Posted in Articles, Lists, Movies, Television, tagged Article, lists, montage, Movies, TV on October 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I love a good montage. Nothing quite says progress (or perhaps a gaping plot hole) like a quick moving, musically depicted action over a period of time. However, with the right combination of clips, soundtrack, and a satisfying end result – a montage can be inspiring, engaging, and epic. Listed below are some of my favorite whirlwinds of non-Sylvester Stallone starring movie and television montages.
Posted in Television, tagged AMC, Breaking Bad, Fox, gale, simpsons, walt whitman, Walter White on October 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
It’s not an immediate surprise that the Simpsons paves the way for a lot of great pop culture moments. I stumbled upon this obscure Simpsons clip where Homer stumbles upon the grave of Walt Whitman and begins to start kicking and yelling at it. Now I’ve barely seen a complete episode of the Simpsons, so I have no idea what the context of this clip is. But what I did make a connection with is the top rated Youtube comments. Surprisingly this is a Breaking Bad related clip, so hit the more button to explain/discuss the hilarity of this clip with many Breaking Bad SPOILERS.
Posted in Television, tagged Clash of Kings, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO, joffrey, king, storm of swords, Winter Is Coming on October 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
From Elizabeth Finn via Uproxx
If we consider just the bastard children that are mentioned in the books, [Ned Stark] didn’t have enough evidence to really make this determination. We know of four bastard children, all with dark hair. If Robert is homozygous BB, then this is by far the most likely outcome. However, if Robert is heterozygous Bb, he would still have dark hair, and it would still be fairly likely for four bastard children to have dark hair (think about flipping a coin and getting four heads in a row). When you add in the fact that some of his mistresses and whores likely had dark coloration as well, it becomes even more likely that all four illegitimate children have dark hair. So as far as Ned knows, Robert could well be Bb. And if he is, then the fact that he had three blonde children with the almost certainly bb Cersei Lannister is again reasonably likely. This is why Tyrion remarks that Joffrey’s – and hence Cersei’s – claim would be foolproof if she had had even one child with Robert: someone with dark hair married to someone with light hair having some children with light hair and some children with dark hair is utterly normal.
Posted in Television, tagged AMC, Breaking Bad, gatorade, michael jordon, mike erhmenraut, Walter White on October 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Mike Erhmentraut has been trending on the internet lately because of his sheer awesomeness. He was involved in a few unforgettable moments in season 5 of Breaking Bad, and has therefore spawned an amazing commercial that plays on the “Be Like Mike” campaign that revolved around Michael Jordan so many years ago. An upbeat tune of being “Like Mike” has a different connotation to it because the original campaign wanted you to be like the awesome and inspiring basketball player, while this version aspires you to be a fixer and cold-blooded murderer. Check out the original Like Mike commercial below and beware because the above video contains massive spoilers.
Posted in Lists, Television, tagged Alison Brie, Attractive, britta perry, Community, dany targaryen, draper, Justified, mad men, sexual, winona on October 8, 2012| 1 Comment »
There are several ‘Annie Vs. Britta Debates’ on the internet. By Annie Vs. Britta debates, I mean take two female characters of any show and deciding who I would rather be in a relationship with. While this seems pitiful at first, you can’t help but have thought this about any show you watched. The choices includes personality, looks, attitude, etc. I read a cool article that brought up 10 cases that should be looked at here. Now I’ll admit that I haven’t seen all 10 of the shows, but I do have strong opinions on the ones I have seen. It’s also a reasonable excuse to post pictures of my favorite characters of some of my favorite tv shows at their best moments.
Check out my breakdown below. Minor Spoilers About.
