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Swedish slow TV: The great moose migration [video]

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Re: Swedish slow TV: The great moose migration [video]

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Post by mcv »

WJW wrote: post #6
andrelaszlo wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But perfected in Sweden with The Great Moose Migration!

So the genre started in the UK with Yule log burning ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_log ), then was popularised in Norway and perfected in Sweden. Might we expect the slow eastward migration to continue and for Finland to come up with the next masterpiece? The Finns are already somewhat notorious for going long stretches of time without speaking, after all. (Big hugs to all nations involved of course)

Didn't Germany already do this ages ago? At night, they would broadcast various train trips[0]. I even recall there was a bit of a scandal when they cut out part of the trip through a tunnel, because the screen would be all black for too long.

[0] Just from a single camera at the front of the train, no further editing. I haven't seen the Norwegian and Swedish Slow TV yet, but I get the impression they use multiple cameras. The German version was super simple, but very relaxing in its simplicity.

Re: Swedish slow TV: The great moose migration [video]

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Post by bipson »

mcv wrote: post #15
WJW wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the genre started in the UK with Yule log burning ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_log ), then was popularised in Norway and perfected in Sweden. Might we expect the slow eastward migration to continue and for Finland to come up with the next masterpiece? The Finns are already somewhat notorious for going long stretches of time without speaking, after all. (Big hugs to all nations involved of course)

Didn't Germany already do this ages ago? At night, they would broadcast various train trips[0]. I even recall there was a bit of a scandal when they cut out part of the trip through a tunnel, because the screen would be all black for too long. [0] Just from a single camera at the front of the train, no further editing. I haven't seen the Norwegian and Swedish Slow TV yet, but I get the impression they use multiple ca…

Agreed.

The wikipedia link above has 2009 as the earliest date.

In Austria you would find random scenic train rides on TV whenever you would switch on the TV in the middle of the night at least from 2002 onward, if not earlier... And I don't think this started in Austria.

Re: Swedish slow TV: The great moose migration [video]

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Post by Jaruzel »

vinni2 wrote: post #2

For those who don’t know slow tv was popularized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) with train journeys and ship routes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_television

Not 100% live (most of the time), but definitely a good candidate for Slow TV is RailCowGirl:

https://www.youtube.com/c/RailCowGirl

Especially good if you love trains, and amazing scenery.

Re: Swedish slow TV: The great moose migration [video]

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Post by ui4jd73bdj »

WJW wrote: post #6
andrelaszlo wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But perfected in Sweden with The Great Moose Migration!

So the genre started in the UK with Yule log burning ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_log ), then was popularised in Norway and perfected in Sweden. Might we expect the slow eastward migration to continue and for Finland to come up with the next masterpiece? The Finns are already somewhat notorious for going long stretches of time without speaking, after all. (Big hugs to all nations involved of course)

We have slow TV for hawk nesting and seal sunbathing in Finland. Unfortunately the seals sunbathing location was figured out one year and they had to stop broadcasting it.

Re: Swedish slow TV: The great moose migration [video]

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Post by nibix »

mcv wrote: post #15
WJW wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the genre started in the UK with Yule log burning ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_log ), then was popularised in Norway and perfected in Sweden. Might we expect the slow eastward migration to continue and for Finland to come up with the next masterpiece? The Finns are already somewhat notorious for going long stretches of time without speaking, after all. (Big hugs to all nations involved of course)

Didn't Germany already do this ages ago? At night, they would broadcast various train trips[0]. I even recall there was a bit of a scandal when they cut out part of the trip through a tunnel, because the screen would be all black for too long. [0] Just from a single camera at the front of the train, no further editing. I haven't seen the Norwegian and Swedish Slow TV yet, but I get the impression they use multiple ca…

Yes, the train rides were in the night programme of ARD during the 90s [1]. Meanwhile, the other public German TV channel ZDF did the contrast program with a different mode of transportation: They had dash cam views of car rides [2].

[1] https://youtu.be/7ycjaWRnETU [2] https://youtu.be/2jI-Sn_X7x4?t=213

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