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FOX News Mass Effect Spoof Parodies A Parody
Posted by Mark Wilson at 6:20 AM on January 30, 2008
Can parody be parodied? That's the question we ask ourselves after watching this spoof of Geoff Keighley's appearance on FOX News. While the skit itself is alright, it was the reporter's opening monologue that made the clip post-worthy. So without giving anything away, we'll just say that, damn, we really wish we'd played the publicised version of Mass Effect. Because it sounds really freakin' hot.
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Orionsaint
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Classic!
Orionsaint
Benjo
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
...When nerds have a budget...
Benjo
eagleeye
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Wii? Are you mister gay?
The ticker made the entire clip.
eagleeye
Lightthrower
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Hahaha cut his mic, good ol O'Reilly there.
Lightthrower
taftsearlobe23
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
ehh not bad they should have dubbed it or not done it in a room with a echo. It sounds cold and sterile.
taftsearlobe23
Passa
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
That was awful, not funny at all :/
2 girls 1 kart was funny, but that ending.. urgh, just bad.
Passa
Cell9song
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
When did Stephen Heaslip start research against games?
Cell9song
Spiffyness
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
lol, I chortled. "Cut his Mic!... nah, I'm just messin'"
Spiffyness
dark_knight5544
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
i lmao
this was nicly done
dark_knight5544
RudeAnimat0r
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
it was funny for the first minute when it was still parodying what actually happened then it just got dumb.
RudeAnimat0r
Kaemon
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Oh LRR, how I love you.
They're very very awesome. And Desert Bus just made them more popular I hope.
Kaemon
Fabrice
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
didn't the ending feel kinda...activist ?
Fabrice
huhwhat
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Fox news - pwned.
This video made my day.
huhwhat
MURDERFACE
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@MURDERFACE: I ment one kart we still need that edit button.
MURDERFACE
MURDERFACE
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
HOly Shit that was priceless. 2girls on kart LOL Give it time and someone will take the time to make that a real thing too, Iam looking at you Japan! hahaha.
MURDERFACE
kcm117
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
2 Girls 1 Kart made my day
kcm117
Shadowmist
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Roflmao
Shadowmist
Garo
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Hey that was Gordon Freeman!!!
Garo
Nydrin
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
That was great, one of the better spoofs.
Nydrin
Furious_Liver
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@DigitalHero: If you ask me, its the only reasonable response.
Furious_Liver
Galactik
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Haha awesome. Pure awesome. I hope Fox News decides to report on this. Maybe they will pick up on a few tips.
Galactik
Vorpal
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@njhardcoreguy: Hahaha, I can see that.
-
The newsanchor was hands down the best part in both written from and in his acting. He made me snicker several times. I personally found the other two pretty hard to watch, but whatev!
Vorpal
DranzerKire
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I almost choked on my food when he said the title of the book was "Let me show you my Pokemans!" I love those dudes at LoadingReadyRun! :D
DranzerKire
DigitalHero
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@Furious_Liver:
LOL. The best reponse ever to FOX. :D
DigitalHero
Rurik
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I laughed so hard at "the firmness of their characters as, and what it tastes like when you nibble longingly on their earlobe"
Rurik
Kiwi Kamikaze
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Watching the ticker was the best part.
Kiwi Kamikaze
Salacious_Sloth
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
fantastic, loved the captions, the explosion could have been better, didn't seem very plasma-like, haha
Salacious_Sloth
doomstalk
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@MrMcdoobie: Yeah, I think that was the best part :)
doomstalk
machete_bear
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Someone needs to learn how to use their color key function correctly. This is some truly painful green screening.
Oh funny vid btw.
machete_bear
tehfluffzcomeback
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
QLTM
tehfluffzcomeback
el goose
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
2 girls 1 Kart. Too funny senor.
el goose
NotSoCool
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@njhardcoreguy: It's vaguely humorous in some sections, but overall it's middle of the road.
NotSoCool
chillblain
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Hahaha, almost like the real thing, cept the end.
chillblain
Furious_Liver
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@DigitalHero: Holy shit that won ever so hard. XD
Furious_Liver
Archem
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
It's good. I mean, seriously. Like a brownie with ice cream inside.
Archem
yashichi8bit
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@LordMaim: Indeed.
Great video, they nailed it.
yashichi8bit
Spoony Bard
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@Lono:
@njhardcoreguy:
Oh, come on. If you can do better, go ahead and post it. It wasn't laugh out loud funny, but it was only supposed to be a minor diversion. Get over it.
Jesus...what you want, oscar-caliber performances?