Posted in Television, tagged Arrested Development, bluth family, i've made a huge mistake, netflix on October 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
From Uproxx
In the years following the original Arrested Development run comedy nerds — yours truly included — have been going out of their way to point out to anyone who will listen just how brilliant the show is/was. One common way of going about that on the internet is the good ole easter eggs/buried joke/running gag/layered bit list. They’re everywhere. You can get lost for days in the AD Wikia. Even earlier this week our friends at Splitsider put together quite the comprehensive guide to buried jokes that is a must check out for anyone already nervous about their Instant streaming quality come 2013.
And now with David Cross telling Rolling Stone that what Mitch Hurwitz is doing with the revival of the show is so “layered” that it “makes Lost look like a Spalding Grey monologue” I officially have to get in on the action. But I’m not looking to put together a thesis, just an easily digestible crash course to the subtle, layered jokes that anyone who considers themselves a fan of the Bluths should be aware of going into their much-anticipated return.
Posted in Television, tagged Firefly, high school musical, Joss Whedon, malcolm reynolds, nathon fillion, river tam, serenity, simon tam, summer glau, troy bolton on October 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I love watching something, seeing a familiar actor from a certain television show or movie, and then yelling, “hey it’s [insert characters name] from [insert television]!” In this case, I guess this happened a couple of years ago when I first saw Firefly. One of the flashbacks roll around regarding a young version of Simon and River Tam at their household. When I saw Zac Efron, all I could see was a young Troy Bolton being conflicted with his choice about doing sports or singing songs rather than the difficult decisions he’s going to go through to saving his sister from the government. I guess it turned out okay for both of them in the end. Simon Tam ended up saving his sister and ‘boning’ Kaylee, the mechanic, and Zac Efron went on to do Hairspray and that reverse gender/plot 13 going on 30.
Happy endings for all.
Posted in Character Profiles, Television, tagged Breaking Bad, character, heisenberg, Jessie Pinkman, Transformation, Walter White on October 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The mid-season finale of Breaking Bad was done over a month ago and I’m still feeling the aftershocks of it. I found this sweet video that chronicles the change of Walter White’s character throughout all the seasons. Naturally, a brush of nostalgic and spine chilling air swept over me as the music tuned in with the perfect moments created an unforgettable 8 minutes. Before I posted this video, I literally watched this video at least once a week for the cheap thrills. Breaking Bad is just so good because of it’s complexity and underlying themes. It’s so much more than a guy cooking some meth and getting tangled into drug rings. An ace Youtube commenter marked minute as the ‘death’ of Walter White. Well at least the metaphorical death, whereas the rest of the series he’s essentially full blown Heisenberg. I highly recommend any Breaking Bad fan to watch this clip. SPOILERS FROM THE ENTIRE SERIES.
Now someone needs to do a Jessie Pinkman video. Like now.
Posted in Reviews, Television, tagged Adam Scott, are we having fun yet, casey klein, henry, ken marino, lizzy caplan, party down, ron donald, starz on October 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The workplace comedy. It’s funny how work place comedies entertain us through something that we’re supposed to be confronting with everyday. For those who don’t know what the workplace comedy is, it’s like a movie or television show that is primarily set in a single business and follows the antics of its employees, using jokes that are relatable to anyone in a similar situation [queue the entire workforce]. The comedy is written around office norms and situations and the antics that can occur. While some movies and television can be solid escapism, workplace comedy juggernauts like Clerks, Office Space, The Office, etc. can certainly point out some of the funnier aspects in what many of us consider mundane.
Queue the most recent workplace comedy I’ve been fortunate enough to watch: Starz’s Party Down, starring Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, and Ken Marino. This show aired in 2009 and was cancelled after 2 seasons. There have been talks about a movie release, but it doesn’t seem enough gas is on the burner, so I’m writing this article to maybe get 1 or 2 of you involved with watching to increase the cult following. Set is California, the comedy revolves around a party catering company that primarily consists of failed/working actors using the catering company Party Down as a means of making money before finally making it big. Self-centered, lazy, horny, ignorant and [often] drugged up, the Pardy Down crew ‘caters’ to a myriad of hilariously great situations that involve brushing with a Russian Mob, a Porn Star Dinner, and an orgy. Read more as to why I recommend you become a follower of this cult hit [more cult followers = more likely chance of a movie getting made, just look at what Arrested Development accomplished].
