Archive for the 'Television' Category
Birds of Britain: A video spoof
1 Comment Published by paul June 30th, 2009 in Television, bird watching, internet, nature, scienceHere’s an amusing spoof of a 1970s birds documentary, taken from the “Look Around You” series, a parody of the old British school science programs.
(Thanks to the Birdchick blog for pointing this one out.)
Random Friday Video: Subtle and Not Subtle Schick Women’s Razor Commercials
0 Comments Published by paul April 10th, 2009 in Online marketing, Shopping, TelevisionCompared to Europeans and European TV, Americans always lean to the conservative side. Often, our sensibilities are downright stodgy. Check out these two fabulous Schick women’s razor commercials, first the American version, then the European version.
Fox answers the geeky call of Sci-Fi fans
0 Comments Published by paul April 19th, 2008 in Television, recreationIn its upcoming fall lineup, Fox Network is answering the nasal, nerdy call for good science fiction. We hope.
New shows from recent science fiction heavyweights are slated to air. Here’s a rundown of the list, courtesy of Wired.com.
Virtuality: Written by Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore, this show revolves around the plight of a [...]
Random Friday video: Angel (David Boreanaz) dances
0 Comments Published by paul April 18th, 2008 in Television, recreationJoss Whedon fans will remember the TV show Angel, a spinoff series from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel, is about a Vampire, played by David Boreanaz, who has regained his soul and fights the good fight while struggling with inner demons from his past.
David’s character is a bit of an aloof, brooding type. He likes [...]
Random Friday video: The Daily Show remembers Britain’s fallen veterans
0 Comments Published by paul April 11th, 2008 in Television, recreationIn a hilarious clip from the Daily Show, correspondent John Oliver “reminds NATO allies of the meaningful sacrifices made by comically-named British soldiers.”
Random Friday video: Battlestar Galactica recap
0 Comments Published by paul April 4th, 2008 in Television, news, recreationIn honor of the beginning of the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica tonight on the SciFi channel at 10:00 p.m., here is an eight-minute humorous recap from SciFi.
And honestly, if you don’t watch Battlestar Galactica, well, you’re a fraking idiot.
So, don’t call us tonight. We’ll be frothing in front of the TV.
Random Friday video: ‘We are the World’ karaoke
0 Comments Published by paul March 7th, 2008 in Television, internet, recreationEverybody knows that karaoke is huge in Japan. Check out this video of a karaoke contest show where a group mimics American pop stars in the famous “We are the world” video. Some are even in black-face! I’m guessing folks across the Pacific haven’t heard about being politically correct or they just don’t care.
But it [...]
Count von Count from Sesame Street goes rated R
1 Comment Published by paul February 20th, 2008 in Television, internetEveryone loves Sesame Street. Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and the elusive Snuffleupagus. But then there’s Count von Count, a vampire who lives up to his name. In fact, if it wasn’t for Count von Count, I probably never would have made it out of Nursery School.
We recently came across this [...]
Sports drink irony at the Super Bowl
0 Comments Published by paul February 3rd, 2008 in Television, news, sportsI counted at least four or five different commercials hawking sports drinks or vitamin water while watching this year’s Super Bowl. And you can be sure that the New England Patriots and the New York Giants both have huge vats of Gatorade at each end of their respective benches. If it’s not for drinking, then [...]
Protected: M’s “Buffy” reference
Enter your password to view comments Published by randye January 21st, 2008 in Television, family, parentingThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

