Comments on: ambient uncanny http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Owen http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/#comment-519 Owen Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:17:11 +0000 http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/#comment-519 They're working for me now. I didn't click on the Sopranos clip (for spoiler reasons) but the others were indeed decidedly unnerving. another interesting thing abt the WTC clip: the inanity - and pathos, what with the debt mentions - of the preceding ad reminds of the brief moment where such frivolities were regularly considered some sort of pre-9/11 frippery, the pronouncements for a month or two that year that because of the scale of the tragedy 'irony' was 'dead', which now seems a bit risible. They’re working for me now. I didn’t click on the Sopranos clip (for spoiler reasons) but the others were indeed decidedly unnerving.

another interesting thing abt the WTC clip: the inanity - and pathos, what with the debt mentions - of the preceding ad reminds of the brief moment where such frivolities were regularly considered some sort of pre-9/11 frippery, the pronouncements for a month or two that year that because of the scale of the tragedy ‘irony’ was ‘dead’, which now seems a bit risible.

]]> By: adswithoutproducts http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/#comment-517 adswithoutproducts Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:08:54 +0000 http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/#comment-517 Ha, thanks. Sorry the clips don't work. Give it another shot - they're really quite good. Anyway, I'm thinking about the KF. Definitely will come (nice to be able to say that!) and I'm thinking about what I might have to say on the topic. Can't believe it but I leave a week from today. Ha, thanks. Sorry the clips don’t work. Give it another shot - they’re really quite good.

Anyway, I’m thinking about the KF. Definitely will come (nice to be able to say that!) and I’m thinking about what I might have to say on the topic.

Can’t believe it but I leave a week from today.

]]> By: Owen http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/#comment-513 Owen Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:04:48 +0000 http://adswithoutproducts.com/2007/12/21/ambient-uncanny/#comment-513 For some reason they all come up as 'unavailable'. Nonetheless, excellent stuff. This in particular: <em>In the wake of 9/11 and all of the other terrorist attacks and sudden catastrophes of whatever sort that have occurred during the last few years, we have all become astute anticipators of “breaking news” - of what used to go by the phrase “We interrupt to bring you a special bulletin…”</em> BBC News 24 seems to perpetually exist in this just-about-to state, something about the red captions they use seems permanently alarming - it's a good way of keeping the viewer's attention via the inducing of panic; and then if it's there <em>all the time</em>, which obviously in News 24 it is, then you have a low-level, almost unnoticed, imperceptible panic... Anyway, lovely to have you back. Fancy contributing to Kino Fist in the new year by any chance...? For some reason they all come up as ‘unavailable’. Nonetheless, excellent stuff. This in particular:

In the wake of 9/11 and all of the other terrorist attacks and sudden catastrophes of whatever sort that have occurred during the last few years, we have all become astute anticipators of “breaking news” - of what used to go by the phrase “We interrupt to bring you a special bulletin…”

BBC News 24 seems to perpetually exist in this just-about-to state, something about the red captions they use seems permanently alarming - it’s a good way of keeping the viewer’s attention via the inducing of panic; and then if it’s there all the time, which obviously in News 24 it is, then you have a low-level, almost unnoticed, imperceptible panic…

Anyway, lovely to have you back. Fancy contributing to Kino Fist in the new year by any chance…?

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