Monthly Archives: September, 2011

Star Trek: The Next Generation is finally headed for Blu-ray Disc release, according to an official announcement from CBS Entertainment. The 178 episodes of the Star Trek series spanning from '87 - '94 (a total of 7 seasons) will release sequentially throughout 2012, starting with a "sampler" on January 12 which will include several popular episodes. The Blu-ray sampler, pictured above, will be called Star Trek: The Next Generation -- The Next Level, and include the pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint," as well episodes "Sins of the Father" and "The Inner Light."

October is finally here! There are eight postseason MLB playoff games scheduled for this weekend. Starting tonight at 5:07 PM ET, the Tampa Bay Rays will face the Texas Rangers to head off the first American League Division games. Following at 8:37 PM ET, the Detroit Tigers will play the New York Yankees. The National League postseason games kick off tomorrow at 2:07 PM with the Arizona Diamondbacks facing the Milwaukee Brewers. Later, at 5:07 PM ET the St. Louis Cardinals will play the Philadelphia Phillies.

The recent random rumors about live TV programming finally landing on Xbox Live have now been legitimately upgraded. Via a “person with knowledge of the situation,” Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft plans to offer online pay television service from Comcast and Verizon through the console, with many other content providers also potentially in the mix.

A sampling of the multiplayer goodness that Battlefield 3 is promising to bring in full October 25 is now available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Download it here.

Yesterday, Jeff Bezos of Amazon introduced a new line of Kindle eReaders including the new Kindle Fire -- a first step into the tablet market which Apple has dominated since the release of the iPad in 2010.

In memory of the death of Andy Whitfield, Starz will run the entire series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" starting on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 pm. The re-broadcast will begin with Episode 101 - "The Red Serpent," when the Thracian warrior first faces death in the gladiator arena.

HDNet will premiere two concerts from artists Jewel and Sheryl Crow on Sunday, Oct. 2, starting at 8pm Eastern. The night consists of Jewel: Live At the Rialto Theatre and Sheryl Crow: Live from Pantages Theater.

The latest "Transformers" film 'Dark of the Moon' hits shelves today on Blu-ray Disc and the edition includes the hi-def Blu-ray along with DVD and digital copy for your PC or smartphone.

Finding a movie or TV show on your PlayStation 3 will now be a slicker and more intuitive process with today’s release of the “Video Unlimited – preview” application. Available for download right now for PlayStation Plus users, and all users within a few weeks, the interface lets you browse through the PlayStation Store’s video content by genre, actor, setting, studio, and more. You can find and download the app in the Media section of the PlayStation Store.

Tonight FOX premieres "Terra Nova," a post-apocalyptic vision of a dying Earth where scientists attempt a re-population by going back in time. The show follows the Shannon family as they join Terra Nova, the first established colony, which will hopefully save the planet. "