Episode 49 of The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is live, with guest host Todd Stashwick!

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In this episode, the guys welcome special guest Todd Stashwick, who can be seen as Eli on NBC’s Heroes. Todd sits in for the full episode talking with Tony & Lou about all the things they usually talk about.

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As always, we start out talking about video games, and seems Todd was a good boy this year as Santa & his family brought a ton of video game fun for him.

In TV (~23:42), the guys talk about Todd’s role as Eli on Heroes, some fun behind-the-scenes tech stuff and other work that Todd’s done.

In Movies (~59:30) Tony & Todd talk about Up in the Air. A bit of miscellaneous movie news after that.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:18:30) the news this week includes:

• German hackers who cracked the GSM encryption
• DirecTV’s new satellite that’ll let them broadcast the world’s first HD 3D channel
• The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus coming to Verizon
• Carbon Trust’s grant to develop OLED wallpaper
• Every issue of National Geographic, in its entirety, from 1888 til now, on a hard drive for $200
• Microsoft is in fact bringing Xbox LIVE enabled games to Windows Mobile
• Tim Cook’s payment for filling in for Steve Jobs this year while Jobs was out sick (hint: it’s between $12.2 million and $12.4 million in stock)
• HP’s trademarks for Zeen and Airlife
• Seagate accused of stealing hard drive silencing technology and destroying the evidence
• Concord’s Keystone video camera: 1″ x 2″
• Rumor: Apple’s tablet will have a 10″ screen and be called the iSlate
• The antibody discovered by researchers that has between an 85% and 97% success rate in destroying prostate cancer in mice

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments, and Todd is more than happy to share his as well.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

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Listen up, Buy More employees!

Chuck is coming back soon and I want this place in ship-shape condition before he gets here!

NBC has announced that Chuck will premiere on Sunday, January 10th, then fall into its regular schedule on Monday nights (woohoo, it’s not on Friday!) starting the next night, January 11th.

ABC has also announced that Lost will air on Tuesday nights from now on, so as not to disturb the comedy that Modern Family brings on Wednesdays. It’s a bit of a risky move, going up against performance night on American Idol, which means that the schedule is likely a win for at least one DVR slot. The series’ final season will start on January 2nd with a 2-hour premiere and a 1-hour montage lead-in. Cuz, you know, we need a montage.

Finally, Heroes will have a special 2-hour return on January 4th and then go back to its previous time slot following Chuck.

THR

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In this episode:

In Video Games, Tony talks about Uncharted 2 on the PS3. Lou talks about trying to get into Aion on the PC. Then miscellaneous video game news including rumors about forthcoming PS3 firmware updates and the next Xbox.

In TV (~19:15), the guys discuss The Office, Flash Forward, Heroes and Modern Family. Lou also talks about Stargate Universe a bit more. After some random TV news, the guys play an interview with Deborah Puette, who guest-starred on last night’s fantastic episode of The Office.

In Movies (~1:07:50) the guys realize they forgot to talk about Glee, then Lou confesses that he still hasn’t seen anything, and Tony talks about Zombieland. Miscellaneous movie news after that, including info on a movie deal for Frenemy of the State, based on a graphic novel miniseries created by Rashida Jones. Cool.

In the Mash-Up segment (~1:28:35) there’s all sorts of stuff. Here’s the list of those items, and we’ll try to get links to them up soonly-ish:

• Pictures of Nokia’s 920 have leaked
• Polaroid will re-start its instant film & camera business next year
• Nothing really happened when we assploded a thingie on the moon last week
• Nikon’s D3s DSLR can shoot up to 102,400 ISO (!)
• The Vatican has opened up their collection of nifty astronomy and space-themed stuff
• Dyson has come out with a $300 fan with no blades
• Amazon’s testing “Local Express” delivery in 7 cities…same day delivery for $15 (or less if you’re an Amazon Prime member)
• Scientists have put rats into suspended animation using deadly poison (but just a LITTLE of it)
• Wi-Fi Direct is coming next year offering peer-to-peer Wi-Fi (no router needed)
• The first Microsoft Store in Scottsdale, AZ may be open by next Weds (for the launch of Windows 7)
• TransferJet is starting to gain momentum: Low-cost, near-proximity wireless with enhanced security
• Whistler has announced a Red Light Camera Detector
• Kenwood’s Cooking Chef will automagically make risotto (or meringue) for you…for ONLY $1,600
• The crazy glowing ring over Moscow
• Yamaha’s creepy HRP-4C robot can now sing. Ick.
• Buffalo has released the first two USB 3.0 external hard drives
• T-Mobile Sidekick users had all their data hosed
• Honda’s releasing a dog-friendly option package for the Element starting next month
• Yamaha’s TSX-W80 clock radio has two iPod docks…one built-in, one wireless
• Viper is an iPhone app that lets you start your car from anywhere in the world where you have cell service (yes, hardware in your car required)
• The Ad Astra Rocket Company just tested the most powerful plasma rocket in history…say that they can build one that’ll get us to Mars in 39 days
• T3 has announced this year’s Gadget Award winners
• Sony’s new Vaio L series can be used as a TV / Blu-ray player without booting the PC

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

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In this episode:

In Video Games, Tony talks about playing Lost Planet on the 360 in anticipation of playing the sequel when it comes out. Lou talks about finally getting into Shadow Complex on the 360. Then miscellaneous video game news including Fox & EA making a movie out of…Spore.

In TV (~10:25), the guys discuss The Office, Flash Forward, Heroes and Modern Family. Lou also talks about Stargate Universe and House. A bunch of random TV news follows, including the “David Letterman scandal”, an update on Jesse Alexander’s Day One, a few tidbits of Top Chef news and more.

In Movies (~42:35) neither Tony or Lou saw anything this week, so they just talk about a few bit of random movie news.

In the Mash-Up segment (~50:15) there’s all sorts of stuff. At the request of listener Strich, we’re going to try to post links to the things we talk about in the moosh-moosh, so here we go:

• Fujifilm’s Finepix Real 3D W1 camera
• Penske walks away from talks with GM about taking over Saturn
• Fox announces Blu-ray innovations
• Lou spends some time driving the Jaguar XF
• Apple’s purchase in July of mapping outfit Placebase may lead to them cutting ties with the Goog
• NASA is running out of Plutonium 238 (who isn’t these days?!)
• Brando has released a (supposedly crappy) bamboo keyboard
• Verizon has started running some very funny commercials ripping on AT&T
• Flash 10.1 is coming to every device in the world…except the iPhone
• Audi is going to produce the e-tron for real
• Brinno Digital Peephole Viewer
• Nvidia has announced their Fermi GPU technology
• Nissan’s rolling robots that mimick schools of fish
• Panasonic’s 360 Degree iron
• Gyrobike introduces the Gyrowheel to stabilize bikes & get rid of training wheels
• Bugatti will produce the 16C Galibier
• Asus unveils the EeeBox EB1501
• Toshiba announces their super-expensive, Cell-powered REGZA 55X1
• President Obama bans texting while driving for all Fed employees
• LEGO has released the 10199 Winter Toy Shop and has announced the 10210 Imperial Flagship for January
• The rumored Apple tablet may have been in the works for 6 years (!!)
• Europe’s 15 most fuel-efficient cars all get at least 56mpg; almost all are diesels
• Apple’s in-home share in the U.S. has risen to 12%…but only 2% of homes have Apple computers and no PCs. Wah waaaaaaah.
• Google Wave and why we haven’t talked about it much

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

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In this episode:

In Video Games, Tony talks about the Wolfenstein demo on the 360 (oopsie!) and Squareball for the iPhone. Lou talks about WoW for a couple of seconds, then talks about Bubble Bobble Neo! on the 360. Then miscellaneous video game news including the mass rush to sign up for Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta keys, Xbox 360 holiday bundles, the Wii price drop and Ars Technica’s take on Halo 3: ODST.

