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“Up” This Week and “Star Trek” Next Week.

First I have to mention that I did not see both “Up” and “Star Trek” in the theater. I picked up “Up” Blu-ray+DVD on Tuesday even though I don’t have a Blu-ray player. Well, for $19.99 I got “Up” Blu-ray and DVD in one package. Pixar knows story-telling and I am a huge fan of theirs. Watching this movie gave me some *sniff-sniff* moments.

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Next week “Star Trek” is coming out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Yes I am talking about the new “Star Trek” that was released earlier this Summer 2009. Yes I am also a huge Star Trek fan. I am referring to the franchise, of course. If only Paramount Studio would sell the Blu-ray and DVD in one package, I’d be getting the Blu-ray too.

Star Trek – (Three-Disc + Digital Copy) Blu Ray @ Amazon.com
Star Trek – (Two-Disc + Digital Copy) DVD @ Amazon.com

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Disclaimer

If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.

“If you buy these DVD’s, I can buy a MacBook Pro” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.

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South Park: Season 13 Episode 13 – “Dances With Smurfs”

South Park: Season 13 Episode 13 – “Dances With Smurfs”
Cartman is chosen to do the morning announcements at South Park Elementary.
Original Air Date: 2009-11-11

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“Dances With Smurfs” will be available for streaming on November 11th, 2009 11:59PM Pacific Time.

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Preview “Dances With Smurfs” here (“I’m Asking Questions” – Stan is not happy with the content of Cartman’s new book.)

Starting October 7th, 2009 South Park Studios is running a contest and one winner will be immortalized in one South Park Episode. For more information, read it all here. The Official Rules can be obtained here.

NOTE: The Aliens will only be visible in the broadcast version. That means you either have to watch it on TV or find it somewhere else (like MrTwig.net/SouthParkFiles.com).

South Park Citizen

Please check back on Saturday or Sunday night for more South Park Episode News!

“The F Word” will be available for streaming on November 11th, 2009 11:59PM Pacific Time. You will watch it here (Flash Player required) instead of downloading the episode from site like MrTwig.net or SouthParkFiles.com.

From the Comedy Central Press Release:
CARTMAN WILL NOT BE SILENCED IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “SOUTH PARK” PREMIERING ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 10:00 P.M. ON COMEDY CENTRAL

NEW YORK, November 9, 2009 – Cartman has a daily forum for his agenda when he is chosen to do the morning announcements in an all-new “South Park” titled, “Dances with Smurfs,” premiering on Wednesday, November 11 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL

Eric Cartman seizes the opportunity to become the voice of change at the school when he takes over the morning announcements. His target is South Park Elementary’s Student Body President, Wendy Testaburger. Cartman is asking the tough questions and gaining followers.

Notes:

Public Service Announcement:

This episode will be available for streaming after the premiere on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at South Park Studios. Flash Player Required. Unfortunately the stream will not be available in the following countries:

Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, U.K.

Comedy Central Airing Schedule for South Park: Season 13 Episode 12 (Eastern and Pacific Time)

  • Wednesday November 11 2009 10:00PM
  • Thursday November 12 2009 12:00AM
  • Thursday November 12 2009 9:30PM
  • Sunday November 15 2009 11:00PM
  • Monday November 16 2009 02:30AM
  • Tuesday November 17 2009 10:30PM
  • Wednesday November 18 2009 09:00PM

Comedy Central strongly urges you not to download the episode from any site such as MrTwig.net/SouthParkFiles.com or any other South Park related sites. Remember that unauthorized download of South Park episodes hurts Comedy Central and South Park team. It is very very wrong to download South Park Episodes from sites like MrTwig.net, because Comedy Central would have to wait for another 2 months to get gold plated shark tank installed in their lobby. Instead, Comedy Central would like you to purchase the episode from vendors like Amazon.com or iTunes Store.

