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| Listen For The Gunplay | |
| Number | 64 |
| Broadcast Date | February 21, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:15:23 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, Robert Kirkman |
Comcast launches a Netflix competitor, "up front" online ad sales, interview with the creator of Walking Dead, and more.
Contents
Opening Video
Every Face Punch in Road House!
The Big Story
Over-the-air TV is catching on again because of online video. [1]
Another Big Story
Television service providers are shifting to accommodate the Internet. [2]
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Slipstream
- Comcast launches a Netflix competitor. [3] [4]
- NBC reruns on Netflix boost Comcast’s bottom line. [5]
- CBS may produce a new show for Netflix. [6]
- Blockbuster On Demand pulls back from TiVo and others. [7]
- Netflix made it easier to sign up for their DVD subscription.
- Netflix signs a deal with the Weinstein Company. [8]
- The Oatmeal makes a comic about watching Game of Thrones. [9]
Tube Tops
- Nintendo Wii gets Hulu Plus. [10]
- Nintendo reportedly courting content providers for Wii U multimedia features. [11]
- Premium cable TV comes to XBMC, GoodPlayer and more via InfiniTV 4 tuner. [12]
- Google TV root achieved on Sony devices, enables Hulu streaming and more. [13]
Film Falm
- More free web TV disappears: some March Madness games will go behind paywall. [14]
- Viral video: “Prometheus” (or “Alien” 2012). [15]
- ‘John Carter’ tracking shockingly soft: “Could be biggest writeoff of all time”. [16]
- Experimental film re-edited by computers every time it's viewed. [17]
- The Mobile Film Festival France gives aspiring French film-makers one mobile camera and one minute to tell one story. [18]
What We're Watching
Brian
- The Secret World of Arrietty
- Lilyhammer
- The Walking Dead
Tom
- The Walking Dead
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- Star Trek: The New Voyages
Feedback
- A viewer also wants to introduce his kids to Star Trek.
- A viewer wants to know if it's ethical to pirate a movie to finish watching if their rental period runs out before they've seen the entire movie.
- A viewer works next to the production company behind House of Cards.
Interview
Brian and Tom interview Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead.
Great Quotes
- Robert Kirkman, "I don't want to spoil anything for people that aren't watching it, but Sophia's in the barn."
Fun Facts
YouTube
Links
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