I have decided that I want to give my opinions on movies, TV shows, music and books. They can be new or old. I just want my opinion out there. You can say that you disagree or agree with what I say. In the end, it's my thoughts, you can't change them, only I can.
I had posted this to my other blog in 2013, but have recently shut that blog down due to a lack of posting to it. I have decided to re post this with a new spin on things. Let's see what I think of both of Bo Burnham's comedy shows after having watched them numerous times now.
If you don't know who Bo Burnham is, I'll tell you what I know. Bo is a 26 year old comedian. He had a really funny TV show that unfortunately was cancelled. Which I don't know why, I liked it a lot and would love to see more. I spent an afternoon watching the entire series of Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. I found it really funny, and a nice change to the typical way comedy is done on television. The show was released on MTV from May-June of 2013, and is recently on mtv.com if you would like to check it out (an can access the American site of MTV).
Bo also has a poetry book out called Egghead Or You Can't Survive On Ideas Alone. It's in stores and on Amazon, you should check it out. I bought it and it is a great book, I have read it way too many times. You'll get little poems like this one, it's called Toast:
"I'd like to propose a toast:
sourdough pumpkin bread.
Thoughts?"
Last night I received an email that included my digital ticket to see Spies Are Forever. It was about 1:30 in the morning when I first watched it. Even though I was tired I still watched the entire thing and loved every moment of it. I decided to watch it again the next day.
Spies Are Forever, a new comedy musical written by the Tin Can Brothers. Music and lyrics by TalkFine. Directed by Corey Lubowich. The cast looks amazing, I am really excited to see how it all turns out.
I was excited when I heard that Shane Dawson had wrote a book. I was also really excited when I saw it on Amazon.ca. I pre-ordered it at the end of January, I had actually almost forgotten that I had bought the book. Once I saw that the release day was coming up in a few days I was starting to get extremely excited. I have been watching Shane's journey for a while and was really happy for him when he said he had a book coming out. He has done so much, made videos for YouTube, made a movie, has a podcast, now a book. Even though I don't know Shane personally, I am proud of what he has accomplished.
I'm sure many of you have heard of Shane Dawson and that he has a book coming out very soon. Well, today he released a short film entitled I Hate Myselfie. I knew I had to go watch it for 3 reasons.
1 - It's a Shane Dawson video.
2 - He creates amazing content. You can tell he is doing what he loves.
3 - The story of the video is from his book, which I can't wait to read.
I was pleasantly surprised at how well this was done. I mean, I knew Shane was good, but this video has to be, hands down, one of the best he has done. I was also glad to see familiar faces of people who have already been in his videos. It's always good to see people who work so well together. It just makes the videos that much better.
While watching this video, I could kind of relate to Shane with the situation he was in. Then I couldn't. I kind of like seeing that Shane had a similar high school experience to me. I could really see my own high school experience in this video. I was treated the same way, I was overweight and an emotional eater. I really see a lot of myself in Shane. The only thing...I never went to my prom.
Even though I don't know him personally I am proud of how far he has come. He has accomplished so much already and I have a feeling he will accomplish a lot more.
I had been waiting for this to be released for quite some time now. Finally it's here. Trail To Oregon. No I'm not talking about the game, I'm talking about the latest Starkid musical to be posted to their YouTube page. I had no idea what time of the day it would be posted. Well, it was up on YouTube at midnight (one in the morning for me, EST). I knew something was going on when I saw a tweet from Joey Richter about the album being up on iTunes. I went to iTunes to get a preview of the songs and I must admit, they are pretty awesome. I had decided to wait until actually watching the musical to buy the album and listen to all the songs completely.
I read Quicksand Jack issue 3 today and I have to say, it was amazing. I got right into it. It didn't matter how long ago I had read the other issues, as soon as I started reading this one everything from the others came back to me. That feeling that I had when I read the first two issues was still there. I was on the edge of my seat with anticipation during certain moments. I was angry with certain characters for what had happened. I can't wait to read the next issue and find out what happens with all these different characters. I want to see how everything pans out. I seem to really get into these comics.
