April 2008
31 posts
Best Craigslist Ad Ever: Dearest GameStop Girl
Dearest GameStop Girl,
When I walked into your store that fateful Tuesday, I expected only to find a smattering of half-decent titles tucked back there amongst the used 360 games. Instead I found you, surrounded by a beam of light, halfway between Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty 3. Your gorgeous dark hair was radiant in contrast with the rainbow of colors on the deluxe Bioshock behind...
Dear MSN Music customer...your music is no longer... →
I downloaded a ton of music from iTunes when I first got my iPod a few years ago, but since then I’ve become disenchanted with the quality of it when played through a nice stereo system. I tried the higher-quality music from other stores, but find it still lacks the greatness of the original CD. That’s made me want to never buy e-music again, and I haven’t. Now, I shop my local...
Utility to register file types for Explorer... →
Now this is incredibly useful—and it’s a self-running exe, nothing to install!
Firefox 3 and Aero Glass: Now we're talking →
CBS UNVEILS ITS 2008 SUMMER SCHEDULE →
“Greatest American Dog” (Working Title) Premieres Thursday, July 10, 8:00 PM
“Million Dollar Password,” Hosted By Regis Philbin, Premieres Sunday, June 1, 8:00 PM
“Jingles,” (Working Title) from Executive Producer Mark Burnett, Debuts Sunday, July 27, 9:00 PM
“Big Brother” Returns with Three Weekly Editions Beginning Sunday, July 13
Mixed Martial...
FOX OK's Moore's Virtuality →
Fox has given the green light to Virtuality, a two-hour backdoor SF pilot from the mastermind behind SCI FI Channel’s Battlestar Galactica, Ronald D. Moore, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Arrested" alumni reunite for Fox pilot →
“Arrested Development” creator Mitch Hurwitz has recruited three of the show’s cast members — Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler — for his animated Fox comedy “Sit Down, Shut Up.”
Arrested Development (2009) →
This has shown up on IMDb. Here’s hoping!
Carter and Gore to end Clinton bid →
asprettyasasong:
claudia: “Former president Carter and former vice-president Gore have already held high-level discussions about delivering the message that she must stand down for the good of the Democrats.”{via onemoretimewithfeeling}
”An appeal by both men for Democrats to unite behind Clinton’s rival, Barack Obama, would have a powerful effect, and insiders say it is a...
WatchSoul Calibur IV Exclusive
Darth Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV. Yes, it’s for real. As shown at CES. Awesome.
WatchStrong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People - Debut Trailer
Friday Night Lights Boss Tackles Burning Season 3... →
Looks like a definite 13-episode season with ALL regular cast members. Yay! Bring on the FNL!
Could Comcast Save Jericho? →
Unbelievable. Looks like this could be another deal like NBC got for Friday Night Lights. Here’s hoping!
“Oh, I think that happens once a day. But then I stopped watching cable news.”
– Obama, responding to Chris Matthew’s question about if anything has happenend that’s so crazy that he’s gone to bed laughing.
How Long Does Good Sex Last? →
“Dr. Irwin Goldstein, editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, cited a four-week study of 1,500 couples in 2005 that found the median time for sexual intercourse was 7.3 minutes. (Women were armed with stopwatches.)”
LOL “armed with stopwatches.”
Obama’s (Interactive) Speech on Race - NYT →
This link contains the speech in video format along with an interactive transcript on the side—it moves with the video, and you can read with it, and jump to any point in the speech. Pretty cool.
christianguitarist: “Harmony.” Great new stuff...
How to set the Properties of multiple MS Word... →
Very handy!
Heroes Returning, Heroes: Origins Dead →
Heroes will return to NBC on Sept. 15 with an expanded third-season opener, but network executives confirmed that the proposed prequel spinoff, Heroes: Origins, is officially dead.
NBC Fall Schedule Scoop! →
NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2008-09 *New programs in UPPERCASE (with the exception of ER) MONDAY 8-9 pm: Chuck 9-10 pm: Heroes 10-11 pm: MY OWN WORST ENEMY TUESDAY 8-9:30 pm: The Biggest Loser: Families 9:30-10 pm: KATH & KIM 10-11 pm: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit WEDNESDAY 8-9 pm: KNIGHT RIDER 9-10 pm: Deal or...
An April Fools joke on Judge Joe Brown →
Scroll to the bottom to watch the actual case on YouTube! Hilarious!
If you love Battlestar Galactica, you're going to... →
NBC's Fall Offerings to Include Knight Rider →
Many of the series in contention for the Peacock lineup boast a fantasy or action element, including one show just added to NBC’s 2008-09 roster: “Knight Rider,” the Doug Liman-produced actioner whose two-hour backdoor pilot snagged solid ratings in February. Project has been given an episodic order and has been mentioned as a contender for a Friday night timeslot.