On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: PGage > > This is a bit of a tangent, but I have been wondering if there is some >> summary of when changes in phone technology began showing up in television >> and movies? >> > > Which "Superman" movie was it that Clark Kent was looking for a phone > booth to change in, but, finding none, used a revolving door instead? > It looks like that is the 1978 "Superman the Movie) (1st Christopher Reeve). But as this guy ( http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Phonebooth) says: "Even before cell phones took over, they were being replaced by the more space-efficient standalone pay phones. Today they are almost entirely gone<http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropeBreaker>, although the booths themselves are seeing a resurgence in upscale theaters and restaurants to reduce public cell phone chatter" So, that scene is probably not a comment on cell phones replacing phone booths. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
