29 January 2009

Stuff I Don't Really Get: SMS on the TV

This is just bizarre.


The way it works is that you send a text message and your message and photo, if you like, appear on television. Each text message costs 1,99€. Aside from the idea that people are willing to part with money for this, which is bizarre enough, the animation here is really weird and is accompanied by really weird music.

While the rabbit is waiting for text messages to arrive, he taps his big foot and shows his displeasure if he has to wait too long. Then when a message arrives, he hops up and down, whips it out of the kettle, and reads it. He doesn't actually read it aloud, but the text appears on the screen, like this:


Okay, I have to translate this message because it does shed some light on what's going on here.

No one loves you as much as I do. My darling Diana L, please talk to me. Forget everything that happened. Let's begin our love. Your A.

So apparently A screwed up and perhaps s/he thought that the apology would work better if Diana L saw it on television at 2:53 in the morning and knew that it cost 1,99€.

Like I said, bizarre.

2 comments:

  1. How much is 1,99 in whats left of our dollar?

    Weird yes. but profitable?

    i got some weird ideas for a show from this.

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  2. Hey Marty, at the current exchange rate it's about $2.50.

    Keep me posted on your show ;-)

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