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Fool Time
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A documentary about the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
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Directed by Jon Bois
Jon Bois
Tim Allen
Richard KarnVideos
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mostdefaidan8Oct 10, 2026
This was a fantastic story about how the groundwork was laid in the 1850s that leads to the creation of the Internet, all by a bunch of Tim's, ego-centric dummies that always walk away with the credit, and Al's, humble men that did the work and become footnotes in the history books. Jon Bois did an amazing job creating a documentary that draws an out-of left field comparison between these men with Tim Taylor and Al Borland, the hardware duo on the sitcom Home Improvement. Thi… Read more
s has to be one of my favorite Jon Bois works ever