Comments on: Why We Are Doomed To Watch Crap http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/why-we-are-doomed-to-watch-crap/ From NYC to USC, from Queens to Hollywood, this irregular blog will be about things I find that I also find interesting. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:57:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Liz http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/why-we-are-doomed-to-watch-crap/#comment-1121 Liz Thu, 01 May 2008 03:53:33 +0000 http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-1121 Transporter's another example of a movie like 300, in my opinion. I don't care to watch something purely for the special effects. Meh. Nice blog. Transporter’s another example of a movie like 300, in my opinion.
I don’t care to watch something purely for the special effects.
Meh.
Nice blog.

]]> By: Phoenix Woman http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/why-we-are-doomed-to-watch-crap/#comment-1120 Phoenix Woman Thu, 01 May 2008 02:02:40 +0000 http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-1120 It's like Viva and Jerry's country music videos. I can't stand modern country. V&J's production values are non-existent. Yet they are such a hoot! They're your aunt and uncle's funny neighbors with the RV parked in the back that go to Branson three times a year and are the world's best cribbage players and just everyone and everything. It’s like Viva and Jerry’s country music videos. I can’t stand modern country. V&J’s production values are non-existent. Yet they are such a hoot! They’re your aunt and uncle’s funny neighbors with the RV parked in the back that go to Branson three times a year and are the world’s best cribbage players and just everyone and everything.

]]> By: Luke Holzmann http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/why-we-are-doomed-to-watch-crap/#comment-1119 Luke Holzmann Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:37:30 +0000 http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-1119 Great post, Norman! I've been thinking about this too, and how it applies to watching videos online (I blogged about it myself <a href="http://blog.production-now.com/2008/04/online-video-and-peter.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>). You are absolutely, entirely correct: Content beats presentation every time, unless the presentation makes it nearly impossible to access the content. Which may be the whole deal with "300". That is a movie where the content is the uber special effects. Cut those down with bad compression, and the movie is gone. ~Luke Great post, Norman!

I’ve been thinking about this too, and how it applies to watching videos online (I blogged about it myself here).

You are absolutely, entirely correct: Content beats presentation every time, unless the presentation makes it nearly impossible to access the content. Which may be the whole deal with “300″. That is a movie where the content is the uber special effects. Cut those down with bad compression, and the movie is gone.

~Luke

]]> By: Norman http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/why-we-are-doomed-to-watch-crap/#comment-1117 Norman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:07:58 +0000 http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-1117 Wow, good point Andrew. I might also add that we accept a level of bugs and problems from our software that we never tolerated in our refrigerators or hammers. I've also seen an increase in misspellings in books and newspapers that is downright alarming. Wow, good point Andrew.

I might also add that we accept a level of bugs and problems from our software that we never tolerated in our refrigerators or hammers. I’ve also seen an increase in misspellings in books and newspapers that is downright alarming.

]]> By: AndrewK http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/why-we-are-doomed-to-watch-crap/#comment-1116 AndrewK Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:59:10 +0000 http://normanhollyn.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-1116 "Good enough" is all it takes for mass acceptance. When was the last time you said, "Can you hear me now" on a landline-to-landline call? “Good enough” is all it takes for mass acceptance. When was the last time you said, “Can you hear me now” on a landline-to-landline call?

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