NPH Is a God

As everyone else here in Georgia searches their cluttered and spider-infested garages for their inflatable baby-pools and large floaties in order to paddle their way to work this morning, I've decided to report on a more significant event that occurred last night (no, not football - it's like you don't know me at all!), seeing as I made it safely to work without being swept away by the Great Flood.

The event I am referring to is of course the Emmys, hosted by the one and only, Dr. Horrible himself, Neil Patrick Harris. As predicted by yours truly, NPH caused an otherwise dull and lifeless ceremony to sparkle and shine like a newly polished golden statuette of some chick holding a globe-like object (what is that thing anyway?). Despite the fact that everyone from last year won again this year, causing me to distinctly dislike 30 Rock and Mad Men, just on principle alone, we still had Neil. And he's worth tens of thousands of disappointing Emmy wins. His opening number was almost, almost worth the snub that the Emmys gave Battlestar Galactica. And in an unexpected and thrilling turn of events, we even got a bad-ass Dr. Horrible "interruption" of the show, which upon Captain Hammer (my dear Nathan Fillion) jumping into the frame, fists flying as usual, brought about far-too-loud squees! from Katie and I. I fear we might have woken the neighbors with our vociferous love of everything Dr. Horrible. I wanted to jump into the television and pridefully clap Jon Stewart on the back when he finally told Neil what everyone else was thinking: that he was doing a damn good job of hosting.

Highlights:

On the Red Carpet - Everyone How I Met Your Mother. I couldn't adore Jason Segal anymore than I already do and seeing Alyson Hannigan up and about after having her and Alexis' baby girl was a great treat. She looked absolutely stunning. I also enjoyed reading her tweets as the night went on.

Also, Best Dress goes to Anna Torv, who rocked a gorgeous and totally unique gown for the night. We loved it mostly because it wasn't like any other actress' dress (it wasn't that silly mermaid cut and it actually had sleeves!) and besides, she looks smokin' in that red.

Dr. Horrible's hijacking. By far the very best part of the night. I was so bummed about not getting the once hinted-at performance by the cast... but this stunt completely made up for it. Joss+NPH+Nathan Fillion = comedy and musical gold. Throwing in anything Dr. Horrible to any show on television can only make it ten times better - but that goes double for an awards show. I tip my hat to you, Emmy planning people.

NPH's opening number. Exactly what I expected; total brilliance. I honestly believe this man can do no wrong. It's like all the love and happiness and talent in the world converged into one fine-looking human male and now we have Neil Patrick Harris to lighten up our dull work hours with a certain lovable evil doctor and to spice up our otherwise dull award show Sunday with enthusiastic song and dance.

I love that Michael Emerson won for Best Supporting Role for Lost and that Kristin Chenoweth won for Best Supporting Role for Pushing Daisies. It was such a great honor for the show, which was cancelled way before its time.

So, did you like the ceremony? Did NPH deliver, in your opinion? Don't worry, I'll probably not hunt you down and hurt you horribly if you say "no"...

San Diego Comic-Con Day 2

Ok, take a seat, relax and enjoy as I walk you through (with every boring detail) the wonderful world of the Con...

There's something you have to understand about Comic-Con, or any Con for that matter. There are basically two parts of a Con. One part consists of the panels. Basically, you stand in line for about 2 hours for one room (one BIG room), making sure to get into line at least 3-4 hours before the panel you want to see (just in case), then you make your way into the room and STAY there. Luckily, they do not empty a room after each panel, so essentially you could stay in one room all day long and just keep watching panel after panel. That's pretty much what we did.

The other part of a Con are the Exhibition halls. This is where all the artists, the studios, and all the miscellaneous sellers hawk their goods. It's like a medieval marketplace, only with so many shiny toys and trinkets, for a moment you know what it feels like to be a dragon (yes, only if dragons REALLY existed) and you want nothing more than to gather up all the shiny and horde it away forever and ever. But I digress, where was I? Oh yeah, the exhibition halls, shiny things. Anyway, there is just SO much to look at, you just end up running into people every five seconds because you are looking anywhere but right in front of you. It's pretty much what I envision when I think about the Mad Hatter having a very big yard-sale. It's a madhouse, seriously. Not only that, but if you could walk around for hours, you'd get bags and bags full of FREE stuff and there's nothing more we Americans love more than FREE stuff. But free stuff often comes with a price, even though, you know, it's supposed to be free! There were multiple "free stuff" riots happening all the time and in every corner of the hall. Besides the infamous "Megan Fox" riot, the "Free New Moon Poster" riot was the worst. Luckily, I threw some elbows and got me a nice big'un. What? I like free stuff too!

