Today I am filled with hope as a new day dawns in America. Okay, yeah, I’m being overly dramatic. Yes, I am happy and inspired that Barack Obama will be our next President (though maybe not as happy as Yo Majesty).
However, Obama’s victory was not the only thing that gave me hope and pride in America.
The non-stop news coverage meant that each network had a lot of time to kill between polls closing and results coming in, which meant they had to fill that time with inane analysis, shots of Chicago and Phoenix and tons of high-tech toys, the latter providing for some of the most entertaining moments of the night.
CNN took the technology lead on TV. I was impressed with the 3D images of the Capitol building and the giant vote tabulator which seemed to act like a giant iPod. But the moment of the night was when they brought in Will.I.Am VIA HOLOGRAM!
Yes, that’s right, all that technology we saw in Star Wars is finally coming to fruition. They probably could have interviewed him on a split screen or whatever else they used for other commentators that night, but, no, for some reason a hologram was a way to go. Though Will.I.Am and Anderson Cooper both laughed at the technology, it’s clear that this is a new step forward for America and the news reporting networks. A new day IS dawning in America: a day of holograms!
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