Flint, Joe. "CBS's Quincy Smith wants to make case against Hulu." Los Angles Times. 24 Sept. 2009. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/cbss-quincy-smith-want-to-make-case-against-hulu.html
The CBS interactive CEO, Quincy Smith, sends an email to his staffers criticizing Hulu and that email somehow found its way to the public. In the email, he is quoted to have said, "We should think about how hard it would be to prove that some ratings declines are a result of reckless Hulu streams." Joe Flint, the author of the article, explains that a negative of Hulu is that if it takes the viewer away from the television, the big corporations are losing money. Not just only on lack of viewers watching the show, but the commercials shown during the show. He also explains that online platforms can help promote the different networks. In this way, Hulu is really actually helping these television networks.
I love watching television shows and Hulu is the only place I go if i miss an episode of a television show. Hulu is probably the greatest creation since television shows because it allows the viewer to view the episode at a later date if the viewer misses an episode. I think that Quincy Smith is just acting like a baby because times are changing and more things are starting to revolve around the Internet. He is just whining that CBS won't get as much money because Hulu is allowing viewers to watch episodes at a later time. He should just make a deal with Hulu to show their shows to have CBS make more money.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
'Halo 3: ODST' Review
Frushtick, Russ. "'Halo 3: ODST' Review." MTV. 19 Sept. 2009. http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/09/20/halo-3-odst-review/
Russ Frushtick gives us a game review article on the most anticipated Xbox 360 game of 2009. In this article, he gives us some highs and lows of the game. Then in the last paragraph, he gives his final judgement on the game. A high of "Halo 3: ODST" is that it provides a different aspect to the "Halo" experience, you are weak. In this game when you fall from a height, you get hurt, something that hasn't happened since the first "Halo". The new "firefight mode" also gained a positive review. Similar to Gears of War 2's "horde mode," the firefight mode is where you try to stay alive as long as you can as waves of enemies drop in to try and kill you. Where there are high points, there are low points and Frushtick gives them to us. The only things that he found bad with the new installment of "Halo 3" was that the story mode was a little too short and perhaps not quite worth the $60 before taxes. He says that it isn't like they are ripping you off, its just not quite as long as the previous "Halo" games. Overall, Frushtick loved "Halo 3: ODST" for its new multiplayer modes and story line.
As a gamer, I have been waiting for "Halo 3: ODST" to come out for quite some time and I am happy that it received a positive review. Now instead of wasting my money renting the game and then buying it, I can buy it right away. I am especially excited about the firefight mode because I really like "horde" in "Gears of War 2" and I am interested how they made it compared to "horde."The only thing I am a little sketchy about in "Halo 3: ODST" is that you get damaged when you jump from a height. I will miss being able to jump off a mountain not get hurt, but I guess they had to make changes because you are not playing as all mighty Master Chief anymore.
Russ Frushtick gives us a game review article on the most anticipated Xbox 360 game of 2009. In this article, he gives us some highs and lows of the game. Then in the last paragraph, he gives his final judgement on the game. A high of "Halo 3: ODST" is that it provides a different aspect to the "Halo" experience, you are weak. In this game when you fall from a height, you get hurt, something that hasn't happened since the first "Halo". The new "firefight mode" also gained a positive review. Similar to Gears of War 2's "horde mode," the firefight mode is where you try to stay alive as long as you can as waves of enemies drop in to try and kill you. Where there are high points, there are low points and Frushtick gives them to us. The only things that he found bad with the new installment of "Halo 3" was that the story mode was a little too short and perhaps not quite worth the $60 before taxes. He says that it isn't like they are ripping you off, its just not quite as long as the previous "Halo" games. Overall, Frushtick loved "Halo 3: ODST" for its new multiplayer modes and story line.
As a gamer, I have been waiting for "Halo 3: ODST" to come out for quite some time and I am happy that it received a positive review. Now instead of wasting my money renting the game and then buying it, I can buy it right away. I am especially excited about the firefight mode because I really like "horde" in "Gears of War 2" and I am interested how they made it compared to "horde."The only thing I am a little sketchy about in "Halo 3: ODST" is that you get damaged when you jump from a height. I will miss being able to jump off a mountain not get hurt, but I guess they had to make changes because you are not playing as all mighty Master Chief anymore.
Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech
Rodriguez, Jason. "Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech." MTV. 13 Sep. 2009. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/20090913/west_kanye.jhtml
The 2009 VMA's is where Kanye West delivered one of his famous rants. Jason Rodriguez gives a summary on how Kanye West sent the teenage country star, Taylor Swift, to tears after he cut her off during her acceptance speech and began talking about how Beyonce had "one of the best videos of all time." Rodriguez tells us that this wasn't the first time he has crashed the VMA's, just 2 years earlier, Kanye West "lost his temper after he was displeased with his performance being set inside a hotel suite rather than on the shows main stage." After Kanye gave the microphone back to Taylor Swift, the crowd began cheering for Taylor Swift and booing Kanye for being disrespectful and extremely rude. Surprisingly, Wale supported Kanye West's rant and said that "You can't blame a man for speaking his mind."
I thought this event was really funny because of its irony. Who on earth would interrupt someone during their acceptance speech? Only rapper Kanye West would do such a thing. After this event, people started creating all sorts of things to parody the event. A new quiz on Facebook was created titled "Where will Kanye interrupt you?" This quiz just has you fill out some questions and then it decides when Kanye West will interrupt you. Some possible interruption times are during childbirth, during your wedding, and some others. I'm glad that Kanye West did this horrible thing because it gives us a lot to joke about.
The 2009 VMA's is where Kanye West delivered one of his famous rants. Jason Rodriguez gives a summary on how Kanye West sent the teenage country star, Taylor Swift, to tears after he cut her off during her acceptance speech and began talking about how Beyonce had "one of the best videos of all time." Rodriguez tells us that this wasn't the first time he has crashed the VMA's, just 2 years earlier, Kanye West "lost his temper after he was displeased with his performance being set inside a hotel suite rather than on the shows main stage." After Kanye gave the microphone back to Taylor Swift, the crowd began cheering for Taylor Swift and booing Kanye for being disrespectful and extremely rude. Surprisingly, Wale supported Kanye West's rant and said that "You can't blame a man for speaking his mind."
I thought this event was really funny because of its irony. Who on earth would interrupt someone during their acceptance speech? Only rapper Kanye West would do such a thing. After this event, people started creating all sorts of things to parody the event. A new quiz on Facebook was created titled "Where will Kanye interrupt you?" This quiz just has you fill out some questions and then it decides when Kanye West will interrupt you. Some possible interruption times are during childbirth, during your wedding, and some others. I'm glad that Kanye West did this horrible thing because it gives us a lot to joke about.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
"Time Traveling For Dummies" -- A physicist's look at time travel in movies
Goldberg, Dave. "Time Traveling For Dummies." Slate. 13 Aug. 2009. http://www.slate.com/id/2225223/
In this article, Dave Goldberg explains the concepts and limits of time travel in Hollywood movies, primarily in the new movie The Time Traveler's Wife. Goldberg breaks the article into 4 different sections and he titles them (1-4) "This is the only universe you've got," "You can't visit any time before your time machine was built," "You can't kill your own Grandfather," You don't have nearly as much free will as you think you do." In each section, he gives us information on time travel such as you can't go back in time further than the time the time machine was invented because you won't have a way back because the time machine hasn't been invented. Because of this rule, it prevents tourists from the future to be in our time.
I really thought this article was interesting because every time I see a movie or show based on time travel, I just think in my head why doesn't the time traveler just go back in time and kill the bad guy. Goldberg explains this rule in the "You can't kill you own Grandfather" section. He says, "So, try as you might, you can't kill your own grandfather, nor can you change history at all. The Terminator learned this the hard way, going back in time to prevent John Connor's birth by killing his mother. When a human travels back in time to protect her, the two fall in love—and she becomes pregnant with … John Connor. Ta-da." Maybe next time I see something on time travel, I will be able to point out the correct parts and the mistakes.
In this article, Dave Goldberg explains the concepts and limits of time travel in Hollywood movies, primarily in the new movie The Time Traveler's Wife. Goldberg breaks the article into 4 different sections and he titles them (1-4) "This is the only universe you've got," "You can't visit any time before your time machine was built," "You can't kill your own Grandfather," You don't have nearly as much free will as you think you do." In each section, he gives us information on time travel such as you can't go back in time further than the time the time machine was invented because you won't have a way back because the time machine hasn't been invented. Because of this rule, it prevents tourists from the future to be in our time.
I really thought this article was interesting because every time I see a movie or show based on time travel, I just think in my head why doesn't the time traveler just go back in time and kill the bad guy. Goldberg explains this rule in the "You can't kill you own Grandfather" section. He says, "So, try as you might, you can't kill your own grandfather, nor can you change history at all. The Terminator learned this the hard way, going back in time to prevent John Connor's birth by killing his mother. When a human travels back in time to protect her, the two fall in love—and she becomes pregnant with … John Connor. Ta-da." Maybe next time I see something on time travel, I will be able to point out the correct parts and the mistakes.
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