Underplayed Gems

Kontraplan

Kontraplan poster
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 talk show from Croatian television ran from 2005 to 2007. Each guest appeared from their own location like their office or home, with one guest in the studio to keep things balanced. It was known for tackling controversial subjects and letting guests openly challenge each other.

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What happens

Kontraplan is a talk show broadcast live on Croatian Radiotelevision between 2005 and 2007. Its unique feature was that each guest was located in a separate studio set at a location which defined their background, such as their office or home. One guest as a rule shared the studio with the host to provide an objective, analytical role in the debate. Kontraplan was a controversial TV show with no limits set to selecting participants or subjects: the guests invited to the show often confronted each other's views on any of the chosen segments of public life, sports, or current affairs, collectively contributing to a different take on a subject. The international embezzlement scandal involving allegations of money laundering through local branches of Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International bank was publicly talked about for the first time in Kontraplan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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