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Available October 13th, 2009; Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s latest money grabbing scheme (as explained by Comedy Central) :

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South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray Features:

  • Commentary by Matt Stone and Trey Parker
  • Music Video: “What Would Brian Boitano Do”
  • 3 Theatrical Trailers
  • BD Live Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! Trailer

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Now Available:

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) DVD Set

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) Blu-Ray Set

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Disclaimer

If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.

“If you buy these DVD’s, I can buy a MacBook Pro” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.

Images are courtesy of South Park Studios and Comedy Central.

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The State of Waffles Emergency

I didn’t know that there’s a Waffle shortage. I’d better write to my Senator!

At first it sounded like a joke, but apparently a Kellogg plant was closed due to Listeria fears.

The New York-based Annex Capital Management, general partner of Annex Holdings, is a private equity group.

In a written statement, Annex officials said the Gardenburger withdrawal “is not the first time that Kellogg has faced food-safety and product-quality issues.”

Annex points to September when Kellogg recalled 4,500 cases of Eggo waffles and Eggo pastries after the Georgia Department of Agriculture found listeria monocytogenes bacteria in a sample. The product had not been shipped into the marketplace and no illnesses were reported, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

I am still looking for any news items and press releases regarding this matter; only found a few.

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JVC Everio GZ-HM400 AVCHD Camcorder Raw Sample.

The latest video sample I obtained is from JVC Everio GZ-HM400 AVCHD Camcorder.

  • 32GB Internal Memory.
  • SD/SDHC Memory Card Slot.
  • 1/2.33″ CMOS Sensor.
  • 10x Optical Zoom.
  • 24MBPS (VBR).

The video quality is above average thanks to the larger CMOS sensor (at 0.429 inch). The video was taken in a low light condition thus the grainy pictures. You can view the h.264 video here or download the Raw file in ISO format (150.5MB).

The video is imported using iMovie ’09; iPhone and iPod touch compatible.

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JVC Everio GZ-HM400 info page

JVC Everio GZ-HM400 @ Amazon.com

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iPhone App: Enter Metallica.

Metallica has invaded iTunes App store with two officially sanctioned apps. Lars Ulrich needs more money to get his gold-plated shark tank installed next to his pool.

Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica

Tapulous – Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica
Includes the following ten songs:

  • Enter Sandman
  • Sad But True
  • King Nothing
  • All Nightmare Long
  • Some Kind of Monster
  • Master of Puppets
  • Seek & Destroy
  • Fuel
  • One
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

They actually included a song off St. Anger.

From Metallica Mailing List:

Finally, everyone who purchases Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica will be entered to win cool stuff, including the grand prize of a trip to Las Vegas for the show there on December 5, including airfare, hotel, tickets (duh!) and meet and greet passes. Click here for more info about the contest.

Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica is priced at $4.99 at U.S. iTunes App Store.

The second Metallica sanctioned app is Live Metallica app (Metallica news item).

In our ongoing efforts to be of service and give you as many options as possible in the digital era, we asked the brainiacs that help us out with LiveMetallica.com to come up with a super cool iPhone application that creates a streaming interface to your LiveMetallica account. In non-tech talk, that means that any show you have downloaded from the site will automatically stream to your iPhone once you launch the $.99 app. And the bonus is that the latest show on the site will always be streaming for free!

Live Metallica iPhone Splash Screen

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Microsoft Canceled Windows 7 Family Guy Special.

According to CNET News, All Things Digital and many others; Microsoft has cancelled the Windows 7 Family Guy Special (Infomercial).

In a statement, a Microsoft representative said the show–a variety show to be done by Alex Borstein and Seth MacFarlane–was not “a fit with the Windows brand.” Microsoft had hoped to use the show to tout its just-released Windows 7 operating system.

Seriously, what is Microsoft worrying about?

So far, the Windows 7 Family Guy snipets have been universally deemed as unfunny by viewers. All the available clips are nothing but re-dubbed Family Guy scenes with horrible lip-sync. There are nothing funny in the dialogues.

