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Video Death Loop

Aaron Littleton and John Hurstwww.videodeathloop.com
We watch a video on loop until we can't take it anymore. Things get weird.
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S2:E11 – Yum! Brands Star Wars Episode I Commercial

So much Star Wars is happening around us. As I’m typing up this post, we literally got an announcement that Rian Johnson is directing a brand new trilogy of Star Wars related films. That’s crazy! Especially when considering that just a short hop ago, we were yearning for any news on a hot little Star… Read more S2:E11 – Yum! Brands Star Wars Episode I Commercial

Nov 10, 2017

S2:E10 – Chuck Wagon Dog Food Commercial

What if you only kind of liked your dog? What if you worshiped a horse? What if you hated cooking and/or shopping and/or Imagine Dragons? We ask these questions but dare not answer them with any kind of authority while watching the classic Chuck Wagon Dog Food Commercial. After all, who are we to speak… Read more S2:E10 – Chuck Wagon Dog Food Commercial

Nov 03, 2017

S2:E9 – OS/2 Warp Commercial

It’s a warped world, and you’re about to take a dip in the most liquid of operating systems! IBM’s ill-fated alternative OS from the 90s had seemingly dozens of commercials, but we have chosen one of them to watch until our minds melt. Starring a line up of musicians, old ladies and Gabe Newell, this… Read more S2:E9 – OS/2 Warp Commercial

Oct 27, 2017

S2:E8 – NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye Music Video

Before JT was JT, before Joey was Lance and before Lance was a home renovator with a penchant for kitchens, there was NSYNC. Now that we stand deep in the post boy band (PBB) era, it can be hard to recall the sway these heartthrobs held over pop culture, but truly they were titans of… Read more S2:E8 – NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye Music Video

Oct 20, 2017

S2:E7 – Ctrl + Alt + Del Cartoon at Half Speed

What if…you played video games? The Ctrl + Alt + Del cartoon sets out to ask that heady question and precious little else. The answer it comes up with is a distressing mixture of self-congratulation and homicidal rage under a thin veneer of us-versus-them superiority, so it basically succeeds in its task. To truly let… Read more S2:E7 – Ctrl + Alt + Del Cartoon at Half Speed

Oct 13, 2017

S2:E6 – Wish Kid TV Opening

Following the wild success of Home Alone, it was inevitable that its precocious star would be bestowed with that most precious of gifts: his own poorly thought-out Saturday morning cartoon. Alas, Macaulay Culkin’s Wish Kid was doomed to a single, quickly irrelevant season forgotten by almost everyone apart from the odd Buzzfeed listicle writer and,… Read more S2:E6 – Wish Kid TV Opening

Oct 06, 2017

S2:E5 – Twin Peaks TV Opening

Visit beautiful David Lynchville! A murder happened here once! But it’s okay, because that’s just the beginning of our troubles in Lynchville! Why, all our sawmills seem to whisper in calming, echoing ambient tones, luring the people of the town into watching a series of short pan shots of our totally unassuming and not weird… Read more S2:E5 – Twin Peaks TV Opening

Sep 29, 2017

S2:E4 – Buck 22 (w/ Billy Ray Cyrus) – Achy Breaky 2 Music Video

Achy Breaky 2 is the nadir of popular culture. I would say that western culture alone needs to own this, but when the aliens come with their singular DJ and their death rays, they will not discriminate based on the lines we draw on a map. They will simply process all of digitized culture in… Read more S2:E4 – Buck 22 (w/ Billy Ray Cyrus) – Achy Breaky 2 Music Video

Sep 22, 2017

S2:E3 – Deep Impact Trailer

Everyone, let us remember the simpler times. The times of the 90s. Where the only things we worried about were Dinosaur Movies and knockoffs and sequels, Volcano movies and knockoffs and sequels and Asteroid movies and knockoffs and sequels! We worried about movies a lot guys. They were big! And full of knockoffs! And sequels!… Read more S2:E3 – Deep Impact Trailer

Sep 15, 2017

S2:E2 – My Buddy Commercial

By listener request, we’re suffering through a seemingly endless loop of the retro My Buddy commercials. According to John, My Buddy was created to teach young boys empathy, but considering the correlation between the endless parade of flaxen-haired tots in this 80s commercial and the resurgence of actual friggin’ Nazis in our horrible modern times,… Read more S2:E2 – My Buddy Commercial

