Category Archives: Television

How bad is Lost?

I have been hooked on Lost for quite a while.  For the first two seasons I enjoyed the ensemble cast, the flash backs, the puzzles, and the inexplicable.  I forgave some of the aimlessness that crept in for a while. 

How bad is Lost?

I have been hooked on Lost for quite a while.  For the first two seasons I enjoyed the ensemble cast, the flash backs, the puzzles, and the inexplicable.  I forgave some of the aimlessness that crept in for a while. 

Wow. Harmony 880 Universal Remote Works!

After years of doing the remote control shuffle including some failed attempts at having one remote dominate the other, I picked up a Harmony 880. To my astonishment, this thing actually works and I have put my tv remote, av

Wow. Harmony 880 Universal Remote Works!

After years of doing the remote control shuffle including some failed attempts at having one remote dominate the other, I picked up a Harmony 880. To my astonishment, this thing actually works and I have put my tv remote, av

The Landscape Diaries: Garden of Obsession

For those of you who know my Mom, she is rarely at a lack for words. Well, she has managed to corral many thousands of them into an extraordinary book about life, love, business, and art. I have watched in

The Landscape Diaries: Garden of Obsession

For those of you who know my Mom, she is rarely at a lack for words. Well, she has managed to corral many thousands of them into an extraordinary book about life, love, business, and art. I have watched in

A Rating System

Recently, I have found myself wanting to share reviews of different things like movies, books, restaurants here on No Soap but I realized that I need a consistent ratings system and one that would apply accross categories. Obviously there are

A Rating System

Recently, I have found myself wanting to share reviews of different things like movies, books, restaurants here on No Soap but I realized that I need a consistent ratings system and one that would apply accross categories. Obviously there are

War Slingbox!

I first saw slingbox at the D conference more than 2 years ago. Today, I got one at BestBuy and managed to get it up and running in 44 minutes. That’s it. To get it going on your local network

War Slingbox!

I first saw slingbox at the D conference more than 2 years ago. Today, I got one at BestBuy and managed to get it up and running in 44 minutes. That’s it. To get it going on your local network

FOX Pulls Reunion

After investing 9 episodes of time into the FOX series Reunion they have pulled it because of mediocre ratings. I liked the show, it was like 24 as a murder mystery soap opera and it had a very good hook

FOX Pulls Reunion

After investing 9 episodes of time into the FOX series Reunion they have pulled it because of mediocre ratings. I liked the show, it was like 24 as a murder mystery soap opera and it had a very good hook

Rocketboom

The day after I got the parking ticket I was able to pay a visit to Andrew Michael Baron, who with Amanda Congdon have created Rocketboom. This videoblog is the first to break into mainstream coverage (BusinessWeek and the local

Rocketboom

The day after I got the parking ticket I was able to pay a visit to Andrew Michael Baron, who with Amanda Congdon have created Rocketboom. This videoblog is the first to break into mainstream coverage (BusinessWeek and the local

Mark Cuban / Chris Anderson – Let’s Get Ready To Rumble

A nano-debate has developed between Mark Cuban and Chris Anderson around the future of broadcast TV as predicted by George Gilder. Why would anyone chose TV as entertainment when a newsreader provides dynamic instapundrity (can I coin that?!) Sarcasm aside,

Mark Cuban / Chris Anderson – Let’s Get Ready To Rumble

A nano-debate has developed between Mark Cuban and Chris Anderson around the future of broadcast TV as predicted by George Gilder. Why would anyone chose TV as entertainment when a newsreader provides dynamic instapundrity (can I coin that?!) Sarcasm aside,

Entourage – Quotable

Entourage (HBO) is delivering solid entertainment in season 2. “First of all, there is no ‘we’ in ‘I’.” ~Ari Gold

Entourage – Quotable

Entourage (HBO) is delivering solid entertainment in season 2. “First of all, there is no ‘we’ in ‘I’.” ~Ari Gold

mahnamahna

Can’t seem to get this song out of my head so I am paying it forward. Dooot doo de doo doo…

mahnamahna

Can’t seem to get this song out of my head so I am paying it forward. Dooot doo de doo doo…

Get Arrested

In an unusual twist FOX is trying to start a grass-roots movement to save its Arrested Development. This is definitely the funniest show currently on television.

Get Arrested

In an unusual twist FOX is trying to start a grass-roots movement to save its Arrested Development. This is definitely the funniest show currently on television.