By matthew on 2009/12/06
While the previous video was more of an internal self-promotion video for WFAA in Dallas, this video was a major ad campaign used during junctions and station breaks for Philadelphia’s KYW-TV. It is simply stunning – these promos have a futuristic, whimsical, avant-garde tenor paired with a bit of psychedelia. It might be [...]
Posted in Cultural Ephemera, video Tagged 1979, Disco, marketing, philadelphia, promo, TV, video
By matthew on 2009/11/30
Thanks to my inimitable friend Joseph, who has a penchant for finding all the weirdest crap that youtube has to offer, I have now watched this 1980 WFAA-TV (Dallas/Fort Worth) promo video eleventy times.
It is nuts how in 1980, mustachioed men in leotards were simply “court jesters” that told the story of TV ratings success, [...]
Posted in Cultural Ephemera, texas, video Tagged 1980, continuity, Dallas, dancing, leotards, promo, video, WFAA, youtube
By matthew on 2009/08/04
I’m trying to finally redesign my site properly. Believe it or not, looking this good isn’t easy, and behind the pretty facade, there’s a lot of chubby code that can barely be contained by control top pantyhose. So watch this place, good things are happening!
I’ll leave you with Westchester County’s own Laura Branigan [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged design, Housekeeping, laura branigan, redesign, reno, video, website
By matthew on 2009/07/26
The amount of jokes they throw into each episode is shocking, shockingly good that is. I can watch an episode ten times or more and then during the eleventh, or thirty-seventh, or 892017th viewing, discover yet another play on word or subtle joke.
“It’s like a cabbage patch… doll!”
Posted in Australia Tagged Australia, comedy, kath & kim, video
By matthew on 2009/07/26
Large house, swimming pool, room for a pony… (wink)
Posted in UK Tagged britcom, british, comedy, keeping up appearances, video