[Okay, hearing that, he suddenly has a newfound appreciation for the level of technology that is available in this town. Imagine never seeing a single movie or show. All entertainment in the form of books, and comics, and theatre, and spoken word... A life without CGI. Tragic.]
Well, that's the one. They're called movies because they move...vee. And the TV is the box that shows them.
[That is almost certainly not the etymology of the word, but the movie for movement part is close enough.]
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[Okay, hearing that, he suddenly has a newfound appreciation for the level of technology that is available in this town. Imagine never seeing a single movie or show. All entertainment in the form of books, and comics, and theatre, and spoken word... A life without CGI. Tragic.]
Well, that's the one. They're called movies because they move...vee. And the TV is the box that shows them.
[That is almost certainly not the etymology of the word, but the movie for movement part is close enough.]