Ray William Johnson Makes Jump to TV – Sells Comedy to FX
According to the Hollywood Reporter, FX has given script commitment to YouTube sensation Ray William Johnson on a comedy inspired by his life. As you may remember, Johnson posted on his Facebook page back in January announcing his plans to begin pitching one of his shows to a few cable networks. Looks like he was [...]
‘Majestic As F*ck’: Viral Meme Can Be Funny or Mean [GALLERY]
This year’s “’Merica!” comes to us in the form of “Majestic as Fuck!”, a phrase aptly used to describe images of breathtaking beauty — or comical fail. It was initially spawned from a Flickr account pic a photographer uploaded of her dog looking out a car window. But now it has spread, chiefly through Reddit, [...]
Police Chase Videos Are Starting To Get A Little Too Polished [VIDEO]
With music, snark and cute animals, you’d think police pursuit videos were trying to go “mainstream.” For some reason, cop “chase” videos are becoming a more consistent “must watch” antic on YouTube. It’s as if the police are going to monetize these things and build Robocop. This new chase video, filmed, as they all [...]
Social Star Awards Trailer is a Who’s Who of YouTube Greats [VIDEO]
Starcount wants you to know about the Social Star Awards in a bad way. Like, in a crazy, bring tons of awesome YouTubers together for a funny video, sort of bad way. But you know what? Because they’ve done just that, we all win. Assembling some of the hottest names in YouTube including Jenna [...]
Indmusic Forms New Partnerships, Now Has Access To Diplo, Lecrae, Other Music Artists
Indmusic, the largest music-specific multi-channel network on YouTube, has just strengthened their grasp by shoring up some clutch new partnerships with some of music’s most valuable record labels and management companies. Adding serious strategic value to the already-hip label, the new partnership forges Indmusic’s ties with Tmwrk, Reach, Decon, Iamsound, Paper Garden, Top Shelf, Mixmash, [...]
Fired Server From Awful ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Restaurant Sounds Off On Reddit
The cycle of cringe-worthy bad press for arguably the best/worst “Kitchen Nightmares” participants ever continues to roll along. Days after the owners of Amy’s Baking Company had a total threat level-5 meltdown via Facebook, which included such hits as: “Come to here, I will fucking show you all,” recently fired server Katy Cipriano sounded off [...]
Tobias Fünke Auditions For ‘Arrested Development’ in Viral Sizzle Reel
Need a cowboy? A leatherman? How about an all-American college student or a flying superhero? These are just a couple of the characters Tobias Fünke offers Ron Howard via his tragically awesome “demo reel.” David Cross, who play Tobias on the show “Arrested Development,” has just trended virally upward with the release of his taped [...]
Ahmed Angel’s Modeling Photo Meme Could Win Him The ‘Sexiest Man’ Title of 2013 [GALLERY]
Once you look upon the fabulous modeling photos of Ahmed Angel, your definition of beauty will never be the same again. Gazing into those intense and overly photoshopped eyes you’ll find yourself wondering, “Could this be love?” Yes, ladies, Ahmed Angel, an 18-year old student and Iraqi model, is not only a real person but [...]
Why Abercrombie & The ‘Fitch the Homeless’ Campaign Are Not MisGuided
You and I both want racial, gender and physical equality, but we probably have two very different ideas of how it should be enacted. Your method most likely involves attempting to banish hurtful words, ostracizing “meanies” and generally pretending that there is no difference along any of those ethnic, sexual or physical lines. Everybody is [...]
Two Paws Up? Pug Watches — And Loves — ‘Homeward Bound’ Movie [VIDEO]
There are far too many cat videos on this site — dogs need some reppin’ too. And this anonymous pug fascinated by “Homeward Bound” might just be the best dog of them all … except for those heroic life-saving dogs probably … you just can’t compete with Lassie, Benji or Rin Tin Tin. Or even, [...]
