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To better understand how 3D TV technology works, one must first understand how our eyes work. Our eyes are several centimeters apart from each other and therefore receive the input image from different angles. Our brain uses that information and is smart enough to mesh the two different images into one single view, creating depth, and making what we see 3 dimensional or 3D.

3D TV sets work in somewhat theewhat the way, one way or another they transmit two unique images to your eyes in a certain way that it knows your brain will convert the incoming image into 3D after processing it.

Tricking the brain in this way is no easy accomplishment, and for many years the simple and cheap technology was to use colored glasses that had a large drawback of limiting the number of colors that you could enjoy a movie in.

Today, major TV manufactures such as Sony have improved on the process that with shutter glasses the full spectrum of colors can be enjoyed. Panasonic is one of the manufactures that has now developed an auto stereoscope system that will make it possibleke it possible make 3D viewing possible without the need of uncomfortable glasses at all.

All in all, the 3D TV industry is still in its early years, but many leading companies are investing immensely into it in hopes that it will be the next big phenomenon. If movies such as Avatar are anything to go by, the chances of success are pretty eminent. Now it is up to the industry to improve technology and make it less of a burden, reduce prices, and generate enough content through 3D games, 3D movies, 3D episodes of popular series, and 3D TV channels.

The Justice League of America

A Justice League of America movie has been passed around from director to director for several years. At one point, George Miller and writers Kiernan and Michele Mulroney were connected to the project. Unfortunately, repeated attempts to bring the Justice League of America to the silver screen have consistently resulted in failure. Comic books are currently transitioning into highly successful movies and the time does seem right for a Justice League of America film, however, making the movie is easier said than done.

Spider-man 3 is a shining example of how throwing too many high profile characters into a single movie can actually hurt more than it can help. When this is done, character development is forced to suffer because so many back-stories need to be told within a limited amount of time. In order to do a Justice League of America movie right, it would have to include Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Aqua-man, Martian Manhunter, and Flash at the very least. That does not even include a villain. There is going to need to be a major antagonist in order to justify bringing in a group as powerful as the Justice League of America. The X-Men movies seem to be the exception to the multi-character case. They just stand to prove that a successful movie can be made.

Another problem involves the casting of the movie. Superman and Batman have recently had individual movies in the theater’s starring Brandon Routh and Christian Bale. If a Justice League of America movie were made, then fans would expect it to include the established Superman and Batman to which they have become accustomed. Would either Bryan Singer or Christopher Nolan have any input? Of course, audiences are also familiar with Tom Welling’s Superman from the television show “Smallville.” The television show “Smallville” has been around for eight years and the time is coming where young Clark Kent is going to have to become Superman. This could be the perfect opportunity. As for the other character’s hundreds of names have been cast about and it seems like the casting decisions change on an almost weekly basis. Ryan Reynolds, who played Deadpool in the Wolverine movie, has been rumored to play both Flash and Green Lantern at one point.

A shining light for the future could be the Avengers movie that Marvel is currently working on. DC is not going to want to be sitting on the bench while Marvel moves boldly forward. “Sherlock Holmes” producer Dan Lin has mentioned that an update on the status of a Justice League of America movie could come out as early as January. There is a very good chance that he will announce that DC intends to focus on individual comic book movies and build there way into an epic Justice League of America movie. Another possibility at the moment is making Wonder Woman into a television show as opposed to a movie. Currently development of a Justice League of America movie is officially on-hold.

The seventh series of reality TV show Big Brother opened to a record television audience of 8.1 million on 18 May and placed 14 contestants in the goldfish bowl environment for 13 weeks, the longest stint ever.

Here are the remaining three women people brave enough, or stupid enough, to go under televised scrutiny and have their past dredged up in the gutter press for the next three and a half months.

Dawn BLAKE
Age: 38. From: Birmingham. Occupation: Exercise Scientist.
Dawn is single and loves her own company, claiming “I was born alone and will die alone”. She doesn’t drink alcohol and has never been drunk, doesn’t eat meat and describes herself as a “pensioner in a young person’s body”. When asked why she wanted to participate on Big Brother she answered: “So many people are addicted to reality TV that it has been such a source of interest. It’s the only thing people talk about across the age range. It’s a massive challenge and I want to raise my profile in my field”. If she was reincarnated, she would like to come back as Jesus or Hitler because “the very good and the very bad fascinate me”.

Grace SHORT
Age: 20. From: London. Occupation: Dance Teacher.
Grace is single and lives in a £340,000 flat in Notting Hill bought by her mother. She “supports herself” by teaching dance classes. She loves designer clothes, reading glossy magazines and drinking champagne at some of London’s most exclusive clubs. Grace gives herself an 8/10 for attractiveness (”with make-up on”) and would be insulted if anyone compared her to a bimbo or glamour girl. When asked why she wanted to be on Big Brother she replied: “For the laugh and the fame would be nice”. As a child she was sent to army camp for discipline, but ended up loving it so much she went back each year.

Imogen THOMAS
Age: 23. From: Llanelli. Occupation: Bar Hostess.
Imogen is single and lives and works in London. She combines brains and beauty by holding a degree in Health Studies and was crowned Miss Wales in 2003. When asked the question “why Big Brother?”, she replied: “I want the opportunity to show the nation what I’m like. I want to be free from the outside world and that would be great as I would have no worries”. She claims to have once spent over £1,000 on underwear in one shopping spree and describes her most outrageous experience as dressing up as a playboy bunny at her own party, but getting so drunk she passed out and missed all the fun.

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South Park is currently not only one of the most popular television shows on cable, but also one of the most popular television shows period. South Park is the creation of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and the show has succeeded even beyond their wildest expectations. South Park began as a small sketch about how the baby Jesus saves some kids from a murderous frosty the snow man. The crudely animated sketch was made in 1992, but caught a lot of attention. An executive at FOX paid them to make an animated Christmas card, which resulted in “Jesus vs. Santa” in a martial arts type fight. The end result eventually came that Comedy Central outbid FOX, and could also offer less censorship since they were cable, and the South Park series premiered in 1997.

Since then South Park has gathered a huge following well beyond the initial cult following of college students, and their rise to their current big time status was very much like that of the predecessor to all adult cartoons, The Simpsons, though the two shows are still very different. South Park’s very mature humor and use of swearing prompted a lot of protests, and many schools banned South Park clothes from being worn in school. This was not a new thing, as The Simpsons went through the exact same thing ten years earlier. Part of the reason for South Park’s success is that they are not afraid to go in any direction.

The simplistic animation used by the show allows them to put out an episode in a matter of weeks, while in contrast a full episode of most cartoons can take months to make. This allows the show to respond to current events very quickly as they happen, keeping the humor fresh. Over time the show has also evolved, going from mostly toilet humor to also including some strong satire and a lot of the “higher” or hidden humor that has allowed The Simpsons to keep running for 17 years. At the same time, don’t be fooled: Trey Parker and Matt Stone are more than willing to go back to the old bag of tricks and go well below good taste for laughs. In fact, their movie: South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut is in the Guiness Book of World Records for most obscenities in a movie, with a count of over three hundred. South Park also broke a swearing record in the episdoe “It Hits the Fan,” when the word “shit” was used unedited for a total of 162 times, or an average of once every eight seconds.

South Park is not a cartoon meant for kids, but for adults and college students, and as the creators continue to adjust and grow with the show, they ensure that it will be around for a long time to come.

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