tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42867634508486631622024-03-19T07:46:25.327-05:00delight! MagazineShows & Sites Worth SharingDelight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-83362780653451870882010-05-20T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-20T12:29:52.088-05:00Today’s Question: BlogsThought I’d go with a simple question today: What’s your favorite blog?<br /><br />I’d say the one I follow most closely is <a href="http://www.newsfromme.com/">www.newsfromme.com</a>. The guy who writes it covers everything, from government to musicals to comic books to TV to CVS.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-68514821498482227242010-05-20T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-20T10:26:29.034-05:00The Neeew Fall Schedule:It’s official – all the shows, new and old, have been slotted for the fall. <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45184">Check it out</a>.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-43898074435033772902010-05-19T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-19T11:00:04.599-05:00Today's Question: CancelledSo, the big five are putting out their list of what they're keeping and what they're killing this year.<br /><br />I only lost one favorite show this year - "Dollhouse." "Never heard of it," you say? Yeah, that's why it was cancelled way back in the fall - with the final episodes running in January. It's all but forgotten now.<br /><br />If you like smart sci-fi, I highly recommend picking up the first season on DVD.<br /><br />How about you? What show are you sad to say bye-bye to this year?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-58565138343580578742010-05-19T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-19T09:00:08.349-05:00Up Next on Fox<a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45133">The upcoming shows on Fox have promos.</a>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-69431530556064641422010-05-18T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-18T11:00:03.914-05:00Today’s Question: Until the Bitter EndSo, they finally cancelled “Heroes,” after one good season and three seasons that were, to critics and fans alike, something of a disappointment.<br /><br />Strangely, I remember how I got into the show surprisingly well. I missed the premiere due to VCR problems, and was going to give the show a pass until the DVD came out.<br /><br />Thursday of that week, I picked up an installed my very first DVR box. On Friday, they showed the first episode again on the Sci-Fi channel. I recorded that episode. Then I recorded the second episode.<br /><br />I watched the first episode, and was thinking I might give up on the show, and then arrived at the last shot: The brother who doesn’t believe in super-powers flies.<br /><br />I was in. Despite the late hour, I had to watch the second episode. Had to know what came next.<br /><br />Of course, at the end of the second episode, they blew up New York.<br /><br />I don’t know that the show ever got quite that awesome again, but there were a few great episodes in that first season: “Company Man” springs to mind, and the episode where they jumped five years in the future.<br /><br />And even as the show lost viewers, and went downhill in quality, I stuck with it to the very last episode, and I even felt that old sense of “I wonder what comes next…” as the final episode unspooled.<br /><br />(As an aside, if you were ever a fan of the show, I highly recommend the collected comics. There were some great stories in there.)<br /><br />In many ways, I’m glad the show is over and I don’t have to tune in each week and feel underwhelmed yet again. But I still sort of want to know what would have happened next…<br /><br />So how about you? What show did you stick with long after it stopped being all that enjoyable?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-83922106573748456022010-05-18T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-18T09:00:05.085-05:00What’s Coming Up on NBC<a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45130">Ain’t It Cool News lays out the promos for NBC’s upcoming fall shows.</a>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-55890816675567928922010-05-17T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-17T13:12:08.443-05:00How Did 20 Years Go By So Fast?A tribute to <a href="http://geekscape.net/jim-henson-1936-1990-saying-goodbye-20-years-later.html">Jim Henson</a>.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-2861281430861766492010-05-17T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-17T13:05:12.724-05:00Today’s Question: Guilty PleasuresThinking about finales the other day reminded me of one of the most surprising. “Degrassi Junior High” ended with the school burning down.<br /><br />Of course, the next year, everyone was back for “Degrassi High,” but I’m not sure people knew that at the time.<br /><br />I started watching “Degrassi” a few years ago when the series was released on DVD, and review after review said, essentially, “This show is great, and still holds up.”<br /><br />Does it? I think so, if you grew up in the 80s. My spouse and I flew through all five seasons of the show, and then decided, hey, why not see what’s up with the NEW show, “Degrassi: The Next Generation?”<br /><br />The answer is, it starts out pretty well, dealing with the problems kids today face in pretty honest terms. Then, somewhere around year six, it got a liiittle more soap-opera-like, because frankly they were out of terrible things that could happen to teens.<br /><br />But I (and my spouse) continue to watch it because we enjoy the characters.<br /><br />So: What’s your guilty TV pleasure?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-54201396905109509642010-05-14T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-14T11:10:25.580-05:00Today’s Question: This Year’s EndingsIt’s been a week of finale talks around here, so I thought I’d close out the theme today.<br /><br />Saw the “Supernatural” finale last night. Liked it. Liked it a lot. But when it came to the end, I had to wonder if this was the finale they planned when they knew the show was ending, or if they changed it in any way to deal with the fact that there will be another season.