Sunday, May 31, 2009

Fat Naked Terminator


With "Terminator Salvation" now in theaters, here are some Terminator parody videos.
"Fat Naked Terminator" was posted to YouTube by BarelyDigital.com on May 21, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

The Greatest Action Story Ever Told



Parody from MadTV. What if the Terminator was sent to the time of Jesus Christ?
Posted to YouTube in November 2005.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Terminator Salvation salvation



After completing their missions, terminators struggle to adjust to everyday life on Earth.
Posted to YouTube by Landline TV on May 20, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Dude Perfect - Ranch Edition


Continuing the theme of young guys with too much time on their hands, here's a video of six college guys making amazing basketball shots.
Check out more of their videos at DudePerfect.com.
Posted to YouTube on May 8, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Best Beer Pong Shots


Four guys from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., made a video showing their amazing beer pong skills. Their parents must be so proud.
Posted to YouTube on April 30, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Friday, May 29, 2009

2010 Toyota Prius "MPG" TV commercial



I love the new commercials for the 2010 Toyota Prius. The 3rd generation Prius hybrid vehicle drives through a landscape made of people pretending to be grass, flowers, trees, clouds, a waterfall and river, even the sun. It's clever and visually stunning. Over 1 million people were created from 200 extras.
I've embedded two commercials and a making-of video from Toyota's YouTube channel.
Posted to YouTube May 11, 15 and 20, 2009.
Suggested rating: G



Thursday, May 28, 2009

PG Porn: Roadside Ass-sistance



Porn star Sasha Grey's mainstream film debut in Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience" is getting great reviews.
So, in honor of that, here's another in James Gunn's PG Porn series for Spike.com. The comedy series makes fun of lousy porn acting and writing, but contains no nudity or sex. However, this video, starring Grey, contains explicit language so viewer discretion is advised.
Posted to Spike on Jan. 23, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Nation's Girlfriends Unveil New Economic Plan: 'Let's Move In Together'


Nation's Girlfriends Unveil New Economic Plan: 'Let's Move In Together'
Onion News Network -- Girlfriends' spokesperson Kelly Ambrose joins us in the Financial Fallout Shelter to discuss why Boyfriends moving in with them just makes fiscal sense right now.
Posted to the Onion on May 25, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Monday, May 25, 2009

My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars)


Filmmaker J.J. Abrams, director of the new "Star Trek" movie, says he prefers "Star Wars" to "Star Trek" and this video provides evidence of that.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on May 13, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman on Vimeo.


Time lapse video of night sky as it passes over the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas. The galactic core of Milky Way is brightly displayed.
Posted to Vimeo on May 5, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Friday, May 22, 2009

The first DJ battle in history



Humorous mashup video featuring history's first dueling DJs.
This version was posted May 16, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Andy Samberg and Anne Hathaway in Evenings with Ms. Elouise



SNL's Andy Samberg has done a couple of funny videos to promote the "2009 MTV Movie Awards," which he's hosting. (A few others weren't so hot.) But here are my two favorites. The awards show will be broadcast live on May 31.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Peek-A-Boo! Cat in a Suitcase


Warning: For cat lovers only.
Posted to YouTube on April 16, 2008.
Suggested rating: G

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire


Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire

This comedy bit from the Onion News Network makes some wry commentary about the pervasiveness of digital cameras and social networking technology today.
Posted May 18, 2009.
Suggested rating: R

Monday, May 18, 2009

Make the Girl Dance - Baby Baby Baby


Make The Girl Dance "Baby Baby Baby" ( official video )
by placeblancherec

A racy music video from French electronica group Make the Girl Dance. Well, it's racy in the U.S., but I can only assume that in France beautiful women walk naked down the street all the time. Note to self: visit Paris soon.
This is the high-definition version, so you might want to pause the video to let it buffer first. (A lower-resolution version is available on YouTube.) Be sure to watch in full-screen mode. Also check out the group's MySpace page.
Posted May 12, 2009.
Suggested rating: R (there's no actual nudity though)

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Oasis - RubberDuckZilla



A bizarre British advertisement (in Japanese) for a fruit drink called Oasis. Enjoy!
The ad is part of an intergrated marketing campaign by Coca-Cola Great Britain, which owns the soft drink. See press release and Oasis product Web site.
Posted to YouTube on May 5, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Qwest - Every movie ever made



