NotesHighlight:A TV show retconning its entire story in its final moments would seem, on paper, like a creatively frustrating move for viewers — one that runs the risk of invalidating the emotions they'd felt watching its previous episodes. And yet Legion's finale does not elicit frustration or disappointment. Instead, there is something — like David suggests — both mad and graceful about how the show wraps up its story because it chooses to earnestly argue that anyone can change, grow, and improve.
"This is the end. The beginning. The end." Five years ago, the most experimental, radical, and underrated superhero show in TV history saved its boldest swerve for its finale.FeedUnfurl
NotesThe Zenith Space Command, one of the first wireless television remotes ever to exist, is a monument to a time before we took the remote for granted. It also just so happened to contain one of the most influential and intriguing buttons in history. FeedUnfurl
NotesThe first HDMI streaming stick powered by Firefox OS has arrived. It’s called Matchstick and we’re looking for your help to create apps for this new device.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesThe opposite of Jumping the Shark, Growing the Beard is the definitive moment when a television series begins to become noticeably better in quality.FeedUnfurl
NotesThe four-finger method worked for seven days. And during that unforgettable week, my neighborhood shut down. Nerf footballs sat untouched on driveway blacktops, tumbleweed rolled across emptied bike paths, dust gathered on Intellivision gaming consoles, zero progress was made on bar mitzvah haftorah portions.EmbedUnfurl
NotesHDMI-CEC is a device control protocol that runs over HDMI cables.
It allows rudimentary control over HDMI-CEC aware devices - these devices oftern have vendor-specific names for the protocol, such as AnyNet+ for Samsung devices. FeedUnfurl
NotesAll modern TVs support HDMI-CEC a technology that allows devices to talk with each other over the HDMI cable, using this feature this adapter will send and receive remote key presses to XBMC or MythTV or Windows Media Centre or any other app that supports libCEC on your PCUnfurl
NotesWord out of the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention is that there is going to be a web series of Community's Who-parody show Inspector Spacetime. It sounds like it won't be Donald Glover and Danny Pudi in the starring roles, however. Travis Richey, who plays the Inspector on the show within a show will be producing six episodes. [bessyboo via Charlie Jane]
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NotesA BBC team have been working closely with Dr Venn's team to help recover the signals. BBC Television historian Peter Wells, explained "We now know these are original broadcasts. So far we have recovered about 7 weeks of old television signals from space. Every day in our lab is like traveling back in time. And speaking of which we have just started the digital recovery of signals that contain lost Doctor Who episodes.FeedUnfurl
NotesIt's usually pretty easy to track down most big Hollywood releases and major TV shows on DVD, or on Netflix. But what about those works that aren't popular enough for mass production, such as old TV movies, pilots that never made it to air, or lost films that only a die-hard film fan could appr...Unfurl
NotesAfter four months of negotiations with actors, producers and unions, the company, Prospect Park, said Wednesday that it had suspended its efforts because of financial challenges. In a statement, it said that contractual demands from the unions “coupled with the program’s inherent economic challenges” led to the decision.EmbedUnfurl
NotesThere's a reason why a certain generation looks back on "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" with a vast fondness and nostalgia that reaches almost mythic proportions: the show was all about looking back on childhood with a vast fondness and nostalgia in mythic proportions.
For the first time since the show ended in 1996, the cast and creative crew behind the early Nickelodeon cult hit reunited for a panel to look back on their now iconic work. Both Petes -- older TV brother Mike Maronna and the younger, stranger TV brother Danny Tamberelli -- were in attendance on Saturday at LA's Cinefamily, as were creators Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi and a host of other cast members.Unfurl
NotesEarlier this morning, our own Nando Di Fino critiqued Michele Bachmann’s appearance on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by saying that that the first half of her segment, when she discussed her family life and Thanksgiving, was much better than her second, where she attempted to make “stale, rehearsed political humor.” However, it now seems that her spot on the show was tainted from the very beginning thanks to a sly commentary from Fallon’s house band, The Roots. In case anyone watching the show was curious why Bachmann’s entrance music appeared to be a rocking ska song, the song’s title, “Lyin’ Ass Bitch,” might explain things.EmbedUnfurl
Notes The Bluth family has been off TV since Arrested Development was cancelled by Fox back in 2006, but after protracted rumors and a reported bidding war the show is ready to return as a Netflix-exclusive series. New episodes should be available in the first half of 2013 and represent another serious push into original content after Netflix signed up House of Cards, which will debut next year. The details are in the press release after the break, including interesting quotes from Fox execs celebrating this "new business model" allowing them to bring back another show, after Family Guy and Futurama made similar trips back from the dead with great success. After a summer of cancellations and PR gaffes, this should bring back goodwill at least from fans of this show, and likely heat up the campaigns to save other gone-too-soon TV shows. So what's next to get the Flatliners treatment? Firefly? Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? Dollhouse? Community (six seasons and a movie!)?FeedUnfurl
NotesNBC has ordered a pilot of a new version of the 1960s sitcom “The Munsters,” reconceived as an hourlong drama, specifically, the network said Wednesday night, a “visually spectacular one-hour drama.”Unfurl
NotesNBC is desperate for a hit. And with vampires and werewolves being all the rage these days, they’re looking back to a staple of syndication, The Munsters.EmbedUnfurl
Notes"Community" is a mess ratings-wise, but it's one of NBC's few shows that still draws largely unabashed love from critics (and from its shrinking but passionate group of fans). Pulling it off the schedule temporarily given the ratings is understandable; pulling it off the schedule while leaving "Whitney" on is not. Either show is going to do the same pathetic numbers on Wednesdays at 8 - away from its "Office" cocoon, "Whitney" could easily do worse than "Community" would - and one move at least buys continued goodwill from the press and viewers, whereas there's no one outside the immediate families of Whitney Cummings and Chris D'Elia who will be happy that show continues to air, week after week. Unfurl
NotesThe hero has cornered the vicious monster. It's taken out everyone who has confronted it thus far, and the hero seems like no exception.
That's when the hero, rather than drawing a sword, pulls out his cue cards. He begins a speech about the good things in life, the wonders of good, how Humans Are Special and the monster should respect that, yadda yadda, could someone hit the mute button please?
And it works. This hideous monster surrenders, lets itself die, chooses to Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence, disappears in a Puff of Logic, or what-have-you. FeedUnfurl
NotesConan O'Brien officiated the first same-sex marriage on a late-night TV show last night. It was the wedding of "CONAN" costume designer Scott Cronick and his partner David Gorshein. Bravo's Andy Cohen walked Scott down the aisle on stage at the Beacon Theater. "The wedding was performed while...Unfurl
Notes Wow, it's all our favorite people singing our favorite song. While on Craig Ferguson's show, this amazing quartet made up of our favorite author, a Dresden Doll, part of The Magnetic Fields, and Moby sang "Science Fiction Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Try not to pass out.Unfurl
NotesIf all they do is make a really nice TV set like everyone else’s, it’ll probably be as interesting as the Airport Extreme: a nice product in its category, but not exciting or scaring the crap out of anyone.
But if they’ve managed to pull off something more interesting, I’d hate to be in the TV business when it’s released.FeedUnfurl
Notes""We do not recommend watching 3-D if you are in bad physical condition, need sleep or have been drinking alcohol," it says, adding that consumers should not place 3-D TVs near open stairwells, cables or other objects that could injure disoriented viewers. "Unfurl
Notes"After all, like the Black Lodge's dancing dwarf said, that gum is coming back in style."
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Notes"Twin Peaks was a sensation from the moment it first aired… and still, 20 years later, the influence of David Lynch's groundbreaking series can be felt in TV drama, from The Sopranos through to Lost. Here we relive its surreal appeal and ask six veterans of the show for their memories"Unfurl
Notes"For most of the special, however, MacFarlane and Borstein made typical "Family Guy"-style jokes, including riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest.
Such material was apparently a bit much for Microsoft."Unfurl
Notes"This wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction. We dip into the cauldron of story, whistle up a hearty spoonful and splosh it in front of you to devour to your heart's content. "Unfurl
NotesGood for them, I <3 my TiVo. They've been getting screwed, and cable companies obviously want them sunk. "TiVo Inc., armed with a federal court ruling backing the company’s digital-recording patent, plans to elbow its way onto every U.S. pay-television system to attract millions of new subscribers. "Unfurl
Notes"Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is keyboard and mouse-enabled. Hulu Desktop is a downloadable application and will work on PCs and Macs. It will initially launch as a beta product during which we plan to gather and incorporate user feedback to improve the service."Unfurl
Notes"The Retro Television Network (RTN) is a system of television stations primarily airing classic television programming from the 1950s through the 1980s, such as Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, McHale's Navy, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Rockford Files.The network is specifically designed to air on a digital subchannel for a local broadcast station, allowing channels an easy way to expand their programming options. With the 2009 switch to digital television drawing closer, RTN has added many affiliates in 2007 and 2008."FeedUnfurl
NotesDamn. The crappy new Knight Rider continues on, yet shows like Pushing Daisies and Wonderfalls get cancelled. ""I think the writers’ strike did it," Chenoweth (Daisies' Olive Snook) tells us tonight of the cancellation. "I think that the ratings for all the shows are poor this year, and it’s not what the networks were hoping for. I’m not sure why ABC decided to ax our show. I know they don’t own us, so I know that probably has something to do with it, but who knows?""Unfurl
Notes"Nerds are renowned the world over for our extensive knowledge of possibly useless trivia, our obsessive devotion to our favorite books and films, and our resulting difficulties communicating with non-nerds. Thanks to modern internet culture, however, these days everyone is a nerd. And nowhere is that more evident than in these great moments from troubled urban fantasy show Pushing Daisies — where our hero is a Jedi wannabee slash zombie rights activist, and our Japanese-speaking heroine reads everything in sight."Unfurl
NotesAll of you bastards out there need to start watching this show. "I wish that headline wasn't true, but the ratings back me up; not enough people are watching ABC's Pushing Daisies. Bryan Fuller's secretly twisted yet romantic detective show may bring the dead back to life on a regular basis, but it also goes out of its way to prove Isaac Newton and Stan Lee right every week as well. Hilarious, more cynical than you might expect and with the best ensemble cast on television right now, we're giving you four reasons why it's time to put your preconceptions aside and get onboard the Pie Wagon before it's too late."Unfurl
Notes"you know how more and more sites out there are adopting a m.* mobile version, tailored for smaller screens? Why don't the video sites out there start adopting tv.* versions of their interfaces, tailored to people using the site from their couch?"FeedUnfurl
Notes"The show was about the adventures of a group of teenagers who worked as amateur computer experts and detectives. The series was inspired by the movie WarGames."FeedUnfurl
Jerrold Cable TV Boxes - The Retroist
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The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ TV remote were a mechanical marvel - The Verge
Matchstick Brings Firefox OS to Your HDTV: Be the First to get a Developer Stick ✩ Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog
Main/Growing the Beard - Television Tropes & Idioms
NextDraft: Adolescence in the Age of Pay-Per-Minute Porn
NBCUniversal, Hearst Corp. Close Deal to Rebrand G4 as Esquire Channel - The Hollywood Reporter
HDMI-CEC - MythTV Official Wiki
Pulse-Eight. Control your TV from XBMC, or vice versa! USB - CEC Adapter
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 47 year old television signals bouncing back to Earth
Plan to Revive Two ABC Soap Operas Collapses - NYTimes.com
'Pete & Pete' Reunion: Cast, Creative Crew Reunite In Los Angeles
Michele Bachmann’s Entrance On Jimmy Fallon? The Fishbone Song ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch’ | Mediaite
Netflix, Fox ready to resurrect Arrested Development as a streaming exclusive in 2013 - Engadget
NBC Rebooting “The Munsters” — Slice of SciFi
Britta'd it | MetaFilter
Boxee Box may integrate live TV via USB dongle, push the definition of 'awesome' to a new level -- Engadget
Talking the Monster to Death - Television Tropes & Idioms
The 8 Strangest TV Shows Ideas Ever Made
Comcast testing pay-per-package, still afraid of a-la-carte
Retro Television Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A thought on 10 foot browser interfaces - RussellBeattie.com
Whiz Kids (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
