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Bonus Monday Media Blogging - Extremely Geeky Edition

Wired was kind enough to provide a compendium of the best Star Wars remakes, so it would be rude of me not to post some:

Star Wars “Sweded”, a la Be Kind, Rewind. Love the soundtrack.

Lego Star Wars (actually compiled from game cut scenes).

An impressively faithful silent remake, even if it does feature “a micro-encephalic Darth Vader and a 10-year-old Han Solo,” and is missing pretty much the entire our-heroes-on-the-death-star middle portion.

Star Wars as described by a three-year-old.  This is surprisingly good.

Alas, they left out a couple of my own personal favorites: The ASCII-animated version, and, of course, Godzilla Vs. Disco Lando (technically more of an Empire Strikes Back remake, so I guess I can’t really complain about the omission).

Add comment July 21st, 2008 at 10:49pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Things That Are Wrong Edition

“Titler” singing short gay-themed songs in a slinky black cocktail dress.  Some of the lyrics are probably not safe for work…

Hitler is movin’ on up, to the East Side…

Snoop Dogg + Bollywood = Well, I’m not sure, really.  But I kinda like it.

(h/t Coilhouse, Glenn, & Sanjay)

Add comment July 21st, 2008 at 06:44am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Eye Of The Tiger Edition

Yeah, it’s kinda amateurish, but it cracks me right up:

Not the official video, but it should be.

I found it while I was looking for a better version of this version:

You may pretend otherwise, but you secretly love it.

4 comments July 14th, 2008 at 07:57am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

The video for “Wonderword” by Supercar.  This is exactly what it’s like when the shadowy & mysterious Codename V. and I get together.

Okay, maybe not all of that stuff at the end…

(h/t Pink Tentacle)

1 comment July 7th, 2008 at 10:22am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

Creepy Robot Doll Head yearns to be human!

Kind of tragic and sad, really.  And creepy.

Add comment June 30th, 2008 at 12:32pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

Just because:

It’s raining men, yeah!

Add comment June 23rd, 2008 at 07:10am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

Embarassing racial stereotyping aside, this is actually pretty damn cool.

Watch for the 1940s breakdancing - yes, breakdancing - a little past the halfway mark.

(h/t Phila)

Add comment June 16th, 2008 at 11:26am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

This is surely THE MOST AWESOME INVENTION EVAR OMG!!!1!1!

If only this had been around 20 years ago, when it might have salvaged my college experience.

I’d like to see a showdown between this invention and Woman’s Passions.

Add comment June 9th, 2008 at 06:50am Posted by Eli

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I May Have Just Coined A New Word

Pwnography.

It’s like Schadenfreude, only dirtier.

Add comment June 8th, 2008 at 11:52pm Posted by Eli

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I Say It’s My Birthday. Happy Birthday To Me.


I am now the exact same age as Jack Benny when he died.

“It was Rodney during rehearsal.”

(Thanks to Spear & Magic for the stamp)

11 comments June 7th, 2008 at 10:53am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Lost In Translation Edition

It’s the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme song… in Italian:

It’s just not the same, somehow…

(h/t shadowy & mysterious Codename V.)

2 comments June 2nd, 2008 at 11:19am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Sci-Fi Edition

Okay, I know Battlestar Galactica and Heroes and Lost, and maybe even Dr. Who & Torchwood (if they’re not, they should be) are all the rage these days, but I wanted to call attention to some science-fiction series which I really enjoyed back in the day which were maybe not so well-known.  Well, not well-known outside the geek community, anyway.

Yo way yo, home va rey…

The first half of the intro is the anthem/theme song/battlecry of the Brunnen-G, a race that was wiped out by the evil empire.  Said empire also turned Kai, the last surviving Brunnen-G (that dark-haired goth-looking guy) into an undead indestructible assassin, and stole their insect-based technology to create the giant superpowerful bug-ship called The Lexx.

In addition to Kai and The Lexx, the cast includes Zev/Xev, who was partially programmed as a pleasure slave and now lusts after everyone except… Stanley Tweedle, a cowardly loser mechanic, and 790, a robot head who accidentally got some of the same pleasure slave treatment as Zev/Xev and is now obsessively devoted to her.  They stole The Lexx from the evil empire, and travel around having Bizarre Adventures.

The first four installments were movie-length, under the name Tales From A Parallel Universe, and featured special guest stars such as Barry Bostwick(!), Tim Curry, Rutger Hauer, and Malcolm MacDowell.  After that, the show was renamed Lexx, Zev became Xev (actress change), and it went to an hour-long format with no special guest stars.  After a couple of good seasons, the series bogged down interminably on a pair of planets called Fire and Water whose novelty wore off after about five minutes, but eventually rallied sometime after I gave up on it.

Alas, all of the best videos had embedding disabled - I recommend starting with They’re Dead, Dave for background.

