There Are No Good Guys

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There Are No Good Guys
Number 85
Broadcast Date July 17, 2012
Episode Length 1:13:39
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

DirecTV versus Viacom, Aereo wins first round, Now TV, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Columbia Pictures Frame Rate Intro

The Big Story

Fighting DirecTV, Viacom takes down its shows for everyone. [1] [2] [3]

Another Big Story

Diller and Aereo win first round: injunction denied. [4] [5] [6]

Yet Another Big Story

‘Now TV’ could be BSkyB’s low-risk revolution in IPTV. [7] [8]

Slipstream

  • Microsoft and NBC officially call it quits. [9]
  • AirPlay for all? Miracast promises video streaming without the router. [10]
  • Netflix movie streaming takes back stage to TV. [11]
  • Browser extension converts all YouTube comments into "herp derp". [12]

Tube Tops

  • SiliconDust HDHomerun Prime CableCARD tuners hit Woot for $130. [13]
  • XBMC for Android announced. [14]

Film Falm

  • AMC's "Breaking Bad" season five premiere is most watched episode ever with 2.9 million viewers. [15]
  • Comic-Con fans go crazy over Hobbit teaser, but not the 48fps version. [16]
  • Best merger ever? Fanboy brands Legendary and Nerdist unite. [17]
  • Big GAME OF THRONES season 3 news breaks. [18]
  • Punisher fan film is done right. [19]
  • Deadline's weekly YouTube rankings. [20]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Justin = $686,118,262
  • (2) Scott = $637,271,992
  • (3) Tom = $629,668,758
  • (4) Brian = $601,602,462
  • (5) Veronica = $202,296,535
  • (6) Sarah = $37,559,986

The Dark Knight Rises premieres this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Breaking Bad
  • The Newsroom
  • Tron

Tom

  • Breaking Bad
  • The Newsroom
  • Boing Boing TV
  • True Blood

Feedback

  • A fan has a few questions regarding networks video production and SEO.
  • Bill Meeks submits a proposal for a Frame Rate Fan Film Festival.
  • A number of viewers weigh in on the HBO Go ethical dilemma.

The Spoiler Zone

The boys talk Breaking Bad.

Great Quotes

  • Tom, "That will be on the Frame Rate final exam. 'What is the threshold of idiocy?' You'll need to write an essay supporting your answer."
  • Tom, "Don't take grandmother's cake!"

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"Words Have Meanings"
There Are No Good Guys
Followed by:
"Pushing Boundaries With Web Video"