In TV, Tony talks about Cougartown, Lou talks about Warehouse 13, and they both discuss The Office, Community, Flash Forward, Top Chef, Chopped, Heroes and Modern Family. A little bit of random TV news after that including stuff about Adam Lambert &  American Idol, AMC’s Prisoner miniseries and the premiere of Stargate Universe.

In Movies Tony talks about Extract and Lou talks about The Final Destination and Surrogates. Random movie news after that including stuff about silly Hollywood types defending Roman Polanski, a remake of David Cronenberg’s The Fly, MGM’s money woes and more.

In the mash-up segment there’s a nice iPhone rant plus all sorts of news about gadgets, cars, technology and science including a price on Thermaltake’s Level 10 computer case, Microsoft’s Courier, concept cars by Honda and Subaru and more.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

Madeline Zima (Californication) will join Heroes for its fourth season, playing Claire’s quirky college roommate Gretchen.

Now taking bets on how far into the season we’ll see the obligatory half-nekkid college roommate pillow fight.

THR

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In this episode:

Tony talks about playing Doodle Jump on the iPhone and Lou mentions that the only thing he’s played is something he can’t talk about.

In TV (~19:35) the guys talk about the usual round-up of shows including Chuck, Dollhouse, Heroes and American Idol, along with some miscellaneous TV news. 

In Movies (~1:01:20), Tony discusses “Adventureland” and how it’s now in his top 10 favorite movies of all time.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~1:12:50), the guys discuss various and sundry topics on gadgets (including one that Tony insists doesn’t qualify), cars and more.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

NOTE: To subscribe to the pause.com Entertainment Podcast on iTunes Click here to open iTunes to our podcast, then click the SUBSCRIBE button.

In this episode:

Tony gives a shout-out to Natalie, then talks about playing Resident Evil 5 some more on the Xbox 360. Lou talks about having finished Operation Anchorage, the DLC for Fallout 3, on the PC, and then mentions some other gaming news about the Nintendo DSi and the PS2′s price drop.

In TV (~10:45) the guys talk about the usual round-up of shows including Heroes, Lost, The Celebrity Apprentice and American Idol. In other TV news the guys talk about things like True Blood‘s return and tidbits about new shows such as the remakes of The Prisoner and Day of the Triffids that are forthcoming.

In Movies (~35:45), Tony discusses “Quantum of Solace” on Blu-ray and Lou thanks Tony for loaning him the Blu-ray of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, which he and his wife loved. Then movie snippets on other movie projects such as the upcoming “TRON” redux and more bits from ShoWest.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~59:20), the guys discuss Apple’s upcoming WWDC, where a new iPhone may be announced, as well as ClearWire’s Clear Spot portable WiMax hotspot, a new DECT phone system from Panasonic, the DirecTV iPhone app and more.

And we announce the winner in our first-ever giveaway, for a retail copy of Bejeweled Twist for the PC, courtesy of PopCap games!

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

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In this episode:

Lou gives a shout-out to caller Jason, then talks about playing Peggle on the Xbox 360, as well as Operation Anchorage, the DLC for Fallout 3. Tony talks about playing Left 4 Dead and Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360, and comparing the two.

In TV (~10:30) the guys talk about the usual round-up of shows including Heroes, Lost, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, The Celebrity Apprentice and American Idol. New this week are tidbits about other TV news such as a class-action lawsuit against the producers of American Idol and more.

In Movies (~34:40), Tony raves about “I Love You Man” and Lou does NOT rave about “Babylon A.D.”, which he and his wife watched on Blu-ray, followed by snippets on other movie projects such as the upcoming “Nonstop” and more.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~49:35), the guys talk about the new iTunes pricing model, Apple’s slip to #3 (from #1) in customer satisfaction, the official availability of the Tata Nano and more.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

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In this episode:

After answering some listener e-mail the guys talk about the Legendary Cars pack on Burnout Paradise for the Xbox 360, and Lou talks about Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook.

