The New Anime Series You Absolutely Need to Be Watching
http://io9.com/the-new-anime-series-you-absolutely-need-to-be-watching-472686117
Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/dear-hollywood-open-letter-hardworking-men-and-women-entertainment-industries
We humbly suggest that you stand up and tell them to either embrace the age of the Internet or get out of the way so that new, forward-thinking industry leaders can take their place.
Plan to Revive Two ABC Soap Operas Collapses - NYTimes.com
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/plan-collapses-for-reviving-all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live
After four months of negotiations with actors, producers and unions, the company, Prospect Park, said Wednesday that it had suspended its efforts because of financial challenges. In a statement, it said that contractual demands from the unions “coupled with the program’s inherent economic challenges” led to the decision.
'Pete & Pete' Reunion: Cast, Creative Crew Reunite In Los Angeles
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/pete-and-pete-reunion-cast_n_1107314.html
There's a reason why a certain generation looks back on "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" with a vast fondness and nostalgia that reaches almost mythic proportions: the show was all about looking back on childhood with a vast fondness and nostalgia in mythic proportions.
For the first time since the show ended in 1996, the cast and creative crew behind the early Nickelodeon cult hit reunited for a panel to look back on their now iconic work. Both Petes -- older TV brother Mike Maronna and the younger, stranger TV brother Danny Tamberelli -- were in attendance on Saturday at LA's Cinefamily, as were creators Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi and a host of other cast members.
Michele Bachmann’s Entrance On Jimmy Fallon? The Fishbone Song ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch’ | Mediaite
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/michele-bachmanns-entrance-music-on-jimmy-fallon-was-lyin-ass-bitch-song
Earlier this morning, our own Nando Di Fino critiqued Michele Bachmann’s appearance on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by saying that that the first half of her segment, when she discussed her family life and Thanksgiving, was much better than her second, where she attempted to make “stale, rehearsed political humor.” However, it now seems that her spot on the show was tainted from the very beginning thanks to a sly commentary from Fallon’s house band, The Roots. In case anyone watching the show was curious why Bachmann’s entrance music appeared to be a rocking ska song, the song’s title, “Lyin’ Ass Bitch,” might explain things.
NBC’s “Whitney” and CBS’s “2 Broke Girls” : The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2011/11/28/111128crte_television_nussbaum?currentPage=all
The problem is that “Whitney” is a terrible show, though in ways that resonate with our culture’s debates about women and humor. Like so many comedians on TV, Cummings plays an off-brand version of herself, an acerbic photographer with a live-in boyfriend. She resists pressure to marry; she and her dude bicker over household habits; they party with friends at a local night club. But, while Cummings is lacerating and deadpan, her fictional avatar reminds me less of Roseanne, or even of Silverman, than of someone much older: Lucille Ball.
Netflix, Fox ready to resurrect Arrested Development as a streaming exclusive in 2013 - Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/18/netflix-fox-ready-to-resurrect-arrested-development-as-a-stream
The Bluth family has been off TV since Arrested Development was cancelled by Fox back in 2006, but after protracted rumors and a reported bidding war the show is ready to return as a Netflix-exclusive series. New episodes should be available in the first half of 2013 and represent another serious push into original content after Netflix signed up House of Cards, which will debut next year. The details are in the press release after the break, including interesting quotes from Fox execs celebrating this "new business model" allowing them to bring back another show, after Family Guy and Futurama made similar trips back from the dead with great success. After a summer of cancellations and PR gaffes, this should bring back goodwill at least from fans of this show, and likely heat up the campaigns to save other gone-too-soon TV shows. So what's next to get the Flatliners treatment? Firefly? Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? Dollhouse? Community (six seasons and a movie!)?
'The Munsters' Could Return, but as an Hourlong Drama - NYTimes.com
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/the-munsters-could-return-but-as-an-hourlong-drama
NBC has ordered a pilot of a new version of the 1960s sitcom “The Munsters,” reconceived as an hourlong drama, specifically, the network said Wednesday night, a “visually spectacular one-hour drama.”