Sep 08, 2017

S2:E1 – DuckTales TV Opening

We’re back, everyone! Season 2 gets started off right with the classic DuckTales TV opening. Sure, DuckTales may be in the middle of a reboot, but we’re weird old man who want to think about our own childhoods, damn it! This is retro DuckTales with the wrong coat color Scrooge McDuck and not a hint… Read more S2:E1 – DuckTales TV Opening

Sep 01, 2017

Intermission 3 – Intern Saga

We’re in our new podcast studio location! We’re testing stuff out! We’re sending our interns out to get various things they don’t quite understand, like the contents of a Petro! What’s in a Petro? Find out in this episode! Also, did we mention new podcast office slash studio? Oh snap! Please stay tuned for new… Read more Intermission 3 – Intern Saga

Aug 04, 2017

Intermission 2 – Some Batman is OK

Guys we’ve still not started Season 2 so here’s another one of these intermission episodes! We’re talking about DC and why its entire output is terrible except for maybe some Batman! We untangle an impenetrable and poorly crafted timeline plus we discuss our actual progress to releasing new actual episodes of Video Death Loop actually.… Read more Intermission 2 – Some Batman is OK

Jun 30, 2017

Intermission 1 – Saving the Economy, One Shed at a Time

Hey everyone! Video Death Loop is still in between seasons, but we wanted to give you an update on how everything is going! One could say it’s a loop of some sorts, if you consider the typical conversation between Aaron and John a loop. It takes us mere moments to lose focus on the bigger… Read more Intermission 1 – Saving the Economy, One Shed at a Time

May 19, 2017

S1:E39 – “Me At The Zoo” / Italian Tooth Gem Commercial [Season Finale!]

The first video uploaded to YouTube was on April 23, 2005. You can watch it here. The latest video uploaded to YouTube was whenever you read this sentence, give or take a breath. In Aaron’s case, it was a commercial for an Italian company offering “Tooth Gem” installations on one’s teeth. I tried to find… Read more S1:E39 – “Me At The Zoo” / Italian Tooth Gem Commercial [Season Finale!]...

Apr 21, 2017

S1:E38 – Bronson Arroyo Ford Commercial

When you’re a player on any major team, you’re expected to do your fair share of local commercials. It’s a badge of honor, in fact! Being a part of the community– usually through an awkward combination of car commercials and Salsarita meetups– is just how you do things! But only one man has the power… Read more S1:E38 – Bronson Arroyo Ford Commercial

Apr 14, 2017

S1:E37 – The Dukes of Hazzard TV Opening

Short shorts! Car stunts! Problematic themes! Yes, The Dukes of Hazzard is an interesting show to think about in 2017. TV legends in their own day, and endlessly referenced and parodied in the subsequent four decades, time has recently been less kind to the eponymous duo. Yup, it looks like them Duke Boys are in… Read more S1:E37 – The Dukes of Hazzard TV Opening

Apr 07, 2017

S1:E36 – WCW – The Shockmaster’s Introduction

In the world of wrestling, appearance is everything. You have to look intimidating. Look strong. Look fast. Look commercial if you’re certain wrestlers that keep getting pushed despite fan reaction. You need the whole package. But what happens when the package unravels itself at your door step and the UPS man gives up and just… Read more S1:E36 – WCW – The Shockmaster’s Introduction

Mar 31, 2017

S1:E35 – Pawn Stars Season 1 Opening

No matter how much you try to act like you’re in the movie Goodfellas, you’re just going to look like a color-coordinated bowling team. It’s Pawn Stars! Let’s sell things off screen and then try to find a plot to film before everyone clocks out at five, okay? Aaron Littleton is your host this week,… Read more S1:E35 – Pawn Stars Season 1 Opening

Mar 24, 2017

S1:E34 – Chu Chu Rocket Commercial

It’s back to the ancient internet this week with a Japanese Chu Chu Rocket commercial, possibly made at 3 AM before the commercial was due for broadcast! It’ll take longer to read this than to watch the commercial! Loop it for yourself! And then come back as we reveal the truth behind the future of… Read more S1:E34 – Chu Chu Rocket Commercial

Mar 17, 2017

S1:E33 – Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X Anime Music Video (“Crawling” by Linkin Park)

Sometimes you just need to express your angst in the only way possible: By editing together anime music videos to Linkin Park music and putting it up on the internet for all to see. We’ve all been there. One moment you’re browsing through MySpace confused by all these new emotions and the next moment you’re… Read more S1:E33 – Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X Anime Music Video (“Crawling” by Linkin Park)...

