Wait, what? Are Charismatic (speaking-in-tongues) Christians allowed to take actual ecstasy now? Because that seems like cheating. Let's check out this young star's YouTube channel page for possible answers:
Name: Cait, Age: 18: I am sold out, fully consumed, hungry, thirsty, desperate Jesus freak! He is ALL that matters to me.I want to get soooo close to Him, that His Heartbeat becomes mine, His Thoughts become my thoughts, His Actions are my actions. Oh how desperate I am for more of Him, all of Him and none of me!
Interests and Hobbies: Spending time with Jesus, Holy Ghost intimacy, ecstatic experiences, revival, glowray realm, deliverances, salvations, signs + wonders + miracles!
Further research, like watching her previous, less salvia-y videos and figuring out wtf a "glowray realm" is, must be done to determine the nature of Cait After Church (I just couldn't wait to share her), but in the meantime, so many new catchphrases! Yabba! Sheeki! Shakka! Pour it out, Lord. I am so loveified right now. SUBSCRIBE.
On Friday, I posted the video of Kenneth The Page saying "nutsack" on Thursday's 30 Rock, along with a promise to call out all future instances of this word occurring on regular television. And that's when the emails with the subject line "nutsack" started! It seems that the unfortunately awful FOX animated show Sit Down, Shut Up used a very similar joke in its first episode, to much less comic effect (even if it was the great Will Arnett who uttered it). :(
(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!)
On last week's premiere of The Office, Kelly Kapor hilariously talked about her "cleanse" -- one of those fasts where you consume only lemon juice, water, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup in an attempt to lose weight, gain "focus," destroy your closest personal relationships and annoy the shit out of everyone unlucky enough to encounter you. It was funny because the word "cleanse" makes a perfect zeitgeist-based punchline, and a character saying "I'm on a cleanse" will always get a laugh right now the way a character mentioning his or her blog would always get a laugh in 2005 (someone forgot to tell the writers of 90210 that it's no longer 2005.) Mindy Kaling's portrayal of a cleanse-addled shell of her former self was funny and original (to me) enough to merit its own post here last Friday. But then something funny happened: the cleanse joke reared its head in not one, but two other major network comedies in the next three days!
You don't have to be a comedy nerd to know that Norm MacDonald's roast of Bob Saget was the best non-election-related thing on TV in 2008 (full video at that link.) But even better than the roast, or on equal footing with the roast but off the cuff, was Norm's reply to Jim Norton (who, if you watched the other comedians' reactions, you will notice DID NOT GET IT AT ALL), who tried to insult him. I used to have no opinion about Jim Norton, but now I just think of him as that dude who got served:
Estelle Reiner, wife of Carl and mother of Rob Reiner, has died at age 94. Though she accomplished many things in her many years, this is what all the obituaries seem to be focusing on -- Estelle's line ends this classic movie scene:
Estelle Reiner was also an accomplished painter and jazz singer, and the inspiration for Laura Petrie on the Dick Van Dyke Show. (But you say ONE LINE in a movie scene about a fake orgasm...)
Last night, millions of people gathered in their homes, in bars, and in VFW halls to watch an historic clash between generations. An older person attempted to connect with younger people, but missed the mark. That's right: the mom on the new 90210 made a classic Dirty Dancing joke and her kids didn't know what the fuck she was talking about:
Good one, Debbie! Mom made a funny! That's all I'm going to say about that show today except I can't believe they've already resorted to the '80s-era DeGrassi plot about the kids having to carry a fake baby around to learn about what a pain in the ass they are.
On last week's premiere of The Office, Kelly Kapor hilariously talked about her "cleanse" -- one of those fasts where you consume only lemon juice, water, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup in an attempt to lose weight, gain "focus," destroy your closest personal relationships and annoy the shit out of everyone unlucky enough to encounter you. It was funny because the word "cleanse" makes a perfect zeitgeist-based punchline, and a character saying "I'm on a cleanse" will always get a laugh right now the way a character mentioning his or her blog would always get a laugh in 2005 (someone forgot to tell the writers of 90210 that it's no longer 2005.) Mindy Kaling's portrayal of a cleanse-addled shell of her former self was funny and original (to me) enough to merit its own post here last Friday. But then something funny happened: the cleanse joke reared its head in not one, but two other major network comedies in the next three days!
There are now two annoyingtrailers for The Love Guru, which means it's time to predict catchphrases. (Yes, that's what that means.) Avoid the embarrassment of hearing a six year old in line at Target say "He looks like he's smuggling a Schnauzah!" and not understanding why. If the Austin Powers franchise taught us anything, it's that we'll be hearing these forever.
Oh my god, I just got that!
Dammmmmn!
Was that upsetting?
I'm sorry, I didn't catch your gnome. Name! I did not hear anything?Looks like he's smuggling a Schnauzah!
And the trailer catchphrase most likely to catch on is:
(I used to have a ____ like that) ... But then my Mom got a job.
Which is really terrible considering the economy. Good job, Mike Myers. Kids whose Moms lost their jobs are going to cry this summer because of you.
The Terminator trudged along the wooded path towards the lake, his gun dangling by his side, the taunts still ringing in his hypersensitive bionic ears. He stared at the ground as he walked, and didn't even bother scanning anything with...
After watching Death Sentence, a terrible movie starring Kevin Bacon as a father in search of vigilante justice directed by Saw's James Wan, Gabe embarked on The Hunt For The Worst Movie of All Time. This is his sad journey.
Do you ever eat foods that you know you don't like, just to remind yourself why you don't like them? I think that's a good thing to do sometimes! The worst case scenario is that you might momentarily have a...
Last weekend, something strange happened. Some of the Videogum Monsters created their own secret, password-protected chat room. In 2009! Incredible! I suppose every monster has his cave, or whatever. As it turned out, though, we already had a Videogum Chat...
Blogging about TV and movies isn't all fun and videogames. Every week, Lindsay or Gabe will be presented with a physical or mental challenge that tests their bravery,patience, and taste.
The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
I went to see Where the Wild Things Are on Saturday, but it was sold out. Ay-ay-ay. That was a surprise! I mean, anticipation for this movie seemed pretty high, but anticipation for lots of movies seems high, especially when...
