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August 01, 2005
Al Gore TV
I can assure you I won't be watching. It sounds like a bit of a jumbled mess.
Based on material previewed on its Web site, Current at first glance seems like a hipper, more irreverent version of traditional television newsmagazines.Most of its programming will be in "pods," roughly two to seven minutes long, covering topics like jobs, technology, spirituality and current events.
I dunno. "Al Gore" and "Hip" just really don't mesh. Maybe I'll submit a film on Tipper and censorship...
Posted by Mr. Bingley at August 1, 2005 08:09 AM
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"Most of its programming will be in 'pods'"
Well, yeah. I've always suspected that Al Gore came from a pod.
Posted by: Ken Summers at August 1, 2005 10:11 AM
They don't mean whale pods, Mr. Bingley? That's what I would have thought, given Algore's weight gain after the 2000 elections.
Posted by: The Real JeffS at August 1, 2005 11:05 AM
Current at first glance seems like a hipper, more irreverent version of traditional television newsmagazines.
"Personally, I think that for EW, "subversive" and "classic" is a redundancy. It's part of the larger trend to regard controversy as inherently virtuous: edgy, irreverent, and unorthodox are tossed around as terms of praise rather than descriptives." Somebody get that clever fellow a beer!
Most of its programming will be in "pods,"
They're already here! You may be next!
Posted by: Nightfly at August 1, 2005 12:34 PM