It’s no secret that DVR (Digital Video Recorder) owners terrify the ad industry. This device makes it simple to skip commercials. As the number of DVR owners approaches fifty-percent of the TV viewing market, the value of an expensive commerical drops drastically. Oddly, those of us who have DVR’s are learning how networks schedule those [...]
Have you ever noticed the very quick (1 1/2 seconds) at the end of a tv show there is a logo shown. In showbiz speak, that’s a vanity card. It’s called that because thats where the shows creator and executive producer gets to put his corporate logo. Chuck Lorre is a sitcom producer. A producer [...]
(Updated 5/24/2009) I love my Prius. I have owned it nearly three years and over 30,000 miles. It was a sunny Friday afternoon. I was on my way home from work. It’s a seven mile drive I do twice every day. I was stopped at a light. When the light turned green, I gently eased [...]