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jestcomedy: Fifty Shades of Grey is a bestselling erotic novel,...

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:12 -0400

Fifty Shades of Grey is a bestselling erotic novel, and we’ve gotten Gilbert Gottfried to narrate its steamiest scenes.

dorkly: Welcome to the OFFICIAL Dorkly.com Tumblr! Allow us to...

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:11:12 -0400

dorkly:

Welcome to the OFFICIAL Dorkly.com Tumblr!

Allow us to introduce ourselves…

Owen, Adam, Pat, and Dan laughing at pretty much the funniest...

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:32:00 -0400

Owen, Adam, Pat, and Dan laughing at pretty much the funniest thing ever by Dan, Kelly, and Arthur.

The Oogieloves got a throwaway mention in the write-up for this...

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:50:56 -0400

The Oogieloves got a throwaway mention in the write-up for this week’s Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show, but I’ve decided this poster is so incredible that it warrants it’s own post. I mean, you guys are always going on about how you loved the marketing behind Thomas the Tank Engine, right?

The trailer, which Pat and I discuss on this week’s episode, is here.

Was Andrew WK replaced by an imposter? Is Jay-Z in the...

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:31:00 -0400

Was Andrew WK replaced by an imposter? Is Jay-Z in the Illuminati? Are there antisemitic messages coded into Windows 3.1? All is revealed on this week’s Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show, as Pat and I present and analyze our favorite pop-culture conspiracy theories.

Warning: if you are content with your current life and believe ignorance is bliss, do NOT listen to this episode. Pat and I pull back the curtain, and there is no unknowing the secrets that are revealed. We also discuss The Oogieloves Big Balloon Adventure.

The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show comes out every Tuesday and is available iTunes, YouTube, and JeffRubinJeffRubinShow.com.

This looks awesome! bfvgc: Best Friends! VideoGame Club Teaser...

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:37:11 -0400

This looks awesome!

bfvgc:

Best Friends! VideoGame Club Teaser Trailer

In this clip, Owen and Caldwell show two girls how cool and totally normal they both are.

Watch the premiere on May 16th, and check back every wednesday for new episodes!

An early recording of Awaiting On You All, from the newly...

Sun, 13 May 2012 22:30:00 -0400

An early recording of Awaiting On You All, from the newly released George Harrison’s Early Takes volume 1. I’ve only been living with it for a weekend, but I think this may actually be better than the version that made the album.

This project is way something I want to get behind, so I’m...

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:52:14 -0400

This project is way something I want to get behind, so I’m sharing.

thechrisgethardshow:

Here’s the official announcement of #BonnarooGethard, a project where I’ll walk across America to try and get to a show on time. It’s going to be physically taxing, mentally exhausting, and most of all, it’s going to rely on people all over the country finding out about it and choosing to get involved if I am going to survive it. Check out this video and if the project seems like something you want to get behind, feel free to share the vid and let people know about this one. Any help spreading the word is very, very much appreciated. Thanks! - Geth

Pretty excited about this Jest Original, Obama Comes Out.

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:55:16 -0400

Pretty excited about this Jest Original, Obama Comes Out.

My issues with YouTube have been ironed out, and this...

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:08:00 -0400

My issues with YouTube have been ironed out, and this week’s Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show is now there too. This is great news for people who are tethered to their desk but still want to hear me and Justin Tyler gush about The Avengers and Joss Whedon for an hour.

Many thanks to Caldwell Tanner, Scott Wiener, Justin Ouilette, and Patrick McCormack for generously giving me permission to use their work in my show, then quickly confirming that permission with stupid YouTube.

Obviously, this week The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show is all about...

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:15:22 -0400

Obviously, this week The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show is all about The Avengers. Comic Book Club’s Justin Tyler stops by to talk about the implication of the post-credits stinger, the implication of the second post-credits stinger, what’s next for Marvel, and what’s next for Joss Whedon. This episode makes the (reasonably safe) assumption that you’ve seen the movie and is full of spoilers.

The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show comes out every Tuesday and is available on iTunes and JeffRubinJeffRubinShow.com.

