Before, it was watching unauthorized Family Guy video clips on Google Video while eating a BK Big Fish.

But a better tasting and more legal way has been found. Google will introduce an animated series by Seth McFarlane that will be placed on websites through Google Adsense. And each episode/Google marketing plug will be prefaced by a Burger King ad, also made by Mr. American Dad himself.

Corporate conglomerate takeovers never tasted so good.

ARTICLE: “Serving 3 Brands: Burger King, Google and Seth McFarlane”

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Also congrats to our runner-up winners DEXTER7188 and JESSICACOREY, who will also be receiving Black Nerd Comedy refrigerator magnets, as well as a small amount of Comic-Con swag.

And now, here are the answers to the Black Nerd Comic-Contest trivia questions:

1. What is the name of the room where I saw the Harold and Kumar panel?
   Ballroom 20
2. Who stops signing autographs just to tell me I have a great costume?
   Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons)
3. Which “cartoon character” denied taking a picture with me?
   Marvin the Martian
4. What are the two names I came up with for the women at the Ghostbusters booth?
   Ghostbabes and Girlbusters
5. In quotes, what is the phrase I use to describe the Black Panther animated series?
   “Animated comic book”

And for the bonus, who is THE MAN?
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS!

Thanks again to all who entered, and be sure to keep checking the site for future contests.

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I have never been on the Paris Hilton obsession wave. I was ready to join the Paris haters. Then I saw this video.

And I’m sorry. It’s made me turn over a new leaf. I love Paris now and everything she does is good.

And for those of you too busy reading Paris gossip in US Weekly that you’ve missed THE FREAKIN’ NEWS, she’s responding to John McCain, who recently used an ad comparing Obama’s “celebrity” to the likes of her and Britney Spears.

I’m sure some genius is already printing up some “Paris/Rhianna ‘08″ t-shirts right now.

*Leaves blog and runs to the t-shirt printing press*

That’s of course when a second movie is made, but the events of the second movie take place before the events of the first movie so that the second movie gives you a backstory to all of the events that happened in the first movie before moving on to the third movie which will then take place after the first movie, which now takes place after the second movie.

I’ve just gone cross-eyed.

First, I found out that Disney is releasing The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel’s Beginning. Then I read on ToonZone.net that Cartoon Network is planning to make a live-action prequel to the Scooby-Doo movies.

Which leads me to a question… has there been any successful prequel movie?

And Batman Begins doesn’t count.

Seriously though, unless I’m brain-dead, I can’t think of one good movie that was a prequel.

Audiences didn’t trample over each other to see Dumb and Dumberer. The Flintstones went to Viva Rock Vegas, but hardly anyone came with them.

ABC Family’s Dukes of Hazzard prequel jumped liked The General Lee, but I think it’s still frozen in mid-air. I’m sure most of you haven’t even heard of Casper: A Spirited Beginning.

And then, there is the mother of all pompous prequels… Star Wars Episodes 1 & 2. (Yes, Episode 3, you get spared in this attack)

Seriously though, if I hear Anakin give that “sand” speech to Padme in Episode 2 one more time, I’m going to lightsaber some younglings myself.

(Not to mention that Star Wars: Clone Wars animated movie is coming out, which is technically a prequel of a prequel… Eyes returning to crossed…)

So can you help me out? Can you tell me of a good prequel to check out? It’s an interesting genre. I just can’t think of a good example.

Well, except for Muppet Babies…

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Remember when I said I got interviewed by John Salley for The Best Damn Sports Show?

Well, HERE IT IS! The official piece. And I’m all over it! I even close the piece.

John Salley, you just got Scooby-Doo’d! (It’s my new term for meeting people as Scooby, kinda like being RickRoll’d).

They even use me in the thumbnail. Check it out.

John Salley enjoys Comic Con madness

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Rich Kuras from Effinfunny.com was at Comic-Con interviewing costumed characters to see who they would vote for.

Guess what Black Nerd in a certain Scooby-Doo costume makes his way into the piece? Yes, it’s me, plus talks about “Rarack Rorama.” The video is also available on YouTube.

