Geek Mentality

February 11, 2012

Dunder Mifflin Misses Michael Scott

I started watching The Office towards the end of its first season. Once I introduced my wife to the show, we both became instantly hooked. Today, it’s really one of the only shows we still watch together (I watch a lot of TV, she watches stuff like 90210 - enough said).

The thing is, we don’t necessarily watch it on Thursday nights anymore. It’s really lost some of it’s “Must Seeness” for us - and of course that’s because of one reason.

We miss Michael Scott.

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November 19, 2010

Hulu Plus: My 5 Minutes as a Member

I am an avid television watcher. I love my TiVo, I love my iPod Touch, I love my Netflix, and I love my Roku. So, when I heard that Hulu, the most popular hub of ad-supported online television streaming, was releasing a subscription service it did get me interested. Perhaps this was the final blow in the cable companies hold on us all? When I heard that it was coming to the Roku Player I became even more excited that I could stream it right on my television. And - when I heard they lowered their subscription fee to $7.99 (to match the Netflix streaming only number) and they were letting you have a free preview week - I knew that I had to jump on and try.

I jumped off five minutes later. Seriously.

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