Stephen’s iPad
Sunday, January 31st, 2010After requesting one on his show, it looks like Colbert got what he wanted.
Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
After requesting one on his show, it looks like Colbert got what he wanted.
HP’s Face Recognition and Tracking Doesn’t Care About Black People
Monday, December 21st, 2009Fake Steve found this gem, and it's too good to pass up. I welcome responses to why the HP webcam does not pick up negroes. Update: Ryan Nielsen points out that this bears a striking similarity to an episode of Better Off Ted.
Crowd Favorite Employees Got Netbooks for Christmas
Saturday, December 12th, 2009Generous move by Alex King. Meanwhile, Massively Overrated employees got coal.
So They Cancelled Dollhouse
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009Of course they did. Not because Fox is stupid (they are) or because they have a history of tanking quality, fan-favorite shows (they do), but because Dollhouse deserved to be cancelled. Joss Whedon's work is entertaining because his characters have interesting relationships, and the dialogue is clever and fun. While Dollhouse had ...
Neil Patrick Harris
Thursday, September 17th, 2009New York Magazine has an excellent piece on NPH's ever-rising star. Not long ago, I had written him off as a Doogie. Now I can't imagine How I Met Your Mother or Dr. Horrible without him.
Syfy Logo
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Brand New covers the Sci Fi to Syfy branding change: But more importantly, the new logo and naming seems like an exercise in stripping away elements, leaving Syfy as an empty shell and removing any sense of mystery the original name conjured. The word "if" appearing on the screen, with a gradual ...
The Syfy Channel
Sunday, March 15th, 2009What the fuck? The main reason for the change, according to Bonnie Hammer, former head of the network and now president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions, and her successor David Howe, is that the name “SCI FI” was too limiting. Well sure. "Sci Fi" might give the impression ...
• The Gold Box Trick
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009In my search for the best price on my new TV, I stumbled upon an awesome little trick in the slickdeals.net forums. The Gold Box Trick exploits the Amazon recommendation system and the daily Gold Box deals for recommended items. As far as I can tell, there's nothing in the ...
Wait For It…
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008If you aren't a fan of How I Met Your Mother, it's because you haven't watched it. For everyone else: Barney's blog The Bro Code
Ghost Network
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Have you ever seen the show Ghost Hunters on the Sci Fi channel? It's effectively a weekly argument against the existence of ghosts, but somehow the hosts keep pressing on, and viewers keep tuning in. Sci Fi is opening up the Ghost Network, a social network where fans of the ...
How to Fix Heroes
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Raoul Mowatt at MSN TV has a list of ten things that writers need to do to make Heroes a good show again. 3. Idiot-Proof All Plots Too often, I find myself asking, "Why would a reasonable person do this?"For instance: Why would Mohinder inject himself with an untested serum when anything could ...
Letterman and McCain
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Remind me to never cancel an appearance on David Letterman's show at the last minute. He gets really pissed off.
HDVP
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008I have no interest in the product, but Woot's write-up of this HD Mini Stick is priceless.