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Is Hank Green Batman?

2011-01-28 · list · Hank · 3:48 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Pop culture (also: Internet & YouTube, Health, Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: self promotion, community lore, song or performance, punishment or challenge

Hank's list of good news after the bad news of his last video: a failed try at George Watsky's fast rap, Google autocomplete asking if he is Batman, a Battlestar Galactica star-system map, his rule that science fiction cannot contain fantasy, a cheaper but misleading Apriso card, and the official launch of VidCon 2011.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting: lots of good news; the bad news was in his last video

00:00:11 — George Watsky's unintended challenge: Hank tries Watsky's fast rap and fails

  • ★★ Hank accepts George Watsky's challenge 'that wasn't intended to be a challenge', attempts his fast rap, and fails. (playful) — 00:00:11

00:00:36 — Google autocomplete: 'is h' suggests Hank is awesome; is Hank Green gay, is he Batman? Batman mask and voice

  • ★★ Typing 'is h' into Google now suggests Hank is awesome, and 'is Hank Green' brings up what people wonder about him, including whether he is gay and whether he is Batman. (playful) — 00:00:36 · Google, Hank Green
  • ★ Since people wonder whether he is Batman, Hank swaps his glasses for a Batman mask and tries a Batman voice. (joke) — 00:00:54

00:01:08 — A map of Battlestar Galactica's twelve colonies in one quaternary star system; the James Webb Space Telescope; the show's disappointing ending

  • ★★ A detailed map shows how the twelve colonies of Battlestar Galactica can all exist in one star system: a quaternary system of two binary systems orbiting each other. — 00:01:08
  • ★ Hank says he should make a video about the James Webb Space Telescope, which will help us know more about the galaxy. — 00:01:23
  • ★★ Battlestar Galactica's early desire to be hard science fiction makes Hank even more disappointed by the series' 'stupid ending'. — 00:01:33

00:01:43 — At the doctor's office: Hank's rule that fantasy can contain science fiction but science fiction cannot contain fantasy (Lost)

  • ★★★ Science fiction and fantasy share shelf space and much else, but Hank's rule: a fantasy writer may define the world and resolve conflict however they like, while science fiction based on reality cannot resolve it with made-up 'glowy holes' as Lost did. — 00:01:46

  • ★★★ In short, Hank says, fantasy can contain science fiction, but science fiction cannot contain fantasy. — 00:02:17

    “fantasy can contain science fiction, science fiction cannot contain fantasy”

00:02:24 — Apriso's 'pay no more than $25' card still leaves Hank paying about $150, less than Asacol's $600

  • ★★ Apriso, a 'manageable facsimile' of Asacol (now $600), sent Hank a card promising he pays no more than $25, unless the cost exceeds $75; at about $200 he still pays about $150. — 00:02:27

00:02:52 — VidCon 2011 officially launched: Los Angeles, Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, July 28-30; register at vidcon2011.com

  • ★★★ Hank officially launches VidCon, saying some will laugh because people found the website long ago; vidcon2011.com is now officially online. — 00:02:52 · VidCon
  • ★★★ VidCon 2011 is in Los Angeles at the same hotel as last year (2010), the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza: July 28 (Thursday) is an industry day, July 29-30 community days. — 00:03:02 · VidCon, Los Angeles
  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to register for the conference and find information at vidcon2011.com. — 00:03:19 · VidCon

00:03:23 — Two truths and a lie from Hank's Twitter: gray hair, trombone, Alan Jackson; sign-off

  • ★ Hank reveals to Twitter followers the two truths and a lie he posted (first gray hair; trombone in high school; closet Alan Jackson fan), with the answer behind a click. (playful) — 00:03:23 · Twitter

Humor (significant)

  • Hank accepts George Watsky's unintended challenge and attempts his fast rap at full speed. — 00:00:32

    “DANG IT!I fail your challenge.”

  • People Google whether Hank is Batman, so he puts on a Batman mask; nobody is seeing it. — 00:01:05

    “Maybe I should talk like this.”

  • Hank, off to the doctor, delivers his science-fiction rule from the doctor's office. — 00:02:24

    “It's boring in here.”

  • Apriso's card says 'pay no more than $25', but Hank still pays about $150. — 00:02:47

    “That is a bugger of an asterisk right there.”

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Mentioned

Central: Apriso · Batman · Battlestar Galactica · fantasy · George Watsky · science fiction · VidCon

Also: People: Alan Jackson

Works: Lost

Organizations: Google · Twitter

Places: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza · Los Angeles

Characters: Twelve Colonies

Products: Asacol · Google Autocomplete · James Webb Space Telescope

Also centred on Batman: GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! · I Kind of Hate Batman · I Kinda AM Batman · A Minor Crisis · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport

Also centred on fantasy: The World Needs More Magic

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