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  The Analog-to-Digital TV transition: A2DTVOK!

  posted by matt | 11.19.08 | permalink | comment?

  We watch an awful lot of TV over here in the Songspeak National Headquarters Office Tower. And much like the Y2K scare, we plan to party like it’s 1999 when analog television transitions to digital TV only in February of 2009.

  But seriously folks– who even HAS analog TV anymore? People who aren’t going to be able to figure out how to hook up a digital converter box, that’s who.

  Thanks Jeff at LinkFarm for cracking an egg of knowledge about this video.

  Oh, and speaking of a sign o’ the times… Back in 1999, my mom got t-shirts with big letters that said Y2KOK! for her office. Her and her co-workers were stuck working at their office on New Year’s Eve because of the Y2K hullabaloo. I was reminded of this recently because Jamie found the films for the job at the t-shirt silkscreen place he works for where the shirts were printed.

  But also, I was thinking about Y2K recently because Kristen and I just finished watching Sports Night, which had an episode devoted to Y2K. Oh dated humor, you kill me.

  And in case you were wondering, I’m happy to report that I’m confident everything will be Y2.009KOK here at Songspeak.

  Tags: alf, analog, converter box, digital, february, new years eve, old lady video, prince, silver screen design, songspeak national headquarters office tower, sports night, television, y2k, year 2000

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  Josh Groban sings TV theme song medley at Emmy Awards

  posted by matt | 09.22.08 | permalink | 9 comments

  I never thought I’d be typing this, but Josh Groban gave a stellar performance at the 2008 Emmys / The Academy Awards, doing an amusing medley of television theme songs. There was quite a variety, and I think I was most impressed with seeing Groban do the South Park theme (1:45 in or so). Also notable is the theme song from Cops about 2:45 in.

  Here’s a list of all the TV theme songs Josh Groban sang or made reference to:

  The Simpsons
  Friends
  Happy Days
  Golden Girls
  Mister Roger’s Neighborhood
  The Andy Grifith Show
  The Love Boat
  Law & Order
  The Addams Family
  The Muppet Show
  The X-Files
  South Park
  The Jeffersons
  Baywatch
  The Brady Bunch
  COPS
  Law & Order
  The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
  Saturday Night Live
  The Late Show with David Letterman
  Late Night with Conan O’Brien
  The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
  Two and a Half Men
  Rawhide
  Gilligan’s Island
  M*A*S*H
  The Carol Burnett Show
  Cheers
  I Dream of Genie

  Tell us what you think in the comments below!

  Tags: 2008 academy awards, baywatch, cheers, cops, emmy, Friends, gilligan's island, golden girls, happy days, i dream of genie, josh groban, late night with conan o'brien, law & order, M*A*S*H*, medley, mister roger's neighborhood, montage, rawhide, salute, saturday night live, snl, south park, television, the addams family, the andy grifith show, the brady bunch, the carol burnett show, the fresh prince of bel air, the jeffersons, the late show with david letterman, the love boat, the muppet show, the muppets, the simpsons, the tonight show with johnny carson, the x-files, tv theme songs, two and a half men, x-files