overtime comedy

on the side: LonelyJew15 turns 50

jenni and daroff — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:36 +0000

for the past year, we have been hard at work producing this hilarious parody of lonelygirl15. you may have wondered to yourself, “what if anne frank had a web cam?” now you can find out.

right now, this instant, you should check out LonelyJew15 at LonelyJew15.com. in case you don’t have time to watch all 50 episodes, we cut this recap of the entire series as our 50th episode! we post new episodes on youtube every wednesday. go to the lonelyjewfifteen youtube channel and subscribe.

then, go to LonelyJew15.com and explore the world of our fictional anne frank. you can watch every episode, follow our ARG OpAdolf, check out crazy bonus videos, tune in to our spin-off series Keller Modern and read anne frank’s blog.

after the break, we’ve selected our favorite LonelyJew15 episodes for you, just to give you that first tantalizing taste

Episode 9: Learning to Kick Tuckass

Episode 25: Dear Hitler

Episode 33: You Have Got To Be Kidding????

Episode 40: Annie Isn’t Okay…

Episode 47: Workout With Us

strange internet: the cleveland show - episode 1

geoffrey — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:00:49 +0000

i haven’t been very impressed with what i’ve seen of the cleveland show so far. the teaser and theme song have left me cold. however, this 10 min. clip of the show on youtube is quite hilarious.

ben affleck goes on a voyage of the mimi

geoffrey — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:59 +0000

many kids were forced to watch voyage of the mimi, a multi-part educational tv series meant to be shown in classrooms. you might have vague memories of dozing off during this science show, but you probably don’t remember that ben affleck got his start on this series, as one of the kid actors / interviewers.

here’s little ben quizzing a scientist in an arctic wind tunnel. be sure to check out 1:28 for a glimpse into ben affleck’s soul.

hail to the pretend chief: top 10 fictional presidents

daroff — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:30:29 +0000

we’ve all sat back and mused about our favorite fictional characters becoming president. what if jack bauer was president, wouldn’t he kick so much ass? or what if those meat heads from predator got into politics? these are characters from all walks of fiction that took on the office with strength of character or sheer strength of fist. this is fiction’s executive branch of awesome, the 10 most kickass presidents of all pretend time.

#10 - president jack ryan (debt of honor, executive orders, the bear and the dragon)

tom clancy made a career out of turning analyst jack ryan into the world’s biggest bad ass. somehow, having taken down the russians, the i.r.a., and the drug cartels, clancy had nothing left to do but make jack president. remember how bad ass harrison ford was in patriot games and clear and present danger or how much smarter than everyone else alec baldwin was in the hunt for red october. had it not been for the affleck connection, jack ryan could have been number 1.

#9 - president charles logan (24, season 5)

one of the most exciting moments i have ever had watching tv was in season 5 of 24 when it’s revealed that the president, this bumbly, mumbly lump of a man, was behind the terrorist attacks. he wasn’t your average supervillain, though. he didn’t have some master plan. it was like he was playing bad guy just like he was playing being president. that just made him even more bad ass.

#8 - presidents russell kramer & matt douglas (my fellow americans)

these guys proved that even if you’re an old man who has been ushered around by the secret service for the last 20 years, you can still take down dan quayle.

#7 - dave kovic (dave)

dave wasn’t actually president. he was just filling in for president bill mitchell while he had an adultery-related stroke. with no political career to worry about losing, he dedicated his fake presidency to finding everyone a job. that’s freakin’ bad ass.

#6 - president thomas “tug” benson (hot shots: part deux)

oh the nineties, when the idea of having an idiotic buffoon as president was funny and not tragically depressing.

#5 - president david palmer (24, seasons 2 & 3)

in season 6, his brother wayne’s presidency involves getting blown up, then rising from his coma to stop his racist vice president from getting in jack bauer’s way. that’s pretty bad ass, but david palmer displayed something more solid, strength of character. he backed his druggy, murdering son. he stopped a coup that would have started world war iii, and when he discovered his crazy evil wife was a manipulative murdering type of crazy, he dropped out of his re-election campaign, rather than live that sort of life. no real president would ever do that, and that’s why i love him.

#4 - president thomas whitmore (independence day)

(1) he flew a fucking fighter jet, against aliens. (2) “today we celebrate our independence day!”

#3 - president james marshall (air force one)

in the opening scene of this movie, he says to all terrorists everywhere that he’s going to kick their asses. he then spends the rest of the movie actually doing that. if terrorists took over clinton’s or bush’s plane, they’d cower in the corner. president marshall hung around to kick some ass and take back what was rightfully his, a boeing 747. i asked before what if jack bauer was president. i’m sure it’d go something like this movie.

