Bot Leta

Bot Leta
Number	147
Broadcast Date	November 4, 2013
Episode Length	59:58
Hosts	Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

Amazon sets Nov. 15 release date for first original TV series, Time Warner Cable lost record 306,000 subscribers amid CBS blackout, Lucasfilm and Disney struggle over 2015 'Star Wars' release date, and more.

Show Segments

Opening Video

Rakede - Bitte Bitte (Tischkonzert)

The Big Story

• Amazon sets Nov. 15 release date for first original TV series. ^[1]
• Amazon will test 2 new dramas, by X-Files screenwriter Chris Carter and author Michael Connelly. ^[2]

Another Big Story

Intel may turn over its web TV project to Verizon. ^[3]

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Slipstream

• Netflix testing Ultra High Definition video ready for launch next year. ^[4]
• Time Warner Cable lost record 306,000 subscribers amid CBS blackout. ^[5]

Tube Tops

• Now TV gives you Sky's crown jewels for £4.99 a month. ^[6]
• IMAX to launch $250,000 home theatres in China. ^[7]

Film Falm

• Netflix picks film-fest darling as first original doc. ^[8]
• The YouTube Music Awards: a train wreck, exuberant, or just in search of the right tone? ^[9]

Scan Lines

• Lucasfilm and Disney struggle over 2015 Star Wars release date. ^[10]
• Aereo to launch in Denver as it scampers to year-end goal. ^[11]
• Machinima looks beyond YouTube for more gamers, partners with Twitch. ^[12]
• Netflix hooks up with its third cable TV partner in Europe. ^[13]
• FCC would end TV sports blackout rule. ^[14]
• Plex Cloud Sync beta stores your media across multiple online services. ^[15]

2013 Winter Movie Draft

• (1) Casey = $258,500,870
• (2) Jeff = $96,225,591
• (3) Tom = $67,764,929
• (4) Justin = $61,568,639
• (5) Brian = $40,788,950
• (6) Fr. Robert = $0

Thor: The Dark World and The Book Thief premiere this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

• The Walking Dead

Tom

• The Walking Dead
• Homeland
• Father Ted
• IT Crowd
• Dresden Files
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Sliders

Feedback

• Lon congratulates Tom and Brian for 3 years of Frame Rating.

Thanks for three years of beating the ""what we want, when we want it, how we want it"" drum.

• Robert feels like Brian and Tom sometimes forget about those who care about the fidelity of content.

Hi guys I have listened to the show probably since the beginning and feel like you forget about those of us that actually care what our movies look and sound like. I cut the cord years ago and moved to Comcast Business because I was afraid of the caps that everyone was talking about. At the time the cap was 250GB and we were doing 500+/month. So you can see that we watch plenty of streamed content and most of it looks good but is not in the realm of a good bluray. I'm one of those guys that buys nice stuff and takes the time to set it up properly and I really enjoy the results. I also sit close enough to my TV that when 4K becomes viable I will be all over it. For me I am happy to wait for a season of TV like Game of Thrones to come out on bluray. Sure I'm always behind but I don't like a show less because I had to wait a year. I also pay for the blurays from Netflix which I hope does not die off any time soon. As soon as streaming can deliver the same quality picture and sound as a bluray I'll be all over it until then I want those discs to keep coming.

-robert

• Bill thinks he may have cracked the code to second screen chromecasting.

As I was watching Hulu Plus on my TV, controlling my actions through my Android app playing interactively via my chromecast player, it occurred to me that this configuration might be the secret sauce to the second screen challenge.

As chromecast apps becomes more mature on this platform, there is great opportunity that this (under $40) device may become the answer for second screen viewing- effortlessly linking your handheld [tablet / phone] and the tv you already own.

I want to share my theory with the rest of the class. Love the show.

Bill in Connecticut

Cutting the cord since 2001

• Debra ran into trouble with Netflix and Chromecast mixing.

Hi Brian and Tom--

Like many, my husband and I are trying desperately to get away from madness of paying 100 bones a month for DISH. We get Netflix streaming at the excellent price of 8 clams which allows us to stream on two devices.

I bought a Chromecast. It was working OK (it's really buggy but, well, I'm desperate) until my husband and tried to stream simultaneously.

"You have exceeded your limit of two devices." My husband was watching directly on his iPad, I was using my laptop to cast to the TV.

I called Netflix and their answer was that the Chromecast counts as a device. WTF? I asked if a Roku or Boxee Box would count as a device: No.

I called Google, well known for their outstanding customer service, and got, you guessed it, no where. "Call Netflix."

Netflix blames Google, Google blames Netflix, and here I am w/ a dongle up my, um, nose.

I'm curious as to 1. How this can happen in a just and right universe and 2. Who is to blame.

{Insane conspiracy theory #47- Netflix and Google want this to happen so I'll have to pay for the 12 sheckel 4 streaming plan!}

One the bright side, happy hours are starting a bit earlier in our household in order to ward off the nastiness of being had by Netflix, Google, and DISH. Maybe we'll just shut it all down and replace it w/ a wet bar in the den.

Love the show!!

debra

• Join the Frame Rate Chicken Challenge. Tell your story! ^[16]

Great Quotes

• "You know sometimes you just walk out the front door with two dollars and just throw them. Because we're like, 'we're not paying cable anymore.'" -Tom (50:52)

Links

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