Oops!

So among all the excitement of creating my website, I forgot something key to my blog, the weekly awesome amazing crazy top 5 list of excitement. I was to do them weekly every Saturday, but on only the second week I failed you guys.

For that I am sorry.

Anyways, this week I'll do an easy one,  the top 5 internet videos ever. I remember some of these from when I was really young, and some of them are fairly new, but one thing makes them alike. They are all hilarious!

Honorable Mention: Justin Bieber get's riddled, and  I mean destroyed, by bullets on CSI. I officially love the writers of this show now, what more can be said?






5)Numa Numa guy- I will start the list with one of the oldest viral video's I can remember seeing. It featured a man in his mid 20's sporting a pair of headphones. The man was overweight and took up most of the screen, but when you heard the first line of his song you could not look away. The song, was the numa numa song. And the man, was the numa numa guy, and the encounter was equal to the first time chocolate met peanut butter.

The video was hilarious! Yet so simple anyone could do it. It was simply a man lip syncing a song, but somehow it could keep me watching numerous times. The best thing about the video is that you're laughing with the guy, not at him. You can see he's having a great time! So you feel a little better about watching it.








4) Evolution of Dance- Now, this one isn't as good for its comedy but it's still one of the best. It's simply a man going through all the dances he could think of all conjured up into one, megadance. The concept sounds easy enough but when the man in the video puts it all together it becomes art, and some of the parts bring back hilarious memories, hey the whole thing reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite to be honest. I heard something about the guy being a motivational speaker now or something, that's a great job for him, his only other real option would be back up dancer for some kind of band...I can't think of any band that has music like that. Nevermind.

Anyways here it is in all its artistic glory, the evolution of dance.







3) David After Dentist- This video had me laughing so hard when I first saw it. It's simply a kid who's very, very...VERY high after leaving the dentist. The kid seems to be in some kind of half real half fake world and can't seem to keep focused on anything.

This video spawned such great quotes as "is this real life" "is this gonna be forever?" and the very memorable and rage fueled "AAAHHHHH". David is like that kid high on LSD in the corner of the room playing with the plant who everyone just walks by and laughs at.  I hope David does not end up down that path.






2) Star Wars Kid (and all its spinoffs)-  Now, the story of the Star Wars kid is quite a tragic one, but that is not what this blog is about, if you want details look em up on google :), anyways the Star Wars kid was a video that some high school students found in one of their High Schools video recorders. The students popped the tape in and saw a student (whom they considered nerdy) flailing around a broomstick like it was a lightsaber. They then distributed it to other students and eventually it hit the internet.

Now the video itself was funny, but not nearly as funny as the many spinoffs, I'm going to post the original here but it's not hard to find many of the spinoffs that are out there.






1) Winnebago Man- Ah, Jack Rebney. A man who I have laughed at, a man who I have learned from, a man who has given me comfort and, an RV salesman. I can't remember the first time I saw the Winnebago man video, it has been that long, but even now when I watch it years later it still brings me comfort. No matter how mad I am I know that I can at least tell this guy to calm down.

The man has taught me alot without knowing it. Jack has taught me swearwords and sentences that I never would have though of before. "Can you do me your kindness?" is now something I say out of habit when I'm yelling at someone. Jack also taught me to let it all out sometimes. You can't always be the calm cool and collected person everyone expects you to be, sometimes you need to swear! Sometimes you need to swat angrily around at flies! These are basic things.

The reason this video is my number one is not only because of the video itself but also the documentary it spawned (under the same name "Winnebago Man") The documentary looks to track down Jack Rebney, and has a lot of trouble in the beginning, but after a few months they finally find a way to contact them. Anyways they find Rebney as a recluse (it is assumed he was lead there after he found out about the video) who was pretty ignorant of the world around him.

Rebney seemed to think everyone who watched the video was laughing at him, instead of being angry with him. We felt his suffering! We've all had bad days, we felt his angst, but he didn't see it that way. Jack chose to ignore the world around him except for a select few.

