Holograms, fancy maps, Anderson Cooper
So, how was your election night?
I was at work, but yours was probably good, right? Someone probably made cupcakes. There may have been some Yellowtail wine served in Solo cups. Microbrews? Trader Joe’s everything?
In any case, last night was nice for bunches of reasons — mostly because we have a president who doesn’t think he’s a cowboy for Jesus. But I also like the fact that we were all kind of in the same room — toggling between CNN, MSNBC and the networks, trying to see who would call which state first.
A few reflections:
I would say that CNN’s hologram correspondents would constitute a jumping of the shark by cable news. I am trying to imagine the brainstorming session that birthed this concept. Perhaps they had the technology lying around and decided this was the opportune time to launch it? Perhaps they asked themselves what a television broadcast from the future would look like — and implemented it, Back to the Future Part 2-style?
Watch here as Anderson Cooper interviews the hologram of one of the Black Eyed Peas.
By the way — there must be something better to cover on election night besides Will.I.am, right? Even if they have to take a few minutes off of election coverage and talk about the rest of the world. There certainly must going on in the world more than the philosophical musings of a commonplace pop star.
Meanwhile, I also think that I’m over Anderson Cooper. I’m not certain I was ever really under him, so to speak. But watching CNN last night and throughout the election, I got to thinking he’s known how hot an item he is for quite a while. He’s gone from being the thinking-gay’s pin-up star to a commonplace teenage hearthrob. It’s a shame, really.
In other news, while they are easily mocked — I’m a fan of the fancy electronic maps, if for no other reason than I wish I could rearrange things on the television just by touching it. Nudging Meredith Grey’s scalpel, etc.
Any thoughts on the coverage? That is, thoughts that are completely independent of real issues or the election results? I’ve had it up to here [my hand is really high] with thoughtful analysis and heartfelt reactions.
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