A Sixties Look at Online Shopping 1999

they weren't so far off were they? :: spoof? ::

Posted by zefrank at December 18, 2007 2:35 PM

Comments (7)

Gotta love "What the wife selects on her console will be payed for by the husband on his counterpart console."

Posted by: Rubrick at December 18, 2007 2:38 PM

... is this for real? ... Suspiciously accurate... suspiciously uniformly scratchy film... but then again, I could swear I've seen that actress on Mannix or Petticoat Junction... many elipses... I speak haltingly with suspicious uncertainty...

Jeano

Posted by: Jeano at December 18, 2007 3:18 PM

Rubrick, that was what i noticed too... huh.
I do like the three monitor setup on the husband's console.

Posted by: ingrid at December 18, 2007 3:30 PM

What the..?! If it is a spoof, it's well done; full-on creepy there, man!

Posted by: kaninchen at December 18, 2007 10:15 PM

interesting that the used the "video screens" as basically one-way devices, only controllable by "push buttons". Then, the "electronic post office" consisted of the man writing on some kind of touchpad. All the while, there was a perfectly good typewriter/keyboard sitting right there that he completely ignored

Posted by: joe at December 18, 2007 10:59 PM

Nope:

This is for real. This was a Philco-Ford production shot in 1967.

You can see an article about this on Snopes:

This reminds me of the show Walter Cronkite did back in the 1960s called "The 21st Century". It was one of my favorite shows when I was growing up.

Posted by: David W. at December 18, 2007 11:42 PM

This is great. I don't think it's a spoof. I like how they make the whole online experience sort of creeepy. LOL

Posted by: Luke at December 19, 2007 11:51 AM


Ads Via The Deck		« keeping us company \| Main \| What's Your Problem » December 18, 2007 A Sixties Look at Online Shopping 1999 they weren't so far off were they? :: spoof? :: Posted by zefrank at December 18, 2007 2:35 PM Comments (7) Gotta love "What the wife selects on her console will be payed for by the husband on his counterpart console." Posted by: Rubrick at December 18, 2007 2:38 PM ... is this for real? ... Suspiciously accurate... suspiciously uniformly scratchy film... but then again, I could swear I've seen that actress on Mannix or Petticoat Junction... many elipses... I speak haltingly with suspicious uncertainty... Jeano Posted by: Jeano at December 18, 2007 3:18 PM Rubrick, that was what i noticed too... huh. I do like the three monitor setup on the husband's console. Posted by: ingrid at December 18, 2007 3:30 PM What the..?! If it is a spoof, it's well done; full-on creepy there, man! Posted by: kaninchen at December 18, 2007 10:15 PM interesting that the used the "video screens" as basically one-way devices, only controllable by "push buttons". Then, the "electronic post office" consisted of the man writing on some kind of touchpad. All the while, there was a perfectly good typewriter/keyboard sitting right there that he completely ignored Posted by: joe at December 18, 2007 10:59 PM Nope: This is for real. This was a Philco-Ford production shot in 1967. You can see an article about this on Snopes: This reminds me of the show Walter Cronkite did back in the 1960s called "The 21st Century". It was one of my favorite shows when I was growing up. Posted by: David W. at December 18, 2007 11:42 PM This is great. I don't think it's a spoof. I like how they make the whole online experience sort of creeepy. LOL Posted by: Luke at December 19, 2007 11:51 AM Post a comment Name: Email Address: (required) URL: Remember Me? YesNo Comments: