Talking about the Internet on television is often a recipe for disaster. Internet culture is far too self-referential and, frankly, weird to be interpreted the same way on television that it is online. We do our thing (dancing birds, disruptive parents) and they do their thing (weather forecasts, fashion shows for kids or whatever).
A prime example of how the ill-fated marriage can result in epic disaster comes courtesy of The View, in which Barbara Walters, the grande dame of broadcast journalism, attempted to explain to the ladies how the Twitter works. Believe it or not, she essentially understands it. She doesn't get why anyone would tweet, per se, but she comprehends the basic functionality.
However, Babs doesn't do so without reminding us that she is, in fact, still an old lady about the Internet. "I'm so with it," she says, while snapping her fingers and dancing to the sound of idle chatter. Really awkward, you guys. But then she calls MySpace "MyFace," and totally misses Joy Behar's dirty euphemism dropping.
- 3.03.09 - 9:30AM
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3.03.09
By Stephen
I'm WAITING for the re-mix, people. C'mon!
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