“An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What a splendid invention! What a really helpful and improving way of devoting your time to building something that turns off culture. Next week, I'm instigating Burn a Book Week, to encourage even more conversation. I've come up with a fantastic little device which I'll call a box of matches.” WayLittlesBookTurnsCultureNextWeekTelevisionBuildingConversationCome UpBoxesInventionFantasticHelpfulDevicesImprovingSplendidTurn OffNext WeekMarvellousRadiusRemote ControlBuilding Something Author:A. A. Gill
“Jeff always says, "In the cinema, everybody goes to sci-fi. Those are the biggest movies. But, in television, nobody wants to touch it with a barge pole." It's strange. I think it's because maybe there's a legacy of television shows that depicted sci-fi in a certain way that turns off a lot of viewers, so maybe there's a negative connotation.” ThinkingWayWantShowsCertainTurnsTelevisionStrangeNegativeLegacyCinemaSci FiViewersTelevision ShowsTurn OffConnotationBarges Author:J.H. Wyman
“Like I said, when all of that goes away and you just completely lose yourself in the fantasy of it, then that's usually when I walk out of the theatre or turn off the television and just go: "That was brilliant!"” SaidTurnsLosesWalksFantasyTelevisionTheatreBrilliantTurn OffLosing Yourself Author:Gabriel Mann