Thursday night, Gary said, “I think the only movie I would ever leave the house to see would be the new Batman movie on an IMAX screen.”
Friday morning at 5 the dog woke me up. He didn’t want to pee, eat, or play, and in these situations I assume there’s been a tsunami, earthquake, or tornado. I turned on CNN and it seems the dog’s nose for news has moved past natural disasters to crazed shootings.
I worked from home on Friday, and when I work at home CNN is muted in the background. Usually I turn up the sound for the Breaking News logo, but that was on all day, so I only jumped at the Just In logo.
Gary came home and we watched a bit of news, just long enough to hear they planned to blow up the kid’s apartment, and that he called himself “The Joker.”
This is where it gets weird. Gary picked the primary and secondary shows to watch. We switched all night between “Batman Begins” on TNT and “The Dark Knight.”
I complained. He countered that it was still the premeire of the new Batman movie and these movies should be on. Or the terrorists win, I guess?
5 responses to “Batman 24/7”
I agee with Gary. Life must go on with as little disruption as possible. I wish there were a way to report the news without it actually being reported. No press coverage for terrorists and no satisfaction of seeing our lives altered.
Zayrina – I wonder if there is any country where such a sensible idea has worked?
Seriously?
It’s not the fault of the movies. Sort of.
There are lots of other murderous villains that he could have claimed to be.
Hattie – Well, I know Canada had a trial of someone who seemed evil just for attention, and I know there was to be a media ban on it. I also remember there was a spot at Mmme Tussaud’s where there was an empty spot (no waxwork) for the killer who said he wanted to be at MMe Tussaud’s. Some places must deny attention to those people. Then again, Anderson Cooper said today they would not be talking about the killer but about the victims, and I did switch the channel.
Tami – Scary to think he could have flipped out so fast. I just read strange packages are arriving at his school now.