So, I live in a little town. Not in the middle of a corn field or anything (not that there's anything wrong with that!), but I have substantial-sized cities within a decent distance. This does not keep people from those cities from saying, upon finding out where I live, "All the way out there?!" It's like some alternate dimension -- right over there, but yet WAY OUT THERE. Anyway, because of this, technology is a bit slow in coming here. We get cable TV, but no cable internet. We get phone service, but no DSL -- aha! until now! Yes, after what feels like a billion years on dial-up (I've been around the 'net for a while; I often reminisce about "the good ol' days" of BBSes and Prodigy), in May I hooked up DSL from (gag) AT&T. It's served me well. I've, um, sampled a lot of music. And I've finally caught up with YouTube.
Prior to May, YouTube was something I tolerated. Download times took forever. Some wouldn't finish loading at all. It was hell. But now I've had the chance of seeing a little of what's out there.
LONELYGIRL15
I watched several of these videos with interest. I had already seen the news stories when it came out that these videos were a ruse created by some budding filmmakers and starring professional actors. "Clever," I thought at the time. So I was keen to see what the actual videos were like, and how they had captivated so much of the world for a few months, at least.
Um, okay. The lead, Bree, has a certain charm about her, and the editing is rather slick. I can see how this would impress today's youth. But then it got...weird, with cults and kidnappings and God-knows-what. Too bad. I think running with the "normal girl" angle would have been a far more interesting social experiment. But perhaps they figured they could go anywhere they want with it -- and had to, to keep the audience -- once the cat was let out of the bag. Maybe it works for most people. Me, I lost interest after the first, say, 15 vids.
EVOLUTION OF DANCE
It is rather amusing. It's amazing how many stupid dance crazes there've been over the past half a century.
"I'm F******* Matt Damon"
Heard about Silverman's recent break-up with Jimmy Kimmel, where the inevitable jokes were made, which reminded me that I'd never seen this pop-culture gem.
On top of this being clever and catchy, Silverman and Damon put so much conviction into the thing that you can't help but love it.
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Now I'm just wondering if there're any other "iconic" videos (other than "leave Britney alone!" I've seen that one -- yawn) I should see. I've got the bandwidth to spare!
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