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'How Do You Plead? Please Listen Carefully, As The Menu Has Changed

The visual: two suited adult males are standing before a court bench attentively looking up at the judge, who is speaking into a microphone.

The caption: "How do you plead? Please listen carefully, as the menu has changed."

Last week NBC announced, as had its broadcast cohort ABC weeks prior, that the network has struck a deal with cable operator Cox to make available ad-supported episodes of its prime-time shows ("30 Rock," "Friday Night Lights," "Las Vegas," "Life" and "Bionic Woman") through the cabler's video on demand section, under the moniker of "My Primetime," to digital cable subscribers in their Orange County and Palos Verdes, Calif. markets. As part of the carriage arrangement, the fast-forward functionality will be disabled.

I understand it is a constitutional right of every American citizen to utilize their remote control with all of its alarming versatility to manipulate video, provided they pay for the privilege. K Pasta?

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