Latte Virals

Posted by Mike Walsh

12/29/07 6:20 AM

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Over a cup of coffee this morning I was clicking through some of the viral video hits of the year. NewVeeTee had a interesting selection, from Filipino prisoners dancing 'Thriller', Miss Teen South Carolina to a bizarre impassioned plea to leave Britney alone. If anything, what links most of the viral clips making the rounds at the moment is a 'life is stranger than fiction' intrigue. 

Like reality TV in the nineties, the new genre of 'weird reality' online video is fast developing its own thematic cues - cheap production values, quirky subjects and voyeuristic allure. Like the early days of the web, when all sorts of odd art school websites flourished, I think this is a transitional phase. But then again, if the NetStar phenomenon in China is anything to go by - surreal pseudo reality could be around for a while longer.   


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