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HDNet Movies / January

January 2009 Programming Highlights


*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
*Please check the complete Program Schedule or HDNet Movies for additional film, dates and times

HDNet Movies Sneak Preview – Experience exclusive broadcasts of new films before they hit theaters and DVD

Yonkers Joe
Premieres Wednesday, January 7th at 8:05pm, followed by encore presentations at 10:00pm and 11:45pm
This film stars Chazz Palminteri as a con man who learns the meaning of family as he adapts to life with his mentally
challenged son (Tom Guiry), while struggling with the relationship with his girlfriend (Christine Lahti).
Directed by Robert Celestino

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

A Clockwork Orange – Saturday, January 10th at 11:45pm
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Steven Berkoff. Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director and
Best Motion Picture Actor: Malcolm McDowell

Robocop (Director's Cut – Unrated) – premieres Thursday, January 1st at 8:15pm
Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox. Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Film Editing and Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing

Shaun of the Dead – premieres Saturday, January 10th at 10:00pm
Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost. Directed by Edgar Wright

The Outlaw Josey Wales – Sunday, January 4th at 8:15pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke. Directed by Clint Eastwood
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score

HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for complete listings of dates and times

Attila the Hunn
Starring Gerard Butler, Powers Boothe, Simmone Jade Mackinnon. Directed by Dick Lowry

Funny Girl
Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford. Directed by William Wyler
Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Barbra Streisand
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actress: Kay Medford, Best Sound,
Best Music, Best Original Song and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actress: Barbra Streisand
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Motion Picture Director and Best Original
Song

Mr. Wonderful
Starring Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, Mary Louise Parker. Directed by Anthony Minghella

The Train Robbers
Starring John Wayne, Ann Margret, Rod Taylor. Directed by Burt Kennedy
Yonkers Joe
Starring Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry. Directed by Robert Celestino

NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY – HDNet Movies presents American Films selected by the Library of Congress for historical and cultural preservation. For more information on film preservation, visit National Film Preservation Board (Library of Congress) and National Film Preservation Foundation
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Badlands
Starring Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. Directed by Terrence Malick
Five Easy Pieces
Starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy "Green" Bush. Directed by Bob Rafelson
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, Best Supporting Actress: Karen Black, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Supporting Actress: Karen Black
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Jack Nicholson and Best Screenplay

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Starring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke. Directed by Clint Eastwood
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score

In Retro – Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights

The Outlaw Josey Wales – Sunday, January 4th at 8:15pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke. Directed by Clint Eastwood
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score

The Enforcer – Sunday, January 4th at 10:35pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino. Directed by James Fargo

The Defiant Ones – premieres Sunday, January 11th
Starring Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel. Directed by Stanley Kramer
Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography and Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Tony Curtis, Best Actor: Sidney Poitier, Best
Supporting Actor: Theodore Bikel, Best Supporting Actress: Cara Williams, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor – Tony Curtis, Best Motion
Picture Actor - Sidney Poitier, Best Supporting Actress: Cara Williams, Best Film Promoting International Understanding

The Great Race - Sunday, January 11th at 8:00pm
Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood. Directed by Blake Edwards
Academy Award winner for Best Effects, Sound Effects
Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Original Song and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jack Lemmon, Best
Original Score and Best Original Song

The Train Robbers – premieres Sunday, January 18th at 8:00pm
Starring John Wayne, Ann Margret, Rod Taylor. Directed by Burt Kennedy

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean - Sunday, January 18th at 9:35pm
Starring Paul Newman, Ava Gardner, Victoria Principal. Directed by John Huston
Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Song and Most Promising Female Newcomer – Victoria Principal

Funny Girl – premieres Sunday, January 25th at 6:00pm
Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford. Directed by William Wyler
Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Barbra Streisand
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actress: Kay Medford, Best Sound,
Best Music, Best Original Song and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actress: Barbra Streisand
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Motion Picture Director and Best Original
Song

My Fair Lady – Sunday, January 25th at 8:30pm
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway. Directed by George Cukor
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Rex Harrison, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction-
Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Scoring of Music
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Gladys Cooper, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Stanley
Holloway, Best Writing and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture
Actor: Rex Harrison
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actress: Audrey Hepburn and Best Supporting Actor: Stanley
Holloway

ART HOUSE CINEMA – Independent films, foreign films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

The Piano – premieres Tuesday, January 6th at 9:00pm
Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin. Directed by Jane Campion
Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Holly Hunter, Best Supporting Actress: Anna Paquin and Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Costume Design
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress: Holly Hunter
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original
Score and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Anna Paquin

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love – Tuesday, January 6th at 11:05pm
Starring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews. Directed by Mira Nair

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind – premieres Tuesday, January 13th at 8:00pm
Starring Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney. Directed by George Clooney