Posted in Television, tagged Breaking Bad, ending, Gus Fring, Jessie Pinkman, meth, title, Walter White on September 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This is a really cool intro to Breaking Bad. It includes a lot of the main players in a sweet montage with an extended track version of the song. It totally encompasses the journey of each character in the collage of key scenes, both loved and hated [looking at your Marie]. Although I would’ve liked credits to Giancarlo Esposito and Jonathan Banks, this will certainly do. The short version isn’t an all great opening, but this prolonged version definitely gives off a creepiness vibe. And as a chemical engineer at my college, the whole periodic table thing has got me even giddier. Slightly less than a year until the season finale.
Posted in Television, tagged Game of Thrones, HBO, Peter Dinklage, sean bean, song of ice and fire on September 27, 2012| 1 Comment »
Need to fill your for gore and death? Love Game of Thrones? Then this video is for you! These two videos compile all the deaths from the first season of Game of the Thrones. It gets pretty brutal and shows with high body counts are slightly disturbing, especially because it seems that it can be directly proportional to how popular the show is….What does that say about society? What does it say about society that these videos have 200 thousands hits combined with an overall positive liking bar…
If that’s distrubing think about a video that compiles all the nudity of Game of Throne and see how many hits it gets…Well I’m actually probably sure that it already exists and it probably has more hits than this site has in total…[which is as of recently a wee bit short of 100,000].
Posted in Television, tagged Breaking Bad, cool, facts, foreshadowing, interesting, television, theories, Trivia, tropes on September 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
AMC
From WarmingGlow
This is a cool article that lists 20 interesting facts, theories, and pieces of trivia that revolve around Breaking Bad. Here you’ll find things like foreshadowing, themes, and consistent theories that you might not have noticed. There are major spoilers involved, so enter at your own risk! Only slightly less than a year until Breaking Bad comes back!
Posted in Television, tagged cats, Clash of Kings, cute, dogs, Game of Thrones, HBO, intro, song of ice and fire, storm of swords, theme, winds of winter on September 24, 2012| 1 Comment »
More than once [like a bajillion times], I’ve been caught in a web of videos that all include cats doing silly things. Here we have a cat doing both a silly and awesome thing. A user essentially made a cat’s singular meow to the tune of HBO’s Game of Thrones opening theme. How is this even possible? How does one conceive this idea and proceed to get millions upon millions of views.
And of course, there’s also a dog doing the same damn thing, which I included below. This is why the internet was invented.
Posted in Television, tagged Arrested Development, buster, cancelled, Fox, funke, gob, monster, Movie, netflix, series, tobias on September 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Not from actual set, duh
From Uproxx
What do they tell us? They tell us that Portia de Rossi and David Cross — who play husband and wife, Lindsay and Tobias Funke — are at the airport, collecting their luggage, and that Michael Bluth is picking them up. Also, that Tobias looks like he’s doing an E.T. impression and Lindsay is still totally bangin’ in the high heels and jeans. Or maybe David Cross and Portia de Rossi are simply flying in from somewhere, and Jason Bateman is picking them up so they can continue to discuss how they’re in cahoots with Nikki Finke and messing with all of America by making up this entire movie.
Key words are Portia de Rossi is still banging, even at age 39. Anyone else pumped for Arrested Development? I’ve recently begun watching it again.
Posted in Television, tagged abed, Alison Brie, Annie, britta, Community, dan harmon, doctor who, gillian jacobs, inspector space time, NBC, Troy on September 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This is from Community loving artist Tinderbox210, who has a distinct love for Community. So much that she makes multiple fake movie posters for in-show jokes like Inspector Spacetime and the Dreamatorium. The posters are real reminiscent of those old timey posters for movies like Starwars and Tron, but with contemporary faces makes it all the better. I’m not entirely sure where she got all the images for some of them, although I recognize Joel McHale’s look from Spy Kids 4. But seriously Gillian, when on earth did you get that outfit? Look forward to Community’s return this October. Look below for the Dreamtorium movie poster and Scary Movie poster and then be sure to visit Tinderbox210 for more Community based art!
