[BC] EAS and War of the Worlds

[Fred Gleason]

I just got back from seeing Steven Spielberg's new movie 'War of the Worlds'.  
(Terrific film, BTW.  Despite moving the setting of the story to a different 
continent and 100 years later, Spielburg has done a marvelous job of 
capturing the tone and style of the original H.G. Wells SciFi masterpiece).

At any rate, there is a scene in the movie where a family group is fleeing New 
York City (by then in flames) in a minivan, and suddenly one hears over the 
car radio -- you got it -- EAS tones!  So I'm waiting for some doomsday 
announcement, when what I hear is:  'This is a test of the Emergency Alert 
System...'.  The scene is otherwise a fairly intense one, so I'm sure there 
were some curious glances when I let out an involuntary chuckle.

Automation systems -- gotta love 'em...  :)

Cheers!


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