Yes, it’s most certainly some form of artistic expression. What it is exactly that they wish to say, well, that remains a mystery.

It’s podcast #59 with Dan and Simon enjoying the Beijing Olympics. With neither particularly sporting in nature, they have enlisted the help of Mike to serve as their Olympics Correspondent. Discussed on this weeks show are weighty issues such as:

*Adam West gets his boogie on.
*Community Television meets Conroy for a digital license.
*Olympics covrage: SBS vs Channel 7.
*Tori Spelling bows out of 90210 v2.0.

Additionally, there are the usual TV highlights and general shenanigans.

 

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Graham Linehan of Father Ted, Hippies (which was actually a little gem of a show), Black Books, Big Train, and The IT Crowd fame NEEDS YOUR HELP

Over at Graham’s Blog “Why, That’s Delightful” there is a call out for geekery to be submitted to help them dress the set for season three.

How would you like to help in designing the look of series 3? Specifically, you’d be helping us choose the stuff that litters the main set. I’m talking about posters, comics, fanzines, T-shirts… anything you’ve seen in the last few months that you think is pretty cool or captures the spirit of the show or a particular character. By now, most of you know the kind of things I like…weird toys, indie comics, sci-fi, geek references, internet memes, boardgames…normally I’d delight in tracking down the stuff myself, but as I say, it’s just not going to happen this time round.

In the very first draft of the show I described the set as looking like “a cross between a comics shop and the batcave”. I wanted it to feel like a geek Shangri-La, and in each series I’ve felt we nearly got there. Maybe this time, with you guys involved, we’ll finally nail it.

Please send your suggestions to ben.capel@talkbackthames.tv
We also need to get legal permission to use the stuff, and we need to get it fast, so please include as much information as you can regarding contact details etc etc.

So that’s ben.capel@talkbackthames.tv. BUT BE QUICK.

LINK, via BoingBoing

From MSNBC

Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast
Some aerial footage of fireworks digitally created months in advance

The Beijing Times reported that part of the elaborate Olympic opening ceremonies display broadcast to the world were actually done digitally in 3-D computer graphics.

Part of the elaborate Olympics fireworks show broadcast to the world in the opening ceremony was altered, done digitally in 3-D computer graphics, according to several news reports.

While the dramatic display actually happened as portrayed on television, members of the Beijing Olympic Committee said it was necessary to replace live video with computer-generated imagery because the city’s hazy, smoggy skies made it too difficult to see, according to The Beijing Times, which first reported the story.

I also came across this shot from the opening ceremony, visible only for a few seconds until they switched to the back up.

Lols and Rofls all-round!

More in the extended.
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Have you ever spent nights awake wondering what the Buffy The Vampire Slayer animated series could have actually been like? Well, consider these sleepless nights a thing of the past as footage has found its way online.

And the results are…meh! The voice work is a little wonky, but with the exception of Sarah Michelle Gellar, they seem to have brought back the entire TV show cast. Animation wise, it is certainly a cut above many Saturday morning toons, but doesn’t go past that. As I understand it, the animation technique used was similar to that of the MTV Spiderman cartoon from a few years ago.

So, step into the What-If machine and see what could have been. A man can dream, a man can dream…

Early this week I encountered THIS article from The Australian in which Foxtel chief Kim Williams criticised his FTA counterparts for privately complaining about being forced into standard definition multi-channeling in 2008.

Multi-channeling is an amazing opportunity for networks to extend their brand to offer a new service for its customer base, but it also provides new revenue streams via additional time for advertising through traditional and innovative methods, and provides excellent competition to subscription television. Heck, this final point alone should be enough to warrant a desire to multi-channel. If FTA stations offer additional content that is compelling and a viable alternative, what need is there for viewers to subscribe to TV providers, or even download as much content from online?

Hearing these complaints has gotten me all riled up. It’s quite easy for a FTA station to extend their libraries to cater toward this new distribution method. And I would like to prove it is possible.

Thusly, Televised Revolution is launching a competition.

The nerdiest competition ever.

Pick a commercial FTA station. Either Channel 7, 9, or 10. Write up an entire weeks schedule for a multi-channel (preferably on an Excel spreadsheet, but any format will really suffice). And please include in your submission the listings for content that is airing that same week on the networks main analogue/digital channel. Submit your entries to us at competition@televisedrevolution.com.

The winner will receive a Mr T jigsaw puzzle.

The real reward is proving yourself to be a premier TV nerd.

Things to keep in mind:
*Make sure that you are creating alternative programing to what is currently on the standard analogue station. Time-shifting content is a perfectly valid programing methodology.
*Stick to shows that you believe that station has the rights to. You can include one or two shows that are fantasy choices, but please keep them to a minimum.

For a sample of what we are looking for, please click HERE.

Entries close August 31. Good luck!

Dan and Simon return for another week with the Televised Revolution podcast. On this weeks show, Dan and Simon discuss:
*Tivo launches in Australia.
*Austar says no to HD broadcasting.
*Freddie Prinze Jr takes on the WWE.
*Mike Munro leaves Channel 9.

 

 TV Rev Podcast #58 [41:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download