El Gaffney

Inbox of Immaturity

This week was about debates, sports, and the Simpsons. Immaturity has taken the its cues from there and in that order.

Starting with politics, this is probably one of the funniest things I’ve seen in weeks. John Oliver and the rest of The Daily Show correspondents bring us a political trendspotting segment. Also gives a great word of the week, “Youthanize” – as in, “let’s see if CNN can take the debate and youthanize it.” I am definitely going to start DVRing The Daily Show again:

In case you needed a reminder that it’s also educational.

Onto sports, peep the faces of Ping Pong and just in case you haven’t seen it (in a while), Balls of Fury.

And while the Michael Vick story is upsetting, this group is pretty funny.

Lastly, create your own Simpsons character like I did a couple posts ago if you’d like or just watching this human recreation of the show’s opening.

Tags: genY, ioi, movies

Inbox of Immaturity

As I hit an unsuspecting young lady sitting on the step outside my apt with the door this morning, I knew it would be an immature Friday. Just like the iPhone line up a few weeks ago, Harry Potter had a line wrapped around Broadway from the Barnes and Noble on 17th waiting anxiously for the new book. Meanwhile, VH1’s bestweekever.tv catches us up on the celeb gossip.

Like last week another great but very different mashup: House Of 1,000 Muppets

May I present to you the AMI – St. Louis loves three things, baseball, beer, and b-mustaches. After all, it is “home to the world’s largest mustache, the SL Arch.” (Thanks Jake)

A pretty awesome music video starring some ex-Nickelodeon stars on Leland’s blog

A kind of sad story but appropriate ad placement for Shaq’s new reality show.

An regression for Dunkin Donuts SoBe drink. (I drink D&D too. I used to wear corduroy pants.) Check out the new Naomi Campbell spot directed by Zach Braff as well. From Hill Holiday.

Finally, Phillipines Prison Thriller. They do Sister Act as well.

Tags: celebs, ioi, movies

Feels Appropriate

Just squeezing in my post on the 7-Eleven – Simpsons partnership, which has received both articles and posts, on 7-11 at just after 11PM. I hear you saying, “You’re crazy man. I like you, but you’re crazy.”

Seriously though, I wanted to document this collaboration as one of the most interesting and well-executed in my (short) marketing memory. This is truly an idea that must have been fought for and I’m rooting for. And so far it seems to be delivering the goods.

As you can see on Brand Flakes for Breakfast – a new favorite site – hats off to the team behind the Simpsons for continuing to make great decisions in the company they keep.

I’m going to play their old Nintendo game where spray paint solves everything.

Tags: 7-11, bffb, brands, movies, partnerships, simpsons

What The F Was He In?

If you’re like me than somewhere in the middle of Entourage last night you found yourself wondering where you had seen Harvey Weingard (based on/ named very subtly after Hollywood’s famed producer and movie studio chairman, Harvey Weinstein) before. Sure you may have asked this same question a year or so ago after seeing him in the Sundance episode, but you probably forgot either way. Plus, you probably forgot to look it up last night or this morning. That’s why I’m here.

So how do you know Harvey, the man that fills you with anxiety for 23 minutes (the show’s never even close to a half hour) and then haunts your dreams?

Here’s my guess: You know Harvey, real life Maury Chaykin from one of two movies (or both). Drum roll please…

Entrapment – He plays Conrad Greene with similar agression and a bit more sloppiness. Can’t find a good image or video so here’s the trailer where you get to see CZJD play both sides.

OR (And I can’t believe I couldn’t place this.)

My Cousin Vinny – He’s Sam Tipton, a witness to the Sac O’ Suds murder of Jimmy Willis. Here is testifying that he doesn’t like his grits al dente and no self-respecting southerner would ever use instant grits.

Tags: entourage, maurychaykin, movies

Movies You Can’t Turn Off

Everyone has a few of those movies you’ve seen way too many times. You don’t necessarily own them and I wonder if that may be part of the reason they’re so appealing each time you hit TBS on Saturday afternoon. For example, I’m not embarrassed to say I’ve watched Mean Girls, Save the Last Dance, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Though now that I’ve typed it, I realize maybe I should be.

Anyway, I think it often happens with 80’s movies. They are just so bad, they’re actually good. Like Teen Wolf. Not just because I identify with Scott Howard’s high school awkwardness (and perhaps hairiness) but the sweet kegger party scene with 7 minutes in Heaven with Boof and Styles’ van surfing are reason enough to invest 2.5 hours (yes, we all hate movies with commercials – in fact, I’ve always thought if one company could just sponsor all these cheesy movies and make them commercial free, it’d go a long way…maybe the company that makes slap bracelets). Plus, the guy in the stands who has to zip his pants after Scott hits the winning free throw actually exists unlike Aladdin telling Jasmine to take off her clothes at the end of their magic carpet ride.

So, here’s another one of those movies that maybe I shouldn’t admit I’ve seen in the double digits. But I will caveat that I watch just for this scene. (The same way I watch 106 and Park Freestyle Friday battle.)

Look how funky he is.

POLL: What’s the one movie that gets you every time; that you really can’t turn off?

Tags: movies