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2145 California Penthouse Apartment

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:25:57 -0500

Walk-thru virtual tour

Outside deck, awesome views

Five skylights -- nice natural light and ventilation.

Father's Day & Telling it all 51

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:48:57 -0500

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In these videos by 80-year-old geriatric1927 we once again get to listen to stories about his childhood. And the specific subject matter is fathers, and in his case, grandfathers.

But Peter -- geriatric1927 -- presents some philosophy on families, his ideas on independence within families, and he gives a loving tribute to his father with some lovely, detailed descriptions of his good times during childhood spent with his dad, a hard-working adventurous man who was willing to try most anything.

As always in his blog postings, Peter paints a really nice picture of his own personal history and about his father and who the man was -- and he sprinkles in some general history. Again, we're not only entertained with Peter's stories but we learn a little world history too.

If one is to relate seemingly banal information on one's family background and historical stories in a fairly plain, narrative form, you risk boring your audience. But Peter always makes history come alive. He always has something very interesting to impart to his (now huge) worldwide audience and always with detailed facts and anecdotes in a voice that makes you want to tune him in and tune out all your other ambient noise.

(Speaking of ambient noise, geriatric1927's videos have picked up an annoying high pitched background noise. Ouch! It is the video. Do not adjust your set.)

High Voltage Cable Inspection

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:04:15 -0500

Watch the video here - "High Wire - High Voltage Cable Inspection"

An amazing clip from a 2002 documentary IMAX movie entitled "Straight Up", posted by simonjz05, which follows a high-wire utility worker as he is transported by helicopter which delicately places him on high wires so he can do repairs and inspections. The live power cables carry more than half a million volts.

Don't try this at home. By wearing a suit made of fire retardant material and stainless steel threading, this creates a 'Faraday Cage', then connecting a metal wire to the helicopter in flight -- which brings the helicopter up to the same voltage potential as the line -- the electric current arcs over and around them in their "cage" and the workers are protected from certain electrocution.

"A half a million volts pass around my body but I can work without interference from electricity," he says in the video. "There's such a hunger for electricity these days, nobody wants to take lines out of service to maintain them."

The scenery is beautiful (no indication of where this was shot), the heights staggering and the narrator's last words add some ironic humor as describes how he overcame his biggest fears in life: electricity, heights and women.

Affirmation Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:14:59 -0500

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I'm not a trained therapist, but I'm good enough and I'm smart enough, and Gosh Darn it, my readers like me, so I'm gonna write a really really good review this time.

With apologies to Stuart Smalley, we always appreciate Lisa Nova's take on life and on the behavior of some of our odd friends and family members out there. We enjoy how she pokes fun at them with her serious way and with her tongue firmly in cheek. ("I do not need to vomit to feel good about myself today."

LisaNova has got a knack for making her points clear in her acting and very dry humor without ever having to push it in our face. Just enough so that we recognize her portrayals of the people we've all known -- and perhaps wish we didn't. If all it took was wishing it true then Donald Trump wouldn't need a massive comb-over and my Ferrari wouldn't look like Volkswagen.

Maybe these people aren't in any 12-step programs, but perhaps they should be. LisaNova captures the odd peeps who are creeping along that line between being way too sincere for their own good and being a tad insane. She takes it to the edge and most of the time steps over, then finds herself and comes back. Whew.. "We lost ya there for a minute Lisa. Now wipe that cake off your face and get back to work."

Yes, we've known people like this. Actually, I think we've seen them in the mirror.

If you're like me you see yourself in Lisa's characters. "I'm gonna stick to my diet and lose weight and and ... as long as there's no cakes or cookies in the house ... or in the coffee shop where I buy my coffee ... or anywhere within eyesight on my daily routine." Come on now, who among us hasn't eaten an entire cake in one sitting -- or standing over the sink -- because "this is the last of the sweets, really, no seriously, and tomorrow the diet starts in earnest. Seriously."?

Are there any 12-step programs to help one stop giving oneself affirmations? I know there must be, and if there are, I can join it and be successful and stop my constant affirmations. Yes I can, I know I can. I can and I will. OK, enough about me. On with the show.

Battle on Haifa Street in Baghdad, Iraq

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:11:24 -0500

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Standing in a gray room with walls pocked with bullet holes, a quartet of U.S. Army soldiers trade fire with an unseen enemy perched off-screen.

