Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Groundhog Day: Sky is showing a 24-hour marathon of the movie to celebrate


Independent: Today (2 February) is Groundhog Day, the traditional Pennsylvania holiday lived over and over by Bill Murray in the 1993 comedy of the same name.

The schedulers over at Sky sensed an opportunity and are planning on airing the film. Not just once or twice, mind - they're airing the film 13 times in a row.

If you're a die-hard Groundhog Day fan, you'll want to set your alarm for 6:40 AM - that's when the first showing is due to begin - and be prepared to remain awake for quite some time; the final airing is due to finish a whole 24 hours later.

If it's Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" that wakes you up first thing, however, might we suggest you cancel those marathon plans.
The cult comedy was directed by the late Harold Ramis and follows Bill Murray's weatherman who is caught in a time warp, doomed to relive the same day over until he gets it right.


Independent: Today (2 February) is Groundhog Day, the traditional Pennsylvania holiday lived over and over by Bill Murray in the 1993 comedy of the same name.

The schedulers over at Sky sensed an opportunity and are planning on airing the film. Not just once or twice, mind - they're airing the film 13 times in a row.

If you're a die-hard Groundhog Day fan, you'll want to set your alarm for 6:40 AM - that's when the first showing is due to begin - and be prepared to remain awake for quite some time; the final airing is due to finish a whole 24 hours later.

If it's Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" that wakes you up first thing, however, might we suggest you cancel those marathon plans.
The cult comedy was directed by the late Harold Ramis and follows Bill Murray's weatherman who is caught in a time warp, doomed to relive the same day over until he gets it right.


Independent: Today (2 February) is Groundhog Day, the traditional Pennsylvania holiday lived over and over by Bill Murray in the 1993 comedy of the same name.

The schedulers over at Sky sensed an opportunity and are planning on airing the film. Not just once or twice, mind - they're airing the film 13 times in a row.

If you're a die-hard Groundhog Day fan, you'll want to set your alarm for 6:40 AM - that's when the first showing is due to begin - and be prepared to remain awake for quite some time; the final airing is due to finish a whole 24 hours later.

If it's Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" that wakes you up first thing, however, might we suggest you cancel those marathon plans.
The cult comedy was directed by the late Harold Ramis and follows Bill Murray's weatherman who is caught in a time warp, doomed to relive the same day over until he gets it right.


Independent: Today (2 February) is Groundhog Day, the traditional Pennsylvania holiday lived over and over by Bill Murray in the 1993 comedy of the same name.

The schedulers over at Sky sensed an opportunity and are planning on airing the film. Not just once or twice, mind - they're airing the film 13 times in a row.

If you're a die-hard Groundhog Day fan, you'll want to set your alarm for 6:40 AM - that's when the first showing is due to begin - and be prepared to remain awake for quite some time; the final airing is due to finish a whole 24 hours later.

If it's Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" that wakes you up first thing, however, might we suggest you cancel those marathon plans.
The cult comedy was directed by the late Harold Ramis and follows Bill Murray's weatherman who is caught in a time warp, doomed to relive the same day over until he gets it right.


Independent: Today (2 February) is Groundhog Day, the traditional Pennsylvania holiday lived over and over by Bill Murray in the 1993 comedy of the same name.

The schedulers over at Sky sensed an opportunity and are planning on airing the film. Not just once or twice, mind - they're airing the film 13 times in a row.

If you're a die-hard Groundhog Day fan, you'll want to set your alarm for 6:40 AM - that's when the first showing is due to begin - and be prepared to remain awake for quite some time; the final airing is due to finish a whole 24 hours later.

If it's Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" that wakes you up first thing, however, might we suggest you cancel those marathon plans.
The cult comedy was directed by the late Harold Ramis and follows Bill Murray's weatherman who is caught in a time warp, doomed to relive the same day over until he gets it right.

8 comments:

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Edge of tomorrow was an aliens Groundhog Day flick.

Guildofcannonballs said...

Yeah but if you don't stay at the 6 & 40 Motel, well, sorry, but it don't mean nothing then.

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ricpic said...

Harold Ramis: another baby boomer "genius" I've outlived ha ha ha ha ha.

deborah said...

lol cool link, Lem.

GHD is one of the best movies ever. A true message movie about how every day can be exactly the same, but it's what YOU make of it that counts. Hmmmm maybe I should finally make a move on that wisdom.

Rabel said...

It took me a few seconds to see what you did. Realization drew a chuckle, so good job, Lem.

bagoh20 said...

That's funny, Lem.

You could actually have blog, where you post the same items every day, until we get it right. Imagine how much easier that would be for all of us.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

You guys and gals are too generous.

ricpic said...

I thought the message of the film was don't knock the quotidian.

That said it would be torture to live out the rest of my life - every darned day of it - in Punxsutawney.

Can you get a decent bagel in Punxsutawney?

Actually I'm lying. It wouldn't be torture. I'd adjust.