I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on November 20, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Can you guys believe that there is only one week left until TWILIGHT NEW MOON IZ HERE? It's like all that anticipation, all those sleepless nights and sweaty palms, it all comes down to this moment. Well, not this moment,... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on November 13, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
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... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on November 6, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Oh man. Another great week in Videogum Commenter History. Good work, goblins. Starting your own party games? Making lists? Who knew! And then there were the actual comments: TBS Very Funny. So how appropriate that we celebrate everyone's hard work... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on October 30, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters | The Decemberists
Videogum commenter and Twitter enthusiast @werttrew is putting together an Official List of Videogum Twitter Monsters. Get at him.... CONTINUE READING #VIDEOGUMMONSTERS»
Posted on October 29, 2009 in WebJunk
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters | Twitter | Yo La Tengo
I'm going to keep saying this throughout the post, which I know because I already wrote my little notes for the Ball and saved this intro until the end, but you guys really BROUGHT IT this week. Clear eyes, full... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on October 23, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Obviously, this week belongs to Bubble Boy. Obviously. "Personally, I think that the biggest story this week was Jamie Foxx weighing in on the Roman Polanski situation in Parade magazine." No, you are wrong. It's Bubble Boy. Bubble Boy all... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on October 16, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(115 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Los Angeles is so different from New York. I'm surprised that no one has ever commented on that before. For example: in Los Angeles everyone drives cars, but in New York everyone takes the subway. AND OTHER DIFFERENCES. In any... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on October 9, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Well, really only one thing happened this week, and that thing's name is Roman Polanski drugged and sodomized a 13-year-old girl (not necessarily in that order) in 1977, and was recently arrested on decades old warrants stemming from those criminal... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on October 2, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Oh my goodness. Can you believe that it has already been a week (basically) since the 2009 Emmy Awards. CHERISHED MEMORIES! Although, remember when John Cryer won for best supporting actor in a comedy, or whatever? I felt a little... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on September 25, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters | Radiohead
Fall has sprung! I'm happy for you fall, and I'mma let you finish, but summer is one of the best seasons of all time. Get it? Kanye West, everybody. Let's hope Danny Bonaduce interrupts Marg Helgenberger's speech for Best Actress... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on September 18, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
It has been a pretty quiet week around here! Perhaps all of the monsters have gone back to school and their parents have restricted their Internet privileges until they finish their homework. EAT YOUR HYPOTHETICAL VEGETABLES! I do not know... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on September 11, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(93 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Hey you guys, so here's a thing: do you know how computers work? I don't. What do I look like? Some nerd with my head in the toilet? No way. But I guess there are these things called IP Addresses... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on September 3, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
It was a shark with a penis in its mouth kind of week! Although, for the turgid dog days of summer where nothing at all happens, things did happen. Like, R.I.P. Ted Kennedy. America will carry on without you, although... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on August 28, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(259 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
If you are having trouble logging in to your Official Videogum Commenter Profile, try clearing your cache and cookies. That seems to work sometimes. ... CONTINUE READING TEMPORARY LOG-IN SOLUTION?»
Posted on August 25, 2009 in Technical Difficulties
(17 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | The Lawnmower Man
These truly are the dog days of summer. It's so hot and muggy outside (at least in New York, I do not know what things are like where you are, perhaps it is temperate and you have no complaints). Should... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on August 21, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
What a week it has been! John Hughes R.I.P. (to say the least). Paula Abdul is leaving that show I can't believe anyone actually watches! Oprah sued for 1.2 trillion dollars? That is too much suing! We celebrated Average Amount... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on August 7, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(121 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
Monsters! I have news for you! So, as you may have noticed, it is no longer possible for any creep to "walk" in off of the "street" and vote on comments. Voting is now reserved for registered users. (Of course,... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on July 31, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
As a temporary fix to an on-going bug, you can now type: ))<>(( in a comment and it will show up as ))((. You're welcome!... CONTINUE READING IMPORTANT NEWS FOR VIDEOGUM COMMENTERS»
Posted on July 29, 2009 in Technical Difficulties
(70 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters
Let's just get to it.... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on July 24, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
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Tags: Internet Commenters | Monsters
You guys, let's just get to it.... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on July 17, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(63 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | Jay-Z | Monsters
There has been a lot to talk about this week! Michael Jackson died, you guys! Over a week ago, actually! And no one will shut up about it! And there was that awful, fake Disnelyand wedding proposal. And Ryan Gosling... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on July 10, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(69 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters
You guys, I know that the commenter log-in system is a mess. Sorry. We are working on it. Until then, commenter Becca seems to have discovered a temporary solution: try this. sign out. then sign in - NOT AT... CONTINUE READING A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR COMMENTER LOG-INS?»
Posted on July 6, 2009 in Technical Difficulties
(34 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters
Roger Ebert addresses the haters (of his Transformers 2 review). And as the old saying goes: when you wrestle with the devil, you're gonna get wet with fire.... CONTINUE READING ROGER EBERT IS NOT A GAY RETARD»
Posted on July 6, 2009 in Everyone's A Critic
(13 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters | Michael Bay | Roger Ebert | Transformers 2
Oh, hello Monsters. So, the second week in our noble experiment in which your contribution to the Videogum community is judged and awarded by your peers has shown where some of the fault lines lie. For one thing, you guys... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS' BALL: THE WEEK'S BEST COMMENTS»
Posted on June 19, 2009 in Monsters' Ball
(123 comments)
Tags: Internet Commenters
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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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...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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