paleofuture.tv [apocalypse]

Matt Novak — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:42:10 +0000

The shiny happy futurism of the 1950s gave way to much darker predictions for humanity in the 1970s. With energy crises, fears of terrorism and skyrocketing unemployment, it's really no wonder that Americans of the 1970s were often pessimistic about the future.

Out of this dread, the apocsploitation film was born.

Movies like Future Shock and The Late Great Planet Earth served up apocalyptic visions of the American future, both secular and religious. The second episode of paleofuture.tv looks at the doomsday documentary films of this era, which strangely enough all seemed to be hosted by Orson Welles. The production values in this episode still leave much to be desired, but I hope you enjoy it!

Previously on Paleo-Future:

paleofuture.tv [episode 00000]

Matt Novak — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:28:36 +0000

Rather than finish the magazine I've been working on for months*, I edited the premiere episode of paleofuture.tv yesterday. As you can see, it has the the production values of amateur porn, but with 37% less nudity.**

The first episode is about food, and as I learn a bit more about how to properly put these kinds of videos together the quality of the episodes will hopefully improve. I hope it's not a complete waste of your time, and I'll get back to blogging more regularly as my move from Minneapolis to Full Bladerunner, CA has been achieved. Enjoy.

*Sorry that it's taken so long. It really will be done soon.

**You can't tell, but I'm naked from the waist down.

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