Good Night, and Good Luck – Tuesday, January 13th at 10:00pm
Starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney. Directed by George Clooney
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art
Direction, Best Lead Actor: David Strathairn
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture
Screenplay, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: David Strathairn

You Can Count On Me – premieres Tuesday, January 20th at 8:00pm
Starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress: Laura Linney and Best Writing

Eve's Bayou – Tuesday, January 20th at 10:00pm
Starring Jurnee Smollett, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield. Directed by Kasi Lemmons

Dirty Pretty Things – premieres Tuesday, January 27th at 8:15pm
Starring Audrey Tautou, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sergi Lopez. Directed by Stephen Frears
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay

Constant Gardner – Tuesday, January 27th at 10:00pm
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachael Weisz, Danny Huston. Directed by Fernando Mierelles
Academy Award winner for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Rachael Weisz
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Achievement in Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Rachael Weisz
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and Best Motion Picture Director

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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
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Anony55
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DISH Has Made it Impossible to be a VIP211k Owner

For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.

They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.

Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.

On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.

It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.

I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
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Nebugeater said:
Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
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Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.
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tparker said:
Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.
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Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
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Well, after nine months of being on pause, I finally figured out that I was wasting $5 a month. So I cancelled. For the first time since 2010, I no longer have a Dish account.

I do have to say that I did appreciate the account pause option. That just gives a person some time to see what the fallout of cancelling will be... without having to go all the way over the cliff first.

Since I never once had an "oh shoot, I need Dish Network for..." moment, the decision was a lot easier.

Funny enough, when I called to cancel (for real, not playing the pricing game), all of a sudden, they were offering me deals that I was told before that I couldn't get without changing out my VIP211k. Now, I could have had those specials with them just sending me a new card for the receiver. LOL!

Of course, my mind was already made up because of having not missed the service while on pause. That, and the fact that I bet the 211k still kills recordings.

All in all, I'm glad that I had Dish for all those years. I just outgrew the need, and they pressed the issue by deleting recordings. I would have eventually went this route without the deleted recordings issue. But, for sure, that did hasten the outcome.

I'll still pop in at this site from time to time. Believe it or not, I still have a C/Ku BUD that I intend on playing with again if life ever slows down.
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Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
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Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
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Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
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It hasn't changed. When I cancelled my service the other day, they told me I didn't need to return the receiver (which I already knew because I purchased it).

But in addition to that, the young man told me not to sell it, but to take it to a recycling place. The reason he gave for the advice was because 211Ks can no longer be activated.

So as far as the VIP211k goes... once grandpa dies, he's dead.
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They tell you to trash it and not to sell simply because they're phasing them out, not particularly because someone might be "confused" into buying it and not be able to activate. They tell people that in every case where they're not acting to get a box back, either from a replacement or service cancel.
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Although my VIP211K hasn't been subscribed or connected to a dish in probably 5 years since canceling service, my 1 TB HDD full of programming still works fine.

Upon occasion I power it up to watch something I recorded as far back as 2010. The last time I had it going in September it even let me rescan the local OTA channels which I think it refused at some earlier time. I will use it until the day it fails but this topic makes me think some software download is responsible for current subscribers.
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NBA League Pass

Has anyone subscribed to NBA League Pass for 2026-27 and try to link their account to NBA.com to stream League Pass? I purchased it for 2026-27, and when I linked, I got a message saying success, but then I receive an error that my linked subscription does not include the preseason games for NBA League Pass. Is that how it has always been? I know satellite doesn't have the preseason games on the NBA League Pass channels, but I thought that I was able to stream the preseason once I linked my account on NBA.com?
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I found my answer...when I log into the NBA app on my phone and try to watch, it gives me a more clear answer that it acknowledges I have paid for NBA League Pass from Dish and it is linked, but I need an "upgraded" subscription to League Pass for the preseason games. So I guess it is by design that Dish does not show the preseason games on League pass and that the contract Dish has signed for league pass is explicitly for the regular season games. (I know the description for League Pass says regular season games, but I thought that was only by satellite and the preseason would have worked)
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I plan on doing what I did last season. I ordered the more expensive arena feed version from the NBA website. It's worth it because you get to watch what's going on in the arena instead of just staring at the ad break slide on the Dish version. The main advantage to ordering from the website is you can go on a month by month basis and cancel if you get tired of it.
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2026-27 NCAA College Football

Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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24 team playoff seems to be real close.

Are we really that far from a 64-team tournament?

The benefit of the 24 team playoff:
  • All the cartel teams that cartels want in playoff are in playoff
    • Independent of record too! Bonus.
  • MONEY!!!!! for the cartels.
  • I'm out of ideas.
Cons
  • Regular season really doesn't matter now other than the rivalry games
    • Top cartel teams can lose three games and still make the playoff
  • Going to start resting players?
    • The playoff is going to be *checks notes* several games!
    • Resting players could make games dumb.
    • Maybe even restrict NIL players from games played.
  • How much are streaming sub costs going up a month to pay for this?!
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Yespage said:
24 team playoff seems to be real close.

