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Technical difficulties?!
Dec. 16th, 2004 08:52 pmFor a while now I've been skeptical of the convenient "technical difficulties" one of the local movie channels frequently has. I think my suspicions have been well-founded.
I just started watching Original Sin which, unbeknownst to me, features some rather raunchy sex. Just as my eyebrows were shooting through the ceiling, the screen went blank and a message about "technical difficulties" appeared on the screen. About three minutes later the movie was back and the main characters were inexplicably at the theater watching a play.
Hah. As I am writing this, it's happening again. Seconds ago Angelina Jolie was getting in the bathtub, and now I'm listening to cheesy classical music while the screen flashes back and forth between Arabic and English versions of "We apologize for the temporary interruption caused by a technical fault in transmission source."
And now it's back, and Antonio Banderas is standing at the window looking thoughtful, with a towel draped around his neck.
I'm thinking that the "technical fault" is a fastidious Qatari with a hand resolutely gripping the power plug.
However, in the interlude I read a couple reviews of the movie, which have saved me from the trouble of watching it myself -- so I guess I'll make the fastidious Qatari happy and go read a book.
I just started watching Original Sin which, unbeknownst to me, features some rather raunchy sex. Just as my eyebrows were shooting through the ceiling, the screen went blank and a message about "technical difficulties" appeared on the screen. About three minutes later the movie was back and the main characters were inexplicably at the theater watching a play.
Hah. As I am writing this, it's happening again. Seconds ago Angelina Jolie was getting in the bathtub, and now I'm listening to cheesy classical music while the screen flashes back and forth between Arabic and English versions of "We apologize for the temporary interruption caused by a technical fault in transmission source."
And now it's back, and Antonio Banderas is standing at the window looking thoughtful, with a towel draped around his neck.
I'm thinking that the "technical fault" is a fastidious Qatari with a hand resolutely gripping the power plug.
However, in the interlude I read a couple reviews of the movie, which have saved me from the trouble of watching it myself -- so I guess I'll make the fastidious Qatari happy and go read a book.
