Miss Wonder Woman and The Love Boat? Missed Heroes? Find it on Fancast
OK. So have I mentioned to you how absent-minded I am? I forget my cell phone all the time. I forget birthdays. I pour a cup of coffee to bring to work and forget it on the counter at home. I forget a lot of things. So when the writer's strike put all my TV shows on hiatus last season, I forgot to watch TV... or, at least follow the TV shows I used to like to watch.
So I'm finding that now that the new season has started, I've completely forgotten when Monk was on, or when to watch Battlestar Galatica, or when to catch The Closer on TV. Or sometimes I do remember and I'm stuck trying to decide between a TV show and something on Maryland Public Television (yes, I'm low-tech. I don't have a digital recorder). I almost always pick MPT.
Given my dilemma, I gotta say, I'm digging Fancast.com, Comcast's next generation entertainment site which is free for anyone to use.
As I was playing around with the site over the weekend, I was surprised by how many full episodes of shows that it offered. Not only can I now catch up on my current TV shows that I almost always miss, but I can also get all nostalgic and watch some old shows I used to love like Wonder Woman. Sweet. LoooOOooved Wonder Woman and The Incredible Hulk. Ok, and Doogie Howser, MD and the cheesetastic Love Boat (hey. don't judge me.).
Anyhow, what's convenient about Fancast is that you don't have to spend time searching for full episodes of shows online. They're right there listed in alphabetical order. It works along the same lines as hulu.com, so if you like hulu, you'll probably like Fancast. Fancast didn't have HBO series like Deadwood when I last checked, but you can find premium cable channel produced episodes of Sex And the City and Dexter. Still, a pretty good list and a good start, I'd say.
Also, for you multi-tasking technophiles out there, Fancast also links you up with Amazon or iTunes to buy a DVD or connects you with Blockbuster and Netflix to add a movie to your delivery line-up. Also, it also allows you to find out about a movie star or celebrity you're interested in and buy tickets to a movie that's still out on Fandango.
Check it out and let us know what you think.
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Comments
Excellent (and free)!! Great site.
Can't wait to tell everybody about this. But I don't see "Bonanza" or "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." listed. :( Perhaps the Fancast 'library' will grow???
DD: Good question, Terry. I'll ask Comcast because I'd love to see Deadwood on there.
Posted by: Terry | October 15, 2008 12:24 PM
If you loved Wonder Woman as a child, I beg you to not watch it now! A few summers ago, there was a Wonder Woman marathon on one of the cable channels and I made it through only an episode and a half. It was so bad, that it almost ruined all my fond Wonder Woman memories.
DD: omigosh, you're not kidding. I DID watch it and boy, was it dated. In the pilot, Steve Trevor turns to the General and says something to the effect of how he doesn't want another attractive secretary (since his last one turned out to be a Nazi spy), but boy, oh boy... nudge nudge wink wink, he doesn't her to be too homely...! Of course, the homely secretary turns out to be Diana Prince, who is quite the opposite of homely. It was bad, but I gotta confess, I still loved it. It's cheeztastic!
Posted by: aeb | October 16, 2008 1:33 PM
Stumbling around the computer section and I stumble upon this gem!
Cheeztastic!
Thoroughly amused!
You do know on Battlestar Galactica when they found Earth it should have been populated by TALKING APES!
I am now in search of your Cylon clone!
Oh, doesn't Sara Palin look like a 21st century Wonder Woman!
:)
Jay
PS-I will be geeking out this weekend
hope they have original Battlestar Galactica episodes, Spenser for Hire
and yes THE A Team!
I pity the fool!
DD: jay, now that you mention it, Palin does sort of resemble Wonder Woman. They're both hot (can I say that without angering the masses?)! I watched episodes of Chuck last weekend. I think I'll watch Battlestar this weekend if I have the time.
Posted by: jay | October 29, 2008 3:53 PM