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Sesame Street parodies the Hobbit, Hunger Games

Posted on Dec 9, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Sesame Street's Cookie Monster becomes the hero in Lord of the Crumbs, Hungry Games: Catching Fur, and other movie parodies.

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Star Trek gets spoofed in John Scalzi's Redshirts

Posted on Jul 7, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

John Scalzi's novel Redshirts is a meta-parody of Star Trek on par with GalaxyQuest — featuring a theme song by Jonathan Coulton!

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Thomas the Transforming Tank Engine

Posted on Mar 8, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

What do you get when you mash up Transformers and Thomas the Tank Engine? Trainsformers!

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The Hobbit trailer, real and literal

Posted on Jan 11, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Peter Jackson returns to Middle-Earth this December with JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. Here's the actual trailer and a parody with literal lyrics.

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Cello Wars

Posted on Dec 6, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The Piano Guys, including Steven Sharp Nelson and Tel Stewart, present the dueling Cello Wars, featuring variations on John Williams' Star Wars soundtrack.

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Surely You Can't Be Dead, Leslie Nielsen

Posted on Nov 28, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Leslie Nielsen, comedic star of Police Squad, Naked Gun, and Airplane!, died Sunday at the age of 84.

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Summer Shorts: Star Wars: Pink Five

Posted on Aug 13, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Trey Stokes and Amy Earhart collaborate in this parallel of the original Star Wars trilogy following Valley girl Pink Five.

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Lost over Lost

Posted on Jun 22, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I'm still lost over Lost. The series finale is behind us, but I've never seen a single episode. Can these YouTube videos effectively summarize the show?

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