#2 - presidents andrew shepard & josiah bartlett (the american president, the west wing)

presidents shepard and barlett come from different backgrounds, but they share writer aaron sorkin’s unwaivering devotion to the ideals of the united states. they represent a fictional world where a man of character could rise through the devious political world to the highest office in the land. they challenge us to accept that our idealogical rivals share the same freedom of speech we do. they remind us the easy course and the right course are rarely ever the same. they make us long for a time when those out there with an honest desire to serve the good of this country will rise up, take over, and push out those who stand for everything this country was founded to escape.

#1 - lex luthor (superman, dc comics)

fuck ass kicking. fuck idealism. nothing is more bad ass than a well-known super villain getting elected president. this is a guy whose record includes designing and building several different kryptonite-based weapons in order to kill the one man whose only job is to stop crime, and trying to blow up the very country he now leads. superman is the ultimate american symbol, and the guy who wants him dead is president. then when bruce wayne discovers how evil luthor is, president lex makes batman an enemy of the state. with luthor as president, dc heroes don’t fight for truth, justice, and the american way, they’re actually fighting against america. nothing, i repeat, nothing is more bad ass than turning the entire dc universe of heroes into terrorists. that’s right, terrorists. if you’re anti-luthor, you’re anti-america, and that makes you a terrorist. and chisel-chinned superman is right at the top of that axis of evil.

luthor for america!

monday internet super links

geoffrey — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:10 +0000

transitioning from bat-weekend to comic-con weekend. not a very hard transition to make.

new hella koala comic: koala gives brett ratner what’s coming to him.
comic-con 2008: the schedule. going straight to the freakazoid panel.
asterios dissects liberal cartoonist tom tomorrow
check out those dark knight numbers… dear lord!
tracy morgan’s ‘anal prolapse’
watchmen comic now in limited animation

super trivia sunday! army of darkness

daroff — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:01:00 +0000

the magic words ash was to speak before picking up the necronomicon were actually taken from what classic film?

the first person to comment with the correct answers (limit one try per person) will get their name in the hall of fame on the side bar and get to lord it over everyone. don’t be discouraged if someone else answers first; there’s a good chance that person is wrong.

leader board:

hexendarkside - 15 points
The Bestest Guest - 10 points
mary ann - 4 points
tommy day - 3 points
alex - 2 points
corey - 2 points

saturday morning cartoon: batman’s 2 min pilot

geoffrey — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:47 +0000

here’s the pilot demonstration executives at warner bros. commissioned to see what batman: the animated series would look and feel like. normally, these sorts of pilots are really rough (check out this one for family guy), but here they’re obviously very far along in defining the mood and style of the show.

btw - who’s going to dark knight this weekend?

batman: the animated series - pilot

TGIF - balki explains “full house” to you

geoffrey — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:59 +0000

gonna have some fun, show you how it’s done - TGIF!

in this TGIF bumper, balki explains the plot of full house and declares his love for the show. larry seems more or less indifferent.

ironywatch: smoking a president in “how high”

geoffrey — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:36 +0000

i’m always on the look out for new things to appreciate ironically. this is ironywatch.

for today’s ironywatch, i’m not going to go point-by-point to say what i love about the stoner “comedy” how high. i just want you to watch the above video. watch the above video, then i’ll put it into context for you with the following paragraph:

the characters in the film how high accidentally smoked the ashes of their smart, dead friend, which made them smart enough to go to harvard. when they run out of ash-pot, they dig up the bones of president john quincy adams in order to smoke him, so they’ll be smart again. not only do the characters not get in trouble for this, but the grave-robbing of john quincy adams isn’t even mentioned again in the film. amazing!!!

thank you, redman and methodman. after rewatching this clip on youtube, i stood up from my chair and gave how high a much deserved standing ovation. *puff puff* you’ve been ironywatched.

nintendocore battle of the bands: the finals

daroff — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:01:25 +0000

you have spoken and it’s time for the final round of the battle of the bands, nintendocore style. this time our bands will take on the musical stylings of super mario brothers.

in this corner, we have minibosses. their alternative rock stylings tear up the acid dream that is super mario 2. if you had any doubt as to their insane riffing, check it out in this guitar hero knock off.

and in this corner, we have powerglove. their epic metal take on the original super mario brothers theme kicks the crap out of your parents 8-bit track.

you decide: alt. rock or epic metal?