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That's right, it's no longer just a Fallon bit or an appeal to RuPaul for clemency. The network that brought you JON TAFFER PUNKS BITCHES OUT, INTERCHANGEABLE CRIME DOCUMENTARY SHOWS, and NO ONE CARES WHAT ADAM CAROLLA'S DOING shows you just how fun it can be to not actually sing. For those unfamiliar with the concept, here's how it worked on Jimmy Fallon's show: There are two rounds. In each round, Jimmy lip syncs to a popular song of his choice, then his guest does the same. Rinse and repeat for round 2. The winner is usually the guest by default; Jimmy likes to end with a concession. The show follows a similar format, with two celebrities duking it out, LL Cool J hosting, and Chrissy Tiegen providing eye candy and commentary after every round, with the crowd deciding the winner by cheers at the end of the show. The big difference is that in the show, Round 2 incorporates props, backup dancers, and hype videos before each performance. On one hand, you can't be blamed for thinking this cheapens what is at heart a silly competition between two people, each with such impressive natural stage presence (in theory) that any victory besides whatever the audience enjoys is immaterial. On the other hand,  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "Stayin' Alive" by The Beegees  Common, "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie  John Legend, "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer And in this week's battle, Anne Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt, this happens. So, once again, that's all happening on Thursdays at 10 PM ET on Spike TV. If you're interested, check it out. If you're a hipster who thinks lip sync battles have lost their edge ever since Fallon started doing them, stay away. And if your name is Fab Morvan, we've prepared a special little seat here where you can watch this Kafkaesque nightmare unfold. There's even an attendant to wipe away the tears from your unblinking eyes. Nice girl; pre-med, actually.
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DivisionPost posted:
This may be the most beautiful gif I've ever seen.
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Apr 7, 2015 05:21
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That big dude from Screen Junkies just got erect.
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Apr 7, 2015 05:24
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I watched the first two episodes today. Show is great. Like way way way way better than it has any right to be. May just be the great contestants so far but the future ones look like a good lot too. Also of note, Chrissy Teigen is John Legend's wife. And in the second episode he performs Slow Motion by Juvenile as she watches in complete horror. It's amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2PKLBSlfHU X-O fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Apr 7, 2015 |
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Apr 7, 2015 05:26
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Deadpool posted:I watched the first two episodes today. Show is great. Like way way way way better than it has any right to be. May just be the great contestants so far but the future ones look like a good lot too. I've been a fan since the first one on Fallon. Emma Stone is still the best. I'd do things banned in some states to that bar chick though... 
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Apr 7, 2015 05:34
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I'm just going to leave this next sentence on its own and let you decide if this show is something you might be interested in. A future episode features Mike Tyson vs Terry Crews.
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Apr 7, 2015 05:42
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Deadpool posted:I'm just going to leave this next sentence on its own and let you decide if this show is something you might be interested in. 
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Apr 7, 2015 05:55
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Deadpool posted:I'm just going to leave this next sentence on its own and let you decide if this show is something you might be interested in. 
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Apr 7, 2015 06:08
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Deadpool posted:I'm just going to leave this next sentence on its own and let you decide if this show is something you might be interested in. Well, I'm officially forced to watch this episode at least.
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Apr 7, 2015 06:13
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Deadpool posted:I'm just going to leave this next sentence on its own and let you decide if this show is something you might be interested in. Jesus Christ.
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Apr 7, 2015 06:37
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I'm in it for the entire series run. May it amass more episodes than Chopped in even less time. For all of it's jocular Spike-appealing bro stuff it's fairly subversive to have things like The Rock syncing "Blank Space" and I think that's neato.
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Apr 7, 2015 06:51
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If they can't get Tom Cruise syncing Old Time Rock n Roll in his underpants, it will be a wasted show. For the whipper snappers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UVsyVLLcE
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Apr 7, 2015 08:26
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Wasn't this Steve Merchant's concept?
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Apr 7, 2015 12:18
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I really want to see RuPaul give this a whirl given that she judges lip synchs on her show.
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Apr 7, 2015 12:25
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Gapey Joe Stalin posted:Wasn't this Steve Merchant's concept? he's one of the executive producers.
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Apr 7, 2015 15:49
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The Rock has anti-ego. It almost seems like he wants to humiliate himself, but due to just being unfathomably cool, he can't even manage it.
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Apr 7, 2015 17:17
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:The Rock has anti-ego. It almost seems like he wants to humiliate himself, but due to just being unfathomably cool, he can't even manage it. 
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Apr 7, 2015 18:14
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Nope, still rocking it.
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Apr 7, 2015 18:21
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He is just the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVRqteiJ3R8 <Gay cowboy music video, Be Cool. Can't wait ti see him chewing scenery as Black Adam.
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Apr 8, 2015 05:49
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I'm not entirely sure this works as a 30 minute show. I loved it on The Tonight Show, but here the trash talking seems super forced and awkward, the commentary bits are terrible, and Chrissy Tiegen is adding nothing of value. They also somehow manage to do fewer songs in 30 minutes (4) than Jimmy Fallon would do in one segment of The Tonight Show (usually 6). It's screams of, "We have 10 minutes of content, so let's stretch this out a bit." I like the songs themselves, but I'll probably just fast forward past everything else. My favorite part was the commercial they showed on the OnDemand version that had Stephen Merchant doing a bit in...that outfit.
