5 So he decided to get Charlie out of his box,
6 And ask him what he thought,
7 Since Charlie always knew everything.
CHAPTER 81 At first, Charlie just listened while Ed talked,
2 Explaining that he wasn't completely sure about TV,
3 And if it was a good thing or not,
4 Because he wasn't sure that he liked the idea of fifty million people watching the same Yugoslavian juggler all at the same time,
5 And fifty million people going out to the kitchen for a snack at the same time during the acommercial break,
6 And then flushing fifty million toilets at the same time,
7 Without actually talking to each other,
8 All night.
CHAPTER 91 But after a few minutes of this, Charlie readjusted his monocle,
2 And laughed pretty sarcastically,
3 Until Ed fell silent,
4 Waiting for Charlie to talk,
5 Which he finally did,
6 At great length.
CHAPTER 101 I always knew you were dumb (said Charlie),
2 But I didn't think you were completely deaf and blind too,
3 Until today.
4 The fact is, you couldn't have chosen a better career,
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5 Because I have peered far into the future,
6 Through my monocle,
7 Which is a small screen indeed and not always easy to read,
8 But I think I know the gist of what will come,
9 Which is why I can assure you that TV is the most important development in the whole history of civilization,
10 Bar none.
11 It will change everything about who we are,
12 And what we do,
13 And how we think about it.
14 The truth is that TV is so big and so important that even I don't quite know where to begin,
15 Except to tell you that TV is so big and so important that even you will become big and important,
16 Because you'll be on TV for a long long time,
17 And change the world.
CHAPTER 111 For example, you can't possibly imagine how much you've already done to shape the future of journalism.
2 bYour little attack on the witch-hunter was incredibly important,
3 No matter how it seems to you,
4 Because from now on,
5 People will feel different about journalists.
6 Before you did your thing,
7 People always thought journalists were something kind of low,
8 And grubby,
9 And unscrupulous.
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