RetroBites: Marshal McLuhan (1977)

[Trudeau7900]

Another great Canadian thinker was McLuhan's teacher: Harold A. Innis.

[plan101]

@Trudeau7900

What significant threshold in difference would have been present between the two?

[guinnesstrail]

Man alive, whatever happened to Roy Bonisteel. So much insight. He has a oriental cast in his face which gives him a third world touch. Wow.

[TheTTBT]

"At the speed of light, the medium and the message are one." Boy oh boy oh boy...

[TheWizzooo]

If only the interviewer had 33 years of hindsight. I'm really appreciate McCluhan.

[thejobloshow]

McLuhan is insane.

[Dresnin19]

these guys are sitting way too close

[Jonnyfaster]

...Canada's own intellectual giant...

[brianpadraic]

Marshall: pure genius. He makes all the connections but sometimes has some trouble explaining them. That's the hard part really after the revelation.

[mulliganstew72]

I am a hot character. Shit.

[lucathepurplepanda]

i have a baby face!

this guy was way before his time - a true genius!

[brianpadraic]

I could listen to McLuhan, Terrence McKenna, George Carlin and Joseph Campbell all day, every day. They are geniuses! McLuhan: Canada's Aristotle!

[JimB667]

did everyone have a stache back then or what? ehh?

[fastfoodclowns]

McLuhan gave the hippies way too much credit. Hippies don't think, at all....

[stokepogue]

what is this old tv show? Is it available on DVD?

[ItsJustARide314]

the only question i have is how can one man be so self actualizing that he can see to even begin to analyze in that way?

though, i suppose if i had the answer to that i would have the answer to far to many question in psychology and then some, making for a very bored and aloof scientific community...

[robbwindow]

This has been developed more the word Star. The new media has created stars however his analogy of Hitler explains his point. A month rather than a few years sounds rational but Hitler represented the popular Chaplin black and white filmed image, which again could be his source of reflecting political figures mirroring actors, or stars, but today the pixelated image has been greatly increased therefore the effects maximised therefore re-debatable.

[nalm2025]

funny guy mcluhan..very mischevious and really quite dishonest while spewing some profound truth's in between.

[Kullg4r]

"Aww shame" xD

Good stuff.

[tfiles3]

Thanks for posting this--the more McLuhan, the better!

[riktiktav]

Brilliant man! Hard to fathom sometimes, lol, but so spot on.