Television

There's A Rash Of 'Jash' On YouTube's First-Ever 'Comedy Week' [Videos]

by Ron Callari

To understand Jash, you need to know what the YouTube Channel Initiative is all about. Funded by Google with the specific goal of bringing innovative content to YouTube, it's a 100 million dollar program that kickstarted Google TV's entree into original programming.

1 comment

How Star Wars Got Its Own Holiday

by dendory

May the 4th is a very special day for those who are fans of Star Wars. Just like the common phrase in the movies "May the Force be with you", the phrase has since been adapted to "May the Fourth be with you", making this day into an international holiday for a movie IP.

Add new comment

Trash To Treasure - Amazing Celebrity Portraits

by Art Outside The...

Celebrity portraits have always captured the attention of the world, but San Francisco-based artist Jason Mecier has built his career by making portraits that tell the real story behind celebrities. His mosaic portraits are made of candy, pills, lipstick, cell phones, cigarette butts, and every other object (or substance) in between.

Add new comment

Dr. Who's Sonic Screwdriver Will Change Your Life -- Or Your TV Anyway

by Laurie Kay Olson

Dr. Who is one of the most popular shows in television history. You can't swing a Dalek without hitting one. The show is nearly as popular in the United States as it is in Britain, where it all started. This year is the 50th anniversary of this landmark science fiction show. What better way to celebrate (and watch all of the anniversary specials) than with this totally awesome Sonic Screwdriver TV Remote Control. It is so cool you may get frostbite.

Add new comment

Toshiba Launches New 4K TVs

by dendory

Toshiba introduces the new 9 Series TV sets, providing full 4K resolution, 3D support and Cloud TV. These sets are available in 58", 65" and 84" dimensions.

Add new comment

Can Your Invention Make The Top 5 For The ClickStartMe Product and Invention Contest?

ClickStartMe’s Product and Invention Contest is waiting to share your BIG idea!

by Arnold Carreiro

Are you ready for a no-holds-barred way to not only show that your innovative invention is the greatest thing since sliced awesome, earn funding for your idea’s creation as well as a nation-reaching marketing deal to sell it to the masses? Grab your blueprints and get ready to blow America’s socks off!

Add new comment

'Breaking the Fourth Wall' From Shakespeare To The Office To Leigh Singer [Video]

by Ron Callari

The "Fourth Wall' is a theatrical term for the imaginary wall that exists between actors and their audiences. Originating from Ancient Greek theater, while the open-box arena of a theater stage makes up three walls, theater-goers are seen as the fourth wall. "Breaking the fourth wall" is considered a technique of metafiction, as it penetrates the boundaries normally set up by works of fiction by reaching out to the audience.

Add new comment

Microsoft Reveals Big Themes For 2013

by dendory

As part of the company's TechForum event in Seattle this week, Microsoft reveals that three big technologies and innovations will shape the world of technology in the coming year. First, the arrival of big data along with the affordability of cloud processing power, then learning systems, and finally more human interfaces will allow all of this power to be used by more people.

Add new comment

'30 Rock' Reinvented Situation Comedy, While Biting The Hand That Feeds [Videos]

by Ron Callari

Tina Fey's 30 Rock was a surreal sitcom that turned the genre on its head. High and low-brow comedy are treated as equals where punch-drunk punchlines often sail over the heads of even the most die-hard Feysians! To reinvent the 30-minute format, Fey also stole a page out of David Letterman's playbook - that is, disparaging jabs at its own TV network.

1 comment

Are Downton Abbey Fans Gamers Or Just Weepers?

by Ron Callari

In the days of Downton Abbey, class distinctions were fairly straightforward. There were the folks that owned the Abbey, the folks that aspired to own the Abbey and then those that slaved over hot ovens, spit and shined boots, delivered room service and scrubbed toilets. Today those distinctions have blurred significantly where demographics and psychographics tend to label you by your preferences.

