0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/21/2007
Sacha Baron Cohen announced the retiring of his two most popular characters, the uneducated materialistic and sexually ambitious white rapper Ali G and Borat, the anti semitic sexist Kazakhstany and socially awkward Borat. Ali G and Borat were the bulk of Cohen’s critically acclaimed but controversial characters in Cohen’s television spots that aired in England […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/20/2007
First I just wanted to say that I will be attending the BCS Championship game and plan on blogging about the experience (maybe even some video and pics to go along). Sinking in the time and money on this trip is always a gamble. Some of my fondest memories in life are of hitting the […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/19/2007
The last several years, headlines were made as big time networks, shows, professional sporting leagues, and movie studious fought to keep their content off of youtube and away from the masses. Viacom sued, NBC aggressively fought to keep the SNL sketch and internet phenomenons “Dick in A Box” and”Lazy Sunday” , and studious cried foul […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/18/2007
3 Weeks ago, West Virginia a 29 point favorite lost to a lowly Pittsburgh team thus costing them a birth in the national championship game. It was a shocking development thast has only been amplified as a domino affect has taken place all over the college football landscape. Years from now this upset may be […]
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This weeks commercial of the week goes to the new Johnnie Walker Black label ad. Cool imagery and a smooth song really put you at ease. Although drinking whiskey on the rocks is enjoyed by a minority of viewers, this commercial really does a great job associating Johnnie Walker Black with relaxing/blowing some steam off […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/16/2007
Twice I have blogged about my enthusiasm for a product I own and have followed since its inception, (vudu demo blog, vudu initial reaction). To recap, Vudu is a small box that you plug into the internet (or wireless bridge) that allows you to play thousands of movies instantly. I am a strong believer in […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/13/2007
This week’s commercial of the week goes to the new Burger King Whopper Freakout series. I couldn’t find some of the 30 second ads that have been hitting the airwaves but instead found this entertaining 7 minute video which has most of the footage shown in the series of advertisements. With fast food chains constantly […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/10/2007
I have long contemplated blogging on this topic but decided to chime in now as I see this holiday season being HD DVD’s last stand. Let’s recap for those of you who don’t know squat about Blu Ray and HD DVD. I thought by now most people were somewhat familiar with this next generation format […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/7/2007
Below is a link to my Bucknuts aritcle, recapping the anarchy that was the 2007 college football regular season. What an entertaining, historic, and unprecedented year it was! The article also looks forward to some thoughts on next year’s 2008 season. http://www.bucknuts.com/news/story.php?article=2421 This is a low res video that I also found that does a […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/6/2007
I am sure someone else has written about this, but it’s pretty interesting how many recent and upcoming movies are rehashes of 80’s classics. I just saw a commercial for the new Rambo. Sylvester Stallone will be reprising the role of John Rambo (yes he has a first name) nearly 20 years after Rambo 3 […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/3/2007
This week’s commercial of the week goes to a pair of new Sharp Aquos ads promoting their D64 television. Sharp is considered by most to be a a second tier consumer electronics maker behind the likes of Sony and Samsung. This new ad is visually stimulating, engaging, and does a great job promoting the new […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/29/2007
Below is a link to my Bucknuts article previewing the upcoming Big 12 Championship game. As most of you know, this game has National Championship implications as a Missouri victory will vault them into the National Championship while a Oklahoma win would most likely but my Buckeyes in the Championship game. http://www.bucknuts.com/news/story.php?article=2353 Lots of controversy […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/27/2007
This week’s commercial of the week goes out to ESPN’s Do You Know Gameday Handshake commercial. Every week ESPN has unveiled a new commercial imploring viewers to guess on the habits, traditions, and personalities surrounding their hit college pre game show , College Gameday. Gameday has a cult fan base and is taken in by […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/24/2007
This is my first movie review for benkoo.com and before I jump into it, I thought I would give some background on my overall tastes. I am very selective and am skeptical of most movie going opportunities that come my way (my 2 roommates want me to see Beowolf at an Imax theater in the […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/21/2007
Tomorrow is turkey day and I can’t wait. 4 day weekend! Here are some random thoughts I have on tomorrow’s games and some other items. -The gods have smiled upon ESPN. They are broadcasting the only college game tomorrow with 6th ranked Arizona State taking on 11th ranked USC. The NFL game going concurrently is […]
