Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Nah, this thread isn't QUITE what you're thinkin' it's gonna be about...but I DID grab your attention here, didn't I?! I'm watching the CBS series "Person of Interest" last night and which in this episode features our stalwart hero Mr. Reese onboard a commercial airliner attempting to save yet another life by keeping at bay all the bad guys intent on killing the victim at 40,000 ft. And yep, lo and behold, guess what the inflight movie was that the passengers were watching on the big inflight screen, and which evidently was SO involving and were transfixed upon said big inflight screen that they missed seeing Mr.Reese kickin' the ever-livin' you-know-what out of the bad guys just a few short feet away? (...yeah, you guessed it...betcha my topic heading gave it away, huh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ****. There's no escaping it........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 LOL Yeah, that's exactly what I thought too! And of course, my thoughts went directly to the on-going joke on these boards, and so I thought I'd share this here. (...figured this was the perfect audience to do this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I'm not that surprised. I would have been more surprised if the inflight movie was STRIKE ME PINK........Was it supposedly circa 1959? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I guess the passengers were riveted.to the screen because the don't have TCM, and thus never had seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 >I'm not that surprised. I would have been more surprised if the inflight movie was STRIKE ME PINK... LOL Yeah, but then again what's the chances of a Richard Whorf...err...I mean an Eddie Cantor flick bein' shown on an airliner, huh?! >....Was it supposedly circa 1959? And nope, the series is set in the present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 You're an airline guy. Don't they generally show recent movies in-flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 NBNW must have bargain basement rental rates......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 >I guess the passengers were riveted.to the screen because the don't have TCM, and thus never had seen it. And yeah Arturo, that COULD have explained it, alright. I mean the average age on that flight DID look to be skewed fairly young. (...well, except for that one nun with the guitar sitting in Seat 14-C, AND that older lady who could talk "Jive" seated in the Exit Row, anyway!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 They also reference *NBNW* in the James Spader show, *The Blacklist* on NBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Don't forget the pilots that look like John Wayne and Robert Stack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 >You're an airline guy. Don't they generally show recent movies in-flight? Yeah, they do. (...though I HAVE heard they've recently started showing old B&W movies whenever there is supposed to be a lot of kids traveling on certain flights...word is the little tykes get bored and fall asleep...its a "win-win" for everyone on board, ya see) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 >They also reference NBNW in the James Spader show, The Blacklist on NBC. Yeah, you're right, Iz. I saw that too. (...Spader is amazing, isn't he!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo2 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 >Don't forget the pilots that look like John Wayne and Robert Stack! Nope, sorry Tom. (...none of the pilots were whistling in the show I watched last night!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeverlyBuzzby Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And I have never, ever watched it. I'm probably the only person that hasn't seen NBNW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Junior, you're in for a treat.....You know the Warren William pre-code you keep nagging me and mommy about, what's it called, "Skyscraper Souls",.......well, it's being shown on this flight. How's that for a coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ...but you've seen STRIKE ME PINK, what is it, 20 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 OMG! Didnt realize a person who hadnt seen it existed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Well the last three or four flights Ive taken to.Mexico, usually in and out of.Mexico City, they showed episodes of tv shows like Big Bang Theory, and Modern Family, dubbed into Spanish. Good thing they didnt play any commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisSteele Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 TCM will keep showing it until people can read Leo G. Carroll's lips and figure out what he is saying to Cary Grant at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 LOL! Now there's a good research project....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 If you're up at this time, NBNW will be shown Feb 18 @ 12 am on TCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 TCM will keep showing it until people can read Leo G. Carroll's lips and figure out what he is saying to Cary Grant at the airport. I always thought the key word was "plastics," and the other stuff was just white noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisSteele Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yep. Maybe someone can finagle a government grant to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks, but I dont think I'm up for another look for a good 10 years..... I really liked the movie, but there's only so many showings one can take for even a movie you like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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