Cool homemade ad shows printers actually working

It's not quite the Sticky Note Experiment, but this student-made ad for HP is mesmerizing:

Beyond the coolness factor, I totally agree with Gizmodo: The truly amazing thing here is that Matt and Tom got that many printers to work for that long. What?! There's nary a PC load letter in sight? Well done, sirs!

Clip du jour: 'I'm not here to make friends' round-up

It's not your imagination: Everyone on reality shows says "I'm not here to make friends." (At some time or another, many also claim to "step up," and I predict the continued popularity of "throw [someone] under the bus.") Anywho:

Here's last year's initial collage-- the clips above are only from the last year. Wowza.

Judd Apatow's 'Funny People': Harnessing the power of the Internets

Ten years ago, The Blair Witch Project terrified web surfers (and hogged all their family's bandwidth!) with its clever and comprehensive tie-in website. Police photos, archived video, and historical documents all helped bring the story to vivid life and drummed up interest in the movie well in advance of its release. We all know the result: $249 million at the worldwide box office, a sequel, and a never-ending parade of mucus-y "I'm so scared!" spoofs. Not too shabby!

Today, the kind of viral marketing made popular by Blair Witch is old hat -- almost every film, big and small, has an online counterpart launched months before it hits theaters. And the features offered have only gotten more inventive: The Simpsons Movie encouraged fans to "Simpsonize" themselves into Springfield residents; The Dark Knight invited users to play a scavenger hunt, ultimately revealing new images of The Joker. In each case, the web has offered audiences a new level of involvement with their favorite movies; a World of Warcraft-like interactive experience, just not as sad. (I kid!)

The latest -- and perhaps most unlikely -- addition to the ranks of web-savvy movies is Judd Apatow's Funny People, which has been absolutely unloading on the Internet these last few months. In the film, Adam Sandler plays an Adam Sandler-ish comedian who learns that he's dying (and then SPOILER ALERT finds out he's actually not dying END SPOILER ALERT). With the help of Seth Rogen, he tries to find closure in his legacy. More like Kind Of Sad People, right?

Whatever shape the movie takes, though, its viral campaign is nothing but hilarious. Treating characters from the film as real-life actors and comedians, Apatow and Co. have launched three websites -- one for George Simmons (Sandler), brash stand-up comedian Raaaaaandy (Park and Recreation's Aziz Ansari, pictured), and actor Mark Taylor Jackson (Jason Schwartzman) -- that offer movie clips, soundboards, and interviews with completely made up people. The similarity to real-life people and their work is eerily authentic, like Jackson's Yo Teach! sitcom (which totally ran on an alternate-reality NBC) or Simmons' Mer-Man movie (with Elizabeth Banks!). Are they real? Is this reality? The whole campaign is sort of like that movie S1m0ne, only not terrible.

Ansari's Raaaaandy site stands out in particular, an open riff on in-your-face comics like Dane Cook. The meandering stories. The complete non-sequitirs. Watch his "Impressions" video (NSFW) in which he imagines different scenarios for...let's call it "getting a __" and try to keep it together. It's Randy time! How about you, Popwatchers -- does this kind of viral promotion get you to the theater? Does it add to the experience...or take something away? Will you be seeing Kind Of Sad People Funny People regardless?

Clip du jour: Breckin Meyer parodies Perez Hilton

If you haven't seen Breckin Meyer's take on Perez Hilton's video detailing his altercation with will.i.am and Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina, watch it below. With the help of Seth Green, Robot Chicken co-creator Matthew Senreich, and Robot Chicken co-head writer Tom Root, Meyer details an alleged altercation with Zac Efron, who makes a cameo. The guys also get in another cryptic plug for the Robot Chicken Skate Party Bus Tour, which we're told we'll get real details on next week...

"When all is said and done, the Robot Chicken Skate Party Bus Tour brings people together," Green tells PopWatch in an exclusive statement. "I saw Breckin and Zac skating together in the parking lot shortly after this video was taken. Not sure how the paparazzi missed it."

'Twilight' and 'Buffy': Together at last!

Dear Internet,

We love this delightful vampire vs. slayer mash-up with Edward Cullen and Buffy Summers, but we have to ask: What took so long?

Love,
PopWatch

Urkel fans visit 'Family Matters' house, blow our minds

Pilgrimage! It's not just for religions anymore. It's also for fans. Behold, the amazingly devout Family Matters enthusiasts who recently visited "The Urkel House."

I am in awe. Truly. First, because even though I've probably seen every episode of Family Matters -- TGIF 4 LIFE -- I can barely remember any of the plots, (unlike for Full House, where I can rattle off specific episodes/quotes, etc.); this level of trivia knowledge is deeply impressive to me. Second, because holy crap, a group of people went to the Winslow residence and did the Urkel dance. We salute you, oh ye of dorky faith! [Via Buzzfeed]

Okay, PopWatchers: Where would you go on fan pilgrimage? Dibs on the Walsh residence from 90210.

Britney Spears' video of her kids dancing to 'Toxic': Sort of adorable

Who among us has never been moved to groove by Britney Spears' "Toxic"? If you raised your hand, please stop lying. That song is an irresistible invitation to dance. And you know who is definitely not immune to that call? Britney's own sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Just check out the clip that Britney recently posted showing the tots getting down to "Toxic" while she was rehearsing in London, below.

I'm sure others will find mean-spirited and patronizing things to say about this video -- they always do with Britney, don't they? But I think it's sort of adorable. Hey, if you're growing up as Britney Spears' children, the least you can do is enjoy Mom's music every once in a while. Also, now we know at last who did the choreography for Britney's 2007 VMAs performance. (Sorry! Couldn't resist one piece of snark.) What do you think of this clip?

'Tosh.0' premiere: Who watched?

Have you ever been watching The Soup and found yourself thinking, "Man, it's cool when Joel cuts away every once in a while to a random YouTube clip, but I wish he would just do that continuously for half an hour"? Consider your wish granted. Tosh.0's premiere last night on Comedy Central was basically one long rapid-fire stretch of viral videos, crazy tweets, and wacky JPEGs, introduced and riffed on without pause by stoner-y comedian Daniel Tosh. The Internet! Only on a television show!

Full disclosure: I was only half-paying attention to Tosh.0 last night, as befits such an attention-deficit-addled program, so it's possible I missed an in-depth investigative segment while I was looking away. But that would have defeated the entire point of Tosh.0, right? Scatter-shot bursts of absurdist humor are this show's reason for being. Luckily, Tosh himself is funny enough to make the format work. And I definitely can't complain about a series that has given us Keyboard Kato (below). Yes, that's the legendary "Keyboard Cat" clip...as re-enacted in costume by '90s pseudo-celeb Kato Kaelin. There are no words to describe what a wonderful gift to humanity this is.

Was anyone else watching Tosh.0 last night? Do you plan on tuning in again next week?

Clip du jour: The Muppets in 'Reservoir Dogs'

Is it even possible to make a Muppet mash-up I don't love? Animal's reaction shots alone are slaying me. (This is the tipping scene from Reservoir Dogs, so there's some grown-up language.)

Clip du jour: 'Han Solo P.I.'

Han Solo and Magnum P.I. together at last! Well, together at last someplace other than my childhood fantasies! This awesome mash-up, via The Daily What, has totally made my day.

Do you not find that amazing? Perhaps a side-by-side with the original, after the jump, will illuminate how truly excellent this is.