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Weirdly Glorious Venture Bros. Cosplay With The Monarch and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch

Annalee Newitz — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:40:00 PST

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you had a live-action version of Venture Bros., crossed with a cheesy 1970s-era romance starring arch villains The Monarch and Dr. Mrs. Monarch (AKA Dr. Girlfriend)? Of course you have.

Created by Nick Murphy, this is a pitch-perfect blob of weirdness, a slo-mo romance montage featuring the Monarchs frolicking in a sunset field, drinking wine, and contemplating how they are masters of all they survey. The costumes are great, and the final FX scene with their evil lair is just plain cool. After a minute or two of this, you start to think of how poignant the love affair between The Monarch and Dr. Mrs. Monarch really is.

Before It Was Syfy . . . A Cool Set of Viral Videos From 1999

Annalee Newitz — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:30:00 PDT

http://noneinc.com/Y3K/Back in 1999, the SciFi Channel (as it was called back then) did a series of funny viral videos for Y2K which purported to be messages from Y3K that our descendants had sent us from the future. You can find them on a seemingly forgotten part of the Syfy website. Some of the messages from the future include:

Enjoy your Gender Specificity while it lasts.
Sorry, we still do not have personal jet packs.
Save the Rainforests, thats where the ape overlords say the best bananas come from.
Racism is no longer a problem now that all inferior humans are slaves.
Don't worry, it turns out the moon is made out of fossil fuels.

Surprisingly amusing. You can check out more of these, along with the original ads that aired 10 years ago, by visiting None Inc. Just ignore the "visit Syfy" image that pops up and scroll down the top, orange window.

Beware Google's Surveillance Death-Ray

charliejane — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:20:23 PST

What happens when Google street view is no longer content with showing incredibly detailed pictures of the outside of your house? This hilarious science fiction video by the Vacationeers follows Google's omni-cam to its most invasive extreme... and of course they posted it on YouTube.

Our evil video tool cut off the credits from this video, alas. So here they are. Starring: Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller. Directed by: Todd Berger. Written by: Jeff Grace. Produced by: Kevin Brennan and Jeff Grace. Cinematography: Helena Wei. Edited by: Todd Berger. Music: Kevin MacLeod. Production Assistant: Derrick Guyton. [The Vacationeers]