Interrupt This Program
June 6th, 2011

Posted by Matt

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you… your regularly scheduled programming.

This is, perhaps, one of our weirder videos, and perhaps a bit of a long walk for the punchline, but I think it works well. It’s Alex’s physical acting that really sells this video – and he knocked it out of the park, which is doubly impressive because he made it up as he went along on the day of filming.

My contribution to the video was shot back before my most recent haircut. The mop is now gone, and much more manageable. My newsdesk character apparently really didn’t give a f***.

Unskippable this week is Mad World. You can find that here on the Escapist.

Additionally, today’s episode of checkpoint is up at PATV.

Cheers!

Ransom
May 30th, 2011

Posted by Matt

I have kidnapped your girlfriend! Now do as I say, and watch this week’s video if you want to see her again!

Today’s video features one of the more ridiculous scenarios I’ve been a party to filming. I’m not sure quite what the relationship between LeFarge and Ethan is in this video, nor what event set their rivalry in motion. What do these fellows do when they’re not engaging in felony-related hijinks? That’s a very good question.

As has become the standard for any video in which we require a somewhat seedy-underbelly style location for a shoot, we shot this sketch in the basement of the Victoria Event Centre. It’s a great place, but that basement most definitelty meets all of one’s unsavory-location needs.

A big thanks also to Graham’s mother for playing the role of Ethan’s mother the video. There no one who can bring ‘Graham’s mom’ to a role quite like Graham’s mom herself.

Checkpoint this week is titled “Patently Silly” and can be found here on PATV.

As of the writing of this post today’s Unskippable isn’t yet live, but I’ll update with a link when it’s online.

Cheers!

Back It Up
May 9th, 2011

Posted by Matt

So, while we wait for our mysterious “new thing” to go live, I thought I’d let you know that this week’s LRR video has gone live. You can watch it here.

You may notice the return of a certain devilishly handsome friend of ours in this one so you really ought not to miss it.

Unskippable is live now as well, and you can find it here. Today’s cutscene comes from the game Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper.

Cheers, folks, and check back soon for news about our “new thing” here when it goes live.

Bright Ideas
May 2nd, 2011

Posted by Matt

Here’s a bright idea for you: watch our new video! you can find it here.

Truly I think this video outlines a problem I think we can all identify with. I’ll leave it to you to determine which problem that is, but I’m sure it identifiies one. This was a Kathleen-written video, which will likely come as a surprise to no one who watches it. I had nothing to do with the creation of this video though, so I’ve left it to Kathleen to fill in the blanks:

It is considerably ironic that I’m writing this note about Bright Ideas while Khaavren sits on my lap and purrs, considering I play a crazy cat lady in this video. However, you can tell I’m acting because I’m a crazy cat lady patent lawyer instead of a crazy cat lady sketch comedy person.

This video came about because I was trying to write a piece of marketing stuff for my job and I was really hitting a roadblock. Eventually my brain decided it would be more fun to think of incredibly inappropriate things instead of product features, so I came up with the idea for ‘poet-be-gone’. The rest of the video came out from there.

I really like Jer’s acting in this – rather than channel the standard high energy crazy person, I requested he keep it more muted. When I was writing this video, I imagined the inventor being played by Michael Palin in Vocational Guidance Councilor sketch. I think Jer knocked it out of the park.

Unskippable this week was Monster Hunter Tri. You can watch that here.

Finally, the Desert Bus for Hope 5 countdown clock has been started, and with it, you’ll find the details of the 2011 Desert Bus craft-along. Start your crafting engine by heading on over to desertbus.org and checking it out!

Cheers!

Ways to Clean Your House
April 26th, 2011

Posted by Matt

Dig yourself out from under that heap of unwashed laundry, our new video is up and you can watch it right here.

It’s spring (in this part of Canada, anyhow) and that means it time to do some spring cleaning! We thought we’d provide you these handy suggestions for how you can add some neat & tidy to your life. Follow one of our many great tips and your life is sure to be spick & span with a minimum of effort!

Unskippable this week was Prison Break. You can watch that here.

A reminder also that No Rules Means No Pants shirts are still available for pre-order, and will be until May 2nd. Don’t miss out!

Cheers!