"You've just got to aim a little bit higher, kid," one soldier coaches another firing what appears to be a grenade launcher at a building several blocks away.

"Whew, that smells good," the first soldier says.

The movie, "Battle on Haifa Street, Baghdad, Iraq," conjures comparisons to war films from "Apocalypse Now" to "Full Metal Jacket," but this grainy, jumpy short is not fiction. It is combat footage posted for the world to see by the military on YouTube.

It's one of dozens that the Army has put on the Internet since March in an effort to tell its side of the story about an increasingly controversial war in Iraq. Judging by the numbers -- the Haifa Street video has been viewed more than a half million times -- the Army has been successful in luring eyes to its story.

Clifton, N.J. firefighter Chris Struening spent more than a year in Iraq serving as a military policeman when his National Guard unit was called to active duty in 2004. He said Tuesday that he liked that the YouTube videos portrayed more positive stories -- like injured civilians being helped by American doctors -- about the war effort. The mainstream media, he believes, doesn't spend enough time on such stories.

He said he thought the combat footage was accurate and showed enough to whet the appetite of a public weaned on Hollywood action movies without crossing a line prohibiting graphic violence. To be credible, the military has to show some of the fighting that its troops face in Iraq, he said.

"It's not like the military can say 'Everything's fine and dandy over there.' The American public, they're not stupid," Struening said. "They know what goes on. What better way to do it than have the military release choice footage? Something that maybe doesn't show as much, but shows just enough to satisfy the public's curiosity."

Anti-war activist Madelyn Hoffman, director of the Montclair-based New Jersey Peace Action, said she found the combat videos offensive and disturbing. But she said that the graphic violence confirmed her beliefs about the horrors of war.

"In some ways, seeing the actual footage of what's going on is better than what we get on national media. At least you see it without censorship," Hoffman said. "At least people are seeing the reality of it. It is my feeling that if more people saw the reality of it, more people would understand how violent and brutal it is and how much at risk our soldiers are. Footage like this, you can't watch it for very long. I can't watch it for very long."

She said she worried that such videos might attract young people to U.S. armed forces facing wartime recruiting shortfalls.

"It's like a glorified video game. Here you are, you can root for your team," she said. "When they succeed, you can cheer and maybe a year or two from now, you can enlist and become part of that team."

Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, whose combined press information center in Baghdad launched the YouTube channel, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that recruiting was never part of the considerations behind it.

From the military's perspective, the benefit of posting videos to the Web directly is that it can bypass a skeptical and increasingly war-weary mass media to publicize the positive stories it considers overlooked. In one video, soldiers give gifts to Iraqi Boy Scouts.

"(On YouTube) you're not showing the carnage of the devastation of the car bombs of the day," Garver said.

"I don't need to, that's on every TV channel. That story is getting out. I don't feel a need to tell that story. Some of the other stuff is not getting out on its own."

Story by Tom Meagher, The Herald News. Originally published in North Jersey.com

THE PINK SCARE

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:07:19 -0500

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Love parodies? Secretly love politically-incorrect humor? You'll enjoy this humorous satire of 1960's-era educational films. Using the actual film but with quite a different narration. Obviously the blatantly homophobic message is politically-incorrect today, so blatant that anyone should get a laugh from this one.

The actual film scenes with updated (and hilarious) voice-overs give it appeal to anyone, especially when it's done in such tongue-in-cheek humor. "Here we see how the gay cells enter the bloodstream ... flamboyantly. And spruce up those white blood cells. 'Sorry fellas it's after Labor Day.' But heterosexual science marches on."

The voice-over and the dialogue mimics the stilted 60's language and it's sewn in perfectly with each scene. Funny stuff!

Telling it all -- Letter From England

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:00:50 -0500

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Wouldn't it be great to have the ability to hear (only) your grandparents' really interesting and most meaningful stories? Start it or pause it with a click of your mouse? And you could revisit, or not, any time you wanted? Yes? You'll wanna watch this then.

If you remember Alistair Cooke and his BBC Radio America program, "Letter From America", than this is your own "Grandpa's Letter From England" ... well, not your actual grandpa, but I'm thinking you'll want this one as your adopted grandfather.

Peter, a 79-year-old widower, living alone in the English countryside, had just hoped to provide thoughtful answers and wisdom to the YouTube community but it soon turned into regular and meaningful fireside chats, weaving his interesting stories with details of English history and his personal thoughts and memories.

