Mega-pickles
| Mega-pickles | |
| Number | 98 |
| Broadcast Date | October 22, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:05:45 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt |
AMC vs Dish, Sony keeps 4K, Hulu Plus for Windows 8, YouTube nonprofit campaigns, and more.
Show Segments
Opening Video
A beluga whale mimicking human speech. [1]
The Big Story
AMC programming returns to Dish with lawsuit settlement. [2]
Another Big Story
Sony wants to keep 4K name. [3]
Yet Another Big Story
You may not actually be able to watch the Amazon video you bought. [4]
Probably Not Such a Big Story Since It's Our Fourth Big Story
A comprehensive survey on the state of the online television industry. [5]
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Slipstream
- Hulu Plus coming to Windows 8, featuring multitasking “Snap View” and one-touch access to shows from the start screen. [6]
- Bravo’s “Play Live” adds polls, games to all its shows. [7]
- YouTube Campaigns lets nonprofits draw our interest without the telethons. [8]
- Aereo network TV streaming service adds support for all major web browsers. [9]
- UltraViolet universal movie format still a no-show. [10]
- Lovefilm to start letting users log in with their Amazon info, Kindle owners are up first. [11]
Sponsor
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Tube Tops
- Can Boxee reinvent cable with the help of a TV antenna? [12]
- Simple.TV starts shipping streaming DVR. [13]
Film Falm
- Why NBC can’t make money from its latest “Saturday Night Live” viral video. [14]
- Marvel unveils ‘Iron Man 3′ teaser trailer. [15]
Winter Movie Draft
- (1) Fr. Robert = $147,343,000
- (2) Justin = $105,971,000
- (3) Brian = $88,000,000
- (4) Scott = $37,133,881
- (5) Tom = $34,950,000
- (6) Sarah = $9,193,000
Cloud Atlas and Silent Hill: Revelation 3D premiere this week.
What We're Watching
Brian
- The Walking Dead
- The Uncanny Valley [16]
Tom
- The Walking Dead
- Argo
- Fringe
- Downton Abbey
Feedback
- CJ sends in an audio response on clearQam.
- George H. is surprised neither Brian nor Tom have mentioned Machinima's high caliber Halo 4 series, Forward Unto Dawn. [17]
- Brandon wants an inexpensive way to get the over the air antenna coax input to HDMI so he can connect it to his Google TV.
The Spoiler Zone
This week the boys talk The Walking Dead.
Great Quotes
- "Define this consumer device as being something besides a television with slightly more pickles." -Brian (9:06)
- "Mega-pickles!" -Tom
- "Oh and you don't want PETA on your... duck." -Tom (31:48)
- "From quacks to quarks." -Tom (33:03)
- "I said they are hitting on all cylinders." -Tom (1:04:56)
- "Oh, that's a car metaphor, isn't it?" -Brian
- "Is it? It's a car metaphor? Oh, I just thought it was like mathematics, geometry." -Tom
Fun Facts
- Brian is live in-studio.
- HateBadDesign provides a new bumper for the Winter Movie Draft.
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "And... Science!" |
Mega-pickles |
Followed by: "Not So Simple.TV" |