Articles about television – Page 9 of 13

MoPOP’s Sci-Fi Hall of Fame inducting ‘X-Files,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ Leonard Nimoy and more

Some of the masters and masterpieces of science fiction are being honored with induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy… Read More

Report says Apple wants to make original TV shows and movies to add to its streaming music service

Apple TV is a piece of hardware, but it could become a new mindset for the tech giant. Looking to… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold explains why the nuclear power option is needed … with toasters!

If renewable energy is on the rise in America, why should we even bother with nuclear power? Seattle tech maverick… Read More

Creepy new T-Mobile commercials make me say ‘gross’ every time they air on TV

T-Mobile never really shies from going to the edge when it comes to promoting its wireless service. But perhaps the… Read More

Amazon and Jeff Bezos get the spotlight (and a punch line) at the Golden Globes

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, is becoming a regular at Hollywood award ceremonies like tonight’s Golden Globes, and now he’s… Read More

Don’t be left in the dark: History promotes Navy SEAL series ‘Six’ with night-vision demo at CES

LAS VEGAS — If you thought talking to your washing machine via Amazon’s Alexa was the most grueling example of… Read More

Watch Steve Ballmer turn up the volume on ‘Conan’ as he talks Bill Gates and slam dunks

Ex-Microsoft CEO and current Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is nothing short of a fun interview, as he’s proven… Read More

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in "Passengers"

Who would you fly to Mars with? Who would you drop off? We’ve got a little list

A just-for-fun survey suggests that three out of every 10 Americans have thought about going to Mars, and almost… Read More

Amazon inches past Netflix in Golden Globe nominations for the first time

Amazon bested top competitor Netflix in Golden Globe nominations for the first time this year. The two streaming services would… Read More

‘Good Girls Revolt’ executive producer ‘flabbergasted’ over Amazon cancellation as fans rally around axed series

Amazon’s abrupt cancellation of the critically acclaimed series “Good Girls Revolt” has struck a nerve with feminists and fans in… Read More

Comcast is adding competitor Sling TV to X1 set-top boxes

Sling TV and Comcast are joining forces. The on-demand and live TV service, which has helped many people ditch Comcast, will… Read More

‘Saturday Night Live’ needs to make room for Seattle and other cities in its ‘Bubble’ skit

Sometimes the best comedy can hit too close to home. Maybe that’s why President-elect Donald Trump can’t resist tweeting his… Read More

Conan O’Brien tries VR: ‘This is going to put the marijuana industry out of business’

Conan O’Brien visited YouTube’s VR Lab in New York City and reacted pretty much the way everyone does when they… Read More

Red Planet technologies, old and new, play supporting roles in ‘Mars’ TV miniseries

The Red Planet mission that’s depicted in National Geographic Channel’s “Mars” miniseries may be purely fictional, but it draws upon… Read More

Here’s what Donald Trump, NASA and SpaceX need to do to get us to Mars

The “Mars” miniseries premiering on the National Geographic Channel is only the latest in a decades-long string of media projects… Read More

Amazon employee lands on ‘Jeopardy,’ gets shout-out from Jeff Bezos and wows her co-workers

As an executive assistant at Amazon, Stephanie Hubley’s job involves retaining and compartmentalizing information and answering questions coming at her… Read More

An R-rated ‘Star Trek’? It could happen online, CBS Interactive’s CEO tells Recode

Naked aliens? Foul-mouthed Starfleet officers? Theoretically, you could be seeing and hearing such things in the online-only shows that’ll be… Read More

Thanks, Obama. President reads ‘Mean Tweets’ on ‘Kimmel’ — and jabs back at Donald Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvgnOqcCYCM President Obama has no doubt heard it all during his nearly eight years in office, and in the interest… Read More

PBS documentary shines a light on Nikola Tesla as the hero of a geek tragedy

The writer and producer behind tonight’s documentary about Nikola Tesla admits that he didn’t even know who the inventor was when… Read More

Billy Bob Thornton talks Amazon, including his new series ‘Goliath’ and using Alexa to buy bananas

One of the last, great things I loved on television was Billy Bob Thornton’s evil Lorne Malvo character during the… Read More

Bill Gates discusses ‘maniacal’ early days at Microsoft, being caught off guard by his future wife, and ‘awkward’ Control-Alt-Delete

Bill Gates started his Microsoft work when he was 17 years old, and admits that during his earliest years at… Read More

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