Cosplay. It’s gone from being a largely unknown form of entertainment to something totally mainstream. It’s all about adults who dress up as their favorite characters in public. A generation ago such behavior was relegated to Star…
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That’s pretty low. The 2016-2017 broadcast year was the worst on record, with the top rated shows performing worse than most cancelled shows from the 1990s. Let me say that a different way. In 1997, a…
They never did come back into fashion. Back in 2013 I wrote an article about the possible return of phones with real keyboards. I even gave a picture of the last phone I had with one: Does…
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If you build it, they will come. So we’re building it. We’re working hard to build the ultimate guide to cord cutting, city by city, and you’re invited to see the work in progress. When this…
Probably not too many people. Although to be fair, with discounts the price drops to $46k for this Generac standby generator. So you might be asking yourself why we have it listed online. The fact is you’ll…
The latest trend in TV is shorter seasons. Unless you’re talking about the major broadcast networks, it’s rare to see a show go more than 10-12 episodes in a season now. Most broadcast TV shows do…
On Friday, DIRECTV added El Rey and Sprout in HD. I meant to report on on it, but folks sometimes life just doesn’t go that way. But I’m glad I waited because the real story wasn’t…
With the cancellations of three popular series, Netflix is looking more and more like HBO these days. This can be a good thing for the streaming giant. Netflix recently announced the cancellation of its popular Sense8 series. The…
Two things you need to know about this video. First of all this is basically what my garage would look like if I didn’t clean out about once a year. I have a tragic tendency to…
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Read this blog long enough and you’ll realize I don’t like Sprint. Yes, I get it… their prices are lower and the quality of their service is almost as good. But, over the years they’ve just…
Pac12 Network. Spectrum Sportsnet LA. There are other channels out there that DIRECTV fans crave but those two keep coming up as examples of how DIRECTV has “lost its mojo” or “become a slave to the…
Puns aside, the cable industry has reason to fear. Research firm SNL Kagan is forecasting that 11 million people will cut out cable television in the next four years. The biggest losers: traditional cable companies…
We’ve been talking about it for almost a year. This rather innocent piece of kit here, the DISH DPH42 multiswitch, is the answer to the prayers of thousands of DISH power users. For with this little…