The Budget Geek’s TV Shows of the Week (descriptions courtesy TV Guide):
The Big Bang Theory - Monday, March 22, 9:31pm CBS
“The Pants Alternative” Season 3, Episode 18
Episode Synopsis: The friends try to help Sheldon overcome his fear of speaking in public.
The Office - Thursday, March 25, 9:00pm NBC
“Happy Hour” Season 6, Episode 19
Episode Synopsis: The staffers raise spirits at a happy hour, but complications spill over when Michael goes to extremes to impress Jim and Pam’s friend, resulting in his ouster from the bar. Meanwhile, Andy and Erin try to keep a secret; and Dwight reconsiders the wisdom of his “prenatal contract” with Angela.
Caprica - Friday, March 26, 9:00pm Syfy
“End of Line”
Episode Synopsis: In the mid-season finale, Barnabas escalates his war with Clarice and Zoe tries a daring escape.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Friday, March 26, 9:00pm CARTOON NETWORK
“Cat and Mouse”
Episode Synopsis: Obi-Wan and Anakin deliver troops to the Separatist-controlled Christophsis, where they encounter Admiral Trench.
The Budget Geek’s Blu-ray Releases of the Week:
In this 3D computer animated feature, a pull-string cowboy doll is the leader of the toys until the latest, greatest action figure enters the picture. When the toy rivals are separated from thei rowner, they ultimately learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to get back home to the boy they love.
Bonus Features include: Toy Story 3 Sneak Peek: The Story, Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs Blast off, Paths to Pixar Artists, Studio Stories: John’s Car, Baby AJ, Scooter Races, Buzz Takes Manhattan, Black Friday The Toy Story You Never Saw
Andy heads off to cowboy camp leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggin (owner of Al’s Toy Barn) kidnaps Woody. At Al’s apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950s TV show called Woody’s Roundup, and he meets the other prized toys from that show, Jessie the Cowgirl, Bullseye the Horse, and Stinky Pete the Prospector. Back at the scene of the crime, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys from Andy’s room, Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm spring into action to rescue their pal from winding up as a museum piece. The toys get into one predicament after another in their daring race to get Woody before Andy returns.
Bonus Features include: BE Live, Director commentary, Toy Story 3 Sneak Peek: The Characters, Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs: International Space Station, Paths to Pixar: Technical Artists, Studio Stories: Toy Story 2 Sleep Deprivation Lab, Pinocchio, The Movie Vanishes, Pixar’s Zoetrop, Celebrating our Friend Joe Ranft
The Budget Geek’s Podcast Pick of the Week:
Scott Wilkinson, online editor of UltimateAVmag.com and HomeTheaterMag.com, interviews the leaders and pioneers behind today’s home theater technology. Scott is a regular on The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte, and here he explores the technologies behind your screen. Recorded live every Monday at 215pm Pacific/2115 UTC at http://live.twit.tv.