Maybe Microsoft just found out that Seth McFarlane is a hardcore Mac user.

Actually Microsoft said that they finally saw an episode of Family Guy and were horrified with the off-the-wall jokes in the series. Seriously, no one in Microsoft ever heard or watched Family Guy? I don’t believe that. Seth took no prisoners. I wonder if he get to keep the money he took.

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South Park: Season 13 Episode 11 – “Whale Whores”

South Park: Season 13 Episode 11 – “Whale Whores”
Stan takes action to stop the Japanese from killing the world’s whales and dolphins.
Original Air Date: 2009-10-28

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“Whale Whores” will be available for streaming on October 28th, 2009 11:59PM Pacific Time.

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Preview “Whale Whores” here (“It’s The Japanese!” – Things turn bloody when the Japanese attack the Denver Aquarium.)

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Starting October 7th, 2009 South Park Studios is running a contest and one winner will be immortalized in one South Park Episode. For more information, read it all here. The Official Rules can be obtained here.

NOTE: The Aliens will only be visible in the broadcast version. That means you either have to watch it on TV or find it somewhere else (like MrTwig.net/SouthParkFiles.com).

South Park Citizen

Please check back on Saturday or Sunday night for more South Park Episode News!

“Whale Whores” will be available for streaming on October 28th, 2009 11:59PM Pacific Time. You will watch it here (Flash Player required) instead of downloading the episode from site like MrTwig.net or SouthParkFiles.com.

From the Comedy Central Press Release:
THE JAPANESE ARE KILLING DOLPHINS AND WHALES
IN AN ALL NEW “SOUTH PARK”
PREMIERING ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
AT 10:00 P.M. ON COMEDY CENTRAL

NEW YORK, October 26, 2009 – The Japanese are on a mad-hunt to kill all the world’s dolphins and whales in an all-new “South Park” titled, “Whale Whores,” premiering on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.

Stan and his family are spending his birthday at the Denver Aquarium where they will get to swim with the dolphins. Things turn bloody when the Japanese attack, kill all the dolphins and ruin Stan’s big day. There seems to be no end to the senseless killing. Stan takes on the cause to save the dolphins from the Japanese.

Notes:

Public Service Announcement:

This episode will be available for streaming after the premiere on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at South Park Studios. Flash Player Required. Unfortunately the stream will not be available in the following countries:

Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, U.K.

Comedy Central Airing Schedule for South Park: Season 13 Episode 11 (Eastern and Pacific Time)

  • Wednesday October 28 2009 10:00PM
  • Thursday October 29 2009 12:00AM
  • Thursday October 29 2009 9:30PM
  • Sunday November 01 2009 11:00PM
  • Monday November 02 2009 02:30AM
  • Tuesday November 03 2009 10:30PM
  • Wednesday November 04 2009 09:00PM

Comedy Central strongly urges you not to download the episode from any site such as MrTwig.net/SouthParkFiles.com or any other South Park related sites. Remember that unauthorized download of South Park episodes hurts Comedy Central and South Park team. It is very very wrong to download South Park Episodes from sites like MrTwig.net, because Comedy Central would have to wait for another 2 months to get gold plated shark tank installed in their lobby. Instead, Comedy Central would like you to purchase the episode from vendors like Amazon.com or iTunes Store.

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Available October 13th, 2009; Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s latest money grabbing scheme (as explained by Comedy Central) :

southpark_biggerlongeruncut_bluray

South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray Features:

  • Commentary by Matt Stone and Trey Parker
  • Music Video: “What Would Brian Boitano Do”
  • 3 Theatrical Trailers
  • BD Live Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! Trailer

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Now Available:

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) DVD Set

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) Blu-Ray Set

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Disclaimer

If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.

“If you buy these DVD’s, I can buy a MacBook Pro” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.

Images are courtesy of South Park Studios and Comedy Central.