In our one-bedroom apartment, we have a pass-through window between our kitchen and living room. It would be the perfect spot for us to hang a flat-screen tv but the surface it would have to be mounted on is a piece of 1/4" plywood abutting the back side of our kitchen cabinets. Is it possible?
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posted by palegirl
on Feb 12, 2013 -
13 answers
There's a scene in
Deadwood and I can't figure out entirely what it's doing there. It's spoilery, so details below the fold.
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posted by invitapriore
on Feb 11, 2013 -
7 answers
We haven't had a proper TV in over a decade. I would like to have something other than my laptop to watch streaming media, DVDs, Netflix, etc. Can you explain how this works in 2013? I imagine we'd buy something like this
Samsung LED HDTV and some kind of speakers. Then what? Do we plug it into a laptop? What exactly is Apple TV and how does it stack up against Roku? This seems like it should be a simple question, but I feel like a caveman emerging from the dark, and am fairly bewildered at all of the options and variations out there.
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posted by barnone
on Feb 11, 2013 -
26 answers
My boyfriend and I have just finished Season 1 of The Walking Dead. We have heard that Season 2 really drags, but Season 3 (so far) is amazing. So now we are torn: should we watch all of Season 2, or should we skip some episodes so as to reach Season 3 faster? If the latter, which episodes should we skip, and which are must-watch? SPOILERS INSIDE.
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posted by ocherdraco
on Feb 10, 2013 -
23 answers
I'm an American who loves British television but am tired of discovering shows only after they have finished. Is there a UK-centric equivalent of
The A.V. Club—i.e., a site that covers currently airing British television series?
posted by kaisemic
on Feb 3, 2013 -
3 answers
I'm at home ill at the moment, watching lots of films and reading a lot (this week I've watched 14 films and read 2 books). I'd like to find sites (or podcasts/lectures/etc) that intelligently examine media and/or popular culture. I regularly read articles on
Popmatters and sometimes the
A.V. Club (but not so much). What are your favourite film/media crit resources? Podcasts? Lectures? Thank you in advance for any help!
posted by everydayanewday
on Jan 29, 2013 -
13 answers
One of the longest-running modern-day battles is that of Cable vs. Dish Network. Both seem to basically offer the same stuff. Most everything I read says Dish Network offers everything Cable does, except it's cheaper. Which is better and why? Does Dish Network really go out when it rains or is cloudy? Do you have experience with both and a compelling reason for one over the other? Thanks in advance.
posted by dep
on Jan 28, 2013 -
23 answers
She is thinking of a skit that's she is pretty sure was on SNL (or maybe another show, like Mad TV) before 2000. The main character was a white guy with mullet-like brown hair who is easily offended. He challenges other guys to fight and acts really cocky, talking smack, but he can't maintain his muscle strength so he starts out trying to punch his opponent in the upper body, but his punches land farther and farther down on the opponent's body until he winds up on the ground. She thinks in one of the skits, he says something like, "Are you calling me a turkey???" He might also call his opponents turkeys. The setting of the skits might be a bar.
posted by reren
on Jan 25, 2013 -
6 answers
I need to rephotograph some stuff off a computer monitor and I love the texture of the screens in
this clip from Moneyball, especially in the extreme close ups and player head shots. The visible honeycomb of pixels is what I'm interested in. I've shot stuff off a Cinema Display (no visible pixels really) and broadcast monitor (visible but rectangular) before and it doesn't look like this. Any idea what kind of monitor or LCD looks like this?
posted by nathancaswell
on Jan 24, 2013 -
10 answers
I have a Toshiba 35" TV from the mid-90s that still works perfectly. I still have the manual it came with, and the original remote. The TV stands on a custom TV stand that was built by the manufacturer specifically for it.
Unfortunately, I don't want it anymore, the TV weighs 165 lbs., and I cannot carry it myself. Options I've exhausted include:
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posted by tzikeh
on Jan 20, 2013 -
28 answers
Mrs. Mojo and i began watching 'Bunheads' but lost interest within four episodes. Recent comments from critics implied the show significantly improved after its beginning. Assuming you agree, where would you pick it up again?
posted by mojohand
on Jan 15, 2013 -
8 answers
We've decided it's time to watch Star Trek... all of it. In what order should we watch it?
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posted by unix
on Jan 14, 2013 -
41 answers
Back in the late 1980s there was this weird performance art duo, a man and a woman, who seemed to turn up all over the place on TV. They were on MTV, I think they were on the Tonight Show, et al, but nobody seems to remember them and I can't find any record of them online. (No, they were
not Shields and Yarnell.)
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posted by Ursula Hitler
on Jan 10, 2013 -
8 answers
I am wracking my brain! Does anyone remember a TV show from the 80s/90s that had a book with an eye that opened and closed at the end of each episode?? Its a faint memory, but any help would be appreciated!
posted by refractal
on Jan 8, 2013 -
10 answers
I just want a 60" screen that just shows the video from the home theater and devices like Roku. Does it exist?
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posted by usermac
on Jan 4, 2013 -
18 answers
What's the best way to connect my Samsung series 5 TV with my Acer Ferrari One notebook so I can use the TV as a monitor? The laptop doesn't have a HDMI port...
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posted by Helga-woo
on Dec 28, 2012 -
3 answers
Please help me create an "Essentials of Doctor Who" playlist, to catch someone up on the show since the reboot.
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posted by zarq
on Dec 26, 2012 -
20 answers
Help my sister identify this outtake or live skit. As my sister describes the scene, there's a man eating a sandwich and the sound effects keep getting out of synch. Eventually he turns to the camera/audience and says something along the lines of "You know, I have to eat this whole sandwich."
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posted by ErWenn
on Dec 25, 2012 -
3 answers
I am looking for the best quality video of a TV broadcast of the ball drop in Time Square from any time during the 1960s.
