Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show

This is my latest discovery on Crackle and I have to tell you right now that it is awesome! Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show is an American made spoof of a Japanese talk show hosted by an over the top Japanese character named Kiko. The guest stars are actors, none of whom are expecting to be molested by Kiko's costumed pals: Unicow and Panda. In every episode they spin the wheel of fun for random entertainment. I was highly amused by the total randomness of it all. Here are the synopsis's for the first two episodes: S1E1: Lick Poop: Ichi! Ni! San! Shi! Palaentologist Rick Pope (Lick Poop) gets a bright, J-pop, Makeover when it comes to party time with Kiko. Talk to the hot dog! S1E2: Chief Itchy Balls: Unicow and Kilo get together for fun time with Chef Rick Bowles. A marshmellow man begs to be eaten, and Unicow sacrifices himself for fun! This may not be for everyone, but I appreciate their off the beaten track sense of humour, and the party time sings are funny as hell. Wil Wheaton makes a guest appearance in season one episode 10, which I will totally blog about once I have seen it! They have a full two seasons available online, and I will totally be watching all of it as fast as I can!

ISSUES - A Crackle Exclusive

Okay, I know I was a little down in Crackle in that last post, but I just found a Crackle exclusive web-series that more than makes up for it.
Issues is a 6 episode series that takes various animated super heroes and puts them on a live psychologist's sofa.  They are rude, they are crude, and they are absolutely friggin hilarious.  Each episode is only 5-7 minutes long, but there is a whole lot of dysfunction jammed into each of these webisodes.
The episodes are written and directed by Josh Cooke and Matt Oates, and Cooke plays the role of Dr. Ted throughout the series.
Various guest stars provide the voice talent of the disgruntled super heroes including Seth Greene, Ron Livingston, Rob Riggle, and Eddie Kaye Thomas.
Download the free Crackle app and check this series out.  You'll be glad you did.

Life after satellite Television.

I recently moved into a condo, and due to the various rules and regulations of the building, I have had to give up my Bell Expressvu account.  Now I could easily have simply switched over to another service provider, but I have made the choice to go without.
Not totally without, I don't think I could do that, but I won't be paying for HD programming any time soon.
So instead I turn to my trusty PlayStation Network, and it's free access to Crackle.
Crackle is online video streaming service filled with B (D) List programming, and a boat load of odd japanamation, that promises to at least satisfy my desire to have something on the television while I lounge on my sofa staring blankly at the screen.  While the programming is mostly crap, it is free, unlike Netflix, so that is a point in its favour.

The first show I attempted was Woke Up Dead, a comedy staring Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B in Apt 23), and Josh Gad.
So far I am only 2 episodes in, but I am intrigued.  It is really more of a web-isode based series as each episode is only 3-7 min long.  Plot vaguely goes something like this: Dex  (Heder) wakes up dead after taking a pill at a party, drowning in his bath tub and being hit by a bus.   But he can still walk, talk, and interact with the living...so he's not a traditional zombie...

It is mildly amusing, and I will likely watch more of it when I have more free time.

What kills me is that all of the programming is in standard definition, and therefore looks terrible on my big HD TV.  Oh well.  I will get over it.