Oooh, fun!
From Couch Potatoes by Phil Atcliffe:Lois, having had less time to brood over the puzzle, recovered
first. "Well, there's the TV, and the popcorn's ready, so let's
have a look!"
"Okay..."
Lois put the tape into the machine. As she turned to head back to the couch, though, she heard a whirring noise and turned to see the vcr spit the tape back out.
"What the---?!"
Lois gingerly pushed the tape back in.
The vcr spat it out again.
This went on for some time. Finally, Lois grew frustrated and shoved it in with all her might. This time it stayed in.
They pressed play.
The TV showed a set of curtains which drew back to reveal a small movie screen. To the accompaniment of the sound of a projector starting up, the screen lit up to show a black-and-white picture of a comic book.
The picture, however, was moving way too fast, and the voiceover---something about the Daily Planet having responsibilties to the public during the Great Depression---sounded like a hummingbird on crack.
Lois growled and ejected the tape. When she pulled it out of the vcr, they noticed that the machine had grabbed onto the film of the tape. There was now about a foot of film stretching from Terri's hand to the vcr.
"CUT!" the director yelled.
Terri sighed. "I'm sorry, Phil. I hate it when these things happen to me back home!"
Dean rolled his eyes. "Tell me about it! Why does it have to be a tape, anyway? If you ask me, we should have used the DVD!"
Phil barked orders for someone to get a new tape from the prop department and muttered something about using a DVD for the sequel.
