DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Highly Recommended Briefly, for those that don't know, Mystery Science Theater 3000 was a show about a ordinary Joe, or Joel, and his two wise-cracking robots. The trio are stuck in space by a mad scientist, Dr. Clayton Forrester, where they are forced to watch bad movies. It began in 1988 on cable access in Minneapolis, then ran on The Comedy Channel which quickly morphed into Comedy Central. The...
Bamboo Killers (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
It's parent teacher night once again, and I generally go through long blocks of time where nobody shows up. I'm supposed to be grading papers, but I'd much rather watch movies. I just got done watching Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist . That's a damn fine film. I have to do something to distract me from the fact that I am right above the band room and some beginning band kid has been practicing his...
I am screaming and punching myself (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
At first, I ignored this little gem on the first Mystery Science Theater 3000 collection. (After all, I had Skydivers, by the legendary Coleman Francis, to occupy my attention.) Then my friend and fellow MYSTie Charles asked what I thought...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Somehow we missed Sony Computer Entertainment America's fourth wall -breaking patent application earlier this month, but here's how the concept would work: Using a PS3, you'd control an on-screen avatar to throw tomatoes at actors, and even kick their ass…literally. "Avatars displayed to a user, in response to user gestures in the real world, e.g. in response to manipulation of a game...
I am the giraffe (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
And guess what I’m doing? I’m going to a party without my husband. I was just listening to a talk show where they were talking about what you should talk about on a first date. The host said he’s observed that most people talk about stuff like their favorite movies and foods and junk, and he [...]
Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Microsoft's long-awaiting Xbox Live update, including the integration of Zune video, Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm, is launching next Tuesday after a month of previewing and testing.
davereed.org (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Ugly scenes from yesterday's health care debate in the House. It's almost too crazy to believe. http://bit.ly/2lNcw0 #hcr # GOP fail. #hcr # Just keep calling it Obamacare so when it's awesome, everyone remembers who gave it to them. #hcr # RT @notlarrysabato: rt @ahfdemocrat 64 Dems denied a women's right to choose. I hope they like it [...]
Wired: Underwire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The guys at Rifftrax are offering up their second nationwide simulcast show to celebrate the Christmas season. Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett keep the Mystery Science Theater 3000 spirit alive with funny movie commentaries (like Planet of the Dinosaurs above). On December 16, they’ll partner with live event specialist Fathom to bring a [...]
Live Science (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Interactive TV could someday allow viewers to take part in the on-screen action, a Sony patent filing suggests.
Wired: Underwire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
< previous image | next image >> When we beamed our lists of favorite science fiction movies onto the pages of Wired.com, we knew some of our readers would think we were goofier than Jar Jar Binks. Little did we know that Wired.com readers would fire back with such vehemence, vitriol and — most importantly — sincere [...]
PlayStation LifeStyle (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sony has been on the scene of cutting-edge technology for years now. Their 3D holographic display was shown publicly in Tokyo only weeks ago, and several other interesting futuristic technologies have also been demonstrated. Judging by a recent patent, Sony has plans for an upcoming technology which allows consumers to not only watch movies, but [...]
PS3Blog.net (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Yet another unique patent from Sony. This time it’s an overlay on top of a “media presentation” like a TV show or movie which you can interact with. “For example, avatars displayed to a user, in response to user gestures in the real world, e.g. in response to manipulation of a game controller or other such [...]
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
"Interactive movie technology," you may find yourself asking, "isn't that just another word for video games ?" Well, grandpa , yes and no. While this recently filed patent from Sony Computer Entertainment America will likely be implemented in some form of game -- our guess is PlayStation Home -- it doesn't really resemble anything we've ever seen from a ludological offering. Basically,...
Press The Buttons (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Sony PlayStation 3 has a lot to offer in terms of entertainment, but if a patent dug up by Siliconera is to be believed, then there are plans in the works to let you talk back at that entertainment. In what has to be inspired by the beloved television sensation Mystery Science Theater 3000, Sony has interest in allowing players to watch media content and then fire back at that content through on-screen...
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