The project is intended to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the classic song/video released in December 2005 and has the 2009 rendition of the song. The Ultimate Showdown: 15th Anniversary Redux Collab is a non-profit collab project, similar to a Reanimation, which aims to create a reimagined video for Neil Cicierega’s Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny song. At the time Cicierega was all of 14 years old, and I happened to be the editor of Salon's technology section.)Īndrew Leonard is a staff writer at Salon.ARTIST APPLICATIONS FOR THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN COLLAB ARE NOW OPEN FROM NOW UNTIL AUGUST 7TH, 11:59PM (UPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that Katharine Mieszkowski and Amy Standen shouted the praises of Cicierega right here in Salon, eight years ago. If you would like to know more, including what happens to the snakes who attack Samuel Jackson, I recommend the Wikipedia exegesis of "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny." And if you have gotten this far without spitting in disgust at your computer monitor, well, don't stop now!
Preston and Theodore Logan, who are, of course, Bill & Ted from "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure." I apologize to anyone offended by this lapse.) (I shamefacedly confess, however, that I had to google Bill S. Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan - that, my friends, is genius. It was the bloodiest battle the world ever saw, Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan -Īnd they kicked Chuck Norris in his cowboy ass. Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Black Knight.Īnd Benito Mussolini and The Blue Meanie, Then Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White and (I cherish moments like these because I always enjoying learning how much I don't know about what humans are capable of.) typically set to novelty or foreign music, often Japanese." For example, I did not even know there was an artistic genre called "Animutation," but I am now informed that Cicierega "is the creator of a genre of surrealist Flash animation known as 'Animutation' features arbitrary, nonsensical scenes and pop culture imagery. According to Neil Ciceriega's Wikipedia page, "The Ultimate Showdown." was originally released onto the intertubes in 2005 and instantaneously became a smash hit. Now, I'm not going to pretend that "The Ultimate Showdown." is the latest hot thing.
'Cuz, lyrics, you know, are what it's all about. Suffice to say, he enjoyed the guitar solos and the lyric "He picked up a bus and threw it back down" but his considered critical opinion was that the song could use another verse. How he got this far without ever hearing it - well, let just call it a failure of parenting and move on. My son decided I was ready for "The Ultimate Showdown." after I decided that my little Japanomaniac was born to love the song "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult. Because I feel a certain responsibility to let the world know what YouTube videos 11-year-old boys are tipping each other off to these days, I feel compelled to share with How the World Works readers "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny," from one Neil Cicierega, who fronts a musical project and live band called Lemon Demon.
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