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From the film Young Victoria.

Favorite trailer in a long time. Since, well, the “There Will Be Blood,” trailer. God bless P.T. Anderson.

AKA March Badness.

In keeping with my farm animal theme yet again, here is a cool thesis animation from Nikolas Ilic, who recently graduated from Sheridan College in Canada.

This brilliant image courtesy Jonathan Mak.

Keeping my pig theme going, here’s a radical stop-motion short film set to Willie Nelson covering Coldplay. Directed by Johnny Kelly.

I almost cried. Almost.

Here’s the making of. Right up my alley…

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This is what a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia looks like. God, I love the internet. Via jmckinley’s posterous.

To the delight of many a fan, Game of Thrones returns to HBO in the Spring of 2012 for its second season (where winter will still be coming to Westeros). We have some returning cast members, some dearly departed characters who sadly will not, and more importantly we get to meet some all new characters (and the actors they will play).

I will keep a running tally on the current state of casting here for all to enjoy, updating as frequently as the news comes in (or as close as I can get).

New Cast

Nonso Anozie is Xaro Xhoan Daxos

Simon Armstrong is Qhorin Halfhand

Andy Beckwith is Rorge

Nicholas Blane is The Spice King

Sam Callis is Gold Cloak

Oona Chaplin is Talisa

Gwendoline Christie is Brienne Tarth

Ben Crompton is Dolorous Edd Tollett

Steven Cole is Kovarro

Liam Cunningham is Davos Seaworth

Karl Davies is Alton Lannister

Oliver Ford Davies is Maester Cressen

Stephen Dillane is Stannis Baratheon

Edward Dogliani is Rattleshirt

Roy Dotrice is Hallyne

Simon Fisher-Becker is High Septon

Ian Hanmore is Pyat Pree

Ralph Ineson is Dagmer Cleftjaw

Gerard Jordan is Biter

Rose Leslie is Ygritte

Patrick Malahide is Balon Greyjoy

Michael McElhatton is Roose Bolton

Fintan McKeown is Ser Amory Lorch

Anthony Morris is The Tickler

Hannah Murray is Gilly

Lucian Msamati is Salladhor Saan œ

Daniel Portman is Podrick Payne

Robert Pugh is Craster

John Stahl is Rickard Karstark

Carice Van Houten is Melisandre of Asshai

Tony Way is Dontos Hollard

Gemma Whelan is Yara Greyjoy

Tom Wlaschiha is Jaqen H’ghar

Returning Lead Cast

Alfie Allen is Theon Greyjoy

Emilia Clarke is Daenerys Targaryen

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is Ser Jaime Lannister

Peter Dinklage is Tyrion Lannister

Michelle Fairley is Catelyn Stark

Aidan Gillen is Petyr Baelish

Jack Gleeson is Joffrey Baratheon

Iain Glen is Ser Jorah Mormont

Kit Harington is Jon Snow

Lena Headey is Cersei Baratheon

Isaac Hempstead-Wright is Bran Stark

Richard Madden is Robb Stark

Rory McCann is Sandor Clegane

Sophie Turner is Sansa Stark

Maisie Williams is Arya Stark

Returning Featured Cast

John Campbell-West is Samwell Tarly

Ron Donachie is Ser Rodrik Cassel

Jerome Flynn is Bronn

Conleth Hill is Varys

Donald Sumpter is Maester Luwin

Returning Guest Cast

Amrita Acharia is Irri

Roger Allam is Illyrio Mopatis

Josef Altin is Pyp

Gethin Anthony is Renly Baratheon

Esmé Bianco is Ros

David Bradley is Ser Walder Frey

Dominic Carter is Janos Slynt

Antonia Christophers is Mhaegen

James Cosmo is Jeor Mormont

Charles Dance is Tywin Lannister

Joseph Dempsie is Gendry

Kate Dickie is Lysa Arryn

Stephen Don is Stiv

Emun Elliot is Marillion

Lino Facioli is Robert (Sweetrobin) Arryn

Elyes Gabel is Rakharo

Ian Gelder is Ser Kevan Lannister

Julian Glover is Grand Maester Pycelle

Ben Hawkey is Hot Pie

Wilko Johnson is Ser Ilyn Payne

Sibel Kekilli is Shae

Susie Kelly is Masha Keddle

Mark Lewis Jones is Shagga

Francis Magee is Yoren

Clive Mantle is Greatjon Umber

Ian McElhinney is Ser Barristan Selmy

Luke McEwan is Rast

Roxanne McKee is Doreah

Kristian Nairn is Hodor

Art Parkinson is Rickon Stark

Aimee Richardson is Myrcella Baratheon

Dar Salim is Qotho

Eugene Simon is Ser Lancel Lannister

Mark Stanley is Grenn

Conan Stevens is Ser Gregor Clegane

Owen Teale is Ser Alliser Thorne

Peter Vaughan is Maester Aemon Targaryen

Natalia Tena is Osha

Eros Vlahos is Lommy Greenhands

Callum Wharry is Tommen Baratheon

