Occasionally in the modern world people are fired for reasons that are offbeat and unusual. But for former Boston news anchor Alaina Pinto, the reason she lost her seat at the 7 News desk is one of the most interesting: she landed a cameo in Netflix’s latest holiday offering, Hubie Halloween. While the story that follows isn’t one of malicious intent, it’s certainly an interesting scenario to occur in a world where news professionals like CNN’s Wolf Blitzer can pop up in a Mission: Impossible movie.