Australia Is HBO's Petri Dish
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| Australia Is HBO's Petri Dish | |
| Number | 62 |
| Broadcast Date | February 7, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 53:28 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt |
Lilyhammer debuts on Netflix. how to measure the box office, Verizon's Redbox video streaming service, and more.
Contents
Opening Video
The Big Story
Netflix's first original series, Lilyhammer, debuts.
Another Big Story
Keith Veronese, of i09, discusses the validity of the way box office success is measured. [1]
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Slipstream
- Verizon teams with Redbox for a Netflix-style video service. [2]
- The Superbowl was streamed online.
- Netflix teams with eyeIO to lower bandwidth use on movie night. [3]
Tube Tops
- Raspberry Pi: first batch to be finished February 20th, on sale by end of the month. [4]
- Apple TV gets into video discovery, adds movie and TV show Genius recommendations. [5]
- Rogers, BCE vying for a bite of Apple’s iTV. [6]
Film Falm
- Top 10 pirated movies in the world (infographic). [7]
- Red Letter Media video coming soon in honor of Phantom Menace 3D.
Premiering This Week
- The Walking Dead returns for its mid-season premiere.
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D
What We're Watching
Brian
- Lilyhammer
- Kick-Ass
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tom
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- Fringe
Feedback
- A viewer talks about legally watching Sherlock.
- A different viewer writes a diatribe on why Brian shouldn't be using iPlayer to watch Sherlock.
- A viewer desperately does not want Brian and Tom to talk about Game of Thrones.
Great Quotes
- Brian, "Old McDonald had an ISP."
- Brian, "So this is the equivalent of Russian blackface."
Fun Facts
- Brian is live in studio this episode.
- Brian and Tom recreate the What We're Watching video live.
- This is the first episode to incorporate the new "Premiering This Week" segment.
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| Preceded by: "Hard Of Heron" |
Australia Is HBO's Petri Dish |
Followed by: "Norwegian Angst" |