Tag: television
The Third Policeman
posted: 02.15.2008 9:54 am tags: books, lost book club, pop culture, reviews, television
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
(As seen in Episode 301: Man of Science, Man of Faith)
I'm going to try and read most of the books on Lostpedia's literary works list. I've already read a few, including Bad Twin, but this is the first formal exercise in my own little Lost Book Club. SPOILER ALERT: If you want to not be lazy and actually read the book, stop now.
Super Bowl Ads
posted: 02.05.2007 5:04 pm tags: advertising, television
What a bunch of duds. Unlike most of America, I thought the beer commercials were terrible, other than “Rock, Paper, Scissors” which was mildly amusing. Careerbuilder.com dropped their likable monkey campaign for an odd jungle/Lord of the Flies/Survivor thing that failed to entertain or even make sense. There were some good ones amidst the muck, though.
Top 13 of Television 2006
posted: 12.27.2006 9:53 am tags: best of 2006, lists, television, youtube
TV is everywhere now: internet, phones, iPods, DVD, even the television itself—and in all forms: drama, comedy, reality, game show and more. In celebration of the no-limit world of TV we live in now, this is a free-form list of my favorite things on TV of any kind for this year.
First, the ten runners up, in alphabetical order: 24’s Supporting Players (Gregory Itzin, Marylynn Rajskub, Sean Astin, Jean Smart), ABC.com Full Episode Player, CBS.com Innertube, “Get a Mac” ads with John Hodgman & Justin Long, Lost: “Two for the Road,” Pardon the Interruption, Project Runway Season 3, Saturday Night Live Season 1 on DVD, The State Season 1 on iTunes, YouTube
Sitting in the Front Row
posted: 10.08.2006 1:54 pm tags: apple, tech, television
I just got a new Mac mini this week to run as both a media center and a PC. I haven’t yet set up the PC portion, but after a couple of days of using it as a media center, I’m loving it, mostly because of the beauty that is Front Row.
Top 13 in Television 2005
posted: 12.21.2005 7:55 pm tags: best of 2005, lists, pop culture, television
TV is an interesting medium these days. 2005 will probably go down in history as the first year that time-shifted television truly broke out. Sure, Tivo had its first cultural moment with Janet’s Super Bowl fiasco in 2004, but with Tivo, the ubiquitous “on demand” cable offerings and now iTunes, TV is starting to go beyond the old days of “appointment viewing.” All rules are being thrown out the window, and the same can be said for this list. What follows is not really a Top 13, but a series of 13 lists. Some are short, some are long. All are essential viewing. Put down the remote and enjoy.
Forecasting the Portable Media Center
posted: 04.08.2005 10:26 am tags: apple, ipod, microsoft, movies, tech, television
I was headed out yesterday for a family Easter dinner and unfortunately had
to leave right as the Michigan State/Kentucky game was headed to the second
overtime.
What to do? Well, seeing how I didn’t have to drive, I brought along my handheld
TV.(It’s a nice little 2-inch Casio color screen, with VHF/UHF receivers. I think
it cost about 100 bucks). On the way home four hours later, I realized I didn’t
tape (yes, tape,
not Tivo–unfortunately)
Arrested Development. Easy fix–turn on the little telly and watch me some
comedy.
All this got me thinking about portable media centers, the PSP, the planned Tivo To Go and the future of television. Given what has happened to music, it is clear that video will be headed towards portability as well, even if Steve Jobs is right when he says video and gaming are “foreground” activities. So who is going to make that killer app and/or killer device that will carry the concept into the future like the iPod did for music? The future rests on the shoulders of those who can find that perfect union of content, delivery and device.