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It’s our final episode of 2024! And unexpectedly, Lee Overstreet joins Rob H as Tom was forced to be away with the flu. It wasn’t the plan. But we answer lots of questions, since we’re taking next week off for Christmas! LG has discontinued all of their Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Apple will […] The post AV Rant #947: You’re Gonna Be a Magnetar appeared first on AV Rant.

IMAX App on Apple Vision Pro brings 3D documentaries in 1.43:1 aspect ratio home for the first time. More Disney+ shows are coming to Ultra HD Blu-ray. And TIDAL is simplifying their subscription tiers and actually lowering prices! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBhg2V 00:00:00 – Intro Little bit of Oscars chat. 00:07:54 – What We […] The post AV Rant #904: Notpenheimer appeared first on AV Rant.

Brian, Kayla, and Matt climb aboard the shuttlepod to talk Ultra HD Blu-ray, 35mm film restoration, and of course the issues around, and possibilities for, remastering the beloved ’90s Trek shows (DS9 and VOY), and more. https://www.dotheysellamurfplushyet.com/

Brian, Kayla, and Matt climb aboard the shuttlepod to talk Ultra HD Blu-ray, 35mm film restoration, and of course the issues around, and possibilities for, remastering the beloved ’90s Trek shows (DS9 and VOY), and more. https://www.dotheysellamurfplushyet.com/

Zeno Robinson ('Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons', 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero', 'Transformers: Earthspark') returns to the DC Animated Universe as the Invisible Kid in ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘. In this go around the ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ is not quite as polished as we have been accustom to seeing in the comics and the Invisible Kid, along with Supergirl (voiced by Meg Donnelly) and Mon-El (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) are members of the ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ Academy. It takes awhile for Invisible Kid to also turn his clothes invisible but he eventually manages to do so as they fight off a time traveling terrorist organization hellbent on bringing order to the universe by any means necessary. Robinson spoke with us about why the ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ is significant to modern storytelling even if we reach into the future and that the idea of dystopian or utopian are not will be so long as we remain hopeful. Official Synopsis: Supergirl ventures to the 31st century to find answers to her present-day dilemmas, only to encounter new problems and an old enemy in ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘, an all-new, feature-length DC Universe Movie coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray+Digital, Blu-ray (Canada only), and Digital starting February 7, 2023 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the action-packed ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP), Blu-ray+Digital (USA $29.98 SRP), Blu-ray (Canada $39.99 SRP) and Digital ($19.99). The Blu-ray+Digital features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie. The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. Welcome to the 31st century and the Legion Academy, where a new generation hones their powers with hopes of joining the ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘. Devastated by tragedy, Supergirl struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Taking her cousin Superman's advice, Supergirl leaves their space-time to attend the Academy. There, she quickly makes new friends, as well as a new enemy with old ties: Brainiac 5. But a nefarious plot lurks in the shadows – the mysterious group known as the Dark Circle seeks a powerful weapon held in the Academy's vault. Find out if the budding heroes can rise to the challenge in this all-new DC Universe Movie! Follow Zeno Robinson on Twitter @childishgamzeno and on Instagram @childish_gamzeno. ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ is available on Blu-ray Combo, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Zeno Robinson ('Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons', 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero', 'Transformers: Earthspark') returns to the DC Animated Universe as the Invisible Kid in ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘. Zeno Robinson Discusses Voicing The Invisible Kid in ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ Available on Blu-ray Combo, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. #ZenoRobinson #DCComics #DCAU #Animation #LegionOfSuperHeroes #FanboyNation #VoiceOcer #VoiceActor

Voice acting legend and co-author of 'Voice-Over Voice Actor' Yuri Lowenthal, takes on the voice of another 'El' as Mon-El in the the new DC and Warner Bros. Animated feature, 'Legion of Super-Heroes' Available on Blu-ray Combo, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Lowenthal, who has voiced Kal-El and Jor-El is now the ultimate Superman fanboy by taking on the name as Mon-El, a Daxamite who is gaga for the entire lineage of Krypton. Upon meeting Supergirl aka Kara Zor-El (voiced by Meg Donnelly) Mon-El has become the greatest student of the planet's history before it exploded sending Superman (voice by Darren Criss) and his older/younger cousin, Supergirl to Earth. Now in the 31st Century, Mon-El helps get our superheroine acclimated to her surroundings and the educational system set up by the Legion of Super-Heroes, who modeled their ethos after the Man of Steel himself. Nothing is as it seems, especially when Brainiac 5 is involved and now Supergirl and the rest of the training academy must stop a sinister group of villains from destroying the future. Official Synopsis: Supergirl ventures to the 31st century to find answers to her present-day dilemmas, only to encounter new problems and an old enemy in 'Legion of Super-Heroes', an all-new, feature-length DC Universe Movie coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray+Digital, Blu-ray (Canada only), and Digital starting February 7, 2023 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the action-packed 'Legion of Super-Heroes' will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP), Blu-ray+Digital (USA $29.98 SRP), Blu-ray (Canada $39.99 SRP) and Digital ($19.99). The Blu-ray+Digital features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie. The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. Welcome to the 31st century and the Legion Academy, where a new generation hones their powers with hopes of joining the 'Legion of Super-Heroes'. Devastated by tragedy, Supergirl struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Taking her cousin Superman's advice, Supergirl leaves their space-time to attend the Academy. There, she quickly makes new friends, as well as a new enemy with old ties: Brainiac 5. But a nefarious plot lurks in the shadows – the mysterious group known as the Dark Circle seeks a powerful weapon held in the Academy's vault. Find out if the budding heroes can rise to the challenge in this all-new DC Universe Movie! Follow Yuri Lowenthal on Twitter @YuriLowenthal and on Instagram @yurilowenthal. 'Legion of Super-Heroes' is available on Blu-ray Combo, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. #YuriLowenthal #LegionOfSuperHeroes #MonEl #VoiceOver #VoiceActor #DCComics #FanboyNation #Interview

Denna veckan pratar vi om streamingfilmer som har riktigt låg kvalitet, om Ultra-HD Blu-ray och om både världens första populära TV-spel och hur enkelt det är att filma proffsiga videos. Detta och mycket mer i veckans avsnitt av TechBubbel. 00:01:58 – Tack till våra patrons 00:05:44 – Vårt Black Friday-shoppande 00:13:45 – DaVinci Resolve för iPad i beta! 00:19:19 – Joels TV-serietips 00:22:11 – 10 år med 4K, fortfarande dåligt 00:32:42 – Veckans tips 00:49:25 – Veckans bubbel Exekutiv producent: Mattias Ctrl Enqvist Mathias Alexandersson Joa War Oskar Eriksson Tack till TechBubbels producenter som bidrar på Patreon.com/techbubbel: Mats Jidaker Daniel Timm Emil Råsmark Rikner

「PlayStaion 5」が9月15日から5500円値上げ　世界の経済情勢や為替レートの影響を受けて。　ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメント（SIE）は9月15日、日本における「PlayStation 5」本体の希望小売価格を改定する。改定後の税込み希望小売価格は、デジタル・エディション（光学ドライブレス）が4万9478円、通常モデル（Ultra HD Blu-ray Discドライブ付き）が6万478円となる。

Дебютный альбом Bold Conceptions пианист и композитор Bob James выпустил в 1963 году. Затем последовали еще около пятидесяти и дюжина с его группой Fourplay. По итогам whosampled.com его треки были сэмплированы 1600 раз и большое количество каверов. Пьеса Feel Like Making Love была записаная на альбоме One в 1974 году и сегодня является титульной на новом альбоме, где заменено одно слово на формат записи LIVE - живой, но без зрителей. Стятое видео в формате 4K и аудио Hi-Res можно преобрести на 180-граммовом двойном виниле LP, SACD, MQA-CD, Blu-ray и Ultra HD Blu-ray, включая эффекты Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD и Auro 3D, а также бонус-треки и подробные интервью. Титульную композицию можно посмотреть нa ЮТюбе и она состоит из двух пьес общей длиной больше 9 минут, а всего в AppleMusic 14 треков на 1 час и 23 минуты в Hi-Res Lossless и Dolby Atmos. В просторной студии с теплым освещением, электро и акустическое пианино расположены так, что он может играть на них одновременно. Evolution Music Group 2022 Bob James - piano, electric keyboards Michael Palazzollo - bass Billy Kilson - drums #fusion #funk #contemporaryjazz --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/konstantins/message

Yo! Dan here. Welcome to a special bonus episode of Heroes of Noise. On this episode I, along with Brian from Pop Culture Leftovers and Brooke Daugherty from The Picardcast sit down with Paris Themmen, better known as Mike Teavee from #WillyWonkaandtheChocolateFactory. We talk about all things Wonka, including the 50th anniversary release of the film on 4K Ultra Blu-ray and Digital. * This is actually a PCL episode, but Brian is a good guy and allowed me to publish the interview on the HON feed for our listeners. It was an absolute pleasure talking with Paris, and if I'm being honest, it was a dream come true as well. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a movie that has a special place in my heart. Thanks again to Brian for asking me to join him to talk with Paris. It made my year.  So without further ado,  please enjoy the Paris Themmen interview. Talk to you soon. 

I'm joined by Brooke Daugherty from Picardcast as well as Dan Ramirez from the Heroes of Noise podcast to talk to the one and only Paris Themmen “Mike Teavee as we celebrate 50 years of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as the legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka, this splendiferous movie brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl's cherished book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production designs that are a visual treat for the eyes, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant young and old. On a whirlwind tour of Willy's incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart. And viewers will rediscover all the timeless magic as it was meant to be seen. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack for $24.99 ERP and includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the feature film in 4K with HDR and a Blu-ray disc with the feature film and special features. Fans can also own Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory in 4K Ultra HD via purchase from select digital retailers beginning on June 29.   Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Elements: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Ultra HD Blu-ray contains the following previously released special features: Commentary with the Wonka Kids Pure Imagination: The Story of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory The Moviemakers Scrumptious Sing-Along: Pure Imagination Scrumptious Sing-Along: I Want It Now! Scrumptious Sing-Along: I've Got A Golden Ticket Scrumptious Sing-Along: Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do Theatrical Trailer

With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox |  PodHubUK Show Notes: Feedback Matt McQueen I really like the Huawei watches – I had the original GT. Amazing battery performance. However, they have a big drawback – they only connect to Huawei Health, and not to any third-party apps. If you want to use something like Strava, you're out of luck. There is an app on the Google store that will synchronise the data to a variety of other sites, including Strava – however, it isn't ideal, and doesn't transfer all the data (particularly heart rate data). In the end, my GT ended up in the drawer, and I got a Garmin. Hardline on the hardware: Amazon Fresh till-less grocery store opens in London Samsung has a new compact phone with a removable battery – Specs More Galaxy Xcover 5 specs and renders leak Samsung announces the Odyssey G9 2021 The Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 is on the way in 2021, according to new leaks New tech brand Reavon launches two high-end Ultra HD Blu-ray players ECLLPSE – Unbreakable High-Speed Portable SSD Sony Digital Paper DPT-CP1 Version 2 unveiled with a 10.3″ screen The Wicked Smart Programmable Econobot Giddel Toilet Cleaning Robot Kit Flap your trap about an App: Google is making big under-the-hood changes to Gmail Google TV app preps a new remote control feature for your Android TV Stadia didn't achieve Google's subscriber expectations Bring out your dead Free Nikon NX Studio Software Hark Back: U.S. Robotics 9600 and 14,4 baud Rate modems Bargain Basement: CHUWI UBook 11.6 Inch Tablet, Windows 10, Intel Gemini-Lake N4120(up to 2.6GHZ), 1920×1080 Resolution, 8GB LPDDR4, 256G SSD, Touchscreen Tablet, 4K 60Hz Video Display, 2.4G/5G Wifi £339 with 20% voucher = £271.20 Amazon Echo Studio with Alexa – Black Was: £189 Now: £139 on ao –  link two get stereo (£145 on Amazon but 5 monthly payments) NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi System (RBK50) | Router with 1 Satellite Extender Coverage up to 4,000 sq. ft. and 25+ Device |MESH AC3000 (Upto 3Gbps) Apple AirPods Pro – Was: £249.00 Now: £196.99  Roku Streambar | HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player and Soundbar, Black Was: £129.99 Now: £99.99 5 months £20 TONOR USB Microphone Kit, Recording Microphone 192kHz/24Bit Plug & Play Condenser Computer Mic for Podcast, Game, YouTube Video, Stream, Voice Over, TC-2030 – Was: £61.99 Now: £49.99 Smart Plug WiFi Socket Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Home [New Model] Wireless Socket Remote Control Timer Plug Switch 13A (2PACK) – Was: £22.99 Now: £16.82 Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G £749 reduced from £1,199 saving £450 AUKEY Wireless Power Bank 20000 mAh, Portable Charger PD 3.0 with Foldable Stand, USB-C Quick Charge 3.0 Cell Phone External Battery Pack £52 + 20% voucher = £41 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: contact@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth – @garethmyles | garethmyles.com Ted – tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Ted's Amazon | tedsalmon@post.com YouTube: Tech Addicts The PodHubUK Podcasts PodHubUK – Twitter – MeWe PSC Group – PSC Photos – PSC Classifieds – WhateverWorks – Camera Creations – TechAddictsUK – The TechBox – Chewing Gum for the Ears – Projector Room – PixelSwim – Gavin's Gadgets – Ted's Salmagundi – Steve's Rants'n'Raves – Ted's Amazon – Steve's Amazon – Buy Ted a Coffee

Cos’è Dolby Vision?Riporto fichipedia:È uno standard sviluppato dalla Dolby Laboratories, che come l' HDR10 fa uso dello spazio dei colori BT.2020, ma usa una codifica dei colori a 12 bit (anche se non esistono ancora pannelli a 12 bit) e di metadati sia statici sia dinamici, cioè metadati la cui curva di luminosità può variare anche scena per scena e persino fotogramma per fotogramma. Per poter essere integrato negli apparecchi (lettori Ultra HD Blu-ray, televisori, monitor e videoproiettori 4K) è sufficiente un aggiornamento firmware, ma trattandosi di uno standard proprietario, i produttori devono pagare una licenza a Dolby per ogni apparecchio. Per questo standard è stato creato un logo di riconoscimento.Va bene così o devo farne una puntata?TechnoPillzFlusso di coscienza digitale.Vieni a chiacchierare sul riot: https://t.me/TechnoPillzRiotContribuisci alla Causa andando su: http://runtimeradio.it/ancheio/

Klassiker von Gaspar Noé und Jean-Pierre Melville neu auf Blu-ray Gaspard Noés „Irreversible“ war der Skandal der Filmfestspiele von Cannes 2002, ein verstörendes filmisches Experiment mit Monica Bellucci und Vincent Cassel in den Hauptrollen. Die neue Edition enthält zwei Schnittfassungen: die rückwärts erzählte Kino-Version von 2002 und erstmals den „Straight Cut“ von 2019. Erhältlich als Doppel-DVD, im limitierten Blu-ray-Steelbook sowie digital. Eine Dokumentation mit Noé, Bellucci, Cassel und den Produzenten ergänzt diese neue Ausgabe. Jean-Pierre Melvilles Gangsterfilm „Vier im roten Kreis“ von 1970 mit Alain Delon und Yves Montand gibt's nun in 4k. Erstmals erscheint der Film als Ultra HD Blu-ray, dazu als DVD, Blu-ray und digital. Regisseure wie Quentin Tarantino und Jim Jarmusch, John Woo und Aki Kaurismäki beriefen sich auf Melvilles Ästhetik. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaspard Noés „Irreversible“ war der Skandal der Filmfestspiele von Cannes 2002, ein verstörendes filmisches Experiment mit Monica Bellucci und Vincent Cassel in den Hauptrollen. Die neue Edition enthält zwei Schnittfassungen: die rückwärts erzählte Kino-Version von 2002 und erstmals den „Straight Cut“ von 2019. Erhältlich als Doppel-DVD, im limitierten Blu-ray-Steelbook sowie digital. Eine Dokumentation mit Noé, Bellucci, Cassel und den Produzenten ergänzt diese neue Ausgabe. Jean-Pierre Melvilles Gangsterfilm „Vier im roten Kreis“ von 1970 mit Alain Delon und Yves Montand gibt’s nun in 4k. Erstmals erscheint der Film als Ultra HD Blu-ray, dazu als DVD, Blu-ray und digital. Regisseure wie Quentin Tarantino und Jim Jarmusch, John Woo und Aki Kaurismäki beriefen sich auf Melvilles Ästhetik.