The main reason I get into these comics like that is because of the writing. I have always loved Nick and Matt's writing. Ever since I first watched A Very Potter Musical I have loved their writing. I get into anything they write. They just make everything more real, rather than it being a big imaginary world. Well, they write about imaginary worlds when they write their musicals. Which I absolutely love. Another thing too, as I am reading this I can really tell that Nick and Matt wrote this. It's all in the way things are written. Which make me want to go write after I finish reading. Like I've said before, Nick and Matt Lang inspired me to write. I may not have a set genre on what I write, but it's what I like to do.
The other thing about this issue, the artwork. Every issue has such amazing artwork. Jen and Teia are so talented. It makes me want to draw again (too bad I can't very much anymore). Every issue has such detail. I was even more drawn into the story because of the images. When you get a chance to see what someone would look like when they say certain things it makes you get into the story even more. Like with the Quicksand Jack stories, it helps even more when you see all the blood and guts rather than just read about it.
Speaking of details in the artwork, before reading this issue I opened an email that had one of my Kickstarter rewards in it. I instantly had to use it. Now I have this awesome Quicksand Jack background. Look at how awesome this is. Look at the detail in that. Doesn't that inspire you to want to draw? I know it inspires me.
I am even mentioned on the website under the section "Thanks for donating". This is so cool, I'm glad that I could help make this issue happen. I don't know how I would feel if they couldn't continue their story.
I think I'll end this by saying, everyone should go check out Quicksand Jack. It's one of the best comics I have ever read.
I may be a little late in this, but I just found out.
According to what I have seen, Shane Dawson's parody video for Blank Space has been removed from YouTube. Apparently it was removed for being too violent. Really? It was too violent? I've seen way more violent things than Shane's video on YouTube. He even mentioned in a video he posted that his YouTube channel was deleted. Could have been coincidence, who really knows. I was proud of Shane for the direction he was going with making his movie and continuing to make amazing videos on YouTube. I'm still proud of him today. He is amazing at what he does. He is extremely creative and you can see that he loves what he does, which just makes his videos better.
I, along with other fans are backing him up 100%. He shouldn't have to change something or remove it because someone doesn't like it. I don't like The Hunger Games, but I'm not going to tell them to remove it from theaters, shelves, or wherever else it is or get them to change it. It's not right. They put a lot of work and money into it and people love it. It's the same thing with Shane's video. He loves it, his fans (including me) love it. I would like to see his video back on YouTube.
He made a video talking about what had happened...
Also, many of his fans have been tweeting about it and helping spread the hashtag #ShaneDawsonSony. The hashtag is trending worldwide as well as in my tailored trends. I'm glad that Shane has such a big fan base that he can post a video and within an hour of it being on YouTube the hashtag he mentions goes viral worldwide.
I hope that Shane gets his video back up. I would hate to see hard work get wasted because 1 person doesn't like it. Even if the video is kind of irrelevant when it comes back, I would still watch it like crazy.
Also, I thought it was a little funny that a promoted tweet just happened to be Sony and right above Shane's tweet.
I know this is short but I don't want to make this a big rant. So I am just going to end with saying, support Shane and keep trending #ShaneDawsonSony. Spread the word about this. Share his video as well (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjjRuYIPSxw) to let people know what happened. I know he would love it if you showed your support.
Shane is an amazing person and doesn't deserve what is happening. I will always support him.
Tonight was the livestream (and final night) for Seriously. Not A Joke. Since I couldn't make it to the show, I made sure to get a ticket to the livestream. If you are not familiar with the Tin Can Brothers then I will tell you about them...as best I can.
The Tin Can Brothers are Brian Rosenthal, Corey Lubowich & Joey Richter. Three awesome guys that work hard at what they do to make great videos. You can tell that they love what they do, by the passion they put into their videos. They have been making sketch comedy videos once a week on their YouTube channel since February 03, 2014. They made a Kickstarter for an online lemonade stand (which was successful). Yes, I was one of the backers for their Kickstarter, but if you watched the video and have been following the Tin Can Brothers since the beginning then you would have backed them as well. They also now have merchandise available at Ann Arbor Tees. The designs are really cool. I'm sure that when I order mine and where them around my town no one will understand. Though I would be more than happy to spread the word about the Tin Can Brothers around this small town here in Canada.
Anyway, back to the Tin Can Brothers. I can honestly say, out of all the comedy videos I have seen on YouTube theirs are up there with the best. I am not one of those people that sit down and watch every video on all the channels I am subscribed to. Though they are the only channel that I have managed to keep up with and watch every video. If you aren't subscribed I suggest you do that. If you love to laugh then you'll love their videos. Well, I think that's all I know what to say besides constantly telling you how amazing, genuine and hilarious they are. Though if you want to read more about them then you can read what they have as a bio on their YouTube site. Though it is different on their site www.tincanbros.com
"The Tin Can Brothers is a Los Angeles based sketch comedy group formed by Brian Rosenthal, Corey Lubowich, and Joey Richter.
Their father, Lionel Tincan, was born the son of a lowly farm hand in Mississippi, but rose to great heights during America's early industrial period. Instilled with their father's drive for greatness and sensible taste in fashion, the boys moved west at a young age to pursue their own visions of grandeur. Young Joey, the dreamer, Corey, the muscle, and Brian, the engineer, pooled their earnings from a summer carnival kissing booth in order to buy their first digital video camera; something unheard of at the turn of the century. Equipped with unimaginable technology and power the boys could have done anything. But they didn't. In fact, they did absolutely nothing. Now in 2014, with advent of much better technology, these living and breathing anachronisms have decided to dust off the old digital picture box and make some talkies."
Now let's get on with the review about the show, because that's what we're really here for.
Today is the day! No I'm not talking about Halloween, I'm talking about the YouTube release of Ani. I had the chance to watch it right away like I wanted because Starkid seemed to have a few minor setbacks with the uploading process to YouTube. I'm sure we've all had that problem at some point or another. I didn't care how long it took them to upload, I was going to watch it no matter what. Even if I did watch it at 1 in the morning. Now let's get to the review.
On April 18th, I wrote a little review on Quicksand Jack. Well, I am writing another one. Only this one is going to be about Quicksand Jack's Kickstarter.
I had read both issues of Quicksand Jack and loved them. I have been waiting patiently for issue 3 to come out. I say patiently because I know how busy the writers are and I know how much work and detail goes into these comics just by looking at them. You never want to rush these things. Anyway, I just found out a few days ago that Quicksand Jack issue 3 has a Kickstarter. So I went ahead and became a backer because that's what I do. I love helping people make their projects come to life. I may have also just really wanted to have issue 3 when it comes out.
There are many perks that come with becoming a backer for Quicksand Jack. You should go check them out and help out if you want, right here on their Kickstarter page.
Also, if you want to you can check out my previous blog about Quicksand Jack.
I know this was really short like my last one. Though it gets right to the point. Please go become a backer for Quicksand Jack issue 3.
Girl Friend is a short film by Porthole Productions. Porthole Productions use to go by Cool Pool Party, I like the name change I think it suits them. A little over a year ago on the YouTube page Cool Pool Party they released a trailer for Girl Friend.
I was instantly hooked and couldn't wait to see more. Well, time went by. This week I finally heard more about it and saw the teasers that were posted on their new channel Porthole Productions.
Today Girl Friend became available to download. It was really good. You can tell how much work they put into this. I am proud of these guys for not giving up on what they love to do. These are the same guys that are making Craig The Genie. I am beyond excited to see that.
If you want to check out Girl Friend then head over to their website.
Again, I am proud of these guys (even though I don't know them).
