So a guy who played Tiger Wood's PGA video game found a glitch where he could walk on water to hit a golf ball and uploaded a snarky video to YouTube pointing it out.
Madonna recently turned 50, too, though apparently Watch This Now forgot -- sorry about that, Madge. (She turned 50 on Aug. 16, for those of you still wondering if too much time has passed to send a gift.)
I remember when Michael Jackson and Madonna were two of the biggest, if not the biggest, names in music. Now the only thing these two have in common anymore is age. Madonna remained culturally relevant during the past two decades, and Michael Jackson has become a punchline.
Want proof? This Pepsi commercial, famously banned because of her scandalous "Like a Prayer" video, still holds up today. So does the song, which ranks among my all-time favorite Madonna hits.
Watch it and try to remind yourself yourself why exactly was this such a big deal that it had to be pulled from the airwaves. I'm just glad it's on YouTube.
I just found out I've been doing Michael Jackson's signature dance move -- the moonwalk -- wrong for the past 27 years. Have you been doing it wrong too? This guy will show you all the right moves.
Michael Jackson meets Alfonso Ribeiro, dances, shares Pepsi
I remember when this commercial came out. I believe Alfonso Ribeiro was still on "Silver Spoons." I also believe this was pre-Pepsi commercial where Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire.
And are those all the Jackson Brothers, ready to depart on the Victory Tour? Yes, I believe that's all of them.
A couple of guys with a guitar, video camera and high school letterman's jackets bring us their own version of the Nickleback song "Photograph." I never did like that song -- it was a bit overdone for my taste -- so this version absolutely cracked me up.
The one complaint I had with the Dark Knight was all the mumbling and grumbling that came out of Christian Bale when he spoke as the Batman. And now we have this great exchange.
Yes, it's creepy that this Canadian weatherman has an obsessive fan. But isn't it also weird that the weatherman has buttons made of himself? Do they sell the buttons or only give them to potential stalkers?
Presidential campaign staffers, what did you do this weekend?
Apparently John McCain's staffers spent the weekend hunting down video clips of Barack Obama's newly annointed running mate Joe Biden saying not-nice things about the Democratic presidential nominee:
Oh yeah, and also they gigged Obama for not picking Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
It's informative and slightly subversive! And fairly accurate.
If you aren't familiar with Uncle Jay, he's got a new segment on the Web every Monday. If you want to see more Uncle Jay, go to his website. But don't go too often, because it could put me out of a job.
You have to admire someone with this much patience, and the ability to not wave his hands around so he knocks over the thing he just took several days to construct:
Help a WTN reader win the Red Carpet Reporter finals
Watch This Now readers! All 18 of you! Check out this clip and vote for Franchesca so she can win a trip to Hollywood and mingle with famous people.
About a month ago I posted an item about this YouTube contest where you could send in a video and win a shot at being a red carpet reporter at an unspecified major awards event next month (I would still guess it's the Emmys, though maybe it's some MTV thing? I'm not sure.).
Turns out we have a local finalist here, Franchesca, who alerted me to her big news by commenting on the old entry from last month. Which shows some initiative on her part, because sometimes I don't even think we can find or remember what we posted last week, let alone last month.
Just for taking the time to search our blog, I will give her a plug and hopes that she'll return the favor with a WTN plug from the red carpet. Don't forget us when you make it big, OK?
It's becoming clear that people are actually reading this blog.
Watch This Now got a call this afternoon from a spokeswoman for "The Morning Show with Mike and Juilet"--a chatfest broadcast across the country. She wanted to explain the mystery of spaghetti cat.
First, here's the clip:
She wanted to clarify that the show intentionally put up the photo of the pasta-eating feline. Apparently it is known in the biz as a "bleep photo." When someone says a dirty word on the show, we can now expect to be treated to the cat's photo.
The photo apparently came from a pet segment the show is putting together.
I guess coffee stands with female employees in bikinis are popular in Washington state.
A few questions:
1) Why do the baristas keep going to the window when they see the car?
2) Why didn't anyone on the road notice this guy's license plate was covered up with women's underwear?
3) Did he secretly want boiling water poured on him?
Here's the first episode of Gemini Division, a new NBC show shot entirely for the Internet. Its format seems like one of those personal video testimonials, except with some special effects and drama and intrigue thrown in. They last about 5 minutes each, with Rosario Dawson moving the plot along and dropping clues.
Could people get used to this form of serial entertainment? 50 episodes are expected to be released. Lets hope they keep the drama up.
Shh! They won't have anything to write about in US Weekly or on TMZ if you don't talk to them!
Sincerely,
Kathy Bushouse
PS: It probably would be awfully expensive to put mirrors in every copy of US Weekly, even for you. Also it would make the magazine hard to fold. I'm just saying.
Admit it, you probably laughed when you watched Al Roker do a faceplant on this Naples hotel balcony while covering a hurricane. Or at the very least, you said to yourself that this is why you stay inside during a storm.
I don't remember what hurricane this was --maybe it was Wilma? I'm drawing a blank. Alert WTN readers, please help me out.
This one goes out to all the kids in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Unless of course, classes are canceled because of Fay, in which case, keep on SunSentinel.com -- and not this blog -- for more info.
In the meantime, watch this and get inspired for the first day of school:
Behind all the furry technicolor puppets on Sesame Street, there is a keen sense of humor. Check out their parody of the Disney Channel hit "High School Musical" here:
I always wondered what went through the ghosts' minds when I played Pac-Man. (OK, not really, but work with me here)
Now we all know, thanks to what appears to be a group of college kids with a video camera, editing software, colored tarps and a decent amount of time on their hands.
You guys have heard about that ridiculously expensive iPhone App called "I am Rich?"
It's just a picture of a gem and a 'mantra,' according to the creator.
Apparently eight people bought it before it was taken off the Apple server. Read about it here.
Here's a video with someone giving a guided tour of what the application for the curious.
And I have a feeling that the narrator did not purchase it, since he links to the hacked/free version.
Check out this clip of Greg Johnson, a New York City comedian who apparently ran cross-country naked.
I say apparently because I'm not sure how much I buy the running cross-country thing -- you'd think someone would have noticed, and I didn't find any newspaper article or TV report mentioning a naked man running through town -- but there must have been some naked running in NYC and Los Angeles. You can't fake the looks on these people's faces at the end.
91-year-old legendary actor and Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine was asked by the host of FOX and Friends on today's show if he had any secrets to living a long life. The actor's honest response was so unexpected they had to cut to commercial.
If you watch below, I suggest putting on your headphones and setting down your Pepsi.
Who says grown men can't take baths? Former Burger King employee and aspiring musician Timothy Tackett thinks otherwise. The video below shows him taking a bath in a Burger King sink.
His bathtub stunt got him and his fellow co-workers fired.
Want to see the alternate ending without buying the DVD set? The one that would have played had that pesky writer's strike not cut the season short?
Although, maybe it was a blessing, since the fan backlash and criticism of the slow pace, the boring new characters, and silly Dawson's Creek-ification of the show has made the writers step back and focus on what's cool about the show: the characters and fights!
Check out this clip from Friday's episode of "The Soup." Is it me, or does the "Ugly Betty" star seem to get a wee bit irritated with her "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" co-star ("Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively for going on about the upcoming season of the CW show?
I hope this Indiana college grad isn't serious. Maybe he needs to learn how to twirl the sign like those guys advertising condos on South Florida street corners.
"The more you think about it, it kind of makes sense."
I can guess who is not going to be on anyone's ticket this year: John Edwards.
That's my insightful political commentary for the day. For someone else's far more thoughtful (and rhyming) take on the hyperventilating over who will be McCain and Obama's vice presidential picks, watch this clip by James Kotecki of Politico.com:
Watch as Barack Obama dances (and sings) to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". It just hit YouTube on Saturday and already has over 300,000 views.
For more on the RickRolling phenomenon, check out the Wikipedia entry here
P.S. Please stop trying to "BarackRoll" me. Thanks, Kevin.
I'm really looking forward to the new James Bond movie, though I don't really understand what the movie title means. (And apparently the singer doesn't quite get it either)
Check it out, this parody pretty much sums up the new direction of the Bond series hilariously:
Yeah, the real one is supposed to be by Alicia Keys and Jack White. Dunno if it can top this theme, though.
Check it out, "Buffy" fans -- a promo of the animated project that never aired is out on YouTube.
That's not Sarah Michelle Gellar's voice, though you could have fooled me on that. Buffy is voiced by Giselle Loren in the animated version, but most of the original series cast reprised their roles (or at least, their characters' voices) for the project.
Too bad it was never on TV. See what could have been:
If you're going to Beijing, the folks at The Onion urge you to watch your step. Walk around anything that's covered with tree branches and dead leaves.
Also, watch out for the "Harold and Kumar" plugs in this clip:
Lost footage from Fort Lauderdale Spring Break '85
This clip, posted on YouTube last month, captures Fort Lauderdale Beach in its full Spring Break glory when Reagan was president and Wham! was together.
The video quality is a little rough for the first 15 seconds.
I think the best part of the video is the music. It's the type of song you would hear in some cheesy '80s teen film when the underdog and his friends are preparing to do battle with the preppy, rich kids.
So what do you prefer- Fort Lauderdale Beach then or now?
Wondering how Gary Coleman's acting could be any more wooden? Apparently all it takes is putting a bat in his hand and playing him off an umpire for a minor league baseball team.
Here is Coleman's "at-bat" for the Madison Mallards. Obligatory short joke follows:
This clip is from the Sydney Olympics. It's so funny that part of me wants to think it's a fake, but I don't think you can fake this.
I just wish the two guys doing the voice-over on this could do commentary for NBC and their Olympic coverage this year. How awesome would that be? I would watch the entire Olympic Games if they were. And I can't recall really paying attention to the Olympics since about, oh, 1996.
Silly cameraman. They should always keep filming the talent! Not the swinging lamps.
Then again, maybe the camera person fled for his or her life during the rumbling. I just want to know where Judge Judy went during the brief earthquake. The way she goes out and back into frame makes me think she ducked under her desk.
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