I have a couple of projects that could benefit from some of the grab-bag items.

They're a lot of fun, and very distinctive. They're also the first thing I turn off when I'm configuring a TiVo.

@Galley double-Ds in commercials? What's next, talking animals? Please, you're going to have to try harder than that.

Robert Ebert as a great take on 3D: "There seems to be a belief that 3-D films are not getting their money's worth unless they hurtle objects or body parts at the audience. Every time that happens, it creates a fatal break in the illusion of the film. The idea of a movie, even an animated one, is to convince us, halfway at least, that that we're seeing on the screen is sort of really happening. Images leaping off the screen destroy that illusion."

I didn't watch the Superbowl, but I do normally watch Chuck. I didn't last night because I couldn't track down a pair of 3D glasses. Granted, I didn't try very hard... I'd check the Sobe section if I happened to be in a store that sold it.

So, why didn't I try harder? Well, I don't watch ads, regardless of how many Ds are involved, so I'm certainly not going to track down a press release, find out which retailers are participating in the 3D glasses promotion, then make a special trip to a store I don't ordinarily go to just to pick up a pair of glasses. As for Chuck versus the Third Dimension, or whatever last night's show is called, previous attempts at 3D have taught me that it's gimmicky and never adds anything substantial to the show. Ooh, neat, they threw something at the screen, or handed you something. Yawn. Besides, it's a promotion, and Sobe isn't going to pay money to ensure that the glasses are available everytime Chuck is re-aired. I'll catch a re-run this summer.

Suddenstink^h^h^h^h^hlink.

Looks like its SD only for Series 3 owners.