Maybe those particular plots, but just last night I was watching (more like passively observing) a show on NBC where something bad ended up happening because a

Maybe those particular plots, but just last night I was watching (more like passively observing) a show on NBC where something bad ended up happening because a character was distracted from answering her cell phone. Indeed, now days you could still have dramatic tension by showing the character being distracted by some new attention seeking appliance.