Earlier today, Netflix published a post to its blog that said, in some of the thickest PR bullshit I’ve ever read, it was raising prices splitting its streaming video plan from its DVD plans, resulting in a 60% price hike for most of its customers: First, we are launching new DVD only plans. These plans […]
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Lost: The End
As much confidence as we have in the story we’re telling, we are also comfortable saying, “But what do we know?” This is our best version of the story of Lost, and it’s the definitive one. The worst thing we could ever do is not end it, or go with some bullshitty ending like a […]
When I was growing up, one big investment my parents made for me and my siblings was a World Book Encyclopedia set, accompanied by a library of Childcraft topical books designed for kids. I remember spending countless hours reading about outer space, plants and animals, the geology of planet Earth, weather systems, and the Seven Wonders of the […]
I’m a big fan of good TV1, but I’m not a fan of being stuck watching it on the TV. Don’t get me wrong – I’m happy we have a TiVo to entertain our boys with their favorite episodes of Little Einsteins and Thomas the Tank Engine on-demand, but there’s something to be said about […]
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Finally Getting into Lost
I had very little interest in Lost when it made its debut back in 2004. I’ll admit that I knew nothing about it, other than it centered around people trapped on an island after a plane crash. It reminded me of Survivor) for some reason, and I didn’t expect it to be neither good or […]
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Quick Look at the Hulu Beta
Earlier this evening, I received my invitation to join the private beta for Hulu, the new video joint-venture between NBC Universal and News Corporation. I’ve played around with it for a few minutes, and here are my first impressions. First, it’s obvious this isn’t intended on being a direct competitor to YouTube. There’s no way […]
I recently came to the realization that NBC’s The Office is the only television experience that I share with almost all of my friends and family. It’s the one and only show that everyone at our office watches, and that we can chat about the following morning. It’s also a reminder that the so-called “water […]
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My Favorite Simpsons Episodes
You may not know this about me, but I’m a huge fan of the Simpsons – have been ever since the beginning. In high school, I would frequently take in 1-2 hours of episodes every day, so I quickly became adept at spouting off obscure references and quotes from the show. Last night I was […]
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Only in Japan
Ah, the Japanese. How can you not love them? We need more of this over here in the States, and less Howie Mandel.
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The Business of Innovation on CNBC
Last night I was flipping through channels on the TiVo, and happened to come across a show on CNBC called The Business of Innovation. It turns out we caught the third episode in a series of five, each of which will also be available to watch online. Watching this program, I was actually pretty impressed […]