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Tomorrow Daily - Former 'Top Gear' stars head for Amazon Video, Ep. 218

2015-07-30
on today's show alexis has a card that glows with the beat of your heart nokia is getting into the virtual reality game but it's not a headset and Top Gear is finally making a comeback put the confetti graphic in the air Wade smart Daly creating citizen through the internet welcome to tomorrow daily the best geek chalk show in the known universe I'm Ashley sceva as always to my right your left kill anonymous our budget is what 26 cents an episode we can't afford the the graphic for confetti you know we had to put in for that for budgetary and we got denied money's tight well I mean there's still good news about the whole top gear thing but it's it's tricky news so I'm gonna have to explain it for you here's today's headlines top gear is kinda back but in a better fashion listen this is great everyone's excited about this it's great news all around but as we all know Top Gear had some like controversy as they let go of one of their stars and the whole show crumbled and fell apart yeah BBC was like ain't no more of this jeremy clarkson punched a producer he called it a fracas and then BBC was like boom why and then everybody lost their minds yeah okay well so the show kind of they they kind of like everyone left the show and they're like well we're gonna make the show again but with a completely different cast and everyone was like boomers right well guess what today amazon has announced that they are bringing the show back with the entire cast Clarkson Richard Hammond and James May they're gonna be they're gonna be coming back as an Amazon show basically the same premise the whole cast Wow yeah and even hit even one of the executive producers they're all coming back to make pretty much the same show it's gonna be coming back next year okay everyone rejoiced yeah people are pretty excited about this yeah I know that as a host I can't condone violence I would never hit producer Logan unless he deserved it and so I've never hit producer Logan but that being said I think a lot of people don't care about what Jeremy Clarkson does in his personal time or I like whatever I think whatever choice they make they just want to see some top ten anyway yeah yeah so the the crazy part is that not only Amazon said they're gonna bring it back but they're gonna bring back for three seasons they've already signed up for racy since when there's a quote from from one of the people Clarkson has said I feel like I've climbed out of a biplane and onto a spaceship Oh sick burn I'm BBC basically letter to the BBC is a biplane like an outdated biplane I always have faith in where Amazon intends to go and they're their potential as a platform because you know Netflix is already kind of stayed there placed but there needs to be some sort of competition hello ain't gonna do it so if amazon has the power they have the nominations with transparent they do and they have the money to do this but this is a huge opportunity for them to also open the gateway to new content also start bringing back other shows this this is this is a big big move and a lot of people are excited all the other sign has to do is fix their stupid player yeah so really which seems to be everybody's problem it's bad it's yahoo everybody's player is just garbage this is a great way to bring people into Amazon Prime all away yeah really huge sneaky intelligent way to bring people in Amazon Prime I wonder how much they paid how much do they give how much money just trucks full of money they have it delivered by drone maybe just piles of money to these people because I can't imagine they came over to Amazon cheaply yeah we already know that they were making a lot at BBC having been around so long and negotiating and stuff like that I'm sure we'll get a number sooner or later but she signed on for three seasons Amazon has a lot of faith and I for good reason I mean it was BBC's number one revenue generating show for years yeah so we we look forward to seeing what comes out of this we look forward to seeing Amazon's content again I'm not like trying to you know butter up Amazon or nothing because I mean there's a lot of work to be done there as well as every other yeah what are these hubs good job yeah nice we're just glad that the streets going back yeah great pool so you know again next year you'll be able to see it but that brings us to our hashtag of the day which is TD prime gear I think it's so they should call the shows on prime prime gear yeah let's call it prime gear and seven top gear I can't do that I can't call it prime gear if they wanted to this thing can they call it top gear to to to gear to - Garrett - cantankerous that's Jeremy Clarkson the show's getting canceled the Amazon so our question to you for TD prime gear is how can the show differentiate itself from the BBC version how they're gonna I can sure they up the ante should I change the format it maybe make it better yeah well make it what would make it different or better in some way because I have a feeling like the exact format of Top Gear I don't know thinking it might be there might be some sort of copyright on it or trademark on the format of the show I know with like Writers Guild stuff here if you submit you know your Writers Guild stuff for a treatment of a show that tends to be your intellectual property so just what I think they're gonna do I don't know I think they're gonna bring in celebrities I know they've already brought in celebrities for Top Gear but I think they're gonna try and up that I know they brought on like Aaron Paul they bring on everyone to show up their cars and talk about their cars but I think they're Amazon's really gonna be trying to draw like new eyes to the show yeah the best way to do that is celebrities I think what do you think high-tech of course you were gonna say high-tech space vehicles so I think they're gonna put