steckle.com » TV http://www.steckle.com Official site of Jeremy Steck Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:10:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Most Interesting Man in the World http://www.steckle.com/2009/05/27/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/ http://www.steckle.com/2009/05/27/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 13:17:06 +0000 Jeremy http://www.steckle.com/?p=253 My friend Josh and I were just talking about these commercials over the weekend. I've only seen them on line since I don't have TV, but they really crack me up. I also have to admit I've never drank Dos Equis, but hey, maybe someday. Anyway, this is my favorite...

Click here to view the embedded video.

You can also read this article from Slate about the commercial and why it works.

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Read Watching TV Could Cost You $1 Million at Business Opportunities Weblog

]]> http://www.steckle.com/2007/07/27/is-tv-a-waste-of-money/feed/ 0 TV does have some good uses… http://www.steckle.com/2006/11/16/tv-does-have-some-good-uses/ http://www.steckle.com/2006/11/16/tv-does-have-some-good-uses/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:05:58 +0000 Jeremy http://www.sportspig.com/wordpress/2006/11/16/tv-does-have-some-good-uses/ Sure there is alot of garbage on TV these days, but that doesn't mean the medium can't be used for some good. Suttons Bay Elementary School setup a "virtual field trip" via TV to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C to learn about American Indians and art.

An interactive machine with a voice-sensitive camera atop the television in their classroom linked them to a museum expert.

The fifth-grade students were able to ask questions and talk with the museum expert. Pretty cool!

Read Suttons Bay students visit the Smithsonian - via TV in the Record Eagle

]]> http://www.steckle.com/2006/11/16/tv-does-have-some-good-uses/feed/ 0 NBC airs edited Veggie Tales http://www.steckle.com/2006/09/25/nbc-airs-edited-veggie-tales/ http://www.steckle.com/2006/09/25/nbc-airs-edited-veggie-tales/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:28:11 +0000 Jeremy http://www.sportspig.com/wordpress/2006/09/25/nbc-airs-edited-veggie-tales/ Untitled-1.jpgMy kids love Veggie Tales, I admit I enjoy watching them too, and the message is always good. NBC is airing them on Saturday mornings this fall, with some changes (no mention of God or bible verses) from the DVD's and VHS videos that some of us have grown to love.

The creator of the animated veggies Phil Vischer, has said that he would have never signed with NBC if he knew they would take out all references to God.

Some of the trash they allow on TV baffles me, but the mention of God or a bible verse in a kid's cartoon can't be shown?

Read Veggie Tales Spark Problems with NBC at the Celebrity Cafe
Read Sliced and diced 'Veggie Tales in the Washington Times

and here's an update from the Veggie Tales official site...

Read VeggieTales & NBC at BigIdea.com

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