For Science!

For Science!
Number	109
Broadcast Date	January 21, 2013
Episode Length	1:05:43
Hosts	Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

Netflix Super HD 3D Open Connect, YouTube stars fight back, the year of web series, Zombieland TV show on Amazon.com, and more.

Show Segments

Opening Video

"Orange Peanut" A Bad Lip Reading Remix by dj steve porter

The Big Story

Time Warner, net neutrality foes cry foul over Netflix Super HD demands. ^{[1] [2]}

Another Big Story

YouTube stars fight back. ^[3]

Yet Another Big Story

2013: The year of the web series second season? ^[4]

Sponsor

Squarespace

Go to Squarespace.com for your free two week trail, and use offer code: framerate12 if you decide to keep it for 10% off your first purchase on new accounts. If you sign up for the annual plan subscription you get a free domain name in addition to the 10% discount. Plans start as low as $8/month.

Slipstream

• NHL GameCenter launches on Xbox Live, offering live HD games, split screen viewing and more. ^[5]
• YouTube is ready to invest in Vevo, but the deal isn’t done. ^[6]
• Amazon’s LoveFilm inks NBCUniversal deal for US TV shows, including The Office and 30 Rock. ^[7]
• Amazon’s LoveFilm gets UK Channel 4 shows such as Peep Show, available in special 4oD-branded section. ^[8]
• Choose Netflix UK for TV shows, Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Instant for films, study suggests. ^[9]

Tube Tops

• aTV Flash 2.1 (black) offers very specific favorites, TV shows in playlists. ^[10]
• Third-party launches “end-user friendly” XBMC release for Android. ^[11]

Film Falm

• The Zombieland TV show heads to Amazon.com. ^[12]
• Napster, the Movie. ^[13]
• New GAME OF THRONES video. ^[14]
• Sundance 2013: How did a newbie make an unapproved film in Disney parks? ^[15]
• H+ posted its season finale.
• Netflix revs up the marketing machine with 'Arrested Development' easter eggs. ^[16]
• HBO comedy “Silicon Valley” is a lot better than Bravo reality show “Silicon Valley”. ^[17]

Winter Movie Draft

• (1) Brian = $490,790,363
• (2) Scott = $486,138,457
• (3) Tom = $458,705,785
• (4) Fr. Robert = $451,231,220
• (5) Justin = $424,984,476
• (6) Sarah = $365,035,765

What We're Watching

Brian

• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
• Portlandia
• Heckler

Tom

• Django Unchained
• Top Chef
• NOT the finale of Fringe
• NOT the premiere of Archer

Feedback

• Ian asks whether it's normal for a geek to be angry when something they love becomes popular.

Links

• TWiT Episode Archive
• TWiT Wiki

Preceded by: "Pay TV Is The New Vinyl"

For Science!

Followed by: "A Good Looking Corpus"