Subj : Re: Rome
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Trouble
Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 11:15:01

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Jim Larson wrote:

> Speaking of TiVo, it caught something called Braniac the other day.
> It's some kind of Brit show where they blow stuff up in the name of
> gimmicky science. One simple but neat trick: Fill a soda bottle with
> liquid nitrogen, seal, then walk away quickly.
 
Haven't seen it, how does it compare to say Mythbusters?

I'm afraid the 'science' level of SciFi's Master Blasters just hasn't 
grabbed me yet.

And the suggestions from my TiVo aren't really catching more for me than 
1 show every two weeks. I get a lot more performance out of my 20-30 
different keyword wishists[1]. Must I keep training it through up and 
down with the suggestions it makes, or is it supposed to be that hit or 
miss?

In other news the bedroom TiVo is most active from 1am to 6am, the times 
that my Comcast DVR goes into powersave (haven't exchanged it for a set 
top box yet) anyways these are the times that MOST of the 'actual' 
science shows are on TV.

Speaking of which anybody seen Infinite Universe or The Eyes of Nye?

I'm looking for the Mechanical Universe a Caltech freshman physics 
program, but nobody out here seems to be carrying it. KET in Kentucky 
carries it for Crissake... but we can't get it in the Virginia Maryland 
tech corridor.

-- 
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise.
Seek what they sought."
--Basho


[1] The keywords Jet, Fighter, and Rocket are USELESS, unless you want a 
bunch of Jet Li movies, stuff from SpikeTV, and kids network stuff...

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