Rob breaks down his Xbox Series X and PlaySation 5 settings for both video and audio, and how they handle Ultra HD Blu-ray disc playback. The post AV Rant #726.5: Rob’s Xbox Series X & PlayStation 5 Settings appeared first on AV Rant.

Finally, a way to read comics in class without your teacher complaining! Real life scientists are producing educational comics to teach cool science stuff. And they're FREE! Check them out, they have some pretty good explanations for a bunch of different topics.The FDA has recognised the ability of video games to help with therapy and greenlit a game for treating ADHD suffers. I can't wait for a game to help you deal with idiots, but we'll get there one day.Where did Matt Mercer's Vox Machina come from? Now you can read both of the first two seasons of the Critical Role prequels in a hardback omnibus. Wait, didn't we already do comics this week? Oops. Anyway, watch Critical Role. It's really good.This week, Professor took to the skies in Sky Rogue and DJ set us up the bomb in Valorant.Real Life Scientists making comics- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/real-life-scientists-inspire-comic-book-superheroes-science-literacy- https://www.jkxcomics.com/- https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59ab7c15e4fcb5c602a09465/t/5a08e052e2c483d6cb8cf769/1510531187492/JKXComics_EBV+and+the+Replication+Dance.pdfA video game for kids with ADHD is greenlit by the FDA- https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/15/fda-akili-adhd-endeavorrx/Dark Horse to Release 'Critical Role' Hardcover Omnibus- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-release-critical-role-hardcover-omnibus-1296484Games PlayedProfessor– Sky Rogue - https://store.steampowered.com/app/381020/Sky_Rogue/Rating: 3.5/5DJ– Valorant – https://playvalorant.com/en-us/Rating: 3/5Other topics discussedThe Last of Us Part 2 game review : Not as Good as It Thinks It Is- https://www.thewrap.com/the-last-of-us-part-2-review-not-as-good-as-it-thinks-it-is-ellie-naughty-dog/Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann calls out journalist Jason Schreier for Anne Frank joke- https://www.ginx.tv/en/video-games/naughty-dog-s-neil-druckmann-calls-out-journalist-jason-schrier-for-anne-frank-jokeG.I. Joe - Give Him The Stick : Parody of G.I. Joe's Public Service Announcements created by Fensler films- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXFdPTaCtkcVictoria's sudden spike in coronavirus cases could result in localised lockdowns- https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/victorias-sudden-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-could-result-in-localised-lockdowns-c-1113679Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) (formally called Human gammaherpesvirus 4, is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein%E2%80%93Barr_virusOnce Upon a Time….Life (French animated series which tells the story of the human body for children.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time..._LifeCells at Work! (Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu. It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell and a white blood cell she frequently encounters.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work!Cells at Work! CODE BLACK (spin-off written by Shigemitsu Harada, illustrated by Ikuta Hatsuya, and supervised by the author of the original, Akane Shimizu. Similar to the original, the series is set in a world of anthropomorphic cells working in a body. It follows a the life of a rookie Erythrocyte, AA2153, and a Neutrophil, U-1196, as they work in a poorly maintained, middle-aged body burdened by issues such as stress, smoking, drinking and the like, causing complications in the cells' work and living environment.)- https://cellsatwork.fandom.com/wiki/Cells_at_Work!_CODE_BLACKInside Ralphie (Magic School Bus episode) (Third episode of Season 1 of the animated children's series The Magic School Bus. While Ralphie hosts a TV broadcast from his sickbed, his classmates seek to discover the cause of his illness.)- https://magicschoolbus.fandom.com/wiki/Inside_RalphieFor Lunch (Magic School Bus episode) (Second episode of season one of the animated children's series The Magic School Bus. Ms. Frizzle's students explore Arnold's digestive system after he accidentally swallows his miniaturized classmates.)- https://magicschoolbus.fandom.com/wiki/For_LunchFood and Drug Administration ((FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counterpharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines,biopharmaceuticals,blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_AdministrationRitalin (Methylphenidate, sold under the trade name Ritalin among others, is a stimulant medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. It is a first line medication for ADHD. It may be taken by mouth or applied to the skin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MethylphenidateTali Health (Tali Health creates game based programs to improve attention in children. TALi TRAIN is a clinically validated digital training and treatment program that addresses the world’s leading reported early childhood issue-attention difficulties, a key feature in conditions including ADHD and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).)- https://talihealth.com.au/Michele Assarasakorn (comic artist | colorist on ISOLA / Gotham Academy/ Critical Role)Twitter : https://twitter.com/msassykInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/msassyk/Critical Role Wiki (A Place Documenting the Current History of Exandria)- https://criticalrole.fandom.com/wiki/Critical_Role_WikiThe World of RWBY: The Official Companion (RWBY lore book)- https://www.amazon.com/World-RWBY-Official-Companion/dp/1974704386Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition: Series I & II Collection at Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Role-Machina-Origins-Collection/dp/1506721737Ace Combat (Ace Combat is a hybrid arcade-style flight action video game franchise mainly developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_CombatLUFTRAUSERS (shoot 'em up video game developed by Netherlands-based indie developer studio Vlambeer and published by Devolver Digital for Microsoft Windows, OS X,Linux, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/233150/LUFTRAUSERS/Guns of Icarus (Guns of Icarus Online is the original PvP steampunk airship combat game that laid the groundwork for the expanded Guns of Icarus experience, Guns of Icarus Alliance.)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/209080/Guns_of_Icarus_Online/PS5 Reveal Event & Every Next Gen Game announced- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-reveal-event-every-nextgen-game-announced-by-s/1100-6478266/Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the United States space program that occurred on Tuesday, January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The failure was caused by the failure of O-ring seals used in the joint that were not designed to handle the unusually cold conditions that existed at this launch.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disasterSpace Shuttle Columbia disaster (The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the United States space program that occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. During the launch of STS-107,Columbia's 28th mission, a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank and struck the left wing of the orbiter.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disasterThe Slo Mo Guys - How a TV Works in Slow Motion- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJU2drrtCMWinnie the Pooh could be banned from Shanghai Disneyland as a result of an ongoing meme used to criticize China's leader-https://www.businessinsider.com/winnie-the-pooh-shanghai-disneyland-meme-2018-11?r=AU&IR=TObama & Xi Jinping as Tigger & Winnie The Pooh- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsXrZ-6UwAUHGRx?format=jpg&name=900x900Shout Outs11 June 2020 – Playstation 5 reveal - https://deadline.com/2020/06/sony-playstation-5-revealed-videogames-1202957140/Sony lifted the veil to reveal the PlayStation 5, the video game console it hopes will be a significant lure for consumers this holiday season. In a live-streamed video presentation lasting more than an hour, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed new details for the PS5, including its design and lineup of new games. Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto will be included for free, and there are two dozen other games heading to the platform. The unit’s two-tone design is a shift from previous versions and gives off distinct imperial stormtrooper vibes. PS5 will be available in both a standard model with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and a digital model without a disc drive. One of the biggest series of all time, Grand Theft Auto, will be coming to PS5, with enhanced and expanded versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online to launch on PS5 in the second half of 2021.15 June 2020 – Rare stone ginger beer bottle from 1930s-era sells for record price - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-15/ginger-beer-bottle-sells-for-huge-price/12353574A rare ginger beer bottle from the 1930s, made for a Warwick soft drink company, has sold for a record price in Toowoomba. It has collectors encouraging people to check their sheds and old farm dumps for possible 'buried treasure'. The hammer fell at $17,500 for the stoneware Doneley and Butler bottle. The little green lip at the top is what set it apart from bottles worth a fraction of that price."These bottles are extremely rare, there have only been two or three found in perfect condition," said auctioneer Graham Lancaster."That colour combination of glazes makes it unique worldwide."He said the Warwick bottle set a record price locally, and quite possible a world-record, for an antique crown-seal soft drink bottle of its type.16 June 2020 – Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins turns 15 - https://comicbook.com/movies/news/batman-begins-anniversary-the-dark-knight-christopher-nolan-christian-bale/As the '90s progressed, the image of Batman on the big screen began to descend into the realm of campiness previously seen in Adam West's take on the character back in the '60s TV series and movie, which started to sour audiences on the character entirely. After a variety of reports emerged about a new take on the character in the early '00s, fans were given Christopher Nolan's gritty and grounded origin story for the character in 2005, debuting Christian Bale as the Dark Knight. This new take on the character harkened back to some of the more grounded interpretations of the character, while adding just enough whimsy to remind audiences that this was still a comic book movie. Batman Begins went on to take in $371 million worldwide, a fraction of the figures that subsequent superhero movies would go on to earn, That film's success might not have been groundbreaking, but it set the stage for The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, with some audiences considering those films to be the best comic book films of all time, both of which earned major box office hauls and the former earning Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for his performance as the Joker.18 June 2020 – Dame Vera Lynn passes away at 103 - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53091856The singer was best known for performing hits such as We'll Meet Again to troops on the front line in countries including India and Egypt. Six weeks ago, ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day and during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dame Vera said simple acts of bravery and sacrifice still define our nation. A week later, she became the oldest artist to get a top 40 album in the UK, beating her own record when her greatest hits album re-entered the charts at number 30. Born in London's East Ham in 1917, Dame Vera's singing talent was discovered at a young age and by age 11 she had left school to pursue a full-time career as a dancer and singer. Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. Paying tribute, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the singer's "charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours". "Her voice will live on to lift the hearts of generations to come," he said. She died at the age of 103 in Ditchling,East Sussex.19 June 2020 – Sir Ian Holm passes away at 88 - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/19/ian-holm-dies-alien-chariots-of-fire-bilbo-bagginsSir Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings has died. A star of stage and screen, Sir Ian won a Tony Award for best featured actor as Lenny in Harold Pinter's play The Homecoming in 1967. He won a British Academy Film Award and gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film Chariots of Fire. His other well-known film roles include Ash in Alien, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, Chef Skinner in Ratatouille, and Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series. Sir Ian was knighted in 1998 for his services to drama. He died from Parkinson’s disease in London.Remembrances16 June 1804 – Johann Adam Hiller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Adam_HillerGerman composer,conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. It is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles,songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like. Singspiel plots are generally comic or romantic in nature, and frequently include elements of magic, fantastical creatures, and comically exaggerated characterizations of good and evil. In many of these operas he collaborated with the poet Christian Felix Weiße. Furthermore, Hiller was a teacher who encouraged musical education for women, his pupils including Elisabeth Mara and Corona Schröter. He was Kapellmeister of Abel Seyler's theatrical company, and became the first Kapellmeister of Leipzig Gewandhaus. To Hiller has been given the credit of being the originator of the Singspiel, the beginning of German comedy opera as distinct from the French and Italian developments. The most important of his operas were: Lottchen am Hofe (Lottie at court, 1760),Der Teufel ist los (The devil is loose, 1768), and Poltis, oder Das gerettete Troja (Poltis, or Troy rescued, 1782). The lyrics of all his Singspiele were of considerable musical value, and were long popular. Among his sacred compositions are: A Passion Cantata, Funeral Music in Honor of Hasse, a setting of the one hundredth Psalm; and a few symphonies. He died at the age of 76 in Leipzig.16 June 1858 – John Snow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_SnowEnglish physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854, which he curtailed by removing the handle of a water pump. Snow's findings inspired the adoption of anaesthesia as well as fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world. John Snow was one of the first physicians to study and calculate dosages for the use of ether and chloroform as surgical anaesthetics, allowing patients to undergo surgical and obstetric procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. He designed the apparatus to safely administer ether to the patients and also designed a mask to administer chloroform. He personally administered chloroform to Queen Victoria when she gave birth to the last two of her nine children, Leopold in 1853 and Beatrice in 1857 and was still not yet knighted, leading to wider public acceptance of obstetric anaesthesia. John Snow studied chloroform as much as he studied ether, which was introduced in 1847 by James Young Simpson, a Scottish obstetrician. He realised that chloroform was much more potent and required more attention and precision when administering it. Snow first realised this with Hannah Greener, a 15-year-old patient who died on 28 January 1848 after a surgical procedure that required the cutting of her toenail. She was administered chloroform by covering her face with a cloth dipped in the substance. However, she quickly lost pulse and died. After investigating her death and a couple of deaths that followed, he realized that chloroform had to be administered carefully and published his findings in a letter to The Lancet. Snow was a skeptic of the then-dominant miasma theory that stated that diseases such as cholera and bubonic plague were caused by pollution or a noxious form of "bad air". The germ theory of disease had not yet been developed, so Snow did not understand the mechanism by which the disease was transmitted. His observation of the evidence led him to discount the theory of foul air. He first published his theory in an 1849 essay, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, followed