them in like you know the Virgin Galactic has like their test flights and stuff I think that they might put them in stuff like that and have them just try it and then explain with it what it's like so get them a little out of their comfort zone a little out of their comfort zone I mean listen they're talking about going from a biplane to a spaceship why not just actually stick them in a spaceship I like this just saying or maybe put them through like astronaut training to get ready to be in a rocket or something like that I think that'd be awesome top space gear yeah cool so yeah let us know what you think that they should add or where they think they may go hashtag TD prime gear but that brings us to our a sh ly story of the day yeah it does actually I was expecting you to talk about this because it's virtual reality but then the top gear story broke so I figured I would talk about it nokia nokia nokia like it's very different every year it's not Nakia I've heard it funk Nokia over it over seas they are okay so when they got purchased by Microsoft it wasn't the entire company it was just the handset division they bought the phone part of nokia and then they said okay like you go and go away now like Microsoft's like okay buh-bye so Nokia's had to kind of figure out what they want to do next and they have decided it is the O's oh and here it is this is the O's oh it's a virtual reality camera it's a capturing camera it's a beautiful sphere I mean it looks amazing it looks very sleek it looks very interesting to me and it's made for creators they had an entertainment industry event earlier this week which can I just really briefly say Nokia thank you for not inviting us because we're right here in LA and you could have called you didn't have really sad about invited me well I said don't bring that a skill they said don't bring that quesadilla with you so so they okay so this has eight cameras that's what it looks like right that's standard looks cool it's got they're all synchronized global shutter sensors eight integrated microphones full stereoscopic 3d video they're saying the recorded content can be published to VR headsets that's the goal they want you to be able to publish directly to different VR headsets commercial ones no pricing yet but they said this will be available this fall so in time for the for the vibe so they're incredible they wanted out before all of the retail headsets start coming to market which I thought was a really good strategy and it's apparently not aimed at the consumer market so it's it this is like prosumers or and professionals well yeah right out of the gate when he sort of hired a new tech it's just gonna be for prosumers but I gotta say the sleekness of this is is great I mean you think about GoPro that was the first one to kind of look right really sexy and easy to use and so I think they're kind of going for the same they need to know that price I know yeah and so you need to know this so GoPro has a six camera rig that they're bringing to market at some point but if you do the math on it let's even say it's one of the less expensive ones you're still looking at like a couple grand like after all said and done like if you have six cameras and you get the $400 ones that's $24 just for the cameras the cost of the cameras then you got to add in the cost that the rig and all this other stuff yeah I think this is gonna be one of those this is gonna be a race just like with just like what the headsets whoever gets it whoever nails it first just like with GoPro nailing that sort of like crazy camera thing yep they're gonna win small size good job yeah though it looks really really nice really nice it is important however because Gope their GoPro one it also came with like a stitching software - yes it's I think Nokia is saying they want to do something very similar where you're gonna be able to literally just like import this footage and then pup or publish it directly after capturing it you'll be able to publish it directly to my headset manufacturer so for what that's worth very interesting stuff happening over at Nokia yeah I wonder how much it's gonna cost who knows take a guess I'm gonna say $14.99 yeah if they're saying prosumer it's got to be over I'd say I'd say $14.99 and depending on what resolution shoots in yeah if you shoot some 4k I'm gonna say 1990s yeah camera buffs let us know what you think on that yeah I'd say $19.99 if it shoots in 4k probably around there if it's prosumer if it's straight-up industry professionals only then that cameras gonna be like also 20 more but also camera buffs are you interested in the 360 are you ready to dive into that I know I am and I'm not even a camera boy yeah I I want one like I'd like that really taps into some creativity of the camera buffs also for the record this is an alcohol it's green - he's lying trader Jeff alright let's talk about you don't want to drink and drive for your green teeth and but I'm gonna tell you about some car stuff this really briefly is a really awesome promotional idea from Lexus but it is not gonna be coming to a car near you at least not for now so this is a modded car that has been redesigned to light up and pulsate to the heartbeat of synchronized with the heartbeat of the driver so after the car hits 100 miles per hour then you get to see like so the app they have these chest bands that measure their heart rate and it's all synced up and so he gets in the car and as soon as it hits a hundred miles an hour like all of these drivers men and women that you can see their heart rate as it flies down the road which is pretty honest you have to go a hundred miles per hour I think that's what when it starts because that they want to see like how cool you are under pressure like it's like okay like how cool are you under pressure you hit the hit 100 miles an hour and all of a sudden we're gonna see what your heart rates like because really if you're driving it like 55 this is boring heart