Summoning the Fail Whale - the twouble with twitters

One of the better takes on Twitter I've seen in a while from the folk over on Current TV.

Weebl and Bob on American politics

They're weird egg shaped creatures, they don't speak in English or make a lot of sense, but Weebl and Bob are always good for a laugh.

I'm loving their latest episode, simply entitled "Satire". Weebl's priorities for voting in certain upcoming elections seem to echo many out there, much to the surprise of Bob...





Sometimes it's the simple things that make the difference.



Well, immature as it may be, I laughed. Will you?

Langerland: RTE2, September 8 at 11pm

I know what I'll be watching Monday 8 September...


LANGERLAND.TV from LANGERLAND on Vimeo.

Best of luck to Kevin and the guys who have been working hard on this new series.

From their Facebook page: (go on, become a fan!)

LANGERLAND.TV is a 10-part series of hilarious and highly irreverent satirical cartoons set to air on RTE 2 from September 8.

Following on from the huge viral success of their online cartoon “Top 10: What Have the Brits Ever Done For Us?”, this series asks the same question of the Church, the Dubs, the GAA, the IRA, the Yanks, the Gardaí, the Celtic Tiger, the Irish Language and even RTE!

Written by Aidan O'Donovan and Colm Tobin with animation and compositing by Kevin Nolan, Paul Madden and Eoin Whelehan, Langerland is a great example of friends working together on something they've enjoyed and becoming successful (deservedly so).

While I have my own favourites from their greatest hits, (I've been a fan for ages) I can't wait to see what they've come up with.

Also for anyone attending this year's Electric Picnic there will be preview screenings of the show all weekend at the Leviathan Tent.

Check out their website here. Watch a cartoon. Let them know what you think. Go on, look, The Chancer tells you to as well!

When Jerry met John Lennon

"In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced an animated film about it."

I loved it. I love the use of drawing to illustrate the words and the mixture of pen works and digital animation just emphasises how timeless John Lennon's message actually is.

Lovely stuff altogether.