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30 November 2007

Hypothetical Question. Say you're living in a weird parallel world where you've been convicted of a thought crime and you're due to be executed. As part of your last meal, you get up to three hours to watch anything on a TV that contained all the worlds TV & Film from all time. What would you watch, and why?

post by: seanyboy at: 12:12 | 16 comments

I was just thinking about this in the shower, and came to the conclusion that I'd probably watch the three imaginationland episodes of south park that I haven't seen. And maybe next weeks episode of Spooks. I know it's not a groundbreaking answer, and I'm concious that I've gone for stuff I haven't seen, but there you have it.

posted by seanyboy 30 November | 12:16

Howard Stern. I have always found him to be a good distraction when I'm feeling down, and distraction is what I would be looking for if I was sentenced to death.

posted by amro 30 November | 12:21

The final of Lost, maybe? Even though I don't watch it any more.

posted by gaspode 30 November | 12:22

Assuming there are no videos of my family, so I can watch my nieces and nephews cavorting guilelessly one last time...

Casablanca. Maybe twice through.

posted by Elsa 30 November | 12:33

The Simpsons from when they were good. Something stupid and cheerful to destract me.

posted by kellydamnit 30 November | 12:38

Something with nature, especially with lots of water in it, like rushing rivers.

posted by small_ruminant 30 November | 12:49

Music. Maybe a best of Jools Holland coupled with some old BBC concert footage from the 70's with people like John Martyn or The Specials. Or rather, I'd escape, destroy the fascist state and then watch that.

posted by oh pollo! 30 November | 12:54

Probably Baraka, or something similar. It's not like I'll be playing real close attention anyway.

posted by box 30 November | 13:00

This.

posted by goodnewsfortheinsane 30 November | 13:07

so, you're going to die in three hours, and what you do is WATCH TV???

sick! yer all sick!

but yeah, porn, i think.

posted by quonsar 30 November | 13:38

Now q, you are going to tell me that you are about to meet your Maker, and you would watch PORN???

Anyway, I think I'd like to watch old Kathryn Kuhlman tapes.

posted by bunnyfire 30 November | 13:48

Do I have to control the knobs or is that duty taken care of by a guard/technician?

posted by pokermonk 30 November | 14:09

Now q, you are going to tell me that you are about to meet your Maker, and you would watch PORN???

Well, if you can keep your momentum up after, you could go out on a nice big endorphine high.

posted by cortex 30 November | 15:27

The Great Escape.

posted by netbros 30 November | 16:09

Love Actually. Just watched it last night. Again. It's such good movie, really sweet without being cloying. That would leave me an hour. Hrm. Something with cats and dogs because I love them so.

In reality I'd just love to snuggle with the mister for those last three hours.

posted by deborah 30 November | 16:43

No way would I watch movies at all. If I were convicted of a thought crime, I'd spend the last three hours having my own thoughts, damn it.

posted by tangerine 30 November | 18:29

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