Under Attack

Fio tends to squirm at the concept of a home theater, a cathedral-like room dedicated entirely to the worship of a frightening large LCD viewing screen. Checking the Internet, she learned that even an economy theater runs at least $50K. It's not just the 60" TV, but the special lighting to prevent glare on the screen, the comfy seats or couches equipped with cup holders and food trays, the DVD player, the stereo and speakers, and, of course, the sound-absorbing carpeting. Bypassing the TV entirely and going to a projection system adds even more buck$.

The monetary waste horrifies Fio, but it's more than that--it's the whole idea of sitting in a darkened room and staring at an imaginary life for hours on end. The zombies are coming, and they are us.