Are we really that far from a 64-team tournament?

The benefit of the 24 team playoff:
  • All the cartel teams that cartels want in playoff are in playoff
    • Independent of record too! Bonus.
  • MONEY!!!!! for the cartels.
  • I'm out of ideas.
Cons
  • Regular season really doesn't matter now other than the rivalry games
    • Top cartel teams can lose three games and still make the playoff
  • Going to start resting players?
    • The playoff is going to be *checks notes* several games!
    • Resting players could make games dumb.
    • Maybe even restrict NIL players from games played.
  • How much are streaming sub costs going up a month to pay for this?!
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One of the pro's I see is in a year with so many undefeated teams they have a good chance of an opening. Few years back you had lower divisions that didnt get a shot. I love collage football and I have no problem with that addition.

We are in what week 5 now? Been two real good ranked games to watch.....Other than that top 25 teams are playing nothing.
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AZ. said:
One of the pro's I see is in a year with so many undefeated teams they have a good chance of an opening. Few years back you had lower divisions that didnt get a shot. I love collage football and I have no problem with that addition.

We are in what week 5 now? Been two real good ranked games to watch.....Other than that top 25 teams are playing nothing.
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There are 68 Power 4 teams, so eventually they will get there I wouldn't imagine ...
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Jimbo said:
There are 68 Power 4 teams, so eventually they will get there I wouldn't imagine ...
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Far from it but you know that....You dont like the larger playoff.....Its ok.....
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Far from it but you know that....You dont like the larger playoff.....Its ok.....
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Oh, I Hate the idea ...

It would be different if it was a game that you could play 2 or games each week, but when you only play 1 game a week, the larger playoff is Not a good thing ...

The season has how many games now, is it 14 ... then you want to play another 5 (with more to come) against Top 12 (eventually 24 teams) ... remember, the 5 games in the playoffs will be the hardest games all year and back to back.

For example, IF Ohio State should win it all this year ... they play 5 teams in the Top 25, plus they would play 5 more to win it all, depending on how the ranking shake out and if Bye weeks are given.

Thats 10 Ranked teams ... in one year ...
I don't see that happening very often ...
Edit, Bama plays 4, Georgia plays 3, But Ole Miss plays 5 (didn't expect to see that)

That said, I don't see the Buckeyes winning it all this year.
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Oh, I Hate the idea ...

It would be different if it was a game that you could play 2 or games each week, but when you only play 1 game a week, the larger playoff is Not a good thing ...

The season has how many games now, is it 14 ... then you want to play another 5 (with more to come) against Top 12 (eventually 24 teams) ... remember, the 5 games in the playoffs will be the hardest games all year and back to back.

For example, IF Ohio State should win it all this year ... they play 5 teams in the Top 25, plus they would play 5 more to win it all, depending on how the ranking shake out and if Bye weeks are given.

Thats 10 Ranked teams ... in one year ...
I don't see that happening very often ...

That said, I don't see the Buckeyes winning it all this year.
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Yes anyone here knows you 100%....Astros failed no posting...Ohio state loses we hear it.....Its ok....Its called an opinion....I have one so do you.....Problem is?
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Yes anyone here knows you 100%....Astros failed no posting...Ohio state loses we hear it.....Its ok....Its called an opinion....I have one so do you.....Problem is?
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Seeing theres very little activity in the MLB threads, it wouldn't matter if I posted that the Astros didn't make the Playoffs ...

Theres more NFL info in the Pub section than in the Sports/NFL thread.
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IF they go to 24 teams, and it looks like they will soon ....
Do we Really want Teams with 3 and 4 losses in the Playoffs ?
Is a 3-4 Loss team one thats able to win 4-5 more games against Top teams ?
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One of the pro's I see is in a year with so many undefeated teams they have a good chance of an opening. Few years back you had lower divisions that didnt get a shot. I love collage football and I have no problem with that addition.
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A 12 team playoff net should catch any undefeated team. The 12 team playoff also exposed that rankings suck. I mean, we kind of knew already that the rankings weren't particularly reproducible, but we now have the empirical evidence that the rankings suck because judging who is the best among a mickey mouse scheduled football season isn't a rational endeavor. So the 12 team playoff ensures most teams that should make it, do, including the mid-major undefeated team. 8 teams should be able to work as well, but puts greater risk at OSU and Alabama missing the playoff... can't have that.

