Because I’m sure no
one’s ever asked that question. Except
for, you know, thousands of people prior to this post. And I’m pretty sure that’s been the premise
of several dozen TV show episodes, movies, and likely a few video games,
paradoxical as that sounds.
In the interest of
preparing new stuff for Cross-Up -- including a post this Friday that you’ll never see coming, whoa ho! -- there happened to be a
promo for a
what’s-old-is-new-again show, Where
on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? The
central question? Pretty much the same
as this post’s title. Apparently, in the
context of that show everything takes place in some kind of virtual reality,
which would probably explain why the game/show keeps finding ways to let Carmen
escape danger unscathed -- no Carmen = no show.
Hmmm. Villains carrying a story. That could make for a good post one day. But let’s focus on this one for now.