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[[File:LOCAL58 - "A Look Back"|thumb|330x330px]]'''A Look Back''' is the sixth part of the [[Local 58]] lore.
[[File:LOCAL58 - "A Look Back"|thumb|330x330px]]'''A Look Back''' is the sixth uploaded entry [[Local 58]] video series. Similarly to [[LOCAL58 STATION ID|STATION ID]], the video acts as a trailer for the series while also revealing some important details regarding the station and some of the shows it broadcasts.


== Plot ==
== Synopsis ==
The video starts with a history of the [[Local 58]] logos. As the current logo of the channel shows on-screen, the video flutters and glitches out, followed by static and then cutting to a series of ominous written messages. Clips of existing episodes and future episodes are shown until another message appears asking viewers not to "touch that dial" as there is "more to come". The broadcast day begins, with the Local 58 logo and a thank you message which ends in static.
The video starts with a history of the [[Local 58]] logos. As the current logo of the channel shows on-screen, the video flutters and glitches out, followed by static and a series of ominous written messages. Clips of existing episodes and future episodes are shown until another message appears asking viewers not to "touch that dial" as there is "more to come". The broadcast day begins, with the Local 58 logo and a thank you message which ends in static.
 
== Messages ==
Several ominous written messages appear on-screen. The first messages appeared after the logo timeline glitched out, as follows:
WE SEND SIGNALS TO OURSELVES
THRU THEIR DOMAIN
DID WE REALLY BELIEVE
THEY WOULDNT ADD THEIR OWN
More messages show after a series of episode clips, as follows:
DONT TOUCH THAT DIAL
MORE TO COME
WE BEGIN OUR BROADCAST DAY
 
== Continuity ==
* Clips from all episodes of the series were shown in rapid succession, as well as new clips of future episodes.
* In the clip from ''[[LOCAL58 - You Are On The Fastest Available Route|You Are On The Fastest Available Route]]'', the GPS says "Your destination has moved" (a line which wasn't in the episode) and the time of recording is 5 am sharp, earlier than the original forest recording in the original video which was around 5:30 am.
 
== Revelations ==
* According to the first shot in the video, Local 58 (WCLV-TV) is the very first television in [[Mason County]].
** In the same shot, the fictional town of Broodhollow is listed as one of the towns Local 58 broadcasts in. It was never mentioned in previous episodes.
 
* It was revealed in the series of episode clips that Local 58 features two series titled ''"Public Eye"'' and ''"Still Life"''.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* The episode serves as the official reveal of the Ko-Fi page for Local 58, where viewers can donate to support the series financially. The page was linked in the description of the video.
* The episode serves as the official reveal of the Ko-Fi page for Local 58, where viewers can donate to support the series financially. The page was linked in the description of the video.
* In the clip from ''[[LOCAL58 - You Are On The Fastest Available Route|You Are On The Fastest Available Route]]'', the navigation system says "Your destination has moved", a line which wasn't in the episode. The time of recording is 5 AN sharp, earlier than the original recording which was around 5:30 am.
* According to the first shot in the video, Local 58 (WCLV-TV) was the very first television broadcaster in [[Mason County]].
** In the same shot, the fictional town of Broodhollow is listed as one of the towns Local 58 broadcasts in, a reference to another series created by Local 58's creator [[Kris Straub]].
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Revision as of 01:00, 25 December 2018

File:LOCAL58 - "A Look Back"

A Look Back is the sixth uploaded entry Local 58 video series. Similarly to STATION ID, the video acts as a trailer for the series while also revealing some important details regarding the station and some of the shows it broadcasts.

Synopsis

The video starts with a history of the Local 58 logos. As the current logo of the channel shows on-screen, the video flutters and glitches out, followed by static and a series of ominous written messages. Clips of existing episodes and future episodes are shown until another message appears asking viewers not to "touch that dial" as there is "more to come". The broadcast day begins, with the Local 58 logo and a thank you message which ends in static.

Trivia

  • The episode serves as the official reveal of the Ko-Fi page for Local 58, where viewers can donate to support the series financially. The page was linked in the description of the video.
  • In the clip from You Are On The Fastest Available Route, the navigation system says "Your destination has moved", a line which wasn't in the episode. The time of recording is 5 AN sharp, earlier than the original recording which was around 5:30 am.
  • According to the first shot in the video, Local 58 (WCLV-TV) was the very first television broadcaster in Mason County.
    • In the same shot, the fictional town of Broodhollow is listed as one of the towns Local 58 broadcasts in, a reference to another series created by Local 58's creator Kris Straub.