NBC Rebooting “The Munsters” — Slice of SciFi
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2011/11/17/nbc-rebooting-the-munsters
NBC is desperate for a hit. And with vampires and werewolves being all the rage these days, they’re looking back to a staple of syndication, The Munsters.
Yes, There Are Black People in Your Hunger Games: The Strange Case of Rue & Cinna | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
http://www.racialicious.com/2011/11/15/yes-there-are-black-people-in-your-hunger-games-the-strange-case-of-rue-cinna
There were the usual complaints of actors not meeting book loyalist expectations. However, among the usual complaints of “She doesn’t look as young as I thought” or “Where are Effie’s pink curls?” There was a different kind of shock and surprise toward Rue & Cinna, who will be played by Amandla Stenberg and Lenny Kravitz, respectively.
NBCs mid-season schedule benches Community, kills Prime Suspect, brings back 30 Rock - HitFix.com
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/nbcs-mid-season-schedule-benches-community-kills-prime-suspect-brings-back-30-rock
"Community" is a mess ratings-wise, but it's one of NBC's few shows that still draws largely unabashed love from critics (and from its shrinking but passionate group of fans). Pulling it off the schedule temporarily given the ratings is understandable; pulling it off the schedule while leaving "Whitney" on is not. Either show is going to do the same pathetic numbers on Wednesdays at 8 - away from its "Office" cocoon, "Whitney" could easily do worse than "Community" would - and one move at least buys continued goodwill from the press and viewers, whereas there's no one outside the immediate families of Whitney Cummings and Chris D'Elia who will be happy that show continues to air, week after week.
Britta'd it | MetaFilter
http://www.metafilter.com/109464/Brittad-it
NBC's Community is being put on hiatus. Twitter is pissed.
Boxee Box may integrate live TV via USB dongle, push the definition of 'awesome' to a new level -- Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/boxee-box-may-integrate-live-tv-via-usb-dongle-push-the-definit
Johnny Depp: 'I'm not ready to give up my American citizenship' | Film | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/nov/06/johnny-depp-interview-rum-diary
I think it's Depp's own innocence – expressed as indiscriminate adoration for those he admires – that might be what men respond to. It's an odd thing, but a star with a weakness for public hero worship seems to inspire deliriously wide-eyed hero worship in his fans. Depp is a famous enthusiast, with great taste – he loves Withnail & I, The Fast Show, Jack Kerouac, gonzo journalism, hard liquor, good wine and rock guitar. But then, so do a lot of the men in my local bar in Hackney. Only in today's Hollywood, where most heartthrobs are traditionally either too insecure or undiscerning to share these tastes with boyishly humble enthusiasm, do they confer the status of Jean-Paul Sartre crossed with James Dean.
Louis C. K. Plans Online Broadcast of Comedy Concert | MetaFilter
http://www.metafilter.com/109178/Louis-C-K-Plans-Online-Broadcast-of-Comedy-Concert
Louis C. K. Plans Online Broadcast of Comedy Concert Stand up comedian Louis C.K. announced on the Conan show (forward to about 9'10" into the video for the discussion) that he is taping a comedy special that will be broadcast only on the Internet. The show itself will be performed on November 10...
Conan O'Brien officiates first same-sex marriage on a late night TV show - Boing Boing
http://boingboing.net/2011/11/04/conan-obrien-officiates-first-same-sex-marriage-on-a-late-night-tv-show.html
Conan O'Brien officiated the first same-sex marriage on a late-night TV show last night. It was the wedding of "CONAN" costume designer Scott Cronick and his partner David Gorshein. Bravo's Andy Cohen walked Scott down the aisle on stage at the Beacon Theater. "The wedding was performed while...
Carmen Sandiego Will Be the Next Thing Jennifer Lopez Ruins for Everyone - Giant Bomb
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/carmen-sandiego-will-be-the-next-thing-jennifer-lopez-ruins-for-everyone/3791
Jennifer Lopez + Carmen Sandiego = DO NOT WANT.
