Chalk up another victory for old broadcast media – or, perhaps, one for people not stealing content. A federal judge has sided with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox and issued a temporary restraining order against FilmOn.com, a site that streams content from television channels to mobile devices for free – without securing permission from the …
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NBC Plans “The Event” Relaunch in February
After a successful launch, things aren’t looking too good for NBC’s The Event: Ratings are falling each week, and critical notices went from “excited” to “confused,” before landing on “frustrated.” Having already suffered the embarrassment of having to cancel a JJ Abrams series because of low ratings, what’s a troubled network to do? …
Fox Joins Other Networks in Blocking Google TV
And then there were none.
Fox has now blocked Google TV’s web browser from streaming episodes found online at Fox.com, joining ABC, NBC, and CBS to round out the major broadcast networks’ stance against the idea of a web browser on a TV set.
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Further confusing the …
Analyzing Chuck: Are There Triangle-Shaped Floppy Disks?
No, we didn’t forget to watch Chuck this week. I just really wanted to make sure that I had the right answer to this week’s quandary, so I’m calling on you guys for help.
What I was curious about was this mythological triangle-shaped floppy disk. When items are referred to on Chuck, normally they exist in some capacity in the real …
And Now You Can Begin Your Dark Tower Countdown…
Remember Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman’s ambitious cross-media adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, that’ll begin with a movie, then run as a television series for a year before a second movie, then back to television, and so on? Well, now we know that it’s all official and really happening, because Universal has announced the …
Analyzing Chuck: Can Images Strike Fear?
If you tuned into Chuck last night, not only would you finally see Chuck and his mom Linda Hamilton together, you would have realized that the mad scientist that was wreaking havoc on this episode was none other than Robert Englund, aka the original Freddy Krueger.
While Englund looks like he could be someone’s nice old grandfather, …
TV Networks Blocking Shows From Google TV’s Web Browser
Well, that’s not good. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ABC, CBS, and NBC are all blocking their own streaming TV content from playing inside the Google TV web browser. I can confirm that ABC and CBS are doing so, but I’m currently able to play NBC shows without any problems.
The Hulu.com website, which is jointly owned …
Chuck Triumphs Over Undercovers, Gets 24 Episode Season
Remember when we thought that JJ Abrams’ new spy series Undercovers would probably end up killing NBC’s other spy series, the long-lived, oft-troubled Chuck? Well, it turns out that the Buy More crew has pulled a surprise upset with the announcement that it will get an additional 11 episodes this year, while Abrams’ new show is only …
Analyzing Chuck: Is There Really A Drugged Out Way To Fake Your Death?
On last night’s Chuck (which, may I say, was one of the best this season so far), Morgan finally admits to Casey that he’s dating and holding hands with the agent’s daughter Alex. Oh, yeah, and then there’s the bit about Casey’s mutinous ex-teammates, which forces the team to create an elaborate fake funeral for the NSA agent in order to …
Analyzing Chuck: Do Messages Get Across When You Hear It While Sleeping?
Last night’s Chuck might have been all about relationships and dictators from communist countries, but they did raise one important question: Can you learn things in your sleep as so many countless movies and television shows have told us you can?
Chuck told Sarah that the book he was reading, 101 Conversations Before I Do, suggested …
Analyzing Chuck: Could A 100-Pound Girl Beat Another Person Up?
Nicole Richie reprised her role as Sarah Walker’s high school tormenter Heather Chandler in last night’s Chuck. While her delectably evil attitude is almost a bit too convincing, we’re not quite sure that we believe that the 5’1” star who reportedly weights 98 pounds could take anyone down.
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The Event Week 2: Why Should I Care?
My favorite comment on The Event so far:
“Nope, that really sucked.” 60 MINUTES EARLIER: “Hey, maybe The Event won’t suck.”
It’s funny because it’s true in two different ways. Last night’s second helping of NBC’s “Oh We Wish This Were The New Lost” series did some things right (Namely, answering some questions quickly), and then lots …