Choosing an Antenna
I had to cut cable TV earlier this year due to money issues, and from about May till September I was operating with good old rabbit ears in the house. When they worked, it worked great. But I was getting fed up of the constant moving of the rabbit ears, or the twiddling of the dial to get this channel or the other. There was some sort of interference inside my house preventing them from working well enough. Once in a blue moon, I’d get lucky, find a sweet spot and get everything, but it didn’t last long. I was unwilling to go on the roof for an antenna, so I was thinking about the attic. I’ve been around TV for a long time, and my “head” tells me that to get better reception, you need to get a bigger antenna. I figured with a large...
Read MoreStreaming Doctor Who Online
Those who know me know I’m a big Doctor Who dork. Earlier this year, I did this video, which is a complete comprehensive tribute to the series (with clips of every single story from 1963 to 2010). Earlier today I had a friend ask me on Facebook about where he should start with watching the classic series. He’d finally finished watching all the modern series stuff, and was curious about the past. Got to talking, and he was thinking of checking out some of the stuff streaming online. I pointed out that while the modern Doctor Who is 100% covered online in terms of story streaming (save for the odd special bit like Time Crash), but the classic series is not. So I decided to look into the status of every classic Doctor Who story, and...
Read MoreHulu vs Hulu Plus
As an Xbox owner, I’ve paid close attention to the offerings on Xbox LIVE Gold, as I’ve been a member of that since it’s inception. My profile bears the “8″ mark, which means I’ve been a member for eight years. I was one of the people chosen from the public to test the service before it launched on Xbox 1. Anyway, my point here is that I’m aware that they’re finally going to get Hulu Plus as a video option on XBL two days from now. My post here is about Hulu, and not so much Xbox, it’s just the launch on Xbox made me want to ask this. Why does Hulu Plus not allow you to watch the “regular, free” Hulu videos and episodes? Hulu has been around for a long time, and I’ve used it...
Read MoreAt the Movies History: Siskel, Ebert, and the Rest
I’ve long been a fan of the old “Siskel & Ebert” movie review shows that I recall watching as far back as the late 70′s. Back then it was the only way to get reviews of that nature. However, as the years have gone by, there’s been a lot of politics, and changing of technical shows. Not to mention the death of Gene Siskel, and the departure of Roger Ebert too due to severe health problems. I looked up the show’s lineage, and have pieced together bits of it. Apparently, I got it right, because after I posted the January 2011 incarnation of the article, Roger Ebert himself saw it, and said this about my article on Facebook. This is the best history of the full 35-year sweep of the show. I was blown away by that. That Roger...
Read MoreMacGruber
This was on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. MacGruber is a recent vintage SNL recurring bit, and for some reason I laughed really hard at this (especially the third one). My wife witnessed it, and it’s really short, dumb, and it always blows up at the end. For some reason, I really enjoy the MacGruber bits. There’s more of them available...
Read MoreA question about the Digital Switchover
First off, I hope it goes over in February, and not June. Folks have been saying it’s coming for years, the February date has been known for quite a long time now. What are you waiting for, people? If you didn’t notice by now, go dark. Meh. Anyway, the question I have is this. In all the talk we see about the big digital switchover, the talk is that the air wave space that is currently allocated for over the air analog television signals is going to be reassigned for other use. What is going to happen at some point down the road if I plug in rabbit ears to one of my old television sets without a digital converter box? Will my TV set pick up whatever is using that old spectrum space? I’m sure if it’s data, it’ll be encrypted,...
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