DS vs. iPod Touch

Although this spring’s changes drove me into recession, now that my life is coming back to normal, I think I’ll be able to afford a gadget gift for myself this summer. For one thing there’s going to be a some traveling this summer. For the second, I’ve decided to use public transportation more often. Both of these would go nicely with a toy on the side.

Right now it’s hard to decide between the two beautiful gadgets, both with strong and weak points. This is where I’m asking for help: which would be best for me? Throughout the following week I’ll update the post according to which device scores better.

A Show About Karma

One of my friends made a really big push for this TV Show, and by the initial impression I got for it I thought I'd never watch it. But there came a time in my life when watching this show was necessary. I had finished all the House M.D. episodes out there, LOST was done by summer and with writer's guild strike last autumn there's not much left of this season.

In spite of not giving it much hope, I was caught up after two episodes only. Now I'm half way into the first season and I love it. So now I have two reviews coming up: My Name is Earl, and House M.D. And even though it's been a while since, I also have a LOTRO review coming up.

One Planet, One Station: Music One

After one year off-air, they’re back just in time for Summer!

When Music One held last show before going off-air last year many people felt sad. The best dance radio station on the Internet was going offline for who knew how much time. This spring the website started announcing a 2008 come-back, and near the end of May I know many fans were getting the chills. “Will it be back after exactly one year? Will it be back now?”

A year of silence

I’m very happy Music One is back online. This used to be the only radio I’d listen to while working.

The past year’s been a mess! Sure, Kiss FM has good music and cool shows, if you can cope with all the lame and ever repeating ads… And at some point you just get bored of your own playlist too!

DI’s Euro Dance station would also be a good choice, but alas, it does not have that twist of Hi-NRG and least of all, it doesn’t have that crown cherry gingle!

Today’s Dance: Music One

Now that’s a gingle I love to hear! Welcome back, M1! Let’s tune in for some m1live classics as well as hours and hours of fresh dance music.

Simon's Cat

Here's a nasty little kitten that would do anything for a little bit of food!

Reminds me a bit of Garfield, but even though the idea is not genuine innovation, the scenarios and the animation are great! These two little videos made my day.

Jeff Dunham

Original image courtesy of JeffDunham.com.

I haven't seen many ventriloquists, not even on TV, because the few I did see in the past weren't that funny. If you can speak without having your lips moving, you'd better have some sense of humor, otherwise it's quite a waste. This guy here, however, really has it! Each of his dolls has a unique character, a different style of humor and he puts quite an act of stage. (Thanks to Jacku for pointing this one out!)

Enjoy!

Every week, for the rest of the... season

It all breaks down to 3 TV shows this fall. Also, Marius explained to me who the f*** Earl was, and I might give that a shot. If this show gets me, I promise to start feeling bad about my earlier post on it.

Prisons were made to be broken.

First, it's Prison Break. Already a classic to me, airs Mondays, ships Tuesdays, I watch it Tuesday nights. Wonderful. I've seen the first two episodes, and I like the new plot. It's good they've slipped the run away in season 2, because if Sona was right after Fox River, it would have been cliché: Mario and Luigi switch places, and do world 2. However this way, it fits. I like that.

Some people are born to be extraordinary.

Second, it's Heroes. There's something about this show that makes it unique. I just have a gut feeling. Every episode. To me it ranks as good Prison Break, and the fact that it's SciFi—or is it?—gives it a very good aura. I've seen the season premiere this Tuesday and I plunged in! Also, you shouldn't miss out the special featured comics on NBC's Heroe's website. I usually like to read them Friday or Saturday. It eases the pain of waiting for the next episode.

Work can be such a production.

And third—a new entry—, it's 30 Rock! Yeah, I loved the show. I was 15 episodes into it the first evening. Unfortunately, the episodes are 20 minutes long, and I don't know how waiting a week for it to come on is going to work. It comes next Thursday, on October 4th. I've already finished the first season, so I'm a bit restless...

There's so much TV content these days it makes you wonder if one's entire lifetime is enough to see it all. And I'm only talking about the good TV content produced daily!

30 Rock

Here's a show I've been missing out last year! (Oh, and apparently they've won an Emmy.) Every night I watch spots from NBC's Carson Daly, The Tonight Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brian. Last night I jump across of what I hope to be the season preview of 30 Rock's second season.

The good news is there's an entire season to watch! I can hardly wait to get my hands on some torrent or something: I want to watch this! Broadcast that on my retina please! The bad news is they might have had me with Jerry on the show. And the way the little bastards put it, some analysis might reveal he's only in the season premiere!

Don't disappoint, NBC! Don't disappoint! Rule.

Emmy whoat?

