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Merry Christmas From Busan 2012 by Mark Anthony Cruz

Here's this year’s Christmas video card! Our Christmas was filled with snow, a goofy Santa, presents and tons of cute Korean kids! Enjoy, and have yourself a Merry Christmas.

Music: “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” - Julian Casablancas

Goodbye to Virtuality by Mark Anthony Cruz

My friend Ashley made this video. It’s a retrospective look at Virtuality, the kids show that we worked on together. I pray that God blesses me with another opportunity to work on something like this again. Nothing beats working with good friends on something that you believe in. I love you guys.

Goodbye To Calvary Chapel by Mark Anthony Cruz

Since I’m moving to Korea to teach English, I had to resign from my position at Calvary Chapel last week. This was my first week of being officially unemployed, yet I couldn’t keep myself out of the editing chair. So here is a completely self-indulgent goodbye video to the best job and crew in the world! Although teaching in Korea will be rewarding in its own way, I hope and pray that God blesses me with another opportunity like this one in the future.

Yo Gabba Gabba!? by Mark Anthony Cruz

Yo Stabba Stabba

Since I produce a kid's show, I always try to pay attention to what the tots of America are watching these days. That's when I found "Yo Gabba Gabba." I was instantly hooked! I did a little research and found that the show was produced and created by some of my favorite artists and musicians. I quickly realized this show wasn't just crack for kids, but crack for geeks like me as well! I said to myself, "Man, where were shows like this when I was growing up?!"  Then I felt it, the overwhelming sense of betrayal to my own childhood. I was brought up on shows like "Sesame Street," "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," and "3-2-1 Contact!" Now here I was, bedazzled by the glamor and glitz of "Yo Gabba Gabba"...stabbing my childhood shows right in the back. I was joining a gang, signing up to be a "Gabber," if you will. I could see it now, DJ Lance Rock leading a mob of rainbow-colored ruffians through "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," taking what they felt was theirs. It didn't matter if you had a juiced-up snuffleupagus on your side, or a trolley for drive-bys, it was judgement day and the streets ran red with blood, yellow feathers, and purple-panda fur.