You could spend hours upon hours in these cavernous halls and never get the chance to see everything. If you tried, you'd probably get lost and never see the light of day again. Unfortunately, I had little to no time for that fun adventure. I came to the conclusion that you have to pick which part of the Con you want to see more because four days is just not enough time to do both, the panels and the exhibition halls. If I ever go again, I would attend far less panels and spend more of my time walking around the exhibition hall with all the cool people (ie: the Storm Troopers, the Dharma Initiative Recruits and Batman). Another aspect of the halls, which I missed out on, were the autograph signings. But more on that later.

We decided to make our second day (Friday) the "Sleep In and Miss All the Good Film Panels" day. Which means I missed the WB film panel, which included The Box (with James Marsden and Cameron Diaz), Jonah Hex (with Josh Brolin and Megan Fox), Sherlock Holmes (with Robert Downey) and many others. Not to mention the 9 panel. In retrospect, it was a bad decision, but you just can't see everything and our beds wouldn't be denied. We also missed The Guild panel, The Prisoner panel (Jim Caviezel, yum!) and the Battlestar Galactica panel. A bunch of ouchies there. The main panels we were shooting for on Friday were the Bones and Dollhouse/Joss panels. The Bones panel started at 3pm, so we got in line around 1pm-ish. As per usual, we were in the room a hour later and just in time for the 24 panel. For my part, I am not a 24 fan. I've never watched the series, but I have seen a couple episodes here and there. However, I was excited about this panel, due to the attendance of Katee Sackoff (Battlestar Galactica) and Freddie Prinze Jr, not to mention, how can you not love Kiefer? It turned out to be a great panel. Here are some tidbits:

Favorite Moment:

Freddie (answering a question): Well, my wife and I...

Whole room explodes in yells and clapping. It's like an ocean of sound all around you. Freddie chuckles.

Freddie: Oh yeah, I forgot she was big here...

Whole room explodes again.

Scoop/Spoilers:

- This seasons' theme is: "Peace...but don't worry, we'll still blow things up".

- Jack Bauer is in a rare happy place. This won't last long.

- Also, something about someone trying to assassinate the President of the U.N. I think.

- Freddie Prinze's character is Junior Jack. He is also engaged to Katee Sackoff's character.

- Katee Sackoff's character knows more about computers than Chloe. Apparently Chloe's reactions to this are very funny. *shrug*

- There's a new CTU. It's pretty and...new. *shrug*

Kiefer was a great panelist and Katee looked beautiful. Mary Lynn Rajskub did not look happy to be there, but I hear that's just the way she looks. Apparently she's very funny, but all I saw were frowns. *Shrug*

The Bones panel held a bad surprise, but one we were getting used to. David Boreanaz wasn't able to make it, but he did send in a very funny, very long, rambling video to his Comic-Con fans. It was pretty entertaining and as usual, he looked good enough to eat. This panel turned out to be the smallest one we attended during the Con. It was only Emily Deschanel and Hart Hanson, the creator. Funnily enough, it was one of the most entertaining panels we saw. Emily was absolutely adorable. She was so funny and charming, I almost fell in love with her myself.

Favorite Moment:

When Emily and Hart decided they should spread over the huge panel table and Hart went to the end and Emily to the middle, with the panel moderator on the other side. It was hilarious. Then they thought it was too awkward and moved back to their original positions.

Scoop/Spoilers:

- There MIGHT be a Booth/Bones kiss in the premiere episode. It was scripted, but they won't say whether it was actually shot.

- The premiere opens 2 weeks after Booth wakes up in the hospital and there is still awkwardness between the two. Bones has left the country, on a dig or something, in order to avoid Booth for awhile.

- Questions about the non-sex scene and it's impact upon Booth's psyche will be at least touched upon in the early episodes.

After Bones came one of the few panels I was REALLY looking forward to, Dollhouse and Joss Whedon. Joss just strolls out on stage, not announcing himself at all and with no panel moderator. Seriously, this man needs no moderator. He's good, just as he is. Anyway, he circles the stage a little, letting the crowd rile itself up and boy did it ever! After a couple moments, he welcomed us and set us up for the screening of the "lost" Dollhouse episode, "Epitaph One", that we were about to see. We watched it, and even though I often heard Katie beside me, whispering that she had no idea what was going on, it was a great episode and I really enjoyed it. After the screening, Joss came back out and introduced Eliza Dusku and she joined him on stage. What followed was a study on the charm and wit of one of mine most beloved show-creators. Eliza was nice and laid back but her presence was completely shadowed by Joss himself, who couldn't say one thing without the audience either laughing, clapping or hollering or all three. He was everything I believe he would be and more. He was entirely gracious toward us for being there and supporting him for all these years, completely humble and completely wonderful. He talked Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible and his projects with Dark Horse, including Buffy Season 8. Eventually, Eliza commented that she had Twittered (it's a verb now!) some of her friends and they wanted to come out on stage. A minute later, Fran Kranz and Dichen Lachman, two other Dollhouse cast members, walked onstage and finished up the panel with Joss and Eliza.

