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I'm pretty sure you're talking about this.

"06 - 26"
"This is 06."
"Uh, we've got activity out here but I don't think we really need to report it"
"What do you see?"
"Ah, appears to be fornication in a converitble"
(laughter)
"Do a target score, and I'll be there in a second"
(laughter)
"Ah, we're taping it." ...

"White Hawk 26 - Alpha 1 1 Uniform"
"Ah, this is 26"
"Roger, I'm gonna need that tape from you, and an additional..."
"Roger, we'll make copies for everyone."

Our tax dollars hard at work.

Damn, I always thought it stood for "This Place Sucks." At least that was the impression I got from this video I guess real life is less funny than the Superfriends.

Not music but its the same in movies.

I don't have a tv, nor do I want one, but every now and then I want to flake out to some non-interactive entertainment. Here are the sites I've found for free tv and video on the web (that I can remember at 1:48 a.m.)

http://edition.cnn.com/ -News fix

http://www.homestarrunner.com/toons.html -Not tv or video per se, but strongbad email flash animations are a hoot and close enough

http://tv.yahoo.com/feature/supernatural.html -The show Supernatural online, although I haven't watched it yet. Featured on /.

http://www.atomfilms.com/ -Everybody knows this one; marginally good

http://video.freevideoblog.com/ -Alot of crap, the odd good video

http://video.google.com/ -Random

http://www.ifilm.com/ -See also atomfilms

http://www.newgrounds.com/ -Way cool, homepage worthy!

http://tv.reuters.com/ - more news video than cnn

http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog - ???, Profit! Actually, I don't know what to say

http://portal.omroep.nl/uitzendinggemist/ -Dutch TV up the wazoo

http://mediahopper.com/portal.htm -1041 tv stations from all over the world listed and ready to watch (as far as I can tell)

http://video.search.yahoo.com/ -Stuff n' things

http://www.youtube.com/ -People upload and share their videos online... you've been warned!

I should add everything here is "family friendly", as far as I'm aware: no porn, uberviolence or gratuitous advertising (if I've somehow overlooked something, I apologise).

This is probably because Marvel has already sold the rights to all the cool characters (ie Sony has rights to the SpiderMan movies). Now they can make movies about all the second string characters they couldn't hawk off before.

I know it isn't marvel, but to quote Losing Lois Lane "Green Lantern, you're a second string charcter, hell I work with you and I don't even know what you do. Green!?!? Green isn't a power, it's a color!!!!!"

Video of the event

Cheers yo,

BillyBob

Here's the link to the clip in question at ifilm (in all it's ad-laden glory) since the site mentioned in the summary seems to be /.'d already.

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2677821

You'd think Universal could afford some decent servers to host this on.

What, nobody mentioned Summoner Geeks?.

"Roll to see if I get laid!!!"

Sorry for the ifilm link. I used to have a slashdot-proof server to host videos on, but I no longer work there. :(

On IFilm, a very amusing three-minute infomercial for the new Bullshit Bingo game!
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/1317509

It's also on IFilm... I need to get plugger working for real, tho... :P

IFilm has the "Hot Coffee Movie" that they made to demonstrate that the mod wasn't fake.

It can probably survive a Slashdotting more than a games' fan site.

Hot Coffee

Apparently coffee is slang for sex. *shrug* Whatever.

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2673401?showw=no& amp;refsite=6721&htv=12&htv=12

I think the AT&T channel will really reach its peak when it starts getting trolled by loudmouths who enjoy yelling at loudmouths just like CNN did.

Well... Triumph the Insult Comic Dog vs the Michael Jackson Suporters

The reason most "major" cinema houses don't play more independent films is because more sheep^H^H^H people are interested in seeing the lastest Vin Deisel film or other movie that had such a large advertising budget that you can't escape. Movie theaters want to make money, so they play films that they think will make them the most money. Indies only get played when there's a lull (few major releases come out during the autumn) and they can be gotten for extremely cheap, otherwise, you've got the local multiplex still devoting half their screens to Star Wars a month after release.

