Category Archives: Television
Another step toward the end of cable TV
CBS launches IOS App. “Our online viewers not only want to watch their favorite shows on multiple devices, they want deeper engagement with the programs they love,” said Jim Lanzone , President of CBS Interactive. “The new CBS App gives … Continue reading
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20 years then and now
This article got me thinking about pop culture and changes over generations. Rock Around The Clock was the theme song of the immensely popular TV show, Happy Days, which was filmed in the 70s and was about the 50s. One … Continue reading
Posted in Alternate Universe, America, Television
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FINALLY! A bit of real hope
TV lost a record number of subscribers in the second quarter of 2011. There is no worse waste of time than watching television. The fact that, for whatever reason, fewer people are paying to waste time in front of the … Continue reading
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Nerdgasm
Star Trek will be streaming on Netflix. Netflix confirmed they will be streaming every episode of every season for all five live-action Star Trek series: the original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star … Continue reading
Posted in Awesome, Teh Interwebz, Television
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Whitespace!
Hold on to your hats folks, the world just changed. Did you feel it? The Federal Communications Commission today took steps to free up vacant airwaves between TV channels –called “white spaces” –to unleash a host of new technologies, such … Continue reading
Posted in RF, Television, WiFi
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Was Shark Week that bad?
A loony environmentalist (redundancy alert) is in the Discovery Channel HQ. OK, I’m sure there are a LOT of loony environmentalists in the Discovery Channel HQ, but this one seems to be shooting and may have a bomb. His purported … Continue reading
Posted in Television, Useful Idiot, WTF?
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I’m looking forward to this one
Phil Plait runs the Bad Astronomy blog and has a new series on The Discovery Channel.
Posted in Science!, Television
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Who is your Doctor?
When I think or hear “Doctor Who” I see this one in my mind: For me, Tom Baker will always be The Doctor, because that’s who The Doctor was when I started watching the show. Now we’re on the 11th … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Alert, Television
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CNN (-30%)
CNN 908 million viewers -30% CNN (-30%) fell more than any other cable network. If that doesn’t put a smile on your face this morning, you might be a liberal.
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