TeeVee for Beginners, Friday Period Two

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"We were going to talk about early TV today," Mitchell announced. He was looking just a little antsy. Might've been the monsters outside. "But considering the circumstances, I'll leave you to the television itself. Er... they used to stage TV more like plays back in the day, with programmes that had a completely new story with different writers and cast every airing. This is an example of a show a bit like that, focusing on the strange and unexplained."

Mitchell just wanted to sit down and watch TV and try not to think about what was going on outside. "Please stay in the class," he said, "I've never seen one of those things before." And he'd seen quite a lot. He held up a hand. "Just-- stay here. The administration will handle what's going on outside."

Then he snagged the remote and turned on the set. "See what you can learn from the television," he said, and draped himself over the couch.

After a beat, he added, "That goes twice for you, George."

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Horrified!

Listen to the Lecture

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Or what little there is of it, anyway.

Watch the Teevee

[chosehumanity]

Today's fare is the Twilight Zone episode 'The Invaders' (for the YouTube-less or handwavable: 'A woman (Agnes Moorehead) living in isolation is terrorized by space aliens.') Subtle Mitchell is subtle.

Discuss!

[chosehumanity]

How would you deal with an alien invasion?

No, Mitchell doesn't know several of you have probably lived one by now.

Talk to the TAs

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When they ping in.

Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

Who is looking just a bit spooked, yeah.

OOC

[chosehumanity]

Sorry about the lame class; I'm running on four consecutive days of little sleep, and my brain has finally caved in on me.

And now I sleep. Oh god, I sleep.

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Alex Karev

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Alex was perfectly fine with staying inside and watching television. He wasn't one to go outside when there were freaky alligator things walking around and trying to kill things.

Nuh uh.

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Alex settled down on a couch and proceeded to watch television. If he fell asleep, well, he fell asleep.

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Jack Priest

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Jack wasn't doing such a good job of listening today; his gaze kept wandering to the door. He wasn't daft enough to run into danger, but he still wanted to be a little closer to the action than class.

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Penelope Wilhern

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Penelope had no problem staying inside and away from reptile monsters that would like to eat her.

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Penelope thought that was one huge pot of stew (or whatever she was cooking) for one single woman.

Re: Watch the Teevee

[bitten_notshy]

This was almost silent, and the woman's home looked like some of the more rustic homes in Jack's own time. He liked it immensely better than the sitcom from last week -- largely because he could follow it.

As much as he could follow anything when he was thinking about alligators, at least.

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Zack Fair

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There were monsters outside. Monsters, monsters, monsters, and Zack had to be in class, watching television instead of out there beating them up and, and, and...

If people thought that he was squirmy any other time, the looking toward the door and the twitching and the wriggling was epic, today.

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Zack was trying to focus. Really. He was. He understood that school and classes were all very important, and- oh Gods there were monsters outside, here.

"With my sword," he chimed in, very helpfully. Very squirmy. "Which is in the weapons locker. Did you know there are monsters outside? They could be alien monsters. I should deal with that."

Squirm. Squirm. Wriggle.

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[puppy_fair]

Zack was sitting on the couch, sitting on his hands, forcing himself not to twitch too much while they watched the show.

Which, he had to admit, was a reallyreallyreally good show. The circumstances outside were really all that happened to be making it difficult for Zack to focus on the class, today.

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Dinah Lance

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Dinah was watching. Really she was. Paying attention.

From over here by the window. Ooooo!

Re: Discuss!

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"Well, last time I grabbed their weapons as well as using eskrima sticks and a big bat, but I think normal guns might work, if they don't have space shields," Dinah said. "On the other hand, trying to negotiate first is good, or at least find out what they want, then if they won't leave you can fight them off more effectively and please may I be excused to go kill alligators?"

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"Have you just listened to a word I said?" Mitchell asked, carefully.

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"Yes?" She's just thought it was worth a shot. Dinah sent the window a wistful look, then folded her hands and looked like a good little student. "The administration will handle it." Mr. Deadpool got all the fun.