Look Around You

[anime4sabrina]

It looks like it was made in the 1980's or something but I looked it up and its from a few years ago like '02 or something. 

[the_raytownian]

Probably through filters, digital editing, or a combination of the two...

That and the snazzy wardrobe selections.

[moozeditty]

It's supposed to be reminiscent of old educational filmstrips. 

[the_raytownian]

Oh, haha... I was thinking they wanted to know "how" it looks old.

[Soueaster88]

It makes fun of the education films they show in schools.

[Majikthise]

Did you also wonder the same thing about Grindhouse? It's about verisimilitude, attention to detail. Stuff like that.

[ZincThallinide]

The show looks 'old' because it is 'old', as in, originally created in the 1930s by very forward-thinking scientists and engineers.  The video (forward-thinking, remember) was then placed in a vault where it was stored in a hypaboric chamber until the chamber automatically opened in the 2000s when the control computer determined it was time.  The sons of the sons carried out their duty well and now humanity is further educated at just the proper Societal Structure Point (SSP). 

Wait until you see what they're working on for the 2070s!

[sluggysan]

They shot it on 16mm film so it'd have that 70's educational film look.

[God-Says-No]

well imdb says it goes 02-05

only 14 episodes

but it made to look old

according to the words on imdb

reading all that stuffs

[GodsDrippyCrevice]

Not to be an ahole but how do you not get the main joke that this show is supposed to look like old educational tapes? 

What's with the proliferation of posters with anime avatars who don't "get" shows like this and Xavier? I'm not making a general statement, seriously, go look back at that board.

[Deadwhiteguy]

I checked the dates, it's more like 2004-06

[PandaMan75]

its so impresive that they can do this you have to admit its so f'in funny.

[PandaMan75]

Its brand new they mean for it to look old for sceanery.its really cool.

[PandaMan75]

you have to be smart to get some of the show at least whitty funny.

[the_raytownian]

"Whitey" or "witty" funny?

They both apply here.

[3x1minus1]

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GodsDrippyCrevice wrote:

Not to be an ahole but how do you not get the main joke that this show is supposed to look like old educational tapes? 

What's with the proliferation of posters with anime avatars who don't "get" shows like this and Xavier? I'm not making a general statement, seriously, go look back at that board.

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no kidding! and the T&E board as well. 

[BagOfMagicFood]

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GodsDrippyCrevice wrote:

Not to be an ahole but how do you not get the main joke that this show is supposed to look like old educational tapes?

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Especially right after we've had Garth Marenghi's Darkplace!

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ZincThallinide wrote:

The show looks 'old' because it is 'old', as in, originally created in the 1930s by very forward-thinking scientists and engineers.  The video (forward-thinking, remember) was then placed in a vault where it was stored in a hypaboric chamber until the chamber automatically opened in the 2000s when the control computer determined it was time.

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So it's like a sciencey version of Animaniacs?

[sleeplessness]

hahaha, i know right. it's spooky when you watch it. well, everything is a night for me....

[Happy_Land]

I am not sure when you guys graduated high school, but I am 18 and I loved this show the first time I saw it because it reminds me of almost every video I ever watched in a science class. The old feel especially, all of the science movies I have seen throughout school have been made in almost that same exact format. I mean of course the one's I saw were really and they didn't destroy the materials with a gun, but they would always say something like destroy all materials. I mean this is my opinion, and maybe it was just my school haha.

[Chikiku]

Look Around You has got to be the best show ever!!!!!!!

I mean you hafta love it.

I don't get those TaE fans who don't get the show.

It has the same humor essence....kinda....I mean I'm right...right?

[Makahari2000]

lol @ you.

[connolly69]

Yeah..I always wondered how they do that. Lol but I guess it's only logical that they use that type of film used in the 70's. Lol slap on the forehead moment. I like the show. British comedy is always great..they're clever, and not everyone gets it. I especially like the part at the end where he joins the last two of his words together to conclude the show. Hahaha

[LokiMizrahi]

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ZincThallinide wrote:

The show looks 'old' because it is 'old', as in, originally created in the 1930s by very forward-thinking scientists and engineers.  The video (forward-thinking, remember) was then placed in a vault where it was stored in a hypaboric chamber until the chamber automatically opened in the 2000s when the control computer determined it was time.  The sons of the sons carried out their duty well and now humanity is further educated at just the proper Societal Structure Point (SSP). 

Wait until you see what they're working on for the 2070s!

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ooooooooooooooookkkayyyyyyyyyyyy...............

[Hobosville782]

cheap film i'll bet, why waste money editting it to look bad

[madamemesque90]

It is supposed to make you reminsce late 70's - early 80's educational films ! my dad actually though it was real , I told him it was a television show ! he thought it was brilliant - he loved to watch with me XD ....