Tonight marks the end of Fringe’s five year run on Fox. Created by J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who were the early showrunners for Alias, and would the latter two would go on to write Transformers and Star Trek, which Mr. Abrams directed as well. Fringe began as a cross between the X-Files… Read more »
Posts Categorized: TV
I have seen the future of TV
…and it is the ESPN app on the new Xbox 360 update that was released today. I’ve been in the beta for the new Xbox 360 dashboard for the last month or so, and with its release today, the embargo on blogging about it has been lifted. Since I cut the cord and got rid… Read more »
Six Months Without Satellite TV
It’s been six months since I cut the cable and canceled DirecTV, going over-the-air and internet only. Do I miss DirecTV? In a word, no. This past Sunday started the real test as I’m a huge (American) football fan. Living in Minnesota and being a Green Bay Packers fan, this season is the first in… Read more »
Cutting the Cable, Part 3 (or Why Customer Service Matters)
I followed through and canceled my DirecTV service today. My MythTV / Boxee setup has been running great the last couple of weeks and I kept DirecTV through yesterday just as a backup as I hosted a Super Bowl party. This all started due to extremely poor customer service from DirecTV. My high-def DVR was… Read more »
Cutting the Cable, Part 2
A few weeks ago I blogged about buying the hardware to set up a MythTV PC to record off air high def TV and integrate it with Boxee. The hardware arrived and I’ve been working on on the setup off and on over the last few weeks. Some random thoughts: The HD Homerun tuner is… Read more »
Cutting the cable
I’m an entertainment junkie. I own hundreds of music CD’s, books, movies and am an early adopter of Blu-Ray. My usual routine once my two youngest children are in bed at 8 pm is to plop down on my couch, put my notebook on my lap and use that while watching my pretty 60″ TV…. Read more »
Fringe
Fringe is my new favorite TV show of the season, with Life on Mars being a close second. Fringe, created by JJ Abrams of Alias, Lost and Cloverfield fame, is to me, the X-Files meets Lost. (Which probably explains why I love it so much). Fringe is roughly half way through it’s first season, and… Read more »
Are you ready for some football?
My favorite time of the year is quickly approaching, as we are just over a month away from the start of the college football season, and the NFL is now in full swing with training camps. I’ve started to watch a few baseball games this year (especially when the Twins are on in HD), but… Read more »
Joost Beta Invites
Do you need a Joost beta invite? I’ve hooked up all the friends (I think) who want one, and still have a bunch leftover. Drop me an email at pcutler _at_ foresightlinux.org if you want one. Mac & Windows only now, thought there have been rumors of a Linux client sometime in the future. It’s… Read more »
I Steal Television Because I Have To
I came across this blog post about stealing TV a few days ago: I Steal Television Because I Have To. The author is spot on – it’s not about theft, it’s about control. And sometimes recording TV something happens you couldn’t control, and you have no way to get the show you wanted to watch…. Read more »