(YouTube is acting all a bitch this week and claiming the Amir episode contains copyrighted content (it doesn’t) and not letting me upload anymore videos longer than 15 minutes as punishment. I am looking into straightening this out, though YouTube doesn’t make it easy. Sorry for the inconvenience, I’ll let everyone know when it’s fixed.)

This week’s Mad Men used an original Beatles recording,...

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:04:38 -0400

This week’s Mad Men used an original Beatles recording, which is pretty rare. How rare? Here’s a 2 minute video we made with every other time a movie or TV show has done it.

Supersoaker Evoloution Chart, via iSoaker.com (click for full...

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:01:15 -0400

Supersoaker Evoloution Chart, via iSoaker.com (click for full size)

via worldslargestpezdispensingmachine.com

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:49:14 -0400

via worldslargestpezdispensingmachine.com

It never occurred to me that voice-of-Kevin-Arnold Daniel Stern...

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:15:00 -0400

It never occurred to me that voice-of-Kevin-Arnold Daniel Stern played the father of face-of-Kevin-Arnold Frend Savage in Little Monsters until this very productive afternoon I’m having.

jestcomedy: Avengers Trivia Prank. We quizzed the biggest...

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:51:28 -0400

jestcomedy:

Avengers Trivia Prank. We quizzed the biggest Avengers fans at the midnight premiere to see how much they know about the Avengers. Also, all of our answers are wrong.

(Previously: Hunger Games Trivia Prank)

“Imagine my surprise when, upon syncing my iTunes this morning, two of my favorite things...

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:29:17 -0400

“Imagine my surprise when, upon syncing my iTunes this morning, two of my favorite things happened to converge: The Alamo Drafthouse and The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show.”

- Nice review of this week’s podcast on CultureMap.com

Nike’s Talking-About-Running Watch

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:18:41 -0400

Nike’s Talking-About-Running Watch

This week on The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show, my guest is Henri...

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:33:00 -0400

This week on The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show, my guest is Henri Mazza of The Alamo Drafthouse.

If the Alamo Drafthouse was just a comfortable theater that served food and beer, it would still probably be the best movie theater in the country. But the events! New York is great and there’s a lot to do here but, at least once a month, The Alamo Drafthouse makes me wish I lived in Austin. I just went to their website and it looks like in the immediate future they are screening Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure with the actress who played the Princess, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory with the actors who played Mike Teevee and Veruca Salt, and The Order of Ecstacy (the competitive Tetris documentary we talked about a few Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Shows ago) followed by an in-theater NES Tetris tournament. That’s just a small selection from what happens to be there right now! I didn’t even bring up the Studio Ghibli retrospective.

Henri is responsible for a team that brainstorms and puts on these incredible events. In this episode we discuss how they do that, Henri’s all-time favorites, the Drafthouse’s long-awaited expansion to New York and LA, this voicemail, and more. It’s honestly tempting to list everything, but then what would be the point of listening to the episode?

Okay, one more thing. The Drafthouse also makes their own amazing posters by artists like Olly Moss (I’ve included a few at the top of this post). What? Who does that!? I’ve seen Source Code and it’s not bad, but it doesn’t deserve that poster.

Obviously I’m very excited about The Alamo Drafthouse, and I think you should be too. Listen to this one.

The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show comes out every Tuesday and is available iTunes, YouTube, and JeffRubinJeffRubinShow.com.

Fifty Shades of Grey was originally developed from a Twilight fanfiction entitled Master of the...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:14:00 -0400

Fifty Shades of Grey was originally developed from a Twilight fanfiction entitled Master of the Universe under the penname “Snowqueens Icedragon”. The fanfiction then focused on Stephenie Meyer’s characters of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.

- The Wikipedia page for New York Times bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. I actually checked the citation, which checks out and also notes…

Blogger Jane Litte used the Turnitin plagiarism detection program to measure similarities between the [Master of the Universe and Fifty Shades of Grey]. She reported: “According to Turnitin, the similarity index was 89%. There are whole swaths of text wherein just the names were changed from MoTU to 50 Shades.”

Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount and Universal Pictures all bid on the movie rights (Universal won).