The Booth at the End
I recently started a 2 month trial of Hulu Plus. Because I’m a TV addict, Hulu Plus didn’t really offer me anything worth the price of the monthly subscription. I watch most shows live, or on DVR, so I really…
Daily: Steve Carell, Eureka, CSI, and More!
Here’s your Daily for 8/4/2011. Showtime is teaming with Steve Carell and fellow funny man David Steinberg for Laughing Stock, a new interview series that willprofile the cracking-wise likes of Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld, Judd Apatow and Mel Brooks and…
Weekender: Law & Order: SVU, Julie Benz, Conan O’Brien and More
Here’s your Weekender for 6/10-6/12/2011. Ice T has renewed his Law & Order: SVU contract for 2 more seasons (if it should go that long). Also in SVU news, it seems they show is no longer courting Jennifer Love Hewitt…
Hulu Drops Plus Price
Hulu announced that it is dropping the monthly subscription price from $9.99 a month to $7.99 a month for it’s launch. This is not surprising considering they are facing stiff competition with Netflix. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said that the…
Showtime Launches Video Streaming Service
First Comcast, then HBO, now it’s Showtime’s turn. Showtime has just launched a service called Showtime Anytime, which will offer “more than 400 hours of Showtime series, movies, sports and other offerings.” The service is accessible via ShowtimeAnytime.com or through…
Google TV Blocked by TV Studios?
Google TV is just in it’s infancy and it’s already running into issues with studios. Apparently the major studios have decided to block Google TV from their free streaming sites because, as they see it, Google doesn’t do enough to…
Old Media in a New Media World
I’m really getting tired of seeing this whole soap opera played out over and over. Aging industry doesn’t adapt to changing times and consumers. Consumers take it upon themselves to change. Aging industry gets mad at consumers and continues doing…
Hulu Plus
Hulu has added a subscription service. Not sure how successful it will be at $10 a month when content is limited and it will by no means replace traditional television subscriptions. Netflix’s Watch Instantly service offers much more content than…
The PS3 as a Media Center
Since I purchased my PS3 several months ago, I have come to the conclusion that it has been one of the best electronics purchases I have ever made, behind switching to Macs. Even though I’m not much of a gamer,…