I think this has incredible potential, if people get behind it. There is already a huge underground of short films. Unless you subscribe to the Sundance Channel or are a regular to websites like i-film you will very likely never see any of this. BMW films, Google video, ACTLab. The movement is fractured, but it is there. Think of it more like the state of OSS a decade ago

All we need is an 'Elmer Fud' icon for this section and well be all set!

I think Porky Pig would be more appropriate.

Check out the "Windowlicker" video by Aphex Twin. They do a pretty good send up of that style of video which is rather disturbing. Here: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2432540

Now, what's really funny is that not only did I post the wrong link, but I posted a link to something that is definitely questionable content.

Here is the right link. For bearing with me, I offer you a funny Mr. T video

"The thing is, if any movie producers/directors decided to distribute their works over the internet, they might not be able(allowed) to go on big screen anymore."

On the contrary; many directors have gotten their start by creating films which they've distributed online. My grandmother was in one such film that was an online sensation for a time (if you never caught it... trust me, you probably wouldn't want to see your own grandmother in it) and which opened a few (small) doors for the director. And, a few years back, BMW recruited Joe Carnahan, Tony Scott, and John Woo to direct some short films that were distributed on BMW's web site. This didn't hurt their careers. Online film distribution is a huge industry, and has been for quite a while. Just spend a few minutes browsing ifilm and you'll see what I mean.

"The thing is, if any movie producers/directors decided to distribute their works over the internet, they might not be able(allowed) to go on big screen anymore."

On the contrary; many directors have gotten their start by creating films which they've distributed online. My grandmother was in one such film that was an online sensation for a time (if you never caught it... trust me, you probably wouldn't want to see your own grandmother in it) and which opened a few (small) doors for the director. And, a few years back, BMW recruited Joe Carnahan, Tony Scott, and John Woo to direct some short films that were distributed on BMW's web site. This didn't hurt their careers. Online film distribution is a huge industry, and has been for quite a while. Just spend a few minutes browsing ifilm and you'll see what I mean.

That's OK, mod me offtopic... I did try submitting this as a story but don't have much hope...

Triumph (the insult comic dog) is a regular feature on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. One of the star wars clips is on ifilm and there's a link there to the other one.

You will either laugh your ass off, or hate it. There's no middle ground.

crash different.

One of the funniest short videos I've seen, spoofing Star Wars and American Pie.

Link

FYI, Leonard Nimoy singing "Bilbo Baggins" can be found here.

And people bought William Shatner's songs? Does anyone recall him singing "Rocketman" and "Tambourine Man"?

"Hey MISter TAMbouRINE man
Play me a...SONG!"

In this case, the entire human race was stored on a copper wire, which is a lot of DVDs.

Anyway, the real point of this post is that what you describe is already happening (and has been happening for a while) in sites like iFILM, Atomfilms and Pocketmovies, just to name a few that I can think of right now. As a 3D animator wannabe I still check them from time to time to see new animated shorts.

for them that know not:

Jon Stewart is the host of a satyrical news show called 'the Daily Show' that plays on comedy central. some clips can be viewed on thier greatest moments webpage

he also gained some fame as a guest on 'Crossfire' were he tore the pants off of and humiliated co-host Tucker Carlson

And of course there's this brilliant tidbit where he blasts CNN's crossfire for being theater instead of actual news. The best part is when conservative crossfire host Tucker Carlson tries to ask Jon Stewart why he gave Kerry softball questions when he was on the Daily Show, Stewart responded (paraphrased from memory) "What I didn't realize, and maybe this explains alot, is that CNN takes its queues on integrity from Comedy Central. The show that leads into mine is puppets making crank phone calls."

Jon Stewart is brilliant, and since the Daily Show has the satirical factor embedded in it, it allows him more freedom than most other media outlets. And ironically in many cases he does a better job at explaining the news. For example, Daily Show viewers tend to be more informed than viewers of many other programs.

ifilm is showing a banned superbowl commercial for the Wynn casino. The commercial is just him standing on top of his casino saying it's the first time he's put his name on one. Seems pretty harmless, anyone know why it was banned?