Your movie on every platform, sort of, for a while: how the new UltraViolet DRM fails
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/11/your-movie-on-every-platform-sort-of-for-a-while-how-the-new-ultraviolet-drm-fails.ars
UltraViolet is a digital rights authentication system developed by the movie industry to give consumers access to the content they have purchased across a number of devices. It sounds straightforward enough, but when we bought a Blu-ray copy of Horrible Bosses in order to see how well UltraViolet is implemented, we found it to be too tied down to proprietary apps, its access limited in too many ways, and the viewing experience subpar. It's a hassle.
“I finally cracked it” – Marco.org
http://www.marco.org/2011/10/23/the-apple-tv-set
If all they do is make a really nice TV set like everyone else’s, it’ll probably be as interesting as the Airport Extreme: a nice product in its category, but not exciting or scaring the crap out of anyone.
But if they’ve managed to pull off something more interesting, I’d hate to be in the TV business when it’s released.
Finally on DVD: Captain Power and Skeleton Warriors
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2011/10/26/finally-on-dvd-captain-power-and-skeleton-warriors
Alt Text: UltraViolet Makes Honesty Almost Convenient
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/10/alt-text-ultraviolet
Tim Curry Terrorized My Childhood
http://www.retroist.com/2011/10/18/tim-curry-terrorized-my-childhood
The 8 Strangest TV Shows Ideas Ever Made
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-8-strangest-tv-shows-ideas-ever-made
Thanks to the Web, Homes Without Cable Will Triple by 2016
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/home_without_cable_subscriptions_increase.php
Comcast testing pay-per-package, still afraid of a-la-carte
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/comcast-testing-pay-per-package-still-afraid-of-a-la-carte
Samsung Warns of 3-D TV Health Concerns - ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/samsung-warns-tv-health-concerns/story?id=10395409
""We do not recommend watching 3-D if you are in bad physical condition, need sleep or have been drinking alcohol," it says, adding that consumers should not place 3-D TVs near open stairwells, cables or other objects that could injure disoriented viewers. "
Twin Peaks: How Laura Palmer's death marked the rebirth of TV drama | Feature | Television & radio | The Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/mar/21/twin-peaks-twenty-years-on
"Twin Peaks was a sensation from the moment it first aired… and still, 20 years later, the influence of David Lynch's groundbreaking series can be felt in TV drama, from The Sopranos through to Lost. Here we relive its surreal appeal and ask six veterans of the show for their memories"
Home Page - Television Tropes & Idioms
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage
"This wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction. We dip into the cauldron of story, whistle up a hearty spoonful and splosh it in front of you to devour to your heart's content. "
TiVo Elbows Into Living Rooms With Recording Patent (Update1) - Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a2d0e1TXcCuc
Good for them, I
Hulu - Labs: Hulu Desktop
http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop
"Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is keyboard and mouse-enabled. Hulu Desktop is a downloadable application and will work on PCs and Macs. It will initially launch as a beta product during which we plan to gather and incorporate user feedback to improve the service."
Ars cracks TV Fringe code - Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/04/ars-cipher-expert-cracks-tv-fringe-code.ars
"Ars' own Julian Sanchez has deciphered a code embedded into the TV show Fringe. Bad Robot, the production company that created the Fox TV show, has been integrating puzzles and easter eggs into shows like Lost for years. Fringe, its freshman sci-fi/mystery which resumes Tuesday night on Fox, presented a particular challenge to viewers. It integrates a series of visual clues before commercial breaks. Sanchez determined that these images represented a simple cipher, building up to a single word per episode tying into the theme of that show."
MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice To Team Up - Starpulse Entertainment News Blog
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/12/mc_hammer_aamp_vanilla_ice_to_team_up
"Fallen rap stars MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are to team up for a concert in Utah. The 90s stars will perform a one-night-only joint show, called Hammer Pants and Ice, at the McKay Events Center in Orem on February 27."
