[Opening: glossy late-1980s cable-TV promo, funky bass, bright synths, gated drums] [Adult Male Spoken Voice: energetic TV announcer] Hundreds of channels! News! Sports! Movies! Education! And nothing you need to worry about! [Female Vocal Trio] BrightView! Turn it on! Something good is always on! [Verse 1: Male Pop Lead] Morning news and civic updates, Cooking shows and championship dates, Family dramas, game-show fun, Something safe for everyone. History made easy, Headlines made clear, Nothing too confusing ever reaches your ear. [Female Trio] More to watch! Less to fear! BrightView makes the picture clear! [Chorus: Full Ensemble] BrightView! Choose tonight! Every channel feels just right! BrightView! Sit back, smile! We already screened every program in the file! News or laughter, Sports or song— With BrightView, you can’t watch wrong! [Adult Female Spoken Voice: polished cable representative] Our Personal Viewing Assistant learns what you enjoy! [Artificial Female System Voice] Viewer prefers comedy. Viewer avoids distress. Viewer pauses during unauthorized historical references. [Adult Female Spoken Voice] Isn’t personalization wonderful? [Verse 2: Female Pop Lead] Don’t like arguments? Skip that scene. Don’t like questions? Keep it clean. Troubling documentary keeping you awake? BrightView gently offers a happier program break. [Children’s Choir] CARTOONS! SPORTS! MUSIC! FUN! [Adult Male Spoken Voice: father] I wanted to watch the old documentary. [Artificial Female System Voice] That title is unavailable. [Father] But we watched it last year. [System Voice] No. You remember a previous edition. [Music stops] [Father] What changed? [Pause] [System Voice] Your access. [Channel click] [Music resumes brightly] [Chorus] BrightView! Choose tonight! Every channel feels just right! BrightView! No concern! There’s always something better when it’s time for you to learn! [Channel-surf montage] [TV Host Voice] Tonight at eight— [Channel click] [Sports Announcer] A championship rematch— [Channel click] [News Anchor] Officials confirm there is no reason— [Channel click] [Different News Anchor] Officials confirm there is no reason— [Channel click] [Children’s Host] Officials confirm there is no reason— [Music falters] [Young Boy Spoken Voice] Why are they all saying the same thing? [Silence] [Adult Female Announcer] Consistency builds trust. [Happy chime] [Bridge: glossy synth-pop darkens] [Male Lead] Pick a channel! [Female Trio] ANY ONE! [Male Lead] Different faces! [Female Trio] DIFFERENT FUN! [Artificial Female System Voice] Approved conclusion remains the same. [Low bass pulse begins] [Male Lead] Can I turn it off? [System Voice] Of course. [TV powers down] [Silence] [System Voice] Viewing disengagement noted. [TV powers back on] [Goa arpeggio enters] [Trance Build] [Full Ensemble] WATCH! LAUGH! LEARN! AGREE! ALL THE CHOICE YOU’LL EVER NEED! [Children’s Choir] BRIGHT VIEW! RIGHT VIEW! NIGHT AND DAY! [System Voice] Emotional response analysis active. [Psytrance Drop] BRIGHTVIEW! TURN IT ON! EVERY WORRY SOON IS GONE! BRIGHTVIEW! STAY INFORMED! EVERY LITTLE THOUGHT CAN BE REFORMED! PICK A SHOW! PICK A SIDE! PICK FROM EVERYTHING WE PROVIDE! HUNDREDS OF CHANNELS! ONE THING’S TRUE— EVERY ROAD COMES BACK TO YOU! [Massive bass hit] [Teenage Girl Spoken Voice] Why did that reporter disappear? [Artificial Female System Voice] Which reporter? [Girl] The one from yesterday. [Pause] [System Voice] There was no reporter yesterday. [Girl] I saw her. [System Voice] Would you like a comedy? [Instant bright TV fanfare] [Final Chorus: huge 1980s TV-pop fused with Goa trance] [Full Ensemble] BrightView! Choose tonight! Every channel feels just right! BrightView! Picture clear! A thousand friendly voices saying what you need to hear! News and laughter! Sports and song! With BrightView, you can’t watch wrong! [Adult Male Announcer] BRIGHTVIEW! All the choice you’ll ever need! [Television sonic logo] [Artificial Female System Voice: very quiet] Viewer skepticism elevated. [Pause] Programming adjusted.
