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The movie is Poltergeist. The day has been conquered by night and the family has fallen asleep with the TV on. The channel it displays airs it's goodnight video with the American flag and national anthem. That's when the dead whisper to the little blond girl for the first time.

Stop and think about what just happened, the cable station turned off. That's something the new generations won't ever see because stations don't go offline anymore. Our need to satisfy our cable fix twenty four hours a day has made that a thing of the past. Now we can get mesmerized and lulled into a mindless consumerist trance anytime we want. Hooray!

Just thought I would bring that up. Ah, the good old days.



Man, I love that movie.