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Posted by T on February 5, 2008, 4:12 pm
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In article <331c5cac-936d-434d-8e8b-
ea5587a668cb@n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
says...
> Tonight two different TV shows had WE rotary wall (554) telephone sets
> in service used by people as part of the plot.
>
> The first was the new sitcom "El Capitan". The rotary phones were the
> house phones of an apartment building. All sets were black wall sets
> with plastic dials, some modular cord, some hardwired. Most had no
> number card.
>
> The second was on the series "Terminator Sarah Connor". I don't want
> to give the plot away, but someone's person's fancy cell phone was
> smashed and found an old green wall set that was still live, and used
> it to make a call.
>
> Sometimes TV shows have old rotary phones in the scene, but they are
> not in service and just as decoration. Interesting coincidence that
> two shows, aired back to back, utilized them.
>
>
Speaking of which, last night a friend of mine sent a clip from SNL, it
was Dan Akroyd doing an impersonation of Julia Child, the one where she
cuts her hand is bleeding profusely.
Goes to pick up the phone, a 2554 it appears and says "Oh my, it's just
a prop!" and then goes limp.
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