Hey, it’s been a while since I last wrote about buying a new TV, but for some of you the time is coming soon. Or not. Most geeks — and I’d guess most readers here — already know what’s what, but look around. There are plenty of people who don’t, and those of us who [...]
I am so looking forward to this movie…
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Tonight’s the night fans of LOST, J. J. Abrams’ popular TV series, have long been waiting for. Last night, ABC re-aired the final episode of last season along with “pop-up” messages that were supposed to help viewers who’d not watched the series before. I watched that, but seriously — if you’d never seen LOST [...]
Two more possible defections to the Blu-Ray camp, according to an article in Variety:
Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal’s commitment to backing HD DVD exclusively has ended. And Paramount has an escape clause in its HD DVD contract allowing it to release pics on Blu-ray after Warner Bros.’ decision to back that format exclusively.
Neither studio [...]
January 2, 2008, c|net blog: A roadmap for ending the high-def format quagmire.
Now, the biggest issue with this is getting Warner on board. More often than not, Warner’s representatives have come out and said that it plans on being neutral until it sees a clear-cut winner emerge. To make matters worse, the company is actually [...]
What’s even funnier than Toyota’s ad — using World of Warcraft to sell their truck — is that within 3 minutes after the ad airing during today’s Cowboys/Patriots game, YouTube was “slashdotted” and unable to serve it. (To YouTube’s credit, they recovered pretty quickly.)
I guess geeks do watch football.
Bored with the junk on TV these days? Check out TED.
What was said at TED stayed at TED… but now it doesn’t. The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference may be “exclusive” but the rest of us can get a taste as well now, thanks to recordings made available via the web (thanks to BMW, [...]
From Friends in Tech, an easy for Headline of the Month. NBC’s bird is seriously sick.
Tim: “The sports media gang is smug in their belief that, unlike American Idol, they are TIVO-proof. You have to watch the games in real-time, right?”
Nope.
Twice within the last 10 days or so I’ve gotten phone calls from survey firms. The first wanted to know about my radio listening habits. The second was asking about how I get news on the Television. (Funny enough, I had to pause a podcast to answer this second call.)
Neither was very interested in learning [...]
Nerdy guy, pretty girl, obnoxious parents, fast cars, hidden government organizations, chase scenes, giant robots, explosions… good times. Fun movie.
Just make sure you see it in a theater where the projector’s in focus and the sound system doesn’t keep skipping. Truly, there’s less and less compelling me to spend money on such a mediocre experience.
On a lighter note, I read book 5 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - last weekend and saw the movie this past week. The book was, of course, much better than the movie. I understand that parts of the book needed to be cut to fit a script into a reasonable [...]
My wife and I, along with our sons and their girlfriends, went to see The Bourne Ultimatum tonight. It was a good flick, a fun story, a satisfying ending to the trilogy. The camerawork and editing were way too jumpy, though perhaps that was magnified by the fact that the only seats open for us [...]
For whatever it’s worth, I completely agree with Tim Sanders’ Don’t make killers rock stars [part 1] & [part 2].
Sports directors have long ago gotten smart enough to not show streakers or other fans who jump onto the field, knowing that the reason they do it is to get attention. Once the TV stations [...]
Today my wife and I finished watching the final episodes from the second season of Dead Like Me. The final episodes ever, as only two seasons were ever produced. I seem to have quite a knack for finding - and enjoying - quirky series’ that have already been cancelled. Dead Like Me. Carnivà le. Firefly. I [...]
One of my favorite directors, Robert Zemeckis, is reportedly soon to be working on a motion-capture 3-D version of “Beowulf.” Very cool.
When watching movies on DVD, I really like the “extras,” the looks behind the scene and the interviews with actors, directors and writers. Likewise, one of the non-fiction shows I enjoy is Inside The Actor’s Studio, getting a look into the actors’ lives.
Today I was watching an interview with Al Pacino, of The Godfather [...]
So… it would appear that I’m not the only one who doesn’t need to watch sporting events live. “TiVo the big game and take back a few hours of your life today,” writes Tim S.
It’s not quite that cold here in the Atlanta area yet, but it’s supposed to be later this week.
Perhaps it’s a good time to find yourself a copy of The Discovery Channel’s feature from last summer, Global Warming, What You Need to Know with Tom Brokaw. (there are other ways to watch it, not [...]
The TWIM guys, when they say that “[Internet-delivered] video rises above novelty” repeatedly say that TV doesn’t have to be live “except for sports and news.” I’d put forth that more and more of us every day aren’t even watching sports and news “live.”
Sure, I may start watching a game - like today’s Seahawks/Bears [...]
It’s early yet, but this may just be the movie to see in 2007. It definitely is the one to see this month, while it’s still in theatres.
My son and his girlfriend were going to the movies and invited my wife and me to come along. I’ll admit that I wasn’t too interested in this [...]
Congratulations go to Boise State, and thanks too for a very entertaining game.
Last night’s Fiesta Bowl game was the most exciting, fun-to-watch game that I’ve seen in a long time. The Broncos had heart and played an excellent game, coming back from behind with a 50-yard play on fourth-and-eighteen and touchdown to take the game [...]
Over on Blather de la semaine, Geren’s writing about buying a new TV. He writes all about the various formats of HD, but then finally ends with this recommendation:
…look for sets that are SDTV with an ATSC tuner, and know that you’ll have a set that will continue to work for years to come.
Good God, [...]
I promise, this weblog is not going to turn into a journal of Battlestar Galactica and LOST watchings, but I do have one question for those of you who are fans.
I’m looking around and there are plenty of podcasts about LOST, and many if not most of them are also available through the iTunes [...]
Ok, here’s something for the LOST fans who haven’t yet heard about the Alternate Reality Game - likely only three of you by now. Check into this article: More ‘Lost’ than ever.
Then stop by these folks’ site where they’re collecting clues.
And yes, ABC’s got a few new fans in our household.
Since today’s turning into a post-about-TV day, here’s How to Discuss LOST Intelligently, Even if You’ve Never Seen it.
About the inital Cylon attack in Battlestar Galactica’s miniseries, Dave R. writes:
The battlestar Galactica survived by virtue of its being obsolete and on the verge of retirement, thus making it a low-priority target.
The other, and perhaps as important reason being of course that Commander Adama distrusted technology and had kept Galactica purposefully low-tech, meaning [...]
In an interesting turn, I was googling around about FireFly (because of one of the comments on Scott’s site, actually) but kept coming across refences to Serenity instead.
This resulted in more than just a bit of confusion on my part, not being a FireFly fan or having any clue what was going on. Dori to [...]
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