02-02-2010, 10:20 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Sir Patrick Stewart on What Make Him Tick...and Tweet
Alternative Title: This is Why I Love FRONTLINE So Much.
An in-depth exploration of what it means to be human in a 21st-century world -- Part of a developing series on YouTube, in the build-up of anticipation for the world premiere of Digital_Nation, tonight at 9pm (EST) on PBS. Watch it. FRONTLINE: digital nation: introduction | PBS Quote:
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02-02-2010, 01:47 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Yum. Patrick Stewart. I love hearing him speak with his own voice, not the voice of a character. Sooo sexy.
And I'll be watching it. I enjoy Frontline. PBS is one of the few TV channels I get!
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02-02-2010, 03:56 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I don't know why, only today, the day the feature premieres, that Frontline decides to upload and promote the new season premiere with these shorts. These videos should have gone up at least a week prior, if not earlier, to garner more interest towards the mass appeal of those who might not normally watch, or know about, public broadcasting.
Here's the trailer: Digital_Nation opening as well as more popular testimonials:
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
02-02-2010, 04:02 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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Wonderful, I love it! I'm watching TNG right now.
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02-02-2010, 04:45 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Perhaps I should have added my own commentary and personal experience with technology and cyber endeavors as a starting point for continuing discussion.
I mean, I don't even have a full five years with being "connected" to the internet, but that's only one side of me. Ever since grade school, I've been in computer typing classes, learning anything from better finger-placement technique, storybook creation, or blasting aliens away with my superior mathematical logic. I'm sure a fair majority of Americans today, perhaps above 75%, have had a period in their lifetime in which they participated and played a video game. The possibilites and stemming points are endless. (I should have thought of this before and perhaps, instead, debuted this topic in 'General Discussion'. Let's see how it progresses regardless.) What do you rely on technology for: solely applicable (such as light switches, occasional internet dalliances, a cellphone, and kitchen/bath wares) or are you more connected than you previously thought? how much more digital technology have you invested in since a decade ago? On average, how much time would you estimate you invest on being at a computer or online? (I have more queries, but the above should suffice for now.)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
02-02-2010, 06:49 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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And for those that would prefer not to look up their TV guide for when the next showing is, don't worry:
FRONTLINE: digital nation: watch the full program | PBS -- (my exceptional inner timing meter, also known as my 'coincidental calculator', found that this online viewing was made available just 1 minute after the program had started on most PBS stations in the East.)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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