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Re: Boxcutters Episode 97

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:40:31 -0000

hey kids, long time listener, short term brett cropley cyber stalker.

anyhoo, just wondering if we can get that list of all the gats: all i cn remember are:
The Shield
The Wire
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Arrested Development
The Larry Sanders Show
Deadwood.

which ones did i miss?

Re: Boxcutters Episode 98

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:53:53 -0000

i dont get the ten year rule...

Re: The golden age of television

FulltimeCasual — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:25:37 -0000

cool, atleast you guys started a debate!

but, spaced and bsg have to be above shit like curb.

anyhoo, for those wanting to see nathan barley, here are all the episodes:

http://stage6.divx.com/videos/tag:nathan+barley

Re: The golden age of television

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:19 -0000

ross, if you've never heard of spaced til this week, then rejoice. you have 7 perfect hours of television waiting for you (just borrow the dvd i gave brett).

and then, all you boys need some serious bsg time..

Re: The golden age of television

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:57:55 -0000

and @guywithoutaname,

yeah, nathan barley is available via the googles, but you'll find the stage6 version are much higher quality... as is veoh.com

its a shame really, pirating tv used to be such a chore, now its so easy it takes some of the fun out of it..

Re: Boxcutters Episode 99

FulltimeCasual — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:04:31 -0000

hey, great to hear the still fresh bruising from Gat this episode.

you boys watched spaced yet?

what about bsg? sure, its only a 60+ hour commitment to catch up, but bloody hell, you're tv fans.. you can do it!

oh, and when i was eight, i got the most adorable puppy. We had him for just four days when my mother accidently ran over him. he bled to death in my arms.

that experience was still more enjoyable than Curb Your Enthusiasm..

Re: Boxcutters Episode 103

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:09:24 -0000

technically speaking, 720p is considered the lowest form of HD.

and i believe Sea Patrol prefers the name Knight Boat (Oh, every week there's a canal. Or an inlet. Or a fjord. )

great episode guys...

Re: Boxcutters Episode 105

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:15:11 -0000

ping feedburner! this episode isnt in the feed yet...

Re: Boxcutters Episode 105

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:55:56 -0000

brett, re iTunes bloated software rant...

didnt you install vista by choice?

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:51:58 -0000

it is rigged! i got a crumpler!

anyhoo, now that the unpleastantness of the fall season is almost behind you guys, make sure you all borrow Battlestar Galactica off brett.

seriously brilliant television..

and i dont hate you for it not being in GAT. you cant watch everything... (I've just finished season one of The Sopranos)

Re: Boxcutters Episode 110

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:48:22 -0000

btw, mediawatch was slightly relevant this week.. they opened with a great "i dont buy it..."

Re: boxcutters episode 111

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:52:26 -0000

i reckon nerds are the new black on tv becuase the networks have realised if they attract the nerds, we'll promote the shows on forums, blogs, and podcasts. Cos, lets face it, only nerds join forums, blog or podcast.

Re: boxcutters episode 111

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:17:13 -0000

also, have you guys seen the posters for the new showcase series satisfaction that have popped up everywhere? the women are all photoshopped so much it actually looks like the same woman wearing a series of wigs.

its like some bizarre aphex twin album cover.

Re: boxcutters episode 111

FulltimeCasual — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:36:22 -0000

hey, antony green groupies, download the pdf election bingo card i made at work today..

its just a collection of all the seats that antony will be watching on the night, and if more than ten fall to labor, then bingo!

get it here:

http://www.fulltimecasual.com/?p=238

Re: boxcutters episode 111

FulltimeCasual — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:14:53 -0000

Hey, the bingo card up loaded yesterday didnt have NSW on it for some reason, so i've re-uploaded it.

Now includes,Bennelong, Wentworth, Parramatta, and of course, Eden Monaro.. :)

http://www.fulltimecasual.com/?p=238

Re: Boxcutters Episode 112

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:53:20 -0000

ahh brett,

you knew exactly what you were doing when you mac bashed. meh. as i've said before, i've got 4 macs, but thats because fcp has me by the balls.

regardless of what you think of itunes, and for the record, it works beautifully on my macs, you must realise that without itunes you'd have 3 listeners. 4 if you include mrs ross.

podcasts were only listened to by ubergeeks til the worlds biggest jukebox platform added a podcast section.

but back to telly, i really wish i had listened to this before recording episode 6 of fulltimecasual, my review of mel and kochies election extravaganza was just a repeat of yours.

great episode boys.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 112

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:13:14 -0000

brett,

ubuntu is great, os x is great, xp is tolerable, vista is the os equivalent of Sunrise.

its ok. we can live together. but i believe you were trying to paraphrase Roy and HG but messed it up.

its "you're an embarrassment to yourself and a burden on the rest of us."

remember, us mac kids make up only 4% of the market, thats why we have to defend our platform so much. You windows kids are the privileged white guys of the market. you just dont understand the prejudice we face, and you never will.

