My lovely infected ones, I owe you an apology. I figured out why the videos in the last few weeks have been so uninteresting. A lot of our favorite Youtube celebrities such as Michael Buckley, Dave Days and Vlogbrothers were in LA attending Vidcon, a conference drawing Youtubers away from their webcams to sit in a hotel conference room and talk about making videos. Vidcon was planned by author John Green (Looking for Alaska) and his brother Hank Green. They are known in the Youtube community as the Vlogbrothers. This week, video was still dragging since the conference didn't end until Sunday. Nevertheless, I hunted and found five fabulous videos that don't include Paul the Octopus.
- Official Vampires Suck Trailer – Official Vampires Suck
The first time I saw this video, I didn't realize that it was a real trailer for a movie. I'm not sure I'll go see the movie, but the trailer is campy and funny. It seems the movie will be a spoof of Twilight along the same lines as Meet the Spartans and Date Movie. If nothing else, it will be a good outlet for secret vampire lovers that don't want their friends to know.
The countdown continues after the break, along with my five fave Harry Potter-related videos:
This article appears in Jul 8-14, 2010.