by a more detailed treatise in 1855 incorporating the results of his investigation of the role of the water supply in the Soho epidemic of 1854. By talking to local residents (with the help of Reverend Henry Whitehead), he identified the source of the outbreak as the public water pump on Broad Street (now Broadwick Street). Although Snow's chemical and microscope examination of a water sample from the Broad Street pump did not conclusively prove its danger, his studies of the pattern of the disease were convincing enough to persuade the local council to disable the well pump by removing its handle (force rod). Snow later used a dot map to illustrate the cluster of cholera cases around the pump. He also used statistics to illustrate the connection between the quality of the water source and cholera cases. He showed that homes supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company, which was taking water from sewage-polluted sections of the Thames, had a cholera rate fourteen times that of those supplied by Lambeth Waterworks Company, which obtained water from the upriver, cleaner Seething Wells. Snow's study was a major event in the history of public health and geography. It is regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology. He died from stroke at the age of 45 in London.16 June 1869 – Charles Sturt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_SturtCharles Napier Sturt, British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River, which flows into the Southern Ocean. He was searching to prove his own passionately held belief that an "inland sea" was located at the centre of the continent. Sturt found the conditions and climate in New South Wales much better than he expected, and he developed a great interest in the country. Sturt received approval from Governor Darling on 4 November 1828 to explore the area of the Macquarie River in western New South Wales. The party faced the ordeal of rowing back upriver on the Murray and Murrumbidgee, against the current, in the heat of an Australian summer. Their supplies ran out and, when they reached the site of Narrandera in April, they were unable to go any further. Sturt sent two men overland in search of supplies and they returned in time to save the party from starvation. But Sturt went blind for some months and never fully recovered his health. By the time they reached Sydney again, they had rowed and sailed nearly 2,900 kilometres of the river system. Sturt believed that it was his destiny to discover a great salt water lake, known as 'the inland sea', in the middle of Australia. At very least, he wanted to be the first explorer to plant his foot in 'the centre' of Australia. In August 1844, he set out with a party of 15 men, 200 sheep, six drays, and a boat to explore north-western New South Wales and to advance into central Australia. They travelled along the Murray and Darling rivers before passing the future site of Broken Hill. They were stranded for months by the extreme summer conditions near the present site of Milparinka. When the rains eventually came, Sturt moved north and established a depot at Fort Grey (today this site is within Sturt National Park). With a small group of men, including explorer John McDouall Stuart as his draughtsman, Sturt pressed on across what is now known as Sturt's Stony Desert and into the Simpson Desert. Unable to go further, he turned back to the depot. Sturt made a second attempt to reach the centre of Australia, but he developed scurvy in the extreme conditions. His health broke down and he was forced to abandon the attempt. John Harris Browne, surgeon on the expedition, assisted Sturt, took over leadership of the party and, after travelling a total of 3,000 miles (4,800 km), brought it back to safety. He died from heart failure at the age of 74 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.16 June 1977 – Wernher von Braun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_BraunGerman and later American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States. While in his twenties and early thirties, von Braun worked in Nazi Germany's rocket development program. He helped design and develop the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde during World War II. Though a member of the SS, following the war he was secretly moved to the United States, along with about 1,600 other German scientists, engineers, and technicians, as part of Operation Paperclip. He worked for the United States Army on an intermediate-range ballistic missile program, and he developed the rockets that launched the United States' first space satellite Explorer 1. In 1960, his group was assimilated into NASA, where he served as director of the newly formed Marshall Space Flight Center and as the chief architect of the Saturn V super heavy-lift launch vehicle that propelled the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. In 1967, von Braun was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, and in 1975, he received the National Medal of Science. He advocated a human mission to Mars. Von Braun also developed the idea of a Space Camp that would train children in fields of science and space technologies, as well as help their mental development much the same way sports camps aim at improving physical development. Von Braun took a very conservative approach to engineering, designing with ample safety factors and redundant structure. This became a point of contention with other engineers, who struggled to keep vehicle weight down so that payload could be maximized. As noted above, his excessive caution likely led to the U.S. losing the race to put a man into space with the Soviets. He died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 65 in Alexandria, Virginia.Famous Birthdays16 June 1801 – Julius Plücker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Pl%C3%BCckerGerman mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays that led eventually to the discovery of the electron. He also vastly extended the study of Lamé curves. In 1836, Plücker was made professor of physics at University of Bonn. In 1858, after a year of working with vacuum tubes of his Bonn colleague Heinrich Geißler, he published his first classical researches on the action of the magnet on the electric discharge in rarefied gases. He found that the discharge caused a fluorescent glow to form on the glass walls of the vacuum tube, and that the glow could be made to shift by applying an electromagnet to the tube, thus creating a magnetic field. It was later shown that the glow was produced by cathode rays. Plücker, first by himself and afterwards in conjunction with Johann Hittorf, made many important discoveries in the spectroscopy of gases. He was the first to use the vacuum tube with the capillary part now called a Geissler tube, by means of which the luminous intensity of feeble electric discharges was raised sufficiently to allow of spectroscopic investigation. He anticipated Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff in announcing that the lines of the spectrum were characteristic of the chemical substance which emitted them, and in indicating the value of this discovery in chemical analysis. According to Hittorf, he was the first who saw the three lines of the hydrogen spectrum, which a few months after his death, were recognized in the spectrum of the solar protuberances. In 1865, Plücker returned to the field of geometry and invented what was known as line geometry in the nineteenth century. In projective geometry, Plücker coordinates refer to a set of homogeneous co-ordinates introduced initially to embed the set of lines in three dimensions as a quadric in five dimensions. The construction uses 2×2 minor determinants, or equivalently the second exterior power of the underlying vector space of dimension 4. It is now part of the theory of Grassmannians, to which these co-ordinates apply in generality (k-dimensional subspaces of n-dimensional space). He was born in Elberfeld,Duchy of Berg,Holy Roman Empire.16 June 1915 – John Tukey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_TukeyJohn Wilder Tukey, American mathematician best known for development of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey test of additivity, and the Teichmüller–Tukey lemma all bear his name. He is also credited with coining the term 'bit'. Early in his career Tukey worked on developing statistical methods for computers at Bell Labs where he invented the term "bit" in 1947. n 1970, he contributed significantly to what is today known as the jackknife estimation—also termed Quenouille–Tukey jackknife. He introduced the box plot in his 1977 book, "Exploratory Data Analysis". He is also the creator of several little-known methods such as the trimean and median-median line, an easier alternative to linear regression. He also contributed to statistical practice and articulated the important distinction between exploratory data analysis and confirmatory data analysis, believing that much statistical methodology placed too great an emphasis on the latter. Though he believed in the utility of separating the two types of analysis, he pointed out that sometimes, especially in natural science, this was problematic and termed such situations uncomfortable science. Tukey coined many statistical terms that have become part of common usage, but the two most famous coinages attributed to him were related to computer science. While working with John von Neumann on early computer designs, Tukey introduced the word "bit" as a contraction of "binary digit" The term "bit" was first used in an article by Claude Shannon in 1948. In 2000, Fred Shapiro, a librarian at the Yale Law School, published a letter revealing that Tukey's 1958 paper "The Teaching of Concrete Mathematics" contained the earliest known usage of the term "software" found in a search of JSTOR's electronic archives, predating the OED's citation by two years. This led many to credit Tukey with coining the term, particularly in obituaries published that same year, although Tukey never claimed credit for any such coinage. In 1995, Paul Niquette claimed he had originally coined the term in October 1953, although he could not find any documents supporting his claim.The earliest known publication of the term "software" in an engineering context was in August 1953 by Richard R. Carhart, in a RAND Corporation research memorandum. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts.16 June 1909 – Archie Carr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_CarrArchie Fairly Carr, Jr., American herpetologist,ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America. He made extraordinary contribution to sea turtle conservation by way of bringing attention to the world's declining turtle populations due to over-exploitation and loss of safe habitat. He started out as a high school science teacher before becoming a college professor. He published numerous books and articles, including Ulendo: Travels of a Naturalist in and out of Africa, High Jungles and Low, So Excellent a Fishe (about his green turtles), The Windward Road and several Time-Life books such as The Everglades and The Reptiles. He was also the author of the Handbook of Turtles, and with Coleman J. Goin, Guide to the Reptiles, Amphibians and Freshwater Fishes of Florida. While a serious scientific and nature writer, he also had a remarkable sense of humor, which led him to publish the parody of scientific taxonomic keys - his A Subjective Key to the Fishes of Alachua County, Florida, affectionately known as the "Carr Key". Carr was also known for his efforts in conservation, especially for sea turtles, helping convince Costa Rica to establish Tortuguero National Park in 1975. He was a co-founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, which helps to save and monitor sea turtles in Tortuguero,Costa Rica. He was often joined in his conservation work by his wife Marjorie Carr, who was a major advocate for conservation in her own right. In 1952 Carr was awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. He was born in Mobile, Alabama.Events of Interest16 June 1884 – The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-roller-coaster-in-america-opensKnown as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the century there were hundreds of roller coasters around the country. For five cents, riders would climb a tower to board the large bench-like car and were pushed off to coast 600 ft (183 m) down the track to another tower. The car went just over 6 mph (9.7 km/h). At the top of the other tower the vehicle was switched to a return track or "switched back" (hence the name). The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the century there were hundreds of roller coasters around the country.16 June 1911 – IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York. - http://www.techgetz.com/history-of-ibm/In 1911 the company that leased Unit record equipment, especially Hollerith punched cards and card readers to government bureaus and insurance agencies, became the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956) took over in 1924, using the name “International Business Machines.” IBM expanded into electric typewriters and other office machines. Watson was a salesman and concentrated on building a highly motivated, very well paid sales force that could craft solutions for clients unfamiliar with the latest technology. His motto was “THINK”; customers were advised to not “fold, spindle or mutilate” the delicate cardboard cards.16 June 2012 – The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission. - https://www.space.com/16110-secret-x37b-space-plane-landing.htmlThe unmanned X-37B spacecraft, also known as Orbital Test Vehicle-2 (OTV-2), glided back to Earth on autopilot, touching down at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. PDT (8:48 a.m. EDT, 1248 GMT). The landing brought to an end the X-37B program's second-ever spaceflight, a mission that lasted more than 15 months with objectives that remain shrouded in secrecy. The X-37B stayed in orbit for 469 days this time, more than doubling the 225 days its sister ship, OTV-1, spent in space last year on the program's maiden flight. Officials at Vandenberg said the spacecraft conducted "on-orbit experiments" during its mission. Exactly what the spacecraft, which is built by Boeing, was doing up there for so long is a secret. The details of the X-37B's mission, which is overseen by the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, are classified, as is its payload. This secrecy has led to some speculation, especially online and abroad, that the X-37B could be a space weapon of some sort — perhaps a sophisticated satellite-killer. Some experts also suspect that the vehicle may be an orbital spy platform. "This is a test vehicle to prove the materials and capabilities, to put experiments in space and bring them back and check out the technologies," Richard McKinney, the Air Force's deputy undersecretary for space programs.16 June 2016 – Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public - https://www.dw.com/en/distinctly-chinese-disneyland-opens-in-shanghai/a-19332984Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth worldwide, celebrated its historic Grand Opening today, culminating one of Disney's most ambitious projects ever. The wonder and imagination of Disney greeted the people of China in magical new ways as the gates opened to Shanghai Disneyland, a theme park like no other with the biggest, tallest castle in any Disney park, the first pirate-themed land and Disney's most technologically advanced park to date. Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang cut a red ribbon together, signaling the Communist Party's endorsement of the $5.5 billion (4.87 billion euro) resort - one of the largest foreign investments in China. The lavish ceremony featured a children's choir singing "When You Wish Upon a Star," as well as actors dressed as Sleeping Beauty, Donald Duck, and other Disney characters dancing on stage. The entrance of the park is called "Mickey Avenue" instead of "Main Street USA." Stores feature Minnie Mouse in traditional quipau dresses and the Wandering Moon Teahouse is modeled after a building in eastern China. Shanghai Disney Resort is filled with immersive Disney storytelling, thrilling attractions, spectacular live entertainment and memory-making experiences designed to inspire and delight Chinese guests. The world-class vacation destination includes a magical theme park with six themed lands, two imaginatively designed hotels, a Disneytown shopping and dining district, and Wishing Star Park recreational area.IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS -http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamatedRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

