Can you imagine 41 hours in an elevator? I think after about 30 minutes I'd start yelling for someone to come get me, right now.

Anyway, here's the link to the Orlando Sentinel entry, and tell them Watch This Now sent you. POSTED IN: news (31)

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We're still reeling from the Gary Coleman divorce, so it's good to see the marriage of one 80s icon get back on track.

Vanilla Ice, aka Robert Van Winkle, doesn't exactly have the oeuvre of a Charlton Heston, so our tribute gallery may be a bit stretched.

To put it bluntly, he's one of the most famous one-hit wonders, so let's start with his one hit:

After the jump, more clips. Now here's a great Jim Carrey parody (I suspect from his "In Living Color" days):

And here's Mr. Van Winkle in better days appearing on an MTV show that counted down the 25 lamest music videos ever. (It's hosted by Janeane Garafalo, Chris Kattan, Dennis Leary, and a pre-graying Jon Stewart).

After he accepts the award for his video being No. 9 on the list, he sits down to watch the video surrounded by the snarky comedians.

Then he takes a bat and smashes the award and pretty much everything else on the set while evidently freaking out the hosts. Pretty shocking.

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And they're settling things on "Divorce Court!" Seriously.

I couldn't find any YouTube clips in advance of their Divorce Court appearance -- it airs Thursday -- but I did find the not-so-happy couple's interview with Entertainment Tonight. Since most of us probably will be at work Thursday, I will find clips from the show just as soon as possible and post them here.

After the jump: Gary Coleman in happier times.

I think these next two clips nicely sum up Gary Coleman's time on Diff'rent Strokes:

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The strangest TV show of the past few years has got to be MTV's "Wonder Showzen"--a demented take-off of children's shows.

If there's been a breakout star from the show, it's Clarence, perhaps the most annoying puppet since Madame. (If you are too young to get the reference, look it up.)

Here's Clarence bugging people about the freedom of speech. People have physically attacked Clarence.

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So the game came out at midnight. I was in line taking video (that will be edited and uploaded to accompany my story already online very soon) and I actually saw a grown man lick the game after he bought it. There's a trend story there somewhere, but I'm still a bit too repulsed to really consider it. Consider this instead, the latest trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV, which only lets you view if you put in a year before 1991.

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You probably saw this creative commercial during the Super Bowl or in a movie theater before the trailers started. The release of GTA IV just gives me an excuse to watch it again. Really, how hard would it be to make a third-person game about some humanitarian conducting missions to save puppies, put out fires, or abolish all human rights violations?

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Grand Theft Auto IV comes out today much to the excitement of fanboys everywhere. And I do mean boys. I was in line last night for the midnight release and saw maybe three women out of more than 50 men waiting for the game.

Check out my article on the newest game in the mega-successful franchise.

You may have seen the Dave Chapelle skit on GTA, but here's a more thorough reenactment of the game complete with car chase and bank robbery:

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So one day someone thought, "Hey, let's give my baby a lemon (or lime) and film his/her reaction for YouTube. I bet the baby will make a funny face."

Because of that pioneer there is a whole genre of videos of parents encouraging their offspring to eat sour fruits. It seems a little cruel to me. Are there parents out there who really feed their kids lemon wedges?

Here's the most popular of the genre--Little Lucas eating a lemon wedge to Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out." Nearly a half-million people have watched this young fellow eat a lemon.

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Here's a short video from the much talked about Annie Leibovitz and Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photo shoot.

Vanity Fair posted the video below on their VF Daily blog to show that the photo shoot was a "relaxed family event in one of the most picturesque settings imaginable: the green hills of Calabasas, California."

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The music video for the Speed Racer movie theme is out, giving us a better look at the Wachowski brothers' latest work. It's visually exciting and I definitely like the cast.

My biggest concern is plot, which definitely was not the cartoon's strong point (Was there a plot? Guy races car really fast).

The movie comes out May 9th. Curious to hear the early reviews.

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British playwright-actress Tricia Walsh-Smith made quite the Internet splash earlier in the month when she aired the dirty laundry in her bitter divorce on YouTube. She's the soon-to-be ex-wife of wife of Schubert Theater Organization's president, Philip J. Smith (sorry, I just don't see them getting back together).

