Archive for August, 2007

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The Single Greatest Infomercial To Date

August 22, 2007

Writing this headline I know I’m ready to spark debate, but I feel confident about this. I know, many people are going to cry blasphemy to the “Magic Bullet” gods but I swear to you, the reader, that the bullet has finally been toppled.

But it didn’t take any regular Joe Schmo to do so, ladies and gentelemen welcome to the Infomericial Stage: Air Supply! And I’m not the only one excited to see that the guys are still alive, here’s Time Life Co-Host Angela Lampert. I apologize for the poor quality, but it’s definetly worth watching.

For those who are unfamiliar with Air Supply (I know, it seems ridiculous to me too!) they were the soft rock band that brought us “I’m All Out of Love” as well as smaller hits such as “Even the Nights are Better” (which still lies as one of the most ridiculous titles ever) and “Lost in Love.” Here’s a pretty good summation of the band by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan from their SNL days

Despite the SNL shenanigans, the two are apparently heterosexual men. However the best of clips from the infomercial may have you doubting this confirmed fact.

Aside from the non stop unintentional comedy, you get hit after hit (performed by ugly dude after ugly dude; here’s looking at you, Gino Valleri) . And the hits are the exact songs you’d expect, as I don’t think they can afford to miss one in this ELEVEN DISC SET. Ya, Eleven discs. What’s the price? Does it matter when Gerry Rafferty’s on the soundtrack?!

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News to come back to

August 15, 2007

So I know Planet Fun has been on a bit of a hiatus, but this time it’s really back. And it’s kicking back with what could possibly turn into one of the greatest pieces of unintentional comedy in quite some time.

Presently, Marvel Comics is in the works of making a live-film adaptation of Thor (and that’s not even the piece of unintentional comedy). For those who are unfamiliar with the Super Hero, here he is:

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Admiddetly, my knowledge of Thor is fairly weak. I understand that he may or may not be the god of war. But most importantly, really knows how to handle a very large hammer, and has fantastic blonde hair. Hmmmm…. now who could Marvel want to fit that description; blond hair, jacked and a preference for a hammer…. I swear to god, this is not my doings, I didn’t make this up, it’s really, actually true.

Marvel Comics is presently pulling for

Marvel is pushing for WWE wrestler Triple H to star in Thor while director Matthew Vaughn is against the idea. Vaughn is pushing for Kevin McKidd from HBO’s Rome to star as Thor.

Triple H has a connection to Marvel as he had a role in Blade: Trinity. He was also rumored to star in the now-defunct King Conan: Crown of Iron.