Video Digest: November 3, 2006
TV gems and TV zirconium: Bob Barker says goodbye, the players of “Card Sharks” say 69, Emilio Estefez translates Altman, and your boy Diddy orders a royal Whopper.
TV gems and TV zirconium: Bob Barker says goodbye, the players of “Card Sharks” say 69, Emilio Estefez translates Altman, and your boy Diddy orders a royal Whopper.
Hell House: Right-wing haunted houses, where hell is real; Tim Curry lighten Halloween; Slight deflation for “The Wire”; Cost-efficient costumes.
Nature vs. nasty: Great white sharks, early in the morning; Giselle’s hump and how young girls can emulate it; Tab, the soda that improves your mind; Salems, the cigarettes that soften your look; The history of technology taking over our lives, and a sign that cats will soon rule the planet.
Television vs. GooTube: Sorkin and Ugly Betty, the history of film condensed to 14 minutes, battling album covers, bands that sing their instruments, a touching tribute to video blogs, and another chapter in Sarah’s relentless love of K-Fed.
All over Scorsese: “The Big Shave”; “What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?“; “It’s Not Just You, Murray!“; the mean streets come to Sesame Street; the return of Leonardo DiCaprio
Celebrating celebrities: Stewart Copeland in a bar, David Bowie on the piano, Duran Duran selling whiskey, Michael J. Fox selling beer, Andy Warhol and Sonny Liston selling plane tickets, and a short Superstar selling whup-ass.
Punks and puppies: “Discovering Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains”; Washington’s hardcore scene, documented; Soap operas embrace Faith No More; Weird Al is white and nerdy; Puppy porn.
Brassy Texans and bold Christians: Ann Richards, RIP; Solid Gold dancers, shine on wherever you are; shocking jump-roping; shocking Christian nation; and “The Lord of the Rings” reduced to 90 seconds.
Heart tugs and up-chucks: 49Up; KFed rips your heart out; Britney aids in a fugue; Mozart played on Rollerblades; “Battlestar Galactica” mounts a web invasion; the best fantasy/adventure ever.
How to do everything: Cook chicken curry, tie a bowtie, eat sushi, impress your in-laws, imitate other actors, whistleblow on your employer, and throw a punk-rock fashion show in Canada.