rate you're not gonna have an exciting heart rate so this is obviously just to show up the Lexus because it's not gonna be street-legal so there it is activated boom car lights up that's his heart rate that is your cool as a fan of Tron that's super cool this is if not if this is not in Fast and the Furious eight like I just want to make this abundantly clear this is a huge opportunity missed by everybody involved if it's not in Fast and Furious 8 mm-hm so this is the one thing I'm like no this is it's interesting how we're kind of using biometrics in really fun creative ways so like her heart was racing really fast right there it's 183 beats per minute that's a lot she's she was jacked up she was intense so yeah I mean it just slows down and heart rate slows down then I get out that's awesome who's our car guy at scene that well there's a few there's Brian Cooley Tim Stevens there's a few of car guys yes you know I'd love to throw one of those guys in there that would be amazing I'd love to see that I I just threw motorcycle limbo at Tim Stevens cuz he rides motorcycles and he rides like Ducatis and stuff and it's actual like you're on him like fast motorcycle and they set a bar low and you just slide underneath it it sounds terrible it looks terrifying I would never do it but people are really into it motorcycle limbo look that up in the Internet you're welcome so yeah well we see things like this in the future we're gonna see like wearable tech we've seen kind of fashion stuff tap into biometrics we saw a spider dress we've seen the proximity that's kind of different proximity sensors things like that so really cool stuff and on that note we're done with headlines we're gonna be right back it's Thursday we're gonna tell you what we're into and then we're going to talk about your user feedback so don't click away it's tomorrow daily welcome back to the show we've returned you know it's Thursday and even though this is the episode traditionally where the rails come off of the show we still like to talk about things that we like so this is Intuit kale I think what you have listed is something that I was really I thought you had seen but you just saw it okay you can't make that assumption and I'll and I'll tell you why once I get a little further into it besides being into blueberry green tea from Trader Joe's I am again trying to make sure I'm gonna make you put it out in a paper bag next but the overlords have seen it are fully aware of that not drinking on the job I'm sorry I wouldn't I wouldn't even be able to words talk but I'm into it this week I just watched it last night which is the Europa report which is available on Netflix that's what I wanted to bring it up you can go watch this right now it is about a group of scientists that that find out this is based around the 2011 announcement that there was like water yeah potentially on on Europa mayfly which is one of the was it Jupiter's moons so they fly all the way out to Europa and they're there to investigate the water and see if there's any life in there well it's not just a fun little documentary it's actually a suspense movie yeah about like all the dangers of having to go to an unknown planet and landing in the wrong place and things are going wrong and spoiler people die people don't make it people die I'm not gonna say anything beyond that but the the suspense builds more and more and more and more and more and more and like I was watching him before bed and had a hard time going to sleep was your dad like lighting up like the Lexus your heart was racing really fast couldn't go to sleep it was strobing that's fantastic if you're into cuz there's a lot of science jargon it doesn't like veer off to a super-duper fiction it stays pretty accurate they talk about radiation they talk about just everything like oxygen it's it's it's very realistic and and well really good not considering yeah I didn't like the ending but everything else was fantastic and now here's why I say you can't assume I've seen it okay movie cost ten million dollars to make it looks fantastic very sure looks great there's great acting ten million dollars to make made two hundred thousand dollars yeah which is just a shame like let's all talk about what a shame that is because I saw it the very first weekend it was out I bought it we bought it I was like I got to see this movie and I loved it it was a year like a year ago and it was out on like on demand that they release it all I didn't even do a theatrical release I think and if it was it was very limited and you could just get it video on demand like that was that was it and for most places that was the only way you could see the movie and it was so so good and you're right there is a lot of research scientific research that went into this movie where the the space travel part of it is very good and very well done but I love sharlto copley in this movie is fantastic dr. Copley's he's delightful King King Stefan from Maleficent also I don't want to give away the ending of district 9 but he's in district 9 let's see that anyway go check this that's great it's again it's on Netflix so that's I wanted to pick something that people could access I try and pick something that people will be able to to grab let me know if you watch it tweet at me let me know what you think because last time I did sorry it's up to Mike last time I did humans and a bunch of people hit me up in Belize thank God thank you so much it's been great I didn't want to keep doing this stuff and if you have suggestions for me on Netflix or television I was always looking for you know I'm just I just gotta have something new all the time so that's mine I want to know what Ashley's is cuz she always picks something good - well it's also on Netflix so conveniently and I know you're gonna be watching this this weekend it's wet hot American summer verse oh yeah that's right it's finally come ago tomorrow tomorrow wet hot American summer finally Netflix