CultBoxed: Week 2
» ‘The party’s arrived…’ Advertising slots during the Super Bowl are the most highly-prized (and expensive) on American TV. This year, a couple of the companies investing in commercials to be shown during the match between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants have produced ads with a cult theme – including Audi, with this slightly dated but funny Twilight parody.
» ‘Oh, good morning, Dean!’ Memes involving a re-voiced Darth Vader rarely fail to amuse. This week, it’s the turn of Kenneth Williams to don the mask, breathe heavily and ask Imperial commanders about the possibilities of gender realignment.
» ‘I’m coming… all the time…’ If you haven’t experienced Cassetteboy’s cutups of Stephen Fry reading JK Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, you’re missing out. Go and search for them in a couple of minutes – but first, enjoy their riotous video edit, ‘Harry Potter and the X-Rated Trailer’…
» ‘Now please stop buggering me!’ For high-quality Doctor Who mash-up magic, Farmergeddon has been the go-to guy since the days when editing videos together was a matter of hooking up two VCRs and pressing pause at the right time. His take on The Five Doctors is indisputably a work of comedy genius.
» ‘The dog is funnier than the Vader kid.’ Back to Super Bowl XLVI for the last of this week’s selections. Volkswagen’s kid-activates-car-with-the-Force ad became a worldwide hit after airing during the 2011 final, and this year, the full-length version of the company’s game day promo contains a coda set in a familiar cantina….