Rock 'N' America (1984)
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- United States
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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 is a sketch comedy and music video show from the 1980s. It aired late on weekends and featured parodies of lounge culture and fake newscasts.
comedicquirkyplayfulfast-pacedcampynostalgiclightheartedparodiclate-night vibe
What happens
Rock 'N' America is an American sketch comedy and music video show. In most markets which syndicated the program, it was usually aired Friday or Saturday evenings, usually at midnight or later. During Smith's run as host, much of the show's humor revolved around cheese logs and other stereotypes parodying the 1980s club lounge scene. One of the comedy bits featured Smith anchoring a fake newscast, in the style of a Saturday Night Live Weekend Update segment, using the sobriquet "Walter Cheeselog". In the middle of the series run, the original series host Rick Ducommun was replaced by Frazer Smith. The opening and ending credit music changed also, using a portion of the song "Automatic Sighs" (falsely credited as "Automatic Signs" during the end credits) by the band Strange Advance off their album Worlds Away. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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