This is part oral history and part grandfatherly story time. It's easy to see why his audience is growing by the hundreds every day. His soothing British accented voice and detailed chats leave you wanting more after each short segment. Tell us more grandfather! More! This grandfather, unlike the grandpa you knew, only talks in concise 6-minute blocks.

In his initial video he speaks to the younger generation, saying that he'll be here "to bitch and grumble about life in general from the perspective of an old person who's been there and done that."

But he quickly narrows his subject area to his own background with his series "Telling It Like It Is". Following the axiom that the best speeches or stories are always the ones we know best, from personal experience, Peter gives his recollections of his life from childhood on.

He starts out with his early education with historical insights. Each video story time begins ("Hello YouTubers") right where the last one left us. And in the style of Alistair Cooke, he signs off with, "Goodbye and thank you for listening."

We'll be listening. And watching for more.

The Secrets of Contented World Comedy

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Sat, 05 May 2007 18:09:35 -0500

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A terrific parody on "The Secret" book and movie (the idea about believing in something to make it come to pass, and Karma: that which you think about most will determine your destiny).

ContentedWorld's Aaron Haber pulls this off with great humor and just the right amount of special effects. Meghan Hanley overplays her part a wee bit, or maybe it was her ill-placed "Um" that throws off the timing ("...Um, I'm imaging you unable to...").

But overall this piece is near perfect because it gets to the point and is concise. Where many sketch comedy videos run on way too long after the joke has run its course, these guys nail it and close. All the music (perfectly done!) and sound effects are solid. Overall, Brilliant.

And in "Aaron is Totally Gay!" (not that there's anything wrong with that) he vents about the homophobic NBC executives.

That's why they won't hire him, right? Because he's gay. Uh, yeah, sure. Just ask his roommate and breast friend. His guilty smile at the end sends this one, from a hearty chuckle, to the realm of laugh-out-loud funny. Great stuff.

Smoshed

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:19:02 -0500

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Christine and her infinite patience trying to explain the YouChoob Comedy Awards to her clueless parents. Aye ... Heavy sigh!

Peelings ... Nothing More Than Peelings

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:14:27 -0500

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Family ... they never get it. So really, what's the use in talking to them?

Christine (HappySlip) the woman of a thousand faces and voices always brings the subtle and, well, in your face, but unintentional humor that family visits always bring.

Swimming!

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:08:27 -0500

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Down to the river.

Waking Up Dead - The Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:43:26 -0600

From YouTube user: onerav05

Short Title Sequence For The Movie

It ain't pretty, but that's the point.

Edited from hundreds of hours of footage filmed over the course of several years, Waking Up Dead is a dark, compelling documentary that contrasts the allure of rock and roll glamour with the perspective of reality. The 90-minute film features drummer Phil Varone and an uninhibited lifestyle that is sometimes amusing, but more often painful to watch through the hurt eyes of his family and friends.

Varone first achieved rock and roll celebrity during the early '90s with Saigon Kick who had a Top Ten hit single, Love Is On The Way, In 2000, he joined Skid Row during a nine month arena tour opening for KISS, ultimately leaving that band four years later to reconcile the conflicts of his life and health.

Although the film addresses different facets of his sex and rock-and-roll misadventures, the drug aspect of that lifestyle presents by far the most uncomfortable scenes of the film. Phil himself is remarkably candid about that addiction.

How do you help someone whose life is spiraling out of control? Make a movie, and make him come face to face with his own demons.

A scene from a talk show;
very revealing about Varone's life and times.

(This is not from the movie)

For four years, Emmy Award-winning journalist and filmmaker, Fabio Jafet, documented the seedy underworld of the music business through the eyes of friend, Phil Varone. Jafet reveals what really goes on behind the scenes in a way never captured before on camera. WAKING UP DEAD uncovers the addictions, betrayals and pitfalls on the relentless road to rock stardom.

Everyone has wished for a shot at fame, fortune and a chance to have it all. But beware of what you wish for ... because nothing comes easy and there's always a price to pay.

LisaNova is a B!%@H!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:24:19 -0600

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Like one of your funny friends who always has something witty to say about current events or has biting comments about stupid or mean people, LisaNova's sarcastic take on the world is always funny and interesting and perhaps from out of left field. But she'd be boring if she was predictable, right?

