Serving Through Science (1946)
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The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This early television series featured a host showing short educational films each week. The program was sponsored by a rubber company and aimed to teach viewers about science.
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What happens
Serving Through Science is "the first regular science-related network series" and the first educational television series broadcast in the United States. The series premiered on the DuMont Television Network in May 1945, and was shown Tuesdays at 9 pm ET. The weekly program starred Dr. Miller McClintock showing short films produced by Encyclopædia Britannica, and was sponsored by U. S. Rubber. The last show aired May 27, 1947. The series' name was also a slogan used by the sponsor in its advertising. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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