And here's the finished commercial: http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Why-is-TMobile-so-much-cooler-in-Europe/1307682590

The "count of three" thing is obviously fake, there's some other cue we're not seeing. But the dog's patience is impressive. My dog couldn't avoid going after anything that smelled good from miles away, much less what was already in his mouth.

I immediately recognized this by the title, this is one of my favorite sketches from the show.

There's an even shorter version: http://inception.davepedu.com/

I think it works fine as a parody, but I don't think cop shows should be about the protagonists struggling with technological hurdles. Scripted TV shouldn't try to be accurate, it should just avoid places where the inaccuracy is obvious.

Strangely effective.

It's more of a parody of the themes and the mood of Mad Men rather than Don Draper himself. Good stuff nonetheless.

Any surprise that people avoid disturbing-yet-important issues?

nowhere near classics like "Take on me" and "Total eclipse of the heart". Needs more references and observations.

Actually, the Rocket Jump was originally a happy accident in the Quake physics engine, and it stuck.
Loved the video though.

Too soon. Reminds me of this:
http://videosift.com/video/Facebook-Off-1

Personally, I prefer Shofar Hero. http://www.e-dologic.co.il/shofar/

It's a riff on silly game elements that wouldn't make sense in reality. For a much better example, see the following.

http://videosift.com/video/The-Video-Game-Bosses-Lament

If you don't like that, you're probably better off not watching video game parodies.

>> ^ant:

Nope. What was funny in it? Maybe I missed the joke?

Took me awhile
Your last question seems like the first I should answer, so no, I'm not part of any Israeli online initiative, nor am I aware of one (I'll probably look it up after I post this to satisfy my curiosity).

I'm no expert on the other two questions.

I'm assuming that what you refer to is that the inequity of the death tolls and injuries seems to create an image of excessive force. That image is not necessarily true - you can't deduce the usage of excessive force from that inequity, given the terrorists lack of care for civilian lives on both sides, and the nature of a conflict between an organized army and guerrilla warriors. That inequity also does not reflect the harsh reality of people living under constant threat of terrorist attacks before the conflict (or, to be fair, the harsh reality of Palestinians living in Gaza).

The vote you're referring to is the vote to support the Goldstone report, which the Israeli government considers biased. I honestly don't know enough about the report to verify that claim. It should be pointed out though that Israel traditionally has very little support in the UN, so this vote does not necessarily reflect whether the report is true and its recommendations appropriate.

I guess I'll be the resident Israeli asshole.
The supreme court comment was pretty embarrassing for someone who at the time was Israel's secretary of state. But how "Israel made about 90000 phone calls" and "We asked them to leave places in which there were Hamas headquarters" are NOT answers to "Israel is committing indiscriminate attacks in violation of the laws of war"?
They are. And if these are the kind of answers that prompt a journalist to call someone a terrorist, it seems to me that he's somewhat of a poor journalist.
The white phosphorus issue should be raised, but doesn't appear in the video of the press conference at all. And that in an article that accuses Israel of mouth shutting.
It would've been interesting to see the entire press conference to see whether those accusations have any grasp in reality.