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Look Around You [0] is little known even in the UK, but I think a lot of HN readers might love it. It's a surreal but perfectly observed parody of the 80s/90s e
by cal85 3y ago
Look Around You [0] is little known even in the UK, but I think a lot of HN readers might love it. It's a surreal but perfectly observed parody of the 80s/90s educational videos we used to watch in school science classes.
[0] Episode 1: Calcium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU
- louthy 3y agoThe series of 'Look Around You' that is a pastiche of 'Tomorrows World' is amazing. The 'Music 2000' episode is my favourite [1]. This is an example of the original 80s TV show it was doing the pastiche of [2] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2myFLUDB74 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2myFLUDB74 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dn0lcvWkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dn0lcvWkY
- quietbritishjim 3y agoIt's more based on Open University programs made for showing in schools. But Tomorrow's World is a similar ilk.
- louthy 3y agoThat's the first series, the second series [1] is a parody of TW. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Around_You#Series_two https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Around_You#Series_two
- quietbritishjim 3y agoOh wow, I didn't know there was a second series!
- louthy 3y agoThen you're in for a treat!
- notahacker 3y agoI'm feeling nostalgic just over the clock at the beginning!
- amiga386 3y agoThanks, ants. Thants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaI6kBVyu00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaI6kBVyu00
- dataveg 3y agoSynthesizer Patel!