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Hope you enjoyed the ride. And be sure to read all of it. There will be a quiz. Seriously. There will be.

SUNDAY

That’s it! I’m going to see a panel that I want to see today if it kills me!

So I’m going into Ballroom 20 as soon as the Comic-Con doors open, and I’m staying there until the Harold and Kumar Panel happens!

Luckily, it worked. Take that, crowds!

Not only that, but after seeing the panel before it, I have a new show to check out. And its name is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. With its hilarious take on man-hunting and cannibalism, how can I NOT want to watch the rest of this series?

I did get to see the panel of John Cho and Kal Penn. What I find interesting is how opposite they seem from the characters they play in the movie. It’s like the typical buddy movie actors, the one acts like the other in real life. Kal Penn had a nice subtle quietness to him while John Cho was a joke a minute.

Either way, as John and Kal or as Harold and Kumar, they make for a great team and a great time. Here’s hoping they don’t hate each other behind closed doors. I need my Harold and Kumar 3.

Without question, the best part of this panel was when an audience member, while asking his question, mentions that his best friend… who JUST HAPPENS TO BE ASIAN… (sigh) looks exactly like John Cho!

John made him prove it. Said guy throws him a picture of this Asian friend. And as we could all tell from a close-up shot on the big screen, John and this friend looked absolutely nothing alike.

Racist ignorance. It’s delicious, isn’t it?

After that, I got to see my friend Derek Mears, who’s going to be the new Jason Voorhees in the upcoming reboot of Friday the 13th.

The cast and crew were there for the panel, although I could hardly hear over the teenage girls screaming for the movie’s male lead, as well as Supernatural star, Jared Padalecki.

Sorry, I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but he’s a pretty boy. So his name doesn’t get bolded.

A slight teaser was shown for the film. I know some fanboys are going to hate without first look, but I have to say I’m a little interested. From what I’ve seen, Jason is a true fighter in this one. The days of the slow walk seem to be done.

Plus, no magic kids or trips to Manhattan or space this time. Thanks for that.

That afternoon, I did what Comic-Con used to be nothing but… I shopped around for comics. I know, what a concept, right? I haven’t really been into comics in quite some time (except for Archie Comics, cause I love me some Big Ethel), but Comic-Con, superhero movies, and a certain Warrior Princess has definitely rejuvenated my interest in the art form.

I particularly paid attention (and cash) to my African-American comic book creators and fellow black nerds. I know they are hustling just like me, so I try to support any way I can.

Special shout out to Howard Simpson, a Spider-Man comic book artist, for the awesome picture. Since I bought comics from the others, I will talk about them and their comics in future blogs.

But that didn’t stop me from also purchasing from Ken Penders, who draws the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books. He was a great guy to talk to, although a little nervous to sign my comic “To the Black Nerd.”

I promise you, Ken, the NAACP will not attack you in any way.

Now, this Barack Obama mask I found at the convention, that’s another story.

I took more pics of people in costumes. I tried to get a picture with a guy who was decked out in a totally awesome Marvin the Martian outfit. I tapped on his shoulder to get a pic, but he kept walking, completely ignoring me and dissing me right in front of a crowd of onlookers.

Wow, Marvin, you get one movie deal, and now you’ve gone all diva.

Of course, I couldn’t leave Comic-Con without adding to my collections. I got a Mohawk Gremlin figurine and a nice-sized Mario statue. Both items are rare, at least U.S. rare, cause they are from Japan.

But the highlight was a giant Smurf sitting on a mushroom, and when you pull its string, IT TALKS! However, it scares me a bit. When it talks, its head moves. But instead of closing its eyes, it instead just hides its pupils. So you have a Smurf with eyes, but no eyeballs. It’s like The Grudge, Smurf-style.

And with that, my Comic-Con experience comes to a close. I guess there’s only one thing left to do. Run upstairs real quick and buy my ticket for next year.