decided to make a TV show based on the hit film which is so so funny it's not really a hit that was like a cult films a cult film back to camp firewood this is a prequel to the film which is hilarious and so and it will this looks to be just as funny if not more they all play younger versions of themselves 14 years after the original movie aired we I find hilarious that's watch Paul Rudd's entrance here just dumps a motorcycle on the ground he's like hey so Judge John Benjamin is there I mean there are so many stars you can see Amy Poehler Bradley Cooper you got Elizabeth Banks Christopher Meloni Ginny and grovel Janeane Garofalo and then newbies - they got Chris Pine they've got Jon Hamm they also Kirsten wig so this is and it's the original director and the original screenwriter are working on this show so this is all of the same people came back for this and and from what I have seen from reviews who have seen an advanced version of it everybody loves it it's so so funny and it's great and I can't wait to see it yeah and if you're completely unfamiliar with the show please movie is also on Netflix watch the movie it is a cult classic so it's one of those kind of like really fun and Paul Rudd it's my color if you don't already love Paul Rudd this is your Paul read this is your Paul read access Ken Marino this is a great Kim Marino access point who is a very very funny character actor just hilarious how much do you love what hot American summer Logan yeah that's the Logan Seal of Approval run the graphic Logan Super Bowl we don't have that graphic NGO that's right so not approved in the budget yeah all right guys so that's what we're in - let's talk about urine - it's not for user feedback we got a couple of really good responses about TD Henry so the virtual reality oculus story studio short film Henry was debuted what was the question and we asked what would the plot of your VR blockbuster be oh yeah you have to pick a VR blockbuster then you guys came up with some good one so will wrote in and said another slender game with some turtlebeach headphones out of the fear that's playful and Corey wrote in and said a mystery where you have to look around and watch the whole scene to understand the plot no Ashley likes that idea I like the idea of having a mystery movie where you can only unlock the ending if you can actually solve the puzzle that sounds so like you're Columbo or whatever matlock bad choices but yeah I guess Castle can we do a new one Sherlock Holmes Professor Layton for sure yeah why not and you have to solve the mystery and if you can't you just never see the end like you get a bad ending and they're like no you're wrong like sorry sorry pal and then pin did right and he wrote an email attach the screenplay no I'm just kidding oh thank god here we go no no he said Hayashi go it's a little longer than what you see on the screen said this suggestions once again probably too long to read on air but it's too good not to share murder mystery in VR be immersed in the scene as the plot progresses the viewer can pause the movie at any time to examine the crime scene two modes with and without characters present when the movies pause the viewer can also choose to interview any of the characters at the scene character interview would utilize the same tech as Cortana or Siri except it would do it search within a wiki for the story and filter for what the interviewed character knows or thinks he or she knows what are you reading from this is the for me I like to shorten it cuz otherwise it's just a little little tiny wall of text that no one can read so then he said the script would be structured like the law and order TV series first half procedural second half his legal drama second half the viewer can choose to be part of prosecution or defense I'm gonna go ahead and interject that this was already done with that Rockstar game Logan was that writer named Colin Poli right no la noir la noir pretty much already did this yeah so if you did la noir and VR which would be great because you made their faces facial Russians yeah later basically le noir and VR I love that that is so good but pan added that you'd also have to go to prosecute them yeah one different thing about super intense but yeah thanks as always pin alright guys time for our very last piece user feedback is our phone Todd refer of the day I was thinking about the cover for bully and for some reason I maybe I really want to prosecute those logos jerk children little jerk children honestly the game in a different way than everybody else did I always do all right John wrote in our phone target for the day and he says here's a picture for my Motorola Droid match for my weekend getaway for 4th of July holiday this is the view from the porch of the Smoky Mountains near Kaitlyn burg Pigeon Forge Tennessee is this where he lives that can't be real that's that's where he lives he lives on Pandora in Avatar was this where he lives I'm assuming so get away said oh he got game here for fourth of July weekend how did you even find this place there's no roads how did you get there he walked it's a secret cabin in the middle of Pigeon Forge Tennessee yeah this one okay that's it I've had it this one is like the breaking point for me I didn't get to experience anything like that I'm done I'm leaving right now well I can't infuriated he's out all right guys that's it for the show John thank you so much you want to submit your phone tog Rafi you can email us tomorrow at cnet.com you can always find us on social media we're tomorrow daily over on Twitter I'm at Ashley's scab that kills it kill anonymous super easy to find us send a friend to the show tomorrow daily calm and always if you're on reddit if you're lurker whatever go check out our subreddit so it's our tomorrow daily so anyway that's it for the show guys have a great weekend kills out of here we'll see you on Monday vegan human spies you
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