Category Archives: entertainmentI had no idea the kid in these commercials, Donavan Freberg, was the son of Stan Freberg, nor that Stan Freberg himself came up with and was the voice on these great commercials. Unfortunately, the twits at Gizmodo won’t allow this video to be embedded, so you’ll have to go to Gizmodo and see it […]
A few years ago, my wife and I bought an Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition pinball machine several years ago, shown here. (There’s just something about an electronic game that has a very physical element to it. It’s something today’s kids don’t entirely understand, given how rare pinball machines are these days. There used to […]
While I’ve clearly had some sips of the Nokia cool-aid–comes with having worked there for as long as I have–I have to say, this latest announcement brings back memories of Tamagotchi. Because that’s what Creebies is: Tamagotchi on a Nokia phone.
Oh sure, unlike the original Tamagotchi games back in the mid 1990s, this will be […]
So let me get this straight: Fox doesn’t do jack to promote the film Idiocracy, which brought us this Gatorade knockoff that singlehandedly kills American agriculture, and now Fox licenses the name Brawndo to a company so they can make a real drink called Brawndo? I hope Mike Judge is getting a cut, at least.
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Immovable object? Meet the un-opposable force.
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For those of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving! It’s unlikely I will be eating anything on this fine day of pigging out, thanks to this strep bug I have, but I can still celebrate in my own way. Without further ado, Arlo Guthrie:
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Of course, I must insist visiting YouTube to […]
I’d much rather my kids watch the Sesame Street I grew up watching instead of the crap they pass off as Sesame Street today. Except for the Special Letters Unit segment, which is classic:
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Apparently, eating your pipe, or anything else for that matter, being Oscar, and be-bobbing to Stevie Wonder isn’t […]
A while ago, I was lamenting the fact that all the Facebook apps sucked. For the most part, that’s true. However, I think I found something that might actually last more than a minute or two: Scrabulous.
It’s Scrabble, but on Facebook. The nice thing is: you can invite any of your friends to play. You […]
I want to be clear: I’m talking about regular DVDs, not Blueray or HD. I’m also not talking about making copies for my friends, or other people on the Internet. I’m talking about making a copy for backup purposes.
One simple reason I want to do this: the kids aren’t exactly “gentle” with the DVDs. For […]
Wow, a video that actually explains it in nice, simple terms. What they’re asking for even seems reasonable, too. Of course, things will get better before they get worse.
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Via JoshSHill.com
This old intermission from a Drive In movie theater pretty much sums up my opinion on Daylight Saving Time (yes, it’s that time again in the US).
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Meanwhile, here’s this week’s rundown of what I’ve written:
Should Your Next Mobile Be WiFi Enabled? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
Voxalot Launches Premium Service And Adds Advanced […]
It’s pretty simple, really: I don’t watch much television. I don’t watch many movies. I don’t consume very much “traditional” media. Therefore, the Writers Strike the entertainment industry has their panties in a twist about is a non-event for me. No traditional sources of entertainment? No problem, I’ve got an entertainment bench a mile long. […]
I grew up watching Bob Barker and The Price Is Right. If I was home from school in the morning, you can bet I found a way to watch The Price Is Right. It was fun watching Johnny Olson (RIP) cavorting with Barker’s Beauties in the Showcase Showdowns.
Now that Bob Barker has officially retired, and […]
When I think back to the 1980s, Max Headroom can’t help but make an appearance in my mind. The “New Coke” ads, the video for Paranomia from The Art of Noise, and of course the TV show. Those were the days.
The show lasted two “seasons,” but not your typical 23 season show in the US, […]
Lottie tells me that LocateTV is getting ready to blow the login-required doors off the site and let the general public have at it. On Monday, anyone will be able to go and search for their favorite television programs, find out when they’re on, where you can buy them, and (hopefully) where you can watch […]
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