Comparison

Ok, so it isn't exact, but take Adam's performance a week and a half ago on Idol- I couldn't find a Youtube vid because Fremantle is being stupid, but you remember the eerie blue lighting, slightly evil sound, etc.?



THIS is what I thought of IMMEDIATELY, albeit without the freeze ray or evil death whinny:

Some random bits and bobs

Just a few random tidbits- first of all, so Dunduk doesn't feel all alone in his non-understanding of NPH's epic NPH-ness, THE ORIGINAL PSYCHIC SPOONBENDER:



And another lovely little Keane song (with a moronic video. Sorry. The only other video I could find made some rather disturbing claims about Tom/Tim's relationship. PEOPLE. Jeez.) which I think ALL READERS of this blog will enjoy. This is another early, unreleased ditty entitled "He Used to Be a Lovely Boy", released as a B-side to "Is It Any Wonder" during their dark, uncommunicative, drug-fueled Under the Iron Sea period. It's quite obviously another Tim-to-Tom song, similar to "Hamburg Song", with lyrics like "no one here will miss you now":

Engrish!

Wow. This isn't even engrish. Nope, this is just a FAIL.

And this too!


This, on the other hand, is real, authentic engrish. All together now: "Just jiggle it a little." The best part is that the French says something like, "If you need to turn to the right until resistance", which is pretty engrish-y too.


Hee. Troublesome!

I'm Rather Alarmed (And Nine Feet Tall?)

All right. This is a pretty disturbing trend that seems to have cropped up. Now, I love the Golden Globes- by far the must entertaining awards show of the year. And I love many of the nominated actors and whatnot. But now it seems that almost all of this year's nominees felt the urge to release a statement to the media saying how thrilled they are by the statement was was released with their nomination. Mind-boggling. It just goes to show that even the most fantastic actors (hello, Dustin!) can be rather...uninspired...writers. There are precisely TWO amusing statements in the whole list, made by the most Vicodin-y and most horrible of the lot. Anyway, here's the list. (from EW):

Kevin Connolly, Entourage
Nominated for: Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
"When my phone started ringing this morning, my instinct was that something was wrong because I've never picked up the phone to good news at 5:30 a.m. I could feel the excitement in the voices on the machine so I was unsure what was going on. I called my mom who started to cry, she's so excited, I can't wait to bring her as my date. This is an incredible honor, I am thrilled. Thank you so much HFPA, this means the world to me."

Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
Nominated for: Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
"It is so exciting to be nominated, but working with Emma was reward enough. Don't get me wrong, I still want to win!"

Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
"I'm delighted and honored by this nomination. It takes some of the sting out of being blatantly overlooked by the Obama transition team."

Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Nominated for: Best Performance By an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"I am really thrilled! I guess I should dress up more. Maybe Chanel could do a couture line for seniors?"

Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Nominated for: Best Performance By An Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
"Wow, wow, wow -- what a surprise, I cannot describe how I feel, so appreciative of it all and so very pleased!! Such an honor to be in the same category as Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson. They are great, iconic women that I've watched for years -- they have definitely inspired and influenced me in my decision to pursue acting. So proud to be in this film and having the chance again to work with Mike Leigh. These past couple of days have been a whirlwind but I am feeling quite lucky and blessed at the moment."

Hugh Laurie, House
Nominated for: Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
"I am thrilled. Nine feet tall and thrilled."

Prank Calls and Unfairness

Slow Engrish and news and whatnot day, so I dredged up some random stuff...

Okay. I admit. Each time they aired Idol Gives Back, I had a mental image of all the contestants just chatting with each other the whole time. Or, you know, doing this. Now I have to add Mekhi Phifer to my ever-growing list of "people I can't take seriously through no fault of their own". THANKS. Jeez.



Also, HOW DOES HE DO THAT FINGER THING??? I've tested this, and have come to the conclusion that my fourth finger cannot separate that far from my fifth finger by itself. It just CAN'T. AND I'VE BEEN PLAYING PIANO FOR 11.5 YEARS! Not bloody fair.