Mar 10, 2017

S1:E32 – Air Bud Movie Trailer

Guys, it’s the Air Bud movie trailer. If us talking about the trailer to a movie where a dog performs feats many humans cannot do in a celebrated sport does not entice you, I don’t know what else we can do! The dog uses middle school rulebook loopholes and a vast disregard for our entire… Read more S1:E32 – Air Bud Movie Trailer

Mar 03, 2017

S1:E31 – Subway Commercial feat CIMORELLI

Who just picks up a wrapped Subway sub from the catering table without even checking what it is?! Cimorelli does! And they apparently prefer it that way! What if it’s a non-standard sub, Cimorelli? Like perhaps the Frito Chicken Enchilada Melt? Can they take the power within that extra crunch? Or will it remind them… Read more S1:E31 – Subway Commercial feat CIMORELLI

Feb 24, 2017

S1:E30 – Home Improvement TV Opening

When you are wounded, the worst thing in the world to hear is the sound of a predator on the prowl. Your home is in disarray. Your kitchen is in terrible shape from a botched counter job. You sweat. You don’t have much time. It must be complete before nightfall or you– No. You hear… Read more S1:E30 – Home Improvement TV Opening

Feb 17, 2017

S1:E29 – Mr. Belvedere TV Opening

How do you get used to a new job? Do you go all in? Do you try to get a lay of the land? Maybe you try keeping up appearances (Not the show) for perfect strangers (also not the show) in hopes to keep the job for long enough or even to make friends (definitely… Read more S1:E29 – Mr. Belvedere TV Opening

Feb 10, 2017

S1:E28 – Extreme Dinosaurs TV Opening

EXTREME! EXTREME! EXTREMEEEE DINOSAUUURRSS! Listen to that theme while riding on your BMX bike and you might turn into a dinosaur too! Feel that hard rock thunder! It was a rough life for a mutated team of humanoid animals in the late 80s/early 90s. Practically every city tried to have one, set aside like a… Read more S1:E28 – Extreme Dinosaurs TV Opening

Feb 03, 2017

S1:E27 – X-Men Cartoon Opening

X-Men! Welcome! To Podcast! The 90s X-Men cartoon is the defining point of what X-Men is to the Video Death Loop crew and that opening is no small part to do with it. But how well does it handle being on loop? Can we sit idle as Cyclops screams, red lasers pointed to the sky?… Read more S1:E27 – X-Men Cartoon Opening

Jan 27, 2017

S1:E26 – Toei Japan’s Spiderman TV Opening

Yeah yeah yeah! Wow! Yeah yeah yeahhhh, WOW! From the first few seconds of the Japanese Spider-Man opening from Toei, we know we’re dealing with a different type of spider beast. He looks like Spider-Man! He fights (sorta) like Spider-Man! He even rides of motorcycle like Spider-Man (If Peter Parker could afford a motorcycle.) But… Read more S1:E26 – Toei Japan’s Spiderman TV Opening

Jan 20, 2017

S1:E25 – Henderson Equine Castration Instrument Infomercial [NSFW]

BIG WARNING: The video version of this week’s episode is incredibly NSFW. The audio version is less so, but we are talking about graphic things, so be advised. It is definitely not safe for horses. Be warned! When you begin a new year, you want to start it out right. It’s a clean slate! You think… Read more S1:E25 – Henderson Equine Castration Instrument Infomercial [NSFW]

Jan 13, 2017

S1:E24 – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Trailer (w/ Shane Rhyne and Tyler Sonnichsen) – LIVE!

Download Link Have you ever wanted the same movie again, but this time in a bigger area? Then, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York has what you need! Chris Columbus and John Hughes conspire together to make more money by repeating all the beats of the first movie, but in a slighly remixed manner.… Read more S1:E24 – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Trailer (w/ Shane Rhyne and Tyler Sonnichsen) – LIVE!...

Dec 23, 2016
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