Written by Amy on Monday, August 18th, 2008 ( Start discussion ) |
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We (meaning me) interrupt your Olympic and Photobooks posts (finally) to report that Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho’s VH1 reality show, The Cho Show, will be premiering next week on VH1 (America, obviously… I’ll just have to find it online), Thursdays at 11pm.
Lucky for us… AfterElton.com has a full ’sneak peek’ of the first episode, Korean of the Year, where Cho battles the idea of accepting or not the award of Korean of the Year… The episode is divided into 4 parts, no commercial breaks~~~ I think the parts I laughed the most were Part 3 and 4.
If you don’t know who Margaret Cho is, what the hell is wrong with you? xD Cho is one of the funniest people I’ve heard, though her humor might not be for everyone… she’s funny once you get used to. I first discovered her by watching a YouTube link to her comedy act, I’m the One that I Want ~~~ xD
I just love Margaret’s parents~~~ and her imitation of her mother! xD
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Tags: afterelton.com, comedian, funny, i'm the one that i want, margaret cho, the cho show, vh1, youtube
Written by Amy on Friday, March 14th, 2008 ( One response ) |
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We’re back with a new edition of why the 90’s ruled!! For past reasons of why they ruled, check the following links:
Part I
Part II
Part III (Disney Edition)
This time, I’m gonna be talking about the coolest VJ in MTV Latin America, and that was Ruth! The orange-haired Argentinean who graced MTV Latin America for long enough so she could make an impact on my TV viewing. She was chill, she was hip… she was just what VJs are supposed to be.
According to Wikipedia, Ruth is a host and an actress, and became one of the main figures for the Latin American youth thanks to her job as a VJ for over 10 years. I mainly knew her from her show Conexion, but she also hosted, co-produced and wrote several other interactive programs… which make her even cooler.
You see, MTV was cooler at that point in time… VJs didn’t try hard to be hip and cool. MTV was actually about music, and reality tv and crappy series weren’t part of the scheduling. You could actually keep your tv on MTV, and no one would think that was weird. There was also Daria, Beavis and Butthead, and even Ren and Stimpy!
And why the heck am I writing about this? Well, I was watching old tapes, and I had recorded some of Ruth’s show Conexion. I actually ended up watching the whole show, and it made me nostalgic about watching MTV, lol. I barely watch any MTV, maybe I occasionally end up watching it at 3 or 4 in the morning, but you wouldn’t catch me watching it during the day.
Nowadays, I tend to watch more VH1, but it’s not necessarily good either, but it’s better than MTV’s programs… most of the times. I remember that in Canada I began watching MuchMusic, which is like Canadian MTV… after a while, I was more of a MuchMoreMusic type of person, almost like the Canadian version of VH1. I did watch quite a bit of CMT too, but that was in Canada - Cable in Peru did had, at one point in time, CMT in their listing but it didn’t last much longer than a month.
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Tags: beavis and butthead, cmt, conexion, daria, mtv, mtv latin america, muchmore, muchmusic, ren and stimpy, ruth infarinato, vh1, vj, why the 90's ruled
Written by Amy on Saturday, May 12th, 2007 ( Start discussion ) |
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Well, my music video knowledge is very limited, but these are a couple of the trivia that I know by heart:
- The first EVER music video aired on MTV was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by, if I recall correctly, The Bugles.
- “Thriller” by Michael Jackson was the first ever Music Video-Turned Short Film.
- The first ever Music Video I remember watching is “Remember the Time” by Michael Jackson - another short film/music vid!
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Tags: bjork, chris cunningham, dave meyers, evan rachel wood, joseph khan, justin timberlake, marylin manson, michael jackson, michel gondry, mtv, muchmore, music video, nigel dick, scarlett johansson, spike jonze, thriller, vh1, wayne isham, white stripes
Written by Amy on Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 ( 7 responses ) |
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Okay, I’m sleepy. It’s 5 a.m. but I won’t be able to sleep if I think of forgetting about this when I wake up. Tuesdays mark “new CDs and DVDs” day, I should know, I was the one going on a shopping trip every Tuesday to get my favorite music and movies in Canada. Don’t do it here in Peru, mainly because there is not “new merchandise” day that I know of, and things just don’t get here in time.
Anyway, for anyone - I am the ideal consumer. If I like your product, I will likely buy it. However, products have been sucking lately… also because I hate thinking Blue-ray discs and HD are on the market now, so studios are not releasing two-discs DVDs anymore.
But let’s talk about music as a more general example.
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Tags: apple, avril lavigne, blu-ray, cd, download, dvd, ethic, film, hd, illegal, itunes, legal, marit larsen, movie, mp3, mtv sucks, myspace, p2p, torrents, under the surface, vh1