“Love|Hate”: Sign Us Up For the Latter
In general, we have a policy not to hate on projects into which students sink time, energy, and personal savings. College is a time for experimentation, and experimentation means mistakes. But when the word “hate” is actually in the name of the project in question …
“Love|Hate,” a new show screening on Harvard-Radcliffe Television, does for VH1 clip revue shows what Columbia’s The Gates did for soap opera: make you wish they enforced age requirements for video cameras like they do for guns or rental cars. A panel of Disney-ready hosts throw out topics of discussion from crocs to Mark Foley to Larry Summers’ resignation, with guest commentators riffing on each. First let’s focus on the positive: Its hosts are enthusiastic and attractive. Its attitude is harmless. And it’s only 19 minutes long.
But around a minute and a half, the thought will dawn on you: They’re not joking. That is to say, they’re telling jokes … but they’re not joking. Describing it is pointless, just watch:
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January 12th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
fair harvard, using its powers to make the world a better place, as usual
January 12th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Oh. My. God. I got to 1:55. I want to know if anyone makes it longer.
January 12th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Like whoa. Sorry, I only managed 1:42. This is worse than those high school drama class ‘mirror sessions’ [wrist slitting motion; empty into glass].
January 12th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
2:34! 2:34! AM I WINNING I BETTER BE THIS IS TORTURE
January 13th, 2007 at 6:00 am
HOLY SHIT GONNA SLIT THEM VERTICAL
January 13th, 2007 at 8:40 am
well at least they had that warning about laughter-to-come at the beginning, without that i would have been overwhelmed. im sure this will be harvard’s guilty pleasure in no time. i also liked that they only interviewed their 3 friends. poor girls
January 13th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Wow, this kind of makes me ashamed to be a Harvard student.
January 13th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
…now maybe i won’t apply.
January 13th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
say what you want about the content, but that girl on the left is hottttt…
January 14th, 2007 at 12:30 am
I got to the end. The bitter end. I think this video effectively destroys any presumptions of Harvard’s prestige. This is state-school production quality. I am so grateful to be a Seven Sisters student instead.
January 15th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Here’s a much worse Harvard production
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ExMosm66gA
January 16th, 2007 at 9:10 am
I dunno, NT, you’re either tripping balls or are one of those three girls … that video is MUCH better.
January 16th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
I only made it to 1:27. I am weak . . .
January 18th, 2007 at 3:56 am
the middle one looks like the crypt keeper even without filming her in that dark room. yeesh.
January 18th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
I made it to 4:13. Do I get a prize?
This film made my life hurt.
January 20th, 2007 at 3:03 am
I’m mad the girl who wore plaid and didn’t comb her hair talked about women who can’t dress and black people being set back by a song. I guess that was the funny part.
No one laughed at the no-fly list part?
February 4th, 2007 at 2:06 am
am I the only one who thoroughly enjoyed this?
March 26th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
the girl in plaid is in my dorm…