The nice chaps of Monty Python have decided to start their own YouTube channel and load it up with high quality versions of all their most YouTubed clips.
No more of those crap quality videos you’ve been posting. We’re giving you the real thing - HQ videos delivered straight from our vault.
What’s more, we’re taking our most viewed clips and uploading brand new HQ versions. And what’s even more, we’re letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there!
But we want something in return.
None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at being ripped off all these years.
By some freaky coincidence this site seems to have been launched around the same time as the release of The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Collector’s Edition Megaset on 21 DVDs with documentaries, live shows, repackaged “best of” shows, and, of course, the entire Python series.
I think the technical name for this is “milking it.”
Here’s the Galaxy Song from Monty Python’s Meaning of Life -
Doing Google searches, and browsing through people’s blogrolls can only take me so far. If you have a blog about Tampa drop me a line, or leave a comment with the URL. If you live in Tampa or the surrounding area and you blog, but not necessarily about Tampa, ditto. And, if you read a blog that is by or about Tampa or Central West Florida, let me know.
The gift-giving season is just around the corner. If you’re planning on buying books or dvds as gifts consider starting at one of the Amazon links to your right. It won’t cost you anything extra and Amazon will cut me in on the sell. This blog empire made me $3 in October, and with your help I can double that in November!
Thanks to everyone who continues reading and sending in suggestions.
Stanford has a nice suite of Microdocs, “2-4 minute microdocs on sustainability.” Unfortunately they don’t seem to be embeddable. Here’s a list of available titles.
Joost was created by the guys who brought you Kazaa and Skype. It’s a peer-to-peer video distribution platform. Starting today you can watch Joost programming through your browser. Previously you had to watch through a program you downloaded. Joost is the sort of thing that will offer some serious competition to Hulu.
“As of September 2008, the Joost software is in an open beta stage. Joost requires Windows XP or Vista; or Mac OS X (10.4 and later) on an Intel Mac. An invitation is no longer required.
“There is no Linux, or Mac OS X on PowerPC, support at this time. It was reported that Linux is not the priority for Joost.”
Miro is the open-source candidate for internet television (and the model I support) but it still lacks a version you can watch on your browser. And, it also lags behind the commercial efforts, as it typical with many open source projects.
“Elephants Dream is made entirely with open source graphics software such as ‘Blender’ and with all production files freely available to use under a Creative Commons license.”
Apparently Lance Goldenberg, film reviewer at Creative Loafing, is no longer with the paper. Tampa Film Fan covers the story here. (Also cross-posted at Sticks ...read more
