2015's Super Bowl XLIX in UltraHD 4K?

Does anyone know if the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX will be broadcast in UltraHD 4K? Interestingly enough, I posed a similar question 3 years ago on whether the 2012's Super Bowl XLVI would be on TV in 3-D. And today, I'm in the same boat.

I recently purchased the Sony XBR65X850B 65" LED 2160p Smart 3D 4K Ultra HD TV. And though there isn't a ton of content out there (beyond Breaking Bad, House of Cards, and some Flowers and Forests on Netflix or a few free UHD movies on Amazon Instant Video), it's still an unbelievably good upscaled picture for standard 1080p cable television and Blu-ray discs.

I was hoping this year's Super Bowl XLIX would be broadcast in 4K (since it appears the 2014 Super Bowl on FOX was in Ultra HD) but everything I can find says otherwise:

• Mashable = The Super Bowl won't be broadcast in 4K
• Reddit = Will this year's Super Bowl be broadcast in 4K?
• Wall Street Journal = 4k source which isn't available for this year's Super Bowl 

Anyone have any better news for me?

9 simple steps to going digital

They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. And therefor another 21 days to break it. But making the switch from analog to digital is harder than just breaking a habit. It's generational. But just because you were born in a specific decade doesn't mean you have to be stuck in the paper age.

Here are nine tips to help you go from a scribbling-pen-and-paper boomer to a digital millennial:

1. Shopping List: Stop writing your shopping list on that dry erase board on your fridge and start keeping track of your grocery needs in an app that syncs between devices. Now, if your spouse picks something up at the store at lunch, you won't accidentally also buy it after work.
2. CDs: If you're seriously still buying and/or burning CDs please stop. Trade in that compact disc player, get an iPod, and turn all those 15-song albums into 100-song playlists. Then throw away that CD sleeve on your car's visor. You can thank me later.
3. Notes: Stop taking notes on post-it's at work or home -- jot them down on your phone or tablet instead. Now you'll never forget them and they'll never accidentally end up in the trash.
4. FM/AM Radio: Ditch the radio at work or on-the-go and download an app and/or podcasts instead. They're fully customizable and sound better too!
5. Movies: Are you really still driving to the video store for rentals? Just rent it online on iTunes, Vudo, Amazon, or stream it on Netflix. Or at least go to the nearest RedBox. Then be sure to rate it on whichever service you're using. Now, next time you're looking for something you'll like, you'll get recommendations specifically for you.
6. Wallet: Replace all those cards in your wallet or purse with an app like Lemon, Passbook, or CardStar. It easily scans the barcodes and membership numbers to quickly create a digital copy on your phone. You'll lose a little weight (off your shoulder or out of your back pocket) and save some money at the same time.
7. Books: I know physical books have a "smell and feel" that are harder to quit than crack cocaine, but give a Kindle or Nook a try for 2 months and I guarantee you never fall off the wagon again. Syncing across devices and the ability to download new books anytime, anywhere, are just a few of the reasons you'll never turn a page again.
8. Recipes: Are you still writing your recipes on index cards and filing them away in box? Type them up on your computer for easy searching and sharing. Or download an app on your tablet or phone and instantly multiply your list of dinner options exponentially.
9. TV: Some shows are better live, one-at-a-time, on a week-by-week basis, but there are also hundreds of shows worth binge-watching on Netflix and Hulu at any time. Late to party on the new hit show? Out of the loop at the water cooler? Start a new show a month or even a season late and get caught up in a few days with TV on-demand.

Follow these tips and you'll find yourself not only paperless, but also much more organized and ultimately happier.

Have any other helpful tips? Add them in the comments below:

Top 10 commercials of 2012

The year's not over yet. But it's nearing quickly. Which means it will soon be time for best-of-the-year lists to appear on all your favorite magazines, shows, and blogs. And if you thought I fell off that wagon, you were wrong. I am, and will always be, a lister.

My first top ten list in the series of "Best of 2012" is of TV commercials.

