Update, March 11: The epic match is already over, watch what happened and see who won (link below).
Tomorrow, one of the top table tennis players in the world, Timo Boll, will take on the fastest robot ever built, KUKA KR AGILUS, in a game for the ages.
The match will be featured on kuka-timoboll.com; but, currently, the site is not able to handle the amount of traffic coming in. So we're going to give the first point to Boll. Sorry KUKA, this doesn't bode well for you if IT can't handle a website. (Update: The site is now working, but slow to load, so you can watch the duel on YouTube.)
We hope they figure out the site soon, we haven't been this excited to watch a ping pong match since Forest Gump versus China.
As you hear the words dragons, thrones and magic, you're likely to picture burly, bearded cosplayers, caped nerds crammed around a Dungeon and Dragons circle, and leather adorned metalheads. What you wouldn't expect to find in that mix are mainstream hip-hop artists Big Boi and Common -- but here they are ladies and gents. And trust me, it feels just as awkward to write that phrase as it does to digest it, I'm sure.
Today, Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, the Game of Thrones inspired soundtrack, drops with 10 tracks of urban angst. The HBO series Game of Thrones season 4 premieres April 6, and with this new collaboration, they hope to generate a dialogue that intrigues new viewers. Lucinda Martinez, SVP of Multicultural Marketing at HBO says in a press release, "We are excited to create an additional fan touch point with Catch The Throne: The Mixtape. This is a unique opportunity to give fans great original music and an innovative way to highlight the electrifying 'Game of Thrones' series."
So in short, HBO attempts to expand their audience demographic by showing that rappers and urban folk watch Game of Thrones too? That seems a little silly.
Well it finally appeared, the scene I saw actually being filmed! Hizzah! It's strange to see it now, considering the fact that when it was happening I really had no idea what the greater context was. It's the scene where Paddy shows up at Richie's barber shop (Willie's in the Mission) and Richie tells him he needs space. Yeah, okay, so that's pretty self-explanatory, but in the bigger picture of the show it's a pretty pivotal scene.
Paddy has slept with his amorous boss in this episode, for starters, and then by the end of the show it looks like Richie is actually dumping him. Is there a significance that Paddy allowed his boss to be the "top," when he had been holding off on that with Richie?
San Francisco is iconic and there is no doubt about it.
The City by the Bay has been the muse and inspiration for all sorts of art forms, ranging from the signature tune of singer Tony Bennett to the song-like poems of Lawrence Ferlinghetti that shroud you in an enchanting delight like Karl the Fog.
Our city has also been appearing in the fair amount of television shows recently. NBC just debuted About a Boy last week, which stars David Walton and Minnie Driver. The show is a comedic take on the 2002 Hugh Grant film (which is based on the Nick Hornby novel). But unlike the film, which takes place in London, the story lines develop in San Francisco instead.
As well as HBO announced that it renewed Looking for a second season. The story of three gay men living in San Francisco and their forays into love, relationships, and self discovery were filmed entirely in San Francisco and surrounding Bay Area late last summer.
And last week we noted TNT's new series, Murder in the First, will be filming San Francisco this year.
So while San Francisco has been the starlet of the small screen lately, this isn't the first time TV programs have taken place in our beloved city. As a result, we here at SF Weekly have ranked our top picks for the10 best television shows depicting San Francisco. Let us know if you agree, or if you feel we left any off the list.