Este é o Supernovas Show – a sua dose de notícias semanais, totalmente pretensiosas. ENTRE PARA O GRUPO DE OUVINTES NO WHATSAPP! OUÇA E ASSINE NO SPOTIFY Uma semana cheia de novidades e polêmicas no mundo gamer. O programa de hoje não vai apenas comentar os últimos anúncios dos diversos eventos que rolaram na semana. Temos também, uma dor de cotovelo com um pingo de verdade talvez nas críticas do novo lançamento da Naughty Dog. The Last of Us Part 2 O game acabou de ser lançado e já faz muito barulho. Mas calma lá se você pensa que é pela – ambientação incrível e gráficos tirando o máximo que o final dessa geração pode oferecer – você se engana. A polêmica gira em torno da temática LGBT tratada no game e também, pela violência gráfica e psicológica apresentado durante a jornada de Ellie. Guerrilla Collective, Festival de jogos do Steam e PC Gaming Show 2020 EA Play 2020: Star Wars Squadrons, SKATE e Lost in Random são anunciados. Squadrons será lançado dia 2 de outubro e SKATE segue sem previsão. Mas será lançado para a próxima geração Lost in Random O jogo gótico que traz uma temática meio de conto de fadas traz aventuras em ambientes sombrios em meio ao caos, em um ambiente até mesmo distorcido. Esta aventura de Lost in Random deve chegar somente em 2021 para PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch e PC via Origin e Steam. KINGDOM HEARTS: MELODY OF MEMORY É ANUNCIADO PARA PS4, XBOX ONE E SWITCH Como o nome já dava a entender, trata-se de um jogo musical, bem na linha de Theaterrythm Final Fantasy.  Em ação, o novo jogo parece seguir a mesma ideia de colocar os heróis andando sobre trilhos automaticamente, onde são obrigados a apertar os botões na hora certa para derrotar os inimigos ou superar obstáculos, com as adversidades aparecendo na tela no mesmo tempo das batidas das músicas. Já deu para ver que rostos conhecidos de jogos anteriores, como Hércules e Aladdin, farão parte do seu time, então o novo título tem tudo para ser uma grande celebração do lindo legado musical da franquia. Felizmente, não vamos precisar esperar muito mais para jogar, já que o lançamento está marcado para algum momento de 2020, com versões para Nintendo Switch (que finalmente ganhará seu primeiro título da série), PlayStation 4 e Xbox One. Você curtiu a ideia e o primeiro trailer de Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory? Almighty: Kill Your Gods A Versus Evil anunciou que Almighty: Kill Your Gods será lançado nesta primavera brasileira para PC e “mais tarde” para consoles. Cace demônios, monstros e deuses sozinho ou online com os amigos neste RPG de ação. Corra, pule e voe pelas ilhas, rasgando seus inimigos em pedaços e reconstruindo sua casa com seus restos mortais. Derrube os deuses falsos opressivos, proteja seus parentes e torne-se Todo-Poderoso (Um RPG de ação com construção de base lembra um dauntless nos gráficos). Doors of Insanity Cartas e Caos esperam por você em uma jornada épica pelo Purgatório e as Portas da Insanidade. Embarque em uma jornada épica jogando cartas pelo purgatório. Crie seu personagem customizado, construa seu deck, enfrente os habitantes do purgatório e viaje para o paraíso que você merece. Lance feitiços, convoque aliados e equipe uma variedade de itens e equipamentos enquanto explora o que está por trás das Portas da Loucura. Nenhuma espada é muito grande, armadura muito grossa ou aliado desagradável demais. Doors of Insanity será lançado para PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch e PC. West of Dead Despertado, preso no submundo, cercado por almas malignas dispostas a tudo para caçá-lo. Para escapar de seu sombrio e sujo purgatório, será preciso adotar abordagens táticas e diversificar seu estilo de jogo, armas e habilidades para cada nova ameaça. West of Dead, desenvolvido pelo estúdio Upstream Arcade e publicado pela Raw Fury, será lançado para Xbox One (incluindo Xbox Game Pass) e PC (via Steam) no próximo dia 18 de junho. O jogo chega ainda ao PlayStation 4 e ao Nintendo Switch em agosto. System Shock A Nightdive Studios divulgou um teaser trailer da demo em estado alpha do remake de System Shock. A demo está disponível no PC via Steam e GOG por tempo limitado. System Shock será lançado para PS4, Xbox One e PC. GONNER2 A publicadora de jogos Raw Fury e o desenvolvedor de games Ditto, do estúdio Art in Heart, estão incrivelmente empolgados em revelar que GONNER, o aclamado jogo premiado pelo IGF – Independent Games Festival, ganhará uma sequência que vai abalar as estruturas em 2020. Se você perder a cabeça com esta notícia, não se preocupe: GONNER2 terá uma porrada de cabeças prontas para você. O game de plataforma de ação belo e divertidamente “zoneado”, gerado de forma procedural e que apresenta elementos de Roguelike que vão te deixar na ponta do sofá – dessa vez com uma dose extra de tudo, incluindo cores e caos. GONNER2 chega em 2020 aos PCs, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 e Nintendo Switch. In Sound Mind In Sound Mind (PS5, Xbox Series X e PC) é um horror psicológico imaginativo em primeira pessoa, com quebra-cabeças frenéticos, brigas de chefes únicas e música original de The Living Tombstone. Viaje dentro do funcionamento interno do único lugar que você parece não conseguir escapar – sua própria mente. Torchlight III O terceiro título da franquia desenrola-se no mesmo mundo dos anteriores, cerca de um século depois. O Império desleixou-se e agora surge uma nova ameaça no horizonte. A nível mecânico, o grande destaque vai para os fortes. Cada jogador vai ter uma fortaleza pessoal, totalmente personalizável, que pode ser visitada por outros jogadores. Esta exploração pode ser bem recompensada, com novas receitas, itens e bónus de habilidades passivas. O sistema de animais de estimação também foi melhorado. Agora os jogadores podem escolher um animal e resgatar criaturas selvagens. Para além de gatos, cães, lamas e mochos há também uma seleção de animais exóticos à escolha. Torchlight III será lançado para PS4, Xbox One e PC, porém a versão de acesso antecipado (Early Access) já está disponível no PC por 29,99 dólares The Last Campfire The Last Campfire, o primeiro projeto da Hello Games, desde o lançamento de No Man’s Sky, será lançado ainda em 2020 para Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One e PC. Anunciado pela primeira vez no The Game Awards em 2018, a aventura segue Ember, que está em uma jornada para acender a última fogueira titular. No game, os players podem esperar alguns quebra-cabeças e lágrimas enquanto o protagonista embarca em sua missão. The Last Campfire é um projeto de menor escala e é claramente um desvio do explorador de ficção científica da Hello Games, com uma estética sombria, mas fofa. The Outlast Trials A Red Barrels Games revelou um novo trailer de The Outlast Trials e anunciou que o jogo chegará para PC via Steam e Epic Games Store em 2021. Não se sabe ainda se chegará aos consoles. Em meio à Guerra Fria, voluntários relutantes foram recrutados pela Murkoff Corporation para testar métodos novos de lavagem cerebral e controle mental. Trabalhe junto com seus amigos em um mundo de desconfiança, medo e violência, e tente sobreviver a The Outlast Trials. Pequenovas Mortal Shell | Game inspirado em ‘Dark Souls’ ganha trailer épico O PC Gaming Show de ontem revelou um novo trailer do próximo RPG de ação em terceira pessoa do tipo Souls, Mortal Shell. O próximo título de Dark Souls não será lançado tão cedo, já que o desenvolvedor está trabalhando em Elden Ring como uma nova franquia.  Desenvolvido pela Cold Symmetry, Mortal Shell é um RPG de ação em terceira pessoa com um estilo de combate semelhante à trilogia Dark Souls. O jogo se passa em um reino de masmorra, onde você terá que explorar as conchas mortais, despertar os guerreiros derrotados e lutar com eles para alcançar todo o seu conhecimento do mundo e habilidades do combate. Quanto mais você cresce sua conexão com uma concha mortal, mais se adapta à maneira de lutar em sua jornada. Mortal Shell será lançado para PS4, Xbox One e PC ainda esse ano. PS5 Games Will Need To Be Downloaded No Matter Which Version You Buy The best disc drive money can buy is an Ultra HD Blu-ray, capable of showing movies in beautiful 4K graphics. When used for gaming, a triple-layer Ultra HD Blu-ray can store just 100 GB. While that’s enough for some games, it’s not nearly enough for others. Destiny 2 has already crested the 100 GB threshold and modern AAA games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is already over 200 GB. This means that even if you buy a new physical PS5 game, odds are you’re still going to be using the internet to download a significant portion of that game’s data. Cyberpunk 2077 é adiado para 19 de novembro Apesar da declaração de Adam Kiciński, CEO do estúdio CD Projekt Red, no início de abril afirmando que Cyberpunk 2077 não seria adiado mais uma vez, infelizmente não ocorreu como era esperado. Foi publicado através da conta oficial do jogo no Twitter um comunicado do co-fundador da CD Projekt, Marcin Iwiński, em conjunto com o chefe do estúdio, Adam Badowski , dizendo que o título, apesar de estar praticamente pronto, exige alguns ajustes finos e por isso o seu lançamento será adiado para o dia 19 de novembro. Produtores de Little Devil Inside pedem desculpas e prometem mudar designs racistas dos inimigos Os produtores de Little Devil Inside, um dos jogos revelados durante a conferência da PS5 da Sony na semana passada, pediram desculpa e prometeram mudar alguns dos designs inimigos do jogo que contém estereótipos racistas. Vários meios de comunicação repararam que o trailer que estreou durante a conferência PS5 de 11 de junho, ‘The Future of Gaming’, com o utilizador do Twitter Lord Balvin a notar para o mau design de uns inimigos tribais com tranças e lábios grandes. A equipa da Neostream respondeu pouco depois via Facebook, observando que “estereótipos racistas de qualquer tipo não eram absolutamente intencionais”. “Não tínhamos conhecimento das conotações estereotipadas e desejamos pedir desculpas a quem se ofendeu com o design das personagens”, diz o comunicado. De acordo com o estúdio, o objetivo era “criar personagens que são protetores / guardiões de uma região mística no mundo de Little Devil Inside”. Neostream acrescentou que eles não fizeram referência a nenhuma “tribo humana africana e / ou afro-americana” durante a criação. A Neostream explicou que já planejou alterar o design em quatro etapas mostradas em baixo e acrescentou que elas podem ser totalmente alteradas, caso revelem ser inadequadas no jogo. Remover as tranças. 2. Mudar os lábios ousados. 3. Mudar o tom da pele. 4. Ajustar o ventilador do dardo para que ele pareça menos com uma junta. Ratchet e Clank: a misteriosa Lombax feminina de Rift Apart é uma personagem jogavel A misteriosa Lombax do trailer PS5 de Ratchet e Clank: Rift Apart será uma personagem jogavel no jogo. A Insomniac Games confirmou a notícia no Twitter, publicando uma foto da personagem ainda sem nome, referindo que iremos poder “jogar como Ratchet e uma nova e misteriosa Lombax” na campanha de Rift Apart. A internet ficou encantada com a nova heroína, que usa um martelo e veste um par de óculos de proteção, com alguns a apelida-la de ‘Ratchette’. Ela surge perante Clank após este passar uma das falhas temporais, levando a crer que naquele universo paralelo, ela seja a heroína. De acordo com uma publicação do PlayStation Blog, o jogo utilizará o SSD de velocidade alta da PS5 para permitir que o jogador “viaje sem problemas por diferentes dimensões durante o jogo. O comando sem fios DualSense também” dará vida ao combate “com feedback tátil e gatilhos adaptáveis que reforçam a imersão. Pokémon Snap, clássico do N64, está chegando ao Nintendo Switch em uma nova versão! O que muitos fãs de Pokemon esperavam está acontecendo, Pokemon Snap está de volta. Originalmente o título foi lançado para o console Nintendo 64 (N64) e consistia em tirar fotos dos pokemons em movimento em diversos habitats. Foi anunciado recentemente que um novo título da série está a caminho do Nintendo Switch e seu desenvolvimento está sendo feito pelo estúdio da Bandai Namco. Chamado de New Pokemon Snap, o game foi anunciado através de um trailer revelado pela The Pokemon Company.Ainda não há uma data de lançamento para New Pokemon Snap BGS 2020 é cancelada por conta da pandemia Principal feira de games da América Latina, a Brasil Game Show (BGS) de 2020 foi cancelada por conta da pandemia do novo coronavírus. Em comunicado na tarde desta sexta-feira, a organização informou que o evento, programado para acontecer entre os dias 8 e 12 de outubro, não será realizado este ano. A 13ª edição da BGS acontecerá nos mesmos dias, só que em 2021. Rumorlandia Rumor: Suicide Squad é o novo jogo da Rocksteady A história do jogo de Suicide Squad chegou a estar associado à WB Montreal, mas que não conseguiu impressionar os líderes da editora, acabando cancelado antes de iniciar o desenvolvimento. Pois bem, de acordo com Imran Khan, do Kinda Funny, o jogo da equipa de deslocados da DC pode continuar de pé, assumido por um estúdio especial para os fãs dos videojogos, a Rocksteady. Estamos em território lamacento, afinal, há quase cinco anos que não ouvimos nada sobre a Rocksteady, que depois da fantástica trilogia Batman Arkham, como que desapareceu do mapa, estando a trabalhar em algo super-secreto. Informações anteriores sugeriram que o novo projeto do estúdio continuaria no espaço dos personagens da DC, as principais propriedades ao serviço da Warner Bros. Interactive. Falou-se durante muito tempo da hipótese Super-Homem, por exemplo, mas Imran Khan revelou ter ouvido que o jogo seria um live service baseado no Esquadrão, uma informação que nunca mais viu desmentida. Rumor: SEGA pode estar produzindo novo jogo da série Super Monkey Ball No ano passado, a produtora japonesa SEGA lançou o remaster Super Monkey Ball: Banana Biltz HD para PCs e consoles. Porém, faz quase oito anos que a empresa não lança um título inédito na franquia para uma plataforma dedicada a games. Tal cenário, no entanto, pode mudar em breve. É o que indica o locutor do primeiro game da série, Brian Matt-Uhl. Em entrevista ao youtuber Nick Robinson, com quem já produziu conteúdos anteriores sobre Super Monkey Ball para a internet, Matt-Uhl afirmou que realizou gravações para um projeto da SEGA. Essa declaração veio após o ator postar uma série de mensagens crípticas sobre a franquia em suas redes sociais. Ao ser perguntado sobre quais falas gravou, ele respondeu com palavras e frases na entonação usada em sua locução para Super Monkey Ball (GC). Entre elas, está “Goal!”, “Retro Mode 5”, “Advanced Level 1”, “Enhanced Level 1” e falas relacionadas à economia do game, como “Risk 100 Coins”, “Risk 1 Gigabyte” e “Risk 5 Gigabytes”. Matt-Uhl também sinalizou que um novo personagem chamado GoGo pode ser introduzido neste game. Além disso, Robinson, por meio de dicas deixadas pelo ator durante a entrevista e em posts no Instagram, especula que o nome deste novo jogo seria Super Monkey Ball Retro, que seu level design seria mais alinhado ao dos dois primeiros jogos para GameCube e que ele teria o envolvimento de Masao Shirosaki, diretor de Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, e de Toshihiro Nagoshi, criador da série. Até o momento, a SEGA não se pronunciou sobre um novo jogo. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time vaza e sugere game para PS4 e Xbox One Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time pode ser a nova aventura do marsupial para PlayStation 4 (PS4) e Xbox One. O game, que ainda não foi anunciado oficialmente, foi registrado pelo Comitê de Classificação de jogos Digitais de Taiwan nesta quinta-feira (19) – o que confirmou os rumores em torno do próximo título da franquia. Além da arte da capa do jogo, também foi revelado que a aventura se passa em 1998.