Netflix app rallies 1 million activations on Xbox 360 - Joystiq [Xbox]
http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/02/05/netflix-app-rallies-1-million-activations-on-xbox-360
Thats Incredible
http://www.rtnville.com/show_pages/thatsincred.html
"Following in the footsteps of "Real People" (1979), this show took a look at the more unusual sides of nature, medicine and human endeavor. Segments ranged from the uplifting (young people overcoming severe handicaps to lead normal lives) to the unexplainable (a park ranger who had been hit by lightning over 7 times) to the simply stupid (a stunt man jumping a motorcycle over the spinning rotors of 3 helicopters). Popularized the phrase "don't try this at home.""
Retro Television Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_Television_Network
"The Retro Television Network (RTN) is a system of television stations primarily airing classic television programming from the 1950s through the 1980s, such as Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, McHale's Navy, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Rockford Files.The network is specifically designed to air on a digital subchannel for a local broadcast station, allowing channels an easy way to expand their programming options. With the 2009 switch to digital television drawing closer, RTN has added many affiliates in 2007 and 2008."
WARNING !!! TED MOSBY IS A JERK
http://tedmosbyisajerk.com
Pushing Daisies: Why Pushing Daisies Is The Best TV Show You're Not Watching
http://io9.com/5072618/why-pushing-daisies-is-the-best-tv-show-youre-not-watching
All of you bastards out there need to start watching this show. "I wish that headline wasn't true, but the ratings back me up; not enough people are watching ABC's Pushing Daisies. Bryan Fuller's secretly twisted yet romantic detective show may bring the dead back to life on a regular basis, but it also goes out of its way to prove Isaac Newton and Stan Lee right every week as well. Hilarious, more cynical than you might expect and with the best ensemble cast on television right now, we're giving you four reasons why it's time to put your preconceptions aside and get onboard the Pie Wagon before it's too late."
A thought on 10 foot browser interfaces - RussellBeattie.com
http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/a-thought-on-10-foot-browser-interfaces
"you know how more and more sites out there are adopting a m.* mobile version, tailored for smaller screens? Why don't the video sites out there start adopting tv.* versions of their interfaces, tailored to people using the site from their couch?"
Learning from King and Whedon, and getting out of the ghetto | J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son: OBSIDIAN (Current Shows)
http://jchutchins.net/site/2008/07/26/learning-from-king-and-whedon-and-getting-out-of-the-ghetto
"You’re never just a blogger, or a podcaster, or a YouTube Director. If we mentally adhere to these labels, we willfully paint ourselves into creative corners. If the fumes don’t kill you, the frustration will."
Whiz Kids (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Kids_(TV_series)
"The show was about the adventures of a group of teenagers who worked as amateur computer experts and detectives. The series was inspired by the movie WarGames."
The Price is Right, loser horns
http://www.wavcentral.com/sounds/televis/price_is_right/tpirhorns.mp3
The Prisoner: The Prisoner May Be The One Scifi Show Worth Remaking
http://io9.com/5015708/the-prisoner-may-be-the-one-scifi-show-worth-remaking
"Yay, finally a new scifi remake that deserves some attention. It's a simple idea that can easily be translated and updated without butchering the plot or ideas of the original. "
Bill And Ted: Bill And Ted's Completely Unnecessary Remake
http://io9.com/375484/bill-and-teds-completely-unnecessary-remake
"A new Bill And Ted movie finally got the green light — probably from the same people at MGM who thought that War Games sequel was a good idea — and it could show up in the next couple of years."
Jane Fonda c-word slip shocks US | The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/15/fonda_slip
"There is no excuse for airing one of the most patently offensive words in the English language on broadcast television, especially at the breakfast hour."
TiVo drops word of updated TiVo with full two-way functionality - Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/tivo-drops-word-of-updated-tivo-with-full-two-way-functionality
"it'd give you access to cable video-on-demand, and other two-way services that have been previously off-limits to TiVo users"
YouTube - Twitter in CSI
http://youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=YT5yCnEr8kQ
"Twitter in CSI (S08EP07)"
Video: Prince Of Persia Butchered In "Life" - GayGamer.net
http://gaygamer.net/2007/11/video_prince_of_persia_butcher.html
"Now, here's the funny part: in order to access the Excel files containing all the records of drug-trafficking and cash locations, it seems that players have to reach "level 10""
Japan's Reality-TV Gamer Just Keeps Playing and Playing and Playing...
http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/magazine/15-11/pl_games
"the Japanese reality show Game Center CX. The concept is that Arino must defeat the most difficult videogames ever made."