Now she's got a message for all the Internets haters who have been posting nasty responses to her.

By the way, here's the original in case you haven't seen it.

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Barack Obama showed off his basketball skills at a three-on-three tournament over the weekend. Here are the highlights.

By the way, if the announcer seems like he's pro-Obama, that's because he is- he's Obama's motorcade coordinator.

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Ok, if nothing else, 2008 will be the YouTube election. We've had our share of Barack vs. Hillary vs. McCain videos, and we can't stop. They just keep getting better and better. Check out "Baracky." We're waiting any day now for McRambo:

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This animated video is pretty much my life (sans the Pabst Blue Ribbon). Myspace, Facebook and Friendster are always battling for my attention.

By the way, is anyone still on Friendster?

Did you know Watch This Now is on Facebook? :) Seriously -- become a fan today. We promise we won't SuperPoke you. Add us here

Thanks to my friend (on Myspace and Facebook) Gabe for passing along this video.

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The Japanese are not really a sea-faring people, but they live on a very big island surrounded by lots and lots of clams. I could wax on about the sacred nature of the clam, the sexual mystic of its pearly essence hidden inside a shell. But this clip of the annual clam harvest-dance party pretty much says it all:

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Michael Showalter is the unshaven, back alley talk show host who's less prepared than Larry King, butts in on answers more than Charlie Rose, and works only on weekends because that's when he can get studio time.

He also apparently supplements his income on eBay:

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People can't get enough of Oscar, the featherless bird. Here's an excerpt from an article Robert Nolin wrote on the little lady last week:

Polly want a feather?

Actually a full coat of feathers would be more fitting for Oscar, the naked cockatoo that so resembles a grocery store chicken one would be tempted to baste it and pop it in the oven.

If it wasn't so darn unsightly.

The oversized bird's flesh is saggy and wrinkly and the color of a purple bruise. An Einstein-like halo of scraggly feathers adorns — to use the term lightly — its head.

"She's being categorized as the world's ugliest bird right now," says Cherie Wachter, marketing director for the Humane Society of Broward County, where Oscar has lived for 12 years. "She's actually been an Internet sensation."

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We love a good pole dance just as much as the next blog, and we're well aware it can be a terrific workout. We just didn't realize how stressful it can get during warmups. (Viewers are invited to submit their own translations of what's being said):

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Remember that little vote-counting problem we had here a few years back? Someone wrote a song about it, and a candidate for Broward Supervisor of Elections will feature the singer/songwriter at an upcoming fundraiser.

Read more about it, plus check out the video, at the Broward Politics blog. Here's the link.

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A few of us were wondering how Hillary Clinton managed to raise so much money in the 24 hours after Tuesday's primary.

Now we know:

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This is the kind of debate the American people demand! If only the wrestlers look more like the candidates they're playing. It looks like they just smacked a blonde wig on a woman and called her Hillary, and "Barack Obama" has ears that stick out so far he looks like Will Smith.

If only this is how they'd decide the nomation, or even the presidency. Except who would the WWE get to play McCain?

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Lost is back tonight, and we're promised an episode in which Benjamin Linus gets all James Bondsy on us. Plus, a body out of time washes up on shore.

Check out these previews:

And:

And:

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When I heard the news that the New Kids on the Block were reuniting for a CD and tour, I shrugged indifferently. But I think I underestimated the old-school boy band's lingering power. When I told some female friends about the impending tour, I caught a glimpse of their inner teeny bopper when they semi-shrieked and asked if they'd tour nearby. It frightened me, I confess.

Here's something that should frighten you: The intro to the old New Kids on the Block cartoon series. Complete with animated dance moves and twirling, hovering microphone stands.

After the jump, check out the reunion announcement on the Today show.

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Apparently the mole Enrique Iglesias had severed ties with has its own talk show.

A mole hosting a talk show. Did I just type that? Check out the video and you'll be asking, "Did I just watch that?"

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James Franco of Spider-Man fame has a web series where he gives acting tips, along with his brother Dave.

In this installment, James gives tips on acting in front of a green screen, where anything can come at you -- dinosaurs, socks, bottles. You have to be ready.

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