Starling Tribune - Season 6.5 Edition – Here I Go Again (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST206   Episode:            “Here I Go Again” [Season 3 Episode 11] Air Date:           Monday, February 19, 2018   Director:           Ben Hernandez Bray                         https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004554/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                           1x Queen of the South / 2x Arrow / 2x Legends / 1x Supergirl / 1x Lucifer   Writers:             Ray Utarnachitt                         https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234711/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                           1x Supergirl / 10x Legends / 1x Flash / 2x Person of Interest   Morgan Faust                         https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1158909/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                           3x Legends Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOa0EEAcdXM   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Fallout 12-Oct-17 1.52 02 Tribute 19-Oct-17 1.51 03 Next Of Kin 26-Oct-17 1.34 04 Reversal 2-Nov-17 1.33 05 Deathstroke Returns 9-Nov-17 1.29 06 Promises Kept 16-Nov-17 1.28 07 Thanksgiving 23-Nov-17 1.11 08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 2 27-Nov-17 2.54 09 Irreconcilable Differences 7-Dec-17 1.30 10 Divided 18-Jan-10 1.42 11 We Fall 25-Jan-18 1.39 12 All For Nothing 1-Feb-18 1.24 13 The Devil's Greatest Trick 8-Feb-18 1.30 14 Collision Course 1-Mar-18 1.11 15 Doppelganger 8-Mar-18 1.28 16 The Thanatos Guild 29-Mar-18 1.12 17 Brothers In Arms 5-Apr-18 0.87 18 Fundamentals 12-Apr-18 1.06 19 The Dragon 19-Apr-18 0.96 20 Shifting Allegiances 26-Apr-18 0.87 21 Docket No. 11-19-41-73 3-May-18 1.10 22 The Ties that Bind 10-May-18 1.35 23 Life Sentence 17-May-18 1.35   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Aruba-Con 10-Oct-17 1.71 02 Freakshow 17-Oct-17 1.58 03 Zuri 24-Oct-17 1.43 04 Phone Home 31-Oct-17 1.38 05 Return Of The Mack 7-Nov-17 1.52 06 Helen Hunt 14-Nov-17 1.53 07 Welcome To The Jungle 21-Nov-17 1.49 08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 4 28-Nov-17 2.80 09 Beebo The God Of War 5-Dec-17 1.61 10 Daddy Dahrkest 12-Feb-18 1.51 11 Here I Go Again 19-Feb-18 1.40 12 The Curse Of The Earth Totem 26-Feb-18 1.51 13 No Country For Old Dads 5-Mar-18 1.19 14 Amazing Grace 12-Mar-18 1.26 15 Necromancing The Stone 19-Mar-18 1.25 16 I Ava 26-Mar-18 1.28 17 Guest Starring John Noble 2-Apr-18 1.23 18 The Good, The Bad and the Cuddle 9-Apr-18 1.41   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Girl Of Steel 9-Oct-17 1.87 02 Triggers 16-Oct-17 1.76 03 Far From The Tree 23-Oct-17 1.76 04 The Faithful 30-Oct-17 1.82 05 Damage 6-Nov-17 1.87 06 Midvale 13-Nov-17 1.89 07 Wake Up 20-Nov-17 1.92 08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 1 27-Nov-17 2.65 09 Reign 4-Dec-17 1.81 10 Legion Of Superheroes 15-Jan-18 2.17 11 Fort Rozz 22-Jan-18 2.07 12 For Good 29-Jan-18 13 Both Sides Now 5-Feb-18 2.12 14 Schott Through The Heart 16-Apr-18 1.91 15 In Search Of Lost Time 23-Apr-18 1.38 16 Of Two Minds 30-Apr-18 1.50 17 Trinity 7-May-18 1.60 18 Shelter From The Storm 14-May-18 1.53   THE FLASH   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Flash Reborn 10-Oct-17 2.84 02 Mixed Signals 17-Oct-17 2.54 03 Luck Be A Lady 24-Oct-17 2.62 04 Elongated Journey Into Night 31-Oct-17 1.99 05 Girls Night Out 7-Nov-17 2.38 06 When Harry Met Harry 14-Nov-17 2.46 07 Therefore I Am21-Nov-17 2.20 08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 3 28-Nov-17 2.82 09 Don't Run 5-Dec-17 2.22 10 The Trail Of The Flash 16-Jan-18 2.51 11 The Elongated Knight Rises 23-Jan-18 2.12 12 Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash 30-Jan-18 2.60 13 True Colors 6-Feb-2018 2.28 14 Subject 9 27-Feb-18 2.12 15 Enter Flashtime 6-Mar-18 2.04 16 Run, Iris, Run 13-Mar-18 2.09 17 Null and Annoyed 10-Apr-18 1.82 18 Lose Yourself 17-Apr-18 1.88 19 Fury Rogue 24-Apr-18 1.90 20 Therefore She Is 1-May-18 1.70 21 Harry and the Hendersons 8-May-18 1.74 22 Think Fast 15-May-18 1.93   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Resurrection 16-Jan-18 2.31 02 Black Lightning 23-Jan-18 1.94 03 Lawanda: The Book Of Burial 30-Jan-18 2.21 04 Black Jesus 6-Feb-18 1.88 05 And Then The Devil Brought The Plague: The Book Of Green Light 13-Feb-18 1.81 06 Three Sevens: The Book Of Thunder 27-Feb-18 1.64 07 Equinox: The Book of Fate 6-Mar-18 1.46 08 The Book Of Revelations 13-Mar-18 1.45 09 The Book Of Little Black Lies 20-Mar-18 1.55 10 Sins Of The Father 27-Mar-18 1.55 11 Black Jesus: The Book Of Crucifixion 3-Apr-18 1.50 12 The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain 10-Apr-18 1.54 13 Shadow Of Death: The Book Of War 17-Apr-18 1.68   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Zari in a “Groundhog Day” situation Also the name of a song by Whitesnake (video and lyrics: https://www.google.com/search?q=here+i+go+again&oq=here+i+go+&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i60l2j0l2j69i57.3367j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) Also from “Mamma Mia” by Abba (lyrics: https://genius.com/Abba-mamma-mia-lyrics) Time travel Team back from mission; Napoleon did surrender Ship explodes; time loop starts Loop 1 Asks around about odd things happening “Mama Mia, here I go again” Loop 2 Zari gets arm twisted by Sara Ray puts her on a sedative Loop 3 Calls all to bridge; in an hour, ship will explode Put in medbay: Cabin Fever Loop 4 Medbay: Space madness Loop 5 Medbay: Acute entropic dementia Loop 6 Medbay: Too many donuts Gets out of medbay; tells Nate, he talks about “Groundhog Day” Nate: find me and say “Groundhog Day” Loop 7 Goes to Nate, says “Hedgehog Day” Jumpship locked Explosion caused by someone on ship Mick doing laundry; can't get song out of hand; flashes himself to forget; Amaya takes it; Loop 8 With Nate; Zari has people's schedule down Mick's room; Nate gets trapped in bear trap Loop 9 Zari triggers trap in Mick's room; box shocks Nate Loop 10 Mick's room; ink trap; in box is a typewriter; Mick is writing a novel Loop 11 Zari and Nate spy on Ray; making tea Ray confesses about Constantine Brings up ST:TNG “Cause and Effect” Ray in suit; Sara to jump ship; think Sara could be controlled by Mallus Learn Sara and Ava are talking to each other; Sara talks about Zari; loopholes makes her think about Laurel, drive self crazy; hates being the “bad mom” Sara hears buzzing; Ava - kill it, could have diseases; Sara kills Ray and Zari Loop 12 Zari stuck in loop Nate - have some fun; no consequences Fun Loops Eats whip cream Dress up in everyone's outfit Snowballs at Mick Read Mick's book Learns how to play the violin Loop Zari tries suicide; tells Sara; Sara gets team to help Finally checks trash compactor Find Gary - tried to portal to bridge; found out Waverider explodes; activated timp loop device; Mick destroys it Bomb on ship; it is in the 8-track Mick smashed; Zari locks self in room, talks about what she has learned about the team Beeping stops; Zari alone on Bridge Gideon! In real life, in medbay; Gideon uploaded her subconscious Simulation went into overdrive; she has to work with the Legends Events from what Gideon knows about the team Sara Lance / White Canary I'm Captain Changing Zari's future isn't changing the past Rate her as Captain: Ray Palmer / The Atom Trips “Happy captain, happy ship” Mick Rory / Heat Wave Novelist Does own laundry Nate Heywood / Steel Ditches Zari to have sex with Amaya Amaya Jiwe / Vixen With Nate again Use flasher to forget relationship Zari Runs simulation without Sara's approval Wants to find loopholes in history Considers being part of the team temporary Tells Ray to tell Sara truth about Constantine to prove story Gideon Considers Zari an acquaintance; doesn't want her to run simulation Gary in the trash compactor - funny Doesn't back up Zari's story Rip finds Wally   ARROW NEWS:   The Flash Season 5 Trailer Adds a New Speedster to the Team (Date: 21 July 2018) The trailer begins by recapping the events from the Season 4 finale, where Nora helped Barry stop a satellite from crashing into Central City to her surprise identity reveal. Next, we learn Nora's superhero name is XS, which is a nickname Barry gave her as a kid. Somehow, Nora has gotten herself stuck in the present-day, and Barry is concerned she could “Marty Mcfly herself out of existence.” https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-season-5-trailer-sdcc/ The Flash Casts Chris Klein As Season 5's Big Villain (Date: 21 July 2018) Chris Klein, known for his roles in Election and American Pie, will play the primary antagonist in the upcoming fifth season of The Flash. The actor will portray Central City's newest menace, the DC supervillain Cicada. Introduced in 2001 by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins in The Flash #170, the Cicada of the comics is David Hersch who was filled with regret after murdering his wife when he was struck by lightning. As a result, he gained the ability to absorb the life-force of others, allowing him to dramatically extend his life. Believing he was somehow linked to The Flash by the similar accidents in which they gained their powers, Hersch founded a cult whose members were dedicated to murdering everyone the Scarlet Speedster ever saved, using lightning bolt-shaped daggers. As the result of a vision, Hersch believed that the energy from all the people The Flash saved, and from the hero himself, would allow him to resurrect his dead wife. https://www.cbr.com/flash-season-5-chris-klein-cicada/ Supergirl Adds Fan-Favorite Legionnaire as TV's First Transgender Superhero (Date: 21 July 2018) The CW's Supergirl has cast transgender activist Nicole Maines as television's first trans superhero, in a role that appears to introduce another member of DC's Legion of Super-Heroes to the drama. Maines will play Nia Nal, a new addition to the CatCo reporting team described as “a soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others.” Her Season 4 story arc will see her fulfill her destiny as Dreamer. https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-tv-transgender-hero/ Supergirl Casts DC's Manchester Black For Season 4 (Date: 21 July 2018) The CW's Supergirl will borrow again from the Man of Steel's sprawling supporting cast to introduce DC antihero/villain Manchester Black in Season 4. David Ajala (Doctor Who, The Dark Knight) has been cast in a recurring role as “the type of guy who brings a knife to a gunfight and still walks away the winner. With a dark past, he easily deflects the brutality of his mission with his charm and sense of humor.” https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-season-4-manchester-black/ ‘Supergirl': Lynda Carter to Return as President Marsdin in Season 4 (Date: 22 July 2018) Lynda Carter will be returning to The CW series reprising the role of President Olivia Marsdin who was last seen in the season two episode "Resist". http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/08/01/exclusive-dc-preview-plastic-man-3/ Supergirl Casts Star Trek: The Next Generation's Brent Spiner (Date: 01 Aug 2018) Brent Spiner, beloved for his roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation and in Independence Day, has joined the upcoming fourth season of The CW's Supergirl in a recurring role. He'll play the “adept and politically minded” Vice President Baker, described as an unlikely leader who “steps up in a big way when his country needs him most.” https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-brent-spiner-season-4/ Supergirl Adds Superman Mythos' Otis, Villain Mercy Graves for S4 (Date: 28 July 2018) The CW's Supergirl is set to welcome some new villainous players to National City. The DC villain Mercy Graves is coming on-board the series… and she won't be coming alone: she'll be bringing her brother Otis along with her. Rohna Mitra has been cast in the recurring role of Mercy Graves. On Supergirl, Mercy will be “stepping out of the Luthor shadow and running her own show,” according to the character description. “With her biting wit and lethal brawn, Mercy steadily becomes a key figure in National City's growing ‘human-first' movement.” https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-season-4-mercy-graves-otis/ Kevin Smith to Direct 'Supergirl' Season 4 Episode (Date: 29 July 2018) Kevin Smith revealed that he's returning to direct a new episode for the Girl of Steel's fourth season, in a year where Kara Danvers will go up against anti-metahuman sentiments, new villains, and a former ally of Lex Luthor. http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/07/29/supergirl-kevin-smith-directing-season-4/ CONSTANTINE: CITY OF DEMONS Animated Feature Trailer, Release Date And Blu-Ray Cover Art Revealed (Date: 31 July 2018) Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Blue Ribbon Content and DC Entertainment, the action-packed movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment starting October 9, 2018 on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital. A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure Chas's daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma. With the help of the mysterious Nightmare Nurse, the influential Queen of Angels, and brutal Aztec God Mictlantecuhtli, the pair just might have a chance at outsmarting the demon Beroul to save Trish's soul. In a world of shadows and dark magic, not everything is what it seems, and there's always a price to pay. The path to redemption is never easy, and if Constantine is to succeed, he must navigate through the dark urban underbelly of Los Angeles, outwit the most cunning spawns of hell, and come face to face with arch-nemesis Nergal – all while battling his own inner demons! https://www.comicbookmovie.com/constantine/constantine-city-of-demons-animated-feature-trailer-release-date-and-blu-ray-cover-art-revealed-a162598 ARROW CAST & INTERVIEWS:   Matt Ryan - SDCC 2018 Exclusive Interview (Date: 01 Aug 2018) http://comicbook.com/2018/08/01/video-matt-ryan-sdcc-2018-exclusive-interview/ Maisie Richardson-Sellers - SDCC 2018 Exclusive Interview (Date: 01 Aug 2018) http://comicbook.com/2018/08/01/video-maisie-richardson-sellers-sdcc-2018-exclusive-interview/ NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: (Date: 19 Feb 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnC0BDZa_aM   Episode: “The Curse of the Earth Totem” [Season 3 Episode 12] Air Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 Summary: While Sara takes some private time, the Legends follow a lead on the whereabouts of the Earth Totem and find themselves in 1717 on the hunt for Blackbeard's treasure. Director: Chris Tammaro Writers: Grainne Godfree and Ubah Mohamed IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6464532/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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This week we feature commentator Bryan Chaffin, co-founder and co-publisher of The Mac Observer, who covers Facebook's ongoing woes, which resulted in a substantial loss of its market cap and a huge drop in co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's net worth. Will Facebook regain its glory, or are too many people suspicious of its apparent lack of concern for your privacy? Gene and Bryan also talk about the throttling problem with the 2018 MacBook Pro, which Apple largely fixed with a software update. But does its thin and light design still prevent the powerful Intel Core i9 processor from reaching its full potential? What about reports of a kernel panic bug that impacts some of the new MacBook Pros and the iMac Pro? Bryan also explains why Ultra HD Blu-ray players, which support 4K video, may not be needed because of the growth of 4K streaming. In a special encore segment, you'll also hear from commentator/podcaster Peter Cohen, who also focuses on "Right to Repair" and the upsides and downsides. Peter offers his personal experiences as the employee of an authorized Apple dealer some years ago and how it influenced his opinion about whether Apple and other companies need to allow more repair freedom. There's also a brief discussion about the concept of states' rights and how it affects customers where such laws vary from state to state. The discussion also focuses on the HomePod and its possible value as a smart speaker. Both Gene and Peter explain, at length, why a HomePod is not on their shopping lists right now, and whether Apple could sell more copies if it loosened its dependence on Apple's ecosystem when it comes to being able to listen to your stuff.

