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...would people pay to watch shows they can get for free? For the same reasons, networks hope, that they buy DVDs of shows: convenience, instant gratification and the ability to skip ads. (CBS's offerings have commercials, though viewers can skip them; NBC's and ABC's do not.) Considering what big business DVDs have become, this could mean a big shift in how TV is watched and paid for. "Over the next five years," says NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker, "the world is going to change. Broadcast television will remain an incredibly important vehicle in society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Wanna Buy a Slice of Sitcom? | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...always confess feelings you never would have over coffee. (Side note: IM-ing after 1 a.m. is official relationship suicide). Away messages should neither be flirtatious nor personal, and sexual innuendos accompanied by a winking Pac-man face just aren’t sexual at all. In summary, leave instant messaging where it started—the sixth grade...

Author: By Victoria Ilyinsky | Title: 21st Century Dating? Byte Me | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...frequent.But I’m still prepared to defend the evil empire of Abercrombie. Or at least its decision to print shirts that read “Do I make you look fat?” Though not in the best taste, such items are unlikely to actually create instant image problems among viewers.In terms of T-shirt acceptance, the cultural elite among us, as well as the rather easily offended in Pennsylvania, could benefit from a few lessons. The Golden Rule? “Hate the T-shirt wearer, not the T-shirt.”The most obnoxious...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Some Like It Pop: Everyone Loves A Conformist Girl | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...dying, and this is sad not just for Shannon, but because Matthew Fox was donning a horrible mop-top wig. Meanwhile, on the other side of the island, Sawyer is reeling in pain. The mysterious “Others” start that creepy whispering and in one instant another person is taken. Cut back to pouring rain (damn those tropical islands!) and Sayid is chasing Shannon through the forest. She’s sobbing and yelling at Sayid for not believing her about Walt. After all the crap she has been through I can’t blame...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: TV Watch: Lost | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...Programming the original Robosapien was difficult, and it forgot the program the instant it was turned off. This one is easy to program in Puppet Mode. Wag its limbs, turn its head and twist its torso, and it memorizes all of the moves for later. You can also execute more complicated programs, as with the original, only this robot remembers its moves until you program in a new plan. Unlike its predecessor, this one speaks understandable English, too-speaks, in fact, of many things: Its likes (world domination) and dislikes (when you press Shift1, Shift2, Shift3...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WowWee Robosapien V2 | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

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