<br /><br />Either way, I enjoyed it greatly.<br /><br />So today’s question: What’s your favorite season finale this year? (I realize some shows haven’t ended yet. Feel free to offer speculation.)Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-40911402368505127982010-05-14T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-14T11:04:29.146-05:00Everyone’s Posting It, So Why Can’t We?A kid sings Paparazzi, and the crowd goes wild:<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EouY0YYbJSs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EouY0YYbJSs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-35936312125997211032010-05-13T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-13T09:56:39.049-05:00Today's Question: BingI can still remember the first time I heard someone use the word Google as a verb on a TV show. It was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and Willow mentioned it – the idea of Googling someone.<br /><br />Not long after, I started hearing people use the word Google as the default search engine word – as in, “Today, I auo-Googled my name, and learned that…”<br /><br />But I’ve noticed, lately, that the word Google is being replaced by the word <a href="http://www.bing.com/">Bing</a>. Oddly enough, it was also on a vampire-related show – “The Vampire Diaries.” One character said, to another, “Did you Bing him?”<br /><br />I’ve used Bing a few times, but I have to confess that general laziness has kept me from using it all that often. I have a Google search bar on my web browser.<br /><br />So I put it to you – what do you think of Bing? And I’m also curious – what do you think of their advertising? Has it convinced you to try it?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-84617177715169022852010-05-12T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-12T15:34:24.073-05:00A Bunch of Men Caught in a Bad RomanceWhat can I say? It’s sweeping the Internet, and it’s a lot of fun to boot:<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.todaysbigthing.com/betamax/betamax.swf?item_id=3390&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.todaysbigthing.com/betamax/betamax.swf?item_id=3390&fullscreen=1"> </object><div style="'padding:5px">See more <a href="'http://www.todaysbigthing.com/'">funny videos</a> and <a href="'http://www.todaysbigthing.com/'">TBT Videos</a> at <a href="'http://www.todaysbigthing.com/'">Today's Big Thing</a>.</div>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-57869139527393934682010-05-12T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-12T15:21:21.714-05:00Today’s Question: Best TV Series FinaleThe other day, we did a discussion of the best ending to a TV series season. <br /><br />So today, in light of the last few episodes of a lot of well-loved shows (most notably, “Lost”) what is your favorite end-of-TV-series episode, ever?<br /><br />Offhand, I can think of two: I think that “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” ended very, very strongly, though I wish the final episode could have been two hours long to hit a few more emotional moments.<br /><br />But what an ending: The Big Bad is defeated, the town is in a hole, and there’s still work to do. Just a great ending.<br /><br />(Honorable Mention: The end of “Newhart” was pure genius.)Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-65613100696345410792010-05-11T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-11T16:21:24.755-05:00Setting Your Facebook Privacy with Al FrankenHe’s a well-known funnyman, a winning politician, and now, he tells you <a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/05/senator-al-franken-teaches-you-about-critical-facebook-privacy-settings.html">how to protect your privacy on Facebook</a>.<br /><br />No, I am not jesting.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-31613834894726647272010-05-11T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-11T11:26:11.066-05:00Today’s Question: Songs on TVSo, the other day, right in the middle of “The Vampire Diaries,” I heard this song:<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U631FGnXDXY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U631FGnXDXY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I first heard it at the start of a video game. Love it. Love it!<br /><br />And I got to thinking – I really love it when TV shows toss up an iTunes list of songs on their show. A show that really uses music well, like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” or “Gilmore Girls,” makes you want to run out and find the songs on the show RIGHT NOW.<br /><br />So here’s my question of the day – what’s the best song you ever discovered through a TV show?<br /><br />In my case, I’m going to say, “We Used to Be Friends,” the theme song for “Veronica Mars.”<br /><br />A close second, though, was this great, great, great song that was used on the TV show “Moonlight.”<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x01LYaYG0Z4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x01LYaYG0Z4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-47110041704705060212010-05-10T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-10T11:00:00.133-05:00Get Yourself $500How?<br /><br />Read the <a href="http://www.delightmag.com/index.html">online version of </a><a href="http://www.delightmag-digital.com/delightmag/jan10_6#pg1"><strong><em>delight!</em></strong></a> magazine.<br /><br />Then, click the link below to take a short survey. You could win a $500 gift card.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.delightmag.com/shopping-spree.html">$500 Shopping Spree Gift Card</a>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-91878592777472095602010-05-10T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-10T09:39:13.368-05:00Today’s Question: Season FinalesSince I started talking about what shows are coming to an end, and how we wish we could bring some of them back, here’s a related question:<br /><br />What was your favorite season finale?<br /><br />We’ll cover series finales tomorrow, so hold that thought, unless it really was your favorite. I’m talking about Ending One Season, Can’t Wait Three Months for the Next One finales, here.<br /><br />After some thought, I’d have to say that “Supernatural” probably does this better than just about any other show:<br /><br />First Season: Everyone is dead!