Re: Boxcutters Episode 112

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:03:19 -0000

you're right Josh...

OMG, is everyone up to date with Dexter? if you're not, catch up! Episode 9 was a balltearer.

Re: Boxcutter Episode 113

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:43:18 -0000

i had a look at abc.net.au/now but its not available for macs.

:)

Re: Boxcutter Episode 113

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:24:22 -0000

hey,

just wondering, has anyone found an episode of Satisfaction on the usual sites? it doesnt seem to be on diwana just yet..

come on foxtel subscribers, share the love!

Re: Boxcutter Episode 113

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:27:52 -0000

ohh.. ad btw, the final episodes of the best damn show in years, Dexter, have been leaked..

check your local guides.

Re: Boxcutter Episode 113

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:35:35 -0000

just finished listening to the latest this american life, the second story is about newsrooms fighting for an exclusive, and the decisions they make to get it. beautifully done. i'd love to hear the reaction from someone who works in a news room, but where would i find someone like that?

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?epis...

Re: Boxcutters Episode 114

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:44:12 -0000

awesome show guys, and great to hear some potty mouth... :)

re: wilfred, um, pizza was a tropfest, and the first two seasons were pretty good...

Re: Boxcutters Episode 114

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:49 -0000

also: product placement.

you've got to revisit sylvester stallones cobra.

opening scene, cobra hides behind a pepsi standee during a shoot out.

then he gets home, needs some time alone, so he goes onto his roof, and takes some quiet time infront of a pepsi billboard.

then there's the hospital shootout. watch cobra run from pepsi vending machine to pepsi vending machine for cover...

but the best moment, the final scene after you think the bad guy has been killed. cobra's mate pops into a convenience store and buys a can of coke. cobra says "why do you drink that, its bad for you?" before his mate can answer, he is shot to death by the bad guy..

so incredibly subtle it hurts..

Re: boxcutters episode 117

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:44:18 -0000

Good to have you back boys!

*30 rock, diet arrested development. but still incredibly enjoyable.

*Peep Show.. yeah, the POV annoys me too, but there are still some killer lines.. perfect hangover television.

and on behalf of all the geeks who listen, when are you gonna review Battlestar Galactica in full?

pete.

(btw, you should really get back into twitter mr cropley, boxcutters has quite the following there. sad, lonely geeks watch a lot of telly. who knew? )

Re: Boxcutters Episode 118

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:39:03 -0000

hey, great ep..

dunno where else to put this but here will do:

1) icetv has been updated (but private beta style) and has all the functionality of tivo now..

2) tivo is doing beta testing itself and "you may or may not get to keep the pvr after the trial period"

3) josh's favourite jeopardy contestant was on this american life this week..

that is all .

pete.

Re: Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:53:30 -0000

hey, i lived in sydney when blue murder was first aired, and although it took about 2 months later, i eventually had a vhs tape showed up..

btw, the other day i was watching that bizarre "free to air" for the first time in ages when i heard, "From Camden, James Talia..."

I was shocked, James, you're so young! You sound so world weary on the podcast.. I assumed you were friends with Rob's father, and that how he knew you... wow.

Re: Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:54:56 -0000

also, grammar, sometimes, not my friend :)

Re: Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff

FulltimeCasual — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:25:11 -0000

diwana mods said they werent gonna touch underbelly. interestingly, youtorrents, mininova and pirate bay all have around 1000 seeds and 5000 leechers.

when was the last time an australian tv show or movie got that?

Re: Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff

FulltimeCasual — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:37:06 -0000

i've now seen up to episode *cough* [mr. black] and i've got to say, its very strange that they chose Carl Williams to be the main character..

they give him alot more credit than he deserves, atleast, according to the books...

Re: Ep 119: Underbelly, Other stuff

FulltimeCasual — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:50:40 -0000

i thought you meant naomi..

can saying the word cunt now be referred to as "dropping the fonda-bomb"?

Re: Ep 120: Cashmere Mafia vs Lipstick Jungle, Underbelly, Monster House

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:40:01 -0000

so torrents are good for publicity (i agree with you there) but then, 'Channel 9 is a different case, because they will eventually show Underbelly in Victoria and every person that downloads is one less viewer?'

i dont get it, are you saying torrenting is only healthy for a show when done in a secondary market?

Re: Ep 122: James Talia, Ashes to Ashes, Tony Mokbel

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:53:54 -0000

in defense of poor liz hayes, I was taught that soft lighting and Vaseline smeared lenses was known as the cybil sheperd effect... Or "moonlighting"...

