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Our friends at Spike released a “leaked trailer” for the new Twilight movie, and by that, they really mean a weird home-made mashup of a bunch of movies that are going to be featured in tomorrow night’s Scream Awards (10PM/9 Central on Spike) called Twilight of the Magical Truckmen: Rise of Megan Fox Nude. Check out the BEST VIDEO YOU’LL SEE ALL DAY after the jump (OK, so I’m over selling it).

You’ve seen every episode, sat through the hour long live chat, and read through the previous episodes commentary. Your Legend of Neil super-fan training is almost complete.  Satisfy your lust for all things Neil with this, the last of our commentary posts by director/creator Sandeep Parikh for LoN season 2.

Where does the modern bully come from? They must have parents, right? Well, their unprotected tryst may have resulted in creating the bane high-school experience, but at least we can create comedy from that misery. When it’s time to get down to some sweet, good natured, respectful love-making with your partner, Trojan is here to make sure that you help prevent mistakes like the bone-heads featured in these videos.

This dude doesn’t need any more caffeine, anyway.

For those of you who missed the live chat with the cast of Legend of Neil commemorating the season 2 finale on the 20th, we’ve posted the full hour long webcast for your viewing pleasure. Relive your favorite moments again and again. Laugh and cry with Sandeep Parikh, Felicia Day, Tony Janning, Mike Rose, Eric Acosta, Angie Hill  and the rest of the gang (aka, me and Andrew, the weird disembodied voices from behind the camera). Thanks to the magical, non-linearity-ness of the internet, you can view parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in any order you choose.

On one hand, the bar for weird dancing on the internet is really high. It’s crowded with little kids, people making fun of Beyonce, prisoners, white people in general, whatever. It’s a tough market.

On the other hand, usually weird dancing videos tend not to feature people who regularly rockets several tons of metal and explosive fuel through the air. Hey guys, it’s the Dancing Captain!

Pretty strong right? When this got passed around the Atom office today, we were delighted (DELIGHTED) to learn that this guy is not just some weird dude with a boombox, a motorcycle, a pilot’s costume and at least one friend, but what appears to be a real live, honest to god, got the keys to the whip, as long as that whip is a FUCKING JUMBO JET, pilot. Check out the Dancing Captain’s profile picture here.

As an added treat, make sure to look at his paintings. Amazing.

As Matt put it: “That island beauty sure loves that naked pilot.”

Yesterday’s post enlightened viewers on the genesis of the first two episodes of season 2, but if you’ve ever wondered how the musical episode came to be? What about that 80’s montage, or “Getting’ High In Hyrule?” All these questions AND MORE will be answered by creator Sandeep Parikh on today’s edition of Legend Of Neil Director’s Commentary.

Legend of Neil, Season 2, Ep. 3 — The Musical

“Ahhh the musical.  We turned this into a musical episode because…

All right, guys. Here at Atom, we tried to resist (admittedly, some of us not very hard) the vampire craze sweeping the nation. But, you know what, you people want what you people think you want, and what that is is either stuff with teen vampires or stuff making fun of teen vampires (those are logically exclusive, right?).

Anyway, coming next Monday, 10/26, just in time for Halloween, we have a great piece spoofing the vampire craze, Intercourse With A Vampire. It was created by Showdown winner Jake Fleisher, it features everything you love about the new breed of vampire movies: sexy ladies (and guys), moussed up hair, and, of course, lots of blue filtered camera work.

Make sure to check back next week to vampire.atom.com to get the latest on Intercourse With A Vampire.

I sent this email to the head brewer/distiller at Ballast Point, who recently announced they were going to release their first whiskey.

Dear Boozemaster,

Let me begin by saying I am a TREMENDOUS fan of your trade. I have a deep appreciation for anyone that has made it their life’s calling to decimate sobriety. Your Calico Amber Ale is an absolute requirement at every social gathering, if only because it allows me to summarily reject anyone who finds it “too bitter”.

This is the face of cowardice

Some internet memes erupt into world, colliding with our collective consciousness with the force of a speeding monorail cat. Others come to more of a slow boil, never quite achieving a Kanye West level of hysteria in the masses, but they’re still part of the majesty of internet. 5 Second Movies are one such meme.

While seldom clocking in at precisely 5 seconds of content, these fan films accomplish much in little time. Some manage to boil an entire series down to their essence, like All Rocky Movies (In 5 Seconds):

We’re diving San-Deep* into the mind of the Legend of Neil creator Sandeep Parikh. He’s been so kind as to offer commentary on the episodes that comprise Season 2 in this, the first of multiple installments on Sandeep’s process in creating his hit series, The Legend of Neil. Here’s what he had to say about creating the first two episodes of this season: