Chase That Dragon

Chase That Dragon
Number	129
Broadcast Date	June 24, 2013
Episode Length	1:17:51
Hosts	Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

Pay TV goading media companies, Time Warner and Web TV, is 3D TV dead, and more.

Show Segments

Opening Video

BEACH HOUSE - "WISHES" - Directed by ERIC WAREHEIM (Official Video) - PLEASE SET TO 1080p!!!

The Big Story

• Sony and Disney begin streaming movies still in theaters in a bold move against piracy, in South Korea. ^[1]
• Mobile device boom no threat to movie theatre growth: Imax CEO. ^[2]

Another Big Story

Having problems with your Netflix? You can blame Verizon. ^[3]

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Slipstream

• YouTube to live stream Wimbledon matches for the first time. ^[4]
• YouTube says it will bring advertisers into its Partner Program, starting this fall. ^[5]
• Janus Friis’ video service Vdio opens up for everybody. ^[6]
• Amazon rejects Netflix's model, won't release all episodes of original shows simultaneously. ^[7]
• Lovefilm bringing Star Trek, other CBS shows to the UK and Germany. ^[8]
• Netflix streaming is coming to the Netherlands later this year. ^[9]

Tube Tops

• Apple TV gets HBO GO, ESPN, Sky News, Crunchyroll and Qello, as iTunes passes 1bn TV show downloads. ^[10]
• Raspberry Pi gets its own media center kit: £46 for easy XBMC and controller (hands-on). ^[11]

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Film Falm

• John Hodgman's 'Ragnarok' now streaming exclusively on Netflix. ^[12]
• Netflix’s decision to renew Hemlock Grove shows its algorithms are working. ^[13]
• BioShock creator confirmed as scriptwriter for Logan's Run remake. ^[14]
• Yet another YouTube funding: Bedrocket invests in Shira Lazar’s What’s Trending. ^[15]

Summer Movie Draft

• (1) Justin = $539,404,000
• (2) Brian = $492,136,000
• (3) Sarah = $340,386,000
• (4) Scott = $265,943,000
• (5) Cargill = $167,703,000
• (6) Tom = $139,300,000

White House Down and The Heat premiere this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

• Man of Steel
• The Avengers

Tom

• World War Z
• Mad Men finale
• Futurama final season kick-off
• Sky News International

Feedback

• Jeff misses "the making of" behind the scenes features that are rarely included in streamed movies.

One of my favorite things to watch is the making of on my DVD's, but recently i've been renting or streaming more movies then i buy. But sadly i feel like i'm missing out. For example The Newsroom recently came out on DVD. but as of right now i don't really want to buy it for $40. But i'd spend .99 even $2 to watch the making of/behind the scenes, especially before the new season starts.

Curious to what your thoughts were on the subject.

A Non Live viewer

Jeff H

• Brandan has watched all of the good shows, and is grasping for anything that can fill the gaping void in his media heart.

I love The Wire. I would easily call it the greatest show of all time. And there's my problem. I can't find anything as enjoyable. I watch and love Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Shameless but its not the same. I've tried shows like The Shield but couldn't finish because my love for The Wire said it was too fantastical and didn't have enough police reality in it. I've tried the latest Doctor Who series. Hell, I've tried Merlin! Please don't tell me Downton Abbey is the only show I have left to watch. I need my quality tv fix! My elitist views require it.

- Brandan

• Nick argues vehemently in favor of the film Rubber.

A couple episodes back you guys briefly touched on 'Tucker & Dale vs. Evil' & 'Cabin in the Woods' & how they are ""self aware""/""meta"". THEN you guys jokingly shunned the movie 'Rubber'! When Tom mentioned 'Rubber' I excitedly sat up, expecting you guys to break down THE ultimate self-aware/meta flick!

'RUBBER' is the story of a tire (named Robert) who one day becomes self-aware ...AND discovers that he can blow things up with his mind!! It totally takes the ""Jaws"" (mindless killing machine) formula & knocks it on its ass! I wouldn't say it breaks the 4th wall, but rather, it creates a 4th wall & then breaks a 5th freaking' wall! It's a fun trippy flick! It really makes you think about over-used movie cliches & how they usually lead to easily predictable climaxes. 'Rubber' will pull the carpet out from under you! (...also it was filmed entirely with a Canon 5D-MKII)

The Spoiler Zone (Man of Steel)

This week Brian and Tom talk Man of Steel.

Great Quotes

• "So take this link and read it to them. Just make them listen to you read the entire article-" -Tom (14:17)
  • "Just tell them to watch Frame Rate. And we were like, 'Hey man, two guys on Frame Rate kind of knew what was going on. So now I'm mad!'" -Brian
  • "One of them knows a guy who works in the backbone industry who explained this to him, and then he tried to explain it to the other guy, and I listened. So I know what I'm talking about now." -Tom
  • "Well I remember the part where he said we're supposed to be mad, so here I am! The show's at twit.tv/fr, it's pretty good." -Brian
  • "Watch it right now while I'm on the phone with you. Make sure to buy a book from audible.com, because that's one of their sponsors." -Tom

Links

• TWiT Episode Archive
• TWiT Wiki

Preceded by: "Double-Dinged"

Chase That Dragon

Followed by: "The Chicken Challenge"