Hm, OK, that actually was a historically-significant launch. Though I doubt that anyone at the time realized just how historically significant it would be.
My point exactly. The algorithm is very good at what it is designed for.
But if/when enough people come to the same conclusion, things may change. Or at least I hope so.
But he wouldn’t have been multi-tasking if the product was good.
Don’t get me wrong, I get it. I just think it’s sad.
I just saw that the 2023 Connections, along with Alie Ward’s Quick Connections are on AppleTV, rather than some obscure documentary streamer where they first appeared. Something to watch while waiting for the next episode of Ted Lasso.
I saw (or rather was in the room while it was on) the second two parts of Pompeii (on Hulu/Disney+) last night. Being overly repetitive was the least of its problems. For those who haven’t seen it, the show is Tom HIddleston talking with various people while they watch VHS tapes (complete with scan lines when they press pause) that were recorded in Pompeii and Herculaneum before and during the eruption of Vesuvius.
Except they aren’t sitting in front of an old tube TV, they’re walking around in museums or Italy or wherever.
The talks really came off as two people reading alternating lines from a script, not a conversation between an interested journalist and an enthusiastic expert. Even if the facts where accurate, it felt weird to me.
I’m perfectly happy to have reenactments in my documentaries. They can be the difference between a boring lecture and captivating TV. This was more like some weird melodramatic plays where people debated dying at home or on the road. Then they’d press pause and Hiddleston would come on and say, “I hope Julie doesn’t die, I really don’t want Julie to die.”
… as mentioned above!