I love Comic-Con. Argue what you wish about long lines (which I hate), big crowds (which I hate), or going all Hollywood (which I hate until I’m Hollywood and I can be there because of it), it’s still a wonderfully fabulous nerd mecca.

Now, does anyone know anything about WonderCon? I think I might go there next year, too… EXCELSIOR!!!

Be sure to check out my Comic-Con 2008 Flickr Set. In the meantime, here’s some sexy photos of booth babes. No nerd convention could be without them.

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SATURDAY (CONT’D)

In addition to meeting voice-over artists, Scooby-Doo creators, basketball players, and even some Black Nerd Comedy fans who recognized me (with and without the Scooby suit), I got to run into some other “Cewebrities” promoting at Comic-Con.

Hey, we all have to hustle to get seen.

I ran into the ladies of MyNerdGirl.com, Kiko from Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, the cast of The Guild (although stupid me forgot to ask for a picture of them), and even my good buddy Ask a Chola!

Chola actually got filmed for a segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I hope she gets on it. Then I hope she does late night. I’d rather have her after Conan than Jimmy Fallon.

I also had another awesome Scooby moment. While in awe that I was in close proximity of “Rocky” and “Bulk” from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a lady asked me to jump in line to meet Joe Staten. He actually used to draw for the Scooby-Doo cartoon series and now draws for the Scooby-Doo comic book.

We had a small Scooby conversation, he told me some history of his career, and out of the kindness of his heart, he actually drew me a sketch drawing of Scooby right there and signed it! What a guy.

Another awesome moment happened while waiting in line. Joe’s table was right next to the autograph table of the creators of a little show you may have heard of… THE SIMPSONS!

And the main man himself Matt Groening, once he sees me, stops autographs, comes right up to me, and says something to the effect of, “A lot of people come here as Superman or Batman. But you…”

Then he just extends his hand for a shake, tells me “great costume,” and floats away just as fast as he floated towards. It was like a visit from an angel. An angel who created Milhouse.

That night was the Comic-Con Masquerade. If you ever go to Comic-Con, this event is a must see, whether in the ballroom or on a monitor in one of the rooms. I wish I could describe it, but I can’t. It can only be described by your eyes to your brain.

After the Masquerade, a party breaks out in the Sails Pavilion. I took lots of pictures of this party, which you can see in my Comic-Con 2008 Flickr Set. Why did I take a lot of pics of this party? To prove a point.

NERDS CAN DEFINITELY GET THEIR FREAK ON!!!

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SATURDAY

Sometimes I can be very naive. It’s a cute quality. I like it. But sometimes it works against me.

For example, I actually believed I had a chance to get into the Heroes panel.

That maybe enough people were turned off by Season 2 that the line wouldn’t be, oh I don’t know, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE DAMN CONVENTION CENTER!

Oh well, to The Black Panel it is.

The Black Panel was very entertaining though. The moderator was very funny. The only disappointing thing is I saw a clear distinction between old and new way of thinking when it comes to being successful in any type of entertainment, comics or otherwise.

The panel made a clear point that technology has made it easier to create product, so now the focus should really be on making a good story and choosing your own path. But some people weren’t hearing that. Those people just wanted someone to give them a lot of money or an easy break.

I want someone to give me money on blind faith as well. I also want to date Rosario Dawson and own a pet unicorn. And I want it all by next Friday.

At The Black Panel, I was recruited by someone on press to help him film the panel, because he was filming two others at the same time and had to go back and forth.

You know what’s sad? I know how to film. Seriously. But it’s always when I touch someone else’s camera that I forget everything. How do I zoom? How can I tighten the tripod? What’s a tripod? I’m stupid now.

The BET Panel afterwards introduced us to the new Black Panther animated series. Well, “animated comic book” would be a better way to describe it once you see it. It’s a very interesting style, similar to something you’d see on Adult Swim. It could work. We’ll just have to see how the fanboys take it.

If the fanboys watch Black Entertainment Television.