Spoony Bard
TinyLightning
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
those guys at LRR crack me up.
TinyLightning
njhardcoreguy
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I feel like the kind of guys who would find this funny are the same ones who spend too much time in EB Games and talk really loud to eachother so that everyone can hear their opinions about (X) game while at the same time quoting stuff from Aqua Teen Hunger force.
njhardcoreguy
Lono
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Writing: okay
Acting: horrible
2 girls 1 Kart: fucking hilarious
Lono
DigitalHero
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I still like Shepard's response to FOX NEWS better. XD
[www.youtube.com]
DigitalHero
Kj719
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@Bando: what?!?!?
Kj719
-MoarPlz-
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I'm gonna have to go with the research here, this video rules.
-MoarPlz-
joelface
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
there were several lines that were really funny, but overall, it was just okay.
joelface
samuraisul
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@njhardcoreguy: I concur.
samuraisul
samuraisul
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
That guy's voice is far too nasal-y to be taken seriously..
samuraisul
Bando
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
They... didn't... fuck it up... the didn't fuck it up? Jack... sorta sides with is, EA, not evil, this, should we expect Yahtzee's death tomorrow/downfall due to obsessive re-dubbings of mediocre game intro sequences? At this rate, Fox will apologize on national television, or maybe Broussard admits he's crazy, lets the 3D Realms team working on DNF finish and release it, then wrap up the week with the end of all that ever was and will be by Friday.
Bando
njhardcoreguy
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Am I the only one that doesn't find this to be that funny. I think everyone is forcing themselves to think it's funny because it takes our viewpoint. It doesn't actually make these filmmakers witty.
njhardcoreguy
ElijahDProphet
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
"Frequent acts of violent, un-lubed buggary"
ElijahDProphet
DigiMish
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
That's how the real thing pretty much went down.
DigiMish
foxhound009
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
coool
foxhound009
Dukeman330
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I lol'ed at "2 girls, 1 kart"
Dukeman330
GameJerk
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
This one on Halo's utter destruction of the human race is better. [loadingreadyrun.com]
GameJerk
danteix
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Haha. "I think the blue chick was pretty hot..."
danteix
mekklesack2
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@Kj719:
"No, of course not!"
""whew..."
"..Cut his mic!"
mekklesack2
flukielukie
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
That was great.
flukielukie
Witzbold
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Indeed the captions at the bottom were the best part of the clip.
Witzbold
FIRST!!!
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
"Ass""Ass" ins Creed; More Asses Possible?"
Hilarious!!!
FIRST!!!
entropyblues
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
This is basically proof that real life is impossible to effectively parody. We've crossed some sort of absurdity threshold.
entropyblues
Furious_Liver
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
This is a repost Kotaku, the first time you posted it is here: [kotaku.com]
But seriously...damn near identical to what it parodies, minus the good ending. XD
Furious_Liver
Kj719
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
@mekklesack2: Can he do that?!?!
Kj719
Emulated
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I love how they didn't have a woman to portray the crappy author.
Emulated
ChronosCrow
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
That was down right falling on the flooring laughter material. I loved it. A perfect spoof a terrible discourse.
ChronosCrow
Rebochan
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
"My daughter is teen pregnant!"
@Candlejack: It's okay, Fox News projects such a powerful aura of suck that it can be felt the world over.
Rebochan
CyN1caL
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I just bought the game on Sunday, and am personally working towards making hot steamy love with Ashley (playing as a male Sheppard).
CyN1caL
Candlejack
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Haha, hilarious...Especially how they cut him off. Man I fucking hate Fox by now. And I don't even live in the USA. :(
Candlejack
mekklesack2
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
What???? CUT HIS MIC!!!! lol.
mekklesack2
ProjectThanatos
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Wanna see my Pokemans?
ProjectThanatos
NeverSage
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Haha "Are U Mr Gay?"
NeverSage
MajorWedgie
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
haha pretty kool
MajorWedgie
MrMcdoobie
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
MarioKart DoubleDash: 2 Girls 1 Kart?
Hahhahahaha.
MrMcdoobie
LordMaim
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Awesome! And yet sadly still more credible than the ACTUAL Fox News.
LordMaim
TriFF51
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
more asses possible? lol
TriFF51
Coyotegrey
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
I did not laugh. I may have smirked, but it was insubstantial.
Nice production values though.
Coyotegrey
Spoony Bard
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Oh too funny.
Spoony Bard
Ryadic
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
2 girls 1 kart. Pure awesomeness.
Ryadic
Mr. Dark E
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
lol. best part of that video is reading the captions.
