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Mid-Week Poll: Summer 2012 TV

Josh Zyber — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:00:19 +0000

It used to be that, once the major networks shut down their programming schedules, there was little of interest to watch on TV during the summer months except reruns and Reality crap. However, in recent years, the cable networks have aggressively courted viewers with original scripted shows, some of them quite compelling. Looking over this...

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Blu-ray Highlights for June 19th, 2012 – Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina

Josh Zyber — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:00:18 +0000

In this week’s Blu-ray releases, Drew Barrymore saves the whales, Jason Segel gets stoned, and Madonna tries to rule the world. In other words, it’s just another average Tuesday. New Releases The biggest miracle about ‘Big Miracle‘ is that the film somehow scored a theatrical release despite so obviously being a TV movie-of-the-week. Aside from...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 6/21/11 – Who Am I and What Am I Buying?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:00:29 +0000

There’s a peculiar theme at work in this week’s Blu-ray releases. In separate movies, both Liam Neeson and Matt Damon find their whole lives taken away from them by mysterious forces. Neeson wakes up from a car accident to discover that no one recognizes or remembers him, not even his wife. Damon gets a look...

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HDD Exclusive Netflix Stream: Week of June 12th, 2011

Dick Ward — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:00:06 +0000

Netflix gives us a pretty fair shake this week. We lose a few classics, but in return get some great movies and TV shows from the last year or so. That’s not a bad trade. Leaving the Stream ‘Kelly’s Heroes’ (6/21): This is one of those movies that I remember watching with my dad back...

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The Netflix Stream: Week of February 20th, 2011

Dick Ward — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:37 +0000

The end of a month means a huge shift in Netflix content, with movies being removed and added like mad. For every good movie that’s leaving the stream this week, we have another coming in. There’s also one TV show that you absolutely need to watch before it’s gone. Leaving the Stream ‘Louie: Season 1’...

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Hulu Plus Needs to Be Better than Piracy

Dick Ward — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:11 +0000

Since the initial announcement, I’ve been pretty excited about Hulu Plus. However, only a few weeks in, I’ve already cancelled my subscription. Why? It just doesn’t do what it needs to. In fact, it’s still a hell of a lot more convenient to just download the episodes through bit torrent than to watch them on...

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