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40cakesMan, it's like there was nothing for forever, and now a bunch of stuff! Whoa. But I do doubt their competency sometimes. Yesterday's headline said, "Go see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...if you can get a ticket!" Yes, it is difficult getting a movie ticket for that movie, but since I have it on DVD, I'm not too heartbroken.
- Is the iPhone too rich for your blood? Apple is planning to release a cheaper version of the device in the fourth quarter based on the Nano iPod, according to a JP Morgan report. The Nano iPhone is expected to retail for $300 or lower, half the price of the current 8 GB model.
- Tivo series 2 and 3 users can now order movies Amazon.com's Unbox site directly from their TVs. Until now Tivo users had to order them through a computer and transfer the files through a home network. Sony, MGM, Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal are among the studios supplying titles for the service.
- Cartoon Network's Adult Swim will wrap thing up for its animated series, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law after six seasons and 39 episodes. Adult Swim will televise the last two new episodes of the series this month, the second of which is a 30 minute special, on July 15 and July 22 respectively, at 11:45p. Based on characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law series, which is funny as can be - but not for kids, burst out of the brains of Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter and was part of the original Adult Swim Sunday night block, both of which premiered in September 2001. Now I don't want to start any rumors … but … I hear that Harvey is being considered for the role of the new Manhattan District Attorney on Law & Order, which needs filling following Fred Thompson's exit to run for president. Let me just say … watch out Sam Waterston!
- Microsoft signed a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television to distribute 35 top-shelf movies through the Xbox Live platform. Xbox 360 users will be able to rent titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films and Hollywood Pictures when they become available for the home video window. Xbox Live has quietly amassed more than 2,350 hours of major-label entertainment content, including movies and shows in HD. The platform's 7 million members, who spend "points" to purchase content, have downloaded nearly 10 million titles to date according to the company.
- DIY Network will kick off Backyard Stadiums, a new home improvement series on September 5 at 10p. Hosted by NY Giants football player Michael Strahan, each half-hour show will teach viewers how to build mini sports arenas in a backyard space.
Also, Variety has this article, titled Harry's Pitted Against Harry, that frets over "OMG the movie and the book are two weeks apart! How will they carry this off? People can't read AND watch a movie at the same time!!!! AAHHHHHHHHHH!"
- Is the iPhone too rich for your blood? Apple is planning to release a cheaper version of the device in the fourth quarter based on the Nano iPod, according to a JP Morgan report. The Nano iPhone is expected to retail for $300 or lower, half the price of the current 8 GB model.
- Tivo series 2 and 3 users can now order movies Amazon.com's Unbox site directly from their TVs. Until now Tivo users had to order them through a computer and transfer the files through a home network. Sony, MGM, Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal are among the studios supplying titles for the service.
- Cartoon Network's Adult Swim will wrap thing up for its animated series, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law after six seasons and 39 episodes. Adult Swim will televise the last two new episodes of the series this month, the second of which is a 30 minute special, on July 15 and July 22 respectively, at 11:45p. Based on characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law series, which is funny as can be - but not for kids, burst out of the brains of Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter and was part of the original Adult Swim Sunday night block, both of which premiered in September 2001. Now I don't want to start any rumors … but … I hear that Harvey is being considered for the role of the new Manhattan District Attorney on Law & Order, which needs filling following Fred Thompson's exit to run for president. Let me just say … watch out Sam Waterston!
- Microsoft signed a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television to distribute 35 top-shelf movies through the Xbox Live platform. Xbox 360 users will be able to rent titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films and Hollywood Pictures when they become available for the home video window. Xbox Live has quietly amassed more than 2,350 hours of major-label entertainment content, including movies and shows in HD. The platform's 7 million members, who spend "points" to purchase content, have downloaded nearly 10 million titles to date according to the company.
- DIY Network will kick off Backyard Stadiums, a new home improvement series on September 5 at 10p. Hosted by NY Giants football player Michael Strahan, each half-hour show will teach viewers how to build mini sports arenas in a backyard space.
Also, Variety has this article, titled Harry's Pitted Against Harry, that frets over "OMG the movie and the book are two weeks apart! How will they carry this off? People can't read AND watch a movie at the same time!!!! AAHHHHHHHHHH!"
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