Trek Into Dorkness
| Trek Into Dorkness | |
| Number | 92 |
| Broadcast Date | September 10, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:12:03 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Nicole Spagnuolo |
Samsung products with HBO Nordic preinstalled, Wired's cord-cutters special, Amazon's EPIX deal, and more.
Contents
Opening Video
Easy as Pie Promo - The Return of Sifl & Olly!
The Big Story
Scandinavian Samsung products to come with HBO Nordic pre-installed. [1]
Another Big Story
Apple TV no iPhone as talks bog down with media companies. [2]
Yet Another Big Story
Wired ran a cord-cutters special. [3] [4] [5]
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Slipstream
- Sony, DirecTV bring back NFL for cord-cutters. [6]
- Fox to offer $15 early-access 'Digital HD' movie downloads, starting with Prometheus. [7]
- UltraViolet movie format to use Dolby Digital Plus encoding. [8]
- NBC rebrands Olympics app as NBC Sports Live Extra, promises streams for a wider athletic universe. [9]
- Amazon’s EPIX deal will add Hunger Games, Avengers, more to Prime. [10]
Tube Tops
- LG's 84-inch 4K TV ships next month in the US for $19,999.99. [11]
- Samsung adds Google TV to its Smart TVs: Chrome, YouTube, and Google Play store (video). [12]
- Popcorn Hour launches A-400 streamer for €289 with 'studio-quality' 3D video processing. [13]
Film Falm
- NBC streams pilot episode of J.J. Abrams' 'Revolution' two weeks before broadcast debut. [14]
- Joss Whedon working on TV pilot for 'Avengers' offshoot 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'. [15]
- All three Hobbit movies dated and given titles. [16]
- Sequel title confirmed – ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ . [17]
- Ken Lerer’s CNN-Killer hires a CNN veteran. [18]
Premiering This Week
Finding Nemo 3D, The Master, Resident Evil: Retribution, and 10 Years [19]
What We're Watching
Brian
- Doctor Who
- Breaking Bad
- H+
- Revolution
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tom
- Doctor Who
- H+
- Revolution
- Booth at the End
Nicole
- Louie
- Archer
- Wipeout
Feedback
- Todd K. submits a video showing Frame Rate on his Mac Mini.
- R Serendipity wants to know if he gets a trophy for being first in the movie draft.
- Andy B. is concerned about the new season of Arrested Development being available on physical media.
- Jake tells a horrific experience about DRM in Zune Video.
- Derrick Chen chimes in on YouTube ads.
The Spoiler Zone
This week the boys talk Breaking Bad and Doctor Who.
Great Quotes
- Tom on Sifl and Olly, "Dafnay's going to be so pissed."
- Tom on Squarespace, "We thank them for their support of the show we call, Mushnakah, but you call it Frame Rate."
- Brian, "I'm missing my sports limb."
- Tom to Nicole, "Do you have a stand on the colon?"
Fun Facts
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "Bricks in the Wall of Awesome" |
Trek Into Dorkness |
Followed by: "Wii love TVii" |