40 entries from April 2008.Matt Damon won't do Bourne game, says too violent Matt Damon backed out of a the Bourne Conspiracy game due to -- get this -- too much violence. Matt Damon's mom approves of this message. GTA IV, Matt Damon, The Bourne Conspiracy In Brief 24 webisodes work well; WGA strike has lasting impact, Bear Grylls is a wimp, Still on Tropic Thunder, more of my reading list.. 24, David Mamet, Jericho, Sarah Connor Chronicles, WGA, Will Smith Jack Thompson harasses Take2 exec's mom Jack Thompson personally harasses a Take2 exec's mother. Jack Thompson, Take-Two Wil Wheaton on moralist game rage Wil Wheaton and Keith Boesky share their thoughts on GTA IV and violent video games and the obsessively violent reactions then engender. GTA IV, Wil Wheaton Hans Reiser found guilty Linux file system programmer Rans Resier found guilty of murdering a woman that hasn't even been shown to be dead. Hans Reiser New House, Bones tonight New House and Bones on tonight, April 28th. Bones, Fox, House Scifi Channel creates SGA-themed Tuesday block The Scifi Channel will begin airing a 3-hour block of Stargate Atlantis reruns on Tuesday nights, beginning April 29th. Scifi Channel, Stargate Atlantis Damn those disturbingly hot 15-year-olds Scandal or sick celebrity obsession by the media? Miley Cyrus photo in Vanity Fair stirs moral outrage; world doesn't end. Miley Cyrus Media Pundit gets a face lift The Media Pundit gets a face life. Weekend bits Heroes return date; David Mamet does a dark drama; GTA IV got pirated nearly a week early; more... American Idol, GTA IV, Heroes, Lost, Redbelt, Tina Fey Not so fast For what it's worth, DVRs still beat streaming online hands down. Barry Sonnenfeld: "The Internet will destroy democracy" Barry Sonnenfeld thinks the Internet will destroy privacy and democracy, and that to save us from the Bush administration, we must put down our computers. Right now. Seriously. Barry Sonnenfeld Terminator spin-off lives into the fall The Sarah Connor Chronicles gets a second season, but does it deserve it? Not really. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles In Brief Viacom starts own pay-cable channel; NBC blurs the line between entertainment and paid programming; Lohan falls off the wagon, more.. Avatar, Avatar The Last Airbender, Deadliest Catch, Linsday Lohan, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Uwe Boll, Viacom Somebody forgot to bring the funny A parody letter of the WGA strike and the fi-core "outing" is making the rounds. South Park, WGA Great things coming out of Six Apart Six Apart buys an ad network and releases a fantastic Facebook application. How few years will WordPress have left at this rate? Movabletype, Six Apart Amazon solved YouTube's problem 2 years ago Google's "YouTube problem" has a solution, one that Amazon invented over two years ago that has been sitting mostly idle ever since. Google, YouTube WGA outs fi-core writers The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has published a list of writers that went fi-core during the 2007-2008 writers strike. WGA Oprah made 10x more than Alex Rodriguez did last year A list you deplore but can't stop looking at: the richest celebs in 2007. Oprah, Steven Speilberg GTA IV spawns more hype over games vs. movies Just like last year, the next big game release has spurred the media to declare that games are finally as big -- if not bigger -- than movies are. Bulls**t. GTA IV, Halo 3 In Brief AFTRA and SAG fight; Ron Moore gets a new series on FOX; Speilberg wants to do 'Ghost in the Shell'; more... Report: most piracy within 12-18 hours Report says most piracy peaks within 12-18 hours after TV broadcast. Piracy Current challenges to HD movie downloads: ..what HD? Most writers struggle to understand that what Apple and other streaming vendors call "high definition" video is anything but. Apple, High Definition, Hulu Money, baby. Most successful shows go off the air because their costs inevitably exceed revenue. Stargate Atlantis, The West Wing "Fair market value" bill advances in CA Senate Bill that would force studios to sell programming at "fair market value" to networks owned by the same parent advances in CA Senate. AMPTP, MPAA Culture has nothing to do with it Addressing misconceptions about how and why veteran TV shows fail -- put simply they don't. We get signal Stargate Continuum is available for pre-order on Amazon; Lost season finale upgraded to two-hours; Jericho may not be dead yet. Jericho, Lost, Stargate Continuum Uwe Boll thinks Michael Bay is a retard Uwe Boll says will stop making movies if a petition reaches 1,000,000 signatures -- calls Michael Bay a retard. Uwe Boll Jeff Zucker says a SAG strike will end Hollywood Jeff Zucker is telling advertisers that Hollywood will end if SAG strikes, nuking television while films will magically survive unscathed. Hollywood, Jeff Zucker, NBC SAG strike won't kill our Heroes SyFy Portal starts a rumor that a SAG strike could kill off Heroes. The article itself has very little in the way of evidence to back up its imaginative claims. Heroes, NBC Clooney goes fi-scab George Clooney has gone fi-core in protest of losing credit arbitration over rewriting the screenplay for Leatherheads. The man is now officially a pathetic scab. George Clooney, Leatherheads FCC and Justice Department declare war on Fox The FCC and Department of Justice have declared war on Fox over indecency on television. How far will these persecutions go? DoJ, FCC, Fox Stephen King has the right idea Stephen King reflects on video game censorship laws in his home state, and I throw in my two cents. Stephen King Hulu is not the future of television Slate's Michael Agge asks if Hulu and streaming video will replace TV, but most people don't understand what that really means. Plus a free Battlestar Galactica video, cause I'm just that awesome. Hulu There's too much frakking going on Battlestar Galactica's big problem: too much frakking going on. Battlestar Galactica What the frak are you watching tonight? Battlestar Galactica returns for its final season today; links to sites talking about the BSGs legacy and a handful of interviews with cast and crew. Battlestar Galactica NBC sets 2008 year-around schedule NBC is the first to try a year-around development schedule; announces which shows will go where for all of 2008. NBC, Upfronts Fanboys will be fanboys Fanboys -- a comedy by The Weinstein Company -- has pissed off real life fanboys who have urged a boycott of the film. Fanboys, The Weinstein Company SAG and AFTRA get a divorce SAG and AFTRA get a divorce, while SAG sets a date for talks with the studios. Will they strike, or make a deal? AFTRA, AMPTP, SAG Reflecting on Battlestar Galactica's journey One of the better shows on television (when it's actually on) is coming to an end this year. The fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica will premier this Friday at 10PM, at least temporarily taking up the regular time slot of Stargate Atlantis. It'll repeat again at midnight and you can even catch the premier early on the Scifi channel website from noon until 1pm that day.All that's good and stuff, but does anyone actually remember where BSG left off? It's been a while since the last episode aired and that's one of my chief complaints -- not with the show itself, but how the cable network has handled its production and broadcast schedule. I can't remember the last... Battlestar Galactica |
