Was CNN's Hologram Stupid or Cool?

Seriously cool technology, seriously stupid application.

I kept waiting for her to say "help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; your my only hope. " or maybe General Wolf: Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars.

wasn't it just green screen? WTF CNN? I could do that!

Hologram? What Hologram, this isn't even close to a hologram.
The only thing they had is a green screen and a syncronized camera.

It was lame. Wolf was talking to blank space. The reporter's "hologram" was just overlayed onto the broadcast picture, it was akin to someone inserting a CGI character in real time. Not quite a green screen and certainly not a hologram.

It was pretty cool..until I saw Cisco's Telepresence. CNN shouldve to use their technology instead

I thought it was a crass waste of CNN's money. First off, it was not a hologram. Second, what is the point of 'being on location' if you can't even see it? Why not shoot with the beautiful Chicago skyline in the background. How do I even know she was on location? And why 2/3 scale? Really? They couldn't make it full scale? And what exactly is the advantage of being able to see from different angles? Being able to see the back of her pants suit didn't exactly add to the segment. And seriously? Why did CNN have to put WILL.I.AM on? Seriously? this is the best they could do? That wasn't the kind of change I needed.

I like CNN's attempts at innovation. The massively widescreen, the touch screen, even this attempt at a "hologram." I give the full credit for trying this stuff out. While everyone else is using yard-sticks or maybe those incredibly advanced laser pointers and retractable maps on rollers, these guys trying to advance the medium. It may not have been the best application, but its a start. I hope they keep on trying too.

For ordinary wiewer it was cool.... but I can do it live with my pd cameras and my vt5 hahaha (chroma key) maybe better...