There is only IBM & ITT and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, & Exxon
May 28, 2019 7:38 AM Subscribe
30 seconds later I'm listening to "Repo Man".
Intense.
posted by chavenet at 7:49 AM on May 28, 2019 [3 favorites]
Intense.
posted by chavenet at 7:49 AM on May 28, 2019 [3 favorites]
Warning, requires flash.
Also, this reminds me about how many television shows are just radio plays with visuals added, I supposed because TV execs want low-effort TV for their audiences, who they expect to be watching TV in a distracted manner (on their smartphone, ducking into the kitchen, etc).
If you can follow the entire story without looking at the screen, the show is not really using TV as a visual medium. On the other hand, there are shows I've watch like Samurai Jack, where if you are not looking at the screen, you are not following the story.
posted by fings at 8:23 AM on May 28, 2019 [5 favorites]
Also, this reminds me about how many television shows are just radio plays with visuals added, I supposed because TV execs want low-effort TV for their audiences, who they expect to be watching TV in a distracted manner (on their smartphone, ducking into the kitchen, etc).
If you can follow the entire story without looking at the screen, the show is not really using TV as a visual medium. On the other hand, there are shows I've watch like Samurai Jack, where if you are not looking at the screen, you are not following the story.
posted by fings at 8:23 AM on May 28, 2019 [5 favorites]
There are commentaries too. Hunter S Thompson talking over Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is kind of weird. It's more or less an interview with the movie playing in the background.
posted by Cris E at 8:43 AM on May 28, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Cris E at 8:43 AM on May 28, 2019 [1 favorite]
DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide
Interesting that in the time that has passed since Network was made, Dow bought Union Carbide, and then eventually Dow and DuPont merged and are on the verge of breaking into three pieces.
posted by TrialByMedia at 8:56 AM on May 28, 2019 [3 favorites]
Interesting that in the time that has passed since Network was made, Dow bought Union Carbide, and then eventually Dow and DuPont merged and are on the verge of breaking into three pieces.
posted by TrialByMedia at 8:56 AM on May 28, 2019 [3 favorites]
many television shows are just radio plays with visuals added, I supposed because TV execs want low-effort TV for their audiences
If you can follow the entire story without looking at the screen, the show is not really using TV as a visual medium.
Then again, when you design a TV show purely around visuals, sometimes you get something like Mr. Bean. Which isn't a bad thing per se, but it's hard to meaningfully compare the information density of a silent comedy short to a typical 25-40 page sitcom script.
I think the beauty of television (as well as cinema) is that it's two different mediums in one: It can utilize both listening and watching in varying amounts, depending on what the creator of a particular show or film has in mind, as well as on their budget. I don't see a show built around dialogue instead of visuals as being necessarily more "low-effort" than the other way around, it just takes different skills for the audience to process.
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:02 AM on May 28, 2019 [2 favorites]
If you can follow the entire story without looking at the screen, the show is not really using TV as a visual medium.
Then again, when you design a TV show purely around visuals, sometimes you get something like Mr. Bean. Which isn't a bad thing per se, but it's hard to meaningfully compare the information density of a silent comedy short to a typical 25-40 page sitcom script.
I think the beauty of television (as well as cinema) is that it's two different mediums in one: It can utilize both listening and watching in varying amounts, depending on what the creator of a particular show or film has in mind, as well as on their budget. I don't see a show built around dialogue instead of visuals as being necessarily more "low-effort" than the other way around, it just takes different skills for the audience to process.
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:02 AM on May 28, 2019 [2 favorites]
Warning, requires flash.
On mobile, I'm offered a direct link to an mp3. (Which makes this a good use case for Huffduffer.)
posted by Iridic at 10:01 AM on May 28, 2019 [3 favorites]
On mobile, I'm offered a direct link to an mp3. (Which makes this a good use case for Huffduffer.)
posted by Iridic at 10:01 AM on May 28, 2019 [3 favorites]
If flash doesn't load, there should be a link to the MP3. Worst case, the file= part of the URL contains the path to the MP3 if you need to manually grab it. If you remove the "listen.php?title=[title]&file=/" bit from the URL and hit enter, it will play/download the MP3 directly.
Another option is to seek out "descriptive audio" tracks. They are even better. All of the dialog, plus a narrator describing what's happening on-screen in the silences. There are a bunch haphazardly located on this site, for example.
posted by hankscorpio83 at 11:25 AM on May 28, 2019 [2 favorites]
Another option is to seek out "descriptive audio" tracks. They are even better. All of the dialog, plus a narrator describing what's happening on-screen in the silences. There are a bunch haphazardly located on this site, for example.
posted by hankscorpio83 at 11:25 AM on May 28, 2019 [2 favorites]
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