It's like 'America's Funniest Home Videos,' but far more creepy.
It's like "America's Funniest Home Videos," but far more creepy.Once legendary Hollywood studio MGM has teamed up with smart doorbell maker Ring to make an "America's Funniest Home Videos"-style TV show, a prospect that nobody asked for." on September 26, which, of course, makes use of viral surveillance footage captured by Ring doorbell cameras.
If that sounds like a giant, hellish ad for Amazon and its Ring products, well, your instincts are probably right. This farcical, bold-faced product placement of a TV show will feature none other than Emmy award winning comedian Wanda Sykes — and that’s pretty much all the show's got going for it so far.For one, it's hard to rationalize why — in the age of ubiquitous camera-equipped smartphones — "Ring Nation" needs to exist.
Besides, funny "home" videos aren’t a novelty anymore, considering that anyone who uses Facebook or TikTok will see them in spades every day anyways. You'd think the still-airing and ever-popular "America’s Funniest Home Videos" already has that market cornered. Amazon can operate under the wholesome facade of cute animal encounters and light-hearted neighbor disputes all it wants — but its intentions are on full display here, as a company that's been looking to dominate the surveillance market ever sinceWorst of all, Amazon is just about the least trustworthy company to make and distribute this kind of technology.
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