Re: Ep 126: Gladiators and East of Everything

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:20:33 -0000

hey, you can watch the full episodes at southparkstudio with HotSpot Shield... (you can do the same with hulu)

also, brett, is antonia prebble the one you think is hot? she's cute as a damn button.

great episode guys, and josh, good to see you on twitter.

Re: Ep 127: James Talia, Anna Brain, BBC, Logie nominations

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:38:32 -0000

hey guys,

just letting you know the itunes feed hasnt auto-updated for me for a few weeks now...

come tuesday night or wednesday morning i normally think 'where the hell is boxcutters?" and have to manually donwload it.

you may want to check the xml file itunes is getting.

sorry to geek out, but i'd hate for my itunes brothers to unsubscribe cos they thought you werent updating.. :)

Re: Ep 127: James Talia, Anna Brain, BBC, Logie nominations

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:55:25 -0000

ignoring brett.. ahem.

for the album art its probably simple, iTunes shows your spiffy new art for the feed, but each episode needs to have the album art embedded into the mp3 as well for it to show up on your device.

its an annoying step i often forget to do myself.

as for the feed, i'm sure if i waited everything would be fine.. itunes only pings the server every 24hrs for new episodes, unless you force ping it. Podpress for wordpress will force ping itunes as soon as an episode is published. do you guys use it?

anyhoo, thats way to geeky. feel proud i care this much. :)

Re: Ep 127: James Talia, Anna Brain, BBC, Logie nominations

FulltimeCasual — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:32:26 -0000

ahem.

an mp3 with embedded graphics is still an mp3. mp3's are able to contain metadata like album art, lyrics, shownotes, artist, track number etc. download the latest fulltimecasual, kermit the frog is the embedded album art.

yes i did read that itunes worked fine for you. awesome. it didnt for me.

as for itunes trying to push safari onto you, well thats an act of pure bastardry from apple.

Re: Ep 128: Wilbur Wilde, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, jPod

FulltimeCasual — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:30:36 -0000

hey,

for divx / avi players, always go for the no name brands from china.

aldi sell a dvd player every few weeks that does divx/avi for $35, including a front usb port. i bought one for every non-geek in my life last xmas so i didnt have to convert shows for them anymore.

Re: Ep 131: David Knox, James Talia, Logies, and Canal Road

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:59:22 -0000

David Rayne is truly awful.

Possibly cos he's the poor man's poorer man's Kochie, and Kochie aint that good.

I really fucking hate that show he's on, and i feel sorry for the unemployed/students/and domestic workers that watch him.

One of the reasons i havent quit my job is cos i cant handle mid morning tv.

Re: Ep 131: David Knox, James Talia, Logies, and Canal Road

FulltimeCasual — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:07:50 -0000

also, sorry, mentioned this on my very sub-par podcast, but the prequel to underbelly needs to be the kath pettingil, victor peirce story.

it would be fantastic, the real life phoenix/janus.

Re: Watch Hulu (and others) from outside the US

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:15:24 -0000

Just browsing to hear what happened to Ross, and stumbled across this post... Hotspot shield is a great work around for hulu, but after months of using it for 30 Rock and The Office i've noticed one trick, never close the hotspot shield banner ads - your connection slows right down. this is not really that big a deal since you dont see the ads if you watch hulu in full screen.

Actually, when i first started using hulu months ago, hulu's own ad server would see i was using some kind of anonymous vpn thing, and i guess targeted generic geek ads to me from cisco and the like. today it always shows the stupid blank screen that tells me to disable an ad-blocker (i dont use an ad blocker!) whats annoying about this is the 'disable your ad blocker screen' is a full 30 seconds longs, the ads used to be much shorter. lé sigh.

Re: Simple iPhone 1.1.2 Upgrade Instructions (with Unlock)

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:04:26 -0000

hi brad...

i had iPhone firmware 1.0.2 i tried to upgrade to 1.1.2 (step one) but got an error message 1603.. i googled and saw fairly unhelpful guides telling me to restart the computer and try and. i did that, same error message.. then removed the sim, this time the error message was 1604.

i tried in another user, no joy. oh.. hang on. a new computer worked, but i'm getting the message telling me to put an 'unlocked and valid sim in the phone...

i'm scared :)

Re: Simple iPhone 1.1.2 Upgrade Instructions (with Unlock)

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:05:06 -0000

damn iNdependence is coming up with an error..

you need to downgrade to version 1.0.2 then perform the special upgrade.. :(

Re: Simple iPhone 1.1.2 Upgrade Instructions (with Unlock)

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:23:26 -0000

hmmm...

maybe the phone's touch screen is buggered then.. its up, but the slide for emergency isnt working..

Re: Simple iPhone 1.1.2 Upgrade Instructions (with Unlock)

FulltimeCasual — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:55:19 -0000

yeah, its animated.. actually, the guy who's phone it is just told me the screen hasnt been responsive for weeks.. "is that important?"

i hate people.