1 comment

Comic Relief Committed To 'American Horror' Adds 'Name Game' To Genre

by Ron Callari

Opposites do attract, and no where is that precept more common than when comedy is blended into a good horror drama. Like salt and pepper, they're an odd pairing. Yet for some reason, they go hand-in-hand. So why does a plot device intended to make one laugh and another to frighten the 'be-jesus' out of us seem work so well together?

Hiding in Plain Sight: Top 10 Best Covert Spy Cameras

by Manda Spring

Learn more about covert cameras and how to spy with this comprehensive top ten list.

Put Your Money Where Your Tweet Is? Battleships, Horses & Bayonets, Oh My!

by Ron Callari

With the presidential election only 2 weeks out, both campaigns are fully cognizant of the impact of social media and how one meme can sway opinion within minutes of it being uttered. At no other time in U.S. history has the combination of messaging on TV and Twitter become so intertwined. However instead of paying the hefty fees of a TV ad, the presidential contenders incur less cost by purchasing Promoted Tweets and Trends, and ironically utilize the free medium of a TV debate to drive the traffic.

6 comments

Child Obesity Habits Begin At Home: Study Gives Tips On Parental Control

by T Goodman

A nation-wide study of more than 1100 pre-school children up to 5 years of age in Australia indicates that 20 percent of children are obese even before they enter school. Particular habits formed at home were identified as leading causes of a condition that is both physically and socially deleterious to kids and can continue all their lives - obesity....

4 comments

Tech 101: When and Why You Should Buy Refurbished Electronics

by Gadgetry Inc

A lot of people say that refurbished goods aren't for them. The reason for that is they have misconceptions on the quality, durability, and functionality of refurbished items. But the fact of the matter is this: just because it's been 'fixed up' or 'repaired' doesn't mean that it won't last long.

"Wannabe" Movie Debuts On Facebook vs Theaters Starring Academy Award Winner Octavia Spencer?

by Ron Callari

"Wannabe" is a comedy film starring Craig Robert Young, Octavia Spencer, Matt Dallas, Tate Taylor, Adam Huss, written by Craig Robert Young and Richard Keith and directed by Richard Keith. It's being promoted as one of the only films to be released on Facebook. However, while that may be true, if one was to research the movie on the Internet, it is evident this flick was first produced back in 2005?

27 comments

No Need To Invent The Koch Brothers - They're The Real Thing!

by Ron Callari

If Charles Dickens was alive today, he might have been inclined to create a fictionalized version of the malevolent brothers the likes of Charles and David Koch (pronounced Coke). While these two modern-day rogues have deviously shown how elections can be manipulated, helped create a radical extremist group, despoiled a number of ecosystems and are hell-bent on demonizing the current leader of the free world -- the Koch brothers run one of the largest U.S.companies (bigger than Coke), but one that most folks never heard of.

4 comments

Alien Autopsy Tissue Box Cover is Out of This World

by Steve Levenstein

Can't decide if you “want to believe” or just want to blow your nose? Don't just sit there crying to the sky. Thanks to the Alien Autopsy Tissue Box Cover from Japan's Village Vanguard you can believe and blow at the same time!

Mother Jones Airs Attack Ads Against "Game Of Thrones" Candidates (Videos)

Mother Jones Airs 21st Century Political Attack Ads For Game Of Thrones' Candidates (Videos)

by Ron Callari

For those addicted to the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones," could you imagine if those vying for the thrones of the Seven Kingdoms were competing with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on today's political landscape. The Mother Jones news team postulates how today's dirty politics might be played out if Daenerys Targaryen, Jeffrey Baratheon and Robb Stark were added to the presidential race in contention for leader of the free world.

1 comment

The Big City Dog Whisperer In New CBS Series "Dogs In The City"

by Lady Bee

CBS is presenting a first for network TV; a dog whisperer straight from New York City, a Manhattan-based professional 'dog-guru,' who visits homes with dog problems just like cable stars Cesar Milan and Victoria Stilwell. His name is Justin Silver, he's self-taught, and he's all New Yorker!