Underplayed Gems

Let There Be Stars

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The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

This 1949 variety show showcased up-and-coming Broadway talent discovered by a scout. It originated from Hollywood and used experimental visual techniques for its time.

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What happens

Let There Be Stars is a variety television series that was broadcast on ABC in 1949, the first program to originate in Hollywood for a major TV network. It debuted on September 21, 1949, and ended on November 27, 1949. It was a high-budget show for its time, and used new production techniques such as "Teleparencies", transparencies which could be displayed in the background, faded in or out or dissolved, and changed on the fly. The idea of the program was to highlight up-and-coming actors and actresses who had been found by a talent scout working to cast new performers in Broadway shows. Variety magazine praised the premiere episode in a review, but the program's success did not last. The first seven episodes are stored at the Paley Center for Media. The archive also has a "rough rehearsal kinescope" of episode 5. Peter Marshall was the host. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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