LisaNova is never predictable.

We're one of LisaNova's almost 15,000 YouTube subscribers and always anticipating what she'll produce next.

The extremely photogenic and likable LisaNova has a small team of LA-area actor friends who assist her in pulling off her very funny sketches and poking fun with richly played irony.

Like the video in which she takes on Rush Limbaugh's Attacks on Michael J. Fox. And the one urging us to be more patient in Don't Be a Douche Bag. Unfortunately the funniest part of that sketch doesn't come until minute 5:05. Good stuff just the same because we get to watch Lisa be Lisa. We like you Lisa and everything you stand for, now please, put the gun down.

If only her videos were shorter or edited more concisely. We usually get the humor very early on but the jokes seem to go on a few bits too long. We get it and we're ready to move on. But funny nonetheless. And perhaps that's all just nitpicking anyway when there's plenty of professionally-produced and pro comic videos on YouTube there are laughably unfunny and huge time-wasters.

LisaNova's intelligent, dry blend of mimicry mocks everything from current events and celebrities to other YouTube video bloggers begging to be mocked (LittleLoca) and always strikes the right tone with her vast following. Her fans tune in to view her videos by the millions and offer up both their own humorous video responses and reams of written comments, both of the fan mail variety ("you truly are the queen of YouTube! Please keep up the fantastic work." "marry me Lisa." "fucking great!") and the clueless ("your hair looks stupid." "...and the purpose of this video is???")

Unfortunately some of her fans don't seem to get her dry, ironic humor and apparently think her camera just happened to be there to catch her in a very cute but awkward moment. Like the time she wanted to give a homeless man a dollar in Roses For Lisa Nova but instead she ends up asking other strangers for money. Very funny stuff. But that's OK because they can watch it again and again and eventually get her nuisanced humor mixed with the cutesy Anna Faris ('Scary Movie') voice. We got it Lisa. And we enjoyed it.

We get you Lisa. And we're glad we found you on YouTube. Your videos are better than most of the crap on my tube in the living room any day or night.

Buncha Cunch

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:45:16 -0600

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The Invisible Engine guys may just be the most inconsistent of the talented video-comedy teams out there. Some of their videos leave us scratching our heads, others seem to have been made for a small audience of insiders in on their joke.

This one is a cute parody of a TV commercial for a breakfast cereal. But luckily the joke can be understood universally. Too bad it flops badly at the end with a completely meaningless ending.

Since the humor in both the original TV commercial and in this video is that negative things don't seem to happen to this guy because he never hears them, shouldn't the shooter have shot (at) our happily chewing friend before joining him? The he joins him with some of that great crunchy cereal when his rifle of no use on him, or something of the like? ... Just a thought.

Enjoy the video and it's dark humor. But beware of the violent, bloody scenes).

Swing Blade - Parody Mixing Swingers with Sling Blade

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:44:05 -0600

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If you liked "Swingers" or "Sling Blade" you're gonna love this. mmmmm huhh. Chris Cox nails Billy Bob Thornton's bowl-cut, overall-wearing, lovable demented 'Karl' to a tee. Unfortunately none of the other actors in this spoof look anything like any of the characters in the original "Swingers". But all the dialogue is very funny.

Too bad only some of his ButterTV's other videos are this funny, particularly his George Bush impressions. They sound like him OK, but Little Bush is silly enough on his own, so when you quote him verbatim it's just kinda lame, like yeah, OK, so what's the punch line dude?. He should add some exaggerations or satire and lambasting irony to his Bush impressions. Chris should take notes from his own "Swing Blade" video.

First For Women Car Insurance

noreply@blogger.com (scribosphere) — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:11:36 -0600

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'Laughter is always best when laughed last' the saying goes. It's used in a twist in this darkly humorous auto insurance TV commercial. You'll like it (whether you're a man or a woman). I'm glad this was posted online otherwise we'd never see this in the U.S. Unfortunately the FCC is much too conservative to go to allow this type of edgy ad. That's why I loved this video.

Hyundai - French TV

I believe European TV commercials are consistently funnier, edgier, and are more inventive that American-made spots, basically because they can. The FCC fears the slightest chance of offending anyone in the prudish U.S. TV viewing audience, so they have to play it as conservatively as possible. In turn, U.S. ad agencies play it safe and hardly ever push that line. Boring.

