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"The segment with Molly 'playing' video games was horrible. The 360 was upside down and the game playing was Resistance, which is a PS3 game."
Er. D'oh. Yes. Yes, all that is true.
How to screw up a perfectly good Buzz Report joke.
(Credit: CNET TV)Now, let me explain. I am using my Xbox 360-to-PS3 adapter. See, I love Resistance: Fall of Man, but I have an Xbox 360, and I just really prefer that controller. So, I use my adapter to play cool PS3 games. Oh, no, I didn't buy it anywhere. I made it myself out of parts I got from Radio Shack. So, don't try to find one. It's custom. No, I won't sell it to you on eBay.
OK, OK, let me explain for real. See, I write the Buzz Report script, and I just toss in totally unhelpful edit notes like, "supercool-looking game plays on screen." And right before we shoot, I run around like crazy trying to rustle up some props to go with whatever crazy scheme I've cooked up for that week's show. This time, I was like, "OK, I know we have a PS3 and an Xbox 360 in-house, but the PS3 is in Mark's office, and he's in a meeting, and the 360 is in Tom's office, and he's right there!" So, I get the Xbox, and then I'm like, "Wait! Need a game!" So, I get in touch with the Gamespot guys, and they very kindly loan me Gears of War, and I'm thinking, "Sweet. This is going to rock." But by then it's 1:45, and we shoot at 2, and my producer, Bonnie, says, "It's silly to plug in this whole thing and get the game all set up and running, especially since you don't really know how to play, and it'll look a lot cooler if we just fly in some game footage to the monitor so that it matches what you're saying a little bit better." So, that sounds fine, and we're scrambling around to get everything set up, and Bonnie plops the Xbox in there, and I don't look at it, and we're just worried about how, when we turn it on, there's a blinking red ring around the power button, so we decide to just unplug it, because really, who's going to notice? (Um, all of you, apparently.) So, we do the shoot and just pretend there's some cool video of an awesome game in the monitor, because, dude, games aren't that boring.
So, then, it's the next morning, and we're getting ready to edit the Buzz Report. And my editor, Kelly, comes in and says he needs some game footage to illustrate that bit. Now, at this point, the Xbox is back in Tom's office, the shoot is the farthest thing from my mind, and I'm thinking, "Hm, what's the coolest looking game I've seen lately? Oh, yeah! Resistance: Fall of Man!" So, I go to Gamespot, download the footage, send it off to Kelly, and boom. We look like total idiots.
So, there you have it. But hey, on the plus side, if it hadn't happened, I never would have discovered and downloaded my new favorite thing, FotoTagger! And the rest of the show is awesome this week ...
Last week, Brian turned the tables--he asked the audience a question. Every time he smacked his mouse on the table, his PC went buggy. Don't worry, Brian has been enrolled in PC anger management sessions. And luckily, one viewer even found the answer to his query (a natural cure)! We will have the winner of the contest on the line to discuss the outcome of this tricky conundrum.
CNET Editors Donald Bell and Kent German will be featured in this week's juicy Insider Secrets, discussing the gadget of the moment--the Apple iPhone. Plus, the boys will reveal what tech they have been craving and their Download of the Week.
As always, Tom and Brian will be all ears when it's showtime. So, give them a call at 1-888-900-CNET, starting as early as 12:40 p.m. PT, to be the fortunate first caller!
Tune in to this Thursday's rockin' CNET Live at 1 p.m. PT, on CNET TV.
Team captain Rhoulette and her cohort Seppuku of the Frag Dolls are going to be giving strategy tips and tricks to Tom while playing Rainbow Six: Vegas on the Xbox 360. They also are going to show that women can game harder and look better doing it than any guy out there!
Cute but lethal: The Frag Dolls
Also in this edition, Tom is craving some undergarments that even Superman couldn't look through with his X-ray vision. Meanwhile, Brian will continue to wonder why Tom chooses the weirdest, most impractical things for his Crave picks, and share his two Crave cents of the week.
In addition to all that sweetness, Brian and Tom will be taking viewers' calls at 888-900-CNET (2638), and try to answer as many tech questions as humanly possible in a half hour.
Make sure to tune in to our guests, the Frag Dolls, hosted by Tom and Brian, this Thursday at 1 p.m. PDT. You just might learn a thing or two.
If you're explaining an "Out of the Box" video to someone, it sounds kind of silly.
You take a brand-new, sealed product and proceed to unbox it and take out the contents for the very first time in front of a camera, with a running commentary. I'm a purist in this respect, not allowing anyone to sneak a peek inside or practice the unboxing before actually taping it.
So yesterday, when fellow NY editor John Falcone told me an Xbox 360 Elite made its way into the offices, I was all over it. After all, this is a product with lots of anticipation and rumors surrounding it, so it's a perfect candidate for an "Out of the Box" video. But the best part is when I asked him if there was a certain cable included, and he wanted to check...but it would involve cutting open the factory seal. You know what I said, and minutes later the lights were on in the First Look studio, and the Xbox 360 Elite's pieces were beginning to spill out onto the table. (Wow, that sounds kind of gross).
But back to where I started, and the reason why I don't think these videos are silly. When I'm in the "research and craving" phase of a gadget buy, I can't get enough information about it--reviews, pictures, videos, price checks, in-store peeks at the box if it's already available--and an "Out of the Box" lets me know exactly what I'm in for before the big buy.
Most importantly, it ensures I'll never make it home only to find out I need an HDMI cable or batteries that are not included (yes, I have pilfered batteries from the remote before in a pinch).
Without further ado, check out the Xbox 360 Elite "Out of the Box" video on CNET TV.
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