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Mariah Carey And Unicorns: Every Geek's Fantasy(?)

As previously reported, the video for Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" is something of a big-budget affair, with Brett Ratner behind the camera and 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer as Mimi's sorta-love-interest. McBrayer plays a computer nerd (of course!) who's sent on a house call to upgrade Mariah's wireless, and said scenario results in his mind going off in all sorts of fantastical directions—some of which make me wonder if she isn't making some bizarre play for the Digg crowd and their "viral video" power. She plays laser tag! She races model cars! And the clip not only has a glimpse of Mariah's underwear, it has multiple scenes featuring a unicorn—and her spouting off some technical jargon at the end. The Google hits for the phrase "Mariah FTW" are going to go through the roof by day's end, I tell you. [Dailymotion]

11:00 AM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Maura Johnston
895 views, 10 comments

Latest by DW: OK, I was gonna let this video slide by without a word, but the end just annoyed me. Why? Because one cannot upgrade to 802.11n without first opening the computer, taking out some tools, unscrewing the old wifi card, then more »

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Mariah Carey's New Video To Show The Taste, Restraint, And Pitch-Perfect Humor That Brett Ratner Is Known For

The video for Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body," which debuts next week, is going to feature Jack McBrayer—a.k.a. 30 Rock's ubernaif page Kenneth Parcell—and you may not be surprised by the fact that he's apparently playing a guy who's kind of a nerd. (Toya's World has shots of McBrayer in full-on rainbow-headband workout mode.) Not only that, but the clip was directed by Rush Hour auteur Brett Ratner! Hmm, when you compare this clip's probable budget to that of Janet Jackson's Plan 9-looking "Feedback", then think about the difference between the blog smackdowns given to sites that dared post a snippet of "Touch" and the unsullied sites that are dealing in .zip files of Discipline right now, you get a pretty clear picture of what Island Def Jam's priorities are at the moment, don't you? [Toya's World]

2:20 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Maura Johnston
687 views, 7 comments

Latest by StuntKockSteeev: This seems like as good a time as any to bring up that Brett Ratner was blown by a tranny. [en.wikipedia.org] more »

So the really cute underage coffee guy who Tina Fey dated on last week's 30 Rock? Turns out that in real life, he's musician/major label refugee Val Emmich—and, in a bit of casting that's worthy of Head Of The Class, he's also 28! [NYT]

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The RIAA Has A Long History Of Reaching Out To The Kids

Last night's 30 Rock referenced a blast from our anti-piracy past: The 1978 episode of What's Happening!! in which Raj and the gang are busted for bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert. As you might remember, the highlight of this truly very special episode is when Rerun drops his recording device in the front row, causing the Doobies to stop the music, and prompting a guilt-inducing lecture from Michael McDonald. It's a still-timely look at the music industry's ham-handed attempts to teach the kids about musical responsibility, and it features a line that deserves to be adapted for a new RIAA slogan: "We're Putting You In Jail, And All Because Of A Fat Kid Eating Popcorn." More »

10:28 AM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,588 views, 27 comments

Latest by FelixPardalis: Eric Harvey: even better than that CHiPs episode was the one where Donnie Most (Ralph Malph on Happy Days) played Moloch, the Gene Simmons-ish 'evil' rock singer who is being threatened by some curse... or could it be a crazed fan? more »

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Rap-Centric "30 Rock" Episode Provides 26 Minutes Of Pleasure

As if you needed another excuse to watch 30 Rock—it's this year's Arrested Development, only less absurdist, and way more doomed—Thursday's Source Awards-themed episode featured cameos by LL Cool J and Ghostface, an entire sub-plot based on Jay-Z's Cristal ban, and a well-placed MC Skat Kat zinger. Plus, LL jokes about Tupac. Much, much better than that time Hall & Oates were on Will & Grace. More »

8:41 AM on Fri Mar 2 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,021 views, 10 comments

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Ghostface Killah Aims To Make It To The Lower Tiers Of The Nielsen Ratings

For those of you who ever wondered what would happen if one of the stars of the Wu-Tang Clan teamed up with one of the stars of Viva Rock Vegas, your mescaline-enhanced dreams have been fufilled, as Ghostface made a brief cameo on the way-underrated 30 Rock last night. You can watch the whole episode for free here; Ghostface's bit is in part four, but if you skip ahead, you'll miss Tracy Morgan's concise analysis of George Will. More »

12:24 PM on Fri Nov 17 2006
By Brian Raftery
242 views, 4 comments

Latest by dennisobell: It's amazing how perceptions change. During their respective premiere weeks, Studio 60 was nearly pitch-perfect and totally pulse-pounding, while 30 Rock felt contrived and undercooked. Within two weeks, Studio 60 became insufferable and lost all dramatic interest. And 30 Rock found its more »