Jun 16, 2009 Posted by james 0
BBC’s Top Gear is what all auto shows should be. I continually enjoy watching their reviews and commentary. On top of that, they have brilliant production and man can they drive.
The video a bit long… but seriously, watch it all. It just gets better and better.
[via Daring Fireball]
May 19, 2009 Posted by james 0
Charlie Brooker, a commentator on the BBC lays out his thoughts on American media. First, his spot on recap of the MTV show “My Super Sweet Sixteen”:
He then takes on American and British TV News, which I personally feel Charlie does an amazing job on:
Apr 22, 2009 Posted by james 0
Apr 20, 2009 Posted by james 0
For those that haven’t seen season 2, then you may want to pass on this (or maybe not because its so good)
The word on the blog is that Michel Gondry directed this… which makes a lot of sense.
[via Donewaiting]
Mar 25, 2009 Posted by james 0
Its music week here at Awesomecon… yet to help dilute the SXSW overload check out rapper P.O.S. rock the hell out of Pearl Jam’s “Why Go Home”. Dope.
Read [via donewaiting]
Feb 17, 2009 Posted by james 0
For the fans of Mr. Show, you will probably agree the above scene has to be one of the more classic skits they have done. I recently started watching the DVDs again (’cause nothing decent was on TV and it had been ages since I last watched it) and seeing this scene just cracked me up. Even 11 years after this episode aired, Mr. Show is still just as funny now as it was then.
For those of you not familar with Mr. Show, it was a sketch comedy show on HBO that starred Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. Bob Odenkirk has been a writer on the Ben Stiller Show, Conan O’Brien, SNL, Tenacious D, and Tom Goes To The Mayor. David Cross is a stand-up comedian and actor featured in Arrested Development, Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind and the seminal comdey CD Shut Up You F***ing Baby! Other members of the cast included Tom Kinney and Sarah Silverman.
Feb 11, 2009 Posted by james 0
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim series continually produces some of the best adult-centric cartoons under the William Street brand. Classics like Aquateen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse and the amazing Venture Brothers. The Venture Brothers, the topic of this post, is a modern version of Johnny Quest, if Johnny grew up having massive abandonment issues, over inflated self-entitlement due to a wealthy and brilliant scientist father, and was addicted to diet and pain pills.
Rusty Venture is the “Johnny Quest” character, now grown up and with two sons: Dean and Hank. You have the mullet sporting, muscled ex-CIA bodygaurd: Brock Samson, voiced by Patrick Warburton. And the the menagarie of good and evil villians, including some of my personal favorites such as Dr. Girlfriend, the Monarch, Phantom Limb, Dr. Henry Killenger, the evil moppets and of course the Abbot and Castello pair: #21 and #24 (henchmen of the Monarch).
In season 3, it ends with a huge twist/shock to those that watch the show. If you have not seen the show, you should… now! Go buy the DVDs, get them off iTunes or some other service. Do yourself a favor and watch the show from start to finish, it is a fantastic experience with amazing characters and the plot is damn good. For those that do watch the show, head over to Io9 where they have great tidbits from a panel interview with Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick (the show’s creators) at ComicCon. Warning: the post has a LOT of spoilers if you have not seen the end of Season 3. You’ve been warned!!
Feb 9, 2009 Posted by james 0
Recently I started watching a TV show that highlights the best and worst things about American restaurants. The show is called, Man Vs. Food and it pits the host Adam Richman against America’s top restaurant eating challenges; things like eating a 72 oz steak in under an hour, or how many 3 pound breakfast tacos can you eat before you die. Things like that. Its disgusting, its gluttonous, its pure brilliant awesome USA chanting entertainment!
Man Vs. Food is like the Las Vegas of the Travel Channel… everything that is both right and wrong with America in one giant serving. In the same vein of MvF, the website, “This Is Why You Are Fat” pays homage to glorious dietary destroyers. Things no man or woman should ever ingest, yet they do proudly while huming “God Bless America” as a thread of grease drips from the sagging jowls. Its wonderus, its horrifying… it almost always includes bacon. Truly, god bless America.
[via Monica and Jeff]
Jan 27, 2009 Posted by james 0
Back in my day, MTV played music videos nearly 24 hours a day, not this glam-ality TV crap we have now… and we liked it. Red Fang’s “Prehistoric Dog” reminds me of the mesmerizing times we used to have sitting around drinking Dr. Pepper (later on Beer), watching videos and waiting for Liquid Television. Ahh… the days of high school.
“Prehistoric Dog” is a well shot and great sounding rock video, with a nice nod to the Monty Python boys.
[link via Victor]
Jan 22, 2009 Posted by james 0
First off… this video is NSFW and is way, way wrong in the South Park over the top, taking it one step too far.
BUT, it is freaking brilliant. Just, brilliant. And horrifying. And brilliant. If you like gross slapstick humor then you will surely laugh out loud like I did when I stumbled upon it. This was developed by Steve Markel from the show Testees, which I haven’t had a chance to watch. I will include Episode One to start you off.
The rest of the episodes:
Inside Steve’s Mind: Episode Two
Inside Steve’s Mind: Episode Three
Inside Steve’s Mind: Episode Four
Inside Steve’s Mind: Episode Five
Special Bonus Round: Nammy
[found via Loganotron]
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