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Birds of Britain: A video spoof

paul — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:07 +0000

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.)

Random Friday Video: Subtle and Not Subtle Schick Women’s Razor Commercials

paul — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:15:56 +0000

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.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Fox answers the geeky call of Sci-Fi fans

paul — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:38:25 +0000

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 crew aboard a 10-year mission to a distant solar system. The ship is equipped with virtual-reality equipment that lets them “travel” to other destinations — which is fine until a mysterious bug infects the system.
Fringe: From Lost creator J.J. Abrams, this drama is about an investigative unit specializing in otherworldly mysteries. It’s described as a cross between The X-Files, Altered States and The Twilight Zone.
Dollhouse: Joss Whedon’s dystopian drama about killer assassins living in a futuristic lab will star Eliza Dushku. Whedon described the show as “The Bourne Identity meets Stepford Wives meets boarding school meets Los Angeles neo-noir meets the Whedonverse.”
Boldly Going Nowhere: From the creators of the under-repped comedy team behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, this show follows the misadventures of a space crew — sort of a campy take on Star Trek.

And of course we’ll be on sitting on the edge of our couch, watching slack-jawed and drooling for good sci-fi TV.

Random Friday video: Angel (David Boreanaz) dances

paul — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:57:16 +0000

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 people and is a good man/vampire, but his social skills are not quite up to 20th Century, California standards.

In one episode, Angel struggles with an age-old problem that all men have—dancing and not looking like a fool. Yes, we’ve all been there. And like most of us, to solve the problem, “he doesn’t dance.”

In this video, Angel imagines what it would be like if he and his demon/crime-fighting associate on the show, Wesley Wyndam-Price (Played by Alexis Denisof) did try to dance. Keep in mind that Wesley is a nerdy, British fellow, and humor ensues as they trot out some moves that I’ve tried myself—when I’m trying to make others laugh, of course.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Random Friday video: The Daily Show remembers Britain’s fallen veterans

paul — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:56:58 +0000

In 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

paul — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:11:27 +0000

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.

Click here to view the embedded video.

So, don’t call us tonight. We’ll be frothing in front of the TV.

Random Friday video: ‘We are the World’ karaoke

paul — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:29:42 +0000

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 gets better. Check out the two people who imitate Tina Turner and Cyndi Lauper. Classic!

Click here to view the embedded video.

(Special thanks to Randye for forwarding this one.)

Count von Count from Sesame Street goes rated R

paul — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:29:49 +0000

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 “bleeping” video which suggests the Count likes to do something more than count.

Click here to view the embedded video.

(Special thanks to D.S. for pointing us to this gem. She’s a comic, a friend of Randye’s and has one funny blog called YOU: On My Blog. Check it out.

Sports drink irony at the Super Bowl

paul — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:14:01 +0000

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 at least it can be dumped on the coach after winning.

It turns out, however, that the highly esteemed sports drinks are not all they’re cracked up to be, despite the commercials. The New York Giants were suffering from cramps and somebody actually had to rush in a big box of bananas to give the players an extra boost of potassium to help stay hydrated in the humid arena. So much for the Gatorade. But how psyched is Chiquita Banana?

How’s that for an endorsement with real appeal?

Protected: M’s “Buffy” reference

randye — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:29:37 +0000