Archives for the 'TV & Movies' Category
Not quite misquoted, but…
It’s always interesting when I get interviewed by mainstream media about the internet and the broader media universe.
A few days ago, a reporter from MarketWatch called to get my opinion about next week’s launch of the new Fox Business Network, a wannabe competitor to CNBC. I spent a long time chatting with him about how [...]
The Paradox of Scooby-Doo
My daughter, son and I are all sick this weekend and therefore spending a fair amount of time beached on the couch vaguely paying attention to cartoons. There’s a whole lot of “Thomas the Tank Engine” in rotation because that’s the 2-year-old boy’s obsession, but we took a break to watch an old episode of [...]
Looking back at the last scene of Pooh (Winnie, that is)
My two year old son has a fever, and so I’m up with him this morning as he watches TV and I work quietly at our dining room table. These days, he’s obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine, but I thought he might enjoy a little variety so I put on “The Many Adventures of [...]
The Advertising Clutter Continues– “Desperate Housewives” pollutes parking
Don’t miss Kevin Roderick’s post about and link to the new “Desperate Housewives” marketing campaign that puts a logo and message on the white stripes between parking spaces saying, “Parking for Desperate Housewives. They’re back Sunday 9 p.m.”
Does the world really need this? I work in marketing and I’m revolted by this. Why won’t somebody [...]
Amazon Unbox + NBCU Fall Season + Free Previews = Fantastic!
This morning, shopping online for an external hard drive, I visited Amazon where my eye was caught by a fantastic promotion: Through Amazon Unbox, NBC is giving away several pilots for its new fall season for free, including the much ballyhooed “Bionic Woman” as well as “Journeyman,” “Chuck” and more. I immediately downloaded the three [...]
