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Oscar Telecast Crystal Clear

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mattimmerman

It’s no secret the the Academy of Motion Pictures (Arts & Science if you want to be technical) have struggled in recent years to maintain audiences in key demographics.  Recent years have seen the likes of James Franco, Alec Baldwin, …

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Conan O’Brien Guest Stars on How I Met Your Mother”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by mattimmerman

Last year when Neil Patrick Harris stopped by Conan O’Brien’s late night show they spoke of a charity auction that O’Brien attended, and won, that afforded the winner a walk on roll on CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”.  …

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A Look At Online Piracy

Posted on February 23, 2012 by mattimmerman

Online piracy has become a focal point for discussion in 2012.  SOPA garnered widespread controversy and the shutdown of popular content hub Megavideo created cries of censorship, but who is really to blame?  It seems to be Hollywood’s inability to …

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2012 Grammy’s Garner Second Highest Ratings Of All Time

Posted on February 14, 2012 by mattimmerman

This years Grammy Awards pulled in 39.9 million viewers, up 12.2 million from last year, and giving the Grammy’s their second highest ratings since attracting 43.9 million viewers in 1984.  On the heals of Whitney Houston’s passing Saturday, a shadow …

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Social Media Allows For World To Mourn As One

Posted on February 14, 2012 by mattimmerman

Whitney Houston passed away Saturday at the young age of 48.  Perhaps garnering more recognition in recent years for her battle with drugs and attempt to return to pop glory, Houston was never able to regain her signature sound that …

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Nerd Herd Says Goodbye To Chuck

Posted on February 9, 2012 by mattimmerman

When the fall season kicks off, networks roll out brand new shows along with new episodes of established favorites.   The 2007-2008 television season saw the release of two programs for the nerds in all of us, The Big Bang Theory …

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SOPA Put On Hold, But For How Long

Posted on February 9, 2012 by mattimmerman

Internet downloading, pirating, sharing, streaming.  It doesn’t matter what name you use to define it, either way the government wants to put a stop to it.  Last week Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was discussed in congress as a means …

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Location Based Applications Not Such A Good Idea

Posted on February 9, 2012 by mattimmerman

Everyday millions of people log into Facebook or onto their phones and update their statuses, tweet, email and text. Since the Facebook boom, and the growing popularity of application based electronics, the trend of reporting ones activities and thoughts has …

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M.I.A. Sparks Yet Another Superbowl Halftime Controversy

Posted on February 9, 2012 by mattimmerman

Another season of football came to a close Sunday with the highly anticipated Giants vs Patriots rematch.  While the game brought record numbers (it is now currently the highest viewed program of all time with 111.3 million viewers), it wasn’t …

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