MacBook Pro static charge thing

So I have a 2007 Macbook Pro that I sometimes place on top of my 32 inch widescreen CRT television. I do this so I can watch movies from the laptop through the TV and for connecting to XBOX live through my Macbook's airport card.
The situation is that when I turn my TV on with the Macbook already turned on and awake on top, the laptop's display will go black, make that funny disc drive sound that it makes when booting up, and then act as if it just awoke from sleep mode. I'm wondering if this is caused by a static charge created from the TV or some other electrical issue. I can take a small video of it if I need to but I think I explained this fairly well. Thanks for any answers!

Don't put the MBP on top of the TV set. Get a longer cable for it.

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