There are certain legal sites out there, but they all have that all-too-familiar achillies heel: The content owners want to use the step up in technology to ratchet a step up in price. They also only work on Windows XP machines. On the other hand, these days they have a heck of a lot more movies than when they launched.

Cinema Now - High cost but a lot of good stuff.
Movieflix - Cheap and plentiful, but old and obscure.
Movielink - The original, but won't even let you in the site without I.E. Similar cost / selection to cinema now.
iFilm - Always free, always a crapshoot as to what you will get. Probably the best thing to happen to independent filmmaking since Clerks.

"Getting a group of 10 friends at someone's house with cheap popcorn and a free movie means you save 150-200 collectively... That's a lot of cash that could be spent elsewhere."

Agreed. I regularly throw movie parties at my house. I have an InFocus X1 multimedia projector which, while not the brightest model on the market, throws a gorgeous 10" diagonal image on my wall and it cost me less than $1,000. In terms of screen size per buck it was a great deal and I laugh at people who spend four times as much for a smaller rear projection or plasma screen.

But here's the thing: I don't feel the need to pirate a movie to do this. I pay $20 a month for all I can eat from Netflix, or if I don't have the time to plan getting something from Netflix, I cough up the $5 and rent it from Blockbuster. I don't feel the financial need, or consider it my moral imperative, to download the movie and save that extra $5.

I understand the general disdain for the Hollywood system; many people feel that it's simply unfair to pay $9 to see a movie that benefits an industry where stars regularly get $10 million + per picture. I avoid this issue by sticking mainly to arthouse type fare -- indie and foreign films. They're generally better, anyway, IMHO. I understand that entertainment is not my God-given right and I don't think for a second that I'm being forced to resort to piracy. Also, paying to see quality indie and foreign film is my way of voting with my wallet that I'd like this particular sub-industry thrive.

People who are so entirely jaded with the movie industry also have another option: support the online film community by visiting sites like freetorrents.com and ifilm.com -- lots of great stuff there (although I did not enjoy seeing my grandmother getting shot in the head). Pronouncing one's disdain for the Hollywood system while actively pirating its output is not the best route.

I know you weren't advocating that in your comment; that was a bit of a tangental rant.

for those that don't know what "base jumping" is (I didn't) here is a helpfully (insane!) video clip:
http://download.ifilm.com/qt/portal/2660162_200.mo v

In the 80s, it was eeeevil Rock Music and Rock Music Videos!

(to get the reference, click "Frank Zappa on Crossfire")

The fundamental issue remains the same: Who decides? Who controls what we see/hear/think/do?

There will always be some lowbrow who insists that they should decide, they should control. The sad part is often those same lowbrows get elected/appointed to public office.

Well, if you're going to quote the entire sketch, then you also need to link to the CG video (alternate, evil IFilm link) that the developers of Summoner crufted together just for the hell of it.

Note: Uttering, "Where's the Cheetos," with the same accent and inflection as in the sketch is grounds for forcible expulsion from many gaming rooms.

Schwab

I think Triumph may disagree with you there.

master mind in Afganistan ... US sends troops to Iraq ...


Gee maybe it's not about avenging 9/11 and it's more about preventing the next attack by introducing democracy into a region that has been unstable for the better part of the last century?

BTW, did you know that Aragorn's administration attacked Mordor when it was Saruman (from Isengard who was funded by middle earth and has ties with Gandalf) who attacked the castle at helms deep?

PS. They also sent troops to Afghnistan and in case you didn't notice, that country is on course to the 21st century.

These sites also offer some television content but mostly old stuff (very old). They have streaming movies which does not require you to download onto a set top device and then view on your tv. The sites are http://www.cinemanow.com/ http://www.movieflix.com/ and http://www.ifilm.com/. They have free and subscription content.

Fellowship 9/11 (Runtime: 14:49)

Michael Moore's searing examination of the Aragorn administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events at Helms Deep.

With his characteristic humor and dogged commitment to uncovering - or if necessary fabricating - the facts, Moore considers the reign of the son of Arathorn and where it has led us.

