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December 9th, 2009

Media Studies 2.0

[info]yourlibrarian
12/9/09 05:13 pm
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I picked up a rec for this from [community profile] veni_vidi_vids and have to agree that this is one of the best series vids for Queer as Folk I've yet seen. I love the way the various characters get their moments and there's a real feeling of the large ensemble that made up this cast. If you haven't seen it yet, check out Unconditional by dreamrequiem.

Wow, are we having a winter storm here. Barely any snow as of yet but I couldn't sleep this morning from the force of the wind outside rattling the building. It's even distracting me now that I'm awake, and we had to go rescue some of the balcony Christmas stuff already. I'm just really glad I don't have to go catch a bus today.

I've posted the following to sim_studies but also wanted to include it here.( Read more... )
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Buffy syndication gears up in the US.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 09:57 pm
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22605

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/12/buffy-vampire-slayer-coming-to-logo-and.html

Buffy reruns coming to LOGO and MTV January 2010.

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Michelle Trachtenberg gets praise for Mercy role at TV Worth Watching.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 09:22 pm
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22604

http://www.tvworthwatching.com/blog/2009/12/guest-blog-66-ed-martin-bestow.shtml

Featuring picture of Michelle in Hello Kitty scrubs.

Here's the paragraph that mentions Michelle:

"The rest of the Mercy cast is similarly likeable, especially Michelle Trachtenberg as naive Chloe Payne, a newbie nurse who's all heart, if somewhat unbelievably clueless about certain things (like expecting to be taken seriously after wearing Hello Kitty smocks to work). I've always felt that Trachtenberg came on too strong as cloying supernatural construct Dawn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I find her annoying in her recurring Gossip Girl role of rich witch Georgina Sparks. But I enjoy watching her balance the twin pressures Chloe faces as she tries to build both a grown-up career and an adult personal life, often flailing or failing at both but never growing cold or cynical in the face of multiple defeats."

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Bid for a highly collectible Dark Horse Fun Pack.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 08:19 pm
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22603

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Page?id=HolidayAuction&item=271

The Portland Mercury is auctioning off a big old comic package for charity. The pack includes a lithograph signed by Joss Whedon, a Dr Horrible comic book signed by Zack Whedon and Joëlle Jones and a page of original artwork from that one-shot.

The eBay page says "Will ship via UPS, flat rate $25. Within continental U.S. only". Previously you had to arrange to get it picked up from The Portland Mercury offices.

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Interview with Anthony Stewart Head.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 07:10 pm
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22602

http://totalscifionline.com/interviews/4386-bradley-james-and-anthony-head-the-royal-family

It's about Merlin.

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Trailer for "Drones" - directed by Amber Benson & Adam Busch, starring Jonathan Woodward.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 06:57 pm
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22601

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43322

Also featuring music by Common Rotation (band Adam Busch is in) and trailer features brief glimpse of Mr. Busch as well.

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Thank Shawna Trpcic.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 06:10 pm
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http://twitpic.com/st4t6

The Dollhouse Thank You Album takes a rest on Shawna Trpcic's desk. Thank her for helping get bobw10 onto the set for the deliveries last Friday in the photo comments and here. Great photo.

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Danny Strong: One of the Few Successful Actor-Writers.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 10:15 am
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http://www.movieline.com/2009/12/actors-who-found-great-success-as-screenwriters.php

Our very own Jonathan makes Movieline's list of ten notable actors who have also made a successful go of it in the related field of screenwriting.

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Comic book sales figures for November 2009.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 06:04 am
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22597

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16433.html

ICv2's sales estimates for November 2009 have been released.

Buffy #30 sold 49,155; the Dr. Horrible one-shot doing excellent business, with 25,326 copies sold; this ends up being ahead of Angel #27, which sells 20,731. Angel: Only Human #4 picks up 11,995.

In graphic novels, After the Fall volume 2 and Buffy volumes 4 and 5 make appearances.

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Fox Axing "Firefly" One of the Top Ten Sci-Fi Disappointments of the Decade.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 03:46 am
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22596

http://io9.com/5420137/top-10-science-fiction-disappointments-of-the-past-decade/gallery/3

io9 considers Fox's decision to end "Firefly" (among other short-lived quality shows on the network) one of the top ten most disappointing moments of the aughts.

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FurNation v. FurAffinity: FIGHT!

[info]fandom_wank
12/9/09 02:40 am
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http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1231051.html

A few days ago, FurAffinity went offline due to Co-Location issues. And the furries became restless.

