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I asked this as an afterthought in a blog previously, but lately I've been really curious as to What You'd Say: Who Would Win in a Fight: Angel or Jayne? No, the fight is not during the day, and it's not on the Serenity either. They have gravity. :b

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HTML allows cool tricks like [b]this[/b] and like that [u]that[/u]---> :finger: ... but why can't it include sound effects? This blog starts with a gigantic farting noise. Ahh. I am a geek without a home. Somehow my dad, who is not at all athletic, got me into sports, so now I can name all 117 Division I-A NCAA College Football Teams, and obscure trivia and factoids re: the Houston Astros ca. 1980-present. I also know way too much about cinema-- and not just the movies... I can rattle off directors, screenwriters and cinematographers, and I'm just now starting to remember costumers and set designers. I knew David Boyd DP'd Firefly before I even bought the DVD's. I'm not saying I need help. I'm just looking for a good support group. Because the mountain of knowledge my brain seems to retain, is wobbling over toward U.S. Foreign Policy, and that cr*p just makes me want to stab somebody. Happy Foot-Washing.

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Cuz I knew if I used the title, "New Crew for 'Serenity?'" you'd all get the wrong idea. According to the IMDB, the crew is settling in for the film... and as much as Joss sang the praises of Cinematographer David Boyd, now I read that the DP for 'Serenity' is going to be Jack N. Green. Jack Green?! I mean, sure, he was nominated for an Oscar for "Unforgiven" and all that, but I mean, what ELSE has he done? I double-checked his filmography... yes, he can Light and all that, but where's the STYLE? Where's the... PANACHE?? What other changes can we not look forward to? Costumes? SETS?!?! I'm scared. Somebody please hold me.

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Did you ever stop to think..... and forget to start again? Happens to me all the time. Happened the other day, as I'm pondering the Magnificence of Joss Whedon. Yes, we know his credited work-- Firefly, Angel, Buffy, those episodes of Roseanne we can't remember. But I'm paused, the other day, and my thoughts turn to "Speed," which he allegedly completely rewrote-- dialogue, characters, plot. And... y'know... Can't you just see Nathan Fillion in the Keanu Reeves part? I mean, imagine that movie with an ACTOR in the lead. Woah. "Whatever it is... that you did... I'm sure that.. you're sorry," he says to the gun-toting bus passanger. Total Mal line, I swear. "I should probably let you know... I don't have a drivers license," says Annie, or something like it. "It got suspended. (What for?) Speeding." I could totally see Kaylee giving that line. Is it wrong I've started recasting ALL movies with Firefly cast members? I think I'm starting to obsess. So you tell me: Dangerous Overindulgent Obsession, or Fun New Party Game?

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Hey, did any of you Over-18 readers notice that CHARISMA CARPENTER is on the cover of Playboy this week? Read that sentence again. Not only is she on the cover... she's inside. When I saw it on the magazine rack, I about fell over. "Someone's HEARD of her?!" I thought. This was followed by, "Crap, how am I going to justify buying that? I NEVER buy that!!" So, conundrum.

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As of this writing, it's about 1 hour and 50 minutes until the final 'Angel' airs in my time zone. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this, both before and after it airs, cuz goodness knows I WILL be back (in about... oh, 2 hours and 50 minutes) with some sort of emotional scalding. WHY IT COULD HURT: Joss is an Evil Man. He likes to play with us. If this episode ends on a cliffhanger, I will hug him with one hand as I stab him with the other. WHY IT COULD ROCK: All bets are off man. No character is safe. The episode Ben Edlund wrote the other week, where Illyria kills everyone in 20 seconds?(that's 2 rounds of combat for all you RPG-ers, and only Angel was alive at the end of Round 1) ... when Spike dropped, I freaked OUT, cuz with only a few episodes left, it could've been Real. So we're in danger tonight. Especially because, you could switch the 'Rock' and 'Hurt' paragraphs above, and it would still fit. I need to go lie down. -Qs (p.s. I tried to get a :censored: on the subject line, but when that didn't work, I took it out, but it didn't fix itself on the Home Page. So tonight's Angel isn't/wasn't censored, if that's what you were thinking)

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So this girl I know, who is awesome, insists I go see "The Girl Next Door" with her at the dollar theater tonight. I'm not that enthused, but she recommends it, says it's only a dollar, and besides, it's got porn stars. I'm NOT MADE OF STONE, people!!!!! Dude, the male lead is played by someone named Emile Hirsch. And holy CRAP, if he doesn't look JUST ... LIKE ... SIMON (Sean Maher). It's uncanny. I was freaking out for 90 minutes. Sure, there's an age difference in the actors of about 10 years, but if you looked at Sean Maher, pictured what he'd look like 10 years ago, gave him a shaggier haircut... they're IDENTICAL, it was freaking me out. I have no idea why I mention this. If any of you ladies are diggin' on Simon, take solace-- he has a twin.