The television special will focus on the impact Steve Jobs had on other peoples lives. It’ll include interviews from musicians like Stevie Wonder who’ll talk the influence Steve Jobs had on his career and former Apple employee Daniel Kottke who will talk his time with the Apple CEO. The documentary will air on Sunday, October 16, on Discovery’s domestic and international channels. [InsideTV]
zahli
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 1:55 PMfml
Joel
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 1:59 PMYeah.. FYL.
Matt L
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 2:09 PMSomething worth ending it over?
deadnotsleeping
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 2:21 PMpoorly written…
“…Daniel Kottke who will talk his time with the Apple CEO.”
“..Stevie Wonder who’ll talk the influence Steve Jobs..”
missing a couple abouts maybe
B3n
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:12 PM+1
Ozoneocean
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 2:40 PMThis makes me respect them just that little bit less.
And Stevie Wonder talking about the influence on his career? By the time Apple came on the scene his best days were well behind him. The biggest hit he’s had since then was someone else covering one of his songs with crudely altered lyrics (Pastime paradise==gangster paradise).
Scott
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3:35 PMAnd like they’d give a fuck about losing your respect if you’d condemn them for honouring someone who you personally don’t like.
Paul
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7:07 PMNothing wrong with them hosting this. Go host your loner party, bloody troll.
James
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:16 PM+1 ozoneocean
I’m confused by Stevie Wonder featuring on this as well, it doesn’t make a lick of sense.
Scott:
It’s his respect, he can give and take it from whomever he wants. Personally i think respecting someone less because they support someone you don’t is perfectly acceptable. He didn’t condem them, just respects them a little less. Also I doubt he was hoping they’d care about it.
Paul:
Calling people names is detrimental to your already benign comment.
Jimmy
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 2:53 PMmmm…don’t know about this…
So this guy made some cash out of computers, was a complete dick to a lot of people that worked for him, no apparent donations to charity and quite open about the slave labour in China.
Should make for a controversial documentary.
James
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3:28 PMwow, you trolls never give up. Back under your bridges.
Do you think that Apple are the only company that outsourced to China? I have a reality check for you.
They all do.
talk about ill informed.
Mike
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3:49 PMwhich of course makes him a saint. Ah yes, I see your logic. Actually wait..no I don’t.
James
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3:56 PMI never said he was a saint, but people single out apple for such evil things and the tech they personally use is made by equally evil corporations doing exactly the same thing.
Apple is only targeted because it’s the biggest and most successful. That is hypocrisy, I’m afraid. Apple aren’t clean, sure, but neither is ANYONE else.
You’re a fool if you think otherwise.
MDolley
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:44 PMI don’t think it’s hypocrisy and I don’t think anybody is saying that Apple are the only ones doing the wrong thing.
Who else is in a better position to implement change than the most valuable company in the sector? Having the highest profits makes you the one most capable of spending money to solve the problem.
Apple are always telling people to think differently, maybe they should think differently by starting a revolution in electronics manufacturing?
Just because everybody else is doing something doesn’t mean it’s right when you do it.
SHL
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:51 PMUnfortunately it’s brought up in almost every Android vs. iOS argument, that Apple is bad because of the Foxconn issue when HTC, Sony, Samsung etc. also use the same manufacturers.
They’re not even using it as a constructive criticism of Apple. It’s ammunition for the sake of ammunition.
Pres
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:23 PMYou’ve confused hypocrisy with common sense. If people are doing bad things, wouldn’t you go after the biggest and most influential of those people to try and affect change?
If anyone is guilty of hypocrisy it’s Apple with their “think different” and “revolutionary” talk.
Brave
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 6:25 PMTrolling, the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat.
Hence nternet troll, someone who makes provocative coments (bait) in order to get responses (fish). You, fanboy are a fish.
Jams Mac
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3:35 PMI don’t quite understand, why these two and not a tech or software head?
B3n
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:14 PMEntertainment ofcourse!
Virus__
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 5:08 PMFrom what I see Adam tweet about he’s actually pretty tech savy it seems.
Franz
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:16 PMStevie Wonder has never even seen an iMac, iPhone nor Steve Jobs so I will find this both amusing AND enlightening.
If they wanted to honor him, why did they choose the mythbusters?
Seth Grimshaw
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:52 PMBecause they’re MythBusters, things will end with explosions of iProducts to shower down upon the masses.
Or a MythBusters special on the Apple myths; “Is there really an app for that?”
Pat
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 5:02 PMAt least make things relevant. They need to bust myths about Steve Jobs and Apple.
Did Steve left a 4 year plan?
or
Is Steve in fact still alive?
or
Will there be an iPhone 5 during Christmas?
Josh
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 5:07 PMDoes anyone know where or when to watch this in aus?
Luke
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 5:10 PMMythbusters are an odd choice for a doco on Steve Jobs and an interview with Stevie Wonder is even more odd, i suppose Discovery Channel knows what they are doing.
Liam Johnson
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 6:30 PMWould you all stop bitching about the Mythbusters team covering this? If it was 2 nobodies that you’d never heard of before, it wouldn’t be an issue. So why is it such a problem when these guys, with well over 8 years of experience in presenting in the media, take this on? Obviously Discovery picked people they think can handle this, so just shut it and let it be?
End rant.
Virt Atomican
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 5:39 AMWhat more could there POSSIBLY be left to say about Steve Jobs at this point.
And furthermore, what additional insight or value could be brought to that subject by two guys who basicially specialise in special effects and the science thereof.
So no, I won’t be “queuing up my DVR”. in fact, I’ll be really surprised if even the most ardent Apple fanbois here on Giz even do.
dave
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:30 PMGet over it already!