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Cable’s latest HDTV switchover ads close, no cigar

By Gorman • May 9th, 2008 • Category: More from Below The Din, Ramblings, Television

You can’t have a discussion on the upcoming analog-to-HDTV transition without some F.U.D. creeping in, whether it’s someone spreading it, or someone addressing it.
There have been reports of some cable companies scaring customers into uprgrading to digital packages lest they lose their picture altogether.
Over the past couple of months, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association [...]



Let ‘Boston Legal’ die

By Gorman • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Leading Off, More from Below The Din, Television

I like quirky. Especially on network television, which is normally dominated by cookie-cutter crime procedurals and reality shows. Sadly, though, even quirky shows can become stagnant, and such is the case for ABC’s Boston Legal.



vBulletin FAQ on Law and Order promo

By Gorman • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Leading Off, Television

Ever see those fake newspaper front pages in TV shows and movies and wonder how much the artists/editors actually faked? In the case of the latest Law and Order promos for TNT, the answer is: a lot.