i love the history of television and broadcasting and could watch old footage of news broadcasts and behind the scenes footage of the television industry and old commercials forever.
old youtube home video footage of ordinary people walking in cities or in old department stories is the best thing ever.
Meanwhile I’m interested in the branding of television channels. You know, the actual “art” stuff that screams “you’re watching [channel name]” with flashy graphics and a catchy soundtrack.
Here’s an example from a channel that I remember watching as a kid that doesn’t exist anymore:
i love the history of television and broadcasting and could watch old footage of news broadcasts and behind the scenes footage of the television industry and old commercials forever.
old youtube home video footage of ordinary people walking in cities or in old department stories is the best thing ever.
youtube channels like @NASS_0 are the closest thing we’ll have to time travel. i mean like watching people wave to the camera without knowing they’d be on youtube 100 years later is so amazing.
i love pre 1960 pro wrestling history and finding footage on youtube actually makes me the happiest :)
Meanwhile I’m interested in the branding of television channels. You know, the actual “art” stuff that screams “you’re watching [channel name]” with flashy graphics and a catchy soundtrack.
Here’s an example from a channel that I remember watching as a kid that doesn’t exist anymore:
new obsession just unlocked
BBC Archive on YouTube is my go to
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xS8xX3usi4c
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://m.piped.video/watch?v=xS8xX3usi4c
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
ooh bookmarking. british pathe is good too.
I love watching “serious” TV people break. Not snl or any comedy show garbage. Just in the moment people having genuine reactions to whatever.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
@NASS_0
watching people wave to the camera without knowing they’d be on youtube 100 years later
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
You reminded me of the music video for Alvvays - Dreams Tonite. You might like it!