CES 2018 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is the world's gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years - the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), it attracts the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers. Samsung Samsung's absurd 146-inch TV is an entire wall — hence its name, 'The Wall' This hulking, 146-inch TV isn't just huge — it's also sporting a fancy display technology known as "micro LED," which Samsung says is at the heart of "the screen of the future." "Modular, MicroLED" sounds like a bunch of nonsense jargon, right? It's pretty much exactly that. Here's a simple breakdown of these new buzzwords: MicroLED, in the case of this TV, means, according to Samsung: "It is a self-emitting TV with micrometer-scale LEDs — which are much smaller than current LEDs, and serve as their own source of light." What that means for the average human being is that the TV doesn't need a backlight. In terms of the TV being "modular," that means anyone buying "The Wall" can customize it. "The screen can adapt to serve different purposes," says Samsung, "such as creating a wall-size display for multiple spaces." Put more simply, "modular" means that you could customize this set to be even larger (or smaller) than 146 inches. For Samsung's purposes though, the version being released this year is the 146-inch variety. (MicroLED explained) LG LG Will Show Compact UHD Laser Projector At CES LG is bringing to CES next week a home cinema laser 4K Ultra HD projector in a compact form factor. The LG ProBeam HU80KA can project 4K UHD video content from eye level on up to a 150-inch screen image at 2,500 lumens brightness. It can also play HDR 10 content. The projector's mirror reflector allows users to direct the projected video straight ahead or on the ceiling, eliminating the need to lift or adjust the projector, making it useful in a variety of settings, including outdoors, the company said. It is equipped with LG's WebOS smart TV platform, which gives users access to popular online streaming apps with 4K content. The projector, which supports HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0 and HDCP 2.2, has optical ports and Bluetooth to enable digital and wireless connections to external sound systems, as well as connectivity with iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and other smart devices. It also features a built-in carry handle. The HU80KA also has a 1.2x optical zoom so that users can adjust the size of their screen without moving it. No pricing announced. LG Display's crazy 65-inch OLED TV can roll up like a poster Although some concept big-screen TVs shown at past CES shows have been bendy, this is the first one that's flexible enough to spin up into tube form. LG's images depict it descending into a little box the size of a sound bar, but the company also talks about making the display portable. The secret, as usual, is its paper-thin organic light emitting diode display (OLED). Video Link - https://www.cnet.com/videos/lg-oled-tv-rolls-up-like-a-piece-of-paper/     Sony Sony's new soundbars can virtualize Dolby Atmos sound Sony always makes home audio products a part of its CES presentations, and 2018 is no difference. Perhaps most notable are the HT-Z9F and HT-X9000F, two soundbars that include Dolby Atmos surround sound. Of course, true Atmos requires overhead speakers, and these are just 2.1(HT-X9000F) and 3.1 (HT-Z9F) soundbars. As such, this requires some virtualization, which happens courtesy Sony's "virtual surround engine," which the company claims can replicate the wide soundstage Atmos provides. And regardless of whether you're watching content mixed for Atmos or not, the more expensive HT-Z9F include a "Vertical S" button that Sony says will provide virtual 3D sound. The HT-Z9F will retail for $900 and the HT-X9000F will cost $600 when they arrive this spring. The new A8F series TVs are the Japanese tech giant's latest foray into the field of OLED displays and sport an X1 Extreme processor. On the LCD side, there's Sony's X900F series, which also includes the X1 Extreme. Looking toward the future, Hirai said that Sony is working on an X1 Ultimate processor that will provide twice the processing power of the Extreme. Sony's LSPX-A1 projector looks like a piece of modern furniture, and it can sit just 9.6 inches from the wall. Despite that close distance, the 2,500-lumen laser projector is capable of beaming a screen that measures up to 120 inches diagonally. The same enclosure houses a Glass Sound Speaker with 360° sound, ensuring the best possible home theater experience without the need for any additional equipment. It's aimed at the highest segment of the high-end market, and will carry a price tag of $30,000 when it launches. Panasonic Panasonic introduced the FZ950 and FZ800 series  line of OLED UHDTVs which use Panasonic's HCX video processor with support HDR10+. Panasonic has shown OLED TVs at previous CES but haven't released then in the US. They also introduced Ultra HD Blu-ray players, which will also have the HCX video processor, as well as support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. If you are into vinyl, Panasonic's high-end audio line, Technics, has two more models -- the SP-10R and SL-1000R. Panasonic has called the SP-10R “the most premium turntable ever”. No pricing info but the Technics turntables available today goes for around $1600.   Other This $319 thermostat has Cortana built-in We'll no doubt see a much more focused push on that front next week at CES, but in the meantime, here's a thermostat to hold you over. The company is getting a jump on the show by opening up pre-orders on GLAS, a thermostat designed by Johnson Controls, a 130-year-old HVAC company out of Ireland. The smart home device is one of only a handful of non-Windows 10 PC products to feature Cortana, a list that most notably also includes Harman Kardon's Invoke smart speaker. The assistant can be used for all of your standard home temperature related needs with controls like, say, “Hey Cortana, set the temperature to 68 degrees.” Like the Alexa-sporting Ecobee4, which was announced back in May, the thermostat also essentially doubles as a smart speaker-style product. Bang and Olufsen BEOSOUND SHAPE BeoSound Shape is a modular wall-mounted wireless speaker system  that consists of two-tone “tiles” that come in a wide range of colors. Each tile's hexagonal shape is designed to fit perfectly next to other BeoSound Shape tiles, allowing people to create works of art on any wall in a room. Tiles consist of speakers, amplifiers, sound-absorbing acoustic dampeners, and a “Core” that handles connectivity. The system supports AirPlay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth 4.1, and wired audio inputs. Aura home monitoring made simple. Just plug the Aura Beacons right into the wall for a quick and easy setup. Aura monitors the Wi-Fi radio waves to create an RF signature of your home. When the signature is are altered, Aura knows that motion is occurring and it can set off alarms or trigger smart home events as a result. Aura can filter out pet movement to eliminate false alarms. See where motion occurs See live motion, a 12-hour and weekly view Know who comes and goes Choose between 5 scenes (Home, Away, Night, Pet, Guardian) Receive tailored notifications Your activity is even synchronized with timestamps so you'll know exactly what is happening in your home. Aura offers a starter kit for $199 that covers 700 sq ft and is available now. JBL LINK View JBL LINK View, a voice-controlled, smart display speaker with the Google Assistant built in. The JBL LINK View takes the listening experience a step further by incorporating an 8” high-definition display with a touch screen and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The LINK View provides excellent sound quality, and is ideal for anyone that consumes a large amount of content daily. Users can view pictures, stream audio and video, ask questions, scan recipes, and video call with family and friends, all with their voice. The JBL View will be available on JBL.com and at select retailers starting Summer 2018 in USA only, other regions will follow at a later date. Mars wireless earbuds can translate conversations in real-time The Google Pixel Buds made headlines last year thanks to their ability to seemingly translate speech on the fly. The headphones used Google Assistant and a Google Pixel 2 phone to translate foreign languages straight into your ears. The Mars earphones on show at CES 2018 promise to take it a step further, working with any Android or iOS phone, and enabling person-to-person real-time translation. Thanks to the two separate wireless earbuds, one user can wear one earbud, one person the other, and using an app on a smartphone you can translate a previously disjointed conversation. There's no official price as yet, but the Mars earbuds are scheduled for release in the summer. 5G With the first release of initial 5G standards in December 2017, flagship 5G smartphones will be on store shelves in early 2019, predicted Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon. And the rollout of 5G phones will occur “very fast” because of 5G's 30x improvement in latency, which lets phone makers keep the price of phones down by offloading phone memory to the Cloud. 5G can “transform industries,” added Verizon EVP Hans Vestberg. Nonetheless, 5G's capabilities will also benefit cellphone users and enable new smartphone use cases, said Qualcomm's Amon. Over a phone, social networks will deliver “social presence” with real-time interaction among users, and banks will be able to transform their consumer apps to let consumers execute more types of banking transactions over the phone instead of going to a bank branch, Amon added. For its initial 5G rollout, Verizon will turn on commercial wireless-broadband service to homes in three to five markets late this year, Vestberg said. Benefits: High bandwidth: This will let 5G replace broadband cable service, enabling streaming of even 4K VR/AR and 8K videos. Low latency: Enables autonomous cars to constantly coordinate with traffic systems and other vehicles. Security: Features to ensure security have been baked into 5G from the start to guarantee that vehicles cannot be taken over and weaponized. Larger networks: With plenty of spare capacity, larger networks will host millions of internet of things (IoT) devices, including low-bandwidth appliances that will intermittently connect to the internet. Greater scale: The massive scale of 5G will enable big public and privately owned spaces, including entire cities, hospitals, and manufacturing plants, to come online for remote access. This includes everything from cameras to computer systems. (5G was initially designed so that connected, automated businesses could be managed remotely.)  

Best UHD Players In the run up to Black Friday we thought we'd give you a quick run down on the best UHD players on the market. There are no guarantees that these will go on sale but you can use these models as a reference point. The information come from three sites that we use for our own research. Tech Hive Best Ultra HD Blu-ray player for audiophiles and home-theater aficionados: Oppo Digital UDP-205 $1299. There is no better Ultra Blu-ray player on the market, especially when it comes to audio. It's not for the average user, but audiophiles, especially those seeking high-quality analog output, will appreciate the high-performance components and analog 7.1 surround output. Best Ultra HD Blu-ray player for most people: Samsung UBD-K8500 $299.99. If you want everything Ultra HD Blu-ray can deliver, but are on a tight budget, Samsung's UBD-K8500 is the player to buy. Just be aware that you might have to tweak some settings to clear up the judder issue with non-Samsung TVs. CNET Sony UBP-X800 $298. The Sony UBP-X800 4K Blu-ray player offers excellent design and oozes a "premium" vibe. Video quality is as good as any player we've tested. It's incredibly fast at loading apps and has some impressive features including Bluetooth streaming. It can be slow to load 4K discs. Limited number of audio outputs: no optical digital or stereo analog. The player requires a little hands-on fine-tuning to get the most out of music and DVD replay. No Dolby Vision. The Bottom Line, the Sony UBP-X800 4K Blu-ray player has impressive build quality and video performance, but the incumbent Samsung is better value. Pocket Lint Samsung UBD-M9500 $299.99. The Samsung UBD-M9500 isn't the most fully-featured Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the market - it lacks in the high-end audio stakes - but it's one of the nicest to use because Samsung has been paying a lot of attention to its user interface over the past few years. This 2017 model is leaps and bounds ahead of the K8500 of 2016, especially if you want to take advantage of the smart apps that are included, like Netflix and Amazon Video. It offers excellent performance on the video front, but is a little quirky on the design, with a curved body, so it probably won't match anything else you have in your AV setup. You probably won't ever get Dolby Vision support from Samsung, but you are getting a player that gives you a lot for the money, then the M9500 is worthy of your attention. If you're completely happy with your streaming services already then you might want to look elsewhere, perhaps to the K8500 player instead.

The PS4 has better game capture features and supports VR, while the Switch has better controller options. Both have fantastic game libraries full of console exclusives, ports, and indie games. The Xbox One only excels in media features, with its Ultra HD Blu-ray support.

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Von immer mehr Ultra HD Blu-rays landen illegale Kopien im Netz, obwohl deren Kopierschutz eigentlich unbezwingbar sein soll. Sollte das schon wieder vorbei sein? Gleichzeitig bieten die Kopien teilweise sogar bessere Qualität. Warum eigentlich?

Von immer mehr Ultra HD Blu-rays landen illegale Kopien im Netz, obwohl deren Kopierschutz eigentlich unbezwingbar sein soll. Sollte das schon wieder vorbei sein? Gleichzeitig bieten die Kopien teilweise sogar bessere Qualität. Warum eigentlich?