Which is the run up to my main problem with the 24 team set up is that it is designed to keep the OSU's and Alabama's from missing the playoff. The cartels are ensuring widespread participation for their own cartels to increase the monetary reward to themselves. It is fixing the system while not fixing the outcomes, merely making the regular season game outcomes virtually irrelevant. Sure, a bye for winning the conference would be nice, but we've already seen that byes aren't that influential.
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We are in what week 5 now? Been two real good ranked games to watch.....Other than that top 25 teams are playing nothing.
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That is college football in a nutshell. Again, college football isn't about competition, it is about revenue. The entire setup is about making money, from regular season squash games against local jobbers like the WWF days to tax exempt bowl games.

And to add to the first world woes, the college football cartels have made being a College Football fan even more expensive... so they can get paid more.
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Theres more NFL info in the Pub section than in the Sports/NFL thread.
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Nah, you just don't understand how ignore works, which is why you made your own NFL thread thinking there wasn't one 🤣
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Site is slooooow

For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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slow_poke_pete said:
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
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I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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Foxbat said:
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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OMG to freaking funny :biggrin
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Foxbat said:
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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Not likely since that place closed down.
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Not likely since that place closed down.
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You're no fun.😑
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Am I the only one that hates what Dish did to their mobile app?

I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
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dishdude said:
I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
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Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"
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"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"
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Seems in some ways better. Nicer layout, as others said maybe cleaner. Moving ahead in the guide is better.
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New Apple TV 4K released, plus other Apple Home devices.

Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.

At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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Apple TV 4K

Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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Meh. The 4Ks I have will do everything that these do that I need them to do.


Which that's most tech these days for anything released the last four to five years.


It's honestly a testament to how good the previous gen Apple TVs were and are.
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It's honestly a testament to how good the previous gen Apple TVs were and are.
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Don't tell them that. They'll adopt planned obsolescence.
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Outside of gaming, would Joe Sixpack notice any difference?
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navychop said:
Outside of gaming, would Joe Sixpack notice any difference?
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Not a bit. IMO, Apple's are slow to boot up. Time is about the same with 1st gen and 3rd. Roku runs rings around them in that department. I only reason I stuck, is the Apple infrastructure, which has it's definite advantages. But $300 is a deal breaker. Later, Apple!
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navychop said:
Don't tell them that. They'll adopt planned obsolescence.
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they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade.. :what. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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Not a bit. IMO, Apple's are slow to boot up. Time is about the same with 1st gen and 3rd. Roku runs rings around them in that department. I only reason I stuck, is the Apple infrastructure, which has it's definite advantages. But $300 is a deal breaker. Later, Apple!
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Yeah, they boot up a bit slower than Roku, but the OS does a lot more, so it makes sense. How often are you booting them up that is a differentiator? Aside from OS updates, mine are on all the time. I will say the ATV4K is generally quicker than the Roku Ultras I have, when it comes to launching apps and responsiveness, not that the Roku is sluggish.
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apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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What software? For iPhones? I tried to buy some image s/w IN THE APPLE STORE! They had none, and could not offer ANY s/w for iPhones
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slow_poke_pete said:
apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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I assume you mean services, like iCloud and Apple Music, and not actual software sales. Services have been growing quickly for Apple, but hardware still brings home the bacon. As for where Apple's revenue comes from, the iPhone is still king with 49.58% of revenue as of June 2026. Services comes in second with 28%. iPad, Mac, and Wearables/Home makes up the rest. So, that is 72% coming from hardware. Their profit margin is around 25%, FWIW.

I am skeptical the AppleTV 4k makes them much money on the hardware though, which I suspect is what you were getting at.
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What software? For iPhones? I tried to buy some image s/w IN THE APPLE STORE! They had none, and could not offer ANY s/w for iPhones
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You should have looked in the APP STORE instead. ;)
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Will do!
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Dish Offers

Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Just checked my account and it shows mgm+ at 8.00 per month, but that has red line drawn thru it and shows 0.00 per month. But it doesn't say how long this lasts,...... 1 month, 3 months, forever. I called customer service to get an answer, and they said nothing like that exists. Should I add the offer or not? Already paying them too much, but want to take advantage of something free.
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Just checked my account and it shows mgm+ at 8.00 per month, but that has red line drawn thru it and shows 0.00 per month. But it doesn't say how long this lasts,...... 1 month, 3 months, forever. I called customer service to get an answer, and they said nothing like that exists. Should I add the offer or not? Already paying them too much, but want to take advantage of something free.
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look again mine says free for 1 month
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look again mine says free for 1 month
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.

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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.

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slow_poke_pete said:
look again mine says free for 1 month
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You have a different offer that is free for a shorter timeframe which is different than the one that I and bnewt saw without defining the promotion period as I sent the question to DISH Care via Facebook Messenger and this is the response I got back 20 minutes ago.

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wonder why it says that
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Answer 2 minutes ago from DISH Care via Facebook Messenger:
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This Week in Space 232

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


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Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


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