Mag-neato!
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| Mag-neato! | |
| Number | 47 |
| Broadcast Date | October 18, 2011 |
| Episode Length | 1:06:28 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood, Glenn Rubenstein |
UltraViolet digital locker opens for business, Interview with Doctor Who set designer, Rome Sweet Rome, and more.
Contents
Opening Video
The Big Story
UltraViolet 'digital locker' opens for business. Lets you buy once, play anywhere... eventually.
Another Big Story
Tom interviewed Edward Thomas, Production Designer for Doctor Who, at Comic-Con.
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Film Falm
- Cameron Diaz and "Bad Teacher" come early to Apple and Amazon.
- Warner Brothers wins bid for a script on Alan Turing, Leonardo DiCaprio looking to star as Turing.
- Warner Brothers also nab Rome, Sweet Rome (started on Reddit).
- Dan Trachtenberg hired to direct feature sci-fi heist film Crime of the Century.
- Bryan Singer says death of Excalibur has allowed him to focus on Battlestar Galactica.
Tube Tops
- Roku announces $50 LT model, will add HBO Go streaming to all of its boxes this month.
- Netflix has locked in a full slate with the CW.
- iPlayer founder launches Zeebox.
- Skype founders gunning for Netflix with Vdio.
- Nielsen study says 40% of people who watch television do so at the same time as playing with their iPhone or iPad.
Sponsor
Netflix
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What We're Watching
Tom
- still watching Ringer, surprised he hasn't quit yet
- caught up on premiere of Sanctuary, rather impressed
- thinks Fringe is killing it
- stopped watching Terra Nova and Person of Interest
Brian
- looking forward to watching How It's Made
- watched a lot of children programming
- watched Walking Dead
Glenn
- really enjoying Community
- watching Misfits, excited for new season
- liking Luther
Interferon
- Pioneer One: science fiction TV series crowd funded through Kickstarter and distributed through BitTorrent.
Feedback
- Zap A. makes a cool video feedback discussing impracticalities of attending movie theaters in Sweden from US seasonal release patterns.
Great Quotes
- "I just want to say you put the neato in Magneto." - Tom
- "Let's say you want to know how aluminum foil is made, you just open up a little How It's Made, you put it up in the corner right there and you're learnin', you're learnin' while you're learnin'." - Brian
Fun Facts
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "Death To Qwikster" |
Mag-neato! |
Followed by: "Winter Movie Draft 2011" |