A documentary on the television series, The Prisoner. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9JW48wZtBEA
Tag: television
New Year, Coloring Around a Dead TV
Spending New Year's Eve watching live TV. I'm struck by how this format, based on a shared experience at the same moment in time, is a relic from a previous media era. After a few hours, I feel dumber. I'm left with the feeling that I could live the rest of my life and not … Continue reading New Year, Coloring Around a Dead TV
TV Mind Control
Today, 11/22/2019, is the 32nd Anniversary of The Max Headroom Hack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs "The Max Headroom hack remains the gold standard: its content was bizarre, its motives were mysterious, and its perpetrator was never caught."-Katie Serena, "The Story Of The Max Headroom Incident, America’s Creepiest Unsolved TV Hack." allthatsinteresting.com. October 18, 2017
Best Culture of the 21st Century
A collection of lists of best culture that includes: dance, theater, movies, comedy, art, architecture, TV, albums, opera, etc. —"Best Culture of the 21st Century." The Guardian. September 18, 2019
A Season Underground Eating the Pomegranate Seeds
"To be a 'high functioning' anything, let’s say, is just to know that you can work liberal subjectivity OK today but maybe not next week. A strictly finite talent for the long, merciless art of living in a house, speaking a language, and exchanging money, labor, goods, and services in that occult proportion that keeps … Continue reading A Season Underground Eating the Pomegranate Seeds
Public Service Announcement: TV KILL
Step 1. Buy or own a phone with a built-in infrared transmitter. My preferred choice, at the moment, is a Samsung Galaxy S5, which has a removable battery, support for the newest version of Android (Pie) via LineageOS, and can be bought from eBay for <$100. Step 2. Install TV Kill. The app sequentially goes … Continue reading Public Service Announcement: TV KILL
Watching Babylon 5 in 2018
Note: I've tried to avoid any spoilers, which significantly limits this discussion. In June 2018, Babylon 5 became available on Amazon Prime. On Amazon Prime, the series starts with The Gathering, which is a 2 hour pilot that lays out the narrative framework with different actors from the main series. Then, it's 5 seasons of … Continue reading Watching Babylon 5 in 2018
Pixel Art TV on Behance
Iconic TV show moments reconceived as pixel art. —Pixel Art TV
The Churn from the TV version of “The Expanse” – Season One, Episode Seven
Amos: I'm not gonna lie to you. Either way this plays out, you're dead. And I'm the one that's going to bring you the good news. You're a loose end. Nothing personal. Spy: Just like that, huh? Amos: Like water's wet. Sky's up. Spy: Must be nice to have life all figured out like that. … Continue reading The Churn from the TV version of “The Expanse” – Season One, Episode Seven
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