Sesame Street Takes “On” Old Spice Guy Dan Koelsch, October 9, 2010 Between the Muppet viral videos and Sesame Street’s YouTube page, Jim Henson’s legacy continues to stay modern. Despite a controversial Katy Perry video, Sesame Street isn’t backing away from pop culture now, as Grover talks about the word “on” while imitating the Old Spice Guy commercials that have become their own meme. Watch the video after the break. This is one of the funniest clips I’ve ever seen of Sesame Street, and Grover’s last line and the look on his face are priceless. Viral Marketing Viral Videos Old SpiceSesame StreetThe MuppetsViral video
Video and My Account of The Crazies Premiere February 25, 2010February 25, 2010As I briefly mentioned in my review of the film this morning, the premiere of The Crazies was an event like no other. Overture really went all out to get this audience pumped for the film, treating it like a military quarantine. I’ll explain the “crazy” night (my first premiere!)… Read More
SNL Takes On Dolphins, Seinfeld, and The Kardashians November 6, 2011Last night on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, actor Charlie Day hosted with Maroon 5 as the musical guest. There were three movie/TV-related skits, including Day making a dolphin movie, Day as a cop who doesn’t watch television, and of course a Kim Kardashian divorce special. Watch all the videos after… Read More
The Soapbox: Why Can’t Sony Do Anything Right? June 17, 2009January 16, 2010Sony, what is it with you and shoddy viral campaigns? You let a viral sit for half a year, send me free shit that I don’t want, made National Treasure for old people (Angles & Demons), and worst of all, you keep letting Roland Emmirich make movies. Seriously Sony, why… Read More
My wife commented that she wondered what Old Spice thought of this. I said, “Sesame Street does what Sesame Street wants to do. Everyone else just goes with it.”