Stuff about TV or movies.
Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb aren’t on the show anymore.
Jesse’s blog: AT HEROES NO MORE!. Variety article.
Jesse was a key mover behind the very “transmedia” approach the show took to things like webcomics, etc. We’ll have to see how much of this sort of thing continues in the mix. He also wrote several of my fave episodes…
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, stalwart plucky young Southern Gothic reporter, has landed a prized interview with one of the first vampires to go public…
Sarah had fretted quite a lot before the interview; photos of Renaldo Angelicus Dramatico had revealed him to be exactly the brooding type that she used to dream about as a teenager. Which was only a year ago, before ths small-time local station morning show gig. But now that she was under the lights and before the cameras, she felt better about it. The assistant producer, Jodi from Minnesota, had tried to get her to calm down, but they couldn’t help but giggle about it, trading off-color remarks about long… fangs.
Until he walked in. A blousy white shirt, revealing smooth and hairless pectorals. A confident stride and a firm handshake, even as his eyes flicked up and down her body as if she were just meat. Which she supposed she was, in a way. His hand was dry but not clammy, smooth and uncalloused, and his skin sparkled under the lights.
As the cameras ran, Sarah felt like she babbled through the introductions: “unusual opportunity,” “learn more about these creatures of the night” whatever. The vampire merely looked on her patiently until the formalities were complete. Finally, the preliminaries were done, and he gave a little half-bow from his chair as she was introduced.
“I do hope you aren’t here to eat me,” she said, as her opening gambit.
“Ah no, senorita, I could never do such a thing. You are far too lovely to make that sort of meal.”
“You really aren’t from this century, are you,” she said, looking down at her notes. “So, tell me about yourself. I understand you’re a pacifist vampire–”
“War is such a waste,” Renaldo interjected. “All that blood running in the streets.”
“–A pacifist vampire who only drinks synthetic blood or blood taken humanely from animals under PETA’s supervision, and you are not evil but in fact are cursed to live forever with a remorseful soul to atone for horrific deeds in the past until you meet your one true love. Isn’t that a little unusual?”
“Not at all. In fact, that’s the case for about one in five of the vampire population.” Continue reading »
Dr. Horrible is complete, and it’s brilliant. Go watch it now, before it goes away on Sunday.
BTW — low budget? The credits go on for a while…!
I’m a day late on this, i think! But Second Skin is premiering in New York, and they want to sell tickets. 🙂
Today’s the day!� Tickets have just gone on sale for the NYC premiere of our little documentary on virtual worlds, Second Skin.� We would love to have all of you there, and would be honored if you’d join us at our hometown premiere.� If we sell out this theater fast enough, we might get other NYC theaters to notice, and give us a good run- which would create a lot more press, and help us with our theatrical release later this year.
If you could please BUY TICKETS HERE and forward this message along to *everyone* you know, we might sell out within the day- our humble goal.� Thanks to all of you for making� this movie such an unbelievable success.
In case you’re new, here’s the skinny on our movie, below.� Also, watch out for us in next week’s issue of Newsweek and Moviemaker Magazine!
The "poster"
Technically, it’s Joss Whedon’s Master Plan, but who could tell the difference?
I’m talking about Dr. Horrible, of course.
ONE WEEK ONLY! AN INTERNET MINISERIES EVENT!
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” will be streamed, LIVE (that part’s not true), FREE (sadly, that part is) right on Drhorrible.com, in mid-July. Specifically:
ACT ONE (Wheee!) will go up Tuesday July 15th.
ACT TWO (OMG!) will go up Thursday July 17th.
ACT THREE (Denouement!) will go up Saturday July 19th.
All acts will stay up until midnight Sunday July 20th. Then they will vanish into the night, like a phantom (but not THE Phantom — that’s still playing. Like, everywhere.)
There’s plans to have a DVD later, and supposedly we’ll learn more at Comic-Con…
