Hacker News with Generative AI: Entertainment

The Crafters of "Andor" (anildash.com)
It's hard for me to articulate just how much I love "Andor", the best Star Wars entertainment of at least this century, and maybe ever.
Star Wars, Entertainment, Television, Streaming, Reviews
26 points by SLHamlet 31 days ago | 9 comments
Closed captions on DVD are getting left behind (youtube.com)
Accessibility, Technology, Entertainment, DVDs, Closed Captions
9 points by Tomte 31 days ago | 0 comments
Can It Run Doom? An Archive of All Known Ports (canitrundoom.org)
"Everything can run DOOM, but can it run you?"
Gaming, History, Software, Entertainment
19 points by thunderbong 31 days ago | 3 comments
Piracy Operation COLLECTiVE Dismantled, Uploader 'Will1869' Arrested in UK (torrentfreak.com)
Popular torrent site uploader Will1869, known for releases tagged as 'COLLECTiVE', has been arrested by police in the UK. He specialized in distributing recent movies that were typically sourced elsewhere. COLLECTiVE torrents were shared on public portals including 1337x and also appeared on the home site, Laidbackmanor, which was also shut down by police.
Piracy, Law Enforcement, Entertainment, Torrenting
6 points by swat535 34 days ago | 1 comments
Buying a Robot Cat and Falling into the Weird World of Animal-Robot Research (mitpress.mit.edu)
What began as a TikTok experiment with my rabbit led me into a strange world of cyborg cockroaches, imposter fish, and the ethics of care.
Robotics, Animal Welfare, Research, Technology, Entertainment
34 points by EA-3167 36 days ago | 7 comments
Sag-Aftra Statement on Fortnite's Use of A.I. Darth Vader Voice and ULP Filing (sagaftra.org)
Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment, Labor Unions, Video Games
16 points by gusgus01 39 days ago | 0 comments
'Boss of the Carpenters' retires after 50 years building sets for SNL (gothamist.com)
Entertainment, Television, New York, Retirement
5 points by sharkweek 43 days ago | 0 comments
The 'invisible crew' who have 35 seconds to prevent a Eurovision blunder (bbc.com)
Thirty-five seconds. That's all the time you get to change the set at Eurovision.
Eurovision, Television, Entertainment, Live Performance, Stage Design
59 points by dabinat 43 days ago | 53 comments
World Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Defender, Tamagotchi, GoldenEye 007, Quake (apnews.com)
Trump tells Gulf leaders Iran must cease support of proxy groups as part of any nuclear deal
Video Games, History, Entertainment, Culture
6 points by gnabgib 44 days ago | 1 comments
Cracking the Dave and Buster's Anomaly (rambo.codes)
I was listening to an episode of one of my favorite podcasts this weekend. The show is called Search Engine, and every episode tries to answer a question that can’t be easily answered through an actual search engine (or even AI).
Podcast, Entertainment, Mysteries
59 points by CharlesW 45 days ago | 6 comments
Another World (anotherworld.fr)
Video Games, France, Entertainment
41 points by myth_drannon 49 days ago | 5 comments
Netflix is removing Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (theverge.com)
Netflix is removing the last two shows listed on its Interactive Specials page: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, reports What’s on Netflix.
Netflix, Streaming Services, Television, Entertainment
8 points by Wowfunhappy 49 days ago | 3 comments
FieldStation42 – Cable and broadcast TV simulator (github.com/shane-mason)
Cable and broadcast TV simulator intended to provide an authentic experience of watching OTA television with the following goals:
Software, Television, Simulation, Entertainment
8 points by tapoxi 50 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Test your typing speed and accuracy with movie scripts (atypescriptgame.com)
Typing, Games, Entertainment
31 points by andout_ 50 days ago | 10 comments
Netflix Is Removing Black Mirror's Boldest and Most Experimental Episode (slashfilm.com)
Back in 2018, writer Charlie Brooker and director David Slade created a "Black Mirror" spinoff movie called "Bandersnatch," which was to be a bold media experiment.
Netflix, Black Mirror, Interactive Storytelling, Streaming Services, Entertainment
5 points by romanhn 51 days ago | 3 comments
Imagineers defend new Walt Disney robot (yahoo.com)
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible." That's one of Walt Disney's most popular quotes, often used in the context of the theme park marvels imagined by the company he created.
