View Full Version : Did anybody else's TV flicker at 9:26
Peach 10-12-2005, 10:29 PM Posting in Melbourne, FL here. Just curious: right before Ana-Lucia and the Raftaways start marching, our TV screen flickered with green static, and the color seemed to change to a more monotone shade. Almost like the characters were being viewed on a monitor...I was half expecting the camera to pull back and show someone watching.
So...did this happen to EVERYONE'S viewing, or was it just a weird broadcast effect?
serendipity0030 10-12-2005, 10:48 PM yeah. my tv did the same thing.
diabolo237 10-12-2005, 11:09 PM Mine did as well, then at 50:00, during one of the photo flashes, there was a weird pattern displayed for one frame right before the flash. I will try to get a screen cap
Peach 10-12-2005, 11:10 PM Serendipity, Diablo, where are you located? I want to make sure it's not some Florida-local effect.
The other question, then, is if the effect was intentional, or just a broadcasting flub on ABC's part...
tenglan1 10-12-2005, 11:13 PM Didn't notice anything here in TN, but I don't have HDTV, if that makes a difference.
Ray66 10-12-2005, 11:14 PM HDTV looked fine here in Raleigh NC
Silinia 10-12-2005, 11:15 PM I live in NJ and I definitely saw the flicker. I just thought it was my tv or a broadcasting error. Very interesting...
bluecobra 10-12-2005, 11:19 PM Orlando, FL saw it too!
diabolo237 10-12-2005, 11:20 PM Philadelphia
wolffootball37 10-12-2005, 11:24 PM i cant say i saw it but ill check on my tivo, texas by the way
pengbear 10-12-2005, 11:27 PM ARGH! Double post. sorry
pengbear 10-12-2005, 11:28 PM Well, I feel left out. It was probably some super cool clue.
I checked my Tivo but Nashville got zilch. Just normal broadcast.
dharmalicious 10-12-2005, 11:30 PM Hey Pengbear
I'm in Nashville too!
I didn't see any flicker or anything either.
Speck 10-12-2005, 11:31 PM Orlando, FL saw it too!
I just figured it was crappy Brighthouse again
Peach 10-12-2005, 11:32 PM LOL yeah that's what we have, but I've never noticed any problems with the network channels, just the music channels and cartoon network :)
BrownEyedGrrl 10-12-2005, 11:35 PM Nah, Southern Indiana here- didn't see anything strange like that. ;)
Discotish 10-12-2005, 11:37 PM I'm in the Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL area and yes, my cable went out as well. There were some storms in our area, so I would suspect that is the issue. Brighthouse cable sucks big time, so it does not surprise me.
It was not part of the show. It could be a problem with the reception on the ABC affiliates end or with the cable provider...
lostytheislandman 10-12-2005, 11:38 PM We saw it here in Kansas City, MO. We have Dish Network.
adamh 10-12-2005, 11:39 PM Didn't notice it in Pittsburgh.
Francesca 10-12-2005, 11:40 PM NJ here, no flicker....
tenglan1 10-12-2005, 11:45 PM Hmm, I know that nobody here was watching anything but Lost, but we might want to find out if it was something that affected other channels too. When losteytheislandman said he had dish network, it made me think some kind of interferrence i.e. solar flares, and that should affect all the channels. It sucks because everybody that comes to this board would only be watching lost, so we may never know.......
I Saw It...Des Moines, Iowa
Islander 10-13-2005, 12:02 AM This is bizarre. I taped it and was interrupted I think around this time, consequently being out of the room. I'll check the tape and see if there's anything on it.
Zipdot 10-13-2005, 12:04 AM I was watching it on HDTV on cable. No such flicker here.Zip
LuckyMe 10-13-2005, 12:08 AM Didn't notice anything in Golden, Colorado.
By the way, have Comcast.
Knight of Nih 10-13-2005, 12:10 AM I have Dish Network near Fort Worth, TX. Saw the flicker. I almost died! Thought the signal was gonna fritz out.
shaneo6930 10-13-2005, 12:16 AM I didn't notice anything. I watched it on a TV that has an old school pair of bunny ears hooked up to it, so it was kinda staticy already.
crashsurvivor 10-13-2005, 12:20 AM Yep! Florida here.
sickotriz 10-13-2005, 12:22 AM Posting in Melbourne, FL here. Just curious: right before Ana-Lucia and the Raftaways start marching, our TV screen flickered with green static, and the color seemed to change to a more monotone shade. Almost like the characters were being viewed on a monitor...I was half expecting the camera to pull back and show someone watching.
