Wednesday, February 07, 2007
"Bomb" Scares and the War of the Worlds
When Orson Wells broadcast "War of the Worlds" in 1939, people listened, heard the aliens were on their block and killed themselves without ever looking out their windows to see if it was true. Yep. It never occurred to them that they might have heard noises or that if the electricity were actually out they couldn't be listening to their radios. It has been a while since I studied this, so I am just stating my opinion based on recollections from a paper I wrote in the 80s. (Wonder where that paper is?)
Anyway, the point is that some cities are full of silly people. We have witnessed a recent event, by way of an ad campaign by the Cartoon Network, that most cities got through unscathed, but one city found overwhelming. AND, now we know they will get a couple mill out of it. Here is Jimmy Kimmel's take on it. I especially like the Homeland Security PSA (Public Service Announcement) at the end. Enjoy!
Currently listening :
Nothing Left to Lose
By Mat Kearney
Release date: By 18 April, 2006