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American TV
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2 comments on American TVYesterday, I read an article at the Guardian about Big Brother 3 in the UK, which among other things mentioned that Channel 4’s editing of the primetime programmes results in a drastically skewed view of the contestants. I thought, “Well, obviously.” Then last night, while watching Big Brother 2 here in the US (I see…
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A Push Too Far
ABC and LivePlanet will be offering the world’s second major commercial TV-mmoe in the form of Push, Nevada, premiering on September 12th, 2002. What’s distinctive about Push, Nevada is not the names behind it, or the storyline – it’s the seven figure prize it’s offering to viewers.
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24 DVD
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24 is coming out on DVD this August! And it’ll be in the UK first. Not too shabby, especially at �35.
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Spooks Yahoo
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Someone has set up a Spooks YahooGroup to discuss the game. Amusingly, I can recognise least three of the twenty-two current members as Cloudmakers veterans.
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TV
I was reading a thread on Metafilter about television when I realised that there are now two ways to look at it. You can watch television, or you can watch a programme. To me, ‘watching television’ treats television as an end in itself, whereas ‘watching a programme’ treats it as a means to an end.…
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I Want My MMOE-TV!
How can mmoes interact with the TV medium, and what are the risks and benefits? This article looks at past mmoe-TV attempts including Alias, as well as the current (at time of writing) BBC series The Spooks.
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Spooks
The BBC has started up a new AI-like game! Quite a surprise, I’ll have to admit. It’s called ‘Spooks’ and you can find the entry page here. Positive points: It’s done by the BBC, who have a good track record of Internet stuff. They openly acknowledge a debt to Microsoft’s AI game. It’s tied to…
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24 (part 2)
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The usual assortment of rogues turned up to today’s episode of 24 and firmly established their territorial right to the TV. “24?” asked two guys walking in, hopefully. “Yup,” we replied. They looked downcast, and said, “Not To Die For?” We responded in the negative. “It’s a good movie, but not today,” shaking our heads…
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Watching 24
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The following events took place between 10pm and 10am of the day of the eighth episode of 24… [beep boop beep boop] 9:55pm – Walk to nearby college TV room to see people watching the wrong channel. Become worried, and discover that they are watching ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’ on Channel 5. 9:56pm – Check…
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