Call me ignorant, but I don't find the Emmys a popular thing. Yeah, I dig the VMAs and I've even watched the Oscars once, but the Emmys? And so, being a TV content digger, I decided to have a glimpse at this year's Emmy Awards. Well, I've missed the show, but that's allright... I've jumped right to the lists.

It was quite funny to find out that the shows I watch aren't there. Sure, I'm not living in the USA, but I do visit IMDB every once in a while. Hardly any of the shows I see rated by the public on IMDB are found amongst Emmys winners list. Figures why the show had such limited audience this year.

Sure, Heroes got some nominations and Lost even won a prize, but I didn't hear Prison Break being mentioned... Was it too bad of a show? And who the f*** is Earl?

There's this one vid on YT that pushed my buttons about the Emmys. I'm not sure if it was live, or in the after show, but either way it's neat. Check it out.

The prime time shows must go on. This fall. Now.

Guess who comes back home this fall!

I'm delighted with the western TV Industry. If there's anyone who actually progressed in the past decade it matter of television, it's definitely the west. And personally, I hate it when Europeans don't get the luxury. Hey, we built America! I demand some respect! Let's talk a little about the cookies we have packed and ready to ship to your local DC++ hub or Torrent website.

The Round Up

I love it how YouTube has made a round up of the best come backs and come ups of the fall. And I also totally hate the fact that they didn't include NBC's Heroes in the selection. Hello? Big international hit? A little like better than Lost? Oh, and speaking of Lost, that bitch—err, beach—doesn't come back until February! Are you shittin' me ABC? Totally. Anyway, I'll keep digging FOX's Prison Break and NBC's Heroes. And since it has good reviews (from a friend) I'll dig FOX's 24 as well.

On Heroes

Since YouTube had a poor selection of Heroes on the round up, I've decided to search some more for vids about the show. Here's my top 3 selection, in no particular order. (That must have sounded just about right, heh?)

And some ugly

Oh, and since in my last post I features something creepy, I thought I'd share something similar from one of NBC's features in YouTube's round up. Digg this:

Ok, so I post a little too much on Entertainment. I'll detour tomorrow, I promise!

And they're only getting started!

I've come across a series of new series (i.e. a matrix) on YouTube this last week. Some of them are good, some of them suck ass, and some of them are crazy.

The Guild

A series for gamers, about gamers by a gamer. I find the plot of this series very funny: A guild playing an MMORPG, made of people who never met offline is depicted in varios situations of their "offline lives". The show is a mixture of a vlog (the Cyd Sherman's intro), and a reality show (alike BigBrother as of the way the characters interact, and alike The Osbournes as of the ways the scenes in every appartment goes on).

The acting is very good, with nicely selected cast. The show is recorded and edited very well. You should really watch this, whether you're a MMORPG player or not. Here are the first three episodes:

Classroom

WARNING: PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED This is one crazy series, I tell ya! Here's a class of retarted kids: one's a hooker, one's a drug dealer, one's an out gay, one's abused by pedophile daddy, etc. And here's an idealist teacher, who has a background in karate and the navy. He wants to teach them kids all their lessons, but in a special way. And they'd better be special! Because the other three teachers before him are dead: commited suicide!

Again, good acting, good script and good editing. If you're going to watch this series, you're in for some weird drama. Here are the first three episodes:

Armoured vans of fun your way!

X Factor 4—Neat UK entertainment

On a YouTube session last Thursday, after catching up with What The Buck's latest episodes, I came across an interesting video of TheXFactorUK's channel. It's the quite old reality show where there's a jury, a handful of auditions, an season long entertainment promise, etc. Kind of like Prima TV's Megastar, but better. Not being so fond of reality shows, after the big insuccess of Big Brother 2 and the first Megastar, I've decided to give that video a bit of credit due to the rating and number of views.

And was I glad! After I watched it, I've seen a couple more, and then I went straight to the official website to watch some more. First of all, I enjoy the jury: their humor, their role-play, and—duh!—their taste. It was Nicky that I've seen first. I was impressed by the emotions involved. Then Emily, then Ryan, then Paris. But the best part was just about to begin: On the main site they features an ugly duckling with a headline that said: "Swear it again". How much of an intrigue is that? So I click it, I read the article, I get amused and then I see there's a link to Rachel's—"the rudest contestant ever"— audition video. Golden! It made me watch the rest of the video in the series. And it made me love the show. Not because of Rachel herself, which I think is a total bitch calling herself better than Madonna, but because the show has the balls to actually show the other side of the cut.

Personally, I recommend you watch them all on TheXFactorUK's channel on YouTube, but the highlights remain Rachel and John, who remind me of Red—the next big thing since Freddy Mercury.

Enjoy entertainment! Enjoy it!