OK here are the other movies I made and then we're done witht this

"Through the Windshield":


This is technically a photography project, though some weird framerate issue makes it impossible to see the photos. Whatever.

"The Universe" (best viewed in HD)


A big reason why I didn't post much over the last two months. This is the longest film anyone has shot in the history of the class by like five minutes.

But seriously watch it

Wait how did I not know about this?

What am Was Watching II

Trying to get more into a bloggin schedule of a couple times a week (as opposed to my current schedule of "never"). Here's some videos, in no real order:


This was written by one of the guys who made LOOOOOOOOOOOOST (deep cut). It is funny and you should watch it because it is funny. Also there's famous-ish people and a cool use of time travel.



The next thing I was going to post went down the memory hole, so here a video of Kurt Vonnegut being awesome instead:



The next thing is also the thing that is the last thing, because I thought I had more things but did not. Anyway I am recomendiding Clone High because it is a fun show that is funny and also fun and you can watch the whole thing in like three hours so theres that. Also I really like the theme song, so at least watch that part. The first episode is kind of weak, and the show never does that much with its premise, but it gets stronger as it goes along (surprising for both an animated show and an anything-goes parody, it's actually pretty serialized). All the episodes are streamable (note to self: is streamable a word?), although you might have to hunt for some of them.

The next post is number 250, and I'm trying to think of something cool for it, which is not-very-subtle code for I'm probably going to start posting music again.

My continued attempts to crash your browser...

Here's something that's not a song.

I watched this on DVD (remember those?) earlier this week and it somehow became one of the best movies I have ever seen. It seems like it should be the most pretentious thing ever and yet you can't look away from the screen. Give it a shot, and if you get bored try skipping to the second half, which somehow makes the real world look more fantastical than any CGI (especially, it out-TRONs TRON. TRON is a verb, right?).

Too-lazy-for-a-real-review Review

I really like the pilot for The Good Guys, but I feel like they missed a real opportunity by not calling it "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." If you watch you'll understand why:

What Am Watching

Like every post, I meant to write this a long time ago. I suspect that now might actually be a good time though, since I'm guessing a lot of you, like me, suddenly find yourself without a whole lot to do. So here are some things that you can watch, most of which are on the internet somewhere or other. Introductions are hard.

First of all, if you didn't see last week's Community, all you need to know is 1) it was maybe the best thing to air on television in the last year, and 2) you are dumb for missing it. The good part comes after three minutes (an aside--what's up with New-Hulu? They seem to have change it--and Wikipedia--in the last hour or so, when I wasn't looking). Since it's not letting me embed, here.

A while back I somehow got pointed toward the works of Charlie Brooker, of which the biggest and best is Screenwipe. Basically a combination of a TV review show and a deconstruction of television itself, it's one of the few TV shows that might actually make you smarter. But not boring like I made it sound--the style is a lot like (and actually inspired) Zero Punctuation, so if you like that, you'll like this. There are six seasons, but those are British Seasons so it's really like two real seasons. Also worth checking out are his other shows, Newswipe, Gameswipe, and You Have Been Watching, all of which are good in their own way (especially Newswipe), but don't have as many episodes (you can get through all three over a long day).

Why We Fight is basically the same as Food Inc, in that it could be really preachy and one-sided, and just take potshots at George Bush (in other words, it could be Fahrenheit 911), but instead it really transcends politics and gets to the bottom of the issue itself. As a result, it's still worth watching no matter who the president is. The whole thing is on Youtube but for some reason the only playlist is backward. Here's part one.

Party Down is another good show that I know you're not watching. Shame on you all. It's a black comedy about caterers in Hollywood, which is a premise that sounds really lame but is actually genius, for reasons I'm not very good at articulating. If you have Netflix the whole thing is on Instant Watch (with new episodes up Friday Mornings); if you don't there are a few episodes up here.

Lastways (that's a word, right?), Doctor Who. I started watching the new episodes and then went back and watched the whole (new) series, which is also Flixable. I sort of assumed this was one of those things nerds liked because nerds like anything with spaceships, but it's actually, gripping, funny and heartfelt, and all around good television. On the other hand, I'm trying to get through Torchwood, but all I can think is "I liked this show better when it was called Angel" (which, incidentally, is also Flixable, but I didn't mention because I already saw it).

Allright, that should hold you guys until the next one of these.

Some movies

I like "Lady and the Reaper" best, but I'd bet I'm in the minority.

I'm no good at this, but I spent forever playing with it anyway.

Go forth and prepare to not get anything done for a while.

Something to tide you over until I have time to do a real post

Watch this: epic-length (70-flarking-minutes) teardown of The Phantom Menace. If nothing else, watch it because the reviewer sounds a little like Strong Bad.

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And this is without mentioning the vampire squid

Long but worth reading; his science is so tight it must be acknowledge'd.

This is the kind of thing only I care about...

The best (and only) movie about comparative linguistics and Germanic voicings I've seen all year!

Part 1:


Part 2:



Part 3:


Thanks, Internet!

Free game!

This one doesn't suck!

http://jayisgames.com/cgdc6/?gameID=9

...and anyone who tells you otherwise is out of their mind...

New Year's Resolution No. 3: Read More

Hey guys! I Accomplished Something today! I read all of the Things that White People Like! Where's my prize?

What? I hear you laugh? You say, "After all that fuss about doing something important, you waste all day on teh interblags?

To which I say, "Oh yeah?" and you say "Oh yeah" and that goes on for a while and then at the end I'm all "I bet you couldn't do it!" And you can't, can you? Think you can click that link?

...

Hooray I made through a whole post without using a period! It's like in comic boox!

Merry X Mas, Scrubs is Over

Anyway, partly as a tribute, partly to figure out how to use Embedr, and partly so I could link to the Turk Dance, I made a playlist of the best Scrubs moments I could find on such short notice. I wanted this up a little earlier, but my computer was running slow. Maybe you can watch it during commercials? Or after... but Lost is after. Oh well, it's up to you.

I tried to keep it to musical stuff, but one Space Invaders-shaped video snuck in. I couldn't not use it.

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PS. I thought I lost this and had to start over, only to find out it had not only worked, but it made it onto the front page. This is the closest to good luck I've had in a while. Now I'm gonna go watch TV.

Another video post

I have a rule to where I can't embed videos if they're just a photo-montage or words on the screen (you've all seen, especially you*). So I'm just going to link to this.

*The person to whom that is adressed knows who he or she or it is.

In Space!

I just finished watching this episode (because of circumstances too complicated to explain), and I thought, might as well embed it.



(Click here for a bigger version)

I did it!

I finally beat Eversion! And now so can you. Hint: you can evert in the maze at the end of level six. For some reason that's not in the walkthroughs.

Ready?

Post No. 92: If you ever have a spare hour...

We watched this in my Economics class, and it was one of the first times I felt I had actually learned something from going to school. Also, I didn't have to use my AK. It was a good day.

Watch and enjoy. Or don't. I don't care. I'm too sick to type up a real post [coughs to garner your sympathies].




Update: The embed doesn't seem to be working, so here's a link. Everyone loves a link.