Posted on 05/10/2009 6:12:33 PM PDT by MortMan
Never before have I seen a political statement in the guise of an AFV nominee - much less a $100,000.00 finalist! And yet, here we are, with "main man" "yes we can" lovingly caroled to by a child too young to know anything about politics.
But AFV producers and writers surely know - and their decision to politicize a feel-good show has cost them a 19 year viewer. I cannot believe ABC is so dense as to misunderstand the appeal and durability of AFV, a 19 year sensation in the prime time TV business. It is inescapable, therefore, that the show, the network, and the sponsors are all tainted with a willingness to shill for "the one".
I went to their website and complained, although I know their self-righteous bubbles are likely far to scabrous to penetrate. I am livid.
I do not remember seeing a single, solitary AFV video that was political before the big winner tonight. Not a filler vid, not an "honorable mention", not a nominee, not a $10,000.00 winner, and certainly not a $100,000.00 winner. I will not see any more, either. I won't be watching.
They should stick with what they do best.
Kicking men in the nuts.
You should take a day and watch kids tv these days. Nik tV and the Cartoon channel can’t make a joke unless it involves burps, farts, butts, or vomit. I don’t know if parents aren’t paying attention or they think it’s OK. It makes ya weep.
Thank you, I didn’t know about the “Thank You Satan” backwards tracks. Extremely interesting. When was this discovered? —and how did I miss it!!!-—
Have you heard the creepy backwards section of “Stairway to Heaven”?
We actually got rid of our Directv to save some money in the Obameconomy. I saw some of those shows and was happy to flip on a DVD instead.
Now we watch a lot of Arthur and Martha Speaks. I didn’t think I would like PBS this much.
Think about it though, the parents that let the kids watch those shows grew up on Beevis and Butthead. Figures.
This kid reciting words of presidents is almost as creepy as the backwards Satan video.
Yikes....seriously.
Backward masking is one of the creepiest things in my opinion. The end of the movie “Ringu” in the original Japanese was backward masked and creeped me out to the max.
That video brought tears to my eyes, and I’m not talking in a good way.
Her vote for Øbama sold that kid into slavery. I hope she’s proud.
The three finalists are rarely (almost never) the funniest videos of the show. The one thing the finalists do have in common is that they are much longer than the other entries. In fact, you can fairly accurately predict if a video will be finalist on that basis as you watch the show. I can’t remember the last time a video that actually made me laugh out loud was the winner. Cute? Perhaps. But definitely not the funniest.
I’m going to have to watch for that.
Backmasking is the intentional overdubbing of reversed recordings.
Reverse speech is the subconscious communicating with other subconsciousness.
It's also telling that this "song" was written by Will I Am.
The phrase and action of "I Will" (place myself above G_d) was the original sin by the original sinner, whom does NOT remain nameless in this 0b0minati0n.
That midget is interesting, but can he sing and dance?
Ooooo, thanks!
I’ve had it wrong all these years. But it still creeps me out.
What is an “AFV”?
“America’s Funniest (Home) Videos”
Oh, thanks.
I've seen bits of that show, and never saw any humor in them.
Seems like mostly someone's bad judgement that ends with someone getting racked.
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