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What happened--Apple's bastard child?

I don't see the Appletv ever getting dvr function. Apple wants to sell tv shows, which may in fact in the long run be cheaper than actually having cable at home. For instance I pay nearly 100.00 a month on my cable bill alone through comcrap.. 100x12 months = 1200 stinking dollars! Thats for my two tvs I have in my apartment. I don't even have premium channels!

100 a month! Imagine how many tv shows I could buy from appletv, and have them in my itunes library and able to transfer them to ipod/iphone instantly etc. Plus no commercials, instant access, and you can view it anytime you want. Of course, I would still have over the air and some "free" cable channels just in case zombies started coming out of no whever taking over the world and I could at least get some news on the event and start packing up on weapons. I think a couple shotguns under the bed, a machine gun, hand gun and an easy escape route should be great, but escape to where? I have no idea.. probably some island or something like in Day of the Dead.

Just a thought.

Mo
 
Mo, I'm pretty sure they got attacked and died once they got to the island. . . just a thought. Personally I'm going to hole up in the natural hot springs located in the Rocky Mountains of AB :D
 
mohanman said:
I don't see the Appletv ever getting dvr function. Apple wants to sell tv shows, which may in fact in the long run be cheaper than actually having cable at home. For instance I pay nearly 100.00 a month on my cable bill alone through comcrap.. 100x12 months = 1200 stinking dollars! Thats for my two tvs I have in my apartment. I don't even have premium channels!

100 a month! Imagine how many tv shows I could buy from appletv, and have them in my itunes library and able to transfer them to ipod/iphone instantly etc. Plus no commercials, instant access, and you can view it anytime you want. Of course, I would still have over the air and some "free" cable channels just in case zombies started coming out of no whever taking over the world and I could at least get some news on the event and start packing up on weapons. I think a couple shotguns under the bed, a machine gun, hand gun and an easy escape route should be great, but escape to where? I have no idea.. probably some island or something like in Day of the Dead.

Just a thought.

Mo
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The one MAJOR thing missing from ATV that would make dropping cable for good a reality is live sports. If Apple could cut some kind of deal with the NCAA, NFL, etc. I think they'd get a bunch of converts. Just something like a Season Pass. I'm sure they could get something rolling with say... the MLS (soccer) and test the idea on a smaller scale. If it was successful the larger sports like the NFL would follow suit.
 
Tower-Union said:
Mo, I'm pretty sure they got attacked and died once they got to the island. . . just a thought. Personally I'm going to hole up in the natural hot springs located in the Rocky Mountains of AB :D
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My friend,
You have your zombie movies mixed up in fact. Dawn of the Dead was when they reached some island off the coast of Wisconsin, and yes probably died. Day of the Dead is when they made it to the helicopter and we see them resting on the beach of some island safe and sound.

In any matter.. I think I better get a helicopter too

Mo
 
Even if I can contribute to the firepower equation? Not to mention, I've got an Airhog helicopter and have become very proficient at flying it around my living room. How hard could the real thing be?
 
Rich1963 said:
Even if I can contribute to the firepower equation? Not to mention, I've got an Airhog helicopter and have become very proficient at flying it around my living room. How hard could the real thing be?
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Well I guess you could come, but if I got to the island and find out there are some zombies around, I'll probably need to use you as bait.. no offense or anything.

If I were to tie you up and use you as live bait and draw the zombies to you, i could pick them off one by one with my rifle. That way, the zombies on the island would all be eradicated.

Mo
 
I stand corrected! :eek: I'll have to watch day of the dead. . . the 2008 or 1985 versions? Oh and you may want to give some thought to your island plans. I don't think you'd be able to last against conventional "zombies" (slow moving, but truly UNdead) as they can just walk through water, and eventually get to you, well in the event of a class 5 outbreak that isn (I'm assuming you've read Max Brook's writings). Now if we're talking ZOOMBIES (say, mutated version of rabies, which is much more possible) you'd be in good shape, as they are still technically alive and need to be able to breath, probably not making it all the way out to the island. I'm thinking personal car to get me as far as my local armored truck company's HQ and then jack a few of those, along with shotguns, sidearms, and all the ammo I can find! Fortress on wheels baby :cool:
 
BG-Mac said:
The one MAJOR thing missing from ATV that would make dropping cable for good a reality is live sports. If Apple could cut some kind of deal with the NCAA, NFL, etc. I think they'd get a bunch of converts. Just something like a Season Pass. I'm sure they could get something rolling with say... the MLS (soccer) and test the idea on a smaller scale. If it was successful the larger sports like the NFL would follow suit.
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Your wish comes true...MLB.tv on ATV with Boxee...
 
With regards to the zombies and bait, I'd make such good bait, I would probably classify as a Master-baiter (come on-you just knew that was coming).

With regards to the whole slow vs. fast zombies, one thing very few zombie movies ever address (28 weeks later being one of the few) is that don't the zombies eventually run out of food and just decompose and die? I mean, within 2-3 weeks, wouldn't the planet simply become a sparsely populated world?

With regards to the slow vs. fast zombies and the island, I would just use the helicopter to fly to a remote mountain top fortress, as we all know the climbing prowess of a slow moving zombie is virtually nil.
 
Tower-Union said:
I stand corrected! :eek: I'll have to watch day of the dead. . . the 2008 or 1985 versions? Oh and you may want to give some thought to your island plans. I don't think you'd be able to last against conventional "zombies" (slow moving, but truly UNdead) as they can just walk through water, and eventually get to you, well in the event of a class 5 outbreak that isn (I'm assuming you've read Max Brook's writings). Now if we're talking ZOOMBIES (say, mutated version of rabies, which is much more possible) you'd be in good shape, as they are still technically alive and need to be able to breath, probably not making it all the way out to the island. I'm thinking personal car to get me as far as my local armored truck company's HQ and then jack a few of those, along with shotguns, sidearms, and all the ammo I can find! Fortress on wheels baby :cool:
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Oh crap! I forgot about Land of the Dead in which the Zombies can go through water! Man, I guess I'll need a supply of fireworks too to keep them occupied while and I can use the other guy as bait to take them out too. They are slow moving, so I'll just stock up on ammo and try to eradicate them.

As far as fast zombies, an armored vehicle may do nicely. Ever play Zombies the board game? Best game ever, however it didn't teach me the necessary tactics to stay alive in real life.

Mo
 
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