And LAAAAAAAvender's the Shade!

EDIT 1: OMG, ADAM SHANKMAN MADE THIS! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT! He's absolutely my favorite judge from SYTYCD. Absolutely.

EDIT 2: Apparently, the lady playing one of the Prop-8-ers is Kathy Najimy...or, wife of Dan Finnerty...OF THE DAN BAND! And NPH was in the Dan Band's holiday music video (along with Michael!). Ah, what a small, small world.

Well. Pooey. This came out a week after the election, and I watched the first 30 seconds, yawned, and ignored it.

Little did I know that I was missing out on JACK BLACK AS JESUS and NPH IN YET ANOTHER KICKY MUSICAL NUMBER. Not earth-shatteringly funny otherwise, but it really does do a nice job of summing up the whole Prop 8 issue. Also, it has John. C. Reilly and that strange SNL lady. Enjoy.

"Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more... by Jack Black

The Rest of Dr. Horrible (#4, #5, #6)

And here is the rest! This contains my ABSOLUTELY fav. song- and the smirk:


EDIT: Oh, jeez, forgive the total fail. Yesterday, I accidentally posted Act 2 Part 2 TWICE, instead of the finale. Sorry for the anticlimactic finish. It's all fixed now. I must have been to distraught after re-watching the finale...*blubbers*

This is Act 3 Part 1- which suddenly turns a little dark and Sweeney Todd-y...and the line "it's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" is pretty brilliant.



And now, ladies and gentlemen, start...your...tear ducts! POOR BILLY!


Am I alone in totally seeing the Moulin Rouge *connections* here? Only...Christian didn't become the supreme villain, second only to Bad Horse, the thoroughbred of sin. Hm.

I love the slightly strange ending- how at "I don't feel a thing" it flashes to a shot of Billy in his normal clothes...very dramatic. Again, POOR BILLY!

For those insufferable, evil people...

...who also happen to be the bane of humanity and actually don't want to watch the rest of Dr. Horrible, (yes, they're out there, beware...), here's the best song of the whole thing, in my opinion. Also. the source of The Slowly Curling Evil Smirk and the Difficult Hand Motion, at 0:09 and 0:40, respectively.

Dr. Horrible Act 2 Part 1, or #3

Even though some people...or...you know...1/3 of my readership (one person)...weren't liking the Horribleness, here's the beginning of Act 2:



"Smother an old lady...?"
"Do I even know you?"
:D

I believe that Act 2 Part 2 has the song "Brand New Day", which is awesome beyond belief, if only for the slowly curling evil smile. I re-watched that smile like twenty times in a row.

Dr. Horrible Act 1 Part 2, or #2

Ahahaha. This is where it gets really funny. Aw, poor Dr. Horrible/Billy...at least he got his Wonderflownium.

I love how they RANDOMLY burst into short bits of song. And from about the end of this to Act 3, Dr./Billy starts getting very jealous, VERY Ewan McGregor-style...(that is, musically).

Dr. Horrible, Act 1, Part 1

Since we're kind of on a musical kick...maybe...or not...I thought I would post this. It's an online series distributed for FREE, starring Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, for anyone who cares, like...Mom...) and other people. It's called Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog, and it's very random but funny. See? This is how a zany, spontaneous musical should be done.

The first parts aren't really funny, but bear with me, because the next installments- which I'll post later- get considerably funnier. Here's Act 1, Part 1...



Also, didn't you think for just a split second that it was Gordon Ramsay in that lab coat?

And for his laundromat dilemma...well, he should take some advice from Harry: hop onto the washer and warble a greeting, then take a gulp of bleach. Works every time.

EDIT: AHA! I figured it out, with a little help from my friends...or...IMDB...the girl? Recognize her? She was on House in ep. 2 of this season. The one where all these people who got body parts from the same organ donor get sick and die. She was the one who had the hallucination that House came in and tried to chop her head off. They used that moment A LOT in the previews, which is why her face seemed so familiar. I feel smart.