Ross and Nick watched Turtles Forever, the epic animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles multiverse crossover movie, and they both agree: it's a fan job. Enter their suspenseful discussion of what went right and wrong (in their eyes, of course) with this bizarre cartoon event. Then, hang around after the end theme to see what kind of shocking April O'Neil nastiness (NSFW!) Ross and Nick discover through a harmless (NOT!) Google image search.
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So last week I hated on VEVO for it's launchday woes. And then later I noted some improvement, and maintained my other complaints. Well, today is more of the same. I'm glad that VEVO displays large videos on the main playback page, however I do not like that the embeds are 575 pixels wide by default. That is a bit too large for blog embedding in general, (especially this one). Oh, and the site makes you disable Adblock Plus in order to watch. YouTube doesn't do that, and either does MTV.
Anyway, today's video, courtesy of a functioning VEVO, is Calle 13's La Perla, featuring Rubén Blades. It's a great song, and the video is low impact - but scenic. If you can't enjoy this then... well i don't know, but something is clearly wrong with you. It's chill. And for what it's worth, it did win a Latin Grammy. Enjoy.
TATU (are they lesbians?), Jean-Claude Van Damme and Vivica A. Fox in The Hard Corps (not a porno), Mortal Kombat (bores Nick), Michael Jackson's toilet money (weirds us out), new Sade AND Bernie Worrell (not together... whatever, you get the idea), Jersey Shore on MTV (excites Neal), Dexter season finale (thrills Neal), and Daytripper #1 (satisfies Nick but leaves him longing for a cliffhanger).
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Is this a cheat? YES! But in the comics, James Rhodes is War Machine and he's previously piloted a personalized Sentinel armor... so this still sorta works! Whatever. War Machine Month gets streaky in the next Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
Universal Soldier (1992) - 5/10 - Not good, not bad. This film sort of sits squarely in the middle of Van Damme's filmography.
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I want to like VEVO. Unfortunately, there are a number of issues standing in the way.
First and foremost, I can't get the site to work. I know it's in beta, and it just launched - but this is unacceptable. The launch was way too hyped for 2nd day performance to be this sluggish. I can't get any videos to play and the search functions are for shit. I can't even access a Beyonce video - apparently it's not authorized for my region. Pray tell, what region is licensed if not the U.S.? Also you have to access the site using the www prefix (which is redundant). That might all be minor nitpicking, but this whole thing is a joint venture with Google. Superstar uptime and IT are sort of their thing. Operational Fail.
And does this website even need to exist? I am totally comfortable watching ads on Hulu - and even on AOL or MTV when watching music videos, but where is the added value for me? All I see is value in aggregation, and maybe fewer broken video links in the future. But, reinventing the wheel, breaking everyone's current YouTube embeds, and promoting the site seems like a large outlay for small potential profits. Also, couldn't this have been defined as a new category of videos at Hulu (they have movies and tv right now) or even YouTube as opposed to a whole new site? Why not leverage Hulu's great brand image? I understand this involves a different set of parties, but I think this could have been done better. Oh wait - it totally has been:
MTV's implementation (which has an open API) of a music video streaming site is much better, and it launched last year. The design is infinitely less abrasive and offers all the same favorites, review, playlist, and social networking features that VEVO is promoting. And, they have a large (though not exhaustive) collection, including most current pop hits. The videos are easy to embed and most importantly, the site works. Booyah.
I imagine that Google / the labels will work the bugs out pretty quickly, but right now VEVO is a No-Go.
Can a superhero be a hero if they kill? The argument darts from realism to idealism to fan reactions to the ongoing burn of serialized storytelling. And what's to blame for everything? Licensing! Also: Did the Chameleon rape Peter Parker's roommate? And did licensing retcon Pete getting drunk? Next: The tyranny of realism in comic book storytelling. What's the backlash gonna be?
Our podcast crew is all yours as we talk about Jean-Claude Van Damme in Replicant, the Harry Potter movies as modern classics, the upcoming Tournament Movie Tournament (!!!), Jingle All the Way (overrated), Supernova (underrated), DOA: Dead or Alive, Grammy Award nominees including The Ting Tings and Booker T, Cudderisback by Kid Cudi, Nick's guitar spotlight spectacular featuring Dennis Coffey, Roger Troutman, and Rodrigo y Gabriela, Lady GaGa's The Fame Monster, and the Annie Award nominees including Cloudy and Mr. Fox.
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