The Slow TV movement has been around for a while.
There are plenty other examples of the genre out there, and even some that arent even from Norway.
Just ask Andy Warhol, who oncefilmed the Empire State Building for eight straight hoursand called it art.
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But for the most part, the Slow TV craze never really took hold in the United States.
That is until Friday, whenHouse Speaker Paul Ryan debuted the strangest binge watch of the season: snow.
The livestream, titledSnowfall at the Capitol, has been airing on Ryans site.
Or a few hours.
Itll be here all weekend long.
But is it any good?
So is Ryans unexpected entry in our increasingly crowded winter TV season really worth the binge?
Lets start with the music, which is, without a doubt, the most immediately striking aspect ofSnowfall.
Whatever you want to call it, its easily the best part of the program.
Aidan will no doubt be a worldwide star come Monday.
At many points during the day, the livestream borders on gorgeous.
These rare flits of action add to the suspense: What will happen next, and when?
Is that man who walked through the frame going to come back again?
And what motivates The Walking Man, anyway?
After all, Ryan spends his daylight hours addressing thatotherunpleasant certainty in life, taxes.
So perhaps its not a stretch to think he likes to spend his tortured nights ruminating mankinds mortality?
And in fact, that glowing Twitter handle is a little obnoxious in its own right.
Lets just hope Walking Man gets more screen time in season 2.B+
