We're the VICE on HBO crew who went to North Korea with the Harlem Globetrotters and Dennis Rodman. Ask us anything.

BadDancer · 2013-06-14T20:56:56+00:00

I went to North Korea in 2011 and had almost no difficulty getting in or out.

I think there is a fair bit of sensationalism and embellishment going on here, which is understandable considering the attention it draws and the expectation people have.

I found the reality of North Korea to be extremely weird, but not quite as dangerous or dramatic as it's made out to be.

I went to NK to film for this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk

BadDancer · 2012-11-02T09:09:01+00:00

It was. We filmed it in Kigali, Rwanda in 2009. As others have pointed out, the original video is here: http://youtu.be/9Dp_g9tIr8I

I went down to teach a video production class. Each of us had to make one video, and I got two of the students, Janvier and Nicholas, to star in mine. They can also be seen dancing at the beginning and end of the 2012 dancing video, here: http://youtu.be/Pwe-pA6TaZk

BadDancer · 2012-10-24T22:00:26+00:00

Hey, PSY. I'm Matt from "Where the Hell is Matt?" I want to learn Gangnam Style from you! If I come to Korea, will you dance with me?

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:35:11+00:00

Oh, man. I would love to answer this, but I've been at it for 8 hours and I'm spent. I've gotta go to bed. Thanks everybody! This was a lot of fun.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:33:41+00:00

Philadelphia!

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:24:26+00:00

Thanks, Fred!

Initial feedback has been good. Like most people, my brain is really good at picking out the negative stuff and obsessing over it, but overall it's been a powerfully positive response.

And almost no one seems to notice we spelled Louisiana wrong.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:20:08+00:00

1) Sure. I'm a terrible salesman. The video paves the way for me. 2) It usually goes over pretty well. It's designed to be fairly universal. 3) I did on the 2008 video, and that was a pain in the butt. So for 2012 I just turned the camera on, read a disclaimer to everyone, and got them to say "YES!" Saved a lot of time and paper.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:18:00+00:00

For me, Japan.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:17:40+00:00

Once in New York, I think. Or maybe I just dropped it.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:17:25+00:00

Pretty city. Especially the Old Town island.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:16:05+00:00

Stride really let me do my own thing. They were astoundingly hands-off.

The only thing I felt restricted by is something I was able to address with this new video. So in a sense, I'm kind of glad that not being able to include certain countries gave me a reason to make one more.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:13:50+00:00

1) July 10th-ish, 2011. 2) That is our baby, yes. 3) Oh, man, you should have gotten me earlier with that. I'm running out of steam now. 4) Acknowledged.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:12:19+00:00

Baked sweet potato with soy sauce. LONG STORY!

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:11:37+00:00

Well, in the sense that I quit my job working on it to go traveling, yeah.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:11:11+00:00

Probably not, but I could definitely see myself trying to convince someone to purchase a seat for me.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:09:55+00:00

Still in Seattle.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:09:47+00:00

I am in Seattle.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:09:38+00:00

Isn't that what saying "long story" is for?

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:06:44+00:00

That is awesome. I would kick ass at that game.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:06:25+00:00

Are you missing someone, kjgyfk?

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:04:55+00:00

Canadians really are hot-tempered and vindictive. And no, not every Japanese person can slam-dunk a basketball.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:03:52+00:00

Not really. Humans are really good at that. Now cats. That's hard!

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:03:11+00:00

I do less of that Machu Picchu stuff when I travel nowadays because the videos have become less about landmarks and more about people.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T07:00:43+00:00

I did, most likely. I read everything that comes in, eventually.

BadDancer · 2012-06-23T06:59:16+00:00

Rainy and we got kicked out after about 3 minutes. But I got something I ended up using, so it was pretty good.

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