tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post1843069117385831659..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: All Things Must PassDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-1724373863453957452007-10-19T19:45:00.000+01:002007-10-19T19:45:00.000+01:0024 would be unimaginable without mobiles.24 would be unimaginable without mobiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-19672195329015870412007-10-19T19:43:00.000+01:002007-10-19T19:43:00.000+01:00You say this but...my experience of watching Ameri...You say this but...my experience of watching American films in the post-mobile world (particularly in the horror genre) is that almost invariably the mobile phone cannot pick up a signal, or has no power, or has some other restriction that would otherwise simplify the plot structure. Hence the hero can't simply 'phone a friend' to save the day.Paul Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153722035845243381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-30052428074482496502007-10-19T17:26:00.000+01:002007-10-19T17:26:00.000+01:00well, it also makes you wonder about shows that ap...well, it also makes you wonder about shows that appear relatively timeless UNTIL you notice the fact that there are no mobile Phones. I reckon if Mobiles had been widespread in California in the mid to late nineties, Buffy the Vampire Slayer would have pretty much vanquished everything halfway thru series two. No need for any 'I'd better go and warn Giles/Mother/Willow'...sod that, just send 'em a text "U R dead if u don't hide :("Ivan Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871850783952804179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-456977945496204612007-10-19T17:09:00.000+01:002007-10-19T17:09:00.000+01:00I can't imagine what lies ahead. Brain implants I ...I can't imagine what lies ahead. Brain implants I suppose. Lots of people wandering around talking to themselves.Dick Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978203284842718331noreply@blogger.com