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Saturday, 10 October 2009

Trapped by Television


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3 comments:

  1. Neil RussellSaturday, 10 October 2009 at 06:44:00 GMT-7

    I guess I've watched too many things directed by Del Lord, I keep expecting Moe, Larry, and Curly to come barging into the room at any moment.

    But dig that crazy television getup!

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  2. jayessellSaturday, 10 October 2009 at 20:19:00 GMT-7

    Original title:
    The Farnsworth Invention.


    But seriously...
    The first depiction of Electronic Television?

    In the film companies were competing to begin television broadcasting, while in the real world RCA was waiting for the Farnsworth patents to expire.

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  3. jayessellSunday, 11 October 2009 at 14:49:00 GMT-7

    From 1938:

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2555573069_7d668258ff_b.jpg

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2555573063_ae02606205_b.jpg

    Sorry... the TV cameras don't look like Cliffhanger Serial deathrays.


    Here's the BBC TV in 1936:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pps6aWcvReA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbRPeRbZDIA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rpfek-F8Rw

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