Favorite Moment:

When a fan came up to the microphone and said/asked: "You killed Penny, you bastard! Why do you keep killing my favorite characters"?! Joss just laughed and said evilly, "Because I love making you suffer"!

Scoop/Spoilers:

- "Epitaph One" is an futuristic episode. I forget the exact date, but basically, it's where our character MIGHT end up one day. Next season and any consecutive seasons, will all work towards that future, with our characters either following the path to that future, or changing the future that we saw in the episode. It's a mystery how they got there and its a mystery how it all ends too. Both sides are open-ended as of now.

The Dollhouse panel was the last for the day and ended around 7pm-ish. Here's where we get to the horror of the exhibition hall. For the first time, I dragged both the girls down to the hall, which closed at 8pm. We had an hour to walk around, which is equivalent to about one second, in Con World. It turned out, for Katie and Tina, even one second was too much. The crowds were horrible. You couldn't walk one foot without brushing up against someone else. I could tell immediately that Tina and Katie were not happy to be there. We could get nowhere near the WB or Fox booths (the WB booth was giving away free Chuck bags and the girls were NOT going to wait in that line). The thing about the hall is, you can't think straight. It's like being in a hurricane of colors, sounds, objects, people and I am not talking about the middle, calm part of a hurricane. I'm talking the windy, electric, flying side parts. So, I didn't even think that the reason people were standing around the Fox booth was that Joss and Eliza were expected there for autograph signing. Yeah, DUH! Smack myself on the forehead for that one! By the time we figured it out, there was a mass of people surrounding the booth and only 30 minutes before the hall closed. Tina and Katie dragged me out, much to my tearful dismay. If I regret anything from this trip (besides the Bryan Fuller incident), it was not getting to meet Joss Whedon when he was only 20 feet from me.

We left the Con and headed to dinner and there concluded our second day at Comic-Con.

Day 3 and 4, coming soon!

Monday Ramblings

I suppose it's time to stop procrastinating on my blogging duties, huh? The thing is...there isn't really much going on right now. It's a new year and though there are some exciting things coming soon, this week is pretty much catch-up. Not to mention, all my time is being spent trying to NOT think about how much I wish the holiday had lasted just a wee bit longer. Still, I guess I could scrounge up some ramble-worthy material...

Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on DVD

I'm not sure how it's possible, but there are actually some people out there who have not seen Dr. Horrible yet. Yeah, I know! Crazy, right? Freaks! Anyway, if you just happen to be one of those freaks who hasn't seen what will be the best 45 minutes of your life, then please, do yourself a favor and either buy the DVD on Amazon (seriously, it's like $10, don't be cheapos) or get it asap via iTunes. I suggest the DVD, however, since it was one of my Christmas presents (to myself, yeah) and the extras are just...fabulous. Get your DVD, grab a nice big bowl of low-fat ice cream, invite some friends over and have a musically kick-ass time. You'll thank me later, promise. Just in case you still aren't convinced (and you really should be by now, don't be stubborn) here's the trailer, which is one of the best parts of the whole production of this web-series.





Lost Season 5

Premieres in 16 days (Jan 21st) and even though I know it's probably not a brilliant idea, I've been holding my breath. I've just re-watched season 1 and I almost forgot what an amazing show this is but I promise to my Sawyeresque God that I will never forget again. And just to put this out there, I have finally made up my mind about who Kate should end up with. It's been a good 4 years deciding, but after watching Season 1 again, it seems like it's always been so obvious. She should be with Sawyer. They are just alike and just as the end of Season 4 has shown us...her and Jack don't exactly mesh well. So, bring on the Sawyer/Kate romance again...I've had my rest and I'm ready to get back in there. Check out the latest promo for our most exciting night of television this month:





Supernatural

It's coming back...! Only 10 more days until Supernatural returns and you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be glued to my couch as the 9 o'clock hour rolls around on the 15th. I've recently re-watched Season 1, since I triumphantly got my sister hooked to the Winchester Boys and it has caused some awful withdrawal symptoms (creepy/hot dreams included....*blushes*). Anyhow...I guess now I have to proceed with the hardest part of fandom...picking which t-shirt design I love the most...Again, judging is NOT allowed!