In TV (~16:45) The guys talk about Heroes, Lou talks about Chuck and the guys talk Lost and (briefly) Top Chef. Lou talks about Dollhouse and how much better the 2nd episode was compared to the first episode. Then the guys talk American Idol and their thoughts on the first 3 to be chosen for the Top 12 for season 8. And yes, Lou eats a little crow.

In Movies (~42:00), the guys talk about the Oscars show and some good and bad moments. Tony talks about having seen There Will Be Blood. Lou talks about The International and Eagle Eye, which he watched on Blu-ray, and mentions Forever War, which is slated to come out in a couple of years from director Ridley Scott.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~1:10:05), the guys get in their weekly iTunes / iPhone rants, Lou talks about some highlights (and lowlights) of this year’s Chicago Auto Show, and Tony shares a beef with Facebook.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

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In this episode:

After answering some listener e-mail Tony talks about Flower on the PS3. Lou talks a bit more about XSEED’s RetroGame Challenge for the DS, the guys remind you that Legendary Cars is available for Burnout Paradise tomorrow, and Lou complains about spam from Gamespot.

In TV (~10:10) The guys talk about Heroes, Lou talks about Chuck and the guys talk The Office, Lost and (briefly) Top Chef before getting into American Idol and the Top 36 for season 8.

In Movies (~35:55), Tony talks about having seen The Reader (for which Kate Winslet has been nominated as Best Actress) and goes over his predictions for Oscar wins. Then the guys talk about actors and films that have won Oscars in previous years that they think shouldn’t have.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~57:25), Lou talks a little about Fiat bringing the 500 and Alfa-Romeo’s 940 to the U.S. next year and the guys express their confusion over Best Buy’s technology & gadget trade-in program.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

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In this episode:

After answering some listener e-mail (and moving this week’s iTunes rant to the beginning of the episode) Tony talks about how he believes Killzone 2 on the PS3 will be that system’s first killer title. Lou gives a preview of XSEED’s RetroGame Challenge for the DS.

In TV (~15:45) Lou complains about the vast amount of Monday night TV that he watches (and Tony is all-too-quick to ‘help’ Lou trim down that watch list) and then talks about Battlestar Galactica a bit. Then it’s onto American Idol, Lost, The Office and Tony praises Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live.

In Movies (~36:50), Tony talks about having seen The Visitor (for which Richard Jenkins has been nominated as Best Actor) and Lou talks about the new sci-fi movie Push, which he saw over the weekend.

Finally in the Mash-Up segment (~1:02:55), Lou talks a little about the new HP Firebird gaming PC.

As always, the end of the episode is when Tony & Lou reveal their votes for this week’s Best & Worst entertainment moments.

The pause.com Entertainment Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Tony Incopero and Lou Zucaro. Join them as they discuss all sorts of fun things in the world of entertainment, gaming, gadgets, cars and more with a healthy dose of their sense of humor.

iTunes subscribers! If you’re not seeing this episode on our iTunes page (linked at the top of this post) never fear! Just make sure you’re subscribed and your iTunes software on your computer will retrieve the latest episode. Just hit the refresh button in your library’s Podcasts page if you don’t see it!

Join Tony and I as we discuss video games, TV, movies and tech. Relax…we consider ourselves “casual gamers”, so if you’re in your 30s or 40s and still enjoy gaming, but a slightly more leisurely pace than your typical Jolt-enhanced 13 year old, check us out!

In this episode:

Tony raves about Little Big Planet, then makes fun of Lou for playing Bejeweled Twist so much that he put aside Fallout 3 for a week and a half. Lou talks about Sacred 2: Fallen Angel as well. In TV, the guys talk about Heroes and Lost, welcome the start of “American Idol Season”, and Lou pines for the return of Chuck. Tony then goes on to talk about his recent movie viewings, including The Wrestler and Doubt, while Lou gives some opinions on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Finally, Lou complains about the lack of multi-computer iPhone sync, then the guys talk about Blu-ray players.

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