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posted by mge
on Dec 24, 2012 -
2 answers
I want to watch videos from a yoga website (
Yogaglo) on my TV. The tools I have available to me are: MacBook, xbox 360, and Apple TV. Can I make it happen?
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posted by Anonymousness
on Dec 22, 2012 -
5 answers
Prepping for a five hour layover in Houston (and lots of other holiday traveling in the next three weeks). What are your favorite movies or shows to watch while traveling?
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posted by mittenedsex
on Dec 19, 2012 -
13 answers
I recently inherited both a broken Sony KDS60A2000 and a broken Sony KDS50A2000 from a friend. They're both broken, but they're both broken in different ways. Can I cobble together one working television from the two of them?
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posted by Ian A.T.
on Dec 12, 2012 -
4 answers
If those Yankees can do it, then so can I. How to watch (preferably HD-quality) Romanian TV in the southeastern USA? Willing to consider anything, including satellite and IPTV.
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posted by verdeluz
on Dec 12, 2012 -
3 answers
For TV shows like The Mindy Project or 30 Rock, where the creator is also the star, to what extent is the creator involved in the writing? Do they split the job of showrunner with someone else or are they not in the writer's room at all? If there is a showrunner, at what point in the pitch process does that person usually get hired?
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posted by matildatakesovertheworld
on Dec 11, 2012 -
8 answers
Can anyone tell me where I could find a copy (legit or not) of the 1974 TV movie "The Little Match Girl" (IMDB info
here) that starred Lynsey Baxter. It was a great, particularly dark version, and I'd like to show it to my family this holiday. Any leads appreciated. It was originally produced by a TV station in Cincinnatti. I am not interested in any other version than this one. Thanks!
posted by cmp4Meta
on Dec 8, 2012 -
6 answers
Seen any good movies or TV lately, or ever? The hard part: must be Bechdel-positive.
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posted by Corvid
on Dec 8, 2012 -
70 answers
Love The Walking Dead but am getting a little tired of the one black man rule, that has got me thinking are there any examples of two black men in current TV and or movies that are not specifically a "Black" show i.e. The Cosby Show, Tyler Perry, that has two adult black males interacting?
posted by kanemano
on Dec 7, 2012 -
27 answers
Early Christmas Present filter: We got a new tv last night. Help us decide on the best movies to watch to "break it in"
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posted by PuppetMcSockerson
on Nov 30, 2012 -
29 answers
How do I buy South Korean TV/movie posters? I am interested in procuring copies of the two posters at the top of
this post. Cursory googling hasn't helped identify an obvious source.
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posted by googly
on Nov 29, 2012 -
2 answers
I need clips from movies and TV shows of people suffering from PTSD. Funny, serious, whatever - bonus points for something I can access online.
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posted by Viola
on Nov 27, 2012 -
29 answers
Does anyone know what song it is that plays during the closing credits of Season 3, Episode 4 of
Bored to Death?
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posted by Modus Pwnens
on Nov 23, 2012 -
4 answers
I have public wi-fi at my new apartment, and am able to stream Netflix just fine via a friend's laptop. I am not sure if there is a way for my Apple TV (2nd gen) to work here. I have googled around and others seemed to be able and others not. Normally when using my home computer or kindle tablet, I have to connect to wi-fi after a given period of time left unattended and then click "connect" from a browser page so perhaps this is why the ATV2 cannot work. Any thoughts?
Thanks and have a good Thanksgiving!
posted by snap_dragon
on Nov 22, 2012 -
7 answers
There was a really funny commercial about a year or two ago... a husband and wife are sitting at either end of a very long dinner table in a Victorian styled dining room. They were both waspy ... straight laced,prim and proper. After a moment the husband looks up to his wife and says in a monotone voice "happy.anniversay"if any one could link me to that YouTube video you will have fulfilled my Christmas wish!
posted by FireStyle
on Nov 20, 2012 -
1 answer
We need a new TV / home entertainment setup. Hoping for specific product recommendations.
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posted by shothotbot
on Nov 18, 2012 -
3 answers
Laid up for surgery during the month of December. Please recommend to me your cheesiest Christmas movies or TV episodes that are available online. Made-for-TV movies are OK, in fact they would be awesome.
posted by backwards compatible
on Nov 17, 2012 -
18 answers
What can I do with a
massive entertainment cabinet after getting rid of the television? None of the local charities are interested (and I don't blame them). For reference, it's 6'10" tall x 8' wide x 2' deep, the doors need 18" clearance to open, the upper shelves are glass, and I hate needing to worry about the glass doors. All suggestions (kindling? cat gym? ding-dong ditch it somewhere?) on where to take it or how to repurpose it are welcome!
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posted by VelveteenBabbitt
on Nov 16, 2012 -
17 answers
I love to read. I love to watch t.v. I don't love binge reading and binge t.v. watching. How do I stop this?
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posted by Sassyfras
on Nov 15, 2012 -
9 answers
[Moves/Media Filter] What scenes in either movies or television depict employees being laid off? I am thinking scenes that are done either properly, or terribly inappropriate. Ideally the clips should be short 1-4 minutes. Thank you in advance!
posted by handbanana
on Nov 10, 2012 -
24 answers
Please help a luddite watch TV. I know the state of the art in TV options has come a long way since my family decided that cable + TiVo was the right solution for us a decade ago. Now we have a new place and I want to set it up right but I get overwhelmed when I go to research the options. Can you help me make sense of it and stop wasting a ton of money on cable?
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posted by fingersandtoes
on Nov 8, 2012 -
9 answers
How do cable shows that offer free video podcasts on iTunes make money off of my watching them if no ads are inserted?
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posted by lea724
on Nov 6, 2012 -
4 answers