Posted in Television, tagged AMC, Breaking Bad, curb your enthusiasm, HBO, jessie, larry david, mike, walt on September 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
MASSIVE SEASON 5 Breaking Bad spoilers in these videos so, otherwise stay away! These two clips I have are cuts from major scenes of Breaking Bad season 5. These cuts include trademark Curb Your Enthusiasm humor and soundtrack. I don’t watch too much Curb Your Enthusiasm, but I’ve seen enough to understand its dark humor, which is relayed and augmented in these clips. My head is still reeling from the Breaking Bad season 5 midseason finale. So these little pop culture quips will have to keep me going until the next 10 months….
Posted in Character Profiles, Television, tagged Apple, Breaking Bad, CNN, Gallaga, Steve Jobs, walt, Walter White on September 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Omar Gallaga at CNN has stumbled upon an fascinating parallel. The rise and fall and rise again of tech giant Apple is stunningly similar to the adventures of Walter White in Breaking Bad. The similarities between Steve Jobs and Walter White are especially spine tingling.
Here are two excerpts from Mr. Gallaga’s article:
“What makes Apple so successful? Like Walter White, it has mixed the proper elements at just the right amounts to create highly pure, addictive products. The products have been made within secretive working conditions. The skill employed to design and manufacture them tends to make what competitors put out seem like cheaper, cloudier, less effective imitations.”
Posted in Television, Video Games, tagged coco, Conan, games, ginger, kinect, late night, michael phelps, Minecraft, Skyrim, Star Wars, tbs, team on September 7, 2012| 2 Comments »
I’m not much of a late night talk show guy, but out of the trope, I think I like Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien the most. The latter has a small series that caters to two of our categories here at Banana Scoop: television and video games. Conan isn’t much of a video game player, but he’ll often take up the sticks and play a game or two. It’s really funny how he applies his wit to point out basic plot holes in hilarious ways. You simply have to see it yourself. I’ve included his ‘review’ on Minecraft and below includes Skyrim and some others. Both Skyrim and Minecraft are absolutely hilarious, and I hope he does more in the future!
Posted in Reviews, Television, tagged crime, detective, drama, HBO, homicide, mcnulty, omar little, the wire, TV on September 7, 2012| 1 Comment »
It’s been over a year since I pledged to watch The Wire and I’ve finally accomplished it. People have gone to great lengths to define the greatest television drama of all time, with The Wire more than often reaching the finals if not being the victor. That’s what truly inspired me to get in on this in the first place. I mean, regardless of content, personal taste, or opinion, if this many people are praising it or even talking about it as much as they are, I figured it would definitely be worth the shot.
So 5 seasons later, which equivocates to over 40 hours, [5 seasons with about 10 episodes each episode having 50 minutes] here I stand, finally having an opinion on what is regarded as one of the greatest shows on television. And shit, boy did it not disappoint. We’ll keep this discussion spoiler free as I’ll tread lightly on some of the high points of the series. Read on below to either learn about the Wire or simply relive some memories.
Posted in Character Profiles, Television, tagged chandler, courtney cox, Friends, Jennifer Aniston, joey, lisa kudrow, monica, NBC, phoebe, rachel, ross on September 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
From Yahoo!
It’s been more than eight years now since Central Perk served up its last non-fat latte, and since then, the stars of NBC’s mega-hit “Friends” have headed in six very different directions. With Matthew Perry returning to the Peacock Network this week with his new sitcom “Go On,” we’re taking a hard look at each of the six “Friends” stars and cruelly ranking them according to their post-show accomplishments.
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