Ever since I hooked it up to the broadband, my TiVo keeps asking me whether I want it to order a pizza for me while I'm watching. I honestly can't decide whether this is an appalling example of the way in which modern society is trying to turn us all into complete lard-ass couch potatoes -- I mean, heaven forbid we should have to put down the remote control long enough to dial a phone for our food! -- or whether it's a really cool example of clever 21st century technology.
Of course, what it really is, no doubt, is a marketing stunt on the part of Domino's. But that goes right along with both couch potato-ism and 21st century technology, I guess.
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Of course, that's assuming what Domino's serves is really pizza.
ReplyDeleteI dont care for Dominos at all.
ReplyDeletehuh. My TiVo doesn't do that. Maybe they are better mannered in ABQ ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm not super-fond of Domino's, but I find it quite eatable. Then again, a pizza (or at least one with the right sort of toppings) has to be pretty darned bad before I'll turn my nose up at it completely.
ReplyDeleteI will at least say that the TiVo is pretty polite about the pizza thing. It doesn't throw ads across whatever I'm trying to watch (unless I'm trying to watch a Domino's ad, which I never am). It's just, when I hit the pause button, I get a couple of options: continue playing, or order a pizza. :)