After months of contact the director and crew finally convince Jack to attend a Q&A at a found footage festival. Jack comes in skeptical almost looking embarrassed when he hears the laughter of the audience. When his name is announced though, things all change. The room stands in applause as Jack makes his way to the front of the room and we are treated to an amazing story of human understanding, and in some ways forgiveness.

Anyways, heres the video that started it all!

Once again I'm sorry for my inactivity. I promise I will get the blog back up at full capacity within the week!

Thanks to all who are still reading!

Good Morning Blogspot!

Well not quite good morning, but today I'm posting my blog a little later then I usually do. I worked all day and couldn't wait to get back to my Blogger! I came up with a new idea for a weekly blog, a top 5 list. I will review the top 5 best or worst of a given category, feel free to post suggestions for next weeks top 5 list!

Today I decided I would begin with an easy one. Given the fact that I spend much more time on the computer then watching the TV, I decided I would compile a list of my top 5 best TV shows on TV currently, as I don't have much of a range to choose from. I chose not to include any specials or the like, only weekly seasonal TV shows.

So without further adieu, I give to you the inaugural "Ramsay's Best/Worst Super Saturday List!" on the top 5 Television shows on TV right now. Enjoy!

Top 5 Television shows currently on the air.

5. Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is now on its 36th season and year, and continues to produce quality sketches and stars! The show began because the producers felt that there was nothing that was groundbreakingly funny on TV, just old recycled comedy used for years. The producers embarked on a quest and assembled a cast of 9 actors, mainly from theatre groups such as second city, and began brainstorming ideas for sketches. They decided they would have a different host and musical act for every episode. The first season of SNL was basically that, an assortment of brainstormed sketches. This cause a mess, and they would usually be stuck writing scripts even after the show had already gone live. The show drew a small amount of buzz, and was enough to get them signed onto NBC for a second season. The second season is where the show really took off.

It became the "cool" thing to watch and many people began to adopt the SNL style of humor. The popularity of the show created such mega-stars through the years such as John Belushi (had a number one album in the blues brothers, a number one movie in animal house, and was featured on the number one show SNL all at the same time! No wonder he succumb to the stress), Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Will Ferell, Chris Farley and many, many more. These mega stars gained their fame from the show, yet also ensured the long-term popularity of the show, as everyone is watching to see who the next big star is.

That popularity attained in the 70's has carried over to today. And I believe the current cast is one of the best in many years! You have the amazing creativity and originality of Andy Samberg and the lonely island, the great comedic timing of Kristen Wigg(my favorite current SNL player), the snarkyness of Seth Myers and the comedic experience with Kenan Thomson(I can't remember a time where he wasn't on my TV), Bill Hader and Fred Armison. This mix of unique characters gives SNL a great chemistry, and is producing some of their best material in recent memory!






4. Mantracker
This is a show some of you may not have heard of. It's a little gem that airs on the Outdoor Life Network here in Canada (I'm not sure if it airs in the states. It is a fairly new show focused around an experienced tracker and an accomplice who is familiar with the local land. The duo then set out to find two "escapees" who are unique on every episode. They are two friends who are chosen from entries. These escapees are known as "the prey".

The Prey begin in a location that is not disclosed to the man tracker, and the two teams are placed about a KM away from each other. A flare signifies the start and the prey must begin to search for their location(once again, undisclosed to mantracker). They must reach the location before mantracker is able to find them, or before their 48 hour timer runs out. I don't know what exactly the prize is but I hope its worth it for what these people go through.

This is where it gets interesting. Throughout the show you get to learn the personalities and characters of both the escapees, and mantracker and his random ally. It is a classic case of the hunter and the hunted, and the suspense that it creates is like no show I've currently seen. Watching the mantracker follow their movements while the prey unknowingly searches for their destination, watching the prey use tactics to outsmart and outmaneuver mantracker, seeing the intensity of the chase, they all make this show one of the best on television for me!

If I were you, and you haven't seen this show yet, I would certainly recommend you check it out!

3. History Channel's Reality Lineup
Recently history channel has begun to air these reality TV shows which are aimed at peoples careers, almost like a mans version of TLC. Anyways, their strategy worked and people are completely sucked into their shows, they have unique characters with unique professions and you can't wait to see what they're going to find next.

Pawn Stars- This is my favorite of the History Channel reality lineup. It is about 4 guys who work at a pawn shop in Las Vegas, and the stories of everything that is brought in. The people who work in the store are (usually) very knowledgeable and if not, they will call in an expert. It seems like their store is a haven for rare and unique items and people tend to go there to sell those items. The characters on the show and their antics (i.e. Clumsy Chumly, Grumpy old man, The dad who laughs at all his own jokes and the "rebellious son) mixed with the amazing items that are brought in every episode make this show thoroughly watchable and enjoyable.







American Pickers- American Pickers is a show about a tall skinny outgoing guy and a short, chubby almost awkward guy who go out to various houses looking for old stuff that they can resell. It seems their targets are horders and it's pretty neat to see what these people have collected over the years, and how much it is actually worth in current day. These guys will spend hours on property digging through stuff we would classify as "garbage" to find little gems that make them cash. It's an interesting profession that I had never heard of prior to the show. This show is another one you should check out if you haven't already.

Now I haven't checked out "Swamp People" yet but it seems like it would be a pretty interesting one as well, so I'll have to check that out soon.
2. Big Bang Theory
This show about a group of 4 nerdy friends who go awry when a hot girl moves in across the hall from them, and a hot girl who will pay attention to them. This creates for some hilarious and original situations and characters, such as;
Sheldon, this man has an IQ higher then yours or mine combined, and is not subtle about it either, he tends to correct everything people say and has smartass input for almost everything his friends have to say. His character is able to create a hilarious situation out of almost anything unintentionally. Sheldon is also very easy to convince, as he takes himself and everything else very seriously
Raj, this man is a Dr (not 100% sure of what) and has come to America from India. Raj seems to have trouble adapting to our society, and finds himself unable to talk to women (unless he is drinking). This also creates some funny situations, such as when a girl he doesn't know asks him a question. Raj also always seems to be able to get the most girls, making it hilariously ironic.
Wallowitz- Wallowitz is the jewish engineer who still lives with his mother, his friends make fun of him for not having a doctorate, but Wallowitz seems to be pretty confident with his work and has even contributed to NASA. Wallowitz can talk to women, but women seem unable to talk to him.
Leonard seems to be the normal one on the show, he eventually goes on to date Penny (before getting dumped a few days later) their friendship continues though making that ex-couple awkwardness on the show,
And finally, Penny, Penny is the hot girl who lives across the hall mentioned before. Pennys willingness to talk to them has them baffled. Penny often doesn't understand what the nerds are talking about and has little to add to their conversations, but a lot to add to the comedy. Penny brings to life how smart and nerdy these guys really are compared to a "normal" person.

This combination of characters create unique and hilarious situations, and I find myself learning something new every episode. I imagine you've seen this show before but if you haven't this is a must watch.
1. The Office
This show is an American rip off of the British version, or so I thought and has now become my favorite show on TV. When the show began they used the same situations. lines and nearly identical character names, which made for an uninspired show. When season 2 began airing though, this all changed, and the office began to to come to its own and began to incorporate their actors/actresses unique improv abilities to its fullest. Now on its 7th season the office is still going strong with an all star ensemble of Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson John Kracinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms and Craig Robinson. Each of the actors/actresses listed have been in several high grossing movies and the popularity has skyrocketed!

Now, with Steve Carell leaving the show, it is unsure who will replace his role as branch manager. My bet would be on Craig Robinson (Daryl Philbin) filling the spot, but as of now this is unsure.

The characters are able to create, once again unique and hilariously awkward situations. Each actor/actress seems to have remarkable comedic timing and dedication to their role. I'm hoping the show will keep up its hilarity after the departure of Steve Carell, and I have high hopes that the all star cast will do just fine by themselves.

Well thats all I can write for now Bloggers! I hope you enjoyed this one took me a while to write!