James Hibberd - Joss Whedon Returns to Fox With New Series 'Dollhouse' - TVWeek - Blogs
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/2007/10/joss_whedon_returns_to_fox_wit.php
"Joss Whedon, the creator of acclaimed cult favorites “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Firefly,” is returning to Fox and reuniting with “Buffy” regular Eliza Dushku for a new action-drama called “Dollhouse.”"
'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Sing-Alongs Get Killed - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571966/20071015/index.jhtml
"For the uninitiated, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sing-alongs are kind of like midnight showings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show.""
SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel | SCIFI.COM
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=44794
"The stars of The Golden Compass interacted and performed on set with stuffed green footballs and other devices that would later be replaced with computer-generated animals and creatures, visual-effects specialists at Rhythm & Hues told journalists this w
James Hibberd - 'Babylon Fields'—CBS’ Buried Zombie Necrophilia Pilot Unearthed - TVWeek - Blogs
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/2007/10/babylon_fieldscbss_buried_zomb.php
"The show explores the emotional and societal ramification of loved ones coming back from the dead. You know, like in “Pet Sematary.” But by the end of the episode, the zombie thriller is crossed with a crime procedural."
Tubewad - Television New Knight Rider for NBC with Bourne's Liman directing
http://www.tubewad.com/new-i-knight-rider-i-for-nbc-with-i-bourne-i-s-liman-directing-2146-p.html
"The article states that the goal is to make the show a "Transformers-inspired reworking" of the role that The Hoff made famous."
Hacker's project sends media-filled hard drives to troops - Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/22/hackers-project-sends-media-filled-hard-drives-to-troops
"A network engineer going by the hacker handle 'Deviant Ollam' has taken it upon himself to send care packages of a different sort to troops serving overseas, with him ditching the usual goods in favor of hard drives filled with movies, music and other co
SF Signal: Can The Sci Fi Channel Be Saved?
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/005639.html
"SF fans should be flocking to the Sci Fi Channel. But they aren't. And it's not the fans' fault."
NBC Recharges 'American Gladiators' - Redo of '90s syndicated show on midseason track - Zap2it
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nbcremakesamericangladiators,0,2727798.story?track=rss
""American Gladiators" is returning to television, bringing all its spandex-clad glory not to syndication but to network primetime."
Watchmen (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(film)
"Similiar to his approach to 300, Snyder is using the comic book as a storyboard, travelling with a copy and drawing and making notes on it"
E! - Kristin's Blog - Exclusive! Veronica Canceled -
http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/blog/index.jsp?uuid=6bcc5753-bc66-41f4-8283-131667132231
"With actual tears in my eyes, I must tell you that I’ve heard from several solid sources that the CW has decided not to bring Veronica Mars back for a fourth season."
Wired News: Downloading Is a Packrat's Dream
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72737-0.html?tw=rss.index
"It starts with good intentions. 'I'm going to get all of these movies while I can.'"
ASCII by Jason Scott: You Are Fuel
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/000323.html
"There is nothing wrong with being fuel! Just don't act all surprised when you're treated as such."
Boing Boing: Macrovision sends pretty lies to Steve Jobs
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/16/macrovision_sends_pr.html
"This is my favorite DRM fairy tale of all: that someone out there will use DRM to charge you less and deliver more."
SFX - Dark Crystal 2: it's official!
http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=dark_crystal_2_it_s
"The Jim Henson Company remains committed to producing Power of the Dark Crystal."
VH1 Game Break: You Only Live Twice: Adventures in Game Culture
http://www.vh1gamebreak.com/2006/12/you_only_live_t_3.html
"The most game-y non-game thing I've seen recently is the excellent Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, "The Lost Room.""