Red Dwarf was structurally similar to Lexx (small group of misfits roaming the galaxy in an enormous/buglike talking ship having Bizarre Adventures), but much more of a pure comedy - in fact, it was one of the funniest shows ever, in any genre.

The basic premise was that the entire crew of the giant ship Red Dwarf died from a radiation leak, except for easygoing charismatic slob Lister, who was in stasis as punishment for hiding a cat on board.  However, his priggish roommate Rimmer, who caused the radiation leak, is still around as a hologram.

Also, because the ship’s computer (Holly, a character in his own right) kept Lister in stasis for millenia until the radiation subsided, it turns out that the descendants of Lister’s pregnant cat (safe in the shielded cargo hold) evolved into almost-human (and extremely vain and lazy) sentient beings, the last of whom, Cat, joins the crew.  What happened to the other cat-people is a bit vague, although they apparently managed to escape somehow.  They pick up a fussy, timid servant robot named Kryten somewhere along the way as well.  Fun times.

The Bablyon project was our last best hope for peace.  It failed.

Babylon 5 was probably the most truly epic TV series I have ever seen, with a five-year story arc putting the giant Babylon 5 space station at the center of the galaxy’s struggle against The Shadows, an ancient, evil race that has recently reawakened.  Lots of aliens, political maneuverings, and pretty decent CGI space battles.

There’s much more to it than that, of course, but I don’t want to give too much away.  Also, an eclectic cast that includes Bruce Boxleitner (Tron!), Claudia Christian (Hexed, The Hidden), Mira Furlan (Rousseau from Lost), Stephen Furst (Animal House), and Jeff Conaway (Taxi), with occasional guest appearances from Walter Koenig (Chekhov you know who Walter Koenig is) as a creepy psychic bad guy.

I recommend all three series in the strongest possible terms, so if they ever show up on TV again, or if you have a chance to buy or borrow them, be sure to check them out.  There’s a lot of clips out there on YouTube if you want to get a feel for the shows first.

1 comment May 26th, 2008 at 03:36pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Boogie Blogging

Not exactly a video, really, but one of my all-time favorite songs:

Hey babe, ya wanna boogie?  Boogie-woogie-woogie with me…

Add comment May 19th, 2008 at 11:25am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging, Part III

This is just brilliant, and if I don’t post it tonight, I’ll forget about it. The Datastorm is the only high-speed data transfer device you will ever need. It runs on “electricity”.

Other than the sound levels, this is absolutely brilliant.

(h/t Engadget)

Add comment May 12th, 2008 at 11:48pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging, Part Deux

Bill O’Reilly completely flips out, back in his Inside Edition days.

He is sooo not stable.

…Aaaand YouTube has pulled it.  Crooks & Liars to the rescue!

(h/t JulianWan, by way of Brandon Friedman)

Add comment May 12th, 2008 at 11:53am Posted by Eli

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John McCain Actually Wants You To Watch This Ad

I’m John McCain, and I approve this message.  And my mom does, too!

Wow.  That was just stilted and awkward and bizarre.  I particularly like how his mom refers to him as “this baby” while he’s sitting right next to her.

Adding to the weirdness even further, if you click over to the YouTube page, the keywords for the video are just inexplicable:

John McCain TV AD News mothers day america americans safety mom nice love cool new pink roberta mccain cindy rose

“Safety”???

Add comment May 8th, 2008 at 08:50pm Posted by Eli

Entry Filed under: Elections, McCain, Monday Media Blogging, Politics, Republicans, Weirdness

Monday Monkey Media Blogging

First up is Nina Conti with Monk, messing with the Rules Of Ventriloquism:

The longer you watch, the weirder it gets.

(I kinda preferred this version, but the sound gets out of synch towards the end. At least, I think it does - the routine’s so meta that I can’t be sure.)

And then there’s Damon Scott and Bubbles…

Well, that’s another niche filled.

Add comment May 5th, 2008 at 07:13am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Tom Lehrer Edition

I don’t know if any of you young ‘uns have heard of Tom Lehrer, whose birthday was earlier this month, but he’s a right treat.  The hard part is settling on just which songs to choose from…

The Masochism Tango

The Vatican Rag

The Elements

And that’s not even including New Math, The Irish Ballad, or his signature song, Poisoning Pigeons In The Park…

3 comments April 28th, 2008 at 07:27am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

If you’re a Phantasm fan, this is guaranteed to blow your mind.  If you’re not a Phantasm fan, well, it’s still pretty peculiar:

Yes, it’s The Tall Man singing a whimsical song of his own composition, which appears to be about sexually molesting prairie dogs. Be sure to watch the whole thing - you haven’t lived until you’ve seen Angus Scrimm get all kissy-kissy.

And as long as we’re looking at actors branching into other forms of media:

It’s the Traci Lords exercise video!

It’s not so much that it’s a video of a scandalous ex-porn-star wriggling around aerobically, it’s the stupendously silly rhyming motivational narration that goes along with it.

