Brilliant TV show / commercial: The Chopper Show

During what was otherwise a somewhat lackluster trip to Vegas, I did discover something brilliant: The Chopper Show, which is Towbin Dodge's genius variation of the usually boring local car dealership ads. I seriously watched almost as much of this as I did coverage of presidential debates and NH primary.

Clip below is just a taste of the 30 minute entertainment-rich blocks that I absorbed:



For more of The Chopper, see these links:

* MySpace profile

* YouTube channel

"Tap the gas."

You Should Be Watching Googlecurrent

The Google Current segments are consistently solid, but recently I saw one that was extra brilliant. Subjects of their satire this time: national advertising campaigns and promotional efforts of Georgia and Israel.

A couple of quotes that will come off much better if you watch the full video at Current.tv [annoying that their embeddable videos aren't full clip]:

"Coming to Israel based upon a few pictures I saw in Maxim was the best decision of my life."

"The women are so hot here things just blow up when they walk by. Which is all the time. I'm going to retire here as soon as my Georgia investment money pays off."

But clip below gives you good sense of the primary comedy value.