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Oppo UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player   Many of you (us included) have gone out and purchased a 4K TV sets but still have Blu-ray players connected to them. Sure these TVs do a good job at upconverting your 1080p content but we want more. We want native content at full bandwidth! There have been UHD players on the market for about a year that run about $300. Still many decided to wait. Some hoping for lower prices and others waiting for Oppo Digital to release their UHD player. If you were like us and waiting on the Oppo, your wait is over! The Oppo UDP-203 Ultra HD/Blu-ray player is available and it's only $549. We say only because it packs a lot of features in for that $549: Audio and Video Processing that has made Oppo a staple among those who are particular about their entertainment. Oppo has designed a custom quad-core processor for the video processing and they use a 32 bit 8 channel DAC from AKM to support audiophile grade audio. Fast Disc Loading using an optimized laser mechanism. HDR/Dolby Vision, the UDP203 supports the HDR10 format and will support Dolby Vision via a firmware upgrade. Upscaling is what put Oppo on the map in the early days of HDTV. Their new play takes that to a new level with the ability to upscale your Blu-ray discs to 4K. For the audiophile there is support for lossless audio All the latest surround formats are supported 7.1 Analog Output Well integrated with IR, RS-232, third party IP Control system, and HDMI CEC commands. The player also supports Trigger In and Out, so it can automatically turn on and off other devices connected to it for the ultimate convenience. Setup Setup was easy! We pulled out the old Oppo player and put this one in it's place. We did have to swap out all but the Ethernet cable. The HDMI cable only needs to be swapped out if it's not certified as high speed. Since Oppo includes one in the box we just used the one that came with the player. Since our receiver is HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 certified we went through it. But if you have a situation where you don't have a receiver that supports the latest standards you can use the HDMI 1.4 output on the Oppo to go to the receiver and use the HDMI 2.0 output to go to the TV. This will make it possible for a lot of people to enjoy high quality video and audio without having to buy a new receiver! For our testing we used two TVs. One that was 4K but did not support HDR and another one that did support 4K and HDR. The entire chain is described below: Oppo UDP203 ----> Yamaha RX-850A ---> Vizio 70 inch P-Series UHD TV Oppo UDP203 ---> LG 65UH6150  The Vizio was used for watching HDR content on TVs that don't support HDR and the LG was used for the full experience. BTW, you can find the LG 65UH615A at Costco or Sam's club for about $200 less than the 65UH6150 and from what we can tell they are identical in specs. After everything was connected we updated the firmware which took about 20 minutes. After that we were on our way. The menus are very basic but very functional. There are menus for Music, Photos, Movies, Network, Setup, and Favorites. The only menu we explored however is the network. We were somewhat surprised to see our Plex Server show up. It was a crude implementation but all our content was there. We were able to play some movies but the results weren't very good,. The playback was choppy. This was with a hardwired connection as well. Since that wasn't our main purpose of the review we got a few UHD discs and pushed forward. The Oppo allows you to tweak some video parameters. For our review we did not touch any of them. In fact the TVs were also left in their respective movie/cinema modes. We felt that this is how most people watch their TVs. If you have a professional calibrate your TVs you can expect even better results than what we experienced. Performance Our evaluation was conducted with The Magnificent 7, Independence Day Resurgence, and Keeping up with the Jones. By the way, buy the UHD version of any movies you plan on watching in the future even if you don't have a UHD player since they all have a Blu-ray option for purchase. First up was watching Blu-rays on the Vizio. For this we went back in our vault and pulled out Blackhawk Down. We were really looking at the night scenes and in particular the scene looking through the night scope. In these cases we were looking at how much detail was present. There would be no way to compare it against an HDR version but we were hoping that we would see more than the Blu-ray. And for this we were surprised. It did look better than the Blu-ray. The black levels were deep but not so deep that you couldn't see detail. You could easily make out details in people's faces and see the sweat and grime from a day of fighting. The night vision shot had clarity and a crispness that seemed to be enhanced by the player. The upconverter in the Oppo is very good. When examined up close we could not see any artifacts like in the old days of upconverting SD to HD. We wouldn't say that it made the picture and more detailed or sharper, but it certainly didn't make it worse. Then we watched Magnificent 7. For this movie the UDP-203 had to go from HDR to SDR on the Vizio. What we saw was very impressive. The movie was sharp and detailed. Colors were natural and warm. With that said, we didn't find the improvement over the Blu-ray really compelling. We felt the same about Independence Day and Keeping Up with the Jones. The audio in all cases sounded like it was at another level. Whether it was Dolby or DTS the audio made the movie. We did experience a few lipsync issues while watching however. We hit pause and then play and it got better. We had to do that about 6 times over the course of five movies. We only experienced this on the Vizio and attribute the issue to the video processing. The LG has a newer processor and did not have this issue. The real test was going to be with a TV that supports HDR. For that, Ara took the UHD player to his condo where he setup his recently purchased LG 65UH6150. Full review of the TV in an upcoming show. There is no receiver in this setup.  Braden was not able to view on the LG so the remainder of this section is written in the first person.  First up was “Keeping up with the Joneses” Other than the noticeable improvement in detail there wasn't much of an improvement. There were scenes where I could notice more realistic color and shadow details. This is a limitation of the disc not the player or the TV. Which brought us to a revelation. You really need to pay attention to your entire chain to get the most out of HDR. That includes the content. While I felt the Oppo did a great job with the movie, I  was let down by the movie itself. But that's OK I knew Magnificent 7 was going to be awesome! Next up was Independence day Resurgence. This was another disc that didn't meet my expectations. There are a lot of dark scenes and HDR should have made a bigger difference. The shadow detail really didn't look better than the Blu-ray. Again this is a limitation of the content. But that's OK I knew Magnificent 7 was going to be awesome! I had high expectations for Magnificent 7. It looked really good on a non-HDR 4K TV after all. The Movie, TV and most importantly the UDP-203 did not disappoint! The detail and color were so lifelike it felt as though I was transported to the wild west. I found myself watching the detail at times and not the movie. It felt like I was being introduced to HDTV for the first time. Skin tones were the most natural I have ever seen. The beard/stubble on Chris Pratt's face was so detailed I felt that he looked too groomed for the wild west. The detail in the dark scenes were more pronounced than on the Vizio. In fact the blacks seemed almost plasma like. The war paint on Red Harvest's face looked so good, again, it was almost too good! There were no visible artifacts that I could see even when I got up very close to the screen.  This is why you want to upgrade your HDTV and Blu-ray player. Odds and Ends Load Times are very good. Nothing like the first Blu-rays. In general we were up on screen in less that 15 seconds The menus are simple and easy to navigate. Quite honestly you won't be in them very much. The remote has a ton of buttons. Most you will never use. If you have a Harmony or other remote you can reduce it to the essentials. Dolby Vision firmware upgrade is slated for early 2017. To us that mean by tax day. Let's see if Oppo agrees For the audiophiles out there the UDP-203 can pretty much handle any file you throw at it. Multi-channel DSD64/128, as well as 192kHz/24-bit PCM in all the popular formats are supported. HDMI Input so external devices can take advantage of the UDP-203's audio and video processing. Conclusion If you have upgraded your HDTV to a UHD set that supports HDR you would be committing a crime if you didn't upgrade your Blu-ray player. There are a few options out there and while the Oppo costs a little more you get so much more. The best audio playback support of any UHD player on the market today, coupled with ability upconvert to 4K video streamed over your local network or played through the USB and HDMI inputs makes the UDP-203 the most capable UHD player available at any price. Support for Dolby Vision via a firmware upgrade makes this player the only one on the market today that is future proof!

CEDIA 2016 Each year CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) holds an event where the industry gathers to show off their wares. It is akin to a mini-CES, but also for many of us represents a best of CES of sorts. When we've been to attend the show, we tend to enjoy it more than CES. It takes the parts of CES that we are interested in and compresses it down to a more manageable show. We didn't go this year but that won't stop us from talking about some of the products we think are interesting. This year the show was from September 13-17 in Dallas, TX. High-Def Digest: Top Six Highlights from CEDIA 2016 Sony UBP-X1000ES Sony has their first entry into the world of Ultra HD Blu-ray players. But there is catch, this ES model is only for integrators. Even so, it's a pretty clear view of what we can expect when the consumer version is finally announced. The Ultra HD Blu-ray was just one part of Sony's booth, but, at least for this event, Sony made it clear that HDR is an important focus in the current line, both in the Master Drive TVs and in projectors like the VPL-VW5000ES. KEF Blade Two With good reason, most of the serious audio demonstrations at CEDIA 2016 required at the least a demonstration enclosure, and at the most indulgent, a suite. The KEF Blade Two, however, stood in a pair right in the open middle of the KEF booth. That stereo image, produced by two Blade Twos running off of a Hegel H360 (and networked FLAC tracks), was so poised in the din of the convention center and the booth, I had trouble even thinking of places in homes and well, luxury hotels, that wouldn't be made better with a pair of the large but not intimidating speakers. Naturally, the rest of the booth, which housed gems like the KEF Ci Series, had that kid in a toy store feel. LG Signature OLED77G6P Not only is the OLED65G6P basically breathe-taking in that undeniable beauty time of way, but the undeniability applies to both the picture and form. And here, in mid-to-late 2016, what could LG do to top this show-stopper? That would be to debut a 77" version. This new model exudes the same lines, but in a greater size more apropos of in-home cinema. The reason I say that now is a good time to make the trek to see the Signature line is that the 77" (and its even bigger $20k price tag) is already ready at certain showrooms in the States. Modulus Media Hub The Modulus Media Hub promises a lot, including DVD and Blu-ray archiving, a wealth of streaming service support, a base 6TB capacity with external expansion, 4K support, remote media access, and a DVR capability that applies to everything (including streaming). But what struck me is that the Modulus has the hardware (apparently) to also host Ultra HD Blu-rays. Unfortunately, that particular capability is not a certainty. CEDIA: Seven Trends We've Seen at CEDIA 2016 (we will discuss 4 of them…) Voice is the New Mouse and/or Swipe Given the Friday Keynote and a number of CEDIA Talks, it was easy to predict VUI would be a pretty hot topic. But as more and more manufacturers in the CEDIA channel explore integrating some manner of voice control into their products – from whole-home audio to security systems – it's pretty clear that the entire industry's betting on the next step in computer interaction. Everybody's at the Table OK, maybe it's not quite time to dump the term “DIY” yet – but seeing products that are pitched directly to the consumer side-by-side with pro models is an incredibly interesting trend. Back to VUI – yeah, you can buy your own interface device, but that same technology is going into gear used in big integration projects. It seems that there's a parallel development at work — and a realization that as a broader spectrum of the populace gets really interested in this stuff, that rising tide will lift every boat. The Home Needs an IT Pro We've heard more stats about the Internet of Things than devices that are actually on the Internet of Things. Alright, that's a total exaggeration, but still – the challenges that the IoT is presenting when it comes to interoperability, security, and network troubleshooting will translate into ever larger opportunities for that less-than-artful acronym “RMR.” Speakers Should Either Be Gorgeous or Invisible Not a new trend per se, but the difference between the “buried in the sheetrock and still sounds amazing” and the speaker-as-sculpture philosophy really struck your humble scribe over the last few days. Both the aural effects of the invisible speakers and the visual impact from those who treat this gear as high-end design has been jaw-dropping. CE Pro: Editor's Pick: 12 Great New Products from CEDIA 2016 Stewart Filmscreen Phantom HALR Screen The top manufacturer in CE Pro's Brand Analysis in the screen category reinforced its standing with its Phantom HALR black screen. Available in sizes up to 40 x 90 feet, with specification options for rollable installations, and acoustically transparent applications, dealers can use it for residential and commercial jobs. The Phantom produced stunning images on the show floor and its brightly lit aisles. Running a demo with Digital Projection, Stewart says it measured a contrast ratio on the floor of 90:1 and the black-and-white video with the screen looked incredible with no hint of color shift. Meyer Sound Demo Over in the world of pro sound, Meyer Sound is a benchmark brand of speakers . About 10 years ago the company migrated into the movie post-production category branching out from its roots as a sound reinforcement company and quickly established itself as a go-to brand. Now it's coming into the residential market and it's bringing the same level of quality. Working with the Dallas-based dealer Elliston Systems, Meyer partnered with Barco, Vutec and Keith Yates Design to deliver one of the best demos ever produced at a trade show. Barco Thor Projector Another benchmark manufacturer coming from the pro market and into the residential field is Barco. Showing its state-of-the-art Thor 6P laser 4K projector, you could say Barco's Thor dropped the hammer on the competition. Showing a mix of content that included 4K HDR, the Thor provided one of the best demos I've seen at a CEDIA show. Barco even realized the importance of audio with home theater and didn't cut corners with the audio portion of its demo. Autonomic MMS-1e Whole-House Music Player Streamlining the size and installation process for dealers, Autonomic introduced MMS-1e Whole-House Music Player and M-120e 4-zone amplifier. These products provide dealers with all of the familiar functions that have made Autonomic a top provider of whole-house audio systems with the simplified connectivity of its eAudioCast audio-over-Ethernet technology. The MMS-1e provides a choice of audio output formats, Wi-Fi support, control system integration, plus the company's great user interface. The MMS-1e carries an MSRP of just $995. Origin Acoustics B&O Partnership Jeremy Burkhardt has demonstrated once again that he is an industry leader. Combining his company's engineering prowess with the famous industrial design of Bang & Olufsen (B&O), Origin announced a partnership with B&O in which jointly developed products will be available in 700 B&O store locations. Select B&O products will be available to Origin dealers. Unlike the trend to hide architectural speakers, the point of the Origin and B&O collaboration is to show these speakers, which feature B&O's famous industrial design. Digital Projection (DP) e-Vision 4K Laser DP annually makes my best product lists for good reason: the company designs great performing products. The e-Vision 4K Laser is designed to balance performance and cost considerations and it meets all of its objectives. The 8,000-lumen projector provides a lamp life of 20,000 hours and 4K compatibility through the new TI 0.66 DLP chip for a reasonable price of $19,999. I was impressed with the e-Vision 4K Laser's bright and punchy, noise-free highly detailed UltraHD images during the company's demo. Epson LS10500 Projector Epson showcased its LS10500 in a great demo. The new LS10500 provides a lamp life of 30,000 hours, HDR compatibility and 1,500 lumens of color brightness and 1,500 lumens of white brightness. While not a true 4K projector in that it is not a native 4K solution, the LS10500 still delivers a vivid, detailed image that is impossible to match at its price point of $7,999 while accepting Ultra HD signals. Phase Technology CI-130 In-Wall Loudspeaker Showing again that it engineers some of the industry's best “secrets,” the company was showing its new IW-210 in-wall sub and its CI-130 in-wall speakers. This hybrid sealed-box design features a unique design that employs foam holes to allow the speaker to defeat some of the common limitations of architectural products. The CI-130 with the IW-210 produced a huge soundstage that was dynamic and seamless in its sonic integration. Sony UBP-X1000ES Ultra Blu-ray Disc Player It would be an understatement to say that Sony crushed CEDIA 2016. The popular electronics company just about stole the show with the introduction of its new Z-series Ultra HD televisions, new ES A/V receivers, and its UBP-X1000ES UltraHD Blu-ray disc player. Checking in at an approximate price point of $900, it's safe to say the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc category is now validated. Arguably the most anticipated product at the entire show, it offers HDR compatibility, as well as the ability to play DVD-Audio, DVD video, CDs, SACDs, Blu-ray discs, 3D Blu-ray discs and BD-ROMs. It also offers streaming services such as Amazon and YouTube as well as Dolby Atmos compatibility. RBH Sound SV 6500 Signature Reference Speaker RBH's lead engineer Shane Rich quietly designs some of the best speakers on the market. Showing his design talent Rich redesigned its Signature Reference speaker to include Air Motion Tweeters (AMT). As always RBH delivers some of CEDIA's best demos and CEDIA 2016 didn't disappoint with a surround clip from Eric Clapton's “Crossroads” shows and the musicianship of Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes and Susan Tedeschi. Highlighting its surround system was the Signature Reference SV-6500 R floorstanding speaker. CE Pro: What Dealers Say about CEDIA 2016 Bose Lifestyle 650 Bose's new Lifestyle 650 home audio system surprised a lot of integrators at CEDIA. One of them, who didn't want to be named because he's a big Sonos dealer, said, "I couldn't get over how much they've improved the platform. ... The fit, the finish, the feel, they look serious." He says the new little speakers deliver "spacious sound" and strong bass and, of all the compliments, "even the [SoundTouch] app looks respectable." Sony Z-Series displays Check social media. Seems everyone took a picture in front of this 100-inch Z-Series display from Sony. One dealer says "It's as good as it gets." It seemed most dealers were impressed with Sony's new Z-Series (Z9D) displays. At the booth it was noted that the 100-incher was only $60,000 – or half the price of Vizio's 120-inch TV. A dealer on RemoteCentral wonders: “The reps are claiming it's on par (or better than) the OLED. Your thoughts?” Integrator Mike Bruemmer of Cincinnati's Mt. Lookout Television and Electronics, agrees with the reps: “Sony Z9D was outstanding. Much better brightness than the OLED. We looked at the Z9 and ran to go look at the G6 [LG OLED]. Z9 is better.” Sony thrived on the 4K projector front as well. Crestron Crestron did not have an official presence at CEDIA this year, but the company's home-automation products appeared at several booths including Amazon Alexa and Sonos. Of all the new control systems integrating with Sonos, Crestron is the only one that embeds the entire Sonos interface in the automation UI. A Crestron dealer noted, “I saw the Crestron demo with Sonos. There is still some work to go. But one has to start somewhere. They have the link right to the Sonos app from the Crestron panel. Which is obviously a compromise at this point having to flip apps. At this point I would still suggest an Autonomic when doing Crestron systems.” Residential Systems: Real Audio Video VR: My CEDIA 2016 Game Changer REAL Audio Video is a top design and integration firm that has been doing ultra-high-end installs for more than 18 years. REAL partnered with another Utah based company, Fractal Mob, to create its new Private Cinema previsualization software, which was demonstrated at CEDIA for the first time. This previs software is not only incredibly innovative, but also potentially game changing in its use of virtual reality for aiding in the pre-sale and design of high end theaters. The two firms worked closely together on the project with REAL acting as technical consultants and providing Fractal with the floorplans, elevations, and reference photos to recreate the room in VR. By using virtual reality, REAL wants to let customers “walk through” their new theater space “before a single nail is driven.” For the demo, Fractal Mob took 4K VR scans of one of REAL's actual, already constructed theater designs. As the firm didn't have access to the actual room, they had to build everything from scratch—speakers, chairs, projector, room, textures, etc.—as if it didn't exist in real life, or exactly as it would be as if someone was previsualizing a room that had yet to be built. After the modeling is complete, the software lets you walk around and explore every inch of the room. The resulting image quality is nearly photo realistic, and in fact is limited by the current hardware limitations in VR rendering and will only improve as computing hardware catches up. Once inside the virtual space, you can walk up to walls and see the micro detail and texture in the fabric and the grain of the wood and quality of the millwork. Sconces gently bathe the sidewalls in light, the intensity and brightness changing as you walk up to them. Look back into the projector room and you see lens flare that changes based on the projected image and where you're standing in the room. There are even micro dust particles floating through the air in the light path of the projector. Kneel down and examine the carpet. Sit in different points in the room and see exactly how big—or small—your intended screen size looks. No more will the question, “Will 120 inches be too big from this seating position?” be a theoretical one. Now you can sit the client in the front row, the middle row, the back row and let them see exactly how big the screen will look at all seating locations. Same with seating. How will four seats look in a row? Put yourself in the space and see exactly how wide the pathways are. Or if the first row is low enough to not have sightline issues. Even more amazing—and educational—the audio tracks your position in the room, letting you move in and out of room modes so a customer can experience exactly what is happening with the audio and why the need for multiple subs and room correction—my friend Adam's specialty—is so crucial. While the VR demo video is playing, the audio also tracks as you turn your head as you turn from side to side, moving the stereo image position. Amazing.

