Fox Takes its Ball Home
| Fox Takes its Ball Home | |
| Number | 119 |
| Broadcast Date | April 8, 2013 |
| Episode Length | 1:17:44 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt |
News Corp VS Aereo, Hulu seeks buyers, Disney killing LucasArts, Rdio launches Vdio, Xbox for TV, and more.
Show Segments
Opening Video
DJ Rozroz - A Man's Game Of Thrones World (James Brown / GOT Theme) MASHUP
The Big Story
News Corp. threatens to pull Fox off the airwaves if Aereo wins. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Another Big Story
Hulu seeks buyers, gets $500 million bid from former News Corp president. [6]
Yet Another Big Story
Disney kills two divisions of Lucas and gets rid of 30% of the employees. [7] [8] [9]
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Slipstream
- Rdio launches Vdio social movie and TV service with an iPad app coming later today and $25 credit for Rdio subscribers. [10]
- Warner Archive Instant launches, offers subscription to stream classic movies and TV shows. [11]
Tube Tops
- Microsoft plans to focus on Xbox for TV, sells Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson. [12]
- Sony announces $699 FMP-X1 4K media player and distribution service. [13]
- Epix arrives on PlayStation 3 today, PS Plus members get free movie each week. [14]
Film Falm
- Netflix confirms May 26th launch date for new Arrested Development season. [15]
- 'Game of Thrones' sets record, gets fourth season. [16]
- Paramount refunds fan’s ticket over missing Jack Reacher explosion. [17]
- Adafruit debuts "Circuit Playground" -- a kids' puppet show about electronics. [18]
- 'House of Cards' coming to Blu-ray and DVD June 11th according to Amazon. [19]
- Preview of 'Axe Cop' releases. [20]
Premiering This Week
Scary Movie V, Disconnect, and Antiviral premiere this week.
Summer Movie Draft
What We're Watching
Brian
- Spring Breakers
- The Master
- Doctor Who
- Game of Thrones
- Awesome short "Cargo" [21]
Tom
- Doctor Who
- Game of Thrones
- Archer
- Arrow
- Mad Men
- Regular Show
Feedback
- @daveslounge sent in an interesting pay TV calculator via Twitter. [22]
- @shwood @acedtect Any chance this site might be of interest to Frame Rate viewers? whatyoupayforsports.com
- Ian writes in commenting on Doctor Who.
- Quick comment on Doctor Who, the first two episodes have been great but I can't help thinking that the monster of the week stories are cut way too short, yes we have the underlying stories that will run the length of the season. Yes, I understand the monster of the week needs to start and end on the same episode, hence monster of the week. But I may have mentioned I have been a fan of the Doctor for quite some time. Do you think that stories are lost by having them start and finish in an hour? Is it simply a matter of attracting a new generation of viewers, or keeping the current generation of viewers interested, that stories are told this way. Prior to the 2005 reboot a story could last from as little as 2 shows to 6 shows. Both of the opening episodes had stories that could have been so much better told over 2 or even 3 weeks.
- Ken P. takes Brian to task about his seemingly conflicting views on The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.
- Brian brutally criticizes Walking Dead for the meandering pacing. This is what he praises about Game of Thrones.
- I think maybe the difference is that GOT is heading in a definite direction we pretty much all know Daenerys will one day claim the iron throne (no spoilers just speculation) and want to see that happen and are enjoying the ride.
- I don't see a satisfying out for the Walking Dead. I haven't read the comics, but they either eventually die in a plague infected world or they find a cure. One ending is depressing the other is about as satisfying as The War of the Worlds.
- Thoughts?
The Spoiler Zone (Doctor Who)
This week the boys first talk Doctor Who.
The Spoiler Zone (Game of Thrones)
Then the gents finish up with some Game of Thrones talk.
Great Quotes
Fun Facts
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "Hulu's Tramp Stamp" |
Fox Takes its Ball Home |
Followed by: "Sorry About the Piracy, eh" |