0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/3/2008
Thought I would chime in with some commentary on the bowl games, recruiting news, thoughts on 2008, etc. Implications of Bowl Games on 2008 As I mentioned earlier this week on my blog, these bowl games will have a big impact on the 2008 pre season rankings. By building up the perception of your team […]
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I was very conflicted about what to pick as my commercial of the week. At times I liked Dell’s new Pretty exploding computers commercial and was entertained by Bud Light’s new “Dude” series. However in the end I picked the new Allstate kicker commercial. Its kind of corny but comical with some good commentary connecting […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/31/2007
First off I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Years. New Year’s day and New Year Eve serves up a total of 12 bowl games, many of which are worth checking out. Jockeying for 08 position In particular a lot of highly ranked teams who will be returning a lot of talent next year, […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/29/2007
Today it was announced that Vinny Testeverde will be retiring after Sunday, capping a 21 year campaign. Testeverde is an iconic figure to football fans for his career longevity and surprising resurgences in his 40’s with teams like the Cowboys, Jets, Patriots, and Panthers. Vinny then………. Vinny Now Plagued by limited mobility and a propensity […]
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I have a couple of items for benkoo.com in the works before the year closes but wanted to distinguish Judd Apatow as my person of the year. Apatow declined to accept in person citing a busy schedule but released a statement that “this was the proudest moment of my entire career”. For many of you, […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/26/2007
I tried to find a new T Mobile commercial on youtube for this week’s commercial of the week. Its the one with a normal looking guy making an ass out of himself trying to leave a voice mail for a girl he took out for a date, evoking a famous scene in the movie Swingers. […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 12/25/2007
Today I took glance at my options in case I wanted to take in a movie this extended Holiday weekend. Among my options were two films that starred a pair I have grown to appreciate over the years. Phillip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” and John C Reilly in “Walk Hard” are two men […]
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 […]
