Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A surprise Halloween episode of It: Welcome to Derry landed overnight, and it goes back before Pennywise.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. It is Halloween, and the streaming service has left a surprise on the doorstep. Now the full story. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: A new thirty-minute episode of It: Welcome to Derry arrived overnight on HBO Max. It is called A Story of Derry. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: So it is a special. Like the old teletext page that only appeared at Christmas. Roxy, how scary are we talking? ▶
ROXY: Darling, it is a bonfire of dread. Directed by Tazbah Chavez, written by Cherie Dimaline and Jasmyne Flournoy. Four reels out of five. ▶
ROXY: It winds the clock back to before Pennywise. Three kids venture into the Western Wood and meet a terrifying ancient spirit. I'm crying already. ▶
ROXY: On screen, the forest from the show. No spoilers, but you may remember a dagger a tribe made to lock that spirit to the woods. Oops. ▶
ROXY: The Welcome to Derry Native American cast returns: Kimberly Guerrero as young Rose, Morningstar Angeline and Kiawentiio as Sesqui and Necani. Zahn McClarnon joins. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report calls it a good add-on to tide viewers over until season two, and says it widens the scope of the 1962 storyline. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: A treat for Halloween, and not a single fun-size bar involved. We thank Roxy, and we lock the doors. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Your phone already opens PDFs. So do you need a dedicated reader? The full story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. Now the full story. It concerns the PDF, which I am told is a document that travels. Vera, to the board. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Engadget starts with the basics. PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Adobe developed it in the 1990s. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: It is now maintained under the International Organization for Standardization. It was designed so a file looks right on different hardware and software. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: So, Vera, does a phone already open these without help? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Yes. Most phones ship with software that displays PDFs, such as Preview on an iPhone or Google Drive on Pixel and Galaxy devices. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The report says that for menus, a gym class schedule or a work document, you probably don't need a specialized program. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: So the phone is a briefcase that already holds the briefcase. I say nobody needs another briefcase. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: A dedicated reader is simply a specialized program with additional tools beyond opening and displaying the file. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The open question is which extra tools matter to you. The article gets to its reasons next, so that is the thing to check. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Short version: if you only read, you are probably fine. If you do more, shop around. ▶
Pixels in Brief (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Pixels in Brief: orbit haiku, a crossbow and a bird, and anime Halloween.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Quick round. Google's satellite AI computer reports in from orbit with a generated haiku. Space finally has a poet. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Final Fantasy 14's Evercold lands 23rd February 2027, and new job zephyr has a crossbow and a bird. The bird has benefits. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Anime News Network's Halloween roundup, Part I, features Frieren and Spy x Family. Costumes inside costumes. ▶
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