Rant Farm

Rant Farm
Number	51
Broadcast Date	November 16, 2011
Episode Length	1:13:49
Hosts	Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood, Scott Johnson

Warner Bros. denies DMCA abuse, Ashless Evil Dead, confessions of a cord cutter, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Hat Coil - Tesla Coil On A Hat - Mortal Kombat

Opening Discussion (not a formal segment)

The boys talk about their experiences with cord cutting.

The Big Story

Warner Brothers orders takedown notices for content on Hotfile that not only did they not own, but in some cases weren't infringing content. 1 2

Another Big Story

Congress has first hearing over Stop Online Piracy Act while content providers are seeing tremendous growth. 1

Yet Another Big Story

Google might offer TV / phone service over its fiber network. 1

Sponsor

Ford

Go to Ford.com/technology to learn more about Ford Sync and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Film Falm

• Criterion Collection films come to iTunes, but without special features. 1
• Why David Yates’ movie could be the best thing to happen to Doctor Who in ages. 1
• Bruce Campbell says that Ash will not be in the Evil Dead Remake. 1
• Upcoming documentary shows world's greatest Tetris players. 1

Winter Movie Draft

• (1) Brian - $174,466,992
• (2) Justin - $124,764,867
• (3) Glenn - $70,171,949
• (4) Sarah - $12,448,957
• (5) Tom - $0

Tube Tops

• Netflix reveals new user interface experience for Android tablets, iPad counterpart coming soon. 1
• Boxee Box live TV integration revealed in unreleased Boxee 1.5 update. 1
• After a 13-year hiatus, Red Dwarf is definitely back for a full series with all the old familiar faces. 1
• Sony proposes over-the-top TV service. 1

Sponsor

Netflix

Go to Netflix.com/twit for your free 30 day trial.

What We're Watching

Brian

• All of his own podcasts
• Walking Dead

Tom

• Walking Dead
• Top Chef: Texas
• Fringe

Scott

• Walking Dead
• Breaking Bad
• American Horror Story
• Beavis and Butthead
• Hell on Wheels

Interferon

• Mozilla Reinvents Web Video With Popcorn 1.0 1
• Sean Young filmed the making of Dune with David Lynch 1983

Feedback

• A viewer asks about guilty pleasures.
• A viewer still enjoys Walking Dead.

The Spoiler Zone

The boys talk The Walking Dead.

Links

• TWiT Episode Archive
• TWiT Wiki

Preceded by: "The Fifth Quadrant"

Rant Farm

Followed by: "Aliens On Ice"