William Shatner SciFi DVD of the Month Club
http://www.shatnerdvdclub.com/?promo=shatnerbanner
"Get a whole year of great sci-fi for just $47.99 - That's less than $4.00 per DVD! (Includes S&H)"
CAPTAIN POWER AND THE SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE
http://www.captainpower.com
"Captain Jonathan Power and a devoted band of freedom fighters are all that stands between Dread and the final destruction of mankind."
Servers in the Movies - Our Top Ten | The Remarketer
http://www.vibrant.com/blog/servers-in-the-movies-our-top-ten
"The Ten Servers that Changed the Fictional World."
Drivl.com | Top 20 Hackers in Film History
http://www.drivl.com/posts/view/461
"Below you will find a list of the 20 coolest, funniest, dare I say sexiest hackers and computer geeks that have graced the silver screen."
By Ken Levine: How FRASIER came to be
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-frasier-came-to-be.html
"Hello, everybody from beautiful Los Angeles, California. Peter Casey here, co-creator of FRASIER."
Wired News: Masi Oka: Coder, Actor, Hero
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,71984-0.html?tw=rss.index
Both a programmer for ILM and a star of the series Heroes
GateWorld - Cooper: SG-1 will go on
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/08/cooper_isg-1i_will_go_on.shtml
"Don't count Stargate SG-1 out just yet. Though SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running series (story), the show's producers are hard at work looking for a new outlet for the story to continue"
SCI FI Wire | SG-1 Ends Run; Atlantis Back
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37607
"SCI FI Channel confirmed that it will not renew its record-breaking original series Stargate SG-1 for another season"
Sunshine
http://www.sunshinedna.com/film
Sounds like a twist on the killer asteroid plot. "The Sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. "
"Back to the Future: The Enchantment Under the Sea Dance Revisited" (2005) - Google Video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4589540173717485087
"Wonder what it would be like to have Parts I and II of "Back to the Future" synched up on a split-screen"
Brad Choate: Pulling the cable plug
http://bradchoate.com/weblog/2006/07/20/pulling-the-cable-plug
"today we’re without cable again, but not because we can’t afford it."
Words For My Enjoyment - Blog Archive Mr. T Likes The Double-Shot Espresso
http://www.pauldavidson.net/2005/11/02/mr-t-likes-the-double-shot-espresso
"I pity the fool who has to ask me if I still pity the fool."
"Otherworld" (1985)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0088587
"Thrown into another dimension, a family must keep ahead of a tyrannical state's hunters while searching for a way home."
YouTube - Old Man Bites Tenderly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=old+man+bites+tenderly&v=mUibe9NeJPQ
Silent library... library versus fear factor kinda thing. "A funny Japanese game show."
DRM debate debunked: Let's count the lies - IPac - Blog
http://ipaction.org/blog/2006/06/drm-debate-debunked-lets-count-lies.html
"The Hollywood cartels' stranglehold on our legislative system that ensures they can buy any law that they want."
The Self-Destruction of Cartoon Network at Forever Geek
http://forevergeek.com/cartoons/the_selfdestruction_of_cartoon_network.php
"In only five years the network has disintegrated into everything that made MTV a laughing stock among music fans."
Unbundling US channels will change the face of TV | The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/25/us_tv_unbundling_push
"US Presidential hopeful John McCain is pushing the idea of la carte pricing to the US Senate."
ICv2 News - Whedon Pens New Buffy Comic
http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8719.html
"the new series chronicles events that happened to Buffy and her friends after the conclusion of their televised adventures and will function as a "Season 8" to the highly popular cult hit TV series that ran for seven seasons"
Variety.com - Lionsgate shrugging
http://www.variety.com/VR1117942127.html
"Ayn Rand's most ambitious novel may finally be brought to the bigscreen after years of false starts."
Sony's Universal Media Disc facing last rites - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060330/tc_nm/universalmediadisc_dc
"Disappointing sales have slowed the flow of movies on the proprietary Universal Media Disc to a mere trickle."
