Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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Netflix Considering Picking Up The River and Terra Nova
As Netflix continues to expand their streaming service content they've become a potential landing spot for network series that get canceled to live on. Until now, potential opportunities discussed such as bringing on The Event for a second season haven't materialized. The one exception - and it was an especially unique case - was getting the new season of Arrested Development in 2013. Two new possibilities have recently arisen however which look to have more some level of optimism behind the...
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Amazon Streaming Adds Discovery
Amazon has announced they have reached a deal with Discovery Networks to add their programming to Prime Instant Video. The service, which is free for those who subscribe to Prime, now includes over 17,000 movies and programs. TV series from Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet and Science Channel will now be added to the content library in the coming weeks. Shows include Deadliest Catch, Mythbusters,Ă‚Â Man vs. Wild,Ă‚Â Dirty Jobs,Ă‚Â Gold Rush: Alaska, Shark Week, Say Yes to the Dress, Cake Bos...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 6th
This week brings releases of the heralded HBO series Game of Thrones (and on sale for just $35 Blu-ray and $30 DVD) along with the period action film Immortals and the remake of Footloose - oh and the latest dreadful Adam Sandler film. •Game of Thrones: Season 1 (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast an...
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Comcast to Launch Streaming Service
Another player is entering the streaming content arena. Comcast has announced plans to launch Xfinity 'Streampix' which will be available free to those with the Comcast "Triple Play" (TV/internet/phone) subscriptions and $5 to those who only get cable TV. Shows including 30 Rock and movies such as Ocean's Eleven will be available to watch. This doesn't appear to an attempt at competing with Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu. Not just will the library of content pale in comparison but given the ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 21st
After a weak set of releases last week there are number of good options this time around on DVD and Blu-ray. Puss in Boots got great reviews and excellent response from audiences, J. Edgar was thought at one time to be an Oscar contender but didn't quite live up to that stature, and Tower Heist got some really respectable reviews for a comedy - there are also the latest seasons of two Showtime comedy series. Puss in Boots (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD combo) Long before he even met ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 14th
It's a lackluster at best lineup of new releases hitting on DVD and Blu-ray this week. The biggest one is The Rum Diary and even that only made $13 million at the box office. The latest season of Beavis and Butt-Head however is well worth picking up. The Rum Diary (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson. Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) travels to the pri...
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Amazon Prime Streaming Adds Viacom Programs
Amazon today announced that they have reached a deal with Viacom to bring new content to the Instant Streaming service which is free for those with Amazon Prime. The deal means programs from MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land, and VH1 joins the service. We’re adding something for the family with Nickelodeon favorites likeĂ‚Â Avatar: The Last Airbender,Ă‚Â Dora the Explorer,Ă‚Â iCarly, andĂ‚Â Yo Gabba Gabba. We’re adding comedy with titles likeChappelle’s Show,Ă‚Â...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 7th
The sensation that is the Twilight series hits Blu-ray and DVD this week with the first part of the final chapter. Also arriving is the latest Harold and Kumar (in 3D if you have it) and the period-conspiracy film Anonymous. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, hon...
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