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Apr 8, 2015 20:25
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So I found a gif from tonight's episode featuring Anne Hathaway vs Emily Blunt that proves it's a must watch:
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Apr 9, 2015 07:45
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You could even click the link in the OP and actually watch it!
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:The Rock has anti-ego. It almost seems like he wants to humiliate himself, but due to just being unfathomably cool, he can't even manage it. He looks like he is having fun and he is going all out definitely helps.
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Apr 9, 2015 18:26
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I'm not finished with this week's episode yet but next week's Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski throwdown looks perfectly ridiculous.
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Apr 10, 2015 06:11
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Emily Blunt Force is an A+ name, A+ show
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Apr 10, 2015 13:49
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Bump for tonight: Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski! (Spoiler)
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I'm amazed at the names they are getting for this. This is the best thing celebrities have done since FarmAid. Hahaha, holy poo poo NBC passed on this and now Spike is getting tons of celebrities begging to be on the show. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/16/how-nbc-missed-out-on-jimmy-fallon-hit-lip-sync-battle/ quote:When Jimmy Fallon sought to turn the popular lip sync competition feature from the "Tonight" show into a television series, NBC turned down one of its biggest stars — a decision that at least initially seems like an embarrassing mistake. Oh, and there's this quote:Upcoming episodes of the series include an “Empire” showdown between Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson pentyne fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Apr 17, 2015 |
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Apr 17, 2015 01:08
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This being fun and enjoyable is one thing. This being fun, enjoyable, and making NBC look dumb makes it even better.
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Deadpool posted:This being fun and enjoyable is one thing. This being fun, enjoyable, and making NBC look dumb makes it even better. In fairness: the original pitch was more like a legit Voice-style competition series between average people. Sounds like it only became a celebrity hangout / dick-swing show during the transition to cable, which was frankly smart. On the other hand, can you imagine how intolerable either version of this show would turn with NBC's marketing department behind it? It's bad enough that the people watching live have to deal with constant pointless highlight reels and obnoxious attempts to build social media presence during commercials breaks. On NBC that poo poo would all happen DURING THE SHOW, and on top of that there would be omnipresent ads that constantly promise THE BIGGEST. LIP SYNC. SHOCKER. EVER! (Shot of Carson Daly, as he Carsons "I can't believe that just happened!") So yeah, Spike is kind of making NBC look like idiots in another way. --- If there are that many previous competitors looking to come back, I wonder if there's gonna be a massive tournament at some point. Spike sets aside the big pile of money they're making on this, lets it grow until they can afford to get the rights to songs like "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Born to Run" without blinking, then just lets all the previous winners (alongside mainstays like Fallon, Krasinski, and Merchant) run roughshod in a single-elimination tournament to crown the "true" "champion." Or they can keep it as a fun-as-poo poo celebrity hangout / dick-swing show. It ain't broke enough to fix. EDIT: Next week is Tyson vs. Crews! DivisionPost fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Apr 17, 2015 |
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I cannot believe the people they are getting to appear on this show. Season 1 might be a couple of friends and acquaintances but the insane press this show is getting, plus the mind blowing Anne Hathaway performances might get other big name movie stars to pop in for the fun and put this show into the stratosphere. Also, for a pretty face, Chrissy Teigen does a pretty great job just hanging out and chatting with LL Cool J. She actually brings a lot of entertainment to the show. pentyne fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Apr 17, 2015 |
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Apr 17, 2015 06:39
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in last week's episode the most substantial thing she did was roll up a bunch of paper or something, pretend it was a joint, then say "i got blunted".
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Apr 17, 2015 08:00
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Anna Kendrick was great but Krasinski was robbed. Both of his performances were fantastic. The Jennifer Lopez cameo stole it for her as far as the audience was concerned. His private bartender must have been working overtime after this miscarriage of justice.
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Deadpool posted:Anna Kendrick was great but Krasinski was robbed. Both of his performances were fantastic. The Jennifer Lopez cameo stole it for her as far as the audience was concerned. His private bartender must have been working overtime after this miscarriage of justice. Krasinski definitely put the most work in; Kendrick just trolled him so beautifully that it was hard for her to lose the edge.
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Apr 17, 2015 09:44
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Why does LL Cool J say that "knock em out of the park, Sal!" thing as his sign-off every week?
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DivisionPost posted:Krasinski definitely put the most work in; Kendrick just trolled him so beautifully that it was hard for her to lose the edge. I was on Team Krasinski from "Bye Bye Bye" on, but "Steal My Girl" was amazing and I was fine with it going either way.
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DivisionPost posted:EDIT: Next week is Tyson vs. Crews! Oh my god  Terry Crews will be the true king of Lip Sync Battle. The final has to be him vs The Rock.
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pentyne posted:Also, for a pretty face, Chrissy Teigen does a pretty great job just hanging out and chatting with LL Cool J. She actually brings a lot of entertainment to the show. Really? Was she better this week? She's been pretty useless thus far, I thought.
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I will be shocked if Tyson can hold any stage against Crews. That guy can do anything.
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Grifter posted:I will be shocked if Tyson can hold any stage against Crews. That guy can do anything. Dude is also a semi-professional dancer, I believe. Likes to do the robot. team overhead smash fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Apr 17, 2015 |
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I'm shocked that a convicted rapist and generaly viciousl thug is so warmly held in a nation's heart. It's baffling.
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