If I've configured this properly — and I'd say there's about a one in ten chance of that — the player below will show you the entire documentary by Jonathan Ross, In Search of Steve Ditko. I enjoyed it, in part because Jonathan's perceptive and involved narrative is so irresistible. I'd quibble with a few facts and a lot of judgments…but that's to be expected and some of what's in here has caused me to reconsider some of my own views of the material and the folks who did it. That's always good, even if that consideration takes you back close to where you were before. I also admire the style via which Ross takes us on a quest to find Ditko…and then at the end, he "finds" Ditko (right where he could have found him at the outset) and basically keeps him for himself, informing us that he will respect Ditko's desire for privacy and not share what he learned. (Of course, he does tell us this right after a shot which gives away the address of Ditko's office…)
Anyway, I enjoyed it and will write more about it when I have more time. Here's your chance to enjoy it now…
UPDATE: A lot of folks seem to be puzzled so let me explain: The whole documentary runs 58 minutes and 56 seconds. It's been uploaded to YouTube by someone in chunks of under ten minutes because YouTube only allows longer clips in special circumstances. I've configured a player that should run one part after another in sequence if you click on the arrow at the center. The little arrows on the left and right of the screen will let you jump to the previous part or the following part. And if you place your cursor in the screen, it should show you a little menu of all the parts. But if you just want to watch the thing from start to finish, click the center arrow, sit back and watch for an hour.
