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A.D.D.
Mar 31, 2014
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The Artists
The failed drummer in all of us (ok, the person writing this) really identified with the character of Robert “Fish” Fishman who was destined for stardom until his original band that sold him out to get a record deal by replacing him with a record executive’s nephew sold him out.
Broke, alone and living in sister’s attic, Fish winds up through the standard comedic turn of events in his nephew’s band. After a YouTube clip where he drums naked, the band receives a shot, and proves to be the real deal. They would open at the end of the film for his previous band (Vesuvius) that would be exposed as lip-syncers. Don’t you just love how things work out in films?
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Rocker (2008)
Actors:
Rainn Wilson (Robert “Fish” Fishman)
Josh Gad (Mat Gadman)
Teddy Geiger (Curtis Powell)
Emma Stone (Amelia Stone)
Songs you might remember:
Nothin’ but a Good Time (Poison Cover)
Tomorrow Never Comes
Why you should vote for him them:
We can’t be the only ones with a soft spot for this film!
Why you should not vote for them:
The music they created was not very memorable.
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7 Degrees Celsius
Mar 30, 2014
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The Artists
With a pair of sketches on Saturday Night Live making fun of the Boy Bands which were popular at the time, 7 Degrees Celsius channeled a poor man’s N Sync with their look. Realistically, making fun of Boy Bands is like shooting fish in a barrel, and there are actually better parodies of the genre on the ballot.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Saturday Night Live (2000)
Actors:
Chris Kattan
Jimmy Fallon
Horatio Sanz
Chris Parnell
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Songs you might remember:
AOL
Why you should vote for him them:
Jimmy Fallon is still successful….only if you are a fan of his we suppose.
Why you should not vote for them:
As mentioned, there are better Boy Band spoofs.
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5 Neat Guys
Mar 30, 2014
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The Artists
The greatest 1950’s singing group from Melonville came back in a series of infomercials though they let us know that the 50’s weren’t so innocent after all. It was hard to believe, with their sweaters (emblazoned with letters that spelled out their group), soft harmonies and calm demeanor that they are the ones that gave us “Patsy has the Largest Breasts in Town”. That song, and the SCTV connection should get them a vote or two, though we admit there are better Second City choices.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
SCTV (1977-1981)
Actors:
Dave Thomas
John Candy
Eugene Levy
Joe Flaherty
Rick Moranis
Songs you might remember:
Patsy has the Largest Breast in Town
Who Made the Egg Salad Sandwiches?
I’m the Goof in the Classroom
Why you should vote for them:
How about because you watched a lot of SCTV?
Why you should not vote for him (them):
A commercial on a sketch comedy show probably should not get in.
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2ge+her
Mar 30, 2014
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The Artists
At the height of the boy band craze (although, did it ever really leave?), MTV decided to naturally capitalize by making a TV movie (their first original one), which spawned a television series. It was an intelligent parody with each “traditional” boy band role covered (the cute one, the shy one, the bad boy, and the older brother) with songs that straddled on the border of satire and cheese, and actually spawned albums that cracked the Billboard Hot 200. Had the premature death of one of the members (Michael Cuccione: The “Cute One”) not have taken place, it is conceivable that their run would have been longer, but does not a boy band have a shelf life anyway?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
2ge+her (1999-2001)
Actors:
Evan Farmer (Jerry O’Keefe “The Heartthrob”)
Noah Bastian (Chad Linus “The Shy One”)
Michael Cuccione (Jason “Q.T” McKnight “The Cute One”)
Kevin Farley (Doug Linus “The Older Brother”)
Alex Solowitz (Mickey Parke “The Bad Boy”)
Songs you might remember:
You + Me = Us Calculus
Say It (Don’t Spray It)
The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Your Stuff Back)
Why you should vote for him them:
For a hot minute, this was actually successful.
Why you should not vote for them:
Once that minute ended, they were quickly forgotten; much like the boy bands they spoofed.
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