[Noisebridge-discuss] Prototype This - Bay Area filmed very hacker friendly show

[Mitch Altman]

While at the Austin Maker Faire I saw the premier episode of MAKE TV, which is due to debut in 80% of the US in January on PBS.  They have 10 episodes.  Looks like decent TV.  (And I have a 2-minute segment in it turning off TVs with my TV-B-Gone hat).  So, yeah, looks like there is a trend happening now, where somehow geeks are becoming cool.  :)  
 
For the MAKE TV show they have categories for the makers they show, such as "scientist", "engineer", and for the segment I'm in they created a category called "trouble maker" (meant as a good thing).  So far I'm the only one in this category, and they'd like more.  If anyone else wants to be a "trouble maker" and be on MAKE TV with one (or more) of their projects, lemme know and I'll get you in touch with the producer.
 
Mitch.
 



Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:11:54 -0700From: shannon.clark at gmail.comTo: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.netSubject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Prototype This - Bay Area filmed very hacker friendly show
Hi all,Earlier this week Prototype This premiered on the Discovery Channel - from the same production company at Mythbusters, looks to be a fairly interesting show (especially if they manage to get the redundant elements removed and show more of what they are actually hacking on and building).But that said, take a look at http://www.grandideastudio.com/portfolio/pt-mind-controlled-car/- production notes and schematics from the first episode. Seems like a good trend, hopefully many other great hacker friendly shows will do something similar - between Prototype This and History Hacker (Bre Prettis's show which I hope gets picked up) seems like there is a wave of new shows on TV which are showing hackers in a fairly positive light. Anyway, also great to see that San Francisco seems to be a hotbed of fairly interesting tech focused shows.Shannon-- Founder, Nearness Function - brand advertising & sponsorshipsBlog: Slow Brand - http://slowbrand.com
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