HDTV

After stumbling across Pirates of the Caribbean last night on ABC, I realized that ABC is one of the channels I get an over the air HDTV signal from, so I switched from my cable input to that. And I have to say, HDTV looks a lot better.

As an aside, I've also been rather impressed by the side-by-side comparisons of DVD versus BluRay at stores like Best Buy and Circuit City. But I'm planning to wait until there's a clear winner in the BluRay versus HD-DVD format war (or players that can handle both formats become cheap) before moving from DVD to a new format.

Movies

I realized today that the last movie I saw in a theater is out on DVD. This can mean one of several things, or more likely, a combination of all.

1. I don't see enough movies.
2. Most movies aren't worth watching in theaters.
3. Movie to DVD time is a lot lower than it used to be for VHS.
   

One Mustn't Forget One's Towel

So I'm roaming around WalMart while they change my car's oil. Guess what I found? The original BBC television series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on DVD. So of course I immediately put it in my shopping cart.

I remember first reading about it when it was released for Region 2 (Europe); it's nice to see that it's made its way to North America.

Don't Panic

Ignore what the film critics say. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a good movie. Go see it.

Drew Carey's Green Screen Show

Nifty new show on The WB. Take Whose Line is it Anyway?, do it in front of a green screen, and add animation. If you like Whose Line?, you'll like this. If you haven't seen Whose Line?, you'll probably like it anyway. And go watch Whose Line? on ABC Family, too.