Songwriting With Kids: Holiday Parodies
Be creative with your kids and write a holiday song parody based on a fandom character. Here’s a step by step guide to songwriting that will bring some laughter to your family this season.
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Review: ‘BrainDead’ Will Have You Laughing, Despite Yourself
Who doesn’t love Washington politics? The infighting, the committees, the lies, the philandering, the dumb decisions… no, NO, wait, don’t go! I’m leading somewhere here!
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40 ‘Star Trek’ Actors in One Movie: ‘Unbelievable!!!!!’ (No, Really, That’s the Title)
‘Unbelievable!!!!!’ is a sci-fi parody film featuring 40 ‘Star Trek’ actors, Gilbert Gottfried, a marionette that looks more or less like Captain Kirk, and a Gorn. And it gets weirder from there.
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Sesame Street Makes a Really Sweet Star Wars Parody
This is just brilliant. Even if the rest of it weren’t also great, it would be worth watching this just for the Yoda – er, Groda – part. Trust me, it’s five minutes of your life you won’t regret spending.
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GeekMom Video Playlist: Weird All the Way
This month, no video can compete with the brilliance of combining parody music and grammar geekiness. Thanks, Weird Al!
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GeekMom Video Playlist
Dr. Who and The Time Warp, the cutest little volcano, kids trying to figure out a 1980’s computer, and crossing Cyndi Lauper with Star Wars. It must be the monthly video playlist!
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Do You Want to Play a Board Game?
Hey, here’s a Frozen song parody (not “Let it Go” for once) that I can really get behind.
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GeekMom Video Playlist
Take a break, sit back, and enjoy some videos.
Crazy photoshopping, and a sky all aglow…
Insane Ian's Grand Theft Audio is Video Game Infused Parody
Parody artist Insane Ian isn’t that insane with Grand Theft Audio, though he is quite amusing.
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Geeky Music-y Parody EP on Indiegogo
One of my favorite geek music duos, Debs and Errol, want to make a geeky music parody EP. To do this, they need your help! Enter their Indiegogo campaign.
Continue ReadingI’m a Daddy and I Know It
I have no idea if Chad Morton, father of five, is a geek. That said, I’m willing to concede my spot on “Sexiest Geek Dads of the Galaxy” to him, based on this hilarious video.
Continue ReadingThe Last, Best Gangnam Style Parody You Ever Need to Watch
I am sure there are a lot of people out there who have never watched Big Trouble in Little China. And of those who have, some may not have quite enjoyed it. If you are of either of those camps, …
Continue ReadingVideo: Dora Kicks Butt Like An Avatar In The Legend of Dora Mash-Up
My kids have moved on to things like The Legend of Korra and now, thanks to Cartoon Network’s MAD show, they can have the best of both worlds in this gem of a video. Dora fights the bad guys, teaches Spanish and bends water, all without breaking a sweat!
Continue ReadingVideo: We’re NASA And We Know It (Sexy And I Know It Parody)
How often to you get to see those blue polo shirt-wearing engineers busting a move? Never. But this video has them dancing and singing and doing what I’d imagine happened after the cameras turned off once the Curiosity landed.
Continue ReadingHilarious “Batman Maybe” Parody Video
While the place of Cookie Monster version of “Call Me Maybe” will be hard to usurp in our geeky hearts, this take on the ubiquitous Carly Rae Jepsen song is likely to give The Dark Knight Rises fans a …
Continue ReadingDora the Explorer Movie Spoof You’ll Wish Was Real
In this spoof, we see what a butt-kicking, real life Dora the Explorer movie would look like with Ariel Winter of Modern Family as the lovable Dora. The way she takes care of map when he starts singing made me love her all over again.
Continue ReadingOf Ludus Interruptus: Padinga’s Episode 2: Gears of War Versus Marriage
You may recall the first video I posted in early April from our friends at USC’s graduate school of film. It dealt with the story of one man’s preoccupation with Mass Effect 3 and how it affected his marriage. So …
Continue ReadingThe Avengers: The Hulk – Biggest, Greenest, Meanest Hero Ever?
You may have read a recent piece on this blog about Hawkeye. Jim MacQuarrie’s brilliant (if we do say so ourselves) article from last Thursday has been reprinted and quoted all over the internet, it seems — agree or disagree …
Continue ReadingThe Final (and Best) Muppets Parody Trailer!
They’re pulling out all the stops this time, even parodying… well, you’ll see. For my money, that’s the best trailer for The Muppets yet. I can’t wait to see this film!
Continue ReadingGoodnight iPad – A Parody for the Next Generation
I have to admit that I’m still reeling from the news about Steve Jobs passing away. So it seemed a little surreal when I got the mail and it had a copy of Goodnight iPad in it. Goodnight iPad is another parody of the ever famous Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. This one, by […]
Continue ReadingAwesome New Dinosaur Species
Image via Wikipedia Paleontologists recently unearthed bones, likely in Montana or Wyoming, of a new dinosaur species dubbed Stochastisaurus. “Based on surrounding species and the fossils themselves, there’s an approximately 88% chance that Stochastisaurus was an herbivore,” says the lead …
Continue Reading10 Geeky Versions of Popular Christmas Songs
Have you ever heard a song so many times in a short span of time that you found yourself rewriting it in your head just to keep yourself sane? It’s a condition that (I find) often strikes this time of …
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