(And yes, I grew up and live in the ultra-conservative U.S.)

Anyway, enough philosophizing. Enjoy this one from France in which we watch what happens when a husband and wife meet each other while driving, in separate cars, during a chance meeting at a red light.

Copernicus

noreply@blogger.com (ethan donaldson) — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:05:35 -0600

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Wow. This video by the group of incomparable lunatics who call themselves Invisibleengine (Invisible Engine Films) is pure and utter madness.

I believe it was the good literary Captain of the YouTube-Review staff who once wrote that “YouTube is a breeding ground for crap” -- but I’m not sure if there is an appropriate genus or species that appropriately coincides with the load of new-found elephant turd these men have shamelessly spawned through the guise of a “production company” ... The truly sad part about this whole viewing experience is that I actually googled Copernicus’ heliocentric theory in order to have a solid grasp of the idea before getting involved with this video.

Unfortunately for me, my time proved completely and utterly wasted... Incidentally, I was surprised to find out this video - and its producers have developed something of a cult following recently. But was then I was not so flabbergasted to learn that this “cult” is largely populated by severely retarded apes, computer-literate and library card-wielding hobos, mad hatter impersonators, and the producers themselves. So if you’re really, really bored—and really really stoned, go ahead and have a look at this clip.

But if you’ve got tax forms to fill out or are in dire need of a root canal, I’d suggest you not let this video interfere with getting those taken care of ASAP.

Kathy's Call

noreply@blogger.com (ethan donaldson) — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:59:45 -0600

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Well, back from the holidays and more Behnfannin videos to watch. Yipee!!!

This is a mildly clever conversion piece in the vein of that classically overdone box office snoozer, Crash, in which a series of seemingly unrelated characters go about their own personal business before ultimately crossing each other’s paths to mild dramatic affect.

In Kathy’s Call (the uninspiringly simple title of this complex head-scratcher) a series of phone calls from a series of randomly connected people lead them smack-dab into the belly of an adulterous liaison between a married woman (Kathy) and her newfound needle-point assistant.

Thread the needle!

Project Runway - Olde English comedy

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:24:13 -0500

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So this is it. We started with several video designers and now there is only this one left... Raisin?

If you're even slightly familiar with the BRAVO TV reality show, "Project Runway" you'll love this parody done with actual video from the show spliced in a comic from the Olde English comedy team. Fantistic editing and straight, tongue-in-cheek acting. The selection of the just the right audio and video clips make this one of my favorites. I wonder if Heidi Klum has seen this.

Olde English sketch comedy videos are all very funny and always have with a little twist.

Read our longer, more comprehensive review on Olde English comedy.

Help Wanted

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:42:44 -0600

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For anyone who has worked in human resources, this one will bring back bitter memories of sitting through interviews with people who were never going to be hired by your firm.

As usual DClugi (Dave Coyne) is the man of a thousand voices and faces. The sound editing is perfect as the different voices are over-dubbed flawlessly, which makes the different characters even more distinct and real and it gives the video that professional authenticity.

Regarding sound, unfortunately the sound on this one fails to properly sync with the video. And the longer the video plays the more distracting it becomes. By one-third through the video it's pretty annoying. Not sure if this from the uploading process or a product of the sound editing (which I initially complimented). Too bad because Coyne's videos are otherwise very inventive and entertaining.

New York State of Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Stephanie Hagopian) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:12:26 -0600

From YouTube.com user: theresident

She's called "The Resident" -- from her videos you don't know much about her, other than the fact that she's a clever and cynical New Yorker with an uncanny knack of honing in on subjects that find every NYC resident stumped. It takes one to know one: as one fellow New Yorker to another, The Resident's features show topics that are consistently hilarious and incredibly entertaining!

Our very amiable producer and host is Lori Harfenist. Before bringing her interview shows to the Internet she originally created the videos for her cable-access TV show by the same name: The Resident. The shows have run in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and, of all places, Burlington, Vermont.

The Resident introduces itself as "Your much needed weekly dose of counter culture, and "The talk show that talks back." That hooked me. And with the high quality and nice variety of her videos we're surprised she doesn't have more subscribers on YouTube. Perhaps the YouTube generation's short attention span.

