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Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by jere on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @03:14PM (#6764091)
Seriously?? It's just a few fake TV show clips they recorded specifically for this video. And for me, the channel buttons do nothing but bring up a description of the current "channel."

[edit: the channels do change after a delay]

Aside: I'm sure I've heard it all throughout my life, but it was only a few days ago that I looked up the lyrics and backstory behind this song. For a song written just shy of 50 years ago, it blows my mind how good it is.

http://rock.rapgenius.com/Bob-dylan-like-a-rolling-stone-lyr...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Rolling_Stone

Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by ambler0 on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @03:19PM (#6764143)
How long did you stick with it? It cycles through the same few channels at the very beginning and starts you on the same channel (food channel?) each time, but after that I think you're in control.

EDIT: OK, so I messed with this some more. It does appear to change channels on its own from time to time, so it doesn't seem possible to see whether they recorded the entire song for each channel. Also, it didn't start me on the food channel this time. Nevertheless, it's not the same each time you do it. I suspect that each channel only contains portions of the song and there are enforced channel changes as a result

Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by claybinion on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @06:21PM (#6765228)
I think once you change the channel once, it let's your stay on a certain channel for the entire song. I was able to watch a single channel for the majority of the song. And the first channel that is chosen for you seems to be random, it's been different the 3 times I watched it.
Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by diggum on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @03:17PM (#6764114)
There's a brief delay between pressing a key, the channel banner changing, and then the video stream changing, but it definitely responds.
Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by jere on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @03:25PM (#6764182)
Ok. I was getting confused by the delay and the initial lack of control. I couldn't tell the difference between a delayed change and an automatic change. Thanks.... point still stands that it's simply a bunch of fake tv clips, probably all the exact length of the song.
Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by diggum on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @03:48PM (#6764342)
No doubt. It seems each "channel" is a complete music video in and of itself, and the channel buttons switch between synchronized streams. And, like my TV, it feels like it takes too long to switch channels. ;)
Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by frogpelt on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @05:29PM (#6764973)
The ESPN set is real with Steve Levy anchoring and obviously "The Price is Right" and Drew Carey are the real deal.
Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by jere on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @05:48PM (#6765056)
They're the real sets/hosts, but not real broadcasts of those shows.
Re:"Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video by prawn on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @06:12PM (#6765170)
Evident in the quality of play in the channel showing tennis...