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Esc & Ctrl

20111 Season10m episodes

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Runtime: 10m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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In Esc & Ctrl: Stories About People Trying to Control the Internet, with searing interviews, unravelling mysteries and some great fun along the way, Jon Ronson is setting off on an adventure that may mean you'll never look at your mouse in the same way again.

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Director: Jon Ronson
Writing: Jon Ronson
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 11, 2011

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2 hrs

13 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Esc & Ctrl

20111 Season10m episodes

Documentary

Your rating

Runtime: 10m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

In Esc & Ctrl: Stories About People Trying to Control the Internet, with searing interviews, unravelling mysteries and some great fun along the way, Jon Ronson is setting off on an adventure that may mean you'll never look at your mouse in the same way again.

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Sep 11, 2011 · 10m
The Search for Omer Gershon
Jon Ronson starts looking into a man named Marc Pax, who posted a video on YouTube about experiencing homophobia when advocating gay rights. With it being discovered that this man was not actually Marc Pax. Jon Ronson tries to find out what are the true intentions behind this suspicious video. And it seems that there is a much bigger picture.
E2 · Airs Sep 21, 2011 · 10m
Astroturfing
Wendell Potter speaks about a patient named Nataline Sarkisyan, who battled with Leukemia back in 2007 whilst CIGNA refused to provide a needed liver transplant.
E3 · Airs Oct 5, 2011 · 10m
Two Weeks Later
Omar Gershon faked a video posted on YouTube, in which a man named Marc Pax claimed to experience homophobia when trying to join the Gaza Flotilla. Exploring Tel Aviv, Jon Ronson speaks with members of Latma Studios, the Jerusalem Post and the Israeli government, but it seems Omar Gershon's whereabouts is unknown by these.
E4 · Airs Oct 19, 2011 · 10m
Egypt's Arab Spring
Talking to the telecommunications company Vodafone, it appears that during the Arab Spring uprising, the government requested for the internet to be shut down.
E5 · Airs Nov 2, 2011 · 10m
Friday
Jon Ronson visits Patrice Wilson, a man who was responsible for the YouTube music hit 'Friday' by Rebecca Black. The video achieved over 200m views, and he believes he can do it again. Jon Ronson is treated to a track made by Patrice Wilson just for him.
E6 · Airs Dec 14, 2011 · 10m
Twitter Bots
Jon Ronson visits web analyst Tim Hwang (Web Ecology Project), who along with his colleagues has developed bots for the social media service Twitter. The bots generate random tweets in an experiment to see if they could steer the conversation amongst real human tweeters.
E7 · Airs Feb 23, 2012 · 10m
JON VS JON
The spam bot was created by academics formerly at Warwick University. Jon Ronson discusses his frustration with the fact many of the tweets seem plausible, even though they are about things he would never talk about himself. With the creators of this account refusing to take it down, it seems the only way to resolve this is by meeting them.
E8 · Airs Mar 9, 2012 · 10m
Patrice Wilson Follow-Up
Patrice Wilson was the mastermind behind the YouTube music hit 'Friday' by Rebecca Black. Jon Ronson is treated to a second track made by Patrice Wilson just for him. This time Jon Ronson decides to go ahead and shoot a music video with Patrice.
E9 · Airs Mar 22, 2012 · 10m
JON VS JON Part 2
Jon Ronson arranges a meeting with the creators of the twitter spambot 'Jon_Ronson'. After some heated discussion and confusion in this interview, he discovers the academics' true agenda.
E10 · Airs Apr 5, 2012 · 10m
Atos
Jon Ronson meets with Frances Kelly, the founder of 'Carer watch', a forum for people who stay at home to look after relatives with disabilities. It got taken down indirectly by a company called Atos, employed by the UK government to monitor people claiming incapacity benefits.
E11 · Airs Apr 19, 2012 · 10m
Tuesday
Patrice Wilson had expressed some concerns about a previous episode of Escape and Control, in which he felt unfairly portrayed. Therefore he offered to record a new song with Jon Ronson, and shoot a music video. When asked to think of a topic which sparks passion, Jon Ronson came up with a concept... Tuesday.
E12 · Airs May 3, 2012 · 10m
Finding Omer
With Jon Ronson's Escape and Control series coming to an end, it was time to make one more attempt at finding Omer Gershon, the actor who appeared in a YouTube video claiming to have experienced homophobia from the Free Gaza Movement. How did he get involved? Why did he make the video? These questions and more are addressed when Jon Ronson finds Omer Gershon in Tel Aviv.
E13 · Airs May 17, 2012 · 10m
Tuesday Music Video
Jon Ronson talks about creating the music video for the song 'Tuesday'. It features Patrice Wilson who was the creator of the YouTube music hit 'Friday' with Rebecca Black. Could Jon Ronson really take control of the internet with a new smash hit, or would it be a moment of embarrassment for the whole world to see? Jon Ronson has made his decision...

Details

Director: Jon Ronson
Writing: Jon Ronson
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 11, 2011

Time to finish

2 hrs

13 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs Sep 11, 2011 · 10m
The Search for Omer Gershon
Jon Ronson starts looking into a man named Marc Pax, who posted a video on YouTube about experiencing homophobia when advocating gay rights. With it being discovered that this man was not actually Marc Pax. Jon Ronson tries to find out what are the true intentions behind this suspicious video. And it seems that there is a much bigger picture.
E2 · Airs Sep 21, 2011 · 10m
Astroturfing
Wendell Potter speaks about a patient named Nataline Sarkisyan, who battled with Leukemia back in 2007 whilst CIGNA refused to provide a needed liver transplant.
E3 · Airs Oct 5, 2011 · 10m
Two Weeks Later
Omar Gershon faked a video posted on YouTube, in which a man named Marc Pax claimed to experience homophobia when trying to join the Gaza Flotilla. Exploring Tel Aviv, Jon Ronson speaks with members of Latma Studios, the Jerusalem Post and the Israeli government, but it seems Omar Gershon's whereabouts is unknown by these.
E4 · Airs Oct 19, 2011 · 10m
Egypt's Arab Spring
Talking to the telecommunications company Vodafone, it appears that during the Arab Spring uprising, the government requested for the internet to be shut down.
E5 · Airs Nov 2, 2011 · 10m
Friday
Jon Ronson visits Patrice Wilson, a man who was responsible for the YouTube music hit 'Friday' by Rebecca Black. The video achieved over 200m views, and he believes he can do it again. Jon Ronson is treated to a track made by Patrice Wilson just for him.
E6 · Airs Dec 14, 2011 · 10m
Twitter Bots
Jon Ronson visits web analyst Tim Hwang (Web Ecology Project), who along with his colleagues has developed bots for the social media service Twitter. The bots generate random tweets in an experiment to see if they could steer the conversation amongst real human tweeters.
E7 · Airs Feb 23, 2012 · 10m
JON VS JON
The spam bot was created by academics formerly at Warwick University. Jon Ronson discusses his frustration with the fact many of the tweets seem plausible, even though they are about things he would never talk about himself. With the creators of this account refusing to take it down, it seems the only way to resolve this is by meeting them.
E8 · Airs Mar 9, 2012 · 10m
Patrice Wilson Follow-Up
Patrice Wilson was the mastermind behind the YouTube music hit 'Friday' by Rebecca Black. Jon Ronson is treated to a second track made by Patrice Wilson just for him. This time Jon Ronson decides to go ahead and shoot a music video with Patrice.
E9 · Airs Mar 22, 2012 · 10m
JON VS JON Part 2
Jon Ronson arranges a meeting with the creators of the twitter spambot 'Jon_Ronson'. After some heated discussion and confusion in this interview, he discovers the academics' true agenda.
E10 · Airs Apr 5, 2012 · 10m
Atos
Jon Ronson meets with Frances Kelly, the founder of 'Carer watch', a forum for people who stay at home to look after relatives with disabilities. It got taken down indirectly by a company called Atos, employed by the UK government to monitor people claiming incapacity benefits.
E11 · Airs Apr 19, 2012 · 10m
Tuesday
Patrice Wilson had expressed some concerns about a previous episode of Escape and Control, in which he felt unfairly portrayed. Therefore he offered to record a new song with Jon Ronson, and shoot a music video. When asked to think of a topic which sparks passion, Jon Ronson came up with a concept... Tuesday.
E12 · Airs May 3, 2012 · 10m
Finding Omer
With Jon Ronson's Escape and Control series coming to an end, it was time to make one more attempt at finding Omer Gershon, the actor who appeared in a YouTube video claiming to have experienced homophobia from the Free Gaza Movement. How did he get involved? Why did he make the video? These questions and more are addressed when Jon Ronson finds Omer Gershon in Tel Aviv.
E13 · Airs May 17, 2012 · 10m
Tuesday Music Video
Jon Ronson talks about creating the music video for the song 'Tuesday'. It features Patrice Wilson who was the creator of the YouTube music hit 'Friday' with Rebecca Black. Could Jon Ronson really take control of the internet with a new smash hit, or would it be a moment of embarrassment for the whole world to see? Jon Ronson has made his decision...

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