Washington’s Javale McGee does the unthinkable to Wesley Matthews of the Trailblazers. How would a statistician log this play?

Thanks, Elz.

For the first time in the history of boxing, a boxer and a trainer are facing criminal charges and facing potential jail time. For the first time in the history of boxing, that boxer and trainer are related (uncle Roger and nephew Floyd Jr.). For the first time in the history of  boxing, both men are facing the same charge: beating up a woman.

I’m finding it harder and harder to defend the reasons why I love boxing so much. It is sad for the sport, and sad for my own passion as a boxing fan.

HBO video (legacy Flash link)

Game of Thrones: “Raven” Teaser

HBO video (legacy Flash link)

Game of Thrones: In Production

November 18, 2007. The idea of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. going toe-to-toe in a super-über-mega-fight first comes to light. Mark Vester of BoxingScene.com writes:

“In the dark, among writers, there has been some talk of a dream bout between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., at 140-pounds. Pacquiao came into the ring weighing 142 for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera, Mayweather can still make the junior welterweight limit. That fight, logically, is possible, yet unlikely to take place.” (“De La Hoya Eyes Pacquiao Bout? At 147?”)

This thought got the writers buzzing, and writing about the dream match-up, Chris Mannix and Bart Barry among the fantasizers.

September 26, 2008. The fight is still just a writer’s fantasy, a fight fan’s pipe dream, but Manny comes out with his first reaction. When asked if he would be interested — should he beat Oscar De La Hoya — in a Mayweather showdown, Manny has this to say to GMANEWS…

“That’s a possibility. If I win this fight maybe Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement looking for a big fight.” (“Pacquiao eyes possible bout with Mayweather”)

Manny mentions later that year that the fight will work as long as his promoters can get with Floyd’s promoters and work it out.

December 20, 2008. After Manny destroys De La Hoya, Floyd answers with praise for Manny and confidence in beating him. Dan Rafael reports, from a conversation with manager Leonard Ellerbe, that Floyd said:

“It was a tremendous win for Pacquiao. He’s a good fighter, but I’ll beat his ass.” (“Mayweather to evaluate fight possibilities, adviser says”)

To set the tone for how the next year would unfold, it is important you pay attention to Ellerbe’s next words, from the very same article…

“Floyd has given Team Mayweather the green light to go out there and evaluate the biggest fights for him, to come back to him and present it to him. Then he will consider it.”

It is clear from this statement that Floyd holds the cards. He’s in retirement, but has given his manager the green light to start looking for fights. Manny is among those available.

Manny fights whomever his promoters put in front of him. He’s made a hell of a career out of it. And Floyd has made a hell of a career by being his own boss, and controlling his own destiny. There is a critical difference in that observation; monumental, in fact.

January 25, 2009. Shortly after Manny signs on to fight Hatton, and is no longer available as an opponent, Floyd begins to trash Manny. Gabriel Morency of Sports Rage recorded Mayweather saying the following…

“We all know, if you did your homework, that Manny Pacquiao is a ‘good fighter’. […] He’s been knocked down in the first round before and like three or four years ago, he’s the guy that’s outboxed by a washed out Erik Morales […] One of the Marquez brothers knocked him down three times in the first round and still got a draw so we know that he’s got outboxed in that fight, for real.” (“Mayweather Jr. belittles Pacquiao’s ring prowess”)

Pacquiao shrugs this off and continues to train for Hatton. Roach and Arum, on the other hand, see the megafight as something big, and make several statements in the interim implying they would like to see the fight happen.

March 2009. Dan Rafael reports the following: While Mayweather’s dad is busy training Hatton, and declaring he is going to “whup Pacquiao’s ass,” his son also indicates he wants to take on the winner of Pacquiao vs. Hatton.