There have been a lot of great ads this year -- from Charlie Sheen, Bud Light, and Doritos during the Super Bowl; through a younger, hipper award season; to the more traditional holiday favorites -- but only these ten made the list for 2012 (so far):

1. The Dog Strikes Back (Volkswagen)

2. Man's Best Friend (Suburu)

3. Counts (Nike)

4. Star Wars Fantasy Football (ESPN)

5. iPad Mini Heart and Soul (Apple)

6. Sousaphone (Hyundai)

7. The Next Big Things (Samsung)

8. Transactions (Acura)

9. Accurate. Deadly. Dependable. (Hornady)

10. Don't Tell Mom (Hyundai)

Watch them all here along with some honorable mentions:



Did I miss any? What's your favorite commercial of the year? Leave your suggestions in the comments below:

Start-Up Idea: Where2Watch.com

Alright, I have another brilliant start-up internet business idea: Where2Watch.com.

There are some basic versions of this idea already: Fanhattan, Flixster, and even IMDB and RottenTomatoes sort of do this, but nobody does it simply and intuitively. The idea is this:

You want to watch a movie (i.e. Fight Club) but you don't own it and don't know the best/cheapest/easiest/fastest way to do so. So you simply search the title of the film (i.e. "Fight Club") click on the correct title (in case there is another movie called "Fighters Club" or "Clubbing All Fight Long") and the system tells you all the possible options you have for watching, i.e.:

• Netflix - Free (stream - if already a member) - $9.99 per month (stream - if not a member)
• Hulu - (not available)
• YouTube - (not available)
• Movie Tavern - Retro Cinema - $7.50 per person
• HBO - Free (on demand - if already subscribed) - $14.99 per month (to add to current TV subscription)
• TBS - Free (DVR - Friday, November 11 at 9:00pm)
• iTunes - $4.99 (rent) - $12.99 (own)
• Amazon on Demand - $4.99 (rent) - $12.99 (own)
• Blockbuster - $1.99 (rent) - $10.99 (own)
• Best Buy - $12.99 (own)
• Wal-Mart - $9.99 (own)
• Redbox - (not available)

And then you cant sort and filter by best/cheapest/easiest/fastest as well.

So again, I ask, who wants to back me?

That's a Good Point Bear, Let's Try That

The funniest show on TV right now has got to be "How I Met Your Mother." It is right in my wheelhouse, with well-developed gen-Y characters, brilliant scripts, and talented actors. It's also, like "Seinfeld" for those one-generation older, regularly on topic with something I can relate to: the Super Bowl, the best burger in town, blind dates, and Star Wars. It is constantly referencing Star Wars. And my favorite episode that does so has to be one where Ted's new girlfriend finally admits that Star Wars is stupid:

"It's so stupid," Stella told Marshall. "I mean, first of all, how do they understand that walking bear they hang out with all the time?"

"Wookie," Marshall said, sadly.

"Yeah," she said. "He goes, 'Hmmmm,' (doing her best Chewbacca impression), and they're all, like, 'that's a good point, bear! Let's try that.'"

Now don't me wrong, I geek out as much as anyone when the opening crawl rolls, but she has a point. How does Han Solo possibly understand what Chewbacca is saying? It's like me understanding the moans, grunts, growls and barks of my dog. Even the nerdiest dweebs must admit this major flaw in the story. Though I am prepared for the rebuttal.

Spare Parts is The Island

Ever since college I have spent my weekday-daytime-TV-watching hours on one channel, TBS. It airs all my favorite shows from my younger years: Home Improvement, Saved by the Bell, Seinfeld, King of Queens, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Yes, Dear. The other day I saw an episode of the latter that I had never seen before (a rarity). It was an episode of "Yes, Dear" where Jimmy pitches his movie idea to Greg's boss Mr. Savitsky. Greg was reluctant to help his friend, assuming it would be terrible, but he was wrong. It was a fantastic plot with well-developed characters, a little romance, just enough action, and the perfect twist. But Mr. Savitsky passes on his futuristic sci-fi romantic action-adventure called "Spare Parts." Hollywood did not. Two years later, Michael Bay basically made his movie where clones are harvested for organ transplants and the male character falls in love with a clone. He called it "The Island." 

You might be a fanyboy if...

You might be a fanboy if...

• you stand in line longer than 10 minutes for anything but an Millenium Force or Chipotle
• you own 3 or more versions of the same thing
• you can recite it better than the actor who originally read it
• you have a tee-shirt of it
• you have the release date stored in your iCal
• you dressed as it for something other than Halloween
• you are now fat because of it

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

The Price Doesn't Have to be Right

On a Wednesday morning four years ago I made my way up the 405 from Laguna to LA to stand in line for "The Price is Right." I had a plan. An ingenious plan. If I could just get a yellow price tag with my name it, and impress the producers enough to call my name to "come on down," I was certain to make it on stage and spin that wheel. If the first four people on contestants row just make a pact to overbid each other by $1 every time it guarantees them all a chance at the wheel! Brilliant, right? Well my ingenious plan didn't account for the 405 morning traffic and I was 2 hours late, and the 255th person on standby to get inside.

