to plain a loss

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.—Book of Hosea 9:1, King James Version

With The Two Towers, the new installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, about to storm the box office, we are seeing what might be called the enchanting of America.

Besides, a video post room's console is smaller than those used for film, and you couldn't squander a dozen or more channels on dialog.