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| Seems Legit | |
| Number | 88 |
| Broadcast Date | August 6, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:04:44 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young |
Pay TV, Amazon VS Netflix, YouTube double down, Aereo victory, and more!
Contents
Opening Video
(Fake) Ender's Game movie trailer
The Big Story
Pay TV may have stopped growing. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Another Big Story
Amazon takes on Netflix, Hulu with instant video iPad app. [6] [7]
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Slipstream
- Netflix testing 'Max' assistant on some PS3 users to improve movie recommendations. [8]
- YouTube to double down on its 'channel' experiment. [9]
- Fanhattan video-aggregating app adds HBO and NBC content, universal 'WatchList' queue. [10]
- Watch live TV on your phone! No, really. [11]
- Aereo celebrates a court victory with clever marketing: free web TV for an hour, or a dollar for a day. [12]
Tube Tops
Film Falm
- New Bill Nye The Science Guy show coming to YouTube. [15]
- H+ debuting August 8th. [16]
- BBC shows off 33-megapixel Super Hi-Vision Olympic footage. [17]
- Warner Bros has ‘Dark Tower’ decision looming: and Russell Crowe is in the mix. [18]
- Deadline's Weekly YouTube Rankings. [19]
Summer Movie Draft
- (1) Justin = $893,482,799
- (2) Tom = $658,354,517
- (3) Scott = $641,761,707
- (4) Brian = $613,396,497
- (5) Sarah = $392,387,427
- (6) Veronica = $204,914,294
Justin is unofficially declared the victor.
The Campaign and The Bourne Legacy premiere this week.
What We're Watching
Brian
- Breaking Bad
- Indonesia
- Re-watched The Avengers
Tom
- Breaking Bad
- The Olympics
- Curiosity landing on Mars!
Justin
- 21 Jump Street
Feedback
- Ander T. notes that both Brian and Tom are right about the Olympics foley and mic mixing.
Great Quotes
- Tom, "And now you've spoiled the email."
- Brian, "Well now, actually he didn't spoil the email until you pointed out that's what was in the email."
- Tom, "And now I've spoiled the email!"
- Brian, "By the way, Bill Meeks joined me on our adventure all the way out to Indonesia. [He] did a fantastic job shooting that stuff for Scam School.
- Justin, "Shame what happened to him out there. RIP Bill Meeks, we'll always remember him."
- Tom, "Well they have the right to do anything stupid. That's not much of a point."
- Brian, "I'm looking forward to our new show Grousin' with Tom."
Fun Facts
- Both Brian and Justin are live in studio this week.
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "It's Grandma Good" |
Seems Legit |
Followed by: "Streaming Sports" |