MSN Preview from 1996 (featuring Anna Faris)
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This is the set of videos for the MSN Preview that shipped with the MSN 2.0 software, created on October 17, 1996.
MSN 2.0 was supposed to be a radical shift in the way people viewed online content. The preview featured a variety of "real people" who represented the 6 channels of the software's main section, called On Stage. Most of the acting is really canned, but what else would you expect?
Unfortunately, the software was way ahead of its time. In 1996, people were trying to use this software with 16 MB RAM and 14.4k dial-up modems. No one really knew what to expect from the Internet back then anyway. You'll hear these people talk about web sites and e-mail like it's something unprecendented.
This effort from MSN failed because computers in 1996 weren't ready for all of this content. The internet would ultimately become a place that people could browse by themselves, without relying on a single online service. By 1998, MSN's entire site was back to a "normal" page, with no more fancy content. Regardless, this set of videos was probably the most interesting promotional item that MSN has ever put together.
There are 8 parts to this video:
0:00 - Outside the theatre
0:45 - Inside the theatre's lobby - Your eyes don't deceive you: The girl that appears at 1:20 is Anna Faris; in 1996 she was an unknown actress, she became popular in 2000 for her role in "Scary Movie"
1:58 - Channel 1 (MSNBC news, weather, sports) - watch a truly vintage MSNBC commercial hosted by Brian Williams
2:32 - Channel 2 (showbiz, games, drama)
3:09 - Channel 3 (arts, nature, history)
3:54 - Channel 4 (self, health, wealth)
4:31 - Channel 5 (media, zines, attitude) - the weirdest one BY FAR! stay tuned for this part. this girl coined the phrase "too stupid to stop" that haunted some people during the installation process of MSN 2.0
5:07 - Channel 6 (fun, teens, comics)
These videos were filmed some time after July 1996 and before September 23, 1996. I couldn't find any information about any of the other actors/actresses who appear throughout the videos. They all go uncredited.
Tags for this video: 2.0 ad advertisement anna classic commercial faris microsoft msn msnbc old-school preview program software vintage
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impressive find!
I bet 1996 was not the tiome for a proyect like that. This video reminds me the 50's series that said "in the future, robots will atake over the earth" and stuff that never actually happened..
uh? what's that? OH MY GOD! MY MICROWAVE HAS TURNED MAD!! IT'S KILLING ME!! CALL THE COPS!! OH, MY GOD!! THEY'RE ALL 'ROUND US!! THEY'RE ALL 'ROUND US!!
I'm so glad I don't have dial-up anymore!
totally love his haircut
lol