The Daily Show’s John Oliver responded last week to Fox News’ recent “documentary” about President Bush, “George W. Bush: Fighting to the Finish” (it actually exists!) with one of his own, “FOX News: The Meter is Running.” It’s an unflinching, no-holds-barred, fair and balanced look at…

It’s pretty funny. Have a look at the clip:

Part 2 after the jump…

Just when you thought Reel Geezers was the Web’s only hope for an amusing movie review show, film buffs Richard Knight and David Kodeski have come to the rescue with Movie Queens. A gimmicky web show in the best sense, Movie Queens is “all about film from the queer perspective” and it certainly lives up to its motto, “cinema veri-gay”. The show is jam-packed with great movie clips, funny montages and witty banter. David and Ricky cover topics “near and dear to movie queerists”, namely, plastic surgery, chick flicks, homoerotic superhunks, camp classics and classic classics. When you visit the site, be sure to click on “videos” and watch the mini-episode to see their interview with Bruce Villanch of “Get Bruce” fame. May the Movie Queens reign on!

Special thanks to B.Ingram for the tip!

We heart Pitchfork. Their festival even served as the backdrop for one of our first videos, “Trash Talk”.

Now they’ve entered the web video world by launching Pitchfork.tv, which features a gamut of interviews, performances, and other random clips that cater to snarky Pitchforkians.

One bit of randomness involves a video series called “Pitchfork Central Casting.” Its tagline: “In fall of 2007, Pitchfork put out a call on Craigslist seeking fresh young talent to be the face of Pitchfork TV.”

The videos are hilarious sketches documentaries about the auditions, which are judged by two special Pitchfork execs. (The interviewers’ characters are brilliantly played by Les Savy Fav singer Tim Harrington and SNL veteran/chameleon Fred Armisen.)

Obviously, there’s more to Pitchfork.tv than comedy bits, and we’ll have to see how it holds up in comparison to its heavily trafficked text site. Plus, while good for viewers, the site isn’t yet serving any advertising.

So viewers, go enjoy what Pitchfork.tv has to offer, ad-free!!! (For now at least.)

Need we really comment?

We’re thinking they must have been inspired by the ninja algorithm march.

All this hard work has finally paid off.

Yes, friends and fans, Harpo Studios has made a sizable bid for our company, and we’ve decided to submit our humble venture to the Big O.

We can’t really talk details (you know, all that legal stuff), but we can say that there’s a lot of radical new programming in store for you. (Spoiler Alert: One of the shows we’re developing involves Oprah performing street magic with Carrot Top. It should be pretty sweet. The title of the show would have to be something catchy, yet something magical.)

So while this has been a lot of fun, it looks like Fresh Cut is moving onto bigger and better things. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to hand in a rough draft of “Oprah-Cadabra.”

Hassan*

*April Fools, suckas! Although really, I imagine very few of you actually believed this. I mean, seriously, there’s no way Carrot Top would have done that show.

At least we’re not as mean as Google with their brand new service prank: Virgle Pioneer. I wonder how many geeks actually signed up for it.

Oprah, we love you, but we’d have to think twice before succumbing to the O-Empire. (I hear you’re a pretty tough boss.) Nevertheless, I’m not kidding about “Oprah-Cadabra.” Have your people call my people. An Executive Producer credit and a free car should be compensation enough. You know, nothing much…

Actually, when I say “there’s a lot of radical new programming in store for you” and we’re “moving into bigger and better things,” that’s no joke. For realsies, we’ve got some top-secret projects in the works, and it won’t be long before we make that real announcement. In the meantime, pray for the cold weather to end. We here in Chicago could really use a tan.

Here at Fresh Cut, we’d like to take a collective breath of fresh air and salute the creator of getafirstlife.com. Darren Barefoot is a writer, technologist and marketer who lives in Vancouver, Canada (no, we don’t know if that’s his real name). He creates parodies like this one whenever he “gets bored with a technology or pop culture fad.” Cheers to the analog world!

Can whoever is responsible for this video please contact us immediately?

Special thanks to Andrea for the tip!

Produced by Hassan S. Ali and Dorothee Royal-Hedinger

Hear ye, city dwellers: Spring is here, and for those of you surrounded by urban sprawl, it’s time to show your neighborhood greenery some love.

“Seed bombing” involves planting flowers on barren land that’s otherwise hard-to-reach or simply not conducive to plant growth, such as construction sites, abandoned lots, and even alleys and sidewalks.

In this episode of “DIY,” we give it a shot for ourselves.

(Photo credits, via Creative Commons License: North Avenue Beach, Skyline, Millenium Park)

John McCain is an unfortunate victim of circumstance. First, with no opponent for the Republican presidential nomination, he now has to sustain the media’s attention despite all eyes being fixed on the Clinton-Obama showdown. (The title of this Reuters article from today says it all: “McCain now has challenge of staying in public eye.”)

Secondly, despite winning all four states from last Tuesday’s primaries, it turns out more voters are voicing concerns about his age. The 71-year-old Republican presidential nominee is only two years older than when Ronald Reagan entered the White House.

But while reading an AP movie review for the new movie “10,000 B.C.,” I noticed something ironic about the accompanying web advertisement. See if you can spot it:

If I didn’t know any better, John McCain is an “historic bore.” (Note: This screengrab has not been Photoshopped!)

I hope people don’t start “Google bombing” McCain with the words “historic bore,” as they did back in 2003 with George W. Bush and the words “miserable failure.”

Either way, we get it already: He’s old. Let’s move on.

Don’t you love it when TV networks create shows based on annoying web ads? I sure do!

It turns out that TV Land is premiering a new reality show called “High School Reunion,” which by all accounts is inspired by those pesky web ads from Facebook wannabe Classmates.com.

Here’s the show’s synopsis, via TVLand.com:

More than a dozen classmates from the 1987 graduating class of J.J. Pearce High School in Dallas, Texas reunite after 20 years. In high school, they were known as the jock, the popular girl, the stud, the bully and the geek. Have they changed or are they still living up to their high school roles? Find out when they all get back together for a two-week Hawaiian get-away sure to rekindle past relationships, rivalries and romances.

I have a gentle reminder for the Programming department at TV Land: The Writers Strike Is Over! There’s no need for more reality shows, and on top of that, no interest to watch midlife sexual tension. (Note to self: never type the words “midlife sexual tension” again.) But given the TV Land viewer age demographic, I’m guessing the show will find some degree of success. Continue Reading…