The Calm Before The iPhone Storm

Just a few days before Apple iPhone is going on sale, people just can’t stop talking about it. Many tech podcasts talk about, bash, drool at, etc. the iPhone.

Let’s see what’s happening this Friday, June the 29th, 2007.

Ratatouille
The latest movie from Pixar and Disney. Featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt. Oswalt is no stranger to animated movies and TV show. As a matter of fact, Oswalt is a regular on Reno 911!, both the TV series and the Movie.

OK, I got lazy here. I’ll update this post a bit later.

Reno 911!: Miami DVD

Reno 911!: Miami The Movie
Disclaimer: I apparently know 2 of the casts of Reno 911!. One I met a few years ago at my previous job, and hang out with the other one from time to time.

Reno 911! is one of my favorite shows. Upon hearing the news about the full length movie, I had a mixed feeling. I do love the sense of humor of the show, but I wasn’t so sure if it had the appeal on a much broader audience. The movie didn’t do as well as I’d hope in Box Office sales. In spite of that I believe that the fans of the show will invest more on getting the DVD.

The cast members recorded commentaries for both Reno 911!: Miami The Movie and the Reno 911! The Complete Fourth Season DVDs. At least that’s what Carlos Alazraqui (Officer James Oswaldo Garcia) revealed.

Reno 911! The Complete Fourth Season will be released on June 26th, 2007 – one week after the release of Reno 911!: Miami The Movie.

Reno 911!: Miami The Movie

Reno 911! – Miami The Movie and Season Four are Coming to DVD

If you can’t get enough of Reno 911!, it’s time to rejoice. “Reno 911!: Miami The Movie” and “Reno 911! The Complete Fourth Season” are coming to DVD on June.

Reno 911!: Miami The Movie” is coming on DVD on June 19th, while “Reno 911! The Complete Fourth Season” will arrive on June 26th.

Get Reno 911!: Miami The Movie @ Amazon.com
Get Reno 911! The Complete Fourth Season @ Amazon.com

The cast of Reno 911 has just finished shooting for its fifth season.

Reno 911!: Miami The Movie

Reno 911! The Complete Fourth Season

May 1st, 2007 – The Day That Will Live in Infamy

05.01.2007/May-01-2007

“May Day, May Day!”
“There’s something wrong with Digg.com!”
“They keep coming, they won’t stop!”
“What do we do?”

“OH YOUR GOD!!!!!”

“What do these numbers mean?”
“AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!”

Since Digg is now flooded with all the angry, funny, vengeful, sarcastic, hilarious, etc. posts; read this post on SlashDot.
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/05/02/0235228.shtml

Digg pronounced dead, then it was resuscitated.

Handbrake 0.8.5b1 is Released

HandBrake, an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.

Handbrake - http://handbrake.m0k.org/

HandBrake 0.8.5b1 is released. Changes in this version:

  • User presets (Mac)
  • AppleTV and PS3 support
  • Anamorphic, even in QuickTime
  • Surround sound (both AAC 5.1 and Dolby Pro Logic II)
  • Chapter markers (QuickTime-style)
  • Official support for the Windows GUI
  • PPC Linux support
  • High profile H.264

HandBrake 0.8.5b1 is available for:

HandBrake Project
http://handbrake.m0k.org/

South Park: Season 11 Episode 6 – “D-Yikes!”

South Park: Season 11 Episode 6 – “D-Yikes!”
Original Air Date: 2007-04-11

Notes:

  • “D-Yikes!” sounds like “dikes” (variation of “dyke”, “dike”)
  • Les Bos: An island of eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea near the northwest coast of Turkey. An important Aeolian settlement, Lesbos was noted for its lyric poets, including Sappho, in the seventh century B.C. After occupation by various powers, the island was annexed by Greece in 1913.
  • “Les Bos” Cocktail Lounge street address is 13580 (LESBO in leet-speak)
  • “Scissoring” is also known as “Tribadism
  • Parody of 300
  • Ese (soundas like essay) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ese

From South Park Studios: (announced on April 8th, 2007)

Ms. Garrison gets dumped again and she takes it out on the fourth grade class.

From Comedy Central Press Release:

Ms. Garrison is looking for love on an all-new “South Park” on Wednesday, April 11 at 10:00 P.M.

NEW YORK, April 9, 2007 — When Ms. Garrison is the victim of yet another failed relationship, she takes it out on the fourth graders in an all-new “South Park” entitled, “D-Yikes,” premiering on Wednesday, April 11 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Comedy Central.

Every time Ms. Garrison gets dumped, life becomes unbearable in the classroom. When the boys can no longer handle their teacher’s erratic mood swings and excessive homework assignments, they discover people-for-hire who can help out in any situation.

Garrison Working Out (Press Image)

Discussion about the episode, here.

As usual, Viacom would like you to know that they will sent takedown notice for any South Park episode footage uploaded on YouTube. So please, for the sake of Viacom; do not go to sites like mrtwig.net where you can find torrent files for high quality AVI and RM South Park episodes. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom, and Viacom is suing YouTube nad essentially you. Once again, Viacom and Comedy Central do not condone downloading high Quality South Park episodes off the intraweb.

Did I say anything about not finding the torrent easily at mrtwig.net? I’m not sure if I mention mrtwig.net enough as the example of where not to go. Just because mrtwig.net has the link to the high quality AVI and RM torrents, doesn’t mean you have to disregard Viacom and Comedy Central wishes.

South Park Season 11 on iTunes Store – UNCENSORED (available on Saturday April 14th, 2007)

Meanwhile, South Park – The Complete Ninth Season DVD was released on March 06th, 2007. It includes the infamous “Trapped in A Closet” and the Emmy® Award-winning episode, “Best Friends Forever.”

South Park Studios is the official South Park site and that’s where all the new informations come from. There will be no spoilers discussed here until the episode airs.