The Resident does have somewhat of a cult following from her cable show, YouTube and MySpace viewers. And she regularly receives a lot of feedback from her regular viewers who express their very frank and, uh, alternative viewpoints, on her and her segments.

The video above is "The Year in Review- short version"- the full version is a full half-hour, which I just didn't have the patience for, but my abridged version gets the point across: our ever-entertaining reporter interviews people about their "accomplishments" (and I use that term loosely) in 2006, and their goals for 2007, with the backdrop of the infamous, ridiculously overcrowded lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center.

The Resident: Episode One (19:12)

There are several things that make The Resident videos stand out: other than outstanding recording quality, Lori Harfenist has a great interview style and she never misses a beat. Her bright smile and perky personality seem to make every one of her unsuspecting interviewees more than amenable to any kind of light-hearted teasing she throws their way ... and everyone gladly plays along, which consistently makes for an interesting show.

NYC Apartment Life

The only real downside (which was unique to the video above) was the "2nd interviewer," who I thought way over-played his "crotchety old man" shtick. It takes more than a loud, strange man to shock a New Yorker, or to provide entertaining reality TV. Remember: us New Yorkers deal with things like public urination, vibrant cross-dressers and B-list celebrities every day of our lives. We're used to it.

My advice for The Resident shows: stick to the up-front interview style you have going on with the young, charismatic Lori Harfenist, and you've got a sure-fire hit.

K-Fed at Webster Hall

I admit that once I started watching The Resident, I was hooked! Perhaps it's because I'm also an embittered New Yorker who is boggled by the absurdity of urban living that surrounds me 24/7, but all the topics really struck a chord.

Other episodes I highly recommend: - How much bang for your buck (yes, that is supposed to be ironic) do you get in your teeny, tiny NYC apartment?

- Exciting, LIVE coverage of the K-Fed Webster Hall concert.

Blanket Markets

- An experiment in the streets of NY: Will people really buy useless crap off a dirty blanket from an anonymous stranger in the City? (short answer: a resounding yes ... though, as you'll see, location really does matter).

For more information about the show itself, be sure to check out their official website too: www.theresident.net.

Weird Al Yankovic - The Saga Begins

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Aitkins) — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:43:16 -0600

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Wow. Weird Al really put some time into this one. The voice sounds very close to Don McLean's. And the words and music ... seriously impressive. Read the first verse:

A long, long time ago
In a galaxy far away
Naboo was under an attack
And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn
Could talk the federation into
Maybe cutting them a little slack
But their response, it didn't thrill us
They locked the doors and tried to kill us ...

We escaped from that gas
Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass
We took a bongo from the scene
And we went to Theed to see the Queen
We all wound up on Tatooine
That's where we found this boy...

Enjoy.

Re: Star Trekkin

noreply@blogger.com (Penny Watkins) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:11:13 -0600

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Fred Flintstone meets Star Trek TOS, with a cameo appearance by R2D2. This video is hysterical. The video is written by The Firm and Jim Jenkins, and they made a musical out of all the standard Star Trek dialogue.

"It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim." "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it." "There's Klingons on the starboard bow." And, of course, "Ye canna do that, Captain."

This little musical is populated by Flintstone versions of the Star Trek cast, dino-Klingons, alien life forms and dead red shirts.

If you like Star Trek, you'll enjoy it. If you hate Star Trek, you'll laugh yourself silly. Either way, it's a great video.

Music Video--Isn't It Ironic--NOW IT IS

noreply@blogger.com (Penny Watkins) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:09:29 -0600

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This excellent music video, is a spoof on Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic." I like the movement in the background video, and the characters. The Marlboro Man, The Orkin Man and Ray Charles (including sightless sight gags)are all quite ironic, indeed.

The producer, JackDanyells, has written an ironically funny spoof, and he has done a beautiful job of capturing the ironic lyrics, like "a dead end sign next to a fresh grave," in video.

Starbucks Yawning Commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Penny Watkins) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:10:16 -0600

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Turnpike films created this fake -- but very good -- ad for Starbucks. Starbucks should pay them for it. Yawning is catching, and this busload of guys makes an art form out of it. The yawns get deeper, more desperate and grosser sounding, and then, suddenly, everyone has a Starbucks, and it's all good.

It's a great commercial not only for the advertising message, but because after you watch it you need a cup of coffee. Where is the nearest Starbucks, anyway?