Wii
"Are U Mr Ga?"
xD
Mr. Dark E
HfAsianInvasion
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Hahahah 2 girls 1 kart.
HfAsianInvasion
comradestalin
Posted 9:03 AM 30/1/08
Saw it on GT. Hilarious. Watch the ticker...mariokart dash..2girls1kart?
comradestalin
Bissrok
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
It's funny how the parody was less ridiculous than the actual situation.
Bissrok
tripleripus
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
I think the real question here is:
who wouldn't hit the blue chick?
tripleripus
nman
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
The last 4 seconds was definitely the best part of this video.
nman
PsycheDiver
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
Hilarious, but I'm still enraged by this whole debacle.
PsycheDiver
EmTeeZ
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
Nothing I hadn't already seen on the Kotaku boards already (and watered down by some not-great performing).
EmTeeZ
JimmyPageJun1or
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
Man I lawled!
I don't know what was more funny, the dialog, or the captions at the bottom!
JimmyPageJun1or
Spoony Bard
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
mines, not minds :)
Spoony Bard
neojam
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
It was an OK spoof, but nothing really original or funny...
neojam
That Girl Hates You
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
LOL that was good, brought a nice grin to my face. Now if only those plasma minds could be stuck under some chairs >.<
That Girl Hates You
pikachumariachi
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
Wii
Are U Mr. Gay?
pikachumariachi
AnonymousNoob
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
"Full-on Hardcore Porn Sex"
AnonymousNoob
Zero2007
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
I LOL'ed. It was entertaining.
Zero2007
SuperMaxZero
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
The guest shouts to cut the other guy's mic, lol.
SuperMaxZero
makefragnotwar
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
The Cooper chick was on CNN last night talking about celeb moms. Anything to promote a book I guess.
makefragnotwar
sadkermit
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
funny stuff, loved it.
sadkermit
cybereality
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
Let me show you my Pokemans? Am I just a perv or is that oddly sexual?
cybereality
corvette53p
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
2 Girls 1 Kart == Pure Awesomeness!
corvette53p
Neo_Deus
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
It kinda fell apart at the end there, but the beginning half and the ticker were both well done.
I just wish the researcher had called the gaming expert "Darlin'". :P
Neo_Deus
Brickd
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
I actually laughed outloud a little. Which was nice.
Brickd
JGab
Posted 10:55 AM 30/1/08
Is it just me or is that scientist look a lot like Bill Nye the science guy?
I knew he was against sex after watching that episode about nuclear molecules...or was that-...
JGab
rojo
Posted 12:55 PM 30/1/08
@nman: agreed dude
rojo
Rob
Posted 12:55 PM 30/1/08
Dumb.
Rob
Samos42
Posted 12:55 PM 30/1/08
Eh, the video and parody itself wasn't too great but the captions were awesome.
Samos42
moutski
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
"Frequent acts of violent unlubed buggery"
Laughed so hard I almost cried.
moutski
WasabiJoe
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
A+, Let me show you mah pokaymanns
WasabiJoe
bigbobo
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
Greatest parody video period.
bigbobo
MetaKz
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
lol nice...
so where is the spoof?
MetaKz
Shijirou
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
LOL "foreplay" station...
Shijirou
PSN: Lp47
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
Kinda lame, owell some of you think its funny so thats all that matters.
PSN: Lp47
Cpryd001
Posted 5:54 PM 30/1/08
Mr. Atari pong. I remember that game. Wasn't there a princess in there? And flaming buckets?
Cpryd001
Barts
Posted 6:55 PM 30/1/08
I actually spat on my monitor, when I read 2 girls 1 kart... But hey, the video itself was cool, too.
"Can he do that?"
"No. Cut his mike."
(>__<)
Barts
Jagzthebest
Posted 4:55 AM 31/1/08
this has made my day! i remember the guy against mass effect from a youtube video where he owns 3 ps3s.
Jagzthebest
teeb
Posted 4:55 AM 31/1/08
@Emulated : If you look at some of the other videos on loadingreadyrun's site, they have several wimmens who appear frequently in the videos.
I guess they just decided that an all-male cast would represent Fox News more accurately. Let's face it, Ann Coulter isn't female. Or human.
teeb
Joafu
Posted 9:54 AM 2/2/08
Haha, this was good.
Joafu
AntiZERO
Posted 2:58 AM 18/2/08
Hilarious, The "Cut Offs" were so perfectly timed along with the audio cuts, I almost forgot I was watching an accurate parody of a similarly produced event.
AntiZERO