Surviving Survivor

It always amazes me that contestants on the reality TV series "Survivor" can't keep cool long enough to make it to "the merge." It's the only thing you need to do to survive longer than half of your competitors. Maybe I am just speaking for myself, as a level-headed long-fuse - and granted the producers cast the most dramatic personalities they can find - but for a million dollars? C'mon! Then again, I do get pretty cranky when I haven't eaten.

Schools that Hosted Most ESPN College GameDay (Football) TV Shows

Schools that Hosted Most ESPN College GameDay (Football) TV Shows College GameDay is an ESPN show covering college football. It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as analysts. Beginning more-or-less as an analysis of college football games, the show would undergo a radical transformation beginning in 1993 as the show began incorporating "live" broadcasts. The official name of the show is College GameDay built by The Home Depot. There is a separate radio broadcast, ESPN Radio College GameDay, on ESPN Radio. These campuses have hosted the show more than any other: Lister: ryanpratt Category: Sports Tags: Football

List of Ways to Win a Reality TV Talent Show

Top 10 Ways to Win an America's Vote Talent Show Most Americans already know all of this, you just don't know it. Since the influx of reality TV 10 years ago, we have all been instinctively brainwashed with these ten tips that could easily win you "American Idol" or "America's Got Talent" or whatever show you need votes from the American audience to win. Lister: Pratt Category: TV Tags: America

List of Shaq's Nicknames

Shaq's New Nicknames in Cleveland What will The Big Cactus be called now that he has left Phoenix for Cleveland? Here are the best nicknames for Shaq now that he wears a red-and-wine Cavs jersey. Lister: The Cheese Category: Sports Tags: NBA

List of Quotes from Saved by the Bell

Top 10 "Saved by the Bell" Quotes Here are ten (or more) classic quotes from the "Saved by the Bell" TV series: Lister:Pratt Category:TV

List of American Idol Winners

List of "American Idol" Winners Can you remember who has won each of the seven seasons of the hit FOX television show "American Idol"? Did you think Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson won? Because they didn't! Lister:Tv Guy Category:TV

List of Movie and TV Robots

Top 10 Coolest Robots Ever There are lots of cool robots from lots of cool movies and and TV shows. But which robot do you think is the coolest? Lister:Anonymous Category:Technology

List of Ten Best Fictional Movie and TV Presidents

Top 10 Best Acting Performances as Presidents These are the best acting performances as the President of the United States of America. Lister:prattedit Category:Politics

List of Peanuts & Charlie Brown Holiday Specials

Top 10 Most Nostalgic Songs From Peanuts Holiday Specials The Peanuts cartoons have some of the most heart-wrenching, nostalgic, and recognizable songs. Here is a list of the top 10 most nostalgic songs from Peanuts holiday specials in no particular order. Lister:HalloweenQueen Category:Music

List of New TV Shows This Fall

New TV Shows this Fall 2008 Sick of watching the same ole stuff? Need a change in your TV lineup? Here are some of the new shows debuting this fall (2008): Lister:TV Guy Category:TV

'Family Guy's" Brian Griffin Quotes

These are Brian Griffin's greatest moments and quotes from the TV show "Family Guy"

	"I'm not drunk, all right. I just have a speech impediment ... and a stomach virus ... and an inner ear infection."
	"You got anything on that remote lower than Mute?"
	"Yeah, about your pamphlet... uh, I'm not seeing anything about German history between 1939 and 1945. There's just a big gap."
	"Peter, those are Cheerios."
	"Hey, pal, you just can't walk in here, and, holy crap, it's Peter." see more quotes from the funny dog here: http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/7051/TV/Family+Guys+Brian+Griffin+Quotes.aspx

List of Homer Simpson's Jobs

D'oh! The Jobs of Homer Simpson As you are out there on your career or job search remember to have some fun. The lovable cartoon character Homer Simpson has gone through quite a few different careers in his time. Here is the complete list! Lister:Andrea Category:Jobs & Careers