Think the Internet will replace TV ? Think again - Blog Maverick - www.blogmaverick.com _
http://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/1234000173073592
No Moore's Law for bandwidth and Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
"The Office" Working Overtime - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060318/en_tv_eo/18596
"NBC has announced that 10 mini-episodes of The Office will premiere this summer not on the mothership network but only on NBC.com."
Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060313/ap_en_tv/people_isaac_hayes
"This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem and he's cashed plenty of checks with our show making fun of Christians."
The iPod Observer - Now Playing - iTunes Not Going Subscription with Multi-Pass
http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/25897
"Users can purchase a Multi-Pass to either show for US$9.99 and receive the next 16 episodes just as if they had purchased them individually, but at a substantial discount off the $31.84 they would cost if purchased one at a time. "
Split Reflections
http://www.jessandtess.com/2006/02/a_little_sedate.html#comments
Erm, it's a blog by a split personality character on ABC's One Life to Live. With comments.
NPR : Mitch Hurwitz, Creator of 'Arrested Development'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4987832
"Mitch Hurwitz is the creator and executive producer of the TV series Arrested Development."
Jon’s Thoughts On Everything » RSS + Bittorrent + Xbmc == Bliss
http://jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/2005/02/28/rss-bittorrent-xbmc-bliss
"I wanted to take a second and explain exactly how I’m using RSS and Bittorrent to download the television shows I watch, otherwise known as broadcatching."
Dancing with the Stars - Negatendo.Net
http://www.negatendo.net/blosxom.cgi/me/michelle_watching_dancing_with_the_stars.writeback#writeback
"How would you like that, honey? Shoving quarters up your ass and making you dance?"
The Fishbowl: You Wouldn't Steal a Movie
http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2006/02/09/you_wouldnt_steal_a_movie
"Yes, I would. I'd steal it in a second if the stolen version allowed me to fast-forward past the fucking adverts."
Epeus' epigone - Kevin Marks weblog - Live TV is dead, and we're noticing the smell
http://epeus.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_epeus_archive.html#113657665445571085
Sci Fi Wire -- The News Service of the Sci Fi Channel
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=34141
"SCI FI Channel announced Jan. 12 that it will air the first season of the BBC's hit SF series Doctor Who, starting in March."
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - Shelley Powers on DRM and the Cluetrain Clique
http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/CommentView.aspx?guid=9ef5222d-9da7-4501-b0d6-971e4e3f78c8
"Absolutists who argue that DRM is evil and should be shunned are ignoring reality."
The Doc Searls Weblog : Welcome to the Long Run
http://doc.weblogs.com/2006/01/09#welcomeToTheLongRun
"We need to do with video what we've started doing with music: building a new and independent industry."
Is Google DRM crippling culture as great as it seems? | The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/08/google_drm_question
"Having one of the world's largest and currently most powerful IT companies announce that it has constructed a new DRM system and then not reveal a single detail about the technology is just plain unacceptable."
waiterrant.net » HOW TO ORDER WINE WITHOUT LOOKING LIKE AN ASSHOLE
http://waiterrant.net/?p=250
"since most people are dopes when it comes to ordering wine, I’ve assembled a list of tips to help you not look like a putz."
CulturePulp 041: The Not-So-Secret History of 'Aeon Flux'
http://homepage.mac.com/merussell/iblog/B835531044/C1162162177/E20051128001823/index.html
"One wonders how this crew could capture the pure imagination explosion of Chung’s elaborately perverse cartoons -- much less in a film that’s rated PG-13."
Blogcritics.org: Bauhaus Live(s)
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/11/20/145421.php
We saw these guys in Royal Oak, MI this past week. Amazing, amazing show. "Everything was spectacular: the venue, the lighting, the music, the band."
Podtropolis - The iPod Tracker
http://www.podtropolis.com
Seems like a lot of work for something that'll probably just get squashed. But maybe it's a good view of the future?
mmeiser blog: An open invite to David Cross and the Arrested Development Crew
http://mmeiser.com/blog/2005/11/open-invite-to-david-cross-and.html
"...David Cross hits the nail on the head in this clip which seems to be a tailor made reponse to Fox who yesterday pulled the plug on the critically acclaimed show"
The Clicker: Television Physics and the $1.99 price point - Engadget - www.engadget.com
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000250065426
"Is it possible that the economics of television assume a passive audience that’s willing to watch ANYTHING as long as they don’t need to move?"
