.katelin.was.here.: 4.1 Georgie Porgie Pudding & a walk through big & small screen history.

Were gunna take a little walk through history.
& to keep it light & breezy & fancy free were gunna change it up a bit.

This is George.

George has super powers (you can tell from the hair right?) that let him travel back in time. Today George wants to see the first season of the Simpson. (he hasn’t caught onto the DVD box sets yet) George uses his powers to take him back to watch the first season.

However George isn’t so good with directions & ends up in 1895. (Kinda overshot it) but just in time to see the birth of cinema.
After being a bit grossed out by seeing a lady birth a cinema full of squeezing & walking he continues on his journey.

Taking a break in 1906 George watches the first feature length narrative film. George was very proud of this film, his kudos going out to Australia, who made it about Ned Kelly. Busting with Aussie pride George soldiers on.

1927 slaps him right in the face as he hears the movie. “Talkies,” the first film with talking & sound, (Ned Kelly had had horses running around the back & an orchestra for the chase scene) “The Jazz Singer” made good old George feel a bit iffy so he decided to move on.

& the colours astounded him, the grey sky was blue, the grey grass – green, the grey sun – yellow! 1929 - It was amazing, the first all colour film. Blinking his way through the brightness he stumbled along his path.

With only 29cents in his pocket George was itching for another film & just his luck 1933 came to his rescue with the first drive-in cinema. Like all good boys in s drive him George found a lovely New Jersey lady, Gertrude & had himself a gay old time.

Leaving 1933 was hard for George, even harder when he realised he was taking Gertie with him. But the two continued on in search of the Simpson’s. 1937 made Georges heart leap; here was an all colour all singing animated film. True Snow White wasn’t Marge but some of the dwarfs had him all confused with the Simpson characters.

Closer still to his dream in 1939, Gertie had a girls look and found the first TV. George, still not to good with time thought he was there, alas he was mistaken & had to continue on his journey,

Pulling on their super-fly glasses the pair skated into 1952, and the birth of 3D. Seeing that birth made Gertie invest in birth control & off they went.

Pausing momentarily in 1955 to watch a movie they’d seen at the cinemas on tv as Hollywood sold their movies to TV stations. They then powered into 1956 to experience the first VCR/VTR.

1959 caused a stop as Percepto vision – mild electric shocks given to some audience members in horror movies and Smello vision – incorporating smells in the cinema experience - swept the nation.

The next few years flew by for George and Gertie and the random time-warp hitchhikers they picked up on the way.
1963 – Birth of multiplex theatre, where films could be played on more than one screen at the same time.

1967-69 – Portapax (Portable VCR played and camera)

1970 – IMAX

1972 brought the pair to a screeching halt, Pay TV was invented and Geroge’s life got a little better.

1985 created more happiness as the First blockbuster video store opened and then 1986 which produced the First CGI animated short film mad. Luxo Jr. (Pixar)

Then the holy grail arrived – 17th December 1989, the first Simpson Episode. The excitment was to much for George & he woke up a week later naked and tied to a goat. After trying to explain himself to Gertie they hastily left.

The trip home was a short & oddly silent one. The couple a stop off in 1995 to see Toy Story and then 1997 to watch it on DVD. Deciding to skip watching Madonna in the 2002 internet film BMW – “The Driver” George & Gertie returned to 2009.

The end.