So...did this happen to EVERYONE'S viewing, or was it just a weird broadcast effect?
Holy crap, I was just in Melbourne a couple of days ago! Weirdnessss!
I didn't notice anything. I watched it on a TV that has an old school pair of bunny ears hooked up to it, so it was kinda staticy already.
Awesome. I was using the old school bunny-ears hookup as well. I didn't notice anything, I taped it so I'll check it later.
all clear in ne MO taped on dish network. i didnt get to watch it til 9:30 if that means anything
cmp9300 10-13-2005, 12:40 AM My TV did the same here in Maryland
LostApril 10-13-2005, 12:49 AM Got nothing here in Oklahoma City. I have Cox if that matters and saved it on my DVR. Since I saw this thread, I slo-mo'd the whole scene before they march and got nothing. I am kinda bummed.
Nothing here on Directv in GA.
loserwastaken 10-13-2005, 12:55 AM I don't remember seeing anything in Omaha, Nebraska.
danasully 10-13-2005, 01:23 AM nothing in clearwater fl
brighthouse also
Music805 10-13-2005, 01:29 AM Nothing on the west coast...Los Angeles here!
Jakko DeDust 10-13-2005, 01:34 AM Southern Arkansas here...didn't see it.
bluecobra 10-13-2005, 01:41 AM I just figured it was crappy Brighthouse again
Oh, I was watching on Adelphia.
Aurora10 10-13-2005, 01:42 AM Woah, this is weird. lol My TV didn't flicker. I wonder what it was?
anderton 10-13-2005, 02:16 AM I do not believe this happened to me (Phoenix, AZ - HDTV). I Tivo'd it, so I'll be glad to double-check, but my guess is that it wasn't intentional.
CybeRise 10-13-2005, 02:18 AM I am in Los Angeles and didn't see a thing, buy a better tv lol :)
uhohlisa 10-13-2005, 02:21 AM i'm in las vegas and didn't notice it, i feel so left out :(
Tom Chaney 10-13-2005, 04:31 AM Nothing noticed in San Fernando Valley (near L.A.) Perhaps a network guy spilled his Coke during the East Coast broadcast?
Nay815 10-13-2005, 04:37 AM Nothing here with Direct TV in Tenn and checked my TiVo-----nothing on there either.
Strange that some areas seemed to get it.
beagle1962 10-13-2005, 05:01 AM Eugene OR, here. No problems with bunny ears!
blondefilmgirl 10-13-2005, 05:02 AM Did anyone get a Chevrolet commercial *right after* a Special K commercial? I think they're trying to say that Locke's father owned a Chevrolet dealership because it came right after a Special K commercial and we all know that Locke has a K in it. See: LocKe.
Just joking. Sorry, I couldn't resist. :biggrin:
Disclaimer: I do not claim any of the above thoughts. They were implanted into my head by deviant Alien Cereal Eaters.
Psyweb 10-13-2005, 05:02 AM California here, DirecTV
Didnt flicker but it paused for like a half second. Thought it was just my signal screwin up until saw this thread... it happed at exact time you mentioned
BurningStar4 10-13-2005, 07:03 PM Well my power went out when Hurley was talking to Charlie but it came back on about 1-2 minutes later so I don't think I missed anything that important. It sucked though and I was so mad and I was scared it wasn't going to come back on but it did.
conspiricytheory 10-14-2005, 11:32 AM Noticed a flicker in Maryland. Tivo didn't show anything weird before or after though.
Tiny Time Machine 10-14-2005, 12:00 PM I just checked my hdtv copy of the episode and I didn't see it.
katibtrfly 10-14-2005, 08:29 PM Nothing in Chicago... And my friend in Kentucky didn't notice anything, either.
-kt
LauraA 10-14-2005, 08:38 PM Just curious, if so many people saw it, couldn't soemone do a screen cap? I didn't see it in Pittsburgh, but if there is something going on, then wouldn't it be necessary to see it? I would do it myself if I could, but I am not able to...
Drake 10-14-2005, 09:51 PM Nothing here in NW FL. You guys best be putting on your tinfoil hats. LOL.
lotsofthumbsup 10-15-2005, 11:31 AM nothing in detroit.
then again, i didnt watch it live...it was tivo'd. so maybe tivo didnt pick it up...?
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