So I've had a PS3 since January but I didn't have the free time to set it up until this week.  This is my impression:

Coming out of the box I was impressed.  The thing is glossy and sleek.  Just like a new piece of high-tech equipment should look.  I was impressed by the look and feel of it.  But later that night, once it was set up on my entertainment center I couldn't help but notice the sheer size of it.  It's gigantic.  It dominates the place, it's big, almost too big.   

That being said, it is awesome!  I'm loving Resistance:  Fall of Man .  While I'm not going to say that the PS3 is better than the 360 but I just haven't been interested in powering up the Xbox in a while.  For me, at least for now, there is something more attractive about the PS3.  Get back to me when Halo 3 comes out.

 I also hooked up the Wii this week.  I've had it since December but never hooked it up either.  Don't ask.  I have to say that simply powering up the Wii and going to the Mii channel or the Everybody Votes Channel fills me with glee.  This is a neat machine which is accesible to anyone.  While it may not meet the hardcore gamer requierments, the Wii will certainly make gaming a social, sit-around-the-TV feeling again.  As much as the internet has allowed the growth of multiplayer games, sitting next to your buddy while you play is a feeling that I enjoyed back in the days of the NES.

 In conclusion, both machines are awesome and will find a niche in this generation.  The Wii definately needs to be in everyone's home.  We'll just have to see how things go between the PS3 and Xbox360.  For me there are things about both that is attractive.  Although I have to admit the recent flurry of exclusives leaving the PS3 has me a little concerned.

The networks have released their fall lineups. Check out what ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW are offering to pull you away from your video games. Checking out the schedules it does seem ironic is that Friday Night Lights is on Tuesday.

Now while returning favorites like, The Amazing Race, Survivor: Cook Islands, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Prison Break, and Lost will get my attention, there is room for some new shows.

Heroes 9 PM on NBC is going to get Tivoed during football season and hopefully give me something to do on Monday nights in January. Any show with superpowers is definitely worth giving a try. The Office isn’t technically a new show but I only caught it a few times this year. I’ve heard a lot of great things about it and the episodes I saw looked promising, so I’ll give it a try this season.

I’m not typically a fan of drama but every so often one catches my interest and gets me hooked. ABC’s Day Break,
The Nine, and Six Degrees look like they might have that potential. I like the Groundhog Day style idea of Day
Break. The unfolding mystery of The Nine seems interesting. While the premise
of Six Degrees seems a little too touchy-feely, but J. J. Abrams created it so it probably is like nothing else on TV.

CBS may have a huge hit on its hands with Jericho. The post-apocalyptic theme is somewhat similar to ABS’s Lost but I want to see what other works from this genre the series will tap into. I think this show will be tense, exciting, and win huge ratings. If you watch one new show this fall, I think this should be the one.

’Til Death on Fox looks funny it’s Finch from American Pie an I like the newlywed versus established couple theme since I’m beginning to make the transition from one to the next. We’ll see if it winds up being as funny as it could be or if it just rehashes old clichés about marriage.

Happy Hour on Fox comes from the producers of That 70's Show and hopefully it will be as funny. If not I can always watch reruns of Cheers.

I’ve got one last thing to say. If you haven’t been watching Prison Break on Fox…YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS SHOW!!

I'm ashamed to admit that I even check in on G4, but I tune in every once and a while to make sure they're still awful and getting worse. But something caught my eye on this evening's Attack of the Show. They discussed why summer was the "dog days" for video game releases. It seemed an interesting topic that does deserve some attention. It would seem that with classes ending, now would be an ideal time for games releases, but it just doesn't seem to be that way.

I know that I am a little relieved that there isn't really anything on the market demanding my attention, but at the same time I am a little disappointed that my 360 isn't getting the workout it deserves. I am using this time, like many others I'm sure, to catch up on at least some of the games that never got the full attention they originally deserved.

I can't help wondering why, developers haven't seized upon this historical summer down time to schedule the release of a good game or two that might otherwise be overshadowed during the holiday release-fest. With the coming release of the PS3 and the Wii, a lot of developers are gearing up for launch titles, but this seems more of a scheduling and strategy oversight. This time of the year is fertile ground to release a game that can grab everyone's attention and garner popular approval simply due to the fact that there is no other competition. At the very least doesn't this generation of hardware deserve one last title to generate buzz for their last summer and to help pave the way for their successor?