This TV commercial for Qwest Communications in 1999 promised that someday "every movie ever made" would be available "in any languange, any time, day or night." Well, 10 years later, we're still a long way from that happening.
The commercial was filmed at Roy's Motel and Cafe, a major U.S. 66 landmark, in Amboy, Calif. (See Wikipedia entry on Roy's Motel and Cafe.)
Originally aired 1999.
Suggested rating: G.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Congressman's Son Won't Shut The Hell Up During Hearing


Congressman's Son Won't Shut The Hell Up During Hearing

Parents will appreciate this video from the Onion News Network.
Posted May 13, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Almost Transformers - Whitegoods In Disguise



With the new Transformers movie due out in a few weeks, here's a funny video by Australian comedy duo Merrick and Rosso.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 19, 2008.
Suggested rating: G.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

If I Made a Commercial for Trader Joe's



Funny song about grocery store chain Trader Joe's. "The TJ's Song" was shot on a Palm Treo smart phone. Produced by Carl's Fine Films of San Francisco.
Posted to YouTube on Jan. 27, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Clown death in 30 seconds



An advertisement for frozen beverage Sloche, which is sold by the convenience store chain Couche-Tard, mostly in Quebec, Canada. See Wikipedia entry or the company's Web site, which has more creepy clown videos.
Posted to YouTube on April 29, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Celebrity Twitter Overkill



Current.com follows up its "Twouble with Twitters" video with a slam on all the celebrities using Twitter these days. Like the original, this video is from the animated sketch comedy series "SuperNews!" on Current TV.
Video posted May 9, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

iPhone Russian Roulette Disaster



Another iPhone app that Apple needs to pull.
Posted to YouTube on April 9, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Death Star Destroys Enterprise



The rivalry between "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" fans is the point of this video from Current.com.
Posted May 8, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Mom Translator



Happy Mother's Day. Here's a funny, and appropriate, "Saturday Night Live" sketch.
Aired May 9, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Pac Man



One interesting trend in Internet videos involves people performing wacky stunts in public places and filming the reactions of befuddled onlookers as the action unfolds.
Improv Everywhere is one such group that posts YouTube videos of its stunts. A good example is when the Improv Everywhere crew showed up at a Best Buy electronics store wearing blue polo shirts and khakis like the store staff. They walked around the store, confusing shoppers and store employees alike. I personally didn’t find that video all that entertaining.
But here’s a video I did enjoy. It features people dressed as Pac-Man characters chasing each other around a grocery store, a golf course, a pool hall and elsewhere causing mayhem. It’s pretty funny.
It was created by French comedian and prankster Remi Gaillard.
Posted to YouTube on April 16, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

The Internet Overdose Song



Here's a good music video about the state of online social networking today.
It's performed by Rhett & Link.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 8, 2008.
Suggested rating: G.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'


Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'

From the Onion News Network: Long time fans of the Star Trek franchise say JJ Abrams' enjoyable, engaging prequel betrays what Star Trek is all about.
Posted May 4, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Flutter: The new Twitter



A mockumentary about a company that wants to take micro-blogging to the next level.
Posted to Slate V on April 2, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

The iPhone Ad You'll Never See



Humorous video on Slate about Apple's iPhone and the proliferation of applications for it.
Posted May 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

White House reporters stand for Obama but not for Bush?



Politico writer Patrick Gavin has gotten a lot of mileage from his YouTube video showing how the White House press corps reacts to presidential drop-ins at the White House's James S. Brady Briefing Room. I find it humorous that reporters with mainstream media outlets feign objectivity when they clearly love Barack Obama and hated George W. Bush.
Here's Gavin's original post.
And here's a rebuttal by John Dickerson, Slate's chief political correspondent.
Video posted to YouTube on May 2, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Jimmy Kimmel Tests New Toys on Kids



Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," recently did a funny bit where he had kids test some truly terrible toys to get their reactions.
Aired April 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Weatherman Fail


I just wrote about Fail Blog yesterday on Tech-Media-Tainment.
Here's another video gem from that Web site, which it posted on YouTube. It's of a weatherman with a flatulence problem.
Posted April 13, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Construction sign warns of zombies



I'm posting this local TV news segment on hacked electronic road signs in Austin, Texas, as a companion piece to a post on Tech-Media-Tainment about "creative vandalism."
Posted to YouTube on Jan. 29, 2009.
Suggested rating: G