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00:00 “Wired In” title 00:23 “USB Program Advisory: Wired In Video Demo” 1:00 Wired In Opening, starting with Bill Murray intro, “Look Out! Here comes Wired In! I’m outta here.” 1:20 Lily Tomlin appears in front of a Pac-Man arcade game. She calls herself a “Pac-Man Freak” and jokingly tells of how she became an addict and woke up one morning on the floor of an arcade. 2:05 Excerpt #1: R… Continue reading →
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00:00 “Wired In” logo image on the computer screen. Filmmakers discuss and take various shots of the “Wired In” homepage and logo. 17:50 Tape cuts out for a few minutes 19:17 One minute “spot” for “Wired In” with an explanation of how it is a new multimedia service, combining a television program and web-based resources. This segment features cameo appearances by Bill Murray and Lily Tomlin. 22:2… Continue reading →
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00:00 This tape begins with a black screen. 00:07 Cut to a shot of Bill Murray introducing the show. 00:15 Fade into the title sequence for the show. 00:28 Cut to two interviews with a number of children who are talking about computer technology. One child talks about a dream she had about having all the computers in the world. A young girl refers to a computer as “a piece of machinery that’s made into like a sort of mechanic brain…. Continue reading →
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…commercial for RCA Victor Portable radio. Woman drops two radios, and the one made by RCA does not break. 1:32 Wired In Speak Peek titles. 1:39 Brief shots of vintage television programs, special effects, video games, and a technology convention. A girl talks about using computers to communicate with dolphins. Another woman talks about how her arcade familiarizes people with computers. Another woman talks about importance of staying with technol… Continue reading →
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0:00 Color bars and tone. 0:18 Footage of people at video game convention. Woman talks about communicating with dolphins via computers. The owner of an arcade calls arcade play “the first step” towards familiarization with computers. A middle-aged woman talks about being wary of technology, but having to accept it. 1:26 Group of graphic designers talk about putting together computer graphics, and the role of computer graphics in movi… Continue reading →
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…s another brief summary of the product. The camera operator then continues to gather footage from around the area. 50:04 Cut to a shot of Johnsos typing the title “Wired In” on a computer. The camera operator gathers a number of shots. 51:45 The video cuts out. We listen as a crew records an audio clip for the “Wired In” program. They go through numerous takes. This lasts for the remainder of the tape. 59:32 Tape ends…. Continue reading →
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00:00 This tape begins with a countdown and slate. 00:22 Cut to a compilation of footage from the movie Battlestar Galactica. We watch as a fleet of spaceships fly through the galaxy. This lasts for several minutes. 07:54 Cut to footage from the Star Trek movies. We watch as a number of spaceships fly through the galaxy. Both William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy appear in the footage briefly. This lasts for several minutes. 12:02 Cut to footage fr… Continue reading →
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…s the meal in the air behind him, which is caught on a plate by the server. 20:19 Bill Murray introduces “Wired In.” 20:25 “Wired In.” This segment from the early 1980s examines the generational gap present in attitudes towards computers. 23:12 Bill Murray does a monologue about technology. 23:44 1958 Edsel Commercial. The car features automatic gear shifting. 24:40 “Buckle Up Commercial” by Paul Chen. PSA urgi… Continue reading →