Comic-Con

If there has been one thing on my mind 24/7 for the past couple weeks, it's been Comic-Con 2009. I am so totally psyched for this, I can't even explain it to you. A lot of people confuse this convention for some geeked-out, comic-booking lovin', D&D playin', nerd-central event but they would only be half-right. It's all that (nerds will someday rule the world) and more. Think of having every cast member of every cast of all your favorite television shows all in one place. While you are still trying to unravel that sentence, I will explain. It's not just dressed-up geeky super-heroes (though God knows that's one of the BEST parts) and boring panels about the next issue of the Red Hulk...it's movies and television and celebrities! All my favorite things...plus some comic-book love too. Honestly, it's Lauren Heaven. And apparently it's Twin Heaven too (no, not nude Chip n' Dales twin dancers, but Katie and Tina) and thanks to a little soulmate peer pressure, we're all on our way to Jensen and Jared stalking on July 23rd. *Sigh* Life is good, people.

Gotta run but keep your eyes peeled for my next 2009 rambling post. Until next time...Good night and good luck!

The Hammer is My Penis

So, in honor and congratulations for the release of the Dr. Horrible CD on iTunes and also their #2 spot on the top albums list in the U.S., your QotD is some more fun song lyrics! Yippie! I know you are too excited to breathe! But you really should start breathing again, cause it's good for you to breathe and all...

A Man's Gotta Do

by Jed Whedon

HORRIBLE
A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
Don’t plan the plan if you can’t follow through
all that matters: taking matters into your own hands
Soon I’ll control everything, my wish is your command

HAMMER
Stand back everyone, nothing here to see
Just imminent danger, in the middle of it, me
Yes, Captain Hammer’s here, hair blowing in the breeze
And the day needs my saving expertise

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
Seems destiny ends with me saving you
The only doom that’s looming is you loving me to death
So I’ll give you a sec to catch your breath

PENNY (in shock)
Thank you Hammer man, I don’t think I can
Explain how important it was that you stopped the van
I would be splattered I’d be crushed under debris
Thank you sir for saving me

HAMMER
Don’t worry about it…

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
Seems destiny ends with me saving you
When you’re the best, you can’t rest, what’s the use
There’s ass needs kicking, some ticking bomb to defuse
The only doom that’s looming is you loving me to death

PENNY (overlapping)
You came from above
I wonder what you’re Captain of
My heart is beating like a drum
Must be, must be in shock
Assuming I’m not loving you to death

HAMMER/PENNY
So please give me a sec to catch my breath

HORRIBLE (overlapping)
Are you kidding?
What heist were you watching?
Stop looking at her like that
Did you notice that he threw you in the garbage?
I stopped the van, the remote control was in my hand
Whatever
Balls

Evil on the Rise

Hi all, sorry about the lack of quote yesterday, but again, I am sure I will be forgiven by the whole bunch of nobody that reads this silly blog. In honor of Dr. Horrible being stripped from the Internet and for the Whedon clan being so kind and decent to let us watch it for free in the first place, here is your quote of the day:


"Any dolt with half a brain
Can see the human kind has gone insane
To the point where I don't know
If I will upset the status quo
If I throw poison in the water main
Listen close to every body's heart
And hear that breaking sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart
And crashing to the ground
I can not believe my eyes
How the world's filled with filth and lies
But its plain to see
Evil inside of me
Is on the rise"


I think this was part of probably my favorite song in Dr. Horrible. This part was sung by Dr. Horrible, at the beginning of Act II, after unintentionally introducing his arch-nemesis to the love of his life, Penny. Good stuff, I'm telling you.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

If you have not yet seen this, please do yourself a huge favor and go watch Act I and II, which are now both up. If you are a fan of the Buffy musical or just a fan of the ridiculously silly (yet totally genius), then you should enjoy it. Each Act is less than 15 minutes, so it shouldn't take up too much of your time. Hit me up with comments on what you think!

http://www.drhorrible.com/

Motivations of the Week

Hi, me again. Yeah, who else would it be, right? Let's skip the long intro, shall we? Here are my motivations for this week and boy are they swell:

1) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Premieres!!! A three-part Internet series by Joss Whedon. Talk about tingling in my nether regions! Ok, maybe too much information, but whatever. Check out the trailer and you might just get some tingles of your own:

2) The Closer and Saving Grace both premiere tonight. I am supporting my network and will avidly watch and enjoy.

3) The Dark Knight!!!!! Must there be an explanation for this one? It is released on Friday and because I work for such an illustrious and humongous corporation, I get to leave work early and go see it for FREE! If you are jealous....you should be. Again, as if you haven't seen it already a million times, here is the trailer:




4) And last, but not least, the release of the Penelope DVD this Tuesday, which has an awesome featurette on Twilight in the extra features. Here is the super cool introduction to the new full scene we will get on the DVD.





That's all the motivation for this week, folks. But then again, it's only Monday and things can change at the drop of a hat. Who knows what other exciting things this week may hold?