Do you spend too much on unnecessary household purchases? Blame your television set.
TV Ads Work. Ask a Debtor. - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
i can see how this is true. sometimes, even if there is something on that i’d watch, i purposely turn my tv off.
there are days i miss not having it.
LA-based artist Mark Bennett is a seasoned television watcher who pays homage to the medium in his work. More than just amateur blueprints, these detailed drawings can be found in the collections of both the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art. See also: TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes. [via]
click-through to see the jetsons & wayne manor. great stuff.
I canceled my cable a few months ago. I didn’t regret it for a moment… until I wanted to watch the Yankees in the ALCS. Justin suggested I get an antenna. It seemed silly. I got one. Over the air HDTV is fantastic. The picture — and even the sound — is much better than cable’s HDTV. It’s fantastic.
I kind of feel like I upgraded from 720p to 1080p. I didn’t. I just bought a $40 amplified antenna.
re: earlier about the set-top media model. i’ve been doing this since ‘94. all major metro area networks (nationwide) broadcast an HD signal. anything else, you can either download or stream. well, anything else worth watching.
In short, the greatest revelation of the first week of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on NBC was that it’s wholly plausible that the Roots are funnier than their host.
And while President Obama said goodbye to President Bush, Rachael Ray was making tandoori chicken in 30 minutes.
bill pitcher covers what was on Food Network during today’s festivities.
I don’t even have a TV.
mind you, mr. palmer is CEO of the Barbarian Group.
rach:
This show (coming 9/28) looks like Dr. Katz meets Curb Your Enthusiasm meets Slackers meets The Office meets really low-budge animation.
this does look good. wish it wasn’t animated though. i’m not sure why i have such an aversion to animated shows (aka never ask me about the simpsons. i probably have no idea what you’re talking about).