Move your hips from side to side
‘Til there’s no fat to hide
Keep your tummy firm and tight
If it hurts you’ve got to FIGHT!

And so on.

Add comment April 21st, 2008 at 11:29am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Insane Japanese Ronald McDonald Edition

Now with 50% more naked horseheaded guys dance-cooking in gas mask codpieces!

Okay, so this one has nothing to do with Ronald McDonald, but it is Japanese and it is insane. (h/t Boing Boing by way of A Blog Named Sue)

I’m really not sure what to say about this, but it’s definitely Ronald.

Ronald McDonald beats up everybody.  Quite possibly the most awesome thing ever.

(Yes, I know I’ve used it before, but so what.)

Add comment April 14th, 2008 at 11:11am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - Stupid Human Tricks

Watch a guy put himself through a tennis racket.  Just wrong.

I’ve never been entirely sure if it’s just the one guy who can pull his bottom lip over his nose, or a whole bunch of them.  So this is either The Guy, or one of them.

I especially like the freaky breakdancing zombie kid around the halfway mark.

2 comments April 7th, 2008 at 11:20am Posted by Eli

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I’m Batman.

Would you like that?  Would you like to jog with Batman?

Holy weight loss, Batman! The Caped Crusader has picked the rural roads of Ellington for his effort to get in shape.

There have been multiple sightings of the man in the costume jogging through town for some time now.

Batman, as always, is keeping his true identity under wraps. But this version says he’s a 41-year-old consumer advocate helping homeowners facing foreclosure.

He says the jogging started as a bet with his three sons: If they bought him a Batman suit, he would start running in it.

He tells the Journal Inquirer of Manchester that he’s lost 56 pounds so far. The first people who saw him stopped their car and took pictures.

Batman says he’s keeping the town’s residents and cows safe.

I can’t decide whether this is totally awesome or kind of sad…

1 comment April 5th, 2008 at 11:33pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

Shockheaded Peter:

Oh my.

2 comments March 31st, 2008 at 05:51pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

War is hell.

Surprisingly poignant after all those years of seeing the space invaders as the implacable, evil enemy. But they have families just like everyone else.

War is hell.

(h/t Pink Tentacle)

Add comment March 24th, 2008 at 07:13am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

Hey, did you ever wonder what it would look like if the guy who did the opening title sequences for It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World and Anatomy Of A Murder did the credits for Star Wars too? I mean, who hasn’t?

Awesome. And if that’s not cool enough, there’s even a Special Digitally Remastered Version!

It’s Hutt-tastic!

(h/t Dan Vera)

Add comment March 17th, 2008 at 07:39am Posted by Eli

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Oh So Pretty

I really just wanted an excuse to use this video…

Norm Coleman hardly can believe he’s real:

According to polling sources, Norm Coleman is in a tight race to keep his US Senate seat. But if he’s losing any sleep, you probably won’t be able to tell. His most recent FEC report shows a $73-dollar disbursement to Nordstrom Direct for makeup. Was he searching for the best moisturizer to smooth away those worry lines from campaign stress? Or some concealer to hide dark circles following sleepless nights?

This isn’t the first time Sen. Coleman has put his best face forward: in 2005 he made the Washington Post when emails were flying regarding 1999 dental work worth $6,000. Before and after pictures were posted on the dentist’s website, but were soon removed at the request of the senator’s office.

I’m sure this will get exactly the same kind of condescending media coverage as John Edwards’ gazillion-dollar haircuts did…

Add comment March 11th, 2008 at 07:45pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

Yeah, I know it’s kind of a ripoff of an SNL commercial, but I still like it. 1-900-NERD-GIRL:

“I failed my saving throw! Now I’m helpless!

Add comment March 10th, 2008 at 11:21am Posted by Eli

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Sunday Mr. Deity Blogging

Jesus’s dress rehearsal is not going well.

Apparently the sandals are a bit of a problem.

(Although they don’t seem to be impairing his Mad Kung Fu Skillz)

Add comment March 9th, 2008 at 12:52pm Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging

One of my friends in college had this old VHS tape that he or a friend had compiled, primarily of old SCTV episodes from the show’s final season. One of my favorite sketches on the tape was a gameshow called Half Wits, which was a bit like SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy, in that the contestants were all blithering morons who could not answer the simplest of questions.

I searched YouTube in vain, unable to find this piece of comedic treasure… until now:

But wait, there’s more!

Unfortunately, the clips were not cut with specific sketches in mind; they’re basically full episodes cut up at random intervals. Still, it’s totally worth it.

2 comments March 3rd, 2008 at 11:44am Posted by Eli

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Monday Media Blogging - I Feel GREAT!!!

Parody of a Nutrigrain commercial. At least I think it’s a parody…

Favorite details: What the first coworker is holding when the guy who feels great bursts in on him; the female coworker’s, um, use of paper.

1 comment February 25th, 2008 at 11:48am Posted by Eli

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