Watch the “Galaxy Quest” Mockumentary Online Dan Koelsch, February 6, 2011 Galaxy Quest is one of my favorite space comedies, as it perfectly parodies the Star Trek universe without trashing it. The film is about over-the-hill actors from a Star Trek-like TV series (called Galaxy Quest, of course) who have to go a real-life space adventure. Just before the film was released in 1999, E! aired a special called “GalaxyQuest: 20th Anniversary The Journey Continues”, which was a mockumentary about the fictional series, in which everyone is in-character. io9 found the whole thing uploaded online, so you can watch it all below! Viral Marketing Viral Videos Galaxy QuestViral video
“Jackass” Guys Spoof “Inception” For Critics’ Choice Movie Awards January 13, 2011Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the Jackass gang are making parody videos for all the Best Picture nominees at this year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which airs tomorrow night on VH1. First up is their spoof of Inception, which I have to say falls flat for me. Let us… Read More
“Orange Is The New Black” Food Truck Event Threw Pies At The People Of New York June 16, 2014June 16, 2014There are times where I wished marketing gags in New York could find their way here on the west coast. The Archer Debonair Mobile was one of them. Not only are these advertisements a great way to push said product, but you get some free swag out of it. So… Read More
“Star Trek Into Darkness” Villain Takes a Page from General Zod in Viral Video April 20, 2013April 20, 2013It’s easy to forget that Summer blockbuster movies open internationally, especially when the marketing that is not often tailored to them. Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness, however, has a viral video on a few international versions of Yahoo! and official Facebook pages where the antagonist John Harrison (played by Benedict… Read More