Hacker News with Generative AI: Television

Vizio Shows What Happens When U.S. Fascism and TV Enshittification Meet (techdirt.com)
We’ve noted for years how the “smart” TV sector is at the forefront of enshittification. It’s a sector full of companies that have doubled down on annoying ads and surveillance to the detriment of the customer. And while absolutely fixated on monetizing consumer surveillance data, it routinely fails to put anywhere close to the same attention on consumer privacy, resulting in a lot of scandal.
Politics, Consumer Rights, Privacy, Television, Surveillance
11 points by type0 3 days ago | 1 comments
Top Producer of '60 Minutes' Quits, Saying He Lost Independence (nytimes.com)
CBS News entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Bill Owens, said that he would resign from the long-running Sunday news program because he had lost his journalistic independence.
Journalism, News Media, CBS News, Television, "60 Minutes"
16 points by jaredwiener 4 days ago | 3 comments
Welcome to our website for the 1963 BBC MCR21 OB Van (mcr21.org.uk)
Welcome to our website for the 1963 BBC MCR21 OB Van
History, Technology, Television, Broadcasting, UK
87 points by brudgers 4 days ago | 1 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 7 days ago | 1 comments
The British sitcom that swept through the Balkans (2023) (samizdata.co)
If you were in Britain on Christmas Day in 1992, chances are you sat in front of the TV to watch an episode of one of the most-beloved series in the country, Only Fools and Horses.
Television, Culture, United Kingdom, Balkans
67 points by mellosouls 7 days ago | 79 comments
Hypertext TV (hypertext.tv)
Channel Menu What's Airing Now #################
Television, Streaming, Web Development
233 points by coloneltcb 7 days ago | 39 comments
What "Silicon Valley" TV Show Knew About Tech-Bro Paternalism (theatlantic.com)
The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet.
Television, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Gender
13 points by ryan_j_naughton 9 days ago | 8 comments
LG TVs' integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions (arstechnica.com)
LG TVs will soon leverage an AI model built for showing advertisements that more closely align with viewers' personal beliefs and emotions.
Advertising, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Television, Consumer Technology
40 points by cf100clunk 9 days ago | 29 comments
Black Mirror's pessimism porn won't lead us to a better future (theguardian.com)
Black Mirror is more than science fiction – its stories about modernity have become akin to science folklore, shaping our collective view of technology and the future.
Science Fiction, Television, Technology, Future, Society
176 points by magoghm 15 days ago | 174 comments
Severance: A closer look into the mid-century, brutalist universe of Lumon (designboom.com)
As the final episode of Severance’s Season 2 airs today, March 21st, viewers are left to ‘hang in there’ (remember that Breakroom poster?) while waiting for the next. Aside from setting a new record for Apple TV+ as its most-watched overall show, the series could be a masterclass in world-building through design.
Television, Design, Sci-Fi
31 points by alwillis 19 days ago | 6 comments
Doctor Who is the best show ever made. Here's why (werd.io)
The world is full of darkness. So much is going wrong. Experts agree that America has succumbed to right-wing authoritarianism; call it fascism or something else, these are extraordinarily difficult times.
Doctor Who, Television, Entertainment, Culture
6 points by benwerd 21 days ago | 0 comments
In the 1980s we also downloaded software from TV (newslttrs.com)
In the previous newslttr, I wrote about downloading software from radio broadcasts in the 1980s. It sparked some lively conversation on Hacker News which also brought up some other 80s software oddities. One obvious parallel was with software downloads via TV broadcast which is the subject of today's trip down 8k Memory Lane.
Software, History, Retro Computing, 1980s, Television
71 points by spzb 21 days ago | 27 comments
Exptv.org is a 24/7 curated, montage of vintage and obscure media (exptv.org)
EXP TV is a live tv channel broadcasting an endless stream of obscure media and video ephemera.
Television, Media, Vintage, Streaming, Curated
17 points by mraniki 25 days ago | 1 comments
Netflix’s Media Production Suite (netflixtechblog.com)
The journey from script to screen is full of challenges in the ever-evolving world of film and television.
Netflix, Media Production, Film, Television, Technology
257 points by MattSayar 25 days ago | 141 comments
Richard Chamberlain dies aged 90 (theguardian.com)
Richard Chamberlain, the hero of the 1960s television series Dr Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90.
