Content, Schmontent … There’s Nothing More Compelling Than A Really Tiny Ally Sheedy
What happens when cell phone executives select programming for their new video-on-demand service? Questionable programming, unless you’re not over your Ally Sheedy crush from high school. Sprint Nextel is rolling out a $7 / month video-on-demand service for its mobile phone customers, and one of the featured movies is … 1986’s ET-except-he’s-a-robot flick Short Circuit, starring Ally Sheedy when she still had a career.
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H/t: Good Morning Silicon Valley
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