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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 dmurray »

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

They're also the only national broadcaster I know of that devotes time to classical chess matches which typically last 4+ hours with one piece being moved ever few minutes. It helps that the world champion and best chess player is Norwegian, but slow TV may have made them more receptive.

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

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Post by 2143 »

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

I've heard about this before.

And I'm puzzled.

Are the Scandinavians so bored that they find the dashcam of a train amusing?

When people are given good social security, food, healthcare, education and everything else, do they start to find life boring?

Update: I don't mean any offense to Scandinavians or anybody else.

Update 2: I'm not American, so please don't use the comment section to crap on Americans with the assumption that I'll be offended (and also think about what that reveals about you). This is hilarious.

Update 3: I now realise it's just one person who's doing all the aforementioned crapping (at the time of this update). Maybe that person is having a bad day.

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

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Post by arghwhat »

2143 wrote: post #24
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

I've heard about this before. And I'm puzzled. Are the Scandinavians so bored that they find the dashcam of a train amusing? When people are given good social security, food, healthcare, education and everything else, do they start to find life boring? Update: I don't mean any offense to Scandinavians or anybody else. Update 2: I'm not American, so please don't use the comment section to crap on Americans with the as…

This has nothing to do with Scandinavians, it's just a form of entertainment you apparently do not seem to enjoy.

There's plenty of this stuff. Go on Twitch and you'll find people playing very uneventful video games for hours, and people will hang around to watch it. There has even been sessions of watching grass grow or paint dry, and people watched it.

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

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Post by linguistics__ »

2143 wrote: post #24
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

I've heard about this before. And I'm puzzled. Are the Scandinavians so bored that they find the dashcam of a train amusing? When people are given good social security, food, healthcare, education and everything else, do they start to find life boring? Update: I don't mean any offense to Scandinavians or anybody else. Update 2: I'm not American, so please don't use the comment section to crap on Americans with the as…

That's an odd take. A lot of people just like having the TV or radio on in the background and this is a cheap and relaxing kind of content to fill that niche.

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

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Post by Majestic121 »

2143 wrote: post #24
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

I've heard about this before. And I'm puzzled. Are the Scandinavians so bored that they find the dashcam of a train amusing? When people are given good social security, food, healthcare, education and everything else, do they start to find life boring? Update: I don't mean any offense to Scandinavians or anybody else. Update 2: I'm not American, so please don't use the comment section to crap on Americans with the as…

I think you're puzzled because you imagine people watching this actively for hours.

I think it's more of a nice background, that you keep on while doing something else (working, cooking, living in general), and sometimes check.

Same as a cozy fireplace, or a beautiful view from your window, or even a TV / radio left on whether someone listens to it or not

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

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Post by 2143 »

linguistics__ wrote: post #26
2143 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've heard about this before. And I'm puzzled. Are the Scandinavians so bored that they find the dashcam of a train amusing? When people are given good social security, food, healthcare, education and everything else, do they start to find life boring? Update: I don't mean any offense to Scandinavians or anybody else. Update 2: I'm not American, so please don't use the comment section to crap on Americans with the as…

That's an odd take. A lot of people just like having the TV or radio on in the background and this is a cheap and relaxing kind of content to fill that niche.

Hmm. I see.

Actually, I never put on TV in the background. Either there's something I want to watch or there isn't, in which case I turn off the TV.

I sometimes keep music on in the background. But this is only if I actually feel like listening to music. For instance, I can drive for hours with no music on (and no, my car exhaust note isn't very exciting).

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