Four mysterious network hijackings
Jun 2, 2023 21:11:45 GMT -5
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Post by Fatal Rewind on Jun 2, 2023 21:11:45 GMT -5
Hah, funny how this topic made a comeback, then ended up winning! I think Nazim was right, that a conspiracy was going on here 
With the first video with Max Headroom, the majority of that was just strange with only a hint of creepyness. Story three was a bit more creepy with the silly explanation from the network stating somehow a still frame from an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show appeared on the screen. Then the final story's network's "explanation" was even more ridiculous considering the original audio was found. (Story 2 was a totally different animal since a person got past a studio's security and held an anchor hostage for several minutes. That one was utterly terrifying.)
Not that I'm making excuses for any of these hijackers–since doing what they did results in a steep fine and probably jail time–but my guess is that these people did what they did because they had the knowledge, the equipment to pull it off and the ability to stay the hell quiet over it. Makes me wonder if any of them will take it to their graves or maybe even have something in their wills where it's announced to the world what it is that they did after they're gone. After all, the statute of limitations are probably too long gone to do anything about it now (HOW many years ago did Oprah's show go off the air?) except for maybe the last one. None of the hijackers in the three stories have been caught to this day.
Hope you had fun doing it since digital signals are reportedly nearly impossible to crack nowadays after the analog tv changeover happened years ago.
With the first video with Max Headroom, the majority of that was just strange with only a hint of creepyness. Story three was a bit more creepy with the silly explanation from the network stating somehow a still frame from an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show appeared on the screen. Then the final story's network's "explanation" was even more ridiculous considering the original audio was found. (Story 2 was a totally different animal since a person got past a studio's security and held an anchor hostage for several minutes. That one was utterly terrifying.)
Not that I'm making excuses for any of these hijackers–since doing what they did results in a steep fine and probably jail time–but my guess is that these people did what they did because they had the knowledge, the equipment to pull it off and the ability to stay the hell quiet over it. Makes me wonder if any of them will take it to their graves or maybe even have something in their wills where it's announced to the world what it is that they did after they're gone. After all, the statute of limitations are probably too long gone to do anything about it now (HOW many years ago did Oprah's show go off the air?) except for maybe the last one. None of the hijackers in the three stories have been caught to this day.
Hope you had fun doing it since digital signals are reportedly nearly impossible to crack nowadays after the analog tv changeover happened years ago.