Macworld UK - Offspring play for the WarCraft folk
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=12734&RSS=
"The affair between music and technology takes a new twist today with the Blizzard Entertainment revealing that The Offspring will appear at its next event."
Boing Boing: TiVo breaks devices, then charges you $150 if you don't like the new deal
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/24/tivo_breaks_devices_.html
"it's a funny kind of contract that is renegotiated at the whim of one side, who can unilaterally change the deal whenever he feels like it, and which you can't get out of if you decide that the new deal isn't one that you like"
THE.SCENE
http://www.welcometothescene.com/index.shtml
"NYU student Brian has a secret: He and his friends pirate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of illicit Hollywood movies in their spare time."
Independent Online Edition Kate Bush: The sequel
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article309691.ece
"This month Kate Bush is back with her first single in more than a decade."
Hollywood faces the music: bad movies mean bad ticket sales
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050825-5243.html
"For many of us, there's really nothing special about the movie theatre experience, and with the high definition revolution underway, I don't see that changing anytime soon. Weaker movie titles are only going to egg it on."
Studio head wants to rethink movie-DVD release window
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050819-5225.html
"I don't think it's out of the question that a DVD can be released in effect in the same window as a [cinematic] release."
The Truth About Violent Youth and Video Games - Game Revolution
http://gr.bolt.com/articles/violence/violence.htm
"And after all, there’s no problem with R-rated movies or mature rap lyrics or violent video games, because there is no problem with youth violence."
B Movies Invade Your TV! - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/arts/television/10beal.html?8hpib=&oref=login
'So, said Tom Vitale, the Sci Fi Channel's senior vice president for original movies "We had a choice of recycling older movies or going out and trying to create original movies ourselves. We went back to these producers who made genre movies, and asked t
TeeVee Archive - Mars Rising
http://www.teevee.org/archive/2005/05/13/index.html
"Slayer similarities or not, Veronica Mars is one hell of a show."
MAKE: Blog: Photos from the EFF's "Build-In"!
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/02/photos_from_the.html
"...using the open source MythTV from the KnoppMyth Linux distribution and the pcHDTV HD-3000 HD card, which will only be legal to buy up until July of 2005." That reminds me...
Muppet_Show_Manamanah.mpeg (video/mpeg Object)
http://movies.quadratic.net/Muppet_Show_Manamanah.mpeg
Doot doo de do doot. Manah manah.
Sci Fi Wire -- Le Guin Blasts SCI FI's Earthsea
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-12/17/11.00.books=
SciFi's response goes something like this: "Whatever, Le Guin. 13 million suckers watched our ads, so who cares?"
Dark Horizons: Exclusive: The "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" Poster (November 8th, 2004)
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/041108h.php
I am *so* looking forward to this. Hooray for Tim Burton and Johnny Depp!
MirrorMask (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780
"MirrorMask centers on Helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, who often wishes she could run off and join real life..." Directed by Dave McKean, Written by Neil Gaiman. Whoo!
EFF: High-Definition Personal Video Recorder Cookbook
http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/hdtv-introHY.php
"So you want to build your own HDTV personal video recorder before the broadcast flag mandate takes effect on July 30, 2005, leaving you with nothing but devices laden with Hollywood-imposed restrictions?"
Depp Voices Corpse Bride
http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,42722363,178,f
"Johnny Depp, who has collaborated frequently with director Tim Burton, will provide the lead voice in Burton's upcoming stop-motion fantasy film Corpse Bride at the same time he stars in Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
Boing Boing: SHREK@HOME: blue-sky proposal for the future of film production
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/05/26/shrekhome_bluesky_pr.html
I'd definitely pitch in some CPU cycles for something like this!
The Streets- Watch the video to 'Fit But You Know It'
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/music/features/040330_the_streets_fit_but_you_know_it.html
Cool video told in holiday photos