Today’s links of interest:
- Remastering Star Trek: TOS FX, Music Enhanced
Can’t even imagine how expensive these are going to be when finally released on HD-DVD & Blu-Ray. $199.98 list price, anyone? - October 3rd Declared "Day Against DRM"
I’m in – as long as I don’t have to dress like I’m in Devo. - The stories behind Chuck Klosterman’s book jackets
Almost as funny as Klosterman’s writing. Almost. - Japanese robot adds wheels to iPod
We do so love robot news around here. - EA video games to carry ads that change
Advertising, advertising, everywhere, and not a link to click. Or, as we like to think, just give them time. They’ll figure out a way to make that happen, too. - O’Neill, Van Holt surf to "John"
BOOOOOOOOO!! It is far too soon after the premature and much, much-lamented death of "Deadwood" to feel anything but contempt for HBO and Milch’s next project. - TV Land Explores How Boomers Shook the World and Redefined the Rules in Network’s Four-Part Series, Generation Boom
Gaw-lee! What an original idea! The same Baby Boomers who "Redefined the Rules" are now partaking in 7,560,964,506th nostalgia-filled self-congratulatory wank. Christ! Just retire, already. - Blurb.com Gets Book Smart
This blog a book? Why not? - Broadsided by ‘Pirates’: Emmy Audience Shrinks Opposite ABC’s Movie
How we knew the Emmys were dull beyond dull? Jim couldn’t find the energy to do a wrap-up. - Outshining MTV: How Video Killed the Video Star
Coming on the heels of the news that MTV’s website is having trouble attracting an audience…a reason why. - Credit Where Credit Is Due
Major New York papers forget to credit their source… - Carson Daly-Backed Online Video Site Launches
Apparently driven by the need to create a viable economic model in the world of online video — or something like that. - Newsweek’s Whitaker to Leave Editor Post; Meacham to Take Over
Weekly news mags are facing pressure to change with the changing world. - Films That Come Over the Net Don?t Come Easy
Actually, that last ten feet wouldn’t be such a problem if the !@#$ broadband service providers would do their jobs. Just sayin’. - New film attacks Hollywood’s "censorship" system
Turns out the old ways really do work — if you’re a private detective. - G.M. Drops ?Survivor? but Says Racial Format Isn?t the Reason
It is us or does this smack of the all-spin zone? - An Apple-Google Friendship, and a Common Enemy
How quickly the conversation turns to bitter rivalries. - Outshining MTV: How Video Killed the Video Star
In the age of YouTube, who really cares if MTV doesn’t play videos anymore? - Keith Olbermann Delivers One Hell Of a Commentary on Rumsfeld
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