ''Series/{{Castle}}'', there are many mentions to the books the main character writes, particularly a series protagonized by character Derrick Storm, which are good enough to become best-sellers but, according to Castle, "aren't Shakespeare".

** In "The One with the Joke" the characters are talking about a joke we never get to hear in its entirety. We only know that involves a "Doctor Monkey".

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
** In one episode, the Doctor programs a holodeck routine to simulate a real family since he figures, since he's stuck on long term duty (he's a hologram who's intended as an emergency measure until flesh-and-blood medical help arrives, but since that can't happen he's more or less on duty at all times), he might as well grow as a person. Throughout the first half of the episode, he argues with one of his daughters, who wants to move to a higher Parrises Squares league. He repeatedly puts his foot down -- he's not happy she's playing the sport at all, because it's so dangerous. Then, she ends up getting a severe head injury (playing in the ''Minor Leagues'', even) and is rendered a vegetable. The rest of the episode hinges on the Doctor's struggles with whether or not he should continue the program (he doesn't want to, because he doesn't want to deal with the tragedy, but the rest of the crew repeatedly tells him that while he's free to make that choice, it would defeat the purpose of the program), but still, if you're willing to consider ''Voyager'' canon, it's a pretty unambiguous sign of just how dangerous the sport is.
** In the episode the "The 37's", we are told that humans abducted to an alien world in the 1930s have built incredible cities. Take our word for it.
** In another episode Neelix praises the performance of an offscreen juggler.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
** In the episode "Is There In Truth No Beauty", the sight of a Medusan is so hideous it drives one of the ''Enterprise's'' chief designers completely insane.
** In "The City on the Edge of Forever", Kirk remarks that ruins extend to the horizon. Only a few fragments are visible in the static shot. (In the Enhanced episode, a skyline was added in the background to indicate buildings in the distance.)
* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' we have to take the other characters' word for it that [[TheVoiceless Morn]] never shuts up any time he's off camera. He also has a lovely singing voice.
* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' infamously used this in its DistantFinale, showing Riker and Troi watching a holographic simulation of Archer's apparently historic speech at the signing of the Federation Charter. They comment throughout the episode on what a historic speech it was, but the episode cuts to a MontageOut before we hear any of it.

* In the eighties ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 Twilight Zone]]'' revival, there was an episode where a man who discovered the meaning of life. Anyone he told it to instantly became batshit insane. This meant that when the man broadcasted his message on a local radio station, the hero managed to turn off the radio just before it was announced. And when he finally heard it, it was whispered in his ear.

** One episode starts with Reese doing The Worst Thing Ever. Whenever it's described, we get a jump cut to the reaction of the person hearing it. All we know about what happened comes from the reactions: the whole building had to be evacuated, Reese claims that if you think about it, it happens a lot in third-world nations, and that [[NoodleImplements there was a cat involved]] (but the police still haven't figured what was it for).