Ladies
and gentlemen... we have traveled over half our state to be here
tonight. We couldn't get away sooner because some new discs arrived
from Coyote Hills and we had to see about them. So if we say that we
are disc-men, you will agree. We are family men and we run a family
business. This is our son and partner, H.W. Bitsy.
For nine years now, we've handed out The
Bitsys, recognizing outstanding achievements in digital
entertainment on disc. And after nine years, the list of categories
had grown to unwieldy proportions. So this year, we decided it was
high time we put Bitsy on a diet. We've cut a number of categories
that no longer seemed relevant, including many of the 'Worst'
awards. Most significantly, though, we decided to stop recognizing
high-definition and standard definition separately. Now that the
format war is over, we felt we needed to incorporate them into the
mainstream. So we've noted what format each of our winners is on,
whether it's DVD, Blu-ray or HD-DVD, and if there was anything
particularly special about the high-def versions that made them
stand out.
As always, this was a long, careful process. We scoured the 2007
release lists for weeks, wracking our brains to make sure we weren't
leaving anything out. Sometimes there was a title that stood out as
an obvious winner. Sometimes we debated at length over which one
would come out on top. In each case, we combed through stacks and
stacks of discs, studied gobs of special features and watched movies
until our eyes were ready to fall out. We know, it's a tough gig.
At any rate, sit back and relax with a frosty milkshake as The
Digital Bits proudly presents...
The 9th Annual Bitsy Awards:
There Will Be Bitsy!
Bill
Hunt, Dr. Adam Jahnke,
Todd
Doogan and Barrie Maxwell
(your ever humble hosts)
The
Digital Bits
With special contributions by Matt Rowe
of MusicTAP,
along with Greg Suarez, Peter
Schorn, Jeff Kleist,
Sarah Hunt, Russell
Hammond and the rest of The
Bits staff. |