It's a five man crew this week as Gary returns to the podcast. First, we've got what is now our weekly Overwatch update. Gary, Brian, and Justin both find something amiss when playing with a certain friend online. But they have a strategy on how to deal with it. Well, three of them do. Also, there's some commentary on who should be buffed and who should actually be nurfed. Interesting stuff. We then return to Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. It turns out the game is pretty good. Following that is the Fallout 4 DLC, in what is hopefully the last discussion about it for awhile (unlikely). Gary makes sure to talk about the Battlefield 1 demo, because it turns out him and Brian don't exactly see eye to eye on it. In a bit of a surprise, four us managed to attend the Boston Festival of Indie Games over at MIT in Cambridge. It's a small local indie game event that consisted of about 30 or so indie developers and table top board game designers and creators. It was a nice showcase, and we talk about some of the games that we saw there, so especially take a listen to that. In the Drunken News, we hammer away at the big news about the PS4 this week, along with Nintendo showing up at the Apple event, and of course, some early numbers from Metroid Prime: Federation Force.   The Drunken Show Notes: Metroid Prime: Federation Force flops Apple Reveals All-New 'Super Mario Run' Game Coming to iOS Nintendo Only Launching Four Mobile Games In This Fiscal Year HDR gaming coming to every PS4 via firmware update next week The PlayStation 4 Pro is not an Ultra HD Blu-ray player Sony’s PS4 Pro provides a mid-generation graphics bump to PS4 games [Updated] PlayStation 4 Pro games look amazing, but don't expect real 4K BioWare teases new Mass Effect: Andromeda details at Sony PS4 event Pokémon GO Plus, JUST AROUND THE CORNER No PS4 Pro 4K Blu-ray support? Blame streaming video Mass Effect: Andromeda's Male and Female Characters Both Exist In-Game, Are Family Where to find us: Creep us on Facebook Stalk us on Twitter Or throw us that review on iTunes or Stitcher Questions, comments, concerns? E-mail us: brian@pxlpts.com And be sure to check out what we're doing at our website: Pixelated Points Theme music: 'My Lady Carey's Dompe' performed by Jon Sayles

The entertainment news for the week ending Thursday, August 13th 2015 as seen by Beef, Neil and Wing. As usual, we discuss news from the world of entertainment from movies to TV, the web and more. Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and will contain explicit language, so consider yourself warned.                 For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com You can find us on iTunes under “Legends Podcast”. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail. You can find all of our contact information here on the GonnaGeek.com network page.  Our complete archive is always available atwww.legendspodcast.com   Comics Marvel:Secret Wars #5, A-Force #3, Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde #2, Attilan Rising #4, Squirrel Girl #8, Lando #2DC:Green Arrow #43, Batman #43, Starfire #2Image:The Walking Dead #145 (trade waiting)Indy: Star Trek & Green Lantern #2 (IDW), Orphan Black #5 - Rachel (IDW)   Online MediaCord Cutting: Over half a million US viewers “cut the cord” between April-June. Winter is coming.http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/cord-cutting-gets-ugly-u-s-pay-tv-sector-drops-566000-customers-in-q2-1201559878/ Ultra-HD Blu-ray: ...Which begs the question, who will actually buy new 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray disks & new players? (licences for the new format launch on Aug 24)http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/ultra-hd-blu-ray/248259/ultra-hd-blu-ray-launching-later-this-year   TV News Fear the Walking Dead: Behind the camera featurette released by AMCArticle:http://www.superherohype.com/news/349407-go-inside-fear-the-walking-dead-in-new-video#/slide/1  Video:https://youtu.be/YAJ1elwOH98 True Detective: Season 2 ends. The Internet is generally not impressed. 22% Decrease in viewership over last year’s S.1 finale.http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenkilloran/2015/08/10/true-detective-season-2-finale-does-not-justify-a-season-3-but-hbo-will-likely-renew-anyway/ Daredevil: First look at the Punisher on the set of Daredevil Season 2http://www.justjared.com/2015/08/08/jon-bernthal-films-a-brutal-fight-scene-for-daredevil/ Sense 8: Sense 8 Gets a second season from Netflix… but has anyone seen it?http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflixs-sense8-renewed-season-2-814098 Westworld: HBO Previews first teaser for Westworld. Anyone else getting an Inception vibe?Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM8HNuRLIBIArticle:http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/westworld-teaser-watch-hbo-1201566394/ The Bastard Executioner: “There’s Nothing Wrong with Brutality” Says SoA Creator.Trailer:https://youtu.be/YRg81aX_tlMArticle:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bastard-executioner-creator-kurt-sutter-813988 The Daily Show: 3.5M People Watched Jon Stewart say Goodbye “I’m gonna go get a drink”http://deadline.com/2015/08/daily-show-ratings-jon-stewart-final-show-comedy-central-gop-debate-1201495090/ The Strain: FX renews the Strain for Season 3http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fx-renews-strain-third-season-813848 Torentz: Yarrr!! “Pirates” leak two Fox pilots and two NBC pilots ahead of fall premieres.http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/piracy-minority-report-blindspot-lucifer-carmichael-show-1201566568/ Arrow: Matt Ryan to reprise his role of Constantine on Arrow!  #SavedConstantinehttp://www.tvinsider.com/article/33819/constantines-matt-ryan-conjures-up-magical-return-on-arrow/ Killjoys: … firefly , defiance, event horizon, all the good sci ish , class separation, bounty hunters, all goodness wrapped into inTrailer:https://youtu.be/T8rLnjMqi78 Movies Weekend Box-office:Link to box office Mojo for the week is in the FF news (Part 3) Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation: 28.5 Mil Fantastic Four: 25.6 Mil The Gift: 11.8 Mil Vacation: 8.9 Mil Ant-Man:7.9 Mil FF Part 1: Josh Trank Blames Fox in a tweet... Fox turns around and blames Trankhttp://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fantastic-four-josh-trank-tweethttp://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=123745http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fantastic-four-blame-game-fox-814764 Update -- The Blame-game continues! Trank lawyers up as new ugly details emerge. http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=123917   FF Part 2: Fox knew it was coming… confirms no X-men crossover days before openinghttp://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/fantastic-x-men-not-film-universe-article-1.2314517 FF Part 3: Weekend Box office was only $26.2M, behind MI:5. BUT FF sequel still plannedhttp://www.denofgeek.us/movies/fantastic-four/248295/fantastic-four-2-still-plannedhttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ Batfleck! Ben Affleck pushes back his next two movies. + Rumors of early screeners of B v. S looking great coincide with rumor he’ll write & direct more Batman.Delay:http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ben-affleck-live-by-night-the-accountant-release-1201559113/New:http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/batman/248269/report-affleck-to-star-in-3-stand-alone-batman-movies Ghostbusters: Bill Murray will be in Ghostbustershttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ghostbusters-bill-murray-appear-814125 Star Wars: New international tv spot for The Force Awakens w/ 2 sec of new footageArticle:http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/08/10/star-wars-the-force-awakens-debuts-first-international-tv-spot-have-you-felt-it/Video: https://youtu.be/YpPWWeWvI6QDissecting the 2sec: http://io9.com/lets-dissect-the-crap-out-of-this-new-star-wars-the-fo-1723109598 Star Wars Part 2: No new trailer or footage at D23...Article:http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/08/11/j-j-abrams-says-no-new-star-wars-the-force-awakens-footage-at-d23/ Star Wars Part 3: ...but they have pretty pictures...Article:http://www.ew.com/gallery/star-wars-force-awakens-first-look-gallery/2274288_clone-all-crops-gallery-star-wars-force-awakens-2015-daisy-ridley-and-john-boyega-0 Star Wars Part 4: ...and branded stuff! (No Happy Meals tho.)http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-takes-on-seven-promo-partners-1201569309/ Beetlejuice: WTF… Winona Ryder says Beetlejuice 2 is a go on Late Nite w/ Seth MeyerArticle:http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/08/11/yes-beetlejuice-2-is-really-happening-winona-ryder-confirms/Video:https://youtu.be/y5l2IK_ywa4 Lego Batman seems to have found its JokerArticle: http://variety.com/2015/film/news/zach-galifianakis-joker-lego-batman-1201568733/ The Hateful 8: The first trailer to Quentin Tarantino’s 8th film, the Hateful 8, debuts onlineArticle:http://deadline.com/2015/08/the-hateful-eight-trailer-quentin-tarantino-kurt-russell-1201497958/Video:https://youtu.be/gnRbXn4-Yis Trumbo: Bryan Cranston gets blacklisted in the first trailer for TrumboArticle:http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/trumbo/248397/trumbo-trailer-with-bryan-cranston-arrivesVideo:https://youtu.be/n0dZ_2ICpJE Deadwood Movie: HBO Confirms talks of a Deadwood MovieArticle: http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/hbo-confirms-early-talks-of-deadwood-movie-1201569178/ Non News Benedict Cumberbatch asks fans to “Hashtag the Shit” out of this: Don’t record me on stage.http://variety.com/2015/legit/news/watch-benedict-cumberbatch-begs-fans-to-stop-recording-hamlet-its-morifying-1201566996/   Guillermo del Toro on why he develops 5 properties at the same timehttp://collider.com/pacific-rim-2-hellboy-3-updates-guillermo-del-toro/   Giant Robots, Aliens, Dragons? Best. Election. Ad. Ever! (BTW, Canada is having an election)Article:http://io9.com/this-could-seriously-be-the-greatest-political-campaign-1723555465Video:https://youtu.be/DG6fhub9HDQ

iiNet considers pro bono legal representation for accused pirates, while Godzilla stalks the pirate hunters. Quickflix strikes a deal with Presto, while Hollywood settles on the Ultra HD Blu-ray standard - will it be the last physical format? All that and more on Vertical Hold.   iiNet blog post re pro bono legal representation: http://blog.iinet.net.au/what-does-it-mean-for-me-if-i-downloaded-the-dallas-buyers-club-movie/   Sponsored by IceTV http://icetv.com.au "The coolest way to experience Free-to-Air TV"