- The Uncanny Valley: Dragonbored | Dragged In | The Reviewers | Internet Dating and Me | Darkside of the Internet
Darkside of the Internet in Mat "Welshy" Williams' contribution to The Uncanny Valley. Unlike the others, it is a serious documentary about online dangers, including stalking, privacy concerns, and especially cyberbullying.
Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (Stuff You Like), Jonathan Burkhardt (ChaosD1), Allison Pregler (Ninja the Mission Force), Mathew Buck (Bad Movie Beatdown, Projector), Shea Koshan
, Phelan Porteous (Phelous), and Lewis Lovhaug (Atop the Fourth Wall, History of Power Rangers). Julien Diaz (Sad Panda) and William Dufresne (That Dude in the Suede) provide illustrative sketches.
Can be watched here.
It provides examples of:
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Broken Aesop: Many Channel Awesome contributors, including the ones featured in this documentary, made their names by creating reviews where they go on vitriolic rants and insulting tirades against pop culture works they don't like and against the people who make them. - Documentary: This time, it is. It touches on several subjects, including:
- Genre Shift: Unlike the previous entries of The Uncanny Valley, which were all sketch comedies, this one is a straightforward PSA about behavior on the internet.
- Public Service Announcement: It's a documentary about some dangers of internet use.
