Death To Qwikster

Death To Qwiskter
Number	46
Broadcast Date	October 12, 2011
Episode Length	1:03:08
Hosts	Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood, Sarah Lane

Boxee CEO Avner Ronen, Amazon vs Netflix, new episodes of Arrested Development, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Guy On A Buffalo - Episode 1 (Bears, Indians & Such)

The Big Story

Netflix kills off the Qwikster division before the actual split.

Another Big Story

Microsoft finally announces Comcast video on demand and Verizon live streaming through the XBox.

Yet Another Big Story

Yahoo drops out of Hulu bidding.

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Film Falm

• Tower Heist experimenting with on-demand while still in theaters for $60.
• Disney CEO Robert Iger to step down as CEO in 2015.
• CinemaNow strikes deal with Intel, adds new movies in 1080p HD.
• Sony Pictures expected to get the rights for the Steve Jobs biopic.

Tube Tops

• Comcast testing pay-per-package, still afraid of a-la-carte.
• TiVo Premiere Elite is now available.
• DirecTV reveals a five tuner DVR.
• Game of Thrones casting announcements.

What We're Watching

Tom

• watching Breaking Bad
• still enjoying Fringe
• excited for premiere of Walking Dead
• losing interest in Ringer, Person of Interest, and Pan Am
• watched Terra Nova again and can't connect to it

Brian

• watching Breaking Bad
• watching a lot of children's programming

Sarah

• two episodes behind on Breaking Bad
• watched New Girl, luke warm response but keeps watching
• really doesn't like Whitney

Interferon

• Italian Star Wars fan film

Feedback

• A viewer writes about cord cutting and licensing agreements.
• A viewer found Drwhoguide.com and is creating a PDF of episode summaries to catch up on Doctor Who history.

SPOILER ALERT RED ZONE

The boys talk about Breaking Bad.

Great Quotes

• "That's how I burn my CD's, in a toaster." - Brian
• "Yeah that's usually how it goes, they're either agreeing or disagreeing." - Sarah
• "That'll get'ya hung in Tennessee!" - Tom
• "We need a Steve Jobs of TiVo." - Brian
• "Ronnie James Dio made the first season, and if he's not going to be there I don't see how I can possibly enjoy the rest of it." - Brian
• "Clifford also offends my sensibilities." - Tom
• "The industry is like a huge, giant sea turtle that just lost a leg and can't move." - Tom

Fun Facts

• Brian goes on record wanting Netflix to rent toasters.
• Sarah briefly turned into a zombie during the Walking Dead talk.

Links

• TWiT Episode Archive
• TWiT Wiki

Preceded by: "Doctor Who Is Slave Leia"

Death To Qwikster

Followed by: "Mag-neato!"