Obituaries, Television, Actors, Entertainment
15 points by sandebert 27 days ago | 4 comments
My TV started playing a video in full screen by itself. What happened? (vizio.com)
Troubleshooting, Television, Technology, Smart Home
374 points by decimalenough 27 days ago | 252 comments
TVgarden (tv.garden)
Welcome to tv.garden, your gateway to free live TV streaming from anywhere.
Streaming, Television, Entertainment
8 points by bookofjoe 29 days ago | 3 comments
Take this on-call rotation and shove it (scottsmitelli.com)
The familiar blue and gold intro graphic fills the screen every evening at six o’clock on the dot. The jabbing staccato string music conjures up vague secondhand memories of what a teletype machine might have sounded like. A high angle view of the studio floor with the large Lexan-clad desk in the middle, then a cross dissolve to a two shot of the presenters for this newscast.
News, Television, Satire
191 points by mirawelner 30 days ago | 148 comments
Nearly half of Canadians have cut cable entirely: report (mobilesyrup.com)
An estimated 46 per cent (7.35 million) of Canadian households didn’t have a TV subscription with a cable, satellite, or telecom-based provider in 2024, according to a new report from Convergence Research.
Canada, Television, Media, Consumer Trends, Technology
15 points by amichail 32 days ago | 6 comments
Apple TV+ announces Neuromancer based on the novel by William Gibson (apple.com)
Apple TV+ announced today that it will expand its acclaimed slate of science fiction offerings with “Neuromancer,” a new 10-episode drama based on the award-winning novel of the same name by William Gibson.
Streaming Services, Science Fiction, Novels, Television, Adaptations
31 points by wslh 33 days ago | 4 comments
Sports Betting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [video] (youtube.com)
Sports Betting, Comedy, Television, John Oliver, News
5 points by teleforce 38 days ago | 0 comments
Would You Rather Have Married Young? (metropolitanreview.org)
In an iconic episode of Girls, “One Man’s Trash,” Hannah spontaneously spends a weekend with a hot, respectful doctor in his expensive brownstone.
Relationships, Marriage, Television, Comedy
48 points by herbertl 38 days ago | 59 comments
Nab calls for end of ATSC 1.0 (broadbandtvnews.com)
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to establish a clear, industry-wide transition plan for the full deployment of Next Gen TV (ATSC 3.0).
Television, Technology, Broadcasting, Government Regulations
4 points by dmitrygr 41 days ago | 0 comments
Why Has Sci-Fi TV Stopped Imagining Our Future? (denofgeek.com)
Once, shows like Star Trek predicted new tech and a boldly going future; now, Severance, Silo and even Trek are looking to the past.
Science Fiction, Television, Technology, Future
9 points by pseudolus 41 days ago | 3 comments
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Is a Stone-Cold Masterpiece (gizmodo.com)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is one of the greatest fantasy adventures of all time. An absolute masterpiece.
Fantasy, Television, Reviews
205 points by adrian_mrd 43 days ago | 116 comments
Why Mark in 'Severance' Drives a 1997 Volvo (thedrive.com)
The hit show's meticulous use of 1980s and '90s cars has prompted countless theories, so we talked to the people who chose them to finally get some answers.
Television, Cars, Culture, Design
14 points by tosh 43 days ago | 10 comments
From Statecraft to Soulcraft (noemamag.com)
Nearly 450 years ago, a French philosopher wrote a book that feels like a precursor to “The White Lotus,” HBO’s hit TV show set in a luxury resort that follows various groups of guests as tensions build among them.
Philosophy, Television, Social Commentary
4 points by corimaith 50 days ago | 0 comments
Making the Lumon Industries WoeMeter (make3.co)
Severance is renowned for its distinctive production design, and we were tasked with bringing the WoeMeter to life—from early sketches to a fully functional, screen-ready prop.
Production Design, Prop Making, Television, Severance, Sci-Fi
25 points by CharlesW 52 days ago | 8 comments
DIY "infinity contrast" TV – with 100% recycled parts [video] (youtube.com)
DIY, Television, Recycling, Video, Technology
122 points by HelloUsername 53 days ago | 66 comments
In Severance, Office Perks Couldn't Be More Sinister (theoffcut.substack.com)
There's no such thing as a free (work) lunch.
Television, Workplace Culture, Dystopian Fiction
56 points by nickcotter 53 days ago | 69 comments