Yesterday I had a new smart TV installed and the technician took away my old scruffy TV and a DVD player that had long since lost its cable to connect it to anything.
When the new TV was being set up, I asked how I was to access my regular TV apps using the new technology. I enjoy BritBox, Prime, Apple TV, and sometimes Netflix and I am used to getting to them via my TV. I was told to continue using my old TV remote as usual. It seems the smartness of my new TV is largely redundant.
I explained that I had tried to cancel my broadcast TV subscription online but found it impossible to do so using the provider’s website. The technician told me that in order to cancel I would have to phone in to the network company and that I should expect to be on hold for an hour or two. He knew this from experience. He regularly goes about his daily work while being on hold with the service provider via headphones.
So, this is where the new technology has brought me. I cannot easily cancel my old television contract and I can’t access the potential of my new equipment until I have done so.
This evening, as I used my new television to watch movies using my old TV remote, I started work on a new crochet project. It’s an Afghan using yarn in varying shades of green, and I am enjoying the variety of verdant hues.
As I was looking for a movie to watch, I noticed that Wicked was now available to me and, since I have never seen it, I decided to click on it. I have mixed feelings about the underlying implications of the story line, but I loved the singing. In fact, I hope someone sings Defying Gravity at my memorial when the time comes.
Then, because the evening was young, I looked for something else to watch and chose Mask. I was only ten minutes into it when I realized I had picked two movies and a crochet project all with green themes. I have no idea what this all means, but if green means money I’m all in favour of it.
In the meantime, I am watching a television with much better graphics than I previously had, and it is positioned perfectly for me as I sit in my recliner. All is right with the world in my living room. You should be green with envy.
Snowbird of Paradise 
When I saw your title, I thought you had purchased green technology, ie, environmentally friendly! Now that I think about it, that may not exist…
When Wicked came out, I saw it at the movie theater with my daughter and her six-year-old daughter. They had already started listening to and learning the music. I enjoyed the music, the plot was…different. After seeing the movie, I found the book it’s based on and read it. It was not a book for a six-year-old! It’s full of the process of oppression, parts of Oz exploited for its natural resources, and the Wizard of Oz is responsible for it.
I just saw Wicked the Good,with my daughter and her now seven-year-old. Again, a few wonderful songs, but not the plot for a seven-year-old. My daughter is fantastic about processing and explaining complex concepts to her children, so I intend to ask her what she and her daughter sorted out.
I am fascinated that the author, Gregory Maguire, turns the Wizard of Oz plot upside down. I found it a hard read, not an enjoyable read. I didn’t read the second book, which is unusual for me.
It’s unfortunate that his message of “othering” the animals, the munchkins, etc is painfully relevant in the United States right now. Well, even the buffoonery of the Wizard is relatable. Sigh.
Exactly! I had all the same misgivings as I was watching it. All the singing and dancing was so contrary to the events that were happening. And putting a truly awful character in a beautiful body, well … Sigh. Again.
Yes.