Will.i.am: First Black Man In Hologram
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill
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4:45PM, Wednesday November 5th 2008
Last night, an African-American man made television history! Sure, Barack has got our future in his very capable hands, but Will.i.am transported us straight into “Star Trek” territory! That’s right, the beat box behind the Black Eyed Peas, who also made the very viral “Yes We Can” video, was teleported into the CNN studio from Grant Park in Chicago. At a such a crucial time in our history, Anderson Cooper united nerds across this great land by saying, “Let’s see if we can beam him in.” Then, right there, before our very eyes, the first man ever in hologram, FOR REAL, on national television!
Okay, so Will.i.am got it a little mixed up and said he felt like he was in “Star Wars.” But, Cooper quickly corrected him that, much like cell phones, it was in fact The Trek that was responsible for this kind of totally awesome technology! [FYI, “Star Wars” had pre-recorded hologram messages (“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.”) but could not beam people anywhere, though that sure would have come in handy.] Sigh, we love the Coop!
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christianay
wrote on November 5 2008 @ 05:22 pm: [report]
for the record, they did this earlier in the night with one of their news correspondents, jessica yellin i think her name is. but will.i.am was the first male and the first black person to do it… so yayy for both of them. and for CNN.
Tony
wrote on November 5 2008 @ 07:46 pm: [report]
Also for the record, it was fake.
Todd
wrote on November 6 2008 @ 08:33 am: [report]
Sorry—but Will.i.am was correct. On Star Trek, “beaming” physicall moved people from one location to another.
In the Star Wars movies, people communicated via live hologram (I believe in every film except the first one) as well as Princess Leia’s recorded message to Obi Wan.
And yes, I am the biggest nerd in the world—not just for knowing this, but for actually feeling the need to point it out.
Simcha
wrote on November 6 2008 @ 09:08 pm: [report]
@ Todd
Awesome. Ok, so I’m totally biased to the Trek. But you can’t deny the term “beam,” and where it was coined.