I just watched Not Cool for the second time since it was released on Tuesday. I had pre-ordered it and watched it almost right away after I bought it. I may have watched it early in the morning first time watching it, but I laughed so hard both times I watched it. If you are a Shane Dawson fan like I am then you will understand the comedy in this movie. If not, then prepare yourself for some totally out there comedy. I'm going to try and give the best review I can, without giving away too much.
Do you want lemonade? You're own tiny lemonade stand cut-out? An awesome t-shirt? Well, you can get it here at the World's First Online Lemonade Stand.
Marianas Trench has a new single that was released today. I bought it at midnight, well a few minutes after because iTunes said it wasn't working. I guess everyone wanted the song.
If you don't know who Marianas Trench is then I will explain. Marianas Trench is a Canadian band of four guys; Josh Ramsay, Matt Webb, Ian Casselman and Mike Ayley. They started in Vancouver, BC. At least that's what I have heard in interviews. They have different genres that they are classified as. They started out as 'punk rock' or 'emo pop' then it changed to 'pop punk' now it's either 'pop rock' or just 'pop'. I guess it all depends on who you talk to. Personally I don't care what genre they are, they make amazing music that I love listening to. Now for me to talk about their albums it's easier for me to talk about my personal thoughts as I go along.
The Tin Can Brothers have been on YouTube since January 27, 2014. At least that's what their channel says, though their first sketch was posted on February 3rd, 2014. The Tin Can Brothers are Joey Richter, Brian Rosenthal & Corey Lubowich, or as it's told on their YouTube page,
"The Tin Can Brothers is a Los Angeles based sketch comedy group formed by Brian Rosenthal, Corey Lubowich, and Joey Richter.
Their father, Lionel Tincan, was born the son of a lowly farm hand in
Mississippi, but rose to great heights during America's early
industrial period. Instilled with their father's drive for greatness and
sensible taste in fashion, the boys moved west at a young age to pursue
their own visions of grandeur. Young Joey, the dreamer, Corey, the
muscle, and Brian, the engineer, pooled their earnings from a summer
carnival kissing booth in order to buy their first digital video camera;
something unheard of at the turn of the century. Equipped with
unimaginable technology and power the boys could have done anything. But
they didn't. In fact, they did absolutely nothing. Now in 2014, with
advent of much better technology, these living and breathing
anachronisms have decided to dust off the old digital picture box and
make some talkies. Subscribe now!"
Drake Bell new album Ready Steady Go! was released today. I was excited to see that I was able to buy it. Every time I checked out iTunes I wasn't able to view it. iTunes kept telling me the same thing "Item Not Available". All I wanted to do was find out if I could pre-order it or not. I obviously couldn't since I wasn't even able to see it in my iTunes. Which is why I was really glad to see it when I went to look for it last night around 11:30pm.
I have been listening to this entire album since about 3:00pm yesterday. I just can't get enough of this album. It's really good. I have all of Drake's other album's and I must say, this has got to be the best one I've heard. I still listen to his other albums though. No one can replace Drake Bell in my iTunes library. His music is always there when I need it. His music has always brightened my day when I was feeling down. I guess I should explain why and how I've been listening to the album early. Let's start with how.
I wanted to write this review the day after I read the first and second issues of Quicksand Jack. Unfortunately I ended up getting a tad bit busy and it slipped my mind because I didn't write it down. However I am writing it now, so let's get started.
I bought the Quicksand Jack comics on March 23rd. I hadn't had a chance to get them until recently. Although the first issue had been out since October 4th and the second issue has been out since February 14th. I'm glad that I finally had the chance to get the comics.
If you don't know who Bo Burnham is, I'll tell you what I know. Bo is a 26 year old comedian. He had a really funny TV show that unfortunately was cancelled. Which I don't know why, I liked it a lot and would love to see more. I spent an afternoon watching the entire series of Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. I found it really funny, and a nice change to the typical way comedy is done on television. The show was released on MTV from May-June of 2013, and is recently on mtv.com if you would like to check it out (an can access the American site of MTV).
