Man's TV Triggers Satellite Rescue System, FCC Investigates (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - In that classic movie, The Day the Earth Stood \Still, the alien ambassador Klaatu demonstrates detailed knowledge of modern \Earth history. How does he know all this, he is asked. We've been monitoring \your radio broadcasts for a good many years. That's how we learned your \languages. Lately, we've been getting your television also, he said.