Disney, Robotics, Entertainment, Technology
51 points by rmason 53 days ago | 40 comments
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’ (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”, saying the US film industry was dying a “very fast death” due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American film-makers.
Politics, Trade, Entertainment, Film Industry
211 points by limbicsystem 53 days ago | 489 comments
Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia (arstechnica.com)
In a Black Mirror-esque turn, some cash-strapped actors who didn't fully understand the consequences are regretting selling their likenesses to be used in AI videos that they consider embarrassing, damaging, or harmful, AFP reported.
Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment, Ethics, Technology
11 points by Teever 54 days ago | 2 comments
'Bizarro World' (2007) (boston.com)
Boston Globe correspondent Billy Baker discovers his wife is really, really good at Tetris.
Entertainment, Boston Globe, Journalism
65 points by Timothee 54 days ago | 9 comments
The Gang Has a Mid-Life Crisis (chris-martin.org)
Music, Entertainment, Chris Martin
285 points by dralley 57 days ago | 282 comments
Show HN: An AI tool that generates celebrity voices with matching lip sync (celebvoicify.com)
Create Perfect Celebrity Voices from Any Text Using Our Smart AI Technology - Fast, Easy, and Realistic
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Voice Technology, Entertainment
13 points by NullPointerWin 57 days ago | 2 comments
Protecting Windows Users from Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation (microsoft.com)
Granting an exception to a system policy.
Security, Windows, Music, Entertainment
11 points by LorenDB 59 days ago | 1 comments
Legal art forgery, for the sake of movies (2014) (vanityfair.com)
Imagine this: You’ve just spent three weeks painstakingly replicating a Picasso painting from scratch—you’ve scrutinized documentation about the artist’s creative process; you’ve practiced his brushstrokes, so your work will look convincing; you’ve even painted in noted preliminary images, then covered them up, because that’s what he did. You’ve toiled over this, all for mere seconds of screen time in a film.
Art Forgery, Filmmaking, Entertainment, Art, History
69 points by theneedful 60 days ago | 35 comments
Former Disney employee who hacked Disney World menus sentenced to 3 years (databreaches.net)
When a former Disney World employee was accused of changing the menus at Disney World restaurants, it made headlines. And in January, when he admitted to changing the menus — including information about allergy information that could have created serious health risks for diners — that also made headlines. Now Michael Scheuer, who faced 10 years in prison for fraud and an additional subsequent two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, has been sentenced.
Cybersecurity, Crime, Disney, Entertainment
55 points by aa_is_op 61 days ago | 43 comments
Netflix introduces a new kind of subtitles for the non-hearing impaired (arstechnica.com)
Netflix programming is getting a new kind of subtitles.
Netflix, Subtitles, Accessibility, Entertainment
31 points by furcyd 63 days ago | 47 comments
Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia (arstechnica.com)
In a Black Mirror-esque turn, some cash-strapped actors who didn't fully understand the consequences are regretting selling their likenesses to be used in AI videos that they consider embarrassing, damaging, or harmful, AFP reported.
Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment, Ethics, Technology
10 points by taubek 69 days ago | 0 comments
The 'freaky and unpleasant' world when video games leak into the physical realm (bbc.com)
Video games are the biggest form of entertainment in the world, but sometimes they bleed into people's lives offline in surprising and disturbing ways.
Video Games, Entertainment, Technology, Society, Culture
29 points by l3x 69 days ago | 53 comments
The Creator of 'Cowboy Bebop' Thinks Reality Is More Dystopian Than Sci-Fi (nytimes.com)
With “Lazarus,” on Adult Swim and Max, Shinichiro Watanabe has returned to the kind of sci-fi action that made his name.
Science Fiction, Television, Entertainment
29 points by bookofjoe 69 days ago | 1 comments
How Monty Python and the Holy Grail became a comedy legend (bbc.com)
Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film.
Comedy, Film, History, Entertainment, Monty Python
166 points by sonabinu 79 days ago | 104 comments
The AI magic behind Sphere's upcoming 'The Wizard of Oz' (google)
How Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are helping to bring a cinema classic to larger-than-life in Las Vegas.
Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment, Google
54 points by radeeyate 79 days ago | 45 comments