Old Tv Broadcast -

(Soft click of a stopwatch.)

[Black and white test pattern with high-pitched tone. Static crackles. The tone fades.] [Cut to: Grainy, slightly out-of-focus shot of a waving American flag or a spinning globe.] [Text overlay in a serif font: "THIS CONCLUDES OUR BROADCAST DAY"] old tv broadcast

“We’d like to thank you for spending your evening with us. From the antics of ‘The Honeymooners’ to the late movie, ‘The Ghost and Mr. Chicken’... we hope you laughed, we hope you dreamed, and we hope you remembered a simpler time.” (Soft click of a stopwatch

[The white dot shrinks, then pops into blackness. Static hiss returns for 3 seconds.] From the antics of ‘The Honeymooners’ to the

(The sound of a needle drop onto vinyl. A slow, patriotic instrumental plays faintly—"The Star-Spangled Banner" or "Nearer My God to Thee.")

“But now, the transmitter hums a lonely song. The studio lights grow cold. And the cathode ray tube, that glowing window to other worlds, fades to a single, silver dot.”

“Remember: the news returns at 6 AM with ‘Morning Farm Report,’ followed by ‘The Flintstones.’ So turn your dial to ‘standby,’ adjust your rabbit ears, and get some rest.”