Fantasia is being overtaken by the Nothing and a young nerd playing hookie from school is the only hope of the wonderfully weird creatures who reside there. Plus, flying dog things!

Watch the trailer below:

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Stream the entire movie at Netflix by clicking here.

Really, Jerry Seinfeld? You make your ~triumphant~ return to NBC with the horrid train wreck that is The Marriage Ref? Then, you reduce yourself to doing SNL cameos to desperately try to drum up publicity for it? Really? Video inside.

Seinfeld's appearance with Seth Meyers during tonight's Weekend Update segment was actually pretty funny—the two tore Eric Massa apart with trademarked "Really?" quip after quip—but it was an odd move for the man who stayed away from NBC for more than 10 years, only to return with an unwatchable reality/talk/game/whatever show.

And now, this? Cameos on SNL as a way to (theoretically) get people to tune into your dying project?

It's time to cut your losses and exit—again—gracefully, Mr. Seinfeld.

Really.

(Also tonight: "Boombox" Finally Gets the SNL Digital Short Treatment)

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Well, folks, it finally happened: The Strokes' Julian Casablancas made a cameo on SNL tonight with Andy Samberg for a digital short/music video of the Lonely Island hit, "Boombox." It was simultaneously awesome and hilarious, naturally. Video inside.

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On her show tonight, Suze Orman entertained a request from a woman who wanted to buy $1,400 headphones. Orman then went on a sweet/hilarious/awesome tangent about her love for Lady Gaga—love that's not reciprocated, apparently. Video inside.

It all happened during the "Can I Afford It?" segment of tonight's episode. The woman, Michelle, asked Orman if she could afford to spend $1,400 on some crazy pair of headphones so that she didn't have to listen to her kids screaming after a long day at work.

Orman reminded Michelle that she could always use Apple's earbuds, before making a mention of Heartbeats by Lady Gaga that turned into the most adorable fangirling session ever.

Here's a transcript of Orman's remarks in full:

I don't know if you know this, but I am a total Lady Gaga freak. I love Lady Gaga! Have you seen her new little headphones that are the little diamonds, and they look like you have earrings on, and you can wear them? And they're only like a hundred some odd dollars. Have you seen those? (Michelle: They're gorgeous!) Aren't they? But so—-oh, do you like Lady Gaga, too? (Michelle: "I do!") I went and saw her in Miami! But guess what? I asked if I could come backstage... they said no! That's the first time I've ever been denied! It was like, what do you mean? I'm Suze Orman, everybody lets me come backstage! 'No, we too busy!' You know her "Telephone?" 'I'm too busy!'

So, it seems Orman was denied a backstage visit because Gaga was k-kinda busy—which is a travesty, because the two of them in a room together would surely be one of the best things ever.

One day!

(Fun fact: Orman told me previously that "Telephone" was her favorite Gaga song.)

[The Suze Orman Show]

(Thanks to Gawker Media Video intern Jon Martin for the Suze-as-Gaga thumbnail picture.)

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Warning: you may feel the urge to stab your ears out.

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Pop artist Red Grooms stars as the titular Wendel Samson, who, confusedly frightened by every form of sex presented, first runs away from his boyfriend into the arms (and beds) of other admirers, male and female. Drifting, he is unfeeling toward his random male companions and unable to seal the deal with the ladies; a loveless lover. The psychological torment manifests itself as a dreamy witch-hunt in the sci-fi infused finale, when Samson's secret—and its real power—is revealed.

Directed by one half of the underground filmmaking legends the Kuchar brothers (Mike—the other, George, appears as a ray-gun wielding assailant), The Secret of Wendel Samson is one of the twins' more narrative and dialogue driven films, even if that dialogue was dubbed in later, intentionally sloppily. Growing up, the brothers watched hours of movies and television—anything that was on—and their films reflect the equal influence of heady melodrama and high camp. Making movies on the rooftop of their Bronx apartment, the brothers honed a homemade aesthetic, using friends or themselves as actors and audio recorded from B movies on TV. The two began to enter their films into shows at the same New York City art house theaters where Andy Warhol and Jack Smith were showing their acclaimed works. Famed critic Jonas Mekas took notice of the twins' self-deprecating hometown attempts at Hollywood glamor, recognizing their talent and distinctive style as the marks of creative geniuses. Mekas wrote adoringly about their work, providing the unknowns entry into the underground cinema circuit.

Living together in relative obscurity, the two are responsible for hundreds of full-length and short films produced in cooperation or as individual projects. Their high art/low art juxtapositions have been an admitted influence on the trash master John Waters and other well known directors, even if their names go somewhat unknown. Though an early work with laughable production values, The Secret of Wendel Samson is indicative of their characteristic style and humor, and, like the rest of their output, evinces a singular passion which has sustained them throughout decades of middling success: their overwhelming love for their art.

This Mr. Show sketch is slapstick perfection. It comes from season 4 and stars Jay Johnston, who you may recognize from The Sarah Silverman Program. Repetition is a pretty classic comedic device that when donewrong can be torturous.

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Although when done correctly can make someone shoot Ovaltine out of their nose. This sketch is definitely the latter. On a funny scale of 1 to 10 this sketch is super fantastic. Aside from the repetitious gag throughout, the folks from Mr. Show also do a stellar job of mocking old-timey chit chat (most notably David Cross).

The Real Ghostbusters: Mr. Sandman Bring Me a Dream
The Ghostbusters go up against the Sandman himself, he wants to put everyone to sleep for 500 years and allow their dreams to inhabit the earth, and it's all because he's completely bananas. Winston saves the day after a whole lot of animated hallucinations.

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Extreme Ghostbusters: Back in the Saddle
The Ghostbusters franchise attempted to revamp itself in 1997, six years after the last new episode of The Real Ghostbusters. The only episode really worth watching is this one, in which the original team reunites, complete with old school voices.

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Tonight on Real Time, Bill Maher took Mitt Romney to task for being a "pandering shape-shifter." The real laughs came, though, when Maher unveiled a few modified versions of Romney's new book, No Apology. Video inside. Also: New Rules!

After explaining why Romney is the worst of the worst when it comes to pandering, Maher took the opportunity to mock him in a more humorous way—by modifying the title and cover of No Apology several times to illustrate what it would look like if Romney was pandering to readers, as well (there were versions for latinos, old people, blacks, Korean deli owners, vagina-shavers and more).

At the end of his show, Maher delivered his trademark "New Rules." Here's a portion of the segment. Tonight, Maher took on Glenn Beck's embarrassing "mea culpa" moment after his interview with Eric Massa, an overly esoteric fashion designer (and Sarah Palin in the process), and America's darling of fierce, Johnny Weir.

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Larger than life comedienne Loni Love is a gold mine of laughter. Watch this classic Tonight Show appearance of hers, where she explains why being fat isn't all that bad.

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[Katie Fahrenthold, Richard Blakeley, and Anna Edwards at last night's commenter meet-up. Photo by Diana Levine.]

In the post featuring the original Alice in Wonderland from 1903 Cheruth asked an earnest question about the film quality. I don't even know what 2-D is anymore. Quick somebody put on Avatar!

David Rumm started a big 'ol fight over Anthony Bourdain. The interwebz are srs bzns.

bozack shared a great spoof to compliment Frank Cozzarelli's compilation of mascots beating the shit out of eachother, further proving that no matter what the situation, people in costumes fighting is hilarious.

dmphl set the record straight as to what really happened between Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock right after Bullock won Best Actress.

And finally, MrInBetween gave us a really great analogy for Zach Galifianakis' SNL hosting stint:

"Getting Zach on SNL is like getting LeBron James to play for the pitiful NJ Nets, for one night only: The team won't be improved; it'll just be less embarrassing. "

That's all for now! Keep on commenting, because I'm watching you.

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Who Do You Think You Are? On a trip that sends Emmitt Smith to Alabama and Virginia, he finds out that his grandmother might have had white ancestors. (NBC)
Supernanny Jo helps a single mom with two kids trying to become an accountant. (ABC)
Ghost Whisperer Melinda rescues a child ghost that's trapped in a house with violent spirits. (CBS)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin In the mood for a movie? Have a laugh at Steve Carrell's expense in one of his best roles. (Bravo)

9:00 PM
The Ricky Gervais Show Karl is headed to the spa, and in Monkey News we hear a rale about a zookeeper's marriage. (HBO)
Medium In this flashback episode, we're taken back to Allison and Joe's wedding. (CBS)
Supernanny The sixth season finale also happens to be the show's 100th episode. Jo visits some of the families she's helped along the way. (ABC)
What Not to Wear Clinton and Stacy help a cancer survivor feel stylish after a double mastectomy. (TLC)
Kitchen Nightmares Gordon Ramsay's at Casa Roma in Lancaster, CA tonight. (Fox)
Comedy Central Presents From 9pm to 11pm, Greg Fitzsimmons, Megan Mooney, Ben Bailey, and Kurt Metzger will make you laugh. (Comedy Central)
The Life and Times of Tim (9:30) Tim has plans for his boy-scout troop to make some money, while Rodney suspects his wife is having an affair. (HBO)

10:00 PM
The Soup Find out which wacky TV and pop culture moments made the cut this week. Bonus: If you missed The Soup Awards from last week, it will re-air before tonight's new episode at 9pm. (E!)
Numb3rs The sixth season finale leaves this show unsettled as to whether or not it will continue to air on the network. Charlie and Amita get married by pal Larry, and Charlie goes on a crime-solving adventure with his brother. (CBS)
Spartacus Ilithvia wants to get rid of Spartacus and tries to get some of her new recruits to carry out her wishes. (Starz)
American Loggers The loggers will try to cut down 3000 trees in one week. (Discovery)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Guests tonight are Richard Gere and Goldfrapp. (BBC America)
Real Time with Bill Maher Tonight's guests are Sen. Michael Bennet, Hill Harper, Gary Johnson, Amy Holmes, and John Heilemann. (HBO)
20/20 Psychotic illness in children is explored in Southern Califorina families. (ABC)
The Best Thing I Ever Ate Spicy dishes are discussed by stars of the Food Newtork, including Tyler Florence, Ted Allen, and Ina Garten. (Food Network)

Who's on the Late Night Couches Tonight?
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Dakota Fanning, Judd Apatow, Katharine McPhee (NBC)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Parker Posey, Jason Sudeikis, Vampire Weekend (NBC)
Last Call with Carson Daly Ben McKenzie, the Adam Carolla Podcast Team, Lily Allen (NBC)
Late Show with David Letterman: Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan (CBS)
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: George Hamilton, Mike Massimino (CBS)

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Poreotics' re-envisioning of the Jackson 5's Dancing Machine proved that the pop and lock obsessives still had a place in the competition and in the judges' hearts:

Quick-stepping up to the challenge, Hype 5-0 did just what the song told them to for their take on Peaches and Herb's Shake Your Groove Thing:

All photos were shot by the lovely and talented Diana Levine.

The well-dressed Cassie Seale, Sergio Hernandez, and Adam Estes.

Dodai Stewart and her friend smile pretty for the camera. It always begins innocently enough...

Happy, sober people discussing some fantastic ideas.

Lucky for us, The Cajun Boy dropped by!

Some people just can't distance themselves from technology.

Etan Berkowitz thinks that something's funny.

Stuck between two dapper gents: Anderson Evans and Chris Crowl.

Liz Boulduc and Tara Atkinson are up in arms about something!

Krutika Mallikarjuna and her friend will most definitely rough you up.

Richard Blakeley's telling Devon Irete and Nick Rizzo about something that's clearly epic.

Frank Cozzarelli is wondering the same thing we are... hands above the table, Toder!

It's nice to see Kirk Larsen not editing anything for once.

Hey everybody, Yoni's here!

All the attractive girls in the area made their way to our party.

These folks are just trying to not look out of place at a sports bar.

Lindsay Kaplan and Max Gross talk serious business.

Jill Lawson, Adrian Muniz, and Mike Jordan intently discuss the basketball games surrounding them.

A part of the waitstaff pretends like she doesn't hate us all and smiles alongside Yoni Lotan, Kirk Larsen, and David Matthews.

We don't know, either.

Then Katie Fahrenthold and Anna Edwards showed up and made all the girls in the bar envious of their adorable ensembles.

Let's just say there was a lot of clapping going on.

And slow dancing by Melissa Noble and "her gay."

This guy bought a "book" off a crazy dude on the street. As it turned out, it was probably the best two dollars he would ever spend.

And all of the cool kids stayed outside smoking cigarettes. The End.

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• In TV News...
• Conan won't be making any money on his newly-announced comedy tour so that his recently-unemployed staffers can make some money.
• Tragic news for fans of Michael and Holly on The Office: Amy Ryan says that she had no plans to return to the show.
• Blue Collar Comedy is celebrating ten years together. Videogum made them a card to celebrate.
• It's being widely speculated that the next season of Top Chef will be filmed in Washington D.C.
• Jon Voight is returning to primetime tv on Fox's Midland. He'll play a con man who tries to juggle two lives and two girlfriends.
• TV Squad seems to think that Larry David saved last night's episode of The Marriage Ref.
• Yeah, yeah, yeah... the latest reason for pushing back the Arrested Development movie is Will Arnett's new sitcom.
• Parks & Rec's Paul Schneider is rumored to be leaving the show. Will you miss him?
• Time is exploring the idea of the Twitter water cooler effect and if it's boosting the ratings of well-recieved shows.
• Llanview's resident gay couple, Kyle and Fish, are being written off One Life to Live. What will "Kish" fans do?!
• Betty White is going to be all over our televisions this spring—she'll guest star on ABC's The Middle.

• Around the Web...
• Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman will swap bodies in a new movie called "Change Up," directed by the guys behind "Wedding Crashers" and "The Hangover."
• The New Gay imagines what The Marriage Ref would look like if it was tThe Domestic Partnership Ref.
• Movieline has decided on the 10 Funniest Women in Primetime. Their picks include Jane Lynch, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Wiig, and Portia de Rossi.
• NME made a list of all the product placement in Beyonce & Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video.
• Then Geekosystem pointed out five references to Quentin Tarantino in "Telephone."
• In case anyone possibly cares, Kate Gosselin got a new haircut for Dancing With the Stars.
• Adam Lambert is going to sell his own brand of guyliner (male eyeliner.)
• If you're looking for a movie to see in theaters this weekend, it doesn't seem like "Remember Me" is going to be your best bet.

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David and Gervais (especially David) brought enthusiasm, cynicism, and overall great comedy chops onto the show last night. David delivered zingers, he put down Madonna, he let Madonna put him down, and he he went back and forth with Ricky Gervais, as they played very well off of each other.

The format for the show will always remain terrible, and Tom Papa absolutely has to go (I don't care how good of friends he is with Seinfeld, he is HORRIBLE), but as last night's episode proves, funny people with good attitudes can make this show worth watching. Of course, the best episode of The Marriage Ref coincided with its biggest dip in ratings. It slipped from first to third last night. So America gets it right by not watching this show, but gets it wrong because they missed the best one yet. Let's just go ahead and take the easy way out and blame NBC.

The Marriage Ref

Expecting Mark would sign-off on the plans for a bigger, better man-cave and ignore the extreme city code violations because of mutual dudeness, the stubbornly proud Ron tried his best to avoid any improvements in his workshop. Torn between two lovers, bureaucracy and the bro-code, Mark refused to budge, but found a compromise that combined the two without risking either.

A show all about the ineptness of local government (really, any level of government), Parks and Recreation manages to infuse the office inefficiencies with the personal complications involved when by-the-books meets mutual backscratching. Defining the rights of rapport within the office is difficult; when favors are traded and friendships established to make everyone's life easier, it calls into question the morality of the coworkers. It would have been reprehensible and irresponsible of Mark if he had let Ron have his way, but it's human nature to expect a friend to help a brother out. The only way to avoid the inevitable inner turmoil is to do what Mark did, to make a simple offer of amity and hope for the same (and maybe even a canoe) in return.

Congratulations to televisionarie for being the first person to answer today's Freeze Frame. Click through for the answer.

Today's Freeze Frame came from the 2000 movie Remember the Titans. Watch the original scene from the movie below:

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Andy Bernard on seducing women:

Dwight Schrute on what it means to be a father:

Jim Halpert on oneupmanship and a competitive spirit:

Michael Scott on drinking to cure frustration:

The Today Show featured the first interview with recently reunited family members Tatum and Ryan O'Neal. By the questions asked by Maria Menounos, it is painfully apparent she lacks knowledge of the scandalous circumstances surrounding this "family affair."

Given the reports that Ryan O'Neal accidentally came on to daughter Tatum at the funeral of Farrah Fawcett, it is hard to hear these questions without invoking eery incestuous undertones.

Andy Samberg had the best "lines" of the show while playing Sarah's sexually agressive fantasy friend "Troy Bulletinboard."

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Besides being totally gross and knocking down her sexual appeal a peg or two, it's a promotion for a radio station, duh. "Jessica Simpson is gross! Listen to iheartradio!" It's hard to grasp the world of promotion sometimes. Hopefully their next spot will feature Miley Cyrus revealing that she always forgets to wipe after going to the bathroom.

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Watching these commercials takes me back to a time when we all salivated over the latest and greatest bitrate, and playing video games was a predominantly male pastime (notice the prevalence of wailing guitar solos and macho voiceovers). It's a look into our collective unconscious - God, some of these commercials are so lame! I must have been so dorky! I certainly remember going to see the Nintendo movie "The Wizard" back in 80's, which was basically a long commercial for Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Power Glove. Remember how Lucas loved the Power Glove because it was "so bad", and how stoked we all were to buy it after that scene? Man, was that disappointing when we all got it and discovered that it basically didn't work.

In weird peripherals, Nintendo clearly leads the way. ROB the robot was genuinely useless, though I'm sure he helped to sell systems. I couldn't find a commercial for it, but does anyone remember the U-Force? It allowed you to control your NES using "hands-free" technology, and like most unnecessary peripherals, it impeded rather than enhanced your ability to play the game.

Some of these systems seemed doomed from the start. Remember how the 3DO was $700? And that was back in 1993! Or how about the horrible litany of dinner plate sized controllers? I'm looking at you, Atari Jaguar, Sega Dreamcast and original X-Box. Then there was the Virtual Boy, the literal and figurative redheaded stepchild of the Nintendo consoles (the graphics were rendered in all red lines). Other consoles, like the Phillips CDi, were doomed by an identity crisis - and a really creepy commercial. What is this generic entertainment machine that you want me to buy? Am I supposed to watch movies on this thing? (Also deserving an honorable mention in this category is the Apple Pippin, a game console so obscure that I couldn't even find a commercial for it, but that suffered the same fate from being one of those ill-advised multi-purpose home entertainment consoles that did everything poorly.)

Most of all, watching these commercials makes me appreciate how far video games have migrated from the mancave into the mainstream. Now, instead of using video games to escape from the world, it's something we use to connect and socialize (and maybe even get laid!). Thank you, amazing Guitar Hero skills.

Finally, if you have to watch just one of these commercials, check out the one for the Sega Saturn. It has a few moments that are genuinely hilarious.

Sega Dreamcast

Sega Saturn

Phillips CDi

Sega 32X

Panasonic 3DO

Atari Jaguar - Commercial #1

Atari Jaguar - Commercial #2

Atari Lynx

Turbo Grafx16 - Commercial #1

Turbo Grafx16 - Commercial #2

Nokia N-Gage

Neo Geo Pocket

Virtual Boy

The Power Glove

The Power Glove - as featured in the movie The Wizard

The Power Pad

Sega Scope 3D

Nintendo ROB the Robot

Gail Carriger writes fictional narratives about the mysterious nature of science and technology emerging in the Victorian era, and it is fitting that her publisher has created a video showcasing her work in conjunction with the use of current technology designed to create similar mystery and illusion in our own period.

In a lovely meadow, it rained and rained til the water flooded the lovely meadow. The tiny fish found themselves swimming through the freshly bloomed flowers on the tree branches and under the wooden benches lining the footpaths.

Then some nice people decided that the whole world should be able to see this amazing meadow. Watch and be glad.

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