He looks at how - and why - Aragorn and his inner circle avoided pursuing the Saruman connection to Helms Deep, despite the fact that 9 out of every 10 Orcs that attacked the castle were actually Uruk-hai who were spawned in and financed by Isengard.

My girlfriend just got me into D & D (I would never touch it in high school, as tabletop games were too nerdy for computer gamers to touch), and it's been fun.

This video, however, is all too true.

http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=2652831/

iFilm has it has RealMedia, WMV, and QuickTime. Only at 200k or 50k (500k if you subscribe) but its better than nothing. Anyone have a non-BT source for the avi? My college blocks BitTorrent.

Here

and here

video of it is also posted on ifilm

These wankers have the first 8 minutes of the movie available to watch (just don't choose the 500k -- it's subscription).

Also, make sure you use Mozilla so you can avoid all the popup ads.

Or the Summoner Geeks. Pay special attention to the monster in the kitchen looking for cheetos and sodas.

Hey, that voice track is the exact same as the one as the "Easter egg" in the beginning of "Summoner" on the PS2...

I wonder which one was around first...

According to www.ifilm.com, the Summoner Easter Egg uses the audio from the same Dead Alewives skit. Not being a console gamer I didn't know anything about the Summoner version, but some poking around on Google makes me think that there are various animations of this skit, all using the audio from the Dead Alewives.

I wasn't trying to compare DVDs to floppies. I was tying to use floppies as an example of something ubiquitous that is no longer so popular, and to show that huge shifts in technology have been delivered in less time than the 10 years projected in the article. On some fronts I believe floppies are superior to DVDs (they are cheaper than dirt, I can fit them in my pocket, I can use it a bazillion times, they can still hold fair amounts of data, and they're pretty durable), but CD and DVD kick ass on size and speed. No real comparison, I agree with you. As for media not used on computers, yes, audio cassettes are still easy to find and use, even though CDs are much better, and VHS cannot hold a candle to DVD; the next thing will undoubtedly do the same thing to CD and DVD media and storage.

I also wasn't trying to suggest that anything would outright disappear. If I wanted to make that comparison I might have indicated punch tape and cards, not floppy disks.

What I intended to share was an agreement with the article that the technology we have now is very likely to become weak in comparison to the technology yet to come. Imagine installing your favorite OS entirely by floppy today; it used to be that way.

What Unka Bill tried to say in his statement (and that I agree with) was that the way video, and by extension data, is presented on DVD is likely to pass the proverbial torch a different technology. Video, the most obvious current use of DVD, will be delivered differently; simply stated. Perhaps by the Internet or other network, perhaps by better optical or magnetic media, and quite probably by something we haven't envisioned yet.

iFilm is chock full of video, mp3 is full of audio (just to pick some free and legal sites--not intended as a limit of knowledge or endorsement), not to mention the various peer-to-peer and BitTorrent methods of sharing (for the other kind). This as an alternative to DVD is a more viable reality as broadband becomes ubiquitous. Currently on my 3MB pipe it can take almost as long to download from a busy site as it will to watch, but I can see things speeding up.

DVDs will no doubt be around for a very long time; at the very least, until the last manufacturer of DVD players has been long gone, and no one can repair what's left behind. However, the next greatest thing will probably not just be a bigger DVD (as DVDs are bigger CDs), but something different. Something that doesn't get scratched or broken in half or can hold more and get reused better and has faster random access.

To address the support you mentioned in your observation, 5 years is less than ten, while a decade is equal to ten; seems that you don't disagree with the timeline of the technology shift either. I must disagree with your three decades of compatibility for the past technology--at which computer store can one buy an 8-inch floppy drive? I still have some of the disks from my old Tandy system that was still in use in the mid-eighties (barely three decades),

Similarly, I bet you can't go get your favorite contemporary group's latest release to play on that fancy new phonograph of yours...maybe some, but not enough to make it your primary means of entertainment. And if you could, you'd probably rip the song from the vinyl to your MP3 player so you could take it with you anyway.

And while we're waiting for the broadway version, why not enjoy the lego version