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A TV show for non-TV watchers!

tony — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:40:14 +0000

Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe is a show that takes a look at TV with a humorous, foul-mouthed critic’s eye… like someone watching the tube so you don’t have do, which is great for someone like myself. Link goes to the first episode, follow the Youtube links from there…

A surprisingly insightful documentary

tony — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:14:03 +0000

While checking out documentaries on the web recently I came across this brilliant one. It’s a documentary produced by Adam Curtis (of The Power of Nightmares fame) for the BBC called The Trap. It’s about “freedom” in our modern times, but it has even more important undertones (in my opinion) dealing with the individual’s “self” in the context of society, and game theory. It’s quite hard to explain, but very much worth a viewing. Links after the jump.

It’s in three parts:

I think it’s one of the most important documentaries you can see today, and well worth its 3 hour running time.

It may not be the best before-bed viewing for everyone, though.

tony — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:56:38 +0000

END: DAY is a BBC dramatization of 5 “doomsday scenarios” by which earth could be destroyed or severely impacted. Like a macabre “Groundhog Day”, if you will.