HBO Plays it Safe

HBO Plays it Safe
Number	142
Broadcast Date	September 30, 2013
Episode Length	2:00:41
Hosts	Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Casey McKinnon

Intel delays TV service to 2014, Time Warner CEO open to bundling online HBO subscription with broadband plans, the movie draft, and more.

Show Segments

Opening Video

4 Rules to Make Star Wars Great Again

The Big Story

• Intel may ditch OnCue IPTV service project if it can't find an investor. ^[1]
• Intel delays TV service to 2014. ^[2]

Another Big Story

• You might be able to pay for HBO without paying for Cable, but you’re still going to pay the cable guy. ^[3]
• Time Warner CEO open to bundling online HBO subscription with broadband plans. ^[4]

Slipstream

• Aereo to roll out its TV streaming service in four new cities. ^[5]

Tube Tops

• Roku refreshes streaming media player. ^[6]

Film Falm

• 'Saturday Night Live' YouTube channel goes live across the world, but US viewers left out. ^[7]

Scan Lines

• Hopster promises Netflix for kids, and no one else. ^[8]
• Target goes head-to-head with iTunes and Amazon with launch of 'Ticket' video service. ^[9]
• Amazon tries breaking from the streaming-video pack with offline viewing for new Kindles. ^[10]
• $35,000 Prima Cinema Player brings movies home as soon as they hit theaters (eyes-on). ^[11]

EXTENDED BY BRIAN

• Apple refunds those who bought Breaking Bad final season passes on iTunes. ^[12]
• Google Play Movies & TV update adds On Device menu, streamlines episode selection. ^[13]
• Wuaki.tv streaming video service exits beta in the UK. ^[14]
• Apple TV gets live MLS games and Disney Junior kids content via new channels. ^[15]
• Netflix opens the gates to 'Super HD' video for all. ^[16]

ILLEGALLY EXTENDED BY BRIAN

Winter Movie Draft Preview

Brian and Tom give a quick preview to what's coming up in this winter's Movie Draft.

What We're Watching

Brian

• Breaking Bad
• YMS on Walking Dead
• The Legend of Korra
• Futurama
• Archer
• The Manhattan Project
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Tom

• Breaking Bad
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Orange is the New Black
• The Goldbergs
• Top Chef Masters
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Casey

• Breaking Bad
• Slings and Arrows

Feedback

• AtomXII sent in a video feedback recommending Brian and Tom dive into Babylon 5. ^[17]

• SunnyManitoba questions whether Breaking Bad would have been as successful as a Netflix show instead of AMC.

Breaking Bad is a show that some have said was a reason to get Netflix. Sort of like The Matrix for DVD sales.

Do you think that Breaking Bad is a show that could have had the success on Netflix as it has had on AMC?

I don't think so as BB has had that watercooler talk that most shows do not have thus proving that binge watching is fine for shows that have finished but not shows in production.

Oh and a title ""All's Good That Ends Bad""

• Mick discusses downloading content versus streaming content.

Would like to add some comments to what you guys were discussing regarding why people download instead of stream and how making it easier to get will stop the illegal downloading.

From my point of view, its always going to be download. My internet is slow that steaming is not always possible. My caps are small - 36Gb/month with 12Gb allowance for peak (11am to 11pm) and 24Gb off-peak. A lot of Australian ISP's inflict this type of stupid bandwidth caps structure on their customers - we even pay for uploads.

This means that I try and download everything in off peak for viewing in peak times. I have used add-ons for Firefox for downloading YouTube content so I can watch the video seamlessly, so them adding the feature for off line viewing is great.

This also means that unfortunately I (and many others) will still have to get our content from nefarious sources even if the content could be streamed cheaply

Just something for you guys to think about

Mick (from Downunder - Shellharbour)

• Join the Frame Rate Chicken Challenge. Tell your story! ^[18]

The Spoiler Zone (Breaking Bad)

This week Brian, Tom, and Casey talk Breaking Bad: Season 5b, Episode 16 - Felina.

The Spoiler Zone (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

This week Brian, Tom, and Casey talk Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.

2013 Winter Movie Draft

Brian, Tom, and Casey are joined by Fr. Robert Ballecer, Jeff Cannata, Justin Robert Young, all moderated by Patrick Delahanty. Head over to Draft.NSFWshow.com to track the competition.

If you are not familiar with the rules, each competitor is given 100 credits to bid on movies. Then at the end of the Winter Movie season, the person whose movies gross the most is declared the winner.

Brian's Movies (₪ 90/100)

• Carrie = ₪16
• Twelve Years a Slave = ₪11
• Anchorman: The Legend Continues = ₪21
• Walking with Dinosaurs = ₪21
• Jack Ryan = ₪21

Justin's Movies (₪ 100/100)

• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa = ₪17
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire = ₪74
• Out of the Furnace = ₪9

Tom's Movies (₪ 91/100)

• Runner Runner = ₪7
• Escape Plan = ₪6
• Ender's Game = ₪30
• Delivery Man = ₪10
• Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas = ₪9
• American Hustle = ₪13
• The Monuments Men = ₪16

Jeff's Movies (₪ 100/100)

• Captain Phillips = ₪15
• The Counselor = ₪8
• The Book Thief = ₪5
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug = ₪55
• 47 Ronin = ₪17

Fr. Robert Ballecer's Movies (₪ 86/100)

• Thor: The Dark World = ₪56
• The Wolf of Wall Street = ₪7
• Frozen = ₪23

Casey's Movies (₪ 100/100)

• Gravity = ₪25
• Machete Kills = ₪8
• Free Birds = ₪10
• Last Vegas = ₪10
• Oldboy = ₪13
• Saving Mr. Banks = ₪14
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty = ₪20

Links

• TWiT Episode Archive
• TWiT Wiki

Preceded by: "Envy of My Enemy's Emmy"

HBO Plays it Safe

Followed by: "The Quest for a la Carte"