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Here’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.)

Compared 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.

In 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 [...]

Joss 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 [...]

In a hilarious clip from the Daily Show, correspondent John Oliver “reminds NATO allies of the meaningful sacrifices made by comically-named British soldiers.”
 

In 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.

Everybody 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 [...]

Everyone 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 [...]

I 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 [...]

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