<br />Second Season: They won! Except a bunch of demons are now free, and Dean only has a year to live!<br />Third Season: Dean dies, and goes to hell!<br />Fourth Season: The devil is let of his cage!<br /><br />I’ll give it up and say that season three was the big “Must See What Comes Next!” for me.<br /><br />(And why not? Special mention to Buffy season 3, which ended with action, love, and heartbreak.)<br /><br />How about it?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-47593251197226038842010-05-07T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-07T11:00:00.806-05:00Play Mario as SimonA simple concept, but a fun one:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/534416">Play Super Mario Brothers as any one of six popular Nintendo characters.</a><br /><br />If you ever wanted to try this one out as Megaman, well, here’s your chance.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-48494468538167116412010-05-07T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-07T09:11:29.642-05:00Today’s Question: The Return!Yesterday, one of our readers joked (or perhaps he wasn’t joking – it’s tough to tell on the Internet) that HBO should bring “Deadwood” back just for him.<br /><br />It got me thinking. How often do shows that were cancelled come back?<br /><br />The two big ones I can think of were “Family Guy,” which was off the air for quite a while, only to return when the DVD sets sold through the roof, and “Futurama,” which went off the air, got a few direct-to-DVD movies made, and will be back on the air starting next month.<br /><br />Of course, there have been a few shows that were “almost” cancelled, but came back for another season or two: “Cold Case,” “Jericho,” and “Friday Night Lights” all come to mind.<br /><br />So here’s today’s question: If you could bring back any cancelled TV show, no matter how long ago it ended, what would you choose?<br /><br />I can admit I’m torn by this one, just because there have been a lot of shows I’ve loved and lost too soon. But I think I’ll go with “Veronica Mars,” which ended without much in the way of resolution.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-55638855282366819872010-05-06T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-06T11:00:01.401-05:00Question of the Day: The End of the TV SeasonSo, with May upon us, the end of the “regular” TV season is here. This means that most of the shows on the big four channels are going on hiatus – some never to return.<br /><br />I’m lucky this year, inasmuch as my two favorite shows (Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries) have already been picked up for another season. This is the first time in years that I show I really, really dig isn’t in danger of coming to an abrupt end.<br /><br />Today’s Question:<br /><br />You’re allowed to save just one of your favorite shows. Which one would you pick, and why?<br /><br />My answer:<br /><br />This year? “The Vampire Diaries.” While “Supernatural” is my favorite show of the two, I know they originally planned this to be the final season. The next season could really be kinda so-so because of that. Whereas “Diaries” is just getting started.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-9983795922823836962010-05-06T09:00:00.001-05:002010-05-06T09:00:27.637-05:00Free Hugs: The VideoYou MUST see this. If you don’t smile, I’m not sure I want to know you.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vr3x_RRJdd4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vr3x_RRJdd4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-88839552735416707272010-05-05T11:00:00.000-05:002010-05-05T11:00:00.197-05:00Wanna Catch Up with “Warehouse?”“<a href="http://www.syfy.com/warehouse13/">Warehouse 13</a>” has been a surprise hit for the newly-minted SyFy channel, and fresh episodes are currently on the way.<br /><br />But if you’re like me, and you need to see things from beginning to end, they’ve got it for a nice <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warehouse-13-Season-Eddie-McClintock/dp/B002BWP2IK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1273070385&sr=8-1">pre-order price on Amazon</a>.<br /><br />Want to check it out for free? <a href="http://www.hulu.com/warehouse-13">The last five episodes of the season are currently on Hulu</a>.<br /><br />Who doesn’t love free?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-47615459521482374142010-05-05T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-05T09:14:14.374-05:00Today's Question: True BloodIf you haven’t taken a look at the <a href="http://www.delightmag.com/editors-picks.html">Editor’s Picks</a> yet this month, take a glance at the write-up for True Blood, HBO’s biggest hit since the Sopranos.<br /><br />True Blood is doing something kind of unusual for a TV show based on a book – it’s actually using the books as a rough framework for each season. At the moment, there are ten of them, and as far as I know, there’s no end in sight.<br /><br />So here’s today’s question: If you’re a fan of the books, would you prefer to see the whole series adapted, one book at a time? Or would you rather the show went off in other directions?Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-38827942506785428392010-05-04T11:08:00.000-05:002010-05-04T11:09:08.814-05:00For the Fans of Warehouse 13If you haven’t checked it out already, take a look at <a href="http://www.delightmag.com/cover-story.html">our exclusive interview with Eddie McClintock.</a><br /><br />Still craving more from the creators of “Warehouse?” Hop on over to Jane Espenson’s <a href="http://www.janeespenson.com/">blog</a> for an entertaining look at the world of TV series writing.Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286763450848663162.post-79404204339578684882010-05-04T09:00:00.000-05:002010-05-04T09:41:17.565-05:00Free iTunes Gift CardLove stuff? Love free?<br /><br />Click the link below, take a lightning-fast survey, and you can get an iTunes gift card.<br /><br />Did we mention it’s free?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.delightmag.com/share-and-win.html">iTunes Gift Card</a>Delight Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477637628262295984noreply@blogger.com0