DVD happiness, present and future, and other random linkage

[yendi]

I spent a good portion of the weekend enjoying my Futurama DVD set. I not only watched (and loved) all the episodes, but I also watched each one with the commentary track (by Matt Groening,, David X. Cohen, and a host of others). This DVD is why commentary tracks are worthwhile (and they're much stronger on tv shows than movies, imho, simply from an attention-span pov). From easter-egg revelations to studio memories to nifty technical details, the commentary tracks were all just a blast to listen to.

From gmcaddicted, comes the link to the Gothic Miss Manners Guide to Livejournal

And Firefly fans might want to read taraljc's entry over here, which is the best argument in favor of ordering Showtime that I've ever heard.

Oh, and Firefly is now available for preorder on DVD! As is Buffy Season 5. Yep, I've updated my wishlist.

Interestingly, Fox's Firefly site is still up. Kind of a depressing memorial for the show.

Finally, Slate (which, since it's owned by MSN, couldn't possibly have an ulterior motive for their story, could they?) has an article on the flaws of Google. Conflict of interest aside, there are some valid points there.

Comments

[stevenglassman.livejournal.com]

A few thoughts.

1) You really should make 'song watch some of the better eps of Futurama. Last time I was there, I pointed to the Futurama box and tried to get her to watch some, and she said she'd watch them with you. ::nod::

2) I don't have Showtime, but I've been grabbing Dead Like Me off the net. It's amazing. I almost sent 'song home with a set of the first three episodes, but the files are too big to burn onto a regular CD. Still sussing that out. You **need** to watch this show, it's brilliantly done.

[yendi]

She watched the second half of Fry and the Slurm Factory (with commentary) with me before the cruise, and I caught her laughing a few times. I'm still working on her to get her to see the rest.