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Time's Top 10 TV Episodes of 2009.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 01:53 am
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http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944107_1944115,00.html

Click to see which episode of Dollhouse made the list.

Time Magazine ranks Briar Rose as #4 in their list of the top 10 TV episodes of 2009.

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Buffy and Sci-Fi Class at Michigan State University.

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 01:29 am
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http://www.reg.msu.edu/Courses/Request.asp?SubjectCode=AMS&CourseNumber=450&Source=SB&Term=1096

AMS 450 - Major Themes in Pop Culture will be offered this spring at MSU with a focus in BtVS, The Terminator, and Aliens.

The description, which can be found through much tinkering at schedule.msu.edu, is as follows:

This course illustrates a variety of sci-fi themes: utopian and dystopian societies, relationships between humans, alien contact, post apocalyptic futures, female heroes and the metaphor of the vampire and the zombie. We will look closely at Aliens, The Terminator and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We will read fiction and essays by Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood, Bell Hooks, and others.

[ edited by Sunfire on 2009-12-09 05:03 ]

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Happy Birthday Simon Helberg!

[info]whedonesque
12/9/09 12:20 am
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Helberg

Raise a glass to celebrate Mr. Helberg's 29th.

Tried to work in a Moist reference but my musings kept coming out dirty.

"Make it a Moist...."

"Here's to a Moist...."

[ edited by alcabongtv on 2009-12-09 01:20 ]

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December 8th, 2009

Icons, and Social Programming

[info]yourlibrarian
12/8/09 04:10 pm
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1) ICONS! On DW: "You can now rename icon keywords and the comments that use that icon will continue to use it -- it will no longer revert to default."

One of the main reasons people need more icon space is so that their old icons don't disappear if they want to add new ones. This is a much needed, great new feature. (There are some nice new features for community maintainers too). Also, DW is running a poll asking people how many icon slots they would like to see offered in the future, so if this matters to you, go vote. Plus, there is another poll about whether you would like to be able to "retire" icons from your icon page. This means that the icons will remain attached to their old appearances in posts and comments, but you won't have them currently available for use, and thus won't have to sort through them on your icon page when you're looking through the batch of icons you currently are actively using.

Just as an aside, it's pretty nifty to have new options spring out of current discussions so quickly. There is a major personal touch in the way DW is run.

2) Reading this Sequential Tart posting that asked "Are Dolls at all culpable for crimes committed by imprints? Do we ever really stop being ourselves? Do our selves really exist at all?" made me think of the latest Castle episode. About partway through I asked Mike, "Doesn't this make you think of Dollhouse?" all the more so due to Marc Blucas' being a guest star. Then, too, the "ice holes" made me think of Stephen Colbert.

3) Speaking of that Sequential Tarts post, there was this line: "As Topher pointed out to Boyd …we're programmed every day, by the media and by our social interactions; does it really matter how the programming is done?" ( Read more... )
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Bid for a Captain Mal Reynold's holster prop replica.

[info]whedonesque
12/8/09 07:15 pm
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/22591

http://www.californiabrowncoats.org/?p=338

This special one of a kind auction is being organised by the California Brownooats and all proceeds will go to The ALS Association. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.

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iTunes Rewind 2009 best media of the year.

[info]whedonesque
12/8/09 06:34 pm
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http://www.macworld.com/article/144903/itunes_rewind2009.html

"Epitaph One" is included.

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Serenity on the big screen Thursday Night in Raleigh, NC.

[info]whedonesque
12/8/09 06:27 pm
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http://www.therialto.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17

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Serenity back on the big screen Thursday Night in Raleigh, NC.

[info]whedonesque
12/8/09 05:10 pm
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http://www.therialto.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17

2nd Annual NC Browncoat Christmas get together!

The Colony Theater present Serenity as a part of its Cool Classics Series this Thursday Night. Showtime is 8:00pm and the cost is $5!!!

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Reviews of Buffy essay collections in scholarly journal.

[info]whedonesque
12/8/09 01:37 pm
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123198051/issue

The latest issue of The Journal of Popular Culture has a couple of Buffy-themed reviews which are certainly an interesting read. You need to sign up / be a member of Wiley InterScience to read the whole articles, but can get the gist from the abstracts.

Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television and Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online Fandom

The Truth of Buffy: Essays on Fiction Illuminating Reality

I've noted a number of Whedon-themes articles in the title in the past and thought it worth pointing out as they are usually an excellent, thought provoking read.

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