Tag: Parody
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YankMe Candles Bring Disgusting Scents Like ‘Dutch Oven’ to Your Home–Well, Sort Of!
Can you imagine lighting up a candle that smells like urinal mints or skid marks? What about dutch oven and dog vomit-scented candles? Not very appealing, are they? These are exactly what the labels of YankMe Candles say, and those are the scents that’ll hit you the moment you open the lid. Who in their…
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Check Out This Parody Website for the Ministry of Magic from ‘Harry Potter’
Something magical this way comes! Years after the series has come to an end, Harry Potter still inspires its legions of fans to come up with tributes and parodies of notable elements from the franchise. The latest is this parody website of the Ministry of Magic by coder Andy Brown. It’s based on official UK government websites, which…
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Choose Your Own ‘Breaking Bad’ Adventure
Breaking Bad has officially come to an end. But don’t be too sad. Walter White lives on, in one way or another. The show’s much-talked about finale has inspired the release of so many Breaking Bad-related products, parodies, and even artwork. One from the latter category is this series of classic Choose Your Own Adventure book covers…
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Childhood Ruined: Honest Titles for Disney Movies
Most kids my generation grew up watching Disney movies and just taking the whole fairytale scenario in. But once you transition into adulthood, you eventually see that not everything is at it seems, and that people who get married after seeing each other just once or twice eventually get divorced. Too honest? Well, prepare for…
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Better Than I Imagined: If Disney Made ‘Game of Thrones’…
A lot of people were up in arms when news broke that Disney had acquired LucasFilm and was planning to make another Star Wars movie. I guess the decision made sense since the series was made to be relatively child-friendly. But can you imagine what would happen if HBO gave the reigns of Game of Thrones to Disney? Some…
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Cable Companies Get the Honest Trailer Treatment–And It Ain’t Pretty
The deceit begins almost right after you sign the contract and make your first payment to your cable company. “When will the technician come to set things up?”, you might ask. “Oh, they’ll probably drop by your house tomorrow,” the cable rep might respond. Three days later and the cable guy is still a no-show.…
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So Stupid But So Funny: Batman Replaces Characters in Classic Movie Scenes
Everybody knows Batman. I mean, who wouldn’t recognize him in his black mask with the furrowed brows and pointy ears? When Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy ended last year, fans cried buckets and wished there were more movies to come featuring the caped crusader. And come they will, since a reboot is already in the works.…
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Prom Night is Coming: If ‘Game of Thrones’ Were Set in a High School
Game of Thrones is currently one of the hottest shows on television. Or should I say coldest? George R. R. Martin’s compelling tale is transformed into impressive imagery interspersed with extreme violence in the series which hooks viewers almost instantly after they catch an episode or two. Hoping to catch your attention and interest, though, is…
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This Is How ‘The Hobbit’ Should Have Ended
The thing about trilogies is that they’re often made to leave you hanging, at least in the case of the first two movies. One of the most excruciating trilogies to wait for a conclusion to was The Lord of the Rings, and it looks like Peter Jackson is putting us all through that same agony once…
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PETA vs. Pokemon: Gee, I Wonder Who’ll End Up Black and Blue
I have nothing against PETA. In fact, I support them for taking such a strong and passionate stand against animal abuse. I know a lot of people disapprove of their shock-value tactics, but hey, they’re free to do whatever they feel works for them. But I think the line has to be drawn somewhere, and…