July 11th, 2007
Gillmor vies for attention with 'Bad Sinatra'
My friend Steve Gillmor buries the Gillmor Gang and resurfaces with “Bad Sinatra,” his own version of Silicon Valley cinema verite, in which I play myself, accompanied by other cast members, including Doc Searls, Mike Arrington, Marc Benioff and Robert Scoble. “Bad Sinatra” is vintage Gillmor, with debate, argument, randomness, a few expletives and some real nuggets scattered in the 38:30 minute episode. I’m not exactly sure what “bad” Sinatra means, but you could think of it as an unscripted, loosely patched together Seinfeld-like episode with a cast of tech industry characters in search of a theme or the meaning of iPhone, or for the more theatrically minded, an updated version of Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” I look forward to the next show…or gestures.
Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of CNET News.com, has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
