The Onion's Todd Hanson Explains Hate-Nerds

This is a clip from an upcoming documentary called The People Versus George Lucas, about Star Wars fans who don't like George Lucas. This clip is only a minute long and cuts off at an odd place, but it's still... CONTINUE READING THE ONION'S TODD HANSON EXPLAINS HATE-NERDS»

Posted on April 6, 2009 in Documentaries (11 comments)
Tags: Saturday Night Live | Star Wars | Todd Hanson

Help Me, Country Music TV Production Coordinator, You're My Only Hope

The guys at Video Home System got their hands on this CMT (Country Music Television) training video for new production coordinators featuring scenes from the Star Wars movies overdubbed with lines like "Here's some petty cash, so you can distribute... CONTINUE READING HELP ME, COUNTRY MUSIC TV PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE»

Posted on April 2, 2009 in Instructional Videos (2 comments)
Tags: CMT | Star Wars

The Nerds Vs. George Lucas

The People Vs. George Lucas trailer, you guys: All adults! Everyone in this movie is a fully grown adult complaining about children's movies. I'm surprised they had time to sit down for a talking-heads interview. Aren't they worried someone's going... CONTINUE READING THE NERDS VS. GEORGE LUCAS»

Posted on February 13, 2009 in Documentaries, Trailer (11 comments)
Tags: George Lucas | Jar Jar Binks | Nerds | Star Wars

The Ultimate Argument Settler: The 10 Best Lightsaber Mash Ups

(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!) Originally posted on Videogum on June 10, 2008: The... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE 10 BEST LIGHTSABER MASH UPS»

Posted on December 31, 2008 in Rerun, The Ultimate Argument Settler (0 comments)
Tags: Lightsabers | Mash Ups | Star Wars

Fanboys Is Finally Coming Out

A new, totally reworked trailer for Fanboys, the movie about a group of Star Wars fans storming the Skywalker Ranch, is now playing before screenings of Zach And Miri. Fanboys has been sitting on the shelf since long ago (the... CONTINUE READING FANBOYS IS FINALLY COMING OUT»

Posted on November 4, 2008 in Trailer (7 comments)
Tags: Craig Robinson | Fanboys | Star Wars | Zack And Miri Make A Porno

The Fossil Record Of Viral Videos

In the online blogopolis, a video or piece of newsformation is old 30 seconds after it's posted. KIDS ARE GROWING UP SO FAST THESE DAYS. So I don't know what that makes this sketch of Richard Pryor as the bartender... CONTINUE READING THE FOSSIL RECORD OF VIRAL VIDEOS»

Posted on August 13, 2008 in Sketch Comedy (1 comments)
Tags: Richard Pryor | Star Wars

The Internet Has Stopped Trying

Sometimes the internet just phones it in. As in this video of Bobba Fett doing Flashdance. You got me again, lazy internet. You could make a viral mash-up about the phonebook and I'd probably watch it.... CONTINUE READING THE INTERNET HAS STOPPED TRYING»

Posted on August 12, 2008 in Viral Video, What America Wants (1 comments)
Tags: Flashdance | Star Wars | TV On The Radio

May The Schwartz Be With You

Oh look, a Rush Hour/Star Wars mash-up. Finally! (UniqueDaily via GorillaMask) I can't tell if this video is super racist, or just very very racist. Although, to be fair, you can't blow up the Death Star to the Beach Boys.... CONTINUE READING MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU»

The Ultimate Argument Settler: The 10 Best Lightsaber Mash Ups

The Star Wars kid has gotten a lot of shit over the years, mainly because he's not a professional. He simply didn't have the training necessary to pull off that fight sequence. On the other hand, there are lots of... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE 10 BEST LIGHTSABER MASH UPS»

Posted on June 10, 2008 in The Ultimate Argument Settler (19 comments)
Tags: Lightsabers | Mash Ups | Star Wars

George Lucas Would Like To Sell You An Overpriced Basket Of Buffalo Wings

The mystery and allure that shrouds George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch is legendary among fans. It has even spawned a mediocre Cheetos-fart comedy, Fanboys, in which a team of crack supernerds attempts to sneak onto the property to steal a print... CONTINUE READING GEORGE LUCAS WOULD LIKE TO SELL YOU AN OVERPRICED BASKET OF BUFFALO WINGS»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Behind The Scenes (1 comments)
Tags: George Lucas | Indiana Jones | Nerds | Skywalker Ranch | Star Wars

"Sweeps Week"? More Like "Stupid Week," Am I Right You Guys?!

This is real. Real dumb. Reports the Futon Critic: A special two-hour "winner takes all" Star Wars-themed episode of Deal or No Deal will shift NBC's sweep month into hyperdrive on Monday, April 28 with guest supporters Carrie Fisher, Chewbacca,... CONTINUE READING "SWEEPS WEEK"? MORE LIKE "STUPID WEEK," AM I RIGHT YOU GUYS?!»

Posted on April 24, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Deal Or No Deal | Jar Jar Binks | Star Wars | Sweeps Week

Citizen Marketing: Star Wars

Citizen Marketing is where we catalogue our favorite baby-Banksy agit-prop defacements of public advertising campaigns. Please send your own Citizen Marketing to tips@videogum.com. THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TUMBLR'D! Whoa. This guy hates tits. He hates tits, but loves Barbara Kruger.... CONTINUE READING CITIZEN MARKETING: STAR WARS»

Posted on April 16, 2008 in Citizen Marketing (1 comments)
Tags: Art! | Spike TV | Star Wars

George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch Is Everything You've Never Dreamed Of, And Less

The LA Times today has a report from the famed George Lucas enclave, Skywalker Ranch, complete with uninteresting photos, and a lot of sycophantic mutterings. It is true, that the ranch appeals to even the tiniest of nerds, and for... CONTINUE READING GEORGE LUCAS'S SKYWALKER RANCH IS EVERYTHING YOU'VE NEVER DREAMED OF, AND LESS»