May 2009. The buzz of Mayweather fighting the Pacquiao/Hatton winner is growing stronger. After Manny KO’s Hatton cold, that very same night, Floyd announces his return to the sport, and he’s got news: He will be fighting Juan Manuel Marquez.

May 27, 2009. Both camps begin to toss ideas around to the press. Top Rank and Team Pacquiao are interested in the fight with Mayweather, but want an even split. Floyd is quoted as saying:

“It will be a cold day in hell before that happens.” (“Floyd Mayweather Jr: ‘Pacquiao Will Never Get 50/50′”)

Arum eyes Mosley and Cotto for a fight that November, having reached a preemptive impasse with Mayweather. As we all know, Cotto got the calling, and the fight went down later that year.

September 2009. Floyd’s father issues a public apology to Manny Pacquiao for accusing him of using steroids prior to his fights. mb.com.ph reports: “Pacman accepts public apology”. This begins the tainting of Pacquiao’s name, which follows much more heatedly in the months to come, though nothing besides accusations from Mayweather’s camp will ever be produced to prove anything of the sort.

November 19, 2009. Immediately following Manny’s victory over Cotto, Mayweather speaks out. USA Today interviewed Floyd as saying the following:

“Tell Manny Pacquiao to be his own man and stop letting everyone, including his loudmouth trainer talk for him. I am my own boss, speak for myself and tell it like it is. If Manny Pacquiao wants to fight me, all he has to do is step up to the plate and say it himself.” (“Mayweather Calls Out Pacquiao; Talks on Fight Set to Begin”)

Later that month, Bernard Hopkins makes a prophetic statement to Ronnie Nathanielsz of BoxingScene.com…

“[Mayweather] will probably fight Mosley before he fights Pacquiao.”

This is in November, folks, before negotiations with Pacquiao ever even begin.

December 2009. A hectic month in the way of negotiations between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. A 60/40 offer has already been proposed by Floyd, rejected by Arum, and now it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty…

December 2, 2009. Lance Pugmire of the LA Times reports that Arum is flying to the Philippines to discuss the details of the Floyd fight with Pacquiao, and to stay there through Manny’s general election. Before he lands in the Philippines, the word on the street is that Floyd has already agreed in principle to some of the contractual details from Top Rank.

December 4, 2009. Arum presents the proposal to Pacquiao. Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s manager, says Arum presented:

“What he thought was the best proposal he can bring to the table. […] Manny has some additional requirements, requests, which Arum didn’t think was a problem. The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn’t feel it’s a problem and it’s pretty much a done deal.” (“Pacquiao vs Mayweather, fight set for March, could be in Dallas”)

Keep in mind, the blood testing and drug use accusations are not out in the open as of yet. Manny has just reviewed the contract, agreed with minor tweaks, and Top Rank thinks it’s a done deal.

December 13, 2009. But wait, here’s where it gets interesting. A contract has been presented to Floyd, agreed to in principle, presented to Manny, and barring minor tweaks, it’s a done deal, right? Not so fast, fight fans.

Floyd’s father, who apologized though never took back his accusations that Manny has been using steroids in his last few fights, urges his son’s camp to revive the controversy. And they do. Mayweather’s representatives make a new demand: Both fighters must take Olympic Style Drug Testing during the training for their match, if they are to fight at all.

This is, it should be noted, a direct result of the newly un-estranged father, Floyd Sr., making a statement to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated after the Pacquiao/Cotto fight:

“I know Floyd is the best. But when [your opponent] uses something illegal, even the best can get hurt.” (“Talks of megafight heat up, with Floyd Sr. taking first jabs”)

The month wears on, but the mood shifts. More and more quotes and audio/video excerpts are put out into the court of public opinion, all with the same intention: Raise suspicion about whether Manny Pacquiao is a dirty fighter.

Regardless, the negotiations move forward, even though they have lost a head of steam over the course of a few weeks. Pacquiao does not like the idea of giving blood too close to the fight, as evidenced in a video from shortly after after Manny’s loss to Erik Morales, nearly five years before Floyd was ever a candidate. Pacquiao goes on-air a few days after that loss and claims he was weakened by a last minute blood test taken from him after the athletic commission had misplaced his original blood-work. (Video of Pacquiao on Filipino network, TFC)

Mud is now flying everywhere, and Pacquiao is deeply offended by a radio interview Floyd Jr. gave to RA the Rugged Man on Sirius channel Shade45, leaked from October 2009, just before the Cotto fight, where Floyd said:

“We all know the Philippines has the best enhancing drugs.” (Mp3 of Mayweather Interview with RA the Rugged Man on Shade45)

The fanfare and posturing eventually led to stalled negotiations. The two sides could not come to a compromise on this drug testing addendum.

December 22. Bob Arum says Manny will not have blood drawn any closer than 30 days away from the fight. Team Mayweather says this is no good. Arum says the fight is off.

December 24. An overlooked development surfaces but never grew legs. Keith Kizer, president of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, having seen the negotiations stall, offers to do the pre-fight testing, in an attempt to find a middle ground. Arum is interested:

“The commission has suggested it, and we’re very much in favor of it. We would love it. It’s something that is a positive development.” (“Mayweather-Pacquiao Talks Back On?”)

The idea is rejected by Team Mayweather.

Pacquiao wishes Mayweather a Merry Christmas in the form of a defamation lawsuit. Negotiations dwindle on the verge of death.

December 28. Natasha Aiello of 15rounds.com reports that word of an agreement regarding a weight penalty in the original contract has been tentatively reached. Team Pacquiao wanted Floyd to agree to pay $10M for every pound he comes in overweight. This is above and beyond the NSAC penalty, which demands 20% of the fighter’s purse for coming in overweight. Half goes to the opponent, the other half goes to the commission. Here’s the scoop at the time:

“Insiders say Golden Boy has tentatively agreed to use the tests enforced by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but only if the NSAC standards are also adhered to in the weight clause, reducing the $10 million penalty per pound over from the contracts to $600 thousand per pound over. Roach has no problem with this, stating ‘I don’t care how much the penalty is. If Floyd shows up overweight, we won’t fight him.’” (“The latest inside the Pacquiao – Mayweather saga”)

January 5. The holidays come and go, but still no resolution. Both sides agree to mediation, to see if they can come to terms once and for all. They meet before Judge Daniel Weinstein, who has worked with Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank Promotions before, regarding a contract settlement for Manny Pacquiao himself. Manny eventually offers a 24 day cut-off for testing. Floyd says 14 days or no fight.

January 7. The mediation fails. Negotiations dead. Both parties walk away. Fight is off.

March 13. Pacquiao goes on to fight and beat Joshua Clottey by 12 round unanimous decision.

May 1. Mayweather goes on to fight and beat Shane Mosley by 12 round unanimous decision.

I am not going to chart the most recent “negotiations”, because they are even more bizarre than the first attempt, ranging from one side claiming everything was all but signed to the other side claiming there was no contract to begin with.

Will we ever see Floyd and Manny face off in the squared circle? I don’t know, but the word according to millionaire Robin Leach (yes, that Robin Leach) is that Floyd is now looking for another fight in 2010, in Abu Dhabi (a location Michael Koncz has been toying with for Pacquiao recently).

If there was a hat, and a rabbit, now would be a great time for a magician to pull one out of the other. If such a magician exists, I guarantee you all would be forgiven by both sides.

“In these newly preserved tests, made in 1922 at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, actress Mae Murray appears almost translucent, her flesh a pale white that is reminiscent of perfectly sculpted marble, enhanced with touches of color to her lips, eyes, and hair.

She is joined by actress Hope Hampton modeling costumes from The Light in the Dark (1922), which contained the first commercial use of Two-Color Kodachrome in a feature film. Ziegfeld Follies actress Mary Eaton and an unidentified woman and child also appear.”

George Eastman House is the repository for many of the early tests made by the Eastman Kodak Company of their various motion picture film stocks and color processes. The Two-Color Kodachrome Process was an attempt to bring natural lifelike colors to the screen through the photochemical method in a subtractive color system.

First tests on the Two-Color Kodachrome Process were begun in late 1914. Shot with a dual-lens camera, the process recorded filtered images on black/white negative stock, then made black/white separation positives.

The final prints were actually produced by bleaching and tanning a double-coated duplicate negative (made from the positive separations), then dyeing the emulsion green/blue on one side and red on the other. Combined they created a rather ethereal palette of hues.”

In other words, how the hell did I miss this one?? Stunning. I like how the medium is so new, that the actress is used more as a still-life model akin to the painters of old. Painting with pictures, indeed.

Above: Will of the Night’s Watch approaches fallen corpses on the wrong side of the Wall. Image courtesy ©HBO Original Series.

After many months of toiling, speculating, pilot-shooting, and waiting, the news is in; HBO has given a full season order for Game of Thrones, the character-driven epic fantasy series based on the books by George R.R. Martin. Those who follow this blog will be already aware of this project, but the greenlight is great news!

It will likely be a year before we see Episode 01, but by the look of the talent attached to this project, it should definitely be worth the wait.

For more details on the cast of the series, GO HERE.

There is a video out right now wherein a 67 year old white bearded male and a young black male with corn rows get into an argument, which turns into a shoving match, which turns into a brutal beat down… with the old man as the victor. It is not a video for the faint-hearted, but I had a couple of thoughts.

First, there is something redeeming in seeing an old guy stand his ground and come out on the winning end of the equation, as this is so often NOT the case. However, let us not presume the old man absolved of all wrong-doing. He WAS provoking the younger man in the beginning of the video: “Let’s get back to business; how much you charge me for a spit shine?” isn’t exactly the best ice breaker with a stranger on a bus who already appears to be giving you grief.

He backs off his original jibe and acts naive, as though the younger man was truly offering to shine his shoes (which I find hard for the old man to have believed). What happens afterword is somewhat sad. You have innocent bystanders who would love nothing but to be anywhere else. You have friends of the young man in the back taunting their friend to “beat his white ass!” and who later proceed to take and go through the old man’s beard after he exits the bus.

Anyways, a fight ensues, with a surprising result, and then it ends. And we move on. Right? Well… there’s a second part of the story, and it involves an old guy with a beard named Thomas Brusco (Tommy Slick, Vietnam Tom). There is a man taking credit for the fight who looks like the man on the bus, but I have good reason to believe it is not the same man. Here is why.

First, they have different voices, very different. For evidence, listen to when the guy on the bus says, “Why you being so hostile, man?” He sounds more like Chong of Cheech and Chong than the gravel voiced Tommy Slick. They also are from different walks of life. The man on the bus wears ironed shorts with his t-shirt tucked in and a belt around his waist. He carries an organic grocery bag with him, and has an affinity for keeping his nose from running with a Kleenex. Tommy Slick is a street urchin who smokes and wears semi-gangster clothing, flat billed cap and a camoflauge jacket. He is much more urban than the man on the bus.

Furthermore, when Tommy Slick gave an interview going back over what happened on the bus, his story just doesn’t hold up. It sounds more like he’s just reciting what he saw on the video, using key words from what the camera caught. And there’s a problem with his story. First he relays what is said on the video, that he needed to spit shine his shoes for a funeral on Friday. But later in the interview, he falls apart saying his mama died two days later. So which is it? Furthermore, in the interview he says he is joking with his white friend next to him, but the man on the bus is flanked by a black man and a white woman. Where’s the white friend?

And some of what Tommy Slick has to say is just preposterous. He claims the man he defended himself against was a murderer, and convicted of robbery. That the black man had a knife on him, and that the old man had a knife of his own for protection. I don’t know where you’d put your knife with those shorts on. He said that the man was going to serve 10 years in prison, and another 18 for robbing him. I didn’t see the young man robbing anyone, though his friends did take the old man’s bag to the back of the bus.

I don’t know why I felt compelled to unearth the truth, but trust me when I tell you that the man on the bus is not the same guy pretending to be him in interviews, the man who calls himself Tommy Slick. Whether or not Tommy Slick is the same old man who gets tased at the Oakland A’s game… that’s for you to decide, but I have my suspicions about Tommy Slick, and how he might have gotten his nickname.

I won’t post the video(s) on my site, due to their graphic nature, but if you’re so inclined you can try and learn more about the 67 year old man bus incident.

This just in, Boxingtalk.com has received word from Bob Arum just moments ago stating the fight was off.

“Richard Schaefer and Al Haymon tried to get the Pretty Boy to make the deal, but he didn’t want to and I’m not surprised. Floyd Mayweather never wanted to fight Manny Pacquiao, my friend. Scientists were brought in to explain to Mayweather how protected he was.”

But it was all for naught. Mayweather, despite his own promoters trying to convince him, has refused to accept the final terms. He feels random blood and urine testing for Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) up until fight night is the only way to ensure a fair fight. Manny has agreed to random urine up until the fight, but only three blood tests no sooner than 24 days before fight night. This deal-breaker from Floyd comes despite the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) stated that human growth hormone testing works better through urine, not to mention the complete lack of precedent for such a request in the history of boxing.

Oh well, perhaps cooler heads will prevail this Fall, and the fight can happen then.

Read Full Article Here.

Coming soon to an HBO near you… The Ricky Jervais Show (not sure what the actual title will be), featuring animated interpretations of the classic banter between Ricky Jervais, Stephen Merchant, and the unbelievably hard to figure out sidekick Karl Pilkington. Many will be familiar with this trio courtesy their outrageously hilarious podcasts over the past several years.

Here’s a clip from the upcoming series. Can’t wait!

Brian Cox has my vote for drama teacher of the year. We Americans also love hearing little British children speak with their cute little accents.

Thanks, Mei-Ling!

In an interview with Danish entertainment website TVTID, actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau spilled news that actress Lena Headey (both of whom recently filmed a pilot for HBO’s Game of Thrones) is with child. I’ve included the original and translated interview side-by-side for your consumption.

Some speculate her alleged pregnancy may affect her ability to take on a leading role in a new series; I don’t share this opinion, and frankly, it may help her character, who plays a caring if manipulative mother of three.

Read Interview Here.

I thought I’d take a moment to celebrate the achievements of one of my favorite athletes of all time, Manny Pacquiao. He was a small Phillipino fighter who entered the ring  weighting 104 lbs., won a belt at Flyweight (112 lbs.) and moved up the ranks until most recently, when he dismantled a bigger, stronger, ferocious opponent at Welterweight (145 lbs.).

Along the way he has collected belts in seven different weight classes. That is an all-time boxing record, for those keeping score. He is one of the fastest, most accurate punchers of all time, and every time he steps into the ring, you are guaranteed a high-intensity fight.

More than all of this, Manny is an extremely humble guy. He leaves the fate of his fights to his God, and says his job is to train hard and fight hard, and that’s it. This humility translates out of the ring as well. He carries the weight of his country on his shoulders, and does everything he can to help his people, many of whom are impoverished and sick.

This spirit is in stark contrast to his next most likely opponent, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who is nothing if not delusional about his status in the boxing world. As one of the most technically sound boxer in history, Mayweather tends to confuse dominance with victory. Mayweather wins fights, Pacquiao dominates them.

To celebrate his seventh world title, I figured I would share a collection of the seven most notable opponents who have tried and failed to dethrone boxing’s true king.

Here are 100 reasons why The Wire is arguably the best show ever put on television …

The Barkley ad agency’s campaign for Sonic Drive-In is of my favorites of all time. I see the ads all the time, even though the places I’ve lived haven’t even had them. No matter, there’s something addictive about these commercials. Borne mostly of loose scripts and choice improv, you can’t help but remember these, love ’em or hate ’em.

Each commercial opens on a shot of a Sonic, then cuts inside a car where we listen to the ramblings of two passengers at the drive-in. As far as I know, there have thus far been three pairs of characters (I do remember a one-off with the wife and her friend, however).

The first (original?) pair are played by T.J. Jagodowski (as the wily dufus) and Peter Grosz (as the wisdom-imparting driver).

The second casting pair are a married couple played by Molly Erdman and Brian Huskey. Finally, there are a few spots involving a pair of female best friends, though I’ve always considered them to be a female incarnation of the two guys who started it off.

Anyway, I’ve included a fairly extensive set of the campaign, though it is not entirely comprehensive. If you make it through them all and really want to find more, I salute you and good luck!

P.S. If for some reason you load the page, and one of the flash movies isn’t embedding properly, you may need to reload the page. It seems I’m pushing Flash to its limits here!

Pete & T.J.

“Cheap Date”

“Alphabet”

“Spicy?”
“George”
“Commemorate”
“Carpe Burrito”
“Shawl”
“Bananas”
“100% Apple”
“Weatherman”
“Share”
“Fightin’ Weight”
“Happiest Day”
“Speed Bumps”
“Minty Breath”
“Live in the Now”
“Manly Voice”

Am I the only one who finds this campaign funny? My friend does not, and I have a feeling he might not be alone. Some help, please?