Please see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6 for previous articles that also observe this alarming phenomenon. Why are
anonymous summary writers from certain metadata vendors continuing to push
their opinions onto the unsuspecting public, who only wish to simply find a movie
to watch without intrusion?
Below, find examples of editorializing and bias in the
on-screen program guide, and ponder if this is necessary.
Revolt of the Zombies
Pre-Romero classic where the zombies are defined by being a bit humourless and stiff rather than having insatiable appetite for brains. A campy horror-thriller with an improbably chipper opening theme.
Pre-Romero classic where the zombies are defined by being a bit humourless and stiff rather than having insatiable appetite for brains. A campy horror-thriller with an improbably chipper opening theme.
Whoever writes the film descriptions for Information TV is a major dude. pic.twitter.com/SwB8gb0kYt— Richard Blandford (@rblandford) February 29, 2016
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Pointless reworking of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic.
Pointless reworking of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic.
Gotta respect the honesty. pic.twitter.com/NyOSTBKXe2
— Peter Krowiak (@peterkrowiak) October 12, 2014
Hide and Seek
A girl (Dakota Fanning) blames creepy events on an imaginary
pal. Spooky but predictable.
Oh boy, time for another installment of TV descriptions being honest! pic.twitter.com/HhQAwgNkuI
— Peter Krowiak (@peterkrowiak) October 25, 2014
This summary has the bonus error of an incorrect year of release.
The King and I
Yul Brynner (Best Actor Oscar winner) and Deborah Kerr in a lavish and brilliantly acted version of
the the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit.
Dear Comcast, pretty certain the guide has the year very wrong! 😂 pic.twitter.com/40ATjcIl4Q— RoyallyHeather (@Heather84A) June 10, 2016
Ali
The one-two knockout punch of Will Smith as Muhammad Ali and Jon Voight as Howard Cosell (both received Oscar nominations) drives this triumphant sports bio. Smith perfectly embodies the former heavyweight champ.
The one-two knockout punch of Will Smith as Muhammad Ali and Jon Voight as Howard Cosell (both received Oscar nominations) drives this triumphant sports bio. Smith perfectly embodies the former heavyweight champ.
Anybody else get the idea that Will Smith might have personally written Comcast's description of the movie Ali? pic.twitter.com/bsKXLMJRSx— Dimitry (@HeavyDii) May 8, 2016
Not only does this final description include an opinion, it also
gets the name and gender of Lana Wachowski wrong.
The Matrix
Brothers Larry and Andy Wachowski wrote and directed this vivid, intelligent sci-fi thriller
about a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) introduced to a brave new world by a
mysterious man named Morpheus.
Dear @XFINITY: It should read "siblings Lana and Andy Wachowski". Please correct this error. #TransLivesMatter #LGBT pic.twitter.com/QMYcDKnebf
— SezÃn Koehler (@SezinKoehler) March 21, 2015
Here’s an example of a neutral, informative listing for 1999
classic The Matrix.
Don’t let anonymous film criticisms plague your EPG. Look for a TV and entertainment metadata business that features only relevant information in its program descriptions.
Author: Brian Cameron
Don’t let anonymous film criticisms plague your EPG. Look for a TV and entertainment metadata business that features only relevant information in its program descriptions.
Author: Brian Cameron
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