"Go get yourself a monkey kidney."
The Fall Semester has hit, here at the U and we're running around like...well, like something!
I'm thinking about writing a hopefully not-too-long account of my home viewing situation sans cable/satellite. Sure, it's old hat to some of you and it may not be at all interesting, but it goes with the shallow topic I like to talk about here, so write I shall. One comment I'll make about it is concerning using iTunes to watch TV shows. We're using iTunes to keep up with Top Chef these days. This is one of those shows that I like, but don't think it'll be something worth buying on disc down the road. So, I bought a season pass for ca. $25. Sure, it isn't cheap (a lot cheaper than a month's worth of cable/satellite though), but it downloads right to my Mac in the bedroom, has good standard def quality, and no ads/screen logo crap. Sounds great, right? I'm doing the right thing and paying for this show, but the episode doesn't show up for download until a day after it airs, sometimes longer. Last week, it'd been longer than usual, so I checked Hulu.com just for the hell of it and I found the episode there, ready to watch for free (with a few ads). Now, the episode appeared on iTunes not too long after that, but the point is, the freebie site got it first. Of course I don't want to screw over Hulu users, I use the service myself. I know the networks don't want people like me ditching their cable subs and doing this, but at the price I spent, they have to be doing OK with me not watching the ads on Bravo. You'd think that they would make the Hulu users wait, not the ones paying per show. I also have to point out that the episode was more than likely available on a torrent site within a few hours of the airing of the show, and with no ads and as good quality. It shouldn't be that hard to at least match the convenience and quality of the illegal version, should it?
Enough of that for now, on to this week's new stuff:
Crank 2: High Voltage (2009) Also on BD.
Homicide (1991)
The Human Condition (1959)
The Office: Season 5 Also on BD.
Parks and Recreation: Season 1
That Hamilton Woman (1941)