After all that, it was time to get back into the Scooby-Doo costume. I ran into Wally Wingert again at a Cartoon Voices Panel. There, I had the opportunity to take pics with Phil LaMarr of MadTV and several voice-over roles (the man was Samurai Jack!) and Scott Adsit, who you may recognize from 30 Rock.

**You can see all of my pics at my Comic-Con 2008 Flickr Set.

While on the Comic-Con convention floor, I actually went to the BET booth and saw Reginald Hudlin, the President of Entertainment at BET. He was cool and actually took one of my postcards.

But I’m pretty sure the last black person he thought he’d be talking to was one in a Scooby-Doo costume. Same goes for Denys Cowan, Black Panther TV producer that I got to freak out… I mean meet… with the Scooby suit. Ah well, hope that doesn’t turn off Mr. Black Panther Creators.

But speaking of turn-offs, this is the moment where I do have a complaint about my fellow costumers.

NO MORE JOKER COSTUMES!

I’m serious, you could not turn around without seeing someone dressed as The Joker.

Fat Jokers. Skinny Jokers. Male Jokers. Female Jokers. Tall Jokers. Small Jokers. White Jokers. Hispanic Jokers. Ledger Jokers. Nicholson Jokers. Romero Jokers.

TOO MANY JOKERS!

If you’re a person that’s scared of clowns, Comic-Con was not the place to be.

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FRIDAY

With a bag full of postcards and a bigger bag full of costume, I entered a bathroom stall as Black Nerd and exited as Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

I didn’t know how my Scooby-Doo costume would be accepted at Comic-Con.

Turns out it was a success.

Literally seconds after entering the floor, I was approached by Comic-Con patrons to take pictures. Which made it easy to get a Black Nerd Comedy postcard in their hand (the postcard also was of me in the costume).

I was quickly approached by a production assistant that “John” wants to interview me.

That John was John Salley of The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

He tried really hard to interview me, but he could not keep a straight face the entire time.

Because not only was I dressed as Scooby, I talked as Scooby. Hey people, I commit.

On camera, he pleaded for Obama to take office because, after seeing me, we “hit a new low.” I wasn’t offended, but I retaliated his statement by saying, in Scooby Speak, “Ri’m roting ror Rarack Rorama!” More laughter ensued.

I also got interviewed by The Chicago Tribune for their “Joke of the Day” blog and various other websites. I also ran into William Katt from The Greatest American Hero and comedian Steve Agee. All the pics can be found in my Comic-Con 2008 Flickr Set.

I would recap everyone and everything that interacted with Scooby, but honestly, most of it’s a blur.

Here’s the con of spending a day (actually two, cause I also did this on Saturday) in a Scooby-Doo costume: you get light-headed. Not hot, just loopy. Things happen, but I don’t remember much about it until I read about it later. It’s like Britney.

Now here’s a new pro. Back when I talked about dressing up as Scooby at the Playboy Mansion, I said wearing a Scooby-Doo costume does not get you women. I should change that statement.

Wearing a Scooby-Doo costume does not get you women… EXCEPT AT COMIC-CON! The ladies love their Doo, and there are tons of pictures floating out there, including a few I got, of me with some gorgeous women.

Yes, women go to Comic-Con, people. Nerds are in. Deal with it.

A certain couple of ladies impressed with my Scooby voice as well as my costume introduced me to Wally Wingert.

He’s a big time voice-over artist. He’s a utility player for Family Guy. I have met a number of voice-over artists since I been out here in Cali, and they all have been a coolio bunch so far.

But it was that afternoon that something truly magical happened. One of the panels for the day was with Joe Ruby and Kent Spears, the founders of Ruby-Spears.

Their company is behind some of the greatest cartoons of my childhood, including Dyno-Mutt, It’s Punky Brewster, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Mr. T, and they were the creators of Scooby-Doo.

I luckily walked into their room just as they were telling the story about how Scooby came to be. After finishing their story, the moderator says, “And speaking of Scooby-Doo, he’s here now!” The entire room turns around and applauds for me, and the panel plays along.

They thank “me” (me being Scooby) for being there, I thank them for giving me a career, and I even go up on the panel to take press photos.

The only irritating thing was that they had a DVD presentation they couldn’t show because the sound guy in the room… sadly enough… didn’t know how to work the sound! This would never happen in the Avatar the Last Airbender panel! Old-school cartoons gets no love.

That evening, I got to watch all three parts of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. If you haven’t seen this, you should. It’s hilarious and it stars THE MAN a.k.a. Neil Patrick Harris. Also awesome in it is Felicia Day. I’ve met her a couple of times and she’s as sweet as she is talented. Whedon, you’ve done it again!

Now it’s time to get ready for the biggest day of Comic-Con… the dreaded Saturday.

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This is my recap of my 4 days at Comic-Con 2008… or at least as much as I can remember. It was a long week, and I spent a lot of it in a Scooby-Doo costume, so I’m a little light-headed.

I’ll tell you right now. I’m writing based on my own personal Comic-Con adventures. So if you’re looking for secret Hugh Jackman appearances, love or hate debates over Twilight, or first-look videos that will eventually be deleted from YouTube, you’re in the wrong place. Let’s do this!

THURSDAY

The first day of any convention is always the hardest and most sucky (technical term) for me. You have to learn the city. You have to learn transportation. You have to learn parking. And you have to learn the event itself.

You know how they say it takes about a year before you get adjusted to moving to a new place. You have that same experience at Comic-Con… but you have to adjust in like an hour.

Luckily, I found my way to the tail end of a panel filled with the creators of Tiny Toon Adventures and Freakazoid! Very awesome stuff. There were talks of Particle Man and Happy World Land.

And a very simple answer was given as to why Freakazoid! was cancelled. Kids weren’t watching it.

Later, I actually got a poster signed by all of them. They had cut off the line because a big security guard who would hurt me said so. And I tend not to stand up to guys who can hurt me.

But magically, more time was allowed, and I happened to be right by as big scary guy turned into teddy bear and said I can get in line.

And that’s the last time you’ll hear me refer to another man as “teddy bear.”

Then I walked into the massiveness that was the Comic-Con floor, full of vendors, fans, and swag. Walking into that room turns your brain into a mixture of childlike joy, adoring awe, and intense stupidity.

You’re excited about what you see, but don’t know where to go next. You actually run up to people in weird costumes, when in real life, you’d run the opposite direction.

And you completely forget how to walk. Seriously, you will look directly at a person while walking right into them.

The main attraction seemed to be the Ghostbusters booth. Looking like the firehouse from the movie, the place was packed with people lined up to try the new Ghostbusters video game. Or to learn more about the complete animated series The Real Ghostbusters being released on DVD.

I’m sure having the Ghostbabes there didn’t hurt. Or are they Girlbusters?

You notice I’m not talking too much about panels. There’s a reason. I didn’t go into many of them. Why?

I HATE LINES!

I love panels! But my short attention span just has no capacity for standing 3 hours in line. Especially at Comic-Con. There’s just too much going on for me to stand still.

Later, I caught up with Rob and Hailey from Coin-Op TV. They had a press pass (I wonder if Black Nerd Comedy can qualify as press?) and were doing interviews with game creators, including the creator of a funny Strongbad “Video Game for Attractive People.”

And it was with then that I ran into the infamous Geoff Mendicino.

For those not familiar with the story, Geoff Mendicino of FreezeCracker.com was supposed to be on Coin-Op TV the same night I ended up being on it. I don’t know all of the story behind why this happened, but apparently he and/or his fanbase got mad and retaliated by writing horribly racist and derogatory comments about me on Coin-Op’s message board.

But in person, Geoff was my buddy, gave me a hug, and assured me he personally had nothing to do with it.

No matter what’s fact or what’s fiction, it still always amazes me the attitudes of person-to-person interaction vs. the attitudes of people on the Internet. Anyways, I’m glad we met and hopefully all the nastiness is pushed way behind us.

Because I’m a grown-@$$ man.

Well, that’s about it for day one. I didn’t do much that evening because I had to finish the updated look for the website. But there will definitely be more Comic-Con goodness in Part 2.

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UPDATE [07.14.08]: Changed the embed to Hulu, the company behind TV Guide Broadband.

TV Guide Broadband has released their latest video, “An American Intervention,” about a kid who just can’t realize he’ll never make it on American Idol. If you look real closely at the judge’s table, you may see a Black Nerd as “Sandy Jackson.” Plus, Dave Holmes from MTV is in it! You HAVE to watch it now!

You can also watch the video on YouTube.

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Pansy Warrior Princess has released her latest video, and it’s a Pansy/Black Nerd video collabo. Gangsta Gizmo in on trial for the murder of Pansy’s cousin, and I, as his lawyer, try to get him off the hook. But you know Gangsta Gizmo, he’s such a “cut” up.

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UPDATE [07.16.08]: Changed the embed to Crackle, who is the company behind the show.

Check out the second episode of Comedy Gumbo on CSpot, and if you look closely in the “Schmapplebapp’s” segment, you might see a black nerd hanging out with the fellows to chomp down on some Ribs Alfredo. Just watch it, you’ll get it. I’ll be in more episodes, so stay tuned.

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Hello everyone. Please forgive me for the long e-mail, but I want to let you know how everything is going at the moment for me, since I have received some questions and e-mails regarding myself and my live show.

On Last Sunday’s live show, about an hour into the program, my LiveVideo account was unfortunately hacked. This was not like the spammers or fake name lookalikes we’ve seen in the past. This was a hacker that deliberately found a way into my account, took it over, kicked me off, and used my account to spread messages of hatred and racism.

The LiveVideo staff and I have been talking for the past several days to alleviate the damages. The hacker’s IP address has been found and permanently banned from the site, and I now have my LiveVideo account back in my hands. So now if you see BlackNerd in your room, it is me! Big thanks to LiveVideo for handling this matter, and also a special thanks to TemplarKnight, who personally used methods to find more info regarding the hacking.

As TemplarKnight implied, and I agree with, while it sucks that this happened, it’s kind of a good thing it happened to me specifically, since my strong presence on LiveVideo (ego-boost, ha ha!) made the hacking well-known and attended to quickly.

And with that, I want to once again thank each and every one of you, my true fans and friends. You all kept in contact with each other and with me to not only make sure my account was back in order, but that I myself was okay after being upset about the situation. You all went above and beyond the call of duty to contact LiveVideo, check on me, and flag this hacker. In other words, you made it aware that he messed with the wrong guy!

However, I want to encourage you all that if something like this ever happens again, please leave the room as soon as possible. I know the original feeling is to attack these people, yell at them, etc., but when it comes to sad people like this so starved for attention, that’s exactly what they want you to do. Don’t give them the benefit, they’re not worth your time.

Also, it has become apparent to me that this same hacker may have gotten into my Facebook or some other account of mine to find my phone number and call me. So it’s a good idea when you run into these hackers to avoid them so they don’t try to get any info from you.

*IF YOU WERE IN THE ROOM AT THE TIME OF THE HACKING, OR IF YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO MY ACCOUNT IN ANY WAY, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND CHANGING YOUR LIVEVIDEO PASSWORD AND ANY OTHER POSSIBLE PASSWORDS YOU MAY RELATE TO THE SITE (I.E. FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, FRIENDSTER, YOUTUBE, ETC.) JUST TO BE SAFE.

But again, for those of you who stood up to fight for me and support me, I can’t thank you enough for your loyalty and friendship.

I’ve decided to take a couple days off to recoup, which is why I wasn’t online yesterday and today. I will be back Thursday June 26 at 6:00pm pst, and we’ll go back to things as normal and let all of this pass.

It will take more than a lame hacker to get me to stop using LiveVideo to talk to you. A Black Nerd has to stand tall and fend off all those who hate or criticize. And with you all as my loyal fans, it makes the fight easier. I love you all and thank you.

I’M ANDRE, AND I’M A BLACK NERD!!!

P.S. Gangsta Gizmo is also fine and has gone back to his regularly scheduled cutting.

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Want to sing along to Buy Mii a Wii? Well, thanks to YouTube user MeTorterra, now you can. This fellow black nerd made a video which shows the lyrics right along to the song. So now you can sing it at your next karaoke party… if people still have those… I don’t know. It’s been a while since I’ve been invited to a party.

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While rifling through the Best Buy weekly ad, I found an online sale of several Disney-but-not-Disney movies (a.k.a. “Touchstone” or “Hollywood” movies) for $5.00.

And sure enough, the movie that stars a Brit and an Hispanic as two Italian video game plumbers is in the mix.

The only catch is you have to buy a second film to make the deal active (2 for $10).

While I want to recommend Dick Tracy as the best of the bunch, I can’t help but try to persuade you to either get The 6th Man or My Boyfriend’s Back or any of the movies that have Ernest in the title.

Here’s a link to the awesome Super Mario Bros. deal

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If only American Idol could be as entertaining as this… a man dressed up as Denver the Last Dinosaur sings one of the most 80s cartoon theme songs ever as his audition for Australian Idol. I love Denver the Last Dinosaur. He’s my friend and a whole lot more.

I have a few fan tribute videos, but this one takes the cake. It’s from AluraStar, a LiveVideo member who constantly watched my Black Nerd Live broadcasts on the website. She wrote a song that, according to her, she channeled from John Lennon, called The Black Nerd And His Power. The song now has an accompanying animated music video.

I can’t really describe it. You just have to watch it. And thank you so much, AluraStar, for being such a Black Nerd fan.

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I can’t believe someone didn’t think of this sooner… but kudos to those who did, because it is AWESOME! Here’s a great video of a British IT commercial that uses none other than the GREMLINS as computer viruses. I found it on Gremlins Online, so go there for the full info on the commercial.

Check out the actual commercial above and then the behind the scenes videos below.

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Second, the all-CGI feature idea has been scrapped for a live-action/CGI hybrid similar to the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie (I swear to God, if you put a Smurf with Snoop Dogg, heads will roll…)

Here’s an article with all the details. So I guess now the big question is, if the humans in the Smurfs movie will be live-action, who will play Gargamel?

Man, it’s taking forever to make this movie! Looks like Smurfs: The Movie has a nice cushy seat in Development Hell. Say hi to Wonder Woman: The Movie while you’re down there, will ya?

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Here’s an awesome YouTube video my friend sent me of someone making a song entirely out of sounds you hear on Windows 98 and XP.  It’s pretty amazing.

Consider it a tribute song to both operating systems, who will soon die at the hands of their evil brother known as Vista.  It’s just like Scar killing Mufasa in The Lion King.  But I digress, enjoy the song.

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Comedy Time Network distributes the episodes. You can watch the first five episodes, plus 2 PSA spots we did for Black History Month, on this YouTube playlist. Check it out and give it the love that you give my videos! Thank you so much.

UPDATE: Or just watch all the videos here!

Episode 1: Meet Soul and Son

Episode 2: School’s Out for Soul

Episode 3: The Fox and the Soul

Episode 4: Soul Food

Episode 5: Code of Soul

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And again, let me explain this video, since it’s not like the others. I made this as a bet to people who watch my live show. So don’t worry, Black Nerd Comedy will still be Black Nerd Comedy. I have not been put under the Disney Channel umbrella… yet…

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1. This past month, I moved. I’m now in my own digs (ladies…) that I now dub Black Nerd Headquarters. So once I get all settled, expect an onslaught of content from me… unless I finally get started watching my Punky Brewster DVD collection.
2. I’ve really been getting into the Live Show. If you don’t know about it, I do live broadcasts on LiveVideo.com. And this summer, I’m going to have a regular show schedule for you to tune into each week. Stay tuned for that. In the meantime, you can watch me with Pansy Warrior Princess every Sunday from 7-9pm PST [Watch the promotional video]
3. I had to watch the LOST finale. Oh man, Yunjin Kim is a great actress! And I should’ve known Locke was in the coffin.

Alright, enough of these lame excuses. Time for Black Nerd to work it out like Beyonce singing the soundtrack single for Austin Powers in Goldmember. Wow, what a long reference. Anywho, Black Nerd is back, baby.

Again, unless Punky Brewster DVDs come a-callin’.

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Last month, I went to the Revver Screening Series in Los Angeles and had the pleasure of running into fellow video creators Pansy Warrior Princess and Ask a Chola, who was the guest host of the recap video of the event. Check out the video to see three awesome “Cewebrities” talk to each other. And just to check out Chola and Pansy, they’re awesome blossom!

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I don’t want to. But I have no choice. I’m running out of room. The Smurfs are taking over. And it just doesn’t work anymore.

I hate to see it go. But it’s time. Thanks for the memories, 8-Bit Nintendo. We’ve had a lot of fun. We’ve played all kinds of games from Mario Bros. to Rescue Rangers. But we won’t talk about the M.C. Kids incident.

And now, rest well in Video Game Heaven. Say hi to the Dreamcast for me, will you?

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And on her website, you can get a cool photo like this.

What more of a reason do you need to go to PansyWarriorPrincess.com?

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Soul and Son, the Internet/mobile comedy series I wrote and star in is now making its way to YouTube. And YouTube has given the series an honor by making the first episode, “Meet Soul and Son”, today’s Spotlight video for Comedy.

If you need more Soul and Son, check out the first five episodes at Comedy Time.

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Man I’m black and you shouldn’t go around insulting are race like you are doing. I’m not telling you to act like a thug and I’m not telling you to quit being a nerd just quit giving the white people excuses to laugh at us. if you are going to be a nerd than be on and be proud of it just don’t be a “black nerd” because it makes it seem like all blacks are not smart and we are and it makes us seem ignorant which most whites already think we are.

While I felt this person completely misunderstood where I was coming from in my black nerdiness, I couldn’t help but to walk in his shoes a little bit and see why he may have felt this way. Here’s my response…

I appreciate your concern and I understand where you’re coming from. But I thought I’d take the time to explain myself so you know where I’m coming from.

I am very proud to be a nerd, and I pretty much have no choice but to be a “black nerd.” But I don’t promote me being a black nerd as a way to say that other black people aren’t smart. That is far from the truth.

I put out my image of being a black nerd because I feel what I think you also feel… society has produced stereotypical images of what they think every black male should be and there are groups of people, black, white, and otherwise, who endorse the black males who follow those images and shun the black males who do not.

As an example, I can’t tell you how many times when I mentioned I went to college, I was asked “Did you get a football or basketball scholarship?” as opposed to just thinking I got there with my intelligence. And that was from my own race!

I do what I do to not only prove I can be myself, but encourage others to do the same, no matter what their race is. I will continue to be proud to be a nerd, and more proud to be a black nerd. I don’t do it to insult others, I do it to compliment myself and others like me. I do it to prove that people who don’t follow the norm can still hold their heads up high and be accepted. And I do it to bring a much-needed diverse presence of our race in the new media of blogs, viral videos, etc.

But above everything else, it’s just humor, man, it’s jokes. Sometimes there’s truth behind these videos, other times it’s just about having a good time.

I hope I have explained myself better to you, and again, I appreciate your concern for our race.

FOLLOW-UP: Looks like I explained myself well. Here’s the response from the same user.

thank you for explaining yourself I now see where you are coming from. please accept my friend invite.

See people. Communication is key. Don’t get bitter. That only leads to religion and guns.

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I call foul. Papa Smurf is old enough. He’s 542 years old for goodness sake. And he’s an American (Now we know where Smurf Village is. It’s in Wisconsin. And all this time, I’ve been searching South Dakota). This was Papa’s beginning to his path of becoming the first blue president in 2016, and now his chances are ruined.

Wisconsin don’t care about blue people.
Here’s the article from the Fond du Lac Reporter

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