In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).
George Plimpton
Self - Host
Claude Villers
Self - Co-Host
Peter Gabriel
Self
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January 1, 1984
58m
8.1
Nam June Paik
Leslie Fuller, Mitchell Kriegman, Nam June Paik
4
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
N/A
France•3
FR
Thirteen
US
The WNET Group
US
Centre Georges Pompidou
FR
WDR
DE
Laurie Anderson
Self
Joseph Beuys